Notes on the Original Text and Translation of Epanggong Fu

Epanggong Fu is an essay written by Du Mu, a famous poet in the late Tang Dynasty. It is one of China's famous classical prose, with gorgeous words and profound thoughts. The following are the original text and translation notes of Epanggong Fu compiled by me. Welcome to read!

When the original six kings finished, the four seas were one, and the mountain stood and the room went out. Overpressure exceeds 300 miles, isolated from the sun. Mount Li is built in the north and folded in the west, leading directly to Xianyang. Erchuan dissolves and flows into the palace wall. Five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion; Corridor waist back, eaves high; Hold the terrain, intrigue. There are thousands of waves in the hive. What is a cloudless dragon lying on a long bridge? After the road is empty, don't blame Eric? High and low, I don't know the west and the east. Singing warm, spring is harmonious; Ballroom cold sleeves, wind and rain sad. Within a day, the climate is uneven between palaces. (I don't know a work: I don't know; Western and Oriental Works: East and West)

Concubine, Wang Sun, resigned from the temple downstairs and came to Qin to sing in the evening. They are from Qin Gong. The stars are shining and the cosmetic mirror is on; Lv Yun came forward and combed Xiao Huan; Nutrient flow is greasy, and fat water is abandoned; The smoke is foggy and the pepper orchids are also burning. The thunder shook and the palace car passed; I don't know what I was doing when I was listening in the distance. A muscle, a capacity, extremely beautiful, looks forward-looking, but looks lucky. Those that have disappeared, 36 years. The harvest of Zhao Yan, the rule of Han Wei, the elite of Qi and Chu, and the plunder of several generations, relying on the mountain to take advantage of the situation. Once you can't get it, you lose it. Tinkling jade, gold nuggets and pebbles are thrown away and smashed, and Qin people regard them as the standard and do not cherish them.

Ha ha! One person's heart, ten thousand people's heart. Qin loves luxury and people are homesick. How can we use it as much as possible and use it as sediment! Make the columns of negative buildings more than the farmers of nanmu; There are more rafters on the beam than working women on the plane; The phosphorus in onion is more than that in millet. The joints of ceramic tiles are uneven, more than the whole body silk; There are more vertical columns and cross sills than nine battlements; The orchestra's strings are hoarse, and they talk more than the city people. Let people all over the world dare not speak or get angry. The single husband's heart is getting more and more arrogant. The defenders shouted, the valley of letters closed, the Chu people burned, and the poor were scorched!

Oh! Those who destroy the six countries are also six countries, not Qin; Qin is also a Qin family, not the world. Ha ha! Make the six countries love each other, enough to refuse Qin; Let the state of Qin love the six countries again, and give it to three generations to be king forever. Who wins and who dies? Qin people feel sorry for themselves, and later people mourn for them; Later generations grieved, failed to learn from it, and let future generations mourn for future generations.

The six monarchs perished and the whole country was unified. The mountains in the middle of Sichuan are bare, and Epang Palace is built. It covers more than 300 miles of ground, and the palace is towering into the sky, isolating the sun from the sky. It was built from Mount Li to the north, then turned west and went all the way to Xianyang. Weishui, Fan Chuan mighty, flows into the palace wall. Five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion, corridors like ribbons, cornices arranged like teeth pecking at heights like bird's mouths. Pavilions and pavilions are built according to the height of the terrain, (lower corner) hooks the center of the house (upper corner), and the corners (side by side) compete. Dishes make mistakes, twists and turns, (bird's eye view from a distance) buildings, such as dense beehives, such as swirling water eddies, stand tall, and there are tens of millions of them. Without clouds, why are there dragons? It turned out to be a long bridge lying on the waves. It's not a storm that clears up. Why a rainbow? It turned out that the overpass was walking in the air. High and low, people can't distinguish things. The stage is full of warmth because of the loud singing, just like the harmony of spring; The ballroom is full of chill because of the fluttering sleeves, just like the bleak wind and rain. One day, in the middle of a palace, the climate was different.

Concubines and grandsons of the six countries. Say goodbye to the Six Kingdoms Palace, walk down from the Six Kingdoms Palace and take a chariot to the State of Qin. They sang in the morning and played music in the evening, becoming imperial concubines of the State of Qin. The bright stars are crystal clear, which is the mirror for ladies-in-waiting to open their makeup; Lv Yun has been disturbing, and it is the ladies-in-waiting who are combing the morning makeup bun; A layer of greasy water rose from the Weihe River, which was rouge water abandoned by ladies-in-waiting; The smoke from the kitchen rises obliquely, and the clouds rise across the sky, which is the spicy fragrance of burning pepper orchids in the palace; Thunder suddenly sounded, this is the palace car passing by; The rumble of cars is getting farther and farther away, without a trace, and I don't know where I went. Every skin, every face, is extremely beautiful and charming. The ladies-in-waiting stood for a long time and came from afar, expecting the arrival of the emperor. Some ladies-in-waiting have not seen the emperor for 36 years.

