秦亡四海角群雄,三尺胡然起沛丰。
首录酂侯忘纪信,不诛项伯戮丁公。
亲而寡助宁非叛,国尔忘身始是忠。
赏罚于斯庸未当,终然击柱或争功。
秦亡四海角群雄,三尺胡然起沛丰。
首录酂侯忘纪信,不诛项伯戮丁公。
亲而寡助宁非叛,国尔忘身始是忠。
赏罚于斯庸未当,终然击柱或争功。
秦朝灭亡,天下群雄并起争夺;
三尺剑为何从沛丰之地兴起?
首先录用酂侯却忘了纪信,
不诛杀项伯反而杀戮丁公。
亲近却寡助,这难道不是背叛吗?
为国忘身才真正是忠贞。
赏罚在这里实在不恰当,
最终只能在殿上击柱争论功劳。
The empire fell, heroes rose from every side;
How did a mere sword from Pei-Feng turn the tide?
Xiao He was honored, Ji Xin left to die;
Xiang Bo was spared, while Ding Gong was slain thereby.
To side with kin, though few, is treason's art;
To die for state, forgetting self, is heart.
Rewards and punishments were wrongly dealt;
At court, for merit, fierce disputes were felt.
解读权力更迭中的偶然性,展现历史博弈的复杂性。
慨叹秦亡后群雄并起,刘邦以微末之身开创帝业。
本诗为七言律诗,押平声韵。
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