The context for the last stanza is (from Baike) this is during the end of the Zhou dynasty during Zhou You wang's rule, when the Western Zhou fell and the capital was moved to the east (the establishment of the Eastern Zhou dynasty), thus, the speaker is trying to convince the nobles to move to the new capital. However, they refuse under the excuse that they have no houses there, fleeing [the pressure?] in the face of national crisis, so the speaker can only weep blood.
Also, the king is Bad and Evil so the second to last stanza is lamenting that if the minister is righteous, he'll offend the king, but if he's taking the crooked path, his friends will be offended.
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Re: 194. 雨無正 - Yu Wu Zheng
Date: 2021-04-19 02:27 am (UTC)Also, the king is Bad and Evil so the second to last stanza is lamenting that if the minister is righteous, he'll offend the king, but if he's taking the crooked path, his friends will be offended.