入郢功成賜屬鏤,削吳計用載廚車。
閉門種菜英雄事,莫笑衰翁日荷鋤。
入郢功成賜屬鏤,削吳計用載廚車。
閉門種菜英雄事,莫笑衰翁日荷鋤。
攻入郢都的功成之日,換來的卻是賜死的屬鏤劍,
謀劃消滅吳國的計策,最終記載於運送廚具的囚車。
關起門來種菜,也是英雄所為之事,
莫要嘲笑我這衰朽老翁,每日扛著鋤頭。
Success in Ying brought the gift of a sword for suicide,
Plans to conquer Wu were carried on a kitchen cart.
A hero's deed is to plant cabbages behind closed gates;
Don't laugh at this old man, daily shouldering his hoe.
歷史人物的命運揭示了權力博弈的殘酷週期。
借伍子胥等歷史人物功成身殞的典故抒發感慨。
本詩為七言絕句,押平聲韻。
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