1. Between the idea of life and death
China people pay attention to the final verdict, or no matter what happens in front of them, once they die, they should get some respect and peace. But Xiang Yu has never been at peace! From the moment he committed suicide with a horizontal knife at the edge of Wujiang Pavilion, the famous overlord of the place of Xi Chu was caught in an endless "oral battle", and today, after a thousand years, he is still arguing endlessly.
there is only one focus of debate: if he crosses the Wujiang River, can he make a comeback?
Some people think that Xiang Yu shouldn't commit suicide, but should make a comeback. The representative figure who advocates this view is Du Mu. Du Mu is a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, and his poems are particularly outstanding. There are famous sentences handed down from generation to generation, such as "The east wind is not with Zhou Lang, and the bronze finches lock Er Qiao in the spring" and "In the old days, Wang Xie Tang died and flew into the homes of ordinary people". When he visited Wujiang River, he felt something about Xiang Yu and wrote a poem titled "The Pavilion of Wujiang River".
it's a man's job to win or lose a military plan.
There are many talented children in Jiangdong, and it is unknown that they will make a comeback.
Du Mu studied Sun Tzu's Art of War when he was a teenager, and even wrote to the imperial court to give advice. Therefore, in the poem, he said from the perspective of a military strategist that defeat is a common occurrence in military strategists and should not be hung too much in his heart, while a real man should have enough tolerance and be brave after knowing shame. It is not unreasonable for him to say so. Sun Bin, a great strategist in the Warring States period, never gave up because of his crippled legs, and Han Xin, a general at the same time as Xiang Yu, once endured the humiliation of his legs.
Based on this, Du Mu continued, there are still many talented young people in Jiangdong. It is not impossible for you (Xiang Yu) to rely on the 8 children of Jiangdong to start an army. Now you can return to Jiangdong, rest and recuperate, and make a comeback tomorrow.
Some people think that even if Xiang Yu crosses the Wujiang River, it is impossible to make a comeback. This view is diametrically opposed to the method of Du Mu and others. The representative figure who holds this view is Wang Anshi, a politician in the Song Dynasty, who was rated as "the reformer of China in the 11th century" by Lenin, a revolutionary mentor. Wang Anshi made great achievements not only in politics, but also in literature, and he was tied with Han Yu, Su Shi and others as the "Eight Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties".
When Wang Anshi visited Wujiang River, he saw Du Mu's poem, and he scoffed at it. He immediately wrote a poem to fight back. This poem is called "overlapping Wujiang Pavilion", which means that it is on Du Mu's poem.
A brave man who is tired after many battles mourns, but the Central Plains will never recover after a defeat.
Although the children of Jiangdong are here today, are they willing to make a comeback with the king?
After all, Wang Anshi is an outstanding politician. He immediately found his position: the mental state of soldiers and the military and political form at that time. After years of fighting, the soldiers have long been tired, and their tolerance for war has reached the brink of collapse. The initiative of the war is no longer on Xiang Yu's side. Without strategic places such as the Central Plains, the situation of the war is hard to recover.
Based on this, Wang Anshi's conclusion has come. Even if the children of Jiangdong are still there, are they willing to go out with you (Xiang Yu) again? "The world is bitter in Ku Jin", I'm afraid no one is willing to continue fighting, especially under the situation that Liu Bang has unified the world and gradually stabilized.
In addition to the above two tit-for-tat views, there is another view that is unique. They think that Xiang Yu is just a river east, which is the embodiment of heroism-it is better to die than to die. The representative of this view is Li Qingzhao. Li Qingzhao was a great poet in the Song Dynasty and a master of graceful and restrained school. Only under the eyebrows, but on the heart ","Know it, know it, it should be green, fat, red and thin "and other famous sentences spread.
She wrote in a poem entitled "Summer quatrains": "Life is a hero, but death is a hero. I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong. " It's a pity that a weak woman can write such a generous poem. In Li Qingzhao's view, it is natural for people to do something when they are alive. Even if they die, they should not be too timid, but also be open. Therefore, Xiang Yu would rather die standing than go back to Jiangdong to drag out an ignoble existence. If this poem is put at the time of the invasion of the nomads from the south, it will have more practical significance.
