Read the poems of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and include an article called "Song of Sorrow" by Liu Xijun. Liu Xijun is a talented woman of the Western Han Dynasty, and her story will be shared with you.
Historically, the works of talented women include the pain of family and country, the soul-stirring feeling of not being able to realize their talent, and there are also the boudoir writings of couples who twist their rhymes and part ways in life and death. However, his beautiful heart and embroidered mouth, chanting his taste, are definitely beyond the reach of men. Between my mouth and cheeks, I can't bear to let go of my love. Lamenting the aura of heaven and earth, why do you like it so much?
However, the number of talented women recorded in official history is only one in a hundred. Hu Yinglin of the Ming Dynasty lamented in "Shi Sou": "Women after the Han Dynasty were able to write a lot of articles, but there were many collections in the Six Dynasties, but none of them were passed down. Today, apart from the three famous names, no matter what the article, it is The surname is not available, so it’s hard to find a true scholar.” Some people even lamented: “It’s hard to find a talent in the boudoir!” This is true.
Despite this, although they are as few as stars, their works still transcend time and space, emitting bright light, leaving us with immortal chapters, allowing today's people to have a glimpse of the grace of women.
"Sad Song"
My family married me far away from the sky, and I entrusted King Wusun to a foreign country far away.
The dome is a room with felt as the wall, and meat is used as food and cheese as pulp.
I miss the soil all the time and my heart hurts. I wish to return to my hometown like a yellow swan.
Liu Xijun (lived from about 140 BC to 87 BC), a native of Pei in the Western Han Dynasty, was the daughter of Liu Jian, King of Jiangdu of the royal family. In order to unite the Wusun Kingdom and fight against the Xiongnu, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Xijun as a princess to marry King Wusun, and she was known as Princess Wusun in the world.
Liu Xijun's marriage to Wusun was related to Zhang Qian's passage to the Western Regions.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the border areas were frequently harassed by the Xiongnu. The Xiongnu suffered heavy losses from the Han army and fled to Mobei. In order to further prevent the rise of the Xiongnu, there was a desire to contact the countries in the Western Regions, which led to Zhang Qian's mission to the Western Regions.
Emperor Wu listened to Zhang Qian's suggestion to unite with Wusun to "cut off the right arm of the Xiongnu", and appointed him as Zhonglang General, leading 300 people to go on an envoy to the Western Regions again. Zhang Qian arrived at Wusun and asked Kunmo, the king of Wusun, to return to his homeland and surrender to the Han to prevent the Huns. He also promised to marry a Han princess to him as a condition for alliance. King Wusun was afraid of the Huns and did not dare to agree rashly.
After Zhang Qian's death, King Wusun saw with his own eyes the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, but at the same time he was afraid of the retaliatory invasion of the Huns, so he took the initiative to make friends with the Han Dynasty, sent envoys to sacrifice horses, and was willing to make peace and become Kun's younger brother. pay. Emperor Wu discussed with his ministers and agreed to this request, proposing that he should come first to accept the offer and then send the princess away.
In the Yuan Dynasty (110 BC - 105 BC), Wusun presented thousands of good horses as a betrothal gift. The Han court married Liu Xijun as a princess to Kunmo, King of Wusun, and presented her with a generous dowry and hundreds of official attendants. After the Xiongnu learned the news, they were afraid that Wusun would be taken away by the Han Dynasty, so they also married their daughter to Kunmo. Kunmo took Mr. Xi as his right wife and the Hun woman as his left wife.
After Xijun arrived in Wusun, he often "purchased wine and food, and gave coins and silk to the king's nobles" in order to win the favor of the Wusun nobles.
Kunmo is old. Xijun left his country and left his hometown. He couldn't understand the language and his living habits were not suitable for him. He was extremely sad and sad, so he wrote this poem.
Princess Wusun's tragic song reached Emperor Wu's ears. Emperor Wu couldn't help but be moved by it and sympathized with his plight. Every other year, an envoy is sent with a brocade curtain to present to Princess Wusun.
Kunmo is getting old and is planning to let his grandson Cen Zuo marry him as his wife. Xijun refused and wrote to Emperor Wu for instructions. Emperor Wu ordered Xijun to consider the overall situation and "follow the customs of his country."
Later, Lao Kunmo really married Xijun to his grandson Cen Zuo. After Kunmo died, Cen Zou succeeded him as king.
When Xijun was in Wusun for about four or five years, he gave birth to a daughter named Shaofu. "Hanshu: Biography of the Western Regions" contains her deeds.
Through the marriage, Wusun and Han formed a long-term alliance. Xijun dedicated his precious youth to this end and contributed to the peace and good neighborliness of the Han Dynasty.
And who can say, for Xijun, how much endless sorrow and worry it contains! Standing low in the windblown grass, looking at my home in the distance, how much sadness, resentment and ignorance are blown away!