287. 隋宫(李商隐)
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乘兴南游不戒严,九重谁省谏书函?
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他一时兴起就南下游幸,连安全戒备都不安排;深宫之中的皇帝,又有谁去审看那些劝谏的奏章呢?
“乘兴”写隋炀帝任性出游、漫无节制;“不戒严”是说不加戒备防范(暗含其轻率冒险)。“九重”指帝王所居的深宫;“省”是审阅、理会;“谏书函”是臣下进谏的奏章。两句一问一斥:出游如此随意,谏言又无人理会,亡国的根由已现。
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春风举国裁宫锦,半作障泥半作帆。
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春风里,全国上下都在裁剪宫廷用的锦缎;一半做了马鞍的障泥,一半做了船帆。
“举国”写动员之广、耗费之巨,并非字面的“每一户”,而是极言其规模。“裁宫锦”把上好的宫廷锦缎裁开去做实用之物。“障泥”是马鞍下垂在马腹两侧、用来挡泥的皮锦;“帆”是船帆。半做障泥、半做船帆,一北行一南巡,都是隋炀帝铺张巡游的排场。
赏析 · Commentary
不戒严与不听谏 · No Guard, No Counsel
前两句抓的是任性与闭目塞听:出游不加戒备,谏书无人过问。这两点看似不同,其实是一事——皇帝的意志压过了规矩与忠言。诗人连用反问,语气冷峻,先给隋炀帝的南游定了性。
The opening couplet seizes on willfulness and closed ears: travel without guards, memorials without a reader. The two look different but are one thing—the emperor's will overriding rules and honest counsel. With two questions in a row the poet sets a cold tone and fixes the character of Emperor Yang's southern tour from the start.
用一匹锦写尽奢靡 · Extravagance Told Through a Bolt of Brocade
后两句不列车队、不数船只,只说全国裁锦,一半做障泥、一半做帆。锦本是宫廷的贵物,如今大批裁作挡泥和船帆,奢侈细到这种程度,反倒显出荒谬。诗不喊“劳民伤财”,只让“半作障泥半作帆”自己说话。
The closing couplet does not list carriages or count boats; it says only that the realm cuts brocade, half for mudflaps and half for sails. Brocade is a precious stuff of the court, and to cut it in bulk for mudflaps and sails is luxury carried to such a degree that it turns absurd. The poem does not cry out about wasting lives and wealth; it lets half for mudflaps, half for sails speak for itself.