Baike: This poem exposes and satirizes Chen Ling gong and Xia Ji's promiscuous behavior.
"Zhulin": Zhu is the name of a city in Chen country, in current day Zhecheng county in Henan. Lin means the open area outside a city / the countryside.
"Xianan": Xia Zhengshu, the son of Xia Ji
So the "horses" are horses over 6 chi (chinese feet) high, used by monarchs, the "colts" are horses between 5 and 6 chi, used by ministers. So Chen Ling gong is riding the horse and the people riding the colt are his ministers Kong Ning and Yi Hangfu (or Yi Xingfu? -- the character can be read either way)
"breakfast": food is a euphemism for sex
So, the Xia Nan here is Xia Zhengshu, the son of Chen country's minister Xia Yushu. His courtesy name is Xia Nan. His mother, Xia Ji, was Zheng Mu gong's daughter, and a famously beautiful woman. After she married into Chen country, Chen Ling gong and his ministers Kong Ning and Yi Hangfu coveted her. According to Zuo Zhuan (a commentary on the Spring-Autumn history), they all had an affair with her, even wearing her underwear and bantered in court. The second year they went to Zhu city, Chen Ling gong teased Yi Hangfu in front of Xia Ji's son by saying, "he looks like you". Yi Hangfu retorted "he looks more like your majesty!" Xia Zhengshu was very angry, and finally ambushed him in the stable and shot Chen Ling gong dead. This led to a notorious period of civil unrest.
The poem's first stanza is the people on the road pretending to ask "what are they doing in Zhu"? And the response is satirical. The second stanza is Chen Ling gong and his ministers joking among themselves
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Re: 144. 株林 - Zhu Lin
Date: 2021-03-07 09:45 pm (UTC)But also, yes it is.
Baike: This poem exposes and satirizes Chen Ling gong and Xia Ji's promiscuous behavior.
"Zhulin": Zhu is the name of a city in Chen country, in current day Zhecheng county in Henan. Lin means the open area outside a city / the countryside.
"Xianan": Xia Zhengshu, the son of Xia Ji
So the "horses" are horses over 6 chi (chinese feet) high, used by monarchs, the "colts" are horses between 5 and 6 chi, used by ministers. So Chen Ling gong is riding the horse and the people riding the colt are his ministers Kong Ning and Yi Hangfu (or Yi Xingfu? -- the character can be read either way)
"breakfast": food is a euphemism for sex
So, the Xia Nan here is Xia Zhengshu, the son of Chen country's minister Xia Yushu. His courtesy name is Xia Nan. His mother, Xia Ji, was Zheng Mu gong's daughter, and a famously beautiful woman. After she married into Chen country, Chen Ling gong and his ministers Kong Ning and Yi Hangfu coveted her. According to Zuo Zhuan (a commentary on the Spring-Autumn history), they all had an affair with her, even wearing her underwear and bantered in court. The second year they went to Zhu city, Chen Ling gong teased Yi Hangfu in front of Xia Ji's son by saying, "he looks like you". Yi Hangfu retorted "he looks more like your majesty!" Xia Zhengshu was very angry, and finally ambushed him in the stable and shot Chen Ling gong dead. This led to a notorious period of civil unrest.
The poem's first stanza is the people on the road pretending to ask "what are they doing in Zhu"? And the response is satirical. The second stanza is Chen Ling gong and his ministers joking among themselves