When weeding at noon, sweat dripped down the soil. Who knows that every meal is hard? Li Shen's "sympathy for farmers"
Quiet to cultivate one's morality, frugal to cultivate one's morality. Zhuge Liang? Book of commandments
Looking at the countries and families of former sages, they became thrifty and extravagant. [Tang] Li Shangyin's "Ode to Histories"
It is easy to be frugal, but difficult to be frugal. Sima Guang (Northern Song Dynasty)
Thrift and simplicity are human virtues. Xue Xuan (Ming)
Work diligently for the country and frugally for the family. Shang Shu da Yu mo.
Li Shangyin's epic poems
Looking at the countries and families of the sages of the past, they turned from frugality to extravagance.
Why amber is a pillow, and real pearls are cars.
If you don't meet Qinghai horses far away, it will be difficult to pull out the snakes in Shushan.
Several people sang songs in the south, and finally Cangwu cried for Cui Hua.
Note: ① This article entitled "Ode to History" is actually a work mourning the death of Tang Wenzong. The poem was written in the first month of the fifth year after the death of Wenzong. (2) In "Ten Years of Han Feizi", Qin Mugong asked the ancient master why he lost his country. Yu Yu said: "I have tasted it, and I often get it with thrift and lose it with luxury." (3) According to Shen Yue's Book of Song Dynasty, when Emperor Wu presented amber pillows in Ningzhou, the Northern Expedition needed amber to cure gold sores, and ordered them to be mashed and distributed to generals. (4) The fate of Tian Jia in Historical Records: Xiang boasted that he had "a pearl with an inch diameter, and there were twelve riders in front and back of the car". Wang Wei said that he cherished a sage, "I put the photos in the trunk, so it is special to ride twelve riders"! Dezhen: All-Teacher School: "Do a job and wait." ⑤ Qinghai horse: a hybrid horse produced in Qinghai Lake. It is said that he can travel thousands of miles every day, and he is also a military talent.
Appreciation: According to the historical facts of the rise and fall of history, this poem is summarized as "looking at the sages' family from afar, from frugality to luxury". These clear attitudes of learning from the past contain profound intentions and are more conscious and complete than previous people's understanding. On the question of who is responsible for the rise and fall, although limited by the times, Li Shangyin can only tie the lifeline of chaos to the emperor, but in his poems, he mostly accuses him of defeating the country. Therefore, this disclosure is more progressive.
Shang Shu da Yu mo
Work diligently for the country and frugally for the family.
I can work tirelessly for national affairs and live a frugal life at home.
Note: Serve the country diligently: it refers to devoting all one's efforts to the cause of water control. Be frugal at home: live frugally at home.
Li Shen's "sympathy for farmers"
When weeding at noon, sweat dripped down the soil. Who knows that every meal is hard?
Translation:
Farmers are weeding in the midday sun, and sweat drips from them on the land where seedlings grow. Who knows that every meal on the plate is bought by farmers with hard work?
Note: (1) Unfortunately: Unfortunately. There is sympathy here. A poem is two ancient poems. The sequential versions of these two poems are different. ⑵ Millet: generally refers to cereals. ③ Autumn Harvest: A work called Qiu Cheng. Son: refers to grain particles. (4) Four Seas: refers to the whole country. Idle field: a field that has not been cultivated. 5] Jude: Still.