Send Wei Da to join the army
Chen Ziang
The Huns were still not destroyed, so Wei Jiang returned to the army.
I say farewell to the three rivers and chase the heroes of the six counties.
The Yanshan Mountain stretches across the north, and the fox plug connects to the clouds.
Don't let Yan Ran come forward, but leave Han generals to make their contribution.
This is a farewell poem. The person who set off for the expedition was Chen Ziang's friend Wei Da (surnamed Wei, he was named the first among the brothers). This poem does not fall out of the ordinary farewell poems, lingering on the long love between children and the sorrow and sadness. It looks at the big picture, inspires the expedition members to perform meritorious service on the battlefield, and expresses the author's generosity and ambition.
The first two sentences, "The Xiongnu were still not destroyed, Wei Jiang returned to the army" are shocking to read. Through this, we can clearly realize the emergency of the military situation on the border, and we can also feel the poet's fierce beating pulse. The first sentence implicitly uses the allusion of Huo Qubing, a hussar general in the Han Dynasty who was so powerful that he suppressed the enemy's courage, "The Huns are not destroyed, and they have nothing to do with their family." It expresses the pride of taking the world as one's own responsibility. The word "Xiongnu" here refers to the Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, and refers to the ethnic minority ruling group that invaded the border at that time. The poet also compared Wei Jiang, who used the policy of harmonizing the Rong to eliminate the border troubles of the Jin state, to Wei Da in the Spring and Autumn Period, and changed "harmony" to "cong Rong". The allusion vividly expresses the poet's views on this war, and at the same time also From a side perspective, Wei Da's joining the army was a feat of guarding the border and protecting the country.
In the three to four sentences, "three rivers" points out the place of farewell. In ancient times, Hedong, Hanoi and Henan were called Sanhe, which roughly refers to the plain area in the middle part of the Yellow River Basin. "Historical Records: Biography of Huozhi" says: "The three rivers in the world are like a tripod, and this is where the king usually lives." This generally refers to the place where guests are sent off in Chang'an, the capital. The "six counties" refer to Jincheng, Longxi, Tianshui, Anding, Beidi and Shangjun. "Heroes of the Six Counties" originally referred to the heroes of the above-mentioned places. Here they specifically refer to Zhao Chongguo, who had made meritorious service in the border areas during the Western Han Dynasty. The purpose of the two sentences is: We are separated from our friends in the prosperous imperial capital, and each other can't help but feel a little sad; but serving the country is unshirkable, and the two of them hold hands and make a promise: to gallop on the battlefield like Zhao Chongguo, a famous general in the Han Dynasty and known as the hero of the six counties. Kill the enemy and make meritorious service. Although these two sentences have a sense of melancholy, their spirit is very majestic.
"Yan Mountain stretches across the north, and the fox fortress connects to the clouds." These two sentences describe the place where Wei Da joined the army. The word "horizontal" describes the importance of the geographical location of Yanmen Mountain, which lies across the north of Daizhou; the word "connection" vividly depicts the steepness of Feihu Sai and points out that Feihu Sai is connected to Yunzhong County. , connected together. They form the natural barrier of the Central Plains region (Three Rivers). The scenery here is not in front of you, but in the poet's imagination. It can be real writing or virtual writing. The importance of the geographical location and the steepness of the mountain pass hint at the great responsibility of Wei Da's trip. This sets the stage for the conclusion.
Therefore, the conclusion of the two sentences "Don't let Yan Ran come up, but leave Han to do his best" is like a melon ripening and falling off its stem, which is extremely natural. The allusion used here is about Dou Xian, a cavalry general in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He used his outstanding military exploits to defeat the Xiongnu Northern Chanyu. He also pursued the victory and climbed to the Yanran Mountain (today's Mongolian People's Republic of China). Hang Aishan), he carved stones to commemorate his merits and returned. The author once again encouraged his friends to hope that he would become famous beyond the Great Wall. He should not only leave the achievements of Han generals on Yanran Mountain, but also have the illustrious military achievements of our Tang Dynasty soldiers. This semantically echoes the first two sentences.
The whole poem is completed in one go, full of enterprising spirit, and expresses the poet's thoughts and sentiments of "feeling the times and thinking of serving the country, drawing his sword and picking up the wormwood" (Poem 35 of "Ganyu"). The emotions are bold and exciting, the tone is generous and tragic, and the heroic spirit is compelling. Reading it is like hearing war drums, and it has the power of majestic mountains and rivers.
Using allusions: 1 "The Xiongnu are still not destroyed" refers to the allusion of Huo Qubing, the hussar general of the Han Dynasty, "The Xiongnu are not destroyed yet, so there is no place for home".
2 "Wei Jiang returned to the Rong". Wei Jiang was a senior official of the Jin state in the Spring and Autumn Period. He advocated the union of the Jin state with neighboring ethnic minorities. He once said that "there are five benefits to peace with the Rong". Later, Rong and Di attached themselves to Wei. Jiang was also rewarded with gold and stones for eliminating border troubles. Chen changed Wei Jiang's "harmony" to "conformity" to express his views on the border affairs at that time, and hoped that his friends would kill enemies and make meritorious deeds like Wei Jiang, who had "many merits". Defend the frontier. What's interesting is that Wei Jiang and Wei Da happen to have the same surname.
3 "I say farewell to Sanhe Road, and I want to pursue the heroes of the six counties." The heroes of the six counties originally referred to the heroes of the above-mentioned places, and here specifically refer to Zhao Chongguo of the Western Han Dynasty. "Hanshu" records him as "the son of a good family in six counties".
4 "Don't let Yan Ran go up, but leave the Han generals to make contributions." "The Book of the Later Han·Biography of Dou Xian" records that Dou Xian was a chariot and cavalry general who defeated Bei Shanyu and climbed Yanran Mountain. Carve stones to commemorate the merits and return them.