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Every son of heaven in Jiangnan is a poet, and every king in Hebei does his best. ①
At first glance, I heard Yuefu singing Lanling Qu, and I saw Yudou Ash in eastern Hunan. ②
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① "Jiangnan" sentence: The emperors of the Six Dynasties in Jiangnan were all poets who advocated literature, and the emperors of the Northern Dynasties in Hebei were all generals. Poet: a person who is good at writing. Emperors of the Southern Dynasties, such as Emperor Gaozu of Qi, Emperor Wudi of Qi, Emperor Wendi of Wen, Emperor Yuan of Liang, etc., all had literary talents and poems handed down from generation to generation. Emperors: Fu Jian, Tuoba, Mu Rongchui, Gao Huan, Yu Wentai and others in the Northern Dynasties.
② "Zhage" sentence: The sergeant in the Northern Dynasty only sang Yuefu's "Brave Lanling Ensemble", and saw the books collected by the King of Xiangdong in the Southern Dynasty turn to ashes. Lan Ling Qu: It was recorded in the book Long Bow Biography of King Wu of Lan Ling in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Longbow, the son of Wen Xiang in Northern Qi Dynasty, was named King Wu of Lanling. Fighting with Zhou Jun, "The siege was in a hurry, and the people in the city were well informed and prepared to avoid showing their faces, but they were saved by the crossbowman and won a great victory." Samurai ballad is Samurai Lanling Entering the Array. Xiangdong: Xiao Yi, the seventh son of Liang Wudi, was made King of Xiangdong. Good reading and writing, beautiful poetry and prose. After Jiangling acceded to the throne, it was for Yuan Di. Jade axis: the laudatory name of scroll. Refers to precious books. "Jade Axis Ashes" means that books are burned. Yu Xin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty wrote "Jiangnan Fu": "The jade axis is gray, and the dragon text breaks the column. "Nan Shi Liang Benji" records that in 554 AD, in the third year of the Holy Family, Emperor Liang Yuan was at the end of his wit when he surrounded Jiangling in West Wei Jun. "He collected more than ten books and burned them. "The city fell, and Yuan Di was captured and killed. The last two sentences compare the warrior Lan Ling with the king of Xiangdong, Lan Ling practices martial arts, and the sergeant Sang Yuefu wins; If you can write to the east, the book will die in ashes. This song is a comparison between the militaristic Northern Dynasties and the civilized Southern Dynasties. Praise the powerful people in the north.