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Cao Cao

Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time.

A snake riding a fog turned out to be dust.

The old horse crouches, aiming at thousands of miles;

The martyrs were full of courage in their later years.

The surplus and contraction period is not only in the sky;

Blessings that nourish grace can last forever.

Fortunately, even! Sing with ambition.

Brief introduction of the author

Political power: Cao Wei

Appearance: more than seven feet long, about 1.67 meters today, with narrow eyes and long beard.

Cao Cao (155.2.24. -220. 1. 15) was born in qiaocheng county (now qiaocheng, Bozhou city, Anhui province), a lucky person with a nickname of Meng de. An outstanding politician, strategist and poet in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Politically, Cao Cao eliminated many separatist forces in the north, restored the unification of northern China, and implemented a series of policies to restore economic production and social order. Under the impetus of Cao Cao and his son, Yu Wen formed Jian 'an literature represented by Cao Shi and his son (Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi), which was called Jian 'an style in history and left a glorious stroke in the history of literature.

Cao Cao was born into a prominent eunuch family. Cao Teng, Cao Cao's grandfather, was one of the top ten attendants of eunuch group in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and was also a descendant of Cao Can, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. Father Cao Song is Cao Teng's adopted son. At that time, Cao Song's background was not clear, so Chen Shou called him "Don't jump to conclusions", but some people thought he was the son of Xiahou. Official to Qiu.

Literary achievements

Cao Cao is not only an outstanding politician and strategist in the history of China, but also an outstanding writer. He has written military works such as Sun Tzu's Art of War, Sun Tzu's Art of War, Hao, Hai, Qiu Lu, Cold Night, Jieshi and Jie Shi. Later generations also compiled Cao Cao Ji.

Writing style

There are three contents in Cao Cao's poems: reflecting the reality of unrest in the late Han Dynasty, unifying the ideal of the world and the indomitable spirit, and expressing unforgettable negative emotions.

Creation background

In the 12th year of Jian 'an (207), Cao Cao led an army to conquer Wuhuan, which was a great disaster in Northeast China at that time. This is an important war in Cao Cao's great cause of reunifying the north. On the way to the expedition, I wrote the Yuefu poem "Out of Xiamen" (belonging to "Harmony Song, Sediao Song"). This group of poems consists of five parts, starting with the word "Yan", that is, preface poems. The following articles are named after poems, namely Watching the Sea, Winter in October, He (also known as Different Land) and Guifengshou. From the perspective of music melody, the five parts are a whole, and from the perspective of lyrics, the four parts can be independent.

Interpretation of key words and phrases

Ji: Good horse. A manager. Martyr: A person with lofty aspirations. Has: stopped. Actually: the end. Yongnian: Longevity. Viper: A legendary dragon that can ascend to heaven by clouds. It means: the swift horse squatting in the manger is old, but it still holds the ambition of galloping thousands of miles. Similarly, although the hero is old, his ambition to make contributions will never stop. In these four poems, Cao Cao speaks for himself with a swift horse, showing the spirit of eternal talents and expressing his ambition and lofty sentiments to unify the whole country.

To annotate ...

(1) this poem was written in the 12th year of Jian 'an (207), and Cao Cao was 53 years old. The poem combines philosophical thinking, impassioned and artistic image, showing a positive attitude towards life.

2 "Tortoise" sentence: Although the tortoise can live a long life, it is still dead. God turtle, the legendary psychic turtle, can live for thousands of years. Longevity, longevity. Actually, completely, completely.

3 "Viper": Even if Viper can ascend to heaven through fog, it will eventually die and turn into dust. Viper, a mythical creature similar to the legendary dragon, can drive away clouds and fog.

(4) Ji (J): Maxima. Li √: Manager.

⑤ Martyr: An ambitious person. Old age: old age.

⑥ Surplus and contraction: refers to people's life span. Surplus, long. Shrink, short.

⑦ Dan: Only, only.

Yeung Yi: Maintain physical and mental health.

9 Yong: It's been a long time.

Fortunately, I: those two sentences were added during the concert and have nothing to do with the text.

1 1. Yongnian: longevity.

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Although the tortoise has a long life span, it still has its end.

Although poisonous snakes can fly in fog, they will eventually die and turn to dust.

