There are beautiful women in the north, and they are peerless and independent.
Take care of the city first, then the country.
I'd rather not know the whole city and the whole country,
Beauty is rare again!
Li Yannian —— Allusions of "Northern Beauty"
Among the many concubines favored by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the most memorable one is Li Furen, who is beautiful and good at dancing. And her luck depends on her brother's beautiful song, which is famous for moving the capital: at the beginning, Mrs. (Li)' s brother became a bosom friend and was good at singing and dancing, which won the favor of Emperor Wu. Every time a new voice changes, the listener will be moved. Yan Nian waited on him, singing and dancing: "There are beautiful women in the north, and they are peerless and independent." Take care of the city first, then the country. It's best not to know the whole city and country? Beauty is rare again! "Sighed:" good! Is there such a person in the world? "The main reason for Pingyang is that Yan Yan has a younger brother. I was summoned from above. I am really beautiful and good at dancing, so I am very lucky. A short song (Biography of Hanshu's consorts) can actually make the talented Liang Wudi be moved by it, and immediately give birth to the yearning for Iraqis. This is probably the only case in the history of China's ancient poetry. Why is it so charming? At first glance, the first sentence of this song is unremarkable, and the praise of "beauty" comes straight to the point without any rendering. But its significance is extraordinary. The land and the country are beautiful, and its beauty is many almond eyes and waists, clear and charming; Northland has a vast territory, with many beautiful ladies and snowy faces, and elegant and affectionate makeup. This song begins with the word "North" and is written with a kind of harmony with the South. Different crystal clear and pure Shen Feng. There are more than 10 million beautiful women in the north. What this song foresees is only one of the ten thousand "peerless and independent" beautiful women in Qian Qian. " "peerless" praises the beauty of her appearance, which is simply unparalleled in the world; The "independent" style is refined in its secluded place, which is even more extraordinary and outstanding. Not only that, but "peerless independence" also reveals that this beautiful woman disdains to associate with other women, and she is lonely and slightly sad-it is not only peerless, but also delicate and touching. This is pregnancy in the middle of peace. Only the first two sentences will probably lead Liang Wudi by the nose, giving birth to the yearning for beauty.
Since the northern beauties are so refined and lovely, what kind of beautiful charm should they have when they look around? It is not easy to show this. What's more, before Li Yannian, there were exquisite descriptions in many poems and songs. "Feng Weishuo Man" shows the harem beauty with "soft hands, frozen skin, salamander collar, rhinoceros teeth and a cicada's head like a moth eyebrow". The phrase "Smile skillfully, I hope your eyes are beautiful" was once lamented by Yao Jiheng of A Qing Dynasty as "a farewell song through the ages" (General Theory of the Book of Songs). Song Yu, who is romantic and elegant, sings about oriental women, and has the gift of "adding one point is too long, subtracting one point is too short" and "smiling, confusing Yangcheng and loving Cai", which is even more charming (Loser). In this case, if Li Yannian wants to praise northern beauties, he will have to stop dancing and singing. However, this talented musician unexpectedly sang the strange sentence of "care about the city first, then care about the country"-she only needs to look at the foot soldiers guarding the city wall and let them abandon their weapons and fall off the city wall; If you do another "eye turn" to the person who came to earth, the disaster of national subjugation and extinction will befall him! It is incredible that a beautiful expression of a beautiful woman's concern has been turned into such a scary language as "falling in love with the city" and "falling in love with the country" But if it is not so exaggerated, how can it show the amazing beauty of this beautiful woman? And it is precisely because of this daunting beauty that people are even more fascinated and cherished. If all the good things were so close and easy to get, I'm afraid there wouldn't be such a suffocating attraction. This is "not terrible? The philosophy of life of "I can also be pregnant" (Guifeng Dongshan).
The ending of this song is also very chewy. It exaggerates the beauty of a beautiful woman, but in the end, it suddenly becomes a deep regret: "I would rather not know the whole city and this country?" Beauty is rare again! "Beauty often brings people the disaster of" falling in love with the city "and" dumping the country ". Is such an example rare in history? This seems to be a warning to the monarch, to remember the ancient lessons of cities and countries, and not to be confused by "beauty." "But the next sentence is followed by another layer? Don't lose the chance to get a beautiful woman, even if you are beautiful and fall in love with your country-beauty is a once-in-a-lifetime thing after all! These two words pretending to be in a dilemma have the beauty of "playing hard to get": the more you emphasize the inaccessibility of a beautiful woman, the more you see her beauty; And the more you regret beauty, the more you can urge people to get it quickly. The author's original intention is to deeply regret the words, which affects the sense of loss that it is difficult to get beautiful women, so as to make a quick choice. This road can be said to be singing three sighs and lingering, which is disappointing. It is no wonder that after hearing this song, Hu Handi couldn't help but sigh, "Is there such a person in the world?" -Li Furen was recommended and summoned at such a moment, which is just suitable for the emotional atmosphere caused by Li Yannian's extraordinary song.