To Da and Bao were
attributed
the fall of the Shang ( Yin) and Western Zhou respectively.
Du Fu - 5
1 Qingzhou and Xuzhou were two prefectures in the east, deep in An Lushan?
s territory.
2 Heng and Jie are mountains in the northeast.
3 ?
Stern deadliness,?
susha ?
?
, is an attribute of autumn, the season of war and punishment.
The qi (?
atmosphere?
) is both the weather and the spiritual force of the season.
4 The reference is to Yang Guozhong.
5 Daji ?
?
was the consort of Zhou, the last Shang king.
To Da and Bao were attributed the fall of the Shang ( Yin) and Western Zhou respectively. The analogy here is clearly to Lady Yang the Noble Consort, who, in contrast, was ordered to commit suicide, by which, to Du Fu? s mind, the dynasty was saved. 6 The references are to King Xuan, who restored the Western Zhou? s power, and to Guangwudi, the founder of the Eastern Han. The comparison is to Suzong. 7 Chen Xuanli, the general of the guard who compelled the execution of Yang Guozhong and Lady Yang the Noble Consort. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 344 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
To Da and Bao were attributed the fall of the Shang ( Yin) and Western Zhou respectively. The analogy here is clearly to Lady Yang the Noble Consort, who, in contrast, was ordered to commit suicide, by which, to Du Fu? s mind, the dynasty was saved. 6 The references are to King Xuan, who restored the Western Zhou? s power, and to Guangwudi, the founder of the Eastern Han. The comparison is to Suzong. 7 Chen Xuanli, the general of the guard who compelled the execution of Yang Guozhong and Lady Yang the Noble Consort. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 344 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
