Life of the characters
Early experience
Mrs. Xu Mu is the daughter of Wei Zhaobo, the son of Wei Xuangong, and the sister of Wei Yigong, the monarch of Wei state. During the spring and Autumn period, the state of Wei was located in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. Its first capital was the song of the Shang Dynasty (now Hebi, Henan). When she was a girl, Mrs. Xu Mu was deeply worried about the safety of her motherland and thought about how to make her contribution to protecting her country. Madame Xu Mu was very beautiful, so the princes of Xu and Qi sent envoys to propose. Intermarriage and alliance between vassal states is a kind of political behavior with the nature of goodwill and alliance.
Marry Xu Guo
Moved by Xu's heavy courtesy, Duke Wei Yi decided to marry her to the king of Xu. But Mrs. Xu Mu has her own ideas. Considering the security of her motherland, she thinks that Xu is weak and far away from Wei. Once Wei is attacked, Xu has no strength to come to rescue. The state of Qi is powerful and a close neighbor of the state of Wei. If he can marry to the state of Qi, the state of Wei will get help from the state of Qi in any crisis. However, Wei Yigong insisted on his own opinion and still betrothed her to Xu Mugong, the king of the state of Xu, as his wife. This is the name of Mrs. Xu mu. [4]
Mrs. Xu Mu was intelligent, talented, beautiful, and good at singing and poetry. After marrying Xu Mugong, he always cherished his hometown. He often climbed high to express his worries, or picked a cudgel to cure his depression. He wrote poems such as "bamboo pole" and "spring water" by means of poems. In 660 BC, Beidi invaded Wei. When Mrs. Xu Mu heard the news of the death of Wei, she was very sad. She wanted to ask Mr. Xu to help recover the territory, but Mr. Xu was afraid to send troops for fear of setting fire. Xu Mu Fu was so angry that she decided to rush to caoyi in person. Xu's ministers stopped her and accused her. Mrs. Xu Mu firmly believes that her decision is beyond reproach, and she will never go back on it. She wrote the famous article Zai Chi, which shows her strong will and determination to return home. After returning to the state of Wei, Mrs. Xu Mu first unloaded the goods on the truck to relieve the refugees, and then discussed with the monarchs and ministers of the state of Wei about the strategy of restoring the country. They recruited more than 4000 people. While making a living, they practiced martial arts and trained the whole army. At the same time, Mrs. Xu Mu also suggested asking Qi for help. Duke Huan, the monarch of Qi, felt his patriotism and sent his son Wukui to rescue the Wei state. He helped the Wei state beat back the di soldiers and recover the lost land. From then on, there was a turning point in the state of Wei. Two years later, the state of Wei rebuilt its capital in Chuqiu and restored its status among the vassal states, which lasted for more than 400 years.
Saving the nation
Peerless beauty stands in the wind and rain, and it's a defense to stand up.
In 660 B.C., Beidi launched an invasion of the Wei Kingdom and was soon destroyed. Duke Wei Yi died in the rebellion. The adherents of the state of Wei crossed the Yellow River and fled to caoyi (now Hua county, Anyang City, Henan Province).
After Mrs. Xu Mu married to the state of Xu, she always missed the state of Wei. When she heard the sad news of the death of the monarch of the state of Wei, she was deeply hurt. She wished she could fly back to the state of Wei, leaped to the battlefield to fight against the enemy and recover her country, and avenged herself. She went to ask Xu Mugong to help defend the country. Xu Mugong was as timid as a mouse. He was afraid of setting himself on fire and did not dare to send troops. Mrs. Xu Mu is unwilling to stand by and ignore it. After repeated consideration, she leads several girls and sisters surnamed Ji who married to the state of Xu to caoyi in person to meet the Wei palace and Dai Gong (Mrs. Xu Mu's brother), who has just been supported. After Mrs. Xu Mu arrived, she first unloaded the goods from the car to relieve the refugees, and then discussed with the monarchs and ministers of the Wei state the strategy of restoring the country. Soon after, they recruited more than 4000 people to make a living while training the whole army. At the same time, Mrs. Xu Mu also suggested asking Qi for help. At this time, Minister Xu came one after another and complained to Xu Mufu. Some accused her of thoughtlessness, some ridiculed her for futility, and some accused her of showing herself in public and trying to intercept Mrs. Xu Mufu. Mrs. Xu Mu firmly believes that her views are beyond reproach, and she will never go back. In the face of the rude behavior of Xu Guo's minister, she was furious. She said with righteous words: "I can't turn back if I don't praise you. I can't think far if I don't cherish you. If I don't care, I can't help myself; if I don't care, I can't think "(Zai chi). It means that even if you all say that I'm not good and that it's not right for me to cross the river to defend the country, it's hard for me to change my original intention. Compared with your unskilled opinions, my vision is much more far sighted and my heart of thinking about the country can't be restrained. Mrs. Xu Mu's determination to save Wei state can not be changed.
The state of Wei was supported by Duke Huan of Qi, who sent troops to caoyi and sent his son Wukui to defend the state with 3000 soldiers and 300 chariots. At the same time, song, Xu and other countries also sent people to participate in the war, beat back the Beidi, and recovered the lost land. Two years later, the Wei state rebuilt its capital in Chuqiu (now Hua county, Anyang City, Henan Province) and regained its status among the vassal states, which lasted for more than 400 years. All this is inseparable from Mrs. Xu Mu's unremitting efforts to revive the country.
Evaluation of later generations
Mrs. Xu Mu's poems are full of strong patriotism. Collected in China's first poetry collection "book of songs" in the "bamboo", "spring", "Zai Chi" and other three twelve chapters. The poem "bamboo pole" describes Mrs. Xu Mu's life of nostalgia for mountains and rivers in her girlhood and her homesickness for the country where she raised her parents. "Spring water" describes the activities of Madame running around to save the motherland and her worries. "Zai Chi" expresses his wife's eagerness to return to the motherland and her feelings after finally breaking through the resistance to return to the motherland. The poem highlights her struggle with the monarchs and ministers who prevented her from returning to the motherland to fight against the invasion of Di Bing, and expresses her determination to save the motherland regardless of her personal safety. Among the lines of these poems, there are strong patriotic thoughts and feelings. Today, we are still shocked and can't bear to let go.
When Beidi invaded Wei, Mrs. Xu Mu was very sad when she heard the news of the death of her motherland. She rushed to Cao to mourn for the Marquis of Wei. She wanted to control the state and save Wei Wei. On the way, after being chased back by Xu's doctors, his wife was very angry. She wrote a poem "Zai Chi", denouncing Xu's shortsighted mediocre officials, expressing a woman's firm belief in loving and saving her motherland. When Duke Huan of Qi got the news, he immediately sent his son Wukui to rescue the Wei state, so that the Wei state could avoid a disaster. Since then, the Wei state has been revived. Zaichi was later recorded in the book of songs. She became the first outstanding patriotic poetess in Chinese history.
