Tracing China: Through history, dialogue between ancient and modern

Chapter 276 The Charm of Ancient Han Yuefu Poems

Whether it is a sage or a commoner, even an emperor, isn't the final outcome always buried in a grave?

This artistic conception coincides with the life of Emperor Wenwen of Han Dynasty.

He is frugal, honest and strict with himself, and he is the best among feudal emperors.During his reign, there were few additions to palaces, gardens, chariots and servants.Once he wanted to build a terrace, but he calculated that it would cost 100 catties of gold, equivalent to the property of 0 middle-level families, so he gave up.He opposed heavy burials, and his tomb was built next to the Bashui River near Chang'an, called Baling.During the construction, caves were excavated along the shape of the mountain, and the height was not increased. The funerary objects were all made of pottery, and precious metals such as gold and silver were not allowed.He also advocated that after death, the maids below his wife should be sent home to remarry...

He will not learn what the first emperor pursued for longevity. The so-called gods who hold their heads three feet high, he is like this poem. During his lifetime, "the air is soaring to the sky, and the dragons and phoenixes gather", and even after his death, even if he "comes out of the grave", he is worthy of the people of the world. , Ashamed of the ancestors.

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

Liu Bang got up excitedly, applauded his son's performance, and shouted three times in succession!

The other big Han emperors were also touched, one by one stood where they were, with their eyes closed, still feeling the poetic desolation of that day.

"Mr. Lin, were you secretly manipulating the cold wind, dark clouds, and strange dancing girls just now?" Emperor Hanwen asked.

"The junior is offended!" Lin Feng said modestly.

Apart from him, how could the scene of this world change at will?

"Emperor Wen's demeanor, peerless coquettishness, can cause the world to mourn, as if touching the soul, Liu Xiu can't match it in this life!" Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu saluted, and said respectfully, without any pretentiousness.

Liu Xiu took the initiative to admit defeat.

This result was beyond everyone's expectations.

But Liu Bang saw it clearly, and said, "What Liu Heng read was adapted from "Haoli."

"Who's home in Artemisia? There is no virtuous fool in gathering souls."

"Why do you want to urge Gui Boyi? Human life must be hesitant."

"Liu Xiu may have better poetry and Fu, but he can't surpass Liu Heng's artistic conception."

Lin Feng has also heard that "Haoli" is a miscellaneous poem written by Anonymous in the Western Han Dynasty.

This is an elegy. The first two sentences say that no matter the virtuous or the foolish, Haoli is the final destination.With this premise, the last two sentences mean that Uncle Ghost does not need to be severely urged, and the dying person does not need to regret or hesitate.

The translation in modern vernacular is:
Whose home is Artemisia Li? Whether wise or dull, souls gather here.Uncle Ghost is urging so urgently, there is no room for any hesitation!

Ancient Han Yuefu poetry.

In fact, there are many, even if they are placed in the post-2000s, reading them will still make people deeply moved.

at this time.

Lin Feng took a step forward, like a ghost, he arrived at the center of this royal hunting ground.

This dark world seemed even more gloomy.

"Three goddess sisters, please help the younger generation, dance your sleeves..." Lin Feng said politely.

"promise!"

The three court dancers from the Zhou royal family answered in response.

In their eyes, this handsome young man in front of him, although he came from a later life, but with all his abilities, he is like a fairy in the sky, which makes people fascinated.

More than 30 other big Han emperors watched with bated breath, showing expectant expressions, waiting for a good show.

"Cloud surge—"

"Wind blows--"

"Voice by tone—"

The darkness that covered the sky and the sun came, and the oppressive atmosphere was overwhelming, with a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Orphan Walk"! ! !
Lin Feng intends to take advantage of this opportunity to popularize ancient Han Yuefu poems to modern audiences watching the show.

Orphans are born, orphans are born, life alone is suffering!
While your parents are here, take a hard drive car and a sima.My parents have gone, and my brother and sister-in-law ordered me to go.

It reaches Jiujiang in the south and Qi and Lu in the east.When the twelfth lunar month comes and returns, I dare not say that I am suffering.

There are many lice on the head, and the face is dusty. The eldest brother said "to cook"! The sister-in-law said "to look at the horse"!
Go up to the high hall, take the high hall, and the orphan tears like rain.

