The full poem "Killing one person in ten steps, leaving no trace in a thousand miles" is

"The Journey of a Knight"

Li Bai (Tang Dynasty)

Zhao Keman Hu Ying, Wu Gou Shuang Xue Ming.

The silver saddle shines on the white horse, rustling like a shooting star.

Kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles.

When the matter is over, he brushes off his clothes and goes away, hiding his body and name.

While passing Xinling for a drink, I took off my sword and stretched my knees forward.

He will eat Zhu Hai while holding a wine glass to persuade the marquis to win.

Three cups of Tu Runuo, the five mountains are lighter.

After the eyes are dazzled and the ears are hot, the spirit and spirit are born.

He waved the golden mallet to save Zhao, Handan was shocked first.

Two warriors from the Qianqiu period, the most powerful people in Daliang City.

Even if you die, you will still be a hero, but you will not be ashamed of being a hero in the world.

Who can write your Excellency, Baishou Taixuan Sutra?

1. Translation

The knights of Yan and Zhao wore knight's military tassels on their heads and Wu Yue's shining scimitars on their waists. Riding a white horse with a silver saddle, galloping on the street like a shooting star in the sky. Their martial arts are unparalleled, they can kill a person in ten steps, and they can travel thousands of miles without being stopped. They were righteous and heroic people, and after their deeds were accomplished, they even refused to leave their names behind. I recall that back then, Hou Ying and Zhu Hai made friends with Lord Xinling. They took off their swords and crossed their knees to drink with each other. After three cups of hot wine, he made a generous promise, willing to fight for his close friends, and one promise is more important than Mount Tai. After the eyes are dazzled and the ears are hot, the spirit in the chest can move the sky and penetrate the rainbow. Zhu Hai saved Zhao for Lord Xinling and waved the golden vertebra, which shocked everyone in Handan, the capital of Zhao. The heroic deeds of the two heroes are still well-known in Daliang City after thousands of years. Even if they die, their heroic bones are still strong, and they are worthy of being unparalleled heroes. To be a human being, one must be like knights like them, famous for generations and praised by others. Who wants a Confucian scholar like Yang Xiong to write books in vain and die under the window?

2. Creation background

This poem was written around the third year of Tianbao reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (744) when Li Bai visited Qizhou. The style of knight-errants was quite popular in the Tang Dynasty. This is related to the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty when the national economy was prosperous, urban commerce was prosperous, and transportation in the Western Regions was developed. Especially the customs in the Guanlong area "integrated Hu and Han into one, and there were no separate ways of civility and martial arts" ( Chen Yinke's "Manuscript of the Political History of the Tang Dynasty") further contributed to the trend of young people at that time being interested in swordsmanship and being a knight. When Li Bai was a boy, he was greatly influenced by Guanlong culture and customs.

3. Work Appreciation

"The Journey of a Knight" is an ancient five-character poem written by Li Bai, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, to describe and praise knights.

The first four sentences of this poem describe the knight's appearance from the knight's attire, weapons, and mounts; the second four sentences describe the knight's superb martial arts and his indifference to fame and wealth; the third four sentences introduce Xinling The story of Jun, Hou Ying, and Zhu Hai further praises the knight, and at the same time expresses his ambition euphemistically. The knight can get to know the master of the Ming Dynasty, and the master of the Ming Dynasty uses the knight's bravery and strategy to achieve a career, and the knight becomes famous; finally The four sentences express that even if the knight's actions did not achieve the goal, the knight's integrity will still be remembered for future generations, and is no less than those heroes who have achieved fame. Those who write history should also write a note for them. The whole poem expresses his admiration for knights and knights, and his yearning for a life of rescuing people from danger and making meritorious deeds.

3. Introduction to the author

Li Bai (701-762), also known as Taibai, also known as Qinglian Jushi. He is the most unique and greatest romantic poet after Qu Yuan. He is known as the "Immortal of Poetry" and is also known as "Li Du" together with Du Fu. His poems are mainly lyrical, showing his arrogant spirit of contempt for the powerful, expressing sympathy for the suffering of the people, and being good at describing natural scenery and expressing his love for the mountains and rivers of the motherland. The poetic style is majestic and unrestrained, the imagination is rich, the language flows naturally, and the rhythm is harmonious and changeable. It is good at absorbing nutrients and materials from folk literature and art, myths and legends, forming its unique magnificent colors, and reaching the pinnacle of poetry art in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. There are more than a thousand poems and articles in existence, including 30 volumes of "Li Taibai Collection".