The
comparison
is to Suzong.
Du Fu - 5
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 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