Now it seems that it is quite difficult to be dead or not in Xiang Yu and Wujiang Pavilion. As Shakespeare said, "To be or not to be is a question!"
2. One person's story is a carnival for all
Xiang Yu is dead, so let's get it over with. Although his body was cut up by others and traded for fame and fortune, all this pain was borne by future generations. He's dead. It doesn't matter if he's whole or not.
as for concubine Yu, he is even more neglected.
even whether this woman has it or not is a problem. Personally, I believe this is a figure imagined by Tai Shigong or later generations for their pity for Xiang Yu. This is also in line with the cultural tradition of heroes with beautiful women.
We all hope that there is such a gentle and lovely beauty around the great hero. She is the harbor and ornament of the hero, and the final death is the rendering of the heroic atmosphere. Imagine if there were no concubine, wouldn't the death of the overlord of the place of Chu be too boring? Being chased by the enemy all the time, chasing all the time, catching up with the Wujiang River, there is no way to go to heaven and nowhere to go, and finally I have to commit suicide. Oh, this is too pitiful!
this is the overlord of the place of Chu! A generation of god of war, once swept the world, how could it end up so timid? If so, Liu Bang won't be too excited. The more heroic Xiang Yu is, the more emboldened he is.
what should I do? Then fill in some material for history.
On the banks of the Wujiang River, the wind is rustling and the sound of killing is loud.
It's just that this ShaSheng belongs to Liu Bang, who came to kill Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu looked around, and all the soldiers were exhausted, not to mention fighting. Even if the wind blows, they may fall at any time.
His bun is messy and floating in the wind.
and Yu Ji's red skirt.
"Ah-"Xiang Yu screamed at the sky.
Yu Ji's pear blossoms bring rain, but there is also a flash of fortitude in her eyes.
"Xiang Wang, let my body sing another song for you!" " Yu Ji said, "Don't dance by the Wujiang River. For a time, the sequoia fluttered, just like a fairy.
when Xiang Yu saw this, he also sang loudly, saying, "If you pull up the mountains, you will be angry with the world, but when it is unfavorable, you will never die. What can I do if I don't die, concubine? "
at the end of the song, Yu Ji fell in the Wujiang River. Blood is redder and more dazzling than clothes. But there is no pity in this surging river. Only the approaching drums came to see the poor woman off.
Xiang Yu took a look at the children of Jiangdong who had been with him for many years-for the last time.
the sunset is like blood, the sunset all over the sky, the blood all over the sky.
he also suddenly felt a little tired-he had already made a scene, and now he needs to leave quietly.
So he kissed Wu Zhui Ma and walked into the Wujiang Pavilion-
When Yu Ji died, Xiang Yu died, and in such a tragic way. Liu bang is happy, writers and historians are happy, and everyone in the world is happy.
Xiang Yu used one person's death to complete the carnival of the whole world.
What a good story and a beautiful legend. Even if the Wujiang River dries up, the story is still there, and the legend is still there.
3. Make a comeback, the dream of an evil dream
There is no assumption in history, but I still assume that Xiang Yu crossed the Wujiang River.
Xiang Yu has crossed the Wujiang River. What can he do? Leading the children of Jiangdong to make a comeback? Hehe, this may just be the wishful thinking of Du Mu and others. In fact, it is no longer possible.
subjectively, Xiang Yu has two weaknesses, which are doomed to make him fail.
Xiang Yu is too superstitious about force and kills indiscriminately. If he comes from a military family, it's understandable to believe in force, but what about murder? That's the problem in the bones. There are no undead in war, but all lives are worthy of respect, especially those who aspire to the world should cherish every life. And Xiang Yu? It's simply treating human life like dirt. In 26, he killed Qin Jun and killed more than 2, people. We all know that killing and surrendering is a taboo for military strategists, but he did not hesitate to raise the butcher's knife just because he was worried that Qin Jun's surrender would make trouble. Two hundred thousand troops, so pit killed. Also in 26 AD, he captured Xianyang, and for this capital, he chose the massacre. In contrast, Liu Bang's "Three Chapters of the Constitution" does not know how many generations to be better!
