"Youth's Journey Part 2" written by Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, describes the story of a young man from a wealthy family joining the army in the Western Han Dynasty. What needs to be explained here is that there is a convention in Tang poetry: that is, using Han family affairs to describe the Tang Dynasty. Although the poet is talking about the children of the Han Dynasty, it can actually be understood as the men of the Tang Dynasty.

I have answered this question in Part 5 of the Heroes and Past Events in Poetry series. It is very clear that it is not Huo Qubing, but an aristocratic young man who followed Huo Qubing. The original title is: This poem Tell us, don’t look down on the rich second generation, especially the rich second generation in the Hanwu Heroic Era

The Hanwu Heroic Era is a fascinating era. The men of the Han family are high-spirited, enterprising and enterprising, using iron and steel. He defended the dignity of his country with blood. At that time, men of the Han family, even if they were of noble birth and had a prominent family background, would still do admirable things. It's completely different from today's 'rich second generation', and it has a very derogatory meaning.

Habayashiro was born as an official. (He took up the post of Habayashiro when he first entered the officialdom as a young man. You must know that Habayashiro is responsible for ensuring the safety of the royal family, and not ordinary people can choose him. Han system, only children of aristocratic families in the six counties are eligible to be shortlisted)

In the beginning, he accompanied the Hussar in the battle against Yuyang. (From the very beginning, the boy followed the hussar general Huo Qubing to fight in the frontier. Everyone knows that Huo Qubing is a famous general who has never been born in the world, and he is also a model of young heroes. When the poet praises the boy, he also means to praise Huo Qubing from the side)

Who knows the pain of border war? (Actually, who doesn’t know the pain of border wars, but the country is in trouble, but the young man is willing to give up the generous treatment and comfortable environment in the royal guard, and the young commander Huo Qubing does the same What about when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty built a luxurious mansion for Huo Qubing, Huo Qubing flatly refused, leaving behind the famous saying that shocked the ages: "The Huns are not destroyed, why do they care about the family?")

Death is still a waste. Smell the fragrance of Xia Xia's bones. (Even if you die in battle, you can still retain the fragrance of your heroic bones.) With these young people who "sacrifice themselves to go to the national disaster and regard death as a sudden return home", there is no need to worry about border troubles!