"The Book of Songs·Xiaoya·Lu Ming": Calling friends to invite wild deer to rejoice, playing drums, harps and shengs to the banquet of monarchs and ministers

"Xiaoya" is a very important part of "The Book of Songs", with 74 poems. The creation years of the works span the entire Western Zhou Dynasty from the beginning to the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty. There are a large number of Zhou Li, Zhou Xuan, Zhou Works from the period of King You. The contents of Xiaoya and "Guofeng" are mostly fresh records related to the ritual and music system of the Zhou Dynasty. The contents involve sacrifices, banquets, farming, war, labor, marriage and love, etc., creating a new era for Chinese poetry to be rooted in later generations. A pioneer in realist writing.

This poem was written to add to the fun of the King of Zhou's banquet with ministers.

The first section, "Yo yo, the deer roars, eating the apples of the wild. I have a guest, playing the harp and the sheng. Playing the sheng and drums, carrying the basket is the general. People who are kind to me show me how to move around." "A group of wild deer were hooting, inviting friends to eat the grass. I have distinguished guests, who add to the fun with the flute, harp, and fiddle. The drums, harps and reeds are played to add to the fun, and the coins and silk in the basket express one's feelings. You have always been kind to me and showed me the bright road to follow.

The second section, "Hey, the deer roars, eating the wormwood in the wild. I have a guest, the virtuous voice of Kong Zhao. He treats the people without mercy, and a gentleman is effective. I have a wine, and the guest style is Yan Yi "Ao." A group of wild deer were hooting, inviting others to eat mugwort. I have distinguished guests whose reputations spread far and wide. Their reputation spread far and wide, and they would not behave frivolously towards the common people. They were an example for gentlemen to follow. I have fine wine for all the distinguished guests to enjoy.

The third section, "Yo yo, the deer roars, eating wild qin. I have guests, playing harp, harp, drums and harp. The harp, harp, drums and harp are harmonious and exquisite. I have a wine, and I use Yan music to entertain the guests." Heart." A group of wild deer were hooting, inviting friends to eat the grass. I have distinguished guests, who add to the fun with the flute, harp, and fiddle. The drums, harps and reeds are played to add to the fun, and the music is harmonious and brings joy to the heart. I have fine wine, and I will entertain all the distinguished guests until they are satisfied.

Yo (yōu) yo, the sound of a deer. Apple, mugwort. Reed, the reed on the sheng. Carrying baskets refers to giving gifts, usually coins and silk, similar to the year-end bonuses given by leaders to employees today. This was a means for the King of Zhou to unite and win over ministers. Jiang, send, offer. Zhouxing (háng) means great road, which is extended to great principles. Artemisia, Artemisia annua, Artemisia annua. Deyin, good reputation. Kong, very. See, same as "show". Hu, the same as "任". Then, rules and models are used as verbs here. Purpose, beauty, is a very common adjective in the Book of Songs. Formula, particle. Yan, same as "Yan", banquet. Ao, the same as "Ao", means to travel. Qin (qín), Artemisia plant. Zhan (dān), deep.

Some people have verified that this poem should have been written in the era of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty. Because the Zhou Dynasty experienced the "civilian riots" and Duke Zhao Mu and Zhou Dinggong (descendants of Duke Zhao and Duke Zhou in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, who later became hereditary royal ministers) came to power, King Xuan of Zhou worked hard to govern and reused Duke Zhao Mu, Yin Jifu, Zhongshanfu, and Cheng Boxiu. Father, Guo Wengong, Shen Bo, Hanhou, Xianfu, still uncle, Zhang Zhong and many other virtuous ministers, the Zhou Dynasty was revived for a time, which was called "Xuanwang Zhongxing" in history. This poem also emphasizes the help of the ministers to the monarch, "When people are kind to me, they show me how to behave." They point out the monarch's righteous path and help the country's deeds. Regardless of whether it describes the situation during the reign of King Xuan or not, this poem can see the Zhou Dynasty's efforts to maintain class rule and clan unity. The ideas of wise kings, virtuous ministers and peaceful governance advocated by later generations are more or less influenced by this poem.

The 161st special topic on the Book of Songs, the 161st overall.