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The Emperor's Poem: When the martial artist meets the above Qing
In ancient China, in addition to governing the country and having children, emperors occasionally had to have some fun. It's fun, sometimes it's just writing poetry.
You ask me how emperors write poems? Hey, you don't understand this, emperors don't write poems for publication in the "Poetry Magazine", but to express their emotions and show their talents.
However, among the emperors who wrote poems, the level was also uneven. Today, let's talk about the two martial arts emperors - Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang, and see how their poetry collides with sparks.
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Zhao Kuangyin: The wonderful fate of half the country and half of the poem
Speaking of Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is a legend. He not only laid half of the country, but also left half of the popular poems. What about the other half of the song, hehe, don't worry, let's talk slowly.
In other words, Zhao Kuangyin, although he was born as a martial artist, he has a bit of Wenqing temperament in his bones. One night, he drank a little wine, looked at the moon and wondered.
After pondering and pondering, he pondered two poems: "Before leaving the sea of thousands of mountains and ink, it is only when you reach the sky that all the countries are bright." "Hey, as soon as these two poems came out, Zhao Kuangyin was very proud. He felt that he was simply the reincarnation of Li Bai and the rebirth of Du Fu.
However, this poem is stuck here. No matter how much Zhao Kuangyin pondered, he couldn't figure out the next two sentences. What can I do about this? I can't let this half of the poem float alone.
So, Zhao Kuangyin gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and decided to pass on this half of the poem and let all the literati from all over the world come to write it for him.
As soon as the news got out, it exploded. The literati are gearing up and eager to try. But yes, they don't feel right when they write about it.
Why? Because the aura of this half poem is too strong! Zhao Kuangyin's two lines of poetry are like two mountains pressing there, making people breathless.
Therefore, despite the efforts of the literati to continue writing, they have never been able to find the right next two sentences.
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Zhu Yuanzhang: Continue to write the challenge and the contest of the emperor's mental art
Hundreds of years later, another grassroots emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, heard about it. When he heard it, he was happy: "Hey! This Zhao Kuangyin is quite interesting! Half of the poem is incomplete, and he dares to show it off?"
So, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to challenge this unfinished poem.
Who was Zhu Yuanzhang? That was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty! He had never gone to school or read since he was a child, but he was extremely smart and self-taught.
As soon as he heard Zhao Kuangyin's two poems, he pondered it. After pondering over and over again, I figured out the next two sentences: "Persist in this ambition and become an eternal ambition, and win the championship in a hundred battles to open peace." ”
Hey! These two lines of poetry are amazing as soon as they come out! It is simply a perfect echo of Zhao Kuangyin's two sentences!
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang's two poems were written, they caused a sensation. People were amazed: "Oh! This Zhu Yuanzhang is really amazing! Not only can he fight wars, govern the country, but also write poems!"
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard these words, he didn't mention the beauty in his heart! He felt that he was simply the best in both civil and military affairs, and the first in the world!
But, let's talk about it, why was this Zhu Yuanzhang able to write such a good poem? Actually, there is a deeper reason behind this! That is, the emperor's mental technique!
Zhu Yuanzhang knows that as an emperor, he must not only have the ability to conquer the world by force, but also have the wisdom to rule the people with culture. That's why he dared to challenge Zhao Kuangyin's poem and successfully continued to write the second half.
This not only shows his literary talent, but also reflects his political wisdom and philosophy of governance.
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The imperial mind and cultural inheritance behind the poetry
Speaking of which, we have to mention this imperial mental technique. Do you know?
In fact, these emperors did not really write poems to express their emotions or show their talents, but to convey a political signal and cultural ideas.
Through poetry, they expressed their statecraft, cultural pursuits, and values, so as to achieve the goal of educating the people and consolidating their rule.
Take Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang as examples, although both of them are martial artists, they both pay great attention to cultural construction.
After Zhao Kuangyin established the Great Song Dynasty, he admired the rule of culture and reused literati, making the Song Dynasty one of the most prosperous eras in Chinese history.
After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang vigorously promoted Confucian culture and advocated values such as loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, which made the social atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty more simple and orderly.
When we taste these imperial poems, we should not only appreciate their literary talents, but also understand their political wisdom and governing philosophy. Only in this way can we truly understand the deep meaning and connotation behind these poems.
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The ultimate reflection on the poetic collision and inheritance between culture and martial arts
Finally, let's summarize today's topic. By understanding the poetic collision between Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang, it is not difficult for us to find an interesting phenomenon: that is, the wonderful relationship between cultural governance and martial arts.
In ancient China, civil governance and martial arts complemented each other. If an emperor wants to govern the country well, he must pay attention to both cultural and military construction.
Only in this way can he win the support of the people and the awe of his enemies, and thus secure his rule.
As one of the important carriers of culture, poetry plays an important role in cultural governance and martial arts.
Emperors wrote poems to express their political ideas and cultural pursuits, so as to achieve the purpose of educating the people and consolidating their rule;
The common people read poems to understand the emperor's thoughts and the country's policies, so as to better cooperate with the government's governance.
Therefore, when we look at history, we should not only pay attention to those thrilling wars and political struggles, but also pay attention to those cultural phenomena that seem ordinary but contain profound wisdom.
Only in this way can we truly understand the true meaning of history and draw wisdom and strength from it!
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Epilogue - Reverie is infinite, and it will be commented on by future generations
Today's topic is here! Although the poetic collision between Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang has come to an end, the reverie it leaves us with is infinite.
In the days to come, let us continue to explore more historical stories and cultural treasures with this poetry and reverie!
At the same time, I also look forward to more descendants being able to continue to write this poetry, inherit this culture, and add more luster to the cultural treasure house of our Chinese nation!