The treasures collected by Zhao Yan, the treasures of Han and Wei Dynasties and the essence of Qi and Chu were plundered from the people for generations and years, piling up like mountains. I can't keep it once, but it's all shipped to Epang Palace. Baoding is regarded as an iron pot, beautiful jade as a stubborn stone, gold as clods, and pearls as gravel, which are thrown away one after another. Qin people did not feel sorry for this.

Alas, one person's will is the will of ten thousand people in Qian Qian. Qin Huang likes prosperity and luxury, and people care about their homes. Why do you have to search for a penny when plundering treasures, and the treasures are consumed like sand? Qin Huang is too extravagant and wasteful, and there are more pillars in the field than farmers. There are more rafters on the beam than women workers on the loom; The nails on the beams and columns are dazzling, more than the millet in the granary; Ripples vary in length, exceeding the whole body silk thread; There are more railings, straight or horizontal, than battlements in Kyushu. The sound of orchestral music is noisy and exceeds the words of citizens. So that people all over the world dare not speak, but dare to get angry in their hearts. (But) Qin Shihuang's idea of losing people's hearts is getting more and more proud and stubborn every day. (Result) Chen She and Guangwu, who were guarding the border, shouted loudly, Hangu Pass was captured, and Chu Xiangyu set fire to it, but unfortunately (the magnificent Epang Palace) was burnt to the ground.

Alas! It was the six countries themselves that destroyed the six countries, not the State of Qin. It was the Qin dynasty itself that destroyed the Qin dynasty, not the people of the world. Alas! If the six countries care about their people, they can rely on the people to resist Qin. If the Qin dynasty takes care of the people of the six countries, it will be passed on to the third generation in turn and become emperors for generations. Who can destroy it? (The Qin Dynasty perished too quickly) Qin people had not had time to mourn themselves, but later generations mourned him; If future generations mourn him but don't learn from him, it will only make future generations mourn this future generation again.

Note (1) Six Kings Bi: Six Kingdoms perished. The king of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao and Wei refers to the six countries. [Bi] The end result was the destruction of the State of Qin.

(2) One: unification.

(3) The mountains in Sichuan are bare and Epang Palace appears. Stand upright, the mountain is high and flat. It is described here that the trees on the mountain have been completely cut down. Going out, going out, means building. Shu, Sichuan.

(4) Overpressure of more than 300 Li: (Weinan to Xianyang) covers more than 300 Li (Li is an area unit, not a length unit. In ancient times, five households were neighbors, and five neighbors were one mile. In the remaining 300 miles, there are about 7500 families in this area. 300 miles, that is, 150 kilometers, can't be done by modern people. This is to describe the continuous palaces and pavilions, covering an extremely wide area. Overlay, overlay (overlay: it should mean "layer upon layer").

(5) Isolation from the sun: Shading the sun. This describes the height of palaces and castles.

(6) Lishan Mountain is built in the north and folded in the west, leading directly to Xianyang: (Epang Palace) starts from Lishan Mountain in the north, folds in the west and reaches Xianyang (ancient Xianyang is in the northwest of Lishan Mountain). Go ahead, Tide.

(7) Erchuan dissolution: Erchuan refers to Weishui and Fan Chuan. After dissolution, the river flows slowly.

(8) Corridor waist: The corridor is long and tortuous. The waist of the corridor, the corridor connecting high-rise buildings, is like a person's waist, so. I am wandering. Back, twists and turns.

(9) Eaves peck high: The (protruding) eaves (like bird's beak) are tilted upward. Cornice teeth, eaves protruding like teeth.

(10) each terrain: each terrain. This is the state in which the castle is built back and forth with the height of the terrain.

(1 1) intrigue: refers to the palace's uneven structure and exquisite production. A tick indicates that all kinds of buildings gather in the central area. A dogfight means that the angles are all facing each other. Now, this means that they try their best to crowd out each other.

(12) Dish, qūn qūn, honeycomb water vortex: hovering buckling, like a honeycomb, like a water vortex. Yan, equivalent to "awe" and "happiness", means ... the pavilion is built on the mountain, so it looks like a honeycomb and a water vortex. Plate, turn around. Hey, hey, the way it bends, the way it twists.

(13) There are tens of millions of people standing. Sit down and describe how the building stands. The following "I don't know where it is" has the same usage. Fall, equivalent to "seat" or "place".

