This article is about a modern poem by Xu Xilin.
Historically speaking, the Qing Dynasty officially ended in 1912, and Xu Xilin died in 1907, which should be regarded as a Qing Dynasty.
But he himself was inspired by the ideas of modern revolution, extremely hostile to the Qing Dynasty, and finally arrested for the failure of the uprising. From this point of view, Xu Xilin is also a thoroughly modern person.
Xu Xilin was born in 1873, the family is a local landlord gentry businessman, received a good family education from an early age, and has passed the titles of twin and deputy lifter. In 1903, he went to Japan under the pretext of visiting the Osaka Exposition and had the opportunity to contact Western studies.
Returning from Japan in 1906, Xu Xilin traveled north to Jilin and Liaoning. At that time, the Qing Dynasty was at the most severe time of being divided and occupied by imperialism, and the three eastern provinces were mainly exploited and occupied by Russian and Japanese forces.
Along the way, witnessing the reality of many disasters and difficulties in the sea under the rule of the Qing Dynasty, Xu Xilin wrote this magnificent and fierce "Out of the Plug".
Out of The Plug Xu Xilin [Qing Dynasty] military song should sing the big sword ring, vowing to destroy Hu Nu out of Yuguan. Only the battlefield is dead for the country, why should Ma Ge wrap the body back.
The most touching thing is that a year after the poet finished writing "Out of the Plug", he was defeated and arrested in the Uprising in Anqing, and immediately became generous and righteous, and used his life to fulfill the oath in this poem, realizing the lofty ideal of dying in battle and sacrificing himself to serve the country.
After his arrest, the Qing Dynasty recorded his confession, and Xu Xilin wrote a straight letter: "Er wait to kill me, cut my heart off, break my hands and feet, and break my whole body. "It can be seen that life and death have long been put aside."
Speaking of this poem, it can be seen from the title of the poem that the road belongs to the Biansai poetry school. The name of "Out of the Plug" can be traced back to Han Le Fu, and posterity is mostly used to reflect the military and border plug life, especially Sheng Tang GaoShi, Cen Shan, Wang Changling, Wang Zhizhuo are the most famous.
Because of the strong strength of the Tang Dynasty, the frontier has repeatedly spread good news, and the biansai poetry is also a magnificent wave. Although Xu Xilin's "Out of the Plug" was written in the late Qing Dynasty when the national strength was weakening, its momentum and enthusiasm were not lost to the Sheng Tang.
Although the poem has only 4 sentences, it is written in one go, with strong shock and appeal.
The first sentence is to shout for the country in the form of an almost slogan.
"The military song should sing the big knife ring", at first glance it seems to be unreasonable, the military song sings the knife ring, what does this mean?
In fact, the author has another metaphor in it, the knife ring and the "also" harmonic sound. Singing military songs is naturally triumphant and "returned". It is also a "military song" and a "big knife", all of which are full of enthusiasm and pride of the author.
"Oath to destroy Hu Nu out of Yuguan", Hu Nu is a derogatory term for ethnic minorities in ancient times, which is of course a proxy for imperialism; Yuguan is Yumen Pass, and here it also refers to Shanhaiguan. Hu Nu and Yuguan are both ancient allusions, but the author's mind has never left the fiery three eastern provinces.
The last two sentences are the essence of the whole poem: "Only the battlefield is dead for the country, why should Ma Ge wrap the body back." ”
Since you chose to join the army, you only know that you should sacrifice your life for the country on the battlefield, and who cares about how the corpse will return to China after dying in battle in the future?
Ma Ge shrouded corpse, this allusion comes from the Han Dynasty Fubo general Ma Yuan: "If a boy dies in the border field, and the body wrapped in Ma Ge is buried with his ears, how can he lie on the bed and be evil in the hands of a child and a woman?" ”
Here Xu Xilin went one step further, saying that soldiers do not even need to consider "ma ge shrouds" on the battlefield, and that dying on the battlefield is the greatest glory, which shows his ardent spirit of revolution and sacrifice.
If you divide the structure of the poem, the first and second sentences talk about the war as a whole, about the situation of the war and the attitude of resolute resistance. The last two sentences talk more deeply about my fearless attitude and spirit of sacrifice in dealing with war.
"White Mountains and Black Water Cast Loyal Souls". A passion for blood, sprinkled into poetry, it is really moving to read.
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