The old swift horse is squatting in the stable, and its ambition is still to travel thousands of miles every day.

People with great ambitions will never stop working hard in their later years.

The length of a person's life is not just determined by heaven.

You can live longer as long as you take care of your body and mind.

Very lucky. Use singing to express your thoughts and feelings.

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This is a philosophical poem by the richest man, which shows the poet's attitude towards life. The philosophy in the poem comes from the poet's real experience of life, so it is vivid and has sincere and strong emotional power; Philosophy and poetry are expressed by visualization, so the perfect combination of reason, ambition and emotion is realized in the concrete artistic image. The poem "Old horse crouching tiger" is a famous sentence that has been passed down through the ages. Their brushwork is vigorous and the rhythm is heavy, which contains a heroic spirit of self-improvement and profoundly expresses Cao Cao's vigorous and enterprising spirit. The rhyme of the whole poem is ups and downs, the first four sentences are eloquent, and the two sentences of "I still have" are calm. The next four sentences of "Lao Ji" turned into passionate tone, and the pen was thunderous, which made the image of this "domineering" hero jump from the page. And the last few sentences reveal a deep and euphemistic amorous feelings, giving people a warm feeling. The whole poem is ups and downs, and the mechanism is meticulous. It shines with the light of philosophical wisdom, exudes the feeling of forging ahead and vibrates the optimistic tone. His artistic style is unpretentious, lofty and generous, which shows the poet's enterprising spirit of self-improvement and optimistic spirit of loving life.

The length of a person's life is not entirely determined by the sky. As long as he keeps healthy physically and mentally, he can prolong his life. This shows that the poet holds a negative attitude towards fate, but has confidence in it.

Main idea

It expresses the poet's ambition and lofty sentiments that he is unwilling to get old, does not believe in destiny and struggles endlessly.

Current version

Cao Cao-"Although the tortoise lives long"

Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time.

A poisonous snake flew in the fog and was finally covered with dust.

The old horse lurks, aiming at a thousand miles.

The martyrs were full of courage in their later years.

Surplus and contraction periods are not just in the sky.

Blessings that nourish grace can last forever.

I am glad to use this poem to express my inner desire.

Zhong Rong of the Southern Dynasties wrote a poem "Poetry", which evaluated poets and distinguished grades, putting Cao Cao's poems at a disadvantage. However, Cao Cao's poems have a shocking power, which makes countless heroes fall in love with each other crazily. According to "Shi Shuo Xin Yu", Wang Dun, the general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, once drunk and chanted Cao Cao, aiming for thousands of miles. The martyr's next year is full of courage. "Wishful spittoon is a holiday, and the spout is short. Why are theorists' eyes so different from readers' eyes to appreciate love? This is a thought-provoking question.

General Wang's clapping poem is the fourth verse of Cao Cao's Yuefu poem "Out of Xiamen"-"Although a turtle is a longevity". Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and his son at that time, pacified the North Fifth Ring Road, was full of ambition, optimistic and confident, and wrote this group of poems to express his great ambition to make contributions. At this time, Cao Cao is 53 years old and can't help thinking about the journey of life, so at the beginning of the poem, he sings with infinite emotion:

"Although the tortoise has a long life, it still flies in the fog and turns to dust."

"Zhuangzi Qiushui" said: "I heard that Chu had a turtle and died at the age of three thousand." Cao Cao used it unexpectedly,

It is said that the tortoise has lived for three thousand years, but it is still inevitable to die! "Everything goes wrong" records: "Flying dragons ride clouds, making snakes swim in fog, clouds stop fog, and dragons and snakes are the same!" "Teng snake" can ride like a dragon riding clouds and fog, and its skill can be described as great! However, once the clouds clear, they will disappear like flies and ants! In ancient times, Qin Huang Hanwu and other great masters were seduced by the art of immortality, but Cao Cao had a clear understanding of the natural laws of life, which was valuable in the era of predicting superstition. What is more valuable is how to treat this limited life? Cao Cao swept away the tragic tone of the literati at the end of the Han Dynasty who lamented that life was like a dream, and promptly advised people to eat, drink and be merry, and sang passionately:

"Old horse, ambitious. In the year of martyrs, go forward bravely. "

Cao Cao compared himself to an old swift horse. Although old and frail, he was demoted to the next position, but his chest was still full of lofty sentiments. He said that people who are interested in doing something will never be depressed in their later years, and the pursuit of grand ideals will never stop!

