Today, I accidentally turned to a small poem, from the song Dynasty Prime Minister Wang Pu's pen, this poem is not badly written, but after reading it makes people feel very angry, why? Let's start with this little poem of his:
"Wing Peony"
Jujube flowers can be fruited to a small size, and mulberry leaves are soft and delicate
The peony is as big as a bucket, and it is not a thing and an empty branch
The theme of this poem is Yong Peony, but the first two sentences first talk about jujube flowers and mulberry leaves, Wang Pu said that although jujube flowers are small, they can bear fruit, and mulberry leaves, although soft, can raise silkworms and spit silk.
The ridiculous thing is the peony flower, although the flowers are huge and look very good, but after the flowers are thanked, the branches are empty, Wang Pu praised the jujube flowers and mulberry leaves with a contrasting technique, and then fiercely satirized the peony, saying that the peony blossom is an empty after all!
At first glance at this poem, many people will think that the prime minister Wang Pu is really right, it is the truth, jujube flowers can produce fresh dates for people to use, mulberry leaves can raise silkworms to weave gorgeous clothes, but peonies will only blossom, and eventually nothing will be left after the flowers are thanked!
But think about it carefully, in fact, Wang Pu is secretly changing a concept, that is, if the jujube flower is barely a flower, the mulberry leaves are not even flowers, what qualifications are comparable to peonies, even if it is a jujube flower, yes, it can bear fruit, but have you heard of someone admiring peonies under the moon, and there are jujube flowers under the moon?
The meaning of the existence of peony flowers is for people to appreciate, to give people the enjoyment of beauty, to cultivate people's spirit, you let it have more practical effects like jujube mulberry leaves, peony can only say a word of resentment: concubines can't do it!!!
Just as the so-called poetry and speech, the reason why The prime minister Wang Pu wrote this poem actually shows some of his personal life aspirations, that is, everything starts from practical interests, and does not care about those more illusory things, in other words, the prime minister Wang Pu is a person who only pays attention to the interests of strength and interests in current affairs, why say this, we can look at Wang Pu's life experience to understand!
Wang Pu was born in the late Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, he was originally a chancellor of Later Zhou, once very trusted by Later Zhou Taizu Guo Wei and Later Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, in the later period of Chai Rong's reign, he was already an official to the prime minister, and later with the death of Later Zhou Shizong, his son Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne, just as the so-called Lord Shaoguo was suspicious, Chai Zongxun was only seven or eight years old, and he was unable to control the World of Later Zhou!
Wang Pu, who was an old political fritter, was also keenly aware that Later Zhou was about to change dynasties, so he devoted himself to making friends with Zhao Kuangyin, who was in charge of the military power of Later Zhou at that time, and recorded him: Wang Puyin was sincere, which meant that he secretly befriended Zhao Kuangyin privately, and hooked up with Zhao Kuangyin!
Sure enough, later Zhao Kuangyin added his body in the yellow robe of Chen Qiaoyi and launched a mutiny, and then Zhao Kuangyin led the heavy troops back to the capital, and Wang Pu, as the chancellor who was favored by the Later Zhou court, actually lowered his rank to worship first, in modern parlance, Wang Pu saw Zhao Kuangyin enter the palace, and he ran down the stairs to kneel and welcome!
Later Zhou Taizu Guo Wei if Quanxia had known, it was estimated that he could be angry and deceitful, and then Zhou Shizong even regarded Wang Pu as a minister of life, originally hoping that he could assist the young lord Chai Zongxun in managing the Zhou Dynasty!
Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuangyin rebelled, Wang Pu in order to preserve his glory and wealth, he was the first to choose to surrender, the other ministers of Later Zhou saw that the prime minister had taken the lead in surrendering, then what did we resist, we chose to submit to Zhao Kuangyin, so Zhao Kuangyin easily controlled the entire Later Zhou imperial court, smoothly replaced Later Zhou, and established the Northern Song Dynasty!
And Wang Pu, as the first anti-water Later Zhou chancellor, naturally won the favor of Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, and still became his prime minister, but his identity changed from the later Zhou prime minister to the northern Song dynasty prime minister, and the emperor changed, but Wang Pu's glory and wealth have not been changed, and he has to admire Wang Pu's wind and rudder!
It is no wonder that he will desperately praise jujube flowers and mulberry leaves in poetry and belittle peonies, if peonies represent the high wind and bright festival of loyalty and patriotism, then the fruits of the jujube flowers and the silk produced by the mulberry leaves are really rich and glorious, for the sake of glory and wealth, no matter what the best high wind and bright festival is, for Wang Pu, it is just a false name, don't stop!