Xiang Yu is headstrong and faithless. It seems nothing strange that a man who rules the world by force like him is headstrong. But if you want to rule the world, how can you go your own way? Letting Liu Bang go at the Hongmen banquet is a typical manifestation of his headstrong attitude, and he also uses benevolence and morality as an excuse, but it is just a woman's mercy. Later, Fan Zeng was abandoned, which led to the departure of military advisers, and Chen Ping directly defected to Liu Bang. This kind of "self-destruction of the Great Wall" is strange if it does not fail. ! As for his dishonesty, it is much more. He betrayed the agreement of "first entering Xianyang as king" and secretly designed to kill Yidi, which was taboo in the world. We often say that people can't stand without faith, and Xiang Yu has pushed himself to the road of being a husband.
Objectively, first, the general trend of the world has changed fundamentally, and the conditions for starting a new army are no longer available; Second, Jiangdong does not have the material foundation to support the re-starting.
More importantly, the situation in the world has changed fundamentally. Even if he crosses the Wujiang River, there is no condition for him to fight. The reason why he succeeded in starting his army and quickly dominated the world was that he borrowed the east wind of "All the world is bitter in Ku Jin" and gained the glory of his Chu nobles. Of course, he also had his personal charm and efforts. It should be pointed out that after so many years of war, the patience of people all over the world (including soldiers) has reached the limit. What they need now is peace, a stable life, rather than continuing to fight. Let's take a look at the Han army's occupation of other places at this time. Liu Bang abolished the tyranny of Qin State and made three chapters, and has begun to implement the policy of recuperation. If you win the hearts of the people, you will win the world. The record of "I am afraid that Liu Bang will not be the king of Qin in the future" is enough to show that the hearts of the people at this time have been biased towards Liu Bang.
an important reason for Xiang Yu's failure was that the materials needed for the war could not be supplied. It seems that he occupied the land just to occupy it, and he has no consciousness of managing and resuming production at all. It is ok to support the war temporarily by fighting, but in the long run, resources will be exhausted and failure will be inevitable. Perhaps Xiang Yu is a pure soldier, with only swords in his mind and no people. Even if we return to Jiangdong this time, how big is Jiangdong? If you can know the mistake, if you can correct it, it will be the separatist party at most, which depends on Liu Bang's eyes. Does the so-called couch side allow others to snore and sleep? It is estimated that even the separatist party is wishful thinking of Xiang Yu. In the end, it is just to let Jiangdong's children experience another war.
make a comeback, hehe, it's ok on paper, but it's actually impossible.
4. Postscript: Xiang Yu will not die
On the banks of Wujiang River, death with dignity is the best way out for Xiang Yu.
We can't imagine that Xiang Yu was taken to the execution ground. We can't imagine that Xiang Yu died at the hands of other generals, and we can't imagine that Xiang Yu died under the sword of nobody-he can't die like that.
He is a hero, he is a great hero, he is the only overlord in China history, so he wants to be a hero in life and a hero in death. Not every hero can do it with dignity. Xiang Yu did it. Perhaps this is the only thing he can do for himself. Draw the circle completely, and then leave everything to future generations.
When Fu Qin lost his government, Chen She was the first to suffer, and heroes rose up, contending with each other, which was countless. However, the feather did not have the size to take advantage of it. In three years, it wiped out the five princes and divided the world, while the princes were sealed, and the government was called "overlord". Although it did not end, it has never been seen since recent times.
Every time I read this passage from Tai Shigong, Xiang Yu's peerless heroism can come to my face. Although two thousand years have passed, his style is still desirable.
Xiang Yu didn't die, just to remember.
Author's brief introduction Zhang Dongxiao, male, born in Pingyu County, Henan Province in 1983, now lives in Beijing and has published more than 3, words.