In the late spring, Yu Meirenhua wrote six poems: Zhu Yan did not finish with the hero, and until now the dance has not stopped
In late spring and early summer, an herb with extremely bright flowers grows in the meadows by the river. It has a slender body and soft green branches. However, it has a slender flower stem that can be as tall as 60 to 90 cm. When it is not open, it is a small oval-shaped low-hanging bud, when it is open, the buds split and the flower head is upwards, and from the small flower sac, it blooms extremely bright and bright petals, most of which are scarlet like silk, bright red, and the petals are four petals, like a girl's flying dance skirt, swaying in the wind.
This is the Yu Beauty Flower.
Yu Meiren flower, native to Europe, how did it come to China, and why is it called Yu Meiren?
Popular folklore is that when the Chu and Han dynasties fought, Yu Ji died first, the blood splashed on the yellow soil, and then the overlord died. Yu Ji and Wu River bloomed on the edge of this delicate and enchanting flower, no wind will dance, people think that this is Yu Ji's soul incarnated, day by day spring wind, standing by the river, dancing for the overlord and summoning the soul. So this flower is called Yu Meiren.
In fact, the "History" about Yu Ji's story, only a few strokes, talked about Xiang Yu spoiling her, often riding a horse to take him to play, when trapped under the mound, Yu Ji was still there, singing with Xiang Yu. But how Yu Ji died and where did she go? There is no record in the history books.
But people love the tragedy of the hero's end, this girl with only a little figure, is given loyalty and beauty. It was believed that she must have martyred Xiang Yu.
The story of Xiang Yu and Yu Ji was widely circulated in the late Tang Dynasty, and composed as a popular song called "Yu Meiren", which is the story of the parting of Yu Ji and the overlord at this time, and is not related to Yu Meirenhua. No one has associated Yu Meiren with Yu Meirenhua.
The connection between Yu Meiren and Yu Meirenhua was after the Late Tang Dynasty.
"The grass is silent and the spirit, and the old title is beautiful."
Long words square curved, should be turned over.
The law of Lu Lu called each other, and Yun Long Qi kissed himself.
Ruthless will be, not alone in the monarch. Northern Song Dynasty · Chen Shidao", "Yu Meiren Grass"
This is the earliest poem that has survived to write about Yu Meiren flowers.
That beautiful and small flower and plant, as if it can be psychic, used to be called Yu Meiren.
As the saying goes, just after a song is blown, this beautiful little flower will shake to the beat.
This is because it can sense the vibration of music and can feel the changes in the natural climate.
Its function is natural, not only in the legend it is the embodiment of Yu Ji, which can sense the existence of the Overlord.
Then this poem from the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty proves the existence of Yu Meirenhua, and has also popularized the story that Yu Meirenhua is the embodiment of Yu Ji.
It can be known that the Yu Beauty Flower is related to the story of Yu Ji during the Five Dynasties and the Northern Song Dynasty.
The question is where does this flower and grass come from?
The actual answer is also very simple. The increase in the foreign trade population of the Tang Dynasty brought a large number of Western goods, including Narcissus, Yu Meiren, which belonged to Europe, and they were stranded with the war and chaos of the late Tang Dynasty, and these seeds settled in different places, but instead bloomed extremely bright flowers, including Daffodils and Yu Meiren.
Then Narcissus was abundant in the late Tang Dynasty in the Xiangyang Wharf where the Western population gathered, brought into Chudi, and later became the top ten famous flowers in China, and the path of Yu Meiren was roughly the same. And here is the ancient Chu area, this unknown foreign flower, growing in Chudi, growing beautifully and movingly, and the story of the overlord Yu Ji, it is combined.
Because of their brilliance, Yu Meiren was soon transplanted to other places in Jiangnan, such as Wujiang, where the overlord killed himself.
And this poem by Chen Shidao, which is more objective, says that Yu Meiren flowers are ruthless, but because they are delicate and flexible, they are sensitive to sound vibrations, which is a very natural phenomenon.
"Peach is planted in the sky and dew, not all flowers.
The water in the depths of the chaotic mountains is swirling back,
It's a pity that a branch is picturesque, for whom.
How limited is the light cold and drizzle, it is difficult to manage the spring.
Why bother if you are drunk for the king,
I am only afraid that when I wake up, I will cut off my intestines. Northern Song Dynasty · Qin Guan 《虞美人一》《
Qin Guan of the Northern Song Dynasty, also one of the first poets in the Song Dynasty to witness the Yu Meiren flower, he and Chen Shidao were almost in the same period, where did they see the Yu Meiren flower?
Here you can see the Qin Temple is at the edge of the mountain stream in Jiangnan, see the Yu beauty.
Yu Meiren's bright flowers, swaying state, or let the stunning.
It is said that Yu Meiren, like the peach blossoms in the sky, is not a flower in the world. Next to the stream deep in this chaotic mountain, a branch swayed and bloomed. Just such beauty, who are you really open for?
In the light cold drizzle of late spring, Yu Meiren bloomed so beautifully, it was already late spring, as if Yu Meiren had left the track of spring flowers and was leisurely alone.
