Chapter 25 But I hope that the dream of the soul will be the same as that of the king

——The sills of the big carts, the velvet clothes are like mushrooms The sills of the big carts are like velvet clothes.Don't you think?I am afraid of my son. The big carts are squatting, and the velvet clothes are like clothes.Don't you think?Don't run if you are afraid of your son. The hub is in a different room, and the death is in the same acupoint.It is said that I do not believe it, like the sun. —— "Wang Feng · Cart" If in the 21st century, a head of state of a certain superpower, in order to please a woman, tried to sound an alarm of a nuclear attack, turning the whole country upside down, I'm afraid you wouldn't believe it even if you were killed.However, in history, something like this really happened once.

The Fenghuo drama of princes is a very dramatic event, so absurd that it is unique in China's thousands of years of history.In foreign countries, I am afraid that only the Battle of Troy in Homer's epic can barely be compared. (Anyway, I think fighting for a woman for ten years is enough drama, but not as absurd as the scene in China!) Since the twelfth king of the Zhou Dynasty, Mr. Ji Gongnie, the king of Zhouyou, caused a catastrophe by playing with the princes. In addition to playing with his own life, Haojing (Xi'an, Shaanxi) was burned, killed and looted by the barbarians of the Quanrong tribe. Tens of millions of people died, and the huge city was reduced to ruins. The central government had to be moved eastward to Luoyang, and a unified dynasty was reduced to an ordinary kingdom.

The Eastern Zhou Dynasty lost its original suzerain status. Not only was it unable to control the vassal states, but it was also bullied by the powerful vassal states. The territory was shrinking day by day, and its majesty was simply demolished.However, at the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou Dynasty could not help but assume the posture of the emperor and conquer the so-called "rude" vassal states. The sad thing is that they are often made ashamed and pitiful by the vassal states. Wang is the abbreviation of "Wang Ji", that is, the direct rule area of ​​the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, roughly including Luoyang, Yanshi, Gongxian, Wenxian, Qinyang, Jiyuan, and Mengjin in Henan today. "Wang Feng" is the folk song of this area.Speaking of which, "Wang Feng" and "Zhou Nan" come from the same place, but their tunes are different.The local music of Wang Ji of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was included in "Wang Feng", and the foreign music influenced by "Nan Yin" was included in "Zhou Nan".

Because of the frequent conquests in the early stage of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, coupled with the concentration of great aristocrats and their extravagant lives, they had to intensify the oppression and exploitation of the people in their ruled areas.Under the heavy military service, labor service, and economic burden, many homeless men and women were born, and the people generally felt that their lives were declining day by day, which was much worse than before the eastward move. Ten poems by "Wang Feng": "Shu Li", "Gentleman Yang Yang", "Yangzhishui", "There are Lilies in the Mid Valley", "Rabbit", "Ge Li", "Picking Ge", "Great Poetry" Car" and "There Are Hemp in the Hill", most of them reflect the pain and resentment of the people.

Art is different from politics. The pain and resentment of the people will overthrow the regime and affect politics, but it will not overthrow art, but will make art more expressive.Sadness and anger tend not to diminish the power of literature itself, but to aggravate it. In "Wang Feng", there are worries about the country, thoughts of parting, wandering hatred, abandoning grievances, longings that one day will not be seen like March, and the desolate promise of life and death in the same cave. What is left to future generations It is very different from the style of the weak Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

When I first read "Big Cart", I felt like returning home. "Life is different, and death is the same acupuncture point." These eight words, although modern people are no longer used to talking about it, and even rarely express it, but deep down in their hearts, people still agree with and yearn for this emotion. way of. More than 2,000 years ago, perhaps in Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, a woman fell in love with a noble man of high status.On the street, a bullock cart comes from a distance, and the noble man whom the heroine misses day and night is sitting on the cart.Some people will say that riding an ox cart is a very poor thing, how can you still say that his status is not low?Farmers ride bullock carts, which is a wrong idea.Seriously speaking, even peasants don't ride bullock carts anymore, and the carts they drive are no worse than those in the city.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, everything must follow the "Zhou Li". There are strict regulations on who goes out, what clothes to ride, what kind of car, and how many horses to pull. If the non-commissioned officers of later generations are not convinced, they can go to your idols Lord Zhou commented, it is said that the etiquette that killed people originated from him. If you follow the set of "Zhou Li", life is no different from performing on stage, which is extremely troublesome.According to Zhou Gong and Ji Dan's set of rules and regulations, those who are worthy of the treatment of riding a bullock cart are not low in status, at least they are scholars and officials.How low productivity was then!Besides, besides the bad shock absorber system, riding an ox cart is actually pretty cool.Not to mention the age when productivity was relatively low in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, it was later in the Wei and Jin Dynasties that the talented scholars in the Wei and Jin Dynasties still liked to build an ox cart and show off when they had nothing to do.

Having said that, let's get down to business, and then talk about the love that happened near Luoyang more than two thousand years ago.At that time, he was sitting in the car, wearing a beautifully embroidered crown suit.She looked up at his face from outside the car - he looked clear and handsome, and his doctor's uniform was as straight and bright as a newborn Diwei. She looked at him with mixed feelings, how could I not miss you?My love, but I am afraid that you dare not violate the rules of etiquette for me. The car made a squeaky sound, and passed the girl heavily and slowly. Presumably, he also felt nostalgia and couldn't bear to leave quickly. It was because it was too difficult to meet and wanted to see the girl in his heart more, but it was a pity that he wanted to The one who left was just as the woman expected. The man cared about his status, and his education did not allow him to behave like a commoner, but he had to abide by etiquette.