Make me drink in the morning, and return with water in the evening.If the hand is wrong, the step is worthless.

Choi Choi Lu cream, more Tribulus terrestris.Pull off Tribulus terrestris, in the intestines, feel sad.

Weeping with tears, clear tears.There is no complex jacket in winter, and no unlined clothing in summer.

Life is not happy, it is better to go down to the underground spring!
The spring is dynamic and the grass sprouts.Sericulture is done in March, and melons are harvested in June.

It will be a melon cart, come and return home.The melon cart overturned, there are few people who help me, but many people eat melons.

I would like to return my pedicle, brother and sister-in-law Yan, alone and anxious to return, when the school plans.

Luan said: "One of Lizhong, He Yuxuan, would like to send a ruler letter to his underground parents: brothers and sisters-in-law are hard to live with for a long time!"
The sad sound of each word echoes between the heaven and the earth, and it will last for a long time.

The unspeakable scenes of suffering in the world are coming one after another, penetrating into people's bodies and touching everyone's nerves.

It seems to be crying alone.

The three Zhou royal dancers performed in the dark, adding a different artistic conception to this scene.

With a compassionate expression, Lin Feng continued to sing loudly to God.

His pentameter may not be complete.

But the poems and sentences sung from his mouth are square and powerful, with a sense of sight of traveling in the world of mortals and seeing the bones of the world.

"Dry Fish Crossing the River Weeping"

"When a dead fish crosses the river and weeps, when will it be time to repent. Write a book and dory, teach each other to be careful when entering and leaving."

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Ancient Elegy "Scallion Dew"

"The dew on the scallion, He Yixi. The dew will fall again in the Ming Dynasty, when will a person return after death!"
The ancients 2000 years ago believed that human life is short, not as good as the dew on the grass.When the dew dries up, nature can be recreated, but human life is only once, and death makes life disappear forever.

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Nao Song "War City South"

"The water is deep and exciting, and the puwei is dark. The owl cavalry dies in battle, and the poor horse wanders and screams."
The poem exaggerates the desolation and misery after the battlefield has been turned into a cemetery, which is a gloomy picture that is almost dead.What is especially unbearable is that "if you die in the wild, you can eat crows". The corpses of those killed in battle were left outside the city without anyone burying them, and crows pecked at will.There is nothing worse than this in life.

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The song "Sunrise and Entrance" dedicated to the gods of heaven and earth

"When the sun rises and enters peace and poverty, the times and times are not the same as people."

"So spring is not my spring, summer is not my summer, autumn is not my autumn, and winter is not my winter."

"It is like a pond in the four seas, what does it mean to see evil everywhere?"

"I know what I am happy with, and I am happy with the six dragons alone."

"The tune of the six dragons makes my heart rejoice."

"Zi, why doesn't Huang Qi come down!"

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"Fifteen Military Expeditions"

Fifteen to join the army, eighty to return.

Daofeng villagers: Who is there in the family?

From a distance, it is the Jun's house, and there are many pine and cypress mounds.

The rabbit enters from the dog sinus, and the pheasant flies from the beam.

The atrium is born in the valley, and the inoue is born in the sun.

The pounded grains are used for cooking, and the harvested sunflowers are used for soup.

The rice soup is cooked for a while, and I don't know who it is!

Going out and looking east, tears fell on my clothes.

On the one hand, he has been in the army for 65 years, and he is bitterly homesick;Not to mention all of this, but to say that the old man returns with his white head, facing the desolate courtyard houses and tombs, the suffering of life, the darkness of society, and even the same experience of more people are all in it.

"Yange" in the lyrics of miscellaneous songs can also paint an ideal picture of entering the kingdom of heaven.

Let's enjoy the music today, and follow each other in Buyunqu.

Tiangong produces good wine, and Hebo produces carp.

A mat is spread in front of the green dragon, and a white tiger holds a pot.

The southern dipper plays the zither, and the northern dipper plays the shengyu.

Da'e hangs down the bright pen, and the weaver girl Feng Yingju.

Cangxia swells to the east, and the breeze flows to the west.

Hanging out into a curtain, running to the stars and rotating the wheel.