What's the harm if I'm drunk for Yu Meiren? When I was afraid to wake up, I remembered the parting story of Yu Ji's overlord, and this fairy flower waited for her lover who would never return, but it made people more sad.
"The scenery is endless, and the famous garden has a different posture.
Spring is very good, and the flowers are strange.
Flounder knots, Pisces jasper branches.
The lonely window also sent companions, empty memories of beautiful words. Southern Song Dynasty · Yuan Shuyou "Chang Tong Judgment Hui Yu Beauty Flower is also known as Pisces Flower"
In fact, more than a hundred years later, in the Southern Song Dynasty, Yu Meicai was widely artificially planted as a garden flower.
You can see the evolution of the name. For example, the folk call "Pisces Flower". That is to say, many people do not associate Yu Ji with Yu Meiren.
And this flower itself, light and gorgeous, opens and looks at each other, like a beautiful fish accompanying and swaying in the spring wind.
Makes people feel joyful and joyful.
For example, this Yuan said that you visited the famous garden and saw the blooming Yu beauty flowers.
It is said that the famous garden here, the blossoms bloom every year, there is a novelty, and this spring, this strange and wonderful Pisces has been introduced.
You see the blossoms are not swimming in the spring breeze like flounders, it is a double red goldfish swimming on the herbs.
This metaphor is novel. Ornamental fish in the Southern Song Dynasty have been very developed, and pisces flowers are fish on the grass, dancing.
The result is beautiful, you like, the host will give you a few.
When he returned home at night, he looked through the allusions and probably realized that this was the legendary Yu Meiren flower, which was famous for a while.
"Hegemony will decline Han Ye Xing, beautiful jade tent drunk and difficult to wake up."
Poor blood stained the grass, and it danced non-stop until now. "Song · Yi Shida "Yu Meiren Grass"
After the Southern Song Dynasty, there were many people who connected the love story of Yu Meirencao and Yu Ji's overlord.
This cute herb is innocent and innocent, and the dance sleeves are light, which is most suitable for metaphorically Yu Ji, metaphorically Yu Ji's beauty, Yu Ji's song and dance, and Yu Ji's loyalty.
When the Naxi Chu hegemony was about to decline, the Han Dynasty hegemony arose.
Yu Meiren was in the song and dance tent of the overlord, intoxicated and unconscious.
She probably didn't know how she died, and as alive she heard the music and the spring breeze, she jumped.
Then this poem writes about the death of Yu Ji, who was popular in the Song Dynasty, and she was not the active suicide rumored in the later "Overlord Farewell".
She may have been killed by the Overlord after getting drunk, or she may have been robbed and killed by the rebels while she was asleep.
Of course, this is also one of the best ways.
Because she did not know the changes outside, and thought that the overlord was always there, so describing this beautiful flower that could dance in the wind was still a look of innocence that she did not know, and she would dance for the overlord when she was alive.
In fact, this poem writes about the cuteness of Yu Meiren's flowers, and also writes about Yu Ji's simple innocence.
"The roses bloom as green and shady as possible, and the famous flowers of the western country are fragrant."
The night moon sky hangs in the Han Palace mirror, and the secluded posture is like Chu Yun makeup. "Ming · Sun Qizheng "Wing Yu Beauty Grass"
Yu Meirenhua remained on Chinese soil.
In the late spring and early summer, the roses bloom, the courtyard is green, and the Yu beauty flowers bloom in full bloom in the sun.
The Western Kingdom here, of course, refers to the Western Chu. However, it cannot be denied that at this time, there are still excellent Yu beauty flowers brought from the West again. Because the Ming Dynasty was also an extremely open dynasty.
Yu Meiren flowers are bright red, and there are often black flower hearts in the flower buds, while the ancient Chu Shang is red and black, which is a dignified and gorgeous Chu costume.
At night, Yu Meiren blooms under the bright moon, and these classical colors can't help but make you dream back to the pre-Qin.
Go through, to feel the bright moon of Qin Shi, the wind and clouds of Chu Han, and the martyrdom of Yu Ji.
"The dance state clings to the medicine bar, and the amorous spring rain is not stained."
Zhu Yan does not end up with the hero, and the show is famous for the flowers to see. Qu Dajun in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, "Yu MeirenCao ·
Yu Meiren flowers bloom in late spring, beautiful dance posture, accompanied by late spring peony opening.
And the peony flowers were thankful through the rain, but Yu Meiren braved the wind and rain of late spring and bloomed brilliantly.
As if to tell the love story of Yu Ji and Xiang Yu to future generations, as if to ask people not to forget the historical storms and Chu Han, Yu Meirenhua seems to be the soul of Yu Meiren, and she is not willing to return with Xiang Yu.
Transformed into the most gorgeous flowers, year after year, telling people about the history of the past, let people not forget.
Although Yu Meiren flower is a foreign variety, introduced to China since the late Tang Dynasty, it is Yu Meiren flower that carries beautiful legends and stories, and has also become one of the traditional and classical Chinese flowers, with gorgeous flowers blooming, beautiful swaying, let people trace history, sustenance and beauty.
Hatsuyoshi Katsuyuki interprets the love and beauty in the poems for you. Image from the web.