The crown suit on the man is as bright as red jade, looking at him in a grand and majestic manner.The girl was both joyful and desperate in her heart, she knew what it means to be humble and have no way out of the golden door.It is true that he and she once loved each other, and now they are separated, it is not that they no longer love each other.Instead, I realized that I couldn't continue this kind of fruitless love.Let go while there is still a way out, even if there are tears in your eyes and reluctance in your heart at this moment, it is better than being forced to turn against each other in the end.

How can I not miss you, my love.I just know that you will not give up everything you have now for me, betray your parents, and fly away with me.This is certainly my wish.But why don't I know what kind of person you are?You are prudent, you are polite, you are a gentleman, and your thoughts are as bright and clean as the color of your clothes.Your passion for state affairs, for your parents and brothers, for the future is as red and bright as your clothes. Elope together, go far away, to a place where nothing can imprison the freedom of love.Escaping may be a good way to break the boat for some people, but you will not do it.I understand, I can't force you, you have too many unfulfilled ideals, love is only one of them, and I am only one of them.Because I love you, I have to sacrifice with you and for you.

I can turn around and leave, let go of your emotional baggage, or believe in love instead.But I can't let you go, because I know you have too many burdens, I can't bear your loneliness, and I am willing to bear it with you. I heard a man from my hometown sing such a song, and now I will sing it to you—that man went to pick kudzu.One day without seeing her seemed like three months.That person went to pick Artemisia ah.One day without seeing her seems as long as three seasons.That person went to pick AI.One day without seeing her seems like three years. (When you pick Ge, you don’t see it in a day, it’s like March! When you pick Xiao, you don’t see it in a day, it’s like three autumns! When you pick Ai, you don’t see it in a day, it’s like three years old!) When I didn't see you, I also missed you every day like three autumns.I know you won't miss this wholeheartedly, because you don't have enough time to do such things, and I'm glad you don't have to understand this anxiety and helplessness.People who use less love will be more relaxed when they pass by.I hope you can turn around freely. From now on, don't look back, I don't want to have the back of you leaving in my memory. You don't have to be sad, and you don't have to be sorry, knowing that breaking up with you is irresistible, just want to tell you that I can do anything for you.Love is my thing. I swear by the sun, when we live today, we cannot be married and live in the same room, and I am willing to be buried with you in the same tomb after death.In the future, when you have doubts about my words, please look up at the unfading sun in the sky. ... It is another oath to shine with the sun.I am moved by the innocence and persistence of the ancients. They are like newly hatched birds, not worrying about the future, and they have no doubts about the firmness of love just like believing that birds have the ability to fly. And we, like birds with degenerated wings, can only stand on the ground and look up to the sky, looking up to some persistence that can no longer be obtained.The ups and downs in my heart belong to the touch of others. When the cart carried her sweetheart away, the girl's heart was full of melancholy.This result is not surprising.Take the current popular metaphor, it is just an accident that a seabird and a fish fell in love, and the difference in love between the two has always existed. Love is gone and never comes back.Only this song is left, and fortunately there is still this song, which proves that she and him once met. It's just that once you get it, should you be satisfied and grateful? It is believed that the man also returned with a tragic and determined heart.Think of everything in the past on the bullock cart.He knew that he was a selfish and practical person, so he had the heart to abandon her for everything in reality.But only you know the pain.He was like a person who had been cut in the ribs but could only walk with his head down. "The husband will be in a different room, and the death will be in the same hole." Her oath made him feel sad, and he knew that maybe even such a request could not be fulfilled by her, so he had no choice but to turn around and leave.She cannot be his wife, nor is she his concubine, nor is she his servant. Even if she is willing to do favors for him, she cannot be buried with him after death.After death, I am afraid that she will be left alone. Forgive me, there is no pity for each other, but there is no pity for each other. This is the pressure of reality.He is not King You, who has the supreme power to do whatever he wants.His power is not big enough, so he is controlled by power in turn.He knew he was a man who had lost his personality.But there is no way, he has been influenced by ethics since he was a child, he has been completely tamed by it from the inside out, like some prisoners in Shawshank Prison, they have long been used to following the same steps in this prison, and those who live according to the system, if released , but at a loss. I suddenly remembered the phrase "the world is safe and secure, and you will not fail the Tathagata and not the Qing", and I feel that this man is not unforgivable.Love is farewell, we can't ask for it, there are many things, it's not that we don't try our best to fight for it, but it's fundamental and powerless. That's why I prefer the tampered Tagore's famous quote - the farthest distance in the world is not when I stand in front of you but you don't know that I love you, but when you are clearly in love but cannot be together. ——This kind of despair is more beautiful and thorough. There are too many people, not the kind of people who are desperate for love. In fact, it seems that there are not many people who really realize that "husbands are different rooms, and death is the same hole".The reason why Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai can be passed down through the ages is precisely because of their deeds, which have reached the realm of mythology - love is as strong as death. I interpret the poem "Big Cart" as a woman expressing her loyal love to a man, but there is also a saying that a poor boy driving a cart expresses his love for the woman he likes.This kind of statement is not unreasonable, so I specially prepare it for the readers to check.If this is a man's oath of love to a woman, then it's a big deal!According to common sense, women would usually fall for such a big sugar-coated shell!The so-called "feeling the king's pines and cypresses into hearts, and secretly cooperating with the two maids to chase the king away", it is uncertain how long their love will last, but elopement must be cutting bananas with a knife-resolute. Women, the bad thing is that the ears are soft.If it was a man, it would be much more practical.Baby, do you have such a strong affection for me, then first prove your sincerity with your body.