There are only three sentences in this poem, which may be the shortest masterpiece in the history of China's poetry. Every sentence in this poem contains "Xi", and Liu Bang chose the style of Chu Ci, which appropriately expressed his concern about the rise and fall of his home country without losing the demeanor of a king.
The first sentence, "There is a strong wind in the clouds", uses the image of turbulent clouds to compare the surging trend of the peasant uprising in the late Qin Dynasty. It not only describes the scene of surging people's hearts at the end of Qin dynasty, but also truly reproduces the scale, momentum and incomparable strength of the peasant uprising.
The second sentence, "Jia Weihai Xi returned to his hometown", is Liu Bang's touching language and writes down the real scene in front of him. After the demise of the Qin Dynasty, there was no room for two tigers in one mountain, and the dispute between Chu and Han resumed. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang and diamond cut diamond fought fiercely for another five years. The final outcome was that Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, and Xiang Yu, who was out of the game, was defeated and committed suicide. After years of hard work, now the world is unified and the four seas are submissive.
The third sentence, "Andrew's strong men are ambitious in all directions", shows the foresight and readiness for danger of a generation of founding kings. After defeating Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty, Liu Bang became the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty. There is a deep worry in my heart: how to consolidate the imperial industry, instead of inheriting only the second generation like Qin. Therefore, Liu Bang's words are his call to summon sages and brave people.
At this point, Liu Bang was old and very ill, while Liu Yuxin was born sickly. He is worried about the stability of the country, but no soldier can provoke Anne to defend the outside world. Thought of here, Liu Bang couldn't help feeling sad. It can be seen that serving the country is as tiring as protecting the family.
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Creation background
In October of the 12th year of Emperor Gaozu (BC 196), Ying Bu, king of Huainan, rose up against Han. Because he was brave and good at fighting, Liu Bang had to go out in person. Later, Ying Bu was defeated. On his way back to the army after the victory, Liu Bang stopped by his hometown, Pei County (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province), and called his former friends and elders to drink together for more than ten days. One day, when he drank too much wine, Liu Bang sang while hammering and improvised this song "Song of the Strong Wind".
A few years before the creation of this poem, the newly established Han Empire experienced rebellions in Rebecca, Zhang Qian, Han Wangxin and Chen Yi. Now the rebellion in Ying Bu has been put down, but the Huns in the north are eyeing up, the strength of the domestic rebels is waiting for an opportunity, and the whole country is teetering.
Liu Bang has returned to his hometown at this moment, remembering that the ups and downs of the first half of his life have brought today's glory, and all forces are trying to push this empire he built himself into the abyss. Presumably, Liu Bang sang this poem with a kind of heroism under the cover of sadness.
Brief introduction of the author
Liu Bang (256 BC-65438 BC+095 BC) was born in Pei County (now Jiangsu Province), the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, one of the pioneers of the Han nationality and culture, and a politician, strategist and conductor in the history of China. He has made outstanding contributions to the development of the Han nationality, the continuation of Chinese civilization and the unification and strength of China. His representative works include Song of the Wind and Song of Yu Hong.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Dafeng Pavilion (Liu Bang's Poems)