Appreciation of ancient poems: Kou Zhun's "Chang'an Spring Hope"

Wang Junjie Meng

"Chang'an Spring Hope and Feelings"

The spring waves of Ba'an are far away, and the evening rain of Qinchuan is light.

The height is high and the sorrow is gone, and the smoke trees are even more slanting.

About the author:

Kou Zhun (961-1023), courtesy name Pingzhong, was born in Xiagui, Huazhou (now Weinan City, Shaanxi Province).

Song Taizong was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Taiping and Xingguo (980), and became the prime minister twice; in the first year of Qianxing (1022), he was demoted several times and ended his official career as Sihu of Leizhou to join the army.

In the second year of the Ming Dynasty (1033), Song Renzong ordered the restoration of his crown prince, Taifu, Lai Guogong and other official titles, and presented him with Zhongshu Ling, with a posthumous title of Zhongmin, so later generations often called him "Kou Zhongmin" or "Kou Zhongmin". "Kole Laigong". He was good at poetry and writing, and Kou Zhun Qijue was especially charming. The "Collected Poems of Kou Zhongmin" has been handed down to the world.

Comments:

In the ninth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1016), Kou Zhun was transferred from Henan Prefecture to Yongxing Army (the administrative seat is now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) until the third year of Tianxi ( 1019).

During his tenure, Kou Zhun wrote many poems praising Chang'an, and this is one of them.

The poem describes the spring scenery of Chang'an, which is beautiful and profound.

The poet climbed up and looked far away, and saw the Ba River flowing into the distance, and Qinchuan shrouded in a dusk rain. Facing the hazy and blurred scene in front of him, the poet at a high place felt boundless sadness in his heart. Against the backdrop of the setting sun, the mist-shrouded trees intensified this sadness.

The whole article embodies emotions in the scenery, uses the scenery to express emotions, perfectly blends the emotions and scenery, and creates a gentle and open artistic conception.

Predecessors said that Kou Zhun's poems are sad and sentimental, and this article can prove it.

Kou Laoxi is the incarnation of wisdom and loyalty known to thousands of households. He sympathizes with the Yang family generals and wisely judges Pan Renmei. He is one of the most familiar and beloved historical figures among the people.

This poem shows Kou Zhun’s strong petty bourgeoisie sentiment, which may make everyone feel inexplicably stunned, with a warm current in their lower abdomen, secretly thinking about it and feeling incredible.