What are the soldiers in the Book of Songs?

No clothes. The classic The Book of Songs Qin Feng Without Clothes is a masterpiece in The Book of Songs. There are many studies, comments and translations about it, but there are also many misunderstandings. Qin Feng was originally a folk song in the Qin Dynasty, but some people insisted that it was written by someone. Others have misinterpreted and translated this poem unreasonably. For example, "sharing a shirt with my son" means "sharing a shirt with you", which is really funny. How can I "share a shirt with you" One, you stretch a sleeve, I stretch a sleeve-how do you fight like this? How to March? Second, you wear it for a while and I'll wear it for a while. One has clothes to wear, and the other has to be naked, so that he can't fight. If we want to understand ancient poetry, we must first understand ancient politics, military affairs, economy and so on, and we must never speculate on the ancients with our current ideas.

Qin Feng was produced in the Qin Dynasty, which is now the central part of Shaanxi and the eastern part of Gansu. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Qin people lived together with Rong Di, and were famous for raising horses and advocating martial arts. At that time, the Qin tribe practiced the military system, which was a bit like the militia system. Civilian adult men usually farm and graze, and serve as soldiers on the battlefield in wartime. Weapons and uniforms are prepared by themselves. This military system has continued among the northern minorities. Mulan's idea of "buying horses in the east, saddles in the west, reins in the south and whips in the north" is to equip herself. At that time, all the adult men in Qin had their own shirts and spears. As long as there is war, they can take them to the battlefield.

The Book of Songs Qin Feng Without Clothes has three paragraphs, and the last two paragraphs are actually just synonymous duets of the first paragraph. On the surface, this poem is just a monologue of one person, but in fact, one person is answering another.

"Didn't you say you had no clothes?" Someone must have said before, "Do you have a military uniform?" Answer: "Who said I didn't have a military uniform? I have the same shirt as you. I am going to send troops to fight, and my weapons are ready. " The implication is: I also want to join the army and go to war.

Since there are military uniforms and weapons and there are requirements for going to the battlefield, why not go to the battlefield? There is only one answer: not old enough. This is a young guy, and he has long envied his fathers and brothers who fought as soldiers. He prepared his own weapons and uniforms and waited for the war to go on. But they said, "You are still young, little fellow. Do you have a military uniform? Is there a weapon? " So, it leads to this little guy's words.

These words of the little guy are just ordinary answers, but written on paper, they are impassioned and well-documented, so they were recorded by Qin people and rewritten into songs to inspire morale. The fighting enthusiasm expressed in this "gauntlet" coincides with the martial spirit of the Qin people at that time, and it has a wide range of social significance in today's words, which is one of the reasons for its spread. The language of poetry is plain, but the emotion comes from the heart, so it has shocking power, which is another reason why it has been passed down through the ages.