"Liu Bang didn't study", this poem means that both Liu Bang and Xiang Yu are louts, and Liu Bang can be said to be an "illiterate emperor". It is ok to say that Liu Bang led troops to fight and won the hearts of the people, but when have I heard that he can write poetry?
In fact, Liu Bang really knows how to write poems, but there are not many poems written in his life, only two, but they are all masterpieces that have been praised for thousands of years. But strictly speaking, there was no such thing as poetry in the Han Dynasty, so Liu Bang's writing of poetry can also be understood as the predecessor of later poetry.
Liu bang was a scoundrel when he was a child. He wandered around Pei County with a bunch of people all day and didn't do anything serious. At that time, no one thought that such a person would be promoted to Dabao in the future. After Liu Bang rose up, he finally broke away from Xiang Yu's account and began to oppose Xiang Yu. Finally, he defeated Xiang Yu with Han Xin and established the Han Empire.
As the saying goes, Liu Bang had only one wife, Lv Zhi, before he started the war, but in the process of becoming emperor, he received several more, especially after he became emperor, he chose many concubines. Among these concubines, one is called Mrs. Qi. According to historical records, she is very beautiful, and Liu Bang dotes on her. Love me, love my dog, and Liu Bang even wants to make Mrs. Qi's son, Liu Ruyi, a prince, which is extremely impolite, because Liu Ying, his son, is the eldest son, and the eldest son has the most inheritance, while Liu Ruyi is not even an illegitimate child, but just an illegitimate child. Even if Liu Ying died, Liu Fei must be the first person to turn to him for help.
Therefore, Liu Bang's transfer to the Crown Prince was greatly hindered, and Liu Bang was also very helpless. Once Mrs. Qi urged Liu Bang, and Liu Bang wrote a poem to Mrs. Qi in a hurry, expressing his grievances and helplessness.
The poem is entitled "Song of Swan", and the specific content is as follows: "Swan flies high, flying a thousand miles. Feather purlin has passed, crossing the four seas. What can we do if we travel across the world? Despite the payment, what did Shang An do? " The general meaning is also very simple, that is to say, Liu Ying is very powerful now, and many people support him. Even Liu Bang can no longer interfere with the waste prince.
Let's put aside these histories and analyze Liu Bang's works from a literary perspective. First of all, the contrast is neat, but it lacks rhyme. At the same time, we used several allusions. It can be seen that Liu Bang is not really completely illiterate and lout. At least he has read some books. The feelings in the book are sincere and vaguely reveal the emperor's domineering.
The second song, written by Liu Bang, is also very helpless. It was BC 196, when Ying Bu rebelled and Liu Bangling led a crusade. Speaking of Ying Bu, he is also a general of Liu Bang. Although he was not as brave as Han Xin, he also made great contributions to Liu Bang, so Liu Bang named him King of Huainan in the future. After being blocked by the Queen, Ying Bu was always ready to move, and finally embarked on the road of rebellion, and Liu Bang could only confront his former brother with a sword, which made him so helpless and sad.
Therefore, Liu Bang was in a bad mood after his crusade against Ying Bu. After all, they have been friends for many years. On the way back, Liu Bang passed by Pei County, his hometown, and he felt that a wanderer was going home. When he got home, he gathered a group of old friends to drink and have fun to relieve his depression. It was at this banquet that Liu Bang wrote the second poem in his life, named Song of the Big Wind, which reads: "The wind rises in Yunfei, Vega returns to her hometown in the sea, and Andrew bravely defends all directions!"
Although this poem is short, it has a beautiful artistic conception, especially the opening sentence "The wind blows clouds", which gives people a feeling of surging pride, which may be the so-called imperial domineering. At the same time, it also profoundly reflected Liu Bang's pain after his crusade against Ying Bu and his worries about the future of the Han Empire. This song is also recited by most people in China.
Of course, Liu Bang's two poems have many flaws, but they are also better written than most literati. They do have something commendable, and we won't be too sad to treat Liu Bang's works harshly. After all, Liu Bang's job is still the emperor, and poetry is just a whim.