192) held power, he built a fort at Mei with
treasures
and provisions to last thirty years.
Du Fu - 5
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Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM At the Pond and Terrace of Consort Zheng, Happy to Meet Instructor Zheng 283 At the end of my rope, I see how a real friend behaves, the age is blocked, I grieve at the hard ways.
The east wind blows on the springtime ice, 24 far and wide the holy soil is wet.
When I think on you, be sparing with your wings, once having eaten your fill, think on folding them.
Be not the eagle that soars through the clouds, 28 when hearing a shout, speeds toward the bird.
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2 At the Pond and Terrace of Consort Zheng, Happy to Meet Instructor Zheng [Qian] and Drink with Him I never thought that I would live among war horses, and then who would have known we would share a cup of ale?
Burning navel, the fort at Mei ruined,1 4 holding his standard, the Han officer returned.
2 White hair, a thousand stalks of snow.
loyal heart, one square inch of ash.
3 Parted, we passed through places of dying, 8 suddenly we are climbing a terrace and telling all.
Once again we face Qin?
s pipes playing,4 together we come to visit Ruan?
s house.
5 1 When Dong Zhuo (d.
192) held power, he built a fort at Mei with treasures and provisions to last thirty years. Later, when he was killed in Chang? an, the soldiers lit his navel; he was so fat that the fire burned for several days. This may refer to the death of An Lushan, also notoriously fat. 2 *Su Wu. This refers to Zheng Qian, who had been taken to Luoyang by An Lushan? s�troops; according to Du Fu, Zheng remained loyal (? holding his standard? also means ? keeping his integrity? ), though that was not the verdict of�the court. 3 That is, the heart has burned away with cares. 4 *Xiaoshi. This refers to Consort Zheng; imperial son-in-laws were commonly compared to Xiaoshi. 5 Ruan Xian was *Ruan Ji? s nephew; Ruan Ji lived on the south side of the street, while Ruan Xian lived on the north side.
192) held power, he built a fort at Mei with treasures and provisions to last thirty years. Later, when he was killed in Chang? an, the soldiers lit his navel; he was so fat that the fire burned for several days. This may refer to the death of An Lushan, also notoriously fat. 2 *Su Wu. This refers to Zheng Qian, who had been taken to Luoyang by An Lushan? s�troops; according to Du Fu, Zheng remained loyal (? holding his standard? also means ? keeping his integrity? ), though that was not the verdict of�the court. 3 That is, the heart has burned away with cares. 4 *Xiaoshi. This refers to Consort Zheng; imperial son-in-laws were commonly compared to Xiaoshi. 5 Ruan Xian was *Ruan Ji? s nephew; Ruan Ji lived on the south side of the street, while Ruan Xian lived on the north side.