The poet fantasized that he ascended to Yunxiao, came to the fairyland of the gods, and became a distinguished guest there.All kinds of gods are busy for his arrival. Tiangong Hebo, Qinglong Baihu, Nandou Beibei, Chang'e and Weaver Girl are all attentive, and even Liuxia Qingfeng and Drifting Dew Running Star are singing and dancing, and they are enthusiastically serving the poet. .This poem expresses the bliss after transcending the finite life of the individual and reaching the beyond world, infusing life into many celestial objects.Let the gods gather only with poets.

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Amidst the whistling wind of heaven and earth, Lin Feng kept singing millennium poems, making a voice from thousands of years ago.

One after another ancient songs, turbulent in the world.

And in the high sky area above him, various visions appear from time to time, sometimes the bones are thousands of miles away, sometimes the gods stand proudly, sometimes the human women are virtuous, and sometimes the ancient farmers are heavier. All kinds of scenes can be described as ups and downs, directly reaching the soul.

Every audience watching in front of the live broadcast screen was shocked by the ancient poems.

No keyboard tapping, no subtitles.

Everyone is immersed in it, personally on the scene, silently feeling the impact from the world of the ancients 2000 years ago.

to the end.

Lin Feng ended with his favorite ancient poem "The Peacock Flies Southeast".

The melody of life and death sounded faintly, and on that day and the earth, there were peacocks flying with radiant light, living in both places...

"A peacock flies southeast and wanders five miles away."

"Thirteen can weave vegetables, fourteen learn to tailor clothes, fifteen play the harp, and sixteen recite poems and books. Seventeen is a gentleman's wife, and her heart is always bitter and sad. Since the monarch is a government official, he keeps his integrity and love, and the concubine leaves a vacant room. , Seeing each other is rare every day. The cock crows into the weaving machine, and there is no rest at night. It is too late for five horses to be broken in three days. If it is not late for weaving, it is difficult for your wife! Then grandma Bai will be sent back in time."

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On that day, the cattle and horses neighed, and the bride entered the Qinglu.After the dying dusk, the lonely people settle down.I will die today, my soul will die and my corpse will stay forever!Take off the skirt and take off the silk shoes, and go to Qingchi.

When the government officials heard about this, they knew that they would part for a long time.Wandering under the tree in the courtyard, hanging from the southeast branch.

The two families asked for a joint burial, near Huashan Mountain.Pines and cypresses are planted in the east and west, and sycamores are planted in the left and right.The branches cover each other, and the leaves communicate with each other.Among them are two flying birds, named mandarin ducks, who raise their heads and sing at each other, up to five o'clock every night.Pedestrians stopped to listen, and the widow hesitated.Thank you for future generations, be careful not to forget!

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"The Great Han Yuefu."

"This is the wisdom of the ancient Chinese!"

"I didn't expect that the poems written 2000 years ago can make people cry when people recite them today."

"It's unbelievable. Every sentence seems to make people's whole body numb, their scalp explode, and then they feel refreshed."

"This is the power of our Chinese characters."

"Words are passed down, civilization is there, and China is here!"

"I don't know until today that our ancestors created such brilliance more than 2000 years ago."

"People today don't see the moon in ancient times, but this moon once illuminated the ancients."

"It can be said that Han Yuefu poetry has achieved the role of linking the past and the future, inheriting the ancient "Book of Songs", "Chu Ci" and so on, and later from poetry, more brilliant five-character poems, seven-character poems, Tang poems, Song lyrics, Yuanqu, etc. were born. "

"The charm of Han Yuefu poetry is magnificent! Magnificent! Magnificent!!!"

At this moment, barrages flew across the modern live broadcast screen that had been silent for a moment, and countless discussions flickered.

The host Lin Feng waved his hand and sent off the three court singers.

The royal hunting grounds are gone.

Look back again.

All the emperors of the Han Dynasty were once again located in the palace hall of Chang'an City.

Everything just now, to these emperors wearing dragon robes, seemed to be Huang Ke waking up from a dream.

Lin Feng also opened his mouth and said, "Seniors, now the Western Han Dynasty is temporarily leading [-]-[-], and the next game will be "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic"!"

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(End of this chapter)