Where there is a will, there is a way. If we cross the rubicon, 120 Qin Guan will belong to Chu after all.
Hard-working people, heaven rewards hard work, and never stops. More than 3,000 armour can swallow Wu.
In fact, this is not a poem, but a couplet written by Pu Songling to encourage himself.
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People with lofty ideals will eventually achieve something, just like Xiang Yu's cross the rubicon, and the Xiongguan of the Qin Dynasty ultimately belongs to the State of Chu.
God will not let those ambitious people down, just like Gou Jian, the king of Yue, who tried to eat his bread and drink his courage. Finally, we can lead 3,000 Yue families to destroy Wu.
First, it is not difficult to see that this couplet has allusions. See what allusions are included.
The story of burning one's bridges comes from the Battle of the Giant Deer at the end of Qin Dynasty. At that time, the generals of Qin besieged the giant deer, and Xiang Yu led the Chu army to rescue them, but their strength was too different. So Xiang Yu led the soldiers across the Zhangshui River and ordered them to break the boiling pot and chisel the boat crossing the river into the bottom. In the case of no way back, the Chu army defeated Qin Jun and won the Battle of Julu. This is the story of cross the rubicon.
This allusion is about the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, led troops to attack the State of Yue, which was defeated, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was captured in the State of Wu. In order to humiliate the King of Yue, the King of Wu made him a groom, which was really an insult to the king of a country. The King of Yue was not persuaded and decided to return to his own country. So he pretended to be obedient. The prince of Wu saw that he was so devoted to himself and felt that he was very loyal to himself. Finally, he was allowed to return to Yue.
After returning to Yue State, in order to wash away his shame, the King of Yue slept on hard wood every day and hung a gallbladder on the door, so as to remind himself to learn a lesson. Later, after ten years of hard work, Yue became stronger than Mazhuang, and finally captured Wu in one fell swoop, becoming a powerful country at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period.
It can be seen that Pu Songling used these two allusions to encourage himself, and he should make up his mind and study hard.
Second, under what circumstances does Pu Songling need to use such couplets to encourage himself?
In fact, this was written by Pu Songling when he repeatedly failed in the imperial examination and was extremely depressed. In fact, we should all be familiar with Pu Songling. His Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio is very popular, and he is called Mr. Liaozhai.
Pu Songling is a very talented person. I don't know why he failed in the science exam again and again, but even so, he didn't lose heart. He is still encouraging himself to study. Perhaps this is why he can write such an excellent work as Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio.
In fact, Pu Songling's couplets also tell us that learning should not be impetuous, as long as we can strengthen our will, we can achieve our goals. He wrote this couplet to cheer himself up just like we send a circle of friends now, but in a different way.