Title of Wujiang Pavilion
Du Mu [Tang Dynasty]
The victorious and defeated soldiers have unexpected family affairs, and they are shameless and shameless.
The children of Jiangdong are so talented that their comeback is unknown.
Translation
Victory and defeat are common matters for military strategists and are difficult to predict in advance. A real man is one who can endure failure and humiliation.
Most of the children of Jiangdong are people with outstanding talents. If they can regroup and fight back, it will be hard to say who will lose and who will win when Chu and Han fight.
Notes
Wujiang Pavilion: Located in Wujiangpu, northeast of He County, Anhui today, it is said to be the place where Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, committed suicide. "Historical Records·The Chronicles of Xiang Yu": "So King Xiang wanted to cross the Wujiang River eastward. A long boat was waiting at the Wujiang Pavilion, and he said to King Xiang: 'Although the east of the river is small, the area is thousands of miles away, and there are hundreds of thousands of people, and it is enough to be a king. May your Majesty be king. I am in a hurry to cross. Now I have a boat, and the Han army is coming, but I can't cross it. King Xiang laughed and said, "If the sky destroys me, how can I cross the river? I will cross the river with eight thousand people from Jiangdong." >Appreciation
“The victorious and defeated soldiers have unexpected family affairs, and it is a man who tolerates shame. "The first two sentences of this little poem say that victory or defeat is something that a military strategist cannot predict, but a man is a man who can endure failure and humiliation.
The first sentence directly points out that victory or defeat is the responsibility of a military strategist. This is common sense and implies that the key lies in how to deal with the problem, paving the way for the following. "Unexpected things" means that victory or defeat cannot be predicted. This sentence emphasizes that only "bearing humiliation" can be the best. "Man". When Xiang Yu suffered a setback, he became discouraged and committed suicide in shame. How could he be considered a real "man"? The word "man" is reminiscent of the overlord of Western Chu who claimed to be capable of lifting mountains and being unparalleled in power. , until his death, he still did not find the reason for his failure. He just blamed it on "unfavorable times" and committed suicide in shame and anger. He really did not live up to his title of "hero".