Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon (春花秋月)
After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, China
entered the era of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
This was a chaotic period, with many
warlords setting up their own kingdoms, but the kingdoms these warlords set up
usually perished within a short period of time.
The Southern Tang Kingdom was one of these
kingdoms.
The name of the third king of the Southern
Tang Kingdom was (Li Yu). He was an unqualified king, but he was also one of
the greatest poets in Chinese history.
In 975 AD, the army of the Song Kingdom
defeated the Southern Tang Kingdom, and the territory of the Southern Tang
Kingdom was incorporated into the territory of the Song Kingdom.
Li Yu was arrested and taken to the Song
capital.
The Song king did not kill Li Yu. The King
of the Song Kingdom put Li Yu under house arrest. From then on, Li Yu lived a life
of material wealth but no physical freedom.
He is an emotional person, he likes
literature and art, and he is ideal, but he does not have the ability to be a
good king.
After being placed under house arrest, he
became very depressed.
He died in the capital of the Song Kingdom
after three years of house arrest.
This is described in the first and second
sentences of the last poem he wrote before the end of his life.
The flowers of spring bloom freely every
year, and the moon of autumn appears at its brightest every year.
As time passes from year to year, when will
the world as we humans perceive it come to an end?
Recently, many events and memories from my
past have come to my mind.
The literal translation of this proverb is
spring flowers and autumn moon.
It is used to describe beautiful times and
scenery.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
Is your life free now? Do you think about
your past life all the time?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
春花秋月(Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon)
中國唐王朝滅亡之後，進入了五代十國的年代。
這是一個混亂的年代，有許多軍閥建立了屬於自己的王國，但這些軍閥所建立的王國通常也都在很短的時間內滅亡。
南唐王國就是其中一個王國。
南唐王國第三任國王的名字叫做(李煜)。他是一個不合格的國王，但他卻也是中國歷史上最偉大的詩人之一。
西元975年，宋王國的軍隊戰勝了南唐王國，南唐王國的領土被納入宋王國的版圖。
李煜被逮捕並且被抓到宋王國的首都。
宋王國的國王沒有殺了李煜，宋王國的國王軟禁李煜，李煜從此過著物質豐富但是身體卻沒有自由的生活。
他是一個情感豐富的人，他喜歡文學與藝術，他很有理想，但是他卻沒有成為一個好的國王的能力
他被軟禁之後，他的心情變得非常的沮喪。
被軟禁的三年後，他死在宋王國的首都。
他在生命的終了前他寫下的最後一首詩的第一句與第二句這樣描寫。
春天的花朵每年都會恣意開放，秋天的月亮每年都會顯得最明亮。
時間一年一年的過，我們人類所感知的這個世界，到底到甚麼時候會走到盡頭呢?
最近有很多我過去的往事與記憶不停地出現在我的腦海中。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是春天的花與秋天的月亮。
這句成語被用來形容美好的時光與景色。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你現在的生活自由嗎?你會時刻回想起自己過去的那些生活嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為李煜-虞美人