The Big Dipper is high in the night sky; Night in Gotham, with swords and fierce guards.
Today, the Tubo people who breed horses only dare to look into the distance; They dare not go south and cross Lintao County.
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Shuge Song is an eulogy of the brilliant achievements of Han Dynasty by the western border people in Tang Dynasty. This poem has successfully created a national hero image with vivid metaphors and vivid words. The whole poem is inspired by Beidou, which means Ge Gonggao; Taking the Hu people "far away" and "dare not" go south to herd horses shows that Ge's contribution is far-reaching. Its content is simple and elegant, and its syllables are sonorous and fluent, which not only has the natural fluency of folk songs, but also does not lose the elegance and agility of five-character poems.
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⑴: It refers to Ge, a general of Xuanzong in the Tang Dynasty and a descendant of the Turkic Nationality Department. Shu Ge takes the tribal name as his surname. Bet on the title of "Full Tang Poetry": "In Tianbao, Ge made an envoy to Anxi for me, controlling a land thousands of miles away, which is very threatening, so he sang this."
(2) The Big Dipper: a part of the constellation Ursa Major.
(3) Peeping: secretly waiting. Horse herding: refers to Tibetan grazing across the border, and refers to intrusive activities.
⑷ Lintao: Min County on the Taohe River in Gansu Province. Talking about lintan county in gansu province today. Qin started to build the Great Wall in the west from here.
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In the dark, the Beidou hangs high, and Ge Shuhan bravely guards the night with a treasure knife. Up to now, the Tubo people only dare to look far away, and dare not cross Lintao to the south.
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Gersho, this is Gershohan. Shu Ge took the name of the tribe as his surname. Geshuhan, a member of the Turkic Geshubu. It turned out that he was a subordinate of Wang Zhongsi, a famous soldier who served several times in our time. In 747 (Tianbao six years), because Wang Zhongsi was framed and dismissed from office, Xuanzong appointed Ge as our ambassador in Longyou. Longyou was established to defend Tubo and rule Duzhou (now Ledu County, Qinghai Province). In the war against Tubo, Geshuhan showed the arrogance and belligerence of Xuanzong in Tang Dynasty. Some wars are to resist the invasion of Tubo. It has played a role in stabilizing the border and protecting people's lives and production. Because Geshuhan repelled the Tubo invasion many times, it changed the border situation, which led to "Tubo screen foot dare not go near Qinghai". Therefore, a folk song sings like this: "This constellation with seven high stars is Shu Ge holding up his sword at night. Tubo always kills it and builds two more trenches. " The "Shu Ge Ge" here is probably a work based on this folk song. From the content point of view, the song praised Han's achievements in resisting Tubo invasion and stabilizing the frontier. At the same time, this image conveys the people's ideals and aspirations for peace and stability. This constellation with seven high stars is Shu Ge holding up his sword at night. The first sentence is "Qi Xing". The poet used the Big Dipper hanging high in the air to express the admiration of the frontier people for Geshuhan. "No more barbarians, no more horses, no more cows, and dare to cross the river", herding horses refers to Tibetans crossing the border to graze. In terms of its meaning, it also refers to all intrusive activities. Lintao is Lintan on the Taohe River in Gansu Province.
After being resisted by Geshuhan, Tubo never dared to harass Lintao again.
The title of this poem is Shu Ge Ge. Shu Ge deserves praise because he defended the border, resisted the enemy and protected the country and people. However, the author does not directly show how to be brave and good at fighting, how to be witty and resolute, and how to use soldiers as gods from the fierce battle, but highlights the theme through the description of character profiles. The first sentence of the poem exaggerates the prestige of Ge Shuhan in the hearts of the people. Why do people praise and why do Tubo fear? When Tubo marched into China, why did he "dare to cross the river" now? This is to promote Geshuhan's brilliant martial arts. It can be seen that this description is very instructive. "Shu Ge drew his sword at night", the word "night", is quite particular. It skillfully connects the first sentence with the second sentence, and integrates praise and reverence into the characters. At the same time, it depicts the tense atmosphere in the border area and the guard expression of the characters. The words "Did Shu Ge raise his sword in the night" are very neat, as if they were an eye-catching portrait. In that simple, powerful and distinctive image, there is a kind of heroism, which gives people confidence in winning the battle and gives Tubo a deterrent of "not daring to approach". Therefore, in reflecting the inner world of the characters and expressing the theme of poetry, "Is Shu Ge Sword in the Dark" is richer, more vivid and more evocative of people's imagination than the image from the front. Shen Deqian said, "It's the same as Song of Pepper, so we can't make a fool of ourselves." However, even if the work is poor, this poem is beautiful and moving.