287. 隋宫(李商隐)

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乘(chéng)兴(xìng)南(nán)游(yóu)不(bù)戒(jiè)严(yán),()九(jiǔ)重(chóng)谁(shuí)省(xǐng)谏(jiàn)书(shū)函(hán)?()

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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(chūn)风(fēng)举(jǔ)国(guó)裁(cái)宫(gōng)锦(jǐn),()半(bàn)作(zuò)障(zhàng)泥(ní)半(bàn)作(zuò)帆(fān)。()

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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.

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