Li Bai's: Knight's Journey ①

Li Bai

Zhao Keman Hu Ying ②, Wu Gou Shuangxue Ming ③. The silver saddle shines on the white horse, rustling like a shooting star ④.

Killing one person in ten steps, leaving no trace for a thousand miles ⑤. When it is over, he brushes off his clothes and goes away, hiding himself and his name.

I pass by Xinling to drink ⑥, take off my sword and stand in front of my knees . Eat the roasted Zhu Hai, and hold the cup to persuade the Hou Ying ⑦.

Three cups of vomiting, the five mountains are light ⑧. After the eyes are dizzy and the ears are hot, the spirit and energy are born ⑨.

Save Zhao with a golden hammer, Handan was shocked first ⑩. Two heroes of Qianqiu, illustrious in Daliang City.

Even if the bones of a hero are dead, I will not be ashamed of being a hero in the world. Who can write to you, Baishou Taixuan Jing⑾.

Notes:

① This is an ancient five-character poem that describes and praises knights. It is one of the fifty-nine ancient poems by Li Bai. The line here is not the line of walking, but the line of walking. The style of the song is equivalent to saying "the song of the knight".

② Zhao Ke, the knight of the land of Yan and Zhao. Since ancient times, Yan and Zhao have many generous and tragic people. "Zhuangzi·Shuo Jian": "In the past King Wen of Zhao was a good swordsman, and the swordsmen held the door open for more than 3,000 guests. "Man" means no pattern. Hu Ying, in ancient times, the northern ethnic minorities were generally called Hu; "Ying" is the belt used to tie the crown and hat. Man Hu Ying, that is, the ethnic minority A belt with rough workmanship and no pattern. This sentence refers to the crown belt of a knight.

③ Wu Gou, the name of the sword. Shuangxueming means that the edge of the sword is as bright as frost and snow.

④ Rustling, flying in groups, describes horses running fast.

⑤ These two sentences are originally from "Zhuangzi: Swordsmanship": "The sword of the minister is used by one man at ten steps, and leaves no trace for thousands of miles." "Here it is said that the knight has strong swordsmanship and bravery.

⑥Xinling, Lord Xinling, one of the four princes of the Warring States Period. He was a courteous and virtuous corporal with more than 3,000 guests.

⑦ Zhu Hai and Hou Ying were both disciples of Lord Xinling. Zhu Ben was a butcher, and Hou Yuan was the gatekeeper at the east gate of Daliang, the capital of Wei State. Both of them received courtesy from Lord Xinling and were used by Lord Xinling. , barbecue. Eat, eat. Eat Zhu Hai, let Zhu Hai come and eat.

⑧ These two sentences say that after a few glasses of wine (in ancient poetry, three and nine are often fictitious), a promise is made. And the promise is more important than the five mountains.

⑨Suni, Baihong. The ancients believed that when an unusual event occurs, there will be unusual celestial phenomena, such as "white rainbow penetrating the sun". This sentence means that the knight's spirit of attaching importance to promises and despising life and death moved God. It can also be understood that with the knight's promise, great things will happen in the world. This is more closely related to the following.

⑩These two sentences tell the story of Zhu Hai's attack on Jin Bi. Lord Xinling was a minister of the Wei State. Wei and Zhao formed an alliance to deal with Qin together. This was called Lien Heng to resist Qin. Lord Xinling actively advocated Lien Heng. Handan, the capital of the State of Zhao. The Qin army besieged Handan, and Zhao asked Wei for help. The king of Wei sent Jin Bi to lead an army to rescue Zhao. Later, because of the threat of the king of Qin, he ordered Jin Bi to stand still. In this way, the Wei-Zhao alliance was bound to collapse. Lord Xinling Preparing to personally lead his servants to fight against the Qin army, he went to bid farewell to Hou Ying (actually to test Hou Ying). Hou Buyu said. Lord Xinling came back to see Hou Ying halfway. Hou smiled and said, "I know you will come back." ." So he designed it for Lord Xinling, colluded with the King of Wei's favored concubine, stole the Tiger Talisman, and went to Jin Bi's army, pretending to ask the King of Wei to lead the army on behalf of Jin Bi. Jin Bi was suspicious, Zhu Hai took out a 40-pound iron awl and shot Jin Bi to death. Lord Xinling then led the Wei army to attack the Qin army and relieved the siege of Handan.

⑾ Yang Xiong once worked as a school magazine in Tianlu Pavilion where the emperor collected books. He wrote it to your Excellency, which means writing it into the official history. "Tai" "Xuan Jing" is a philosophical work written by Yang Xiong. Combined with the full text, the meaning of these two sentences should be that people who write history should record the achievements of knights and pass them down to future generations.