(14) The long bridge is lying in waves and cloudless. Why are there dragons when there are no clouds? The Book of Changes says that "clouds follow dragons", so people think that there should be clouds if there are dragons. This is a pretentious word to describe the long bridge as a dragon.

(15) Multi-track: a passage made of wood between pavilions. Because there are channels up and down, it is called multipath. Ji: After the rain, it will clear up.

(16) mystery: I don't know.

(17) The platform is warm, and the spring is warm: it means that people sing on the platform, and the music sounds like it is full of warmth. Blend like spring. Harmony, harmony.

(18) Cold-sleeved temple dance, which is miserable in wind and rain: refers to people dancing in the temple, with their sleeves fluttering, as if with cold, like the cold of wind and rain.

(19) Concubine (pín), Concubine (yìng) and Concubine (qiáng): refers to the concubines of the governors of the six countries. They have their own rank (princesses rank higher than concubines). My wife is a maid who marries me, and she can be my wife. The following "grandson of the prince" refers to the daughters and granddaughters of the princes of the six countries.

(20) Leave the downstairs and go to Qin State: bid farewell to the pavilions (of the six countries) and take a bus to Qin State.

(2 1) The stars are shining and the cosmetic mirror is turned on. The starlight is shining, which is the mirror for opening the toilet. Yingying, bright posture. The following four sentences are the same sentence pattern.

(22) Rising greasy: Rising (one layer) of grease ("fat water" contains rouge and face powder).

(23) Pepper orchid: two kinds of spice plants, which are burned to smoke clothes.

(24) Listen farther: The more you listen to the sound of a car, the farther it goes. Rolling, the sound of the car dealership.

(25): There is no trace in the distance.

(26) One muscle and one capacity are extremely beautiful: any part of the skin, any appearance, is extremely charming. State refers to the beauty of the body. Yan, beautiful

(27) Ber Ber: Jiuli. Pass "slow"

(28) Fortunately, when the emperor went somewhere in feudal times, it was called "luck". The princess and the concubine were favored by the emperor and were called "lucky".

(29) Thirty-six years: The reign of Qin Shihuang was thirty-six years. According to the 26th year of Qin Shihuang (22 years before1year), China was unified, and in the 37th year (209 years before), he died, calling himself emperor for 12 years. Thirty-six years here refers to the number of years of his reign, describing Epang Palace as very large, and he has never seen the emperor's maid-in-waiting in thirty-six years.

(30) Collection: refers to the collection of gold and jade treasures. The following "tube" also refers to things like gold and jade treasures. As a noun, the adjective "elite" is a fine product, and it also means something like jade.

(3 1) piāo: Take it from the people. Pull, grab, grab. People, people Tang avoided the taboo of Emperor Taizong and changed people into people. The following "People are homesick", "Six countries love the people" and "Fu Qin loves the people of six countries" are all the same.

(32) learning: accumulation.

(33) Dingdang jade, gold nuggets and pebbles: Baoding is regarded as an iron pot, beautiful jade is a stone, gold is a clod, and pearls are stones. A shallow pan.

(34) suddenly (lǐ yǐ): continuous. It means "connected" and "everywhere".

(35) A person's heart is the heart of millions of people: heart, mind and mind.

Why, why.

(37) Tie (zΡ) baht (zhū): the name of ancient weight, in which one tie equals six baht, and one baht is about a quarter of the last one or two. The combination of "Zha" and "Zhu" is extremely subtle.

(38) negative building pillar: the pillar that bears the pillar.

(39) Phosphorus: The way stones protrude in water. The protruding nail head is described here.

(40) Yu (Y incarnation): open-air barn.

(4 1) Nine pictures: Kyushu.

(42) Du Fu: a ruler who lost popular support and was extremely isolated. This refers to Qin Shihuang.

(43) solid: stubborn.

(44) Hu: refers to the uprising of Chen Sheng and Guangwu.

(45) Hanguguan: In 206 BC, Liu Bang led the troops into Xianyang, overthrew the rule of the Qin Dynasty, and sent troops to guard Hanguguan. Lift it up. I got it.

(46) Chu people were burned: Xiang Yu (the descendant of Chu general Xiang Yan) also entered Xianyang in 206 BC and burned Qin Gong. The fire did not go out in March.

(47) make: if.

(48) Chuan: Chuan, here refers to the succession to the throne.

(49) Immortality: "Historical Records of Qin Shihuang's Biography" contains: After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, "I was the first emperor, and the number of people after me was passed down from generation to generation." However, the Qin dynasty only passed on II and died.

(50) Ethnic groups: extinction ....

(5 1) Too busy: too late.

(52) lament: lament.