This poem begins with a sigh about the philosophy of life, followed by a vigorous singing, and then returns to philosophical speculation:

"The surplus and contraction period is not only in the sky; The blessing that nourishes grace can last forever. "

Cao Cao's outlook on life is quite dialectical. First of all, he talks about respecting the laws of nature, and people always die. Then, in a limited life, people should give full play to their subjective initiative, make positive progress and make contributions.

Finally, people are not completely powerless in the face of natural laws. Although the length of a person's life cannot violate the objective laws, it is not completely given to God. If you take good care of your body and mind and make it healthy and happy, can you also prolong your life? Cao Cao's "pleasure in keeping fit" doesn't mean to sit still and sit back and relax, but rather that a person's mental state is the most important thing. He should not be depressed at the end of the year, but should be "full of courage"-he should have an endless pursuit of ideals and a positive spirit, always optimistic, energetic, constantly striving for self-improvement and maintain ideological youth. Cao Cao revealed the significance of human spiritual factors to health through personal experience. In this respect, it is not a wonderful health theory!

The more valuable value of The Ghost Blows the Lamp is that it is a real poem, which opens up a new era of poetry. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ousted hundreds of schools of thought, and held the thoughts of people in the Han Dynasty captive for three or four hundred years, so that the literati in the Han Dynasty could not write poems, but only wrote great poems praising the achievements of emperors and endlessly annotated Confucian classics, and the literature with true feelings and individuality could not be developed. Until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world fell apart, stormy, political, ideological and cultural changes took place. As a hero in the world, Cao Cao, who loves poetry and songs, took the lead in going astray and brought a free and active atmosphere to the literary world. He is surrounded by a large number of literati, such as "Seven Scholars of Jian 'an", who live in a war-torn era and often show impassioned thoughts and feelings. As "Wen Xin Diao Long Time Series" said: "When you look at it, you are elegant and generous, good at being scattered in the world, light and vulgar, with a deep ambition and a long pen, so you are generous and full of gas. "In particular, Cao Cao wrote poems on the pommel horse, which was tragic and generous, shocking ancient and modern times, unprecedented and unprecedented. The hearty style of this passionate poem was later called "Jian 'an Style", with Cao Cao as the most prominent representative. For thousands of years, Cao Cao's poems have shaken the hearts of heroes all over the world with this "bold" spirit and its inherent positive enterprising spirit. It is this precious characteristic that makes Jian 'an literature shine brilliantly in the history of China literature. Zhong Rong placed Cao Cao in an inferior position, mainly because he was "ancient and straight" and lacked literary talent. I didn't know that Cao Cao, a hero, was dismissive of carving chapters and pecking sentences. Zhong Rong was from the Six Dynasties. Scholars at that time paid great attention to literary talent and gorgeous colors. As the saying goes, "a hundred words are used together, and the price of words is strange." Zhong Rong's evaluation of Cao Cao is too low, which is obviously due to the ethos of the times. We know that any literature, including poetry, is second in content after all. In the past, Cao Cao's literary position was often concealed by his political achievements, but was not taken seriously. In fact, he is an outstanding figure in the history of China literature development, especially his pioneering work on Jian 'an literature, which really deserves a lot of attention. (Zhang Tieming)

Zhong Rong of the Southern Dynasties wrote a poem "Poetry", which evaluated poets and distinguished grades, putting Cao Cao's poems at a disadvantage. However, Cao Cao's poems have a shocking power, which makes countless heroes fall in love with each other crazily. According to "Shi Shuo Xin Yu", Wang Dun, the general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, once drunk and chanted Cao Cao, aiming for thousands of miles. The martyr's next year is full of courage. "Wishful spittoon is a holiday, and the spout is short.

When Cao wrote this set of poems, he defeated Yuan Shao and his son, pacified the North Fifth Ring Road, was full of ambition, optimistic and confident, and was determined to make contributions. At this time, he was 53 years old. Thinking of the journey of life, the poem begins with infinite emotion: "Although the turtle has a long life, there is still a time when it will eventually turn into dust." Zhuangzi? "Autumn Water" said: "I heard that there was a turtle in Chu State, and it was already 3,000 years old when it died." Cao Cao did the opposite, saying that the turtle lived for 3 thousand years, but it was still inevitable to die! Did everything wrong? Dilemma "records:" The dragon rides the cloud, stings the snake and swims in the fog, the cloud stops the fog, and the dragon and snake are the same! "'Viper' can be like a dragon riding a cloud, and its skill is great! However, once the clouds clear, they will disappear like flies and ants! In ancient times, Qin Huang Hanwu and other great masters were seduced by the art of immortality, but Cao Cao had a clear understanding of the natural laws of life, which was valuable in the era of predicting superstition. What is more valuable is how to treat this limited life? Cao Cao swept away the tragic tone of the literati at the end of the Han Dynasty who lamented that life was like a dream and advised people to eat, drink and be merry in time, and sang generously: "An old horse crouches and aims at a thousand miles. The next year of the martyrs is full of courage. " Cao Cao compared himself to an old swift horse. Although old and frail, he was demoted to the next position, but his chest was still full of lofty sentiments. He said that people who are interested in doing something will never be depressed in their later years, and the pursuit of grand ideals will never stop! This poem begins with a sigh about the philosophy of life, followed by a strong and intense singing, and then returns to philosophical speculation: "The period of surplus and contraction is not limited to the sky; Blessings that nourish grace can last forever. "Cao Cao's outlook on life is quite dialectical. First of all, he talks about respecting the laws of nature, and people always die. Then it goes on to say that in a limited life, people should take the initiative and make contributions. Finally, people are not completely powerless in the face of natural laws. Although the length of a person's life cannot violate the objective laws, it is not completely given to God. If you take good care of your body and mind and make it healthy and happy, can you also prolong your life? Cao Cao's "pleasure in keeping fit" doesn't mean to sit still and sit back and relax, but rather that a person's mental state is the most important thing. He should not be depressed at the end of the year, but should be "full of courage"-he should have an endless pursuit of ideals and a positive spirit, always optimistic, energetic, constantly striving for self-improvement and maintain ideological youth. Cao Cao revealed the significance of human spiritual factors to health through personal experience. In this respect, it is not a wonderful health theory!

The more valuable value of Although Returning to Hands lies in that it opens up a new era of poetry. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought, worshiping Confucianism alone, and imprisoned the thoughts of the Han people for three or four hundred years. As a result, the literati in the Han Dynasty could not write poems, but only wrote great poems praising the achievements of emperors and endlessly annotated Confucian classics, and the literature with true feelings and individuality could not be developed. Until the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world fell apart, stormy, political, ideological and cultural changes took place. As a hero in the world, Cao Cao, who loves poetry and songs, took the lead in going astray and brought a free and active atmosphere to the literary world. He is surrounded by a large number of literati, such as "Seven Scholars of Jian 'an", who live in a war-torn era and often show impassioned thoughts and feelings. Like Wen Xin Diao Long? The time series says: "When reading the next pen, it is elegant and generous, good things are scattered in the world, the wind is light and vulgar, and the ambition is deep and the pen is long, so it is generous and full of gas. "In particular, Cao Cao wrote poems on the pommel horse, which was tragic and generous, shocking ancient and modern times, unprecedented and unprecedented. The hearty style of this passionate poem was later called "Jian 'an Style", with Cao Cao as the most prominent representative. For thousands of years, Cao Cao's poems have shocked the hearts of heroes all over the world with this "generous" spirit and its inherent positive and enterprising spirit. It is this precious characteristic that makes Jian 'an literature shine brilliantly in the history of China literature. Zhong Rong placed Cao Cao in an inferior position, mainly because he was "ancient and straight" and lacked literary talent. I didn't know that Cao Cao, a hero, was dismissive of carving chapters and pecking sentences. Zhong Rong was from the Six Dynasties. Scholars at that time paid great attention to literary talent and gorgeous colors. As the saying goes, "a hundred words are used together, and the price of words is strange." Zhong Rong's evaluation of Cao Cao is too low, which is obviously due to the ethos of the times. We know that any literature, including poetry, is second in content after all. In the past, Cao Cao's literary position was often concealed by his political achievements, but was not taken seriously. In fact, he is an outstanding figure in the history of China literature development, especially his pioneering work on Jian 'an literature, which really deserves a lot of attention.