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Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM Pengya: A Ballad 349 Sagely planning as extensive as Heaven, 8 in ancestral sacrifice, the light of the sun.
The imperial tomb winds along a deserted bend, troops like bears protect the mountain greenery.
Again I peer at the road through cypress and pine 12 and still see five-colored clouds flying.
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30 Pengya: A Ballad I recall back when we first fled the rebels, through hardship and danger we hurried north.
The night was deep on Pengya road, 4 the moon shone on Whitewater Mountain.
The whole household had traveled long on foot, and most of those we met were shamelessly unfeeling.
Valley birds droned here and there, 8 we saw no travelers going back the way we came.
My baby daughter bit at me in her hunger, I feared tigers and wolves would hear her cries.
I held her to my chest and covered her mouth, 12 she twisted and turned, her voice even more upset.
My little son pretended he knew what to do, he kept seeking bitter plums to eat.
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Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM Pengya: A Ballad 351 Half the past ten days it had thundered and rained, 16 we pulled each other along through the mud and mire.
Having made no provision against the rain, the path was slippery and our clothes were cold.
At times we went through particular hardship, 20 a whole day spent covering just a few leagues. Wild fruits served as our provisions, low branches became the beams of our roof. Early we walked through water on rocks, 24 at dusk we would stay at hearth-smoke seen on the horizon. We remained for a while in Tongjia Swamp, about to go through Luzi Barrier. Among my old friends there was one Steward Sun, 28 whose high sense of right touched tiered clouds. He welcomed us as night? s blackness fell, lit lanterns and opened his gates. He warmed waters to bathe our feet, 32 and cut paper streamers to call back our souls. After this he brought in his wife and children, whose tears streamed down on seeing us. All my brood was sleeping soundly, 36 he woke them and graced them with a meal. I vow that together with you, sir, we shall form the bond of brothers forever. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 352 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 40 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 44 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5. 31 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 12 ? ? ? ? ? ? Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM Happy at the News that the Imperial Army is Already at the Edge ofRebel Territory 353 Then he emptied the hall where we sat, 40 offering me the joy of secure lodging. Who else would be willing in such troubled times to show his good heart so openly? Since we parted a full year has run its course, 44 and the Hu still work our ruin. When shall I ever have the wings to fly off and land before you? In the ninth month the Crown Prince, later Daizong, led an imperial army, along with his Uighur contingent, to the west of Chang? an, ready to give battle. A rebel counterattack was foiled by the Uighurs, and the victorious imperial army recovered Chang? an. 5. 31 Happy at the News that the Imperial Army is Already at the Edge of �Rebel Territory: Twenty Couplets The Hu barbarians hide away in the capital district, the imperial army surrounds the rebel moats. Fish in a kettle, still hanging on to their last breaths, 4 ants in their hole, where will they flee? In the tent palace black headgear lines up,1 at headquarters gate white gowns shine. 2 One should clear the imperial way in Qin? s mountains, 8 our banners will enter the parks of Han. His road will avoid those of sheep-gut perils,3 the pheasant-tail fans raised high like clouds across the sky. 4 On the five plains the forts will lie empty, 12 the wind-blown billows will dissipate on the eight rivers. 5 1 The officials at Suzong? s temporary headquarters. 2 The Uighur cavalry brought to help. 3 That is, Suzong will come directly and openly to the capital, perhaps in contrast to his father Xuanzong? s tortuous route in flight to Chengdu. 4 The pheasant tail fans were part of the imperial regalia. 5 That is, the region around Chang? an will be peaceful. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 354 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
At times we went through particular hardship, 20 a whole day spent covering just a few leagues. Wild fruits served as our provisions, low branches became the beams of our roof. Early we walked through water on rocks, 24 at dusk we would stay at hearth-smoke seen on the horizon. We remained for a while in Tongjia Swamp, about to go through Luzi Barrier. Among my old friends there was one Steward Sun, 28 whose high sense of right touched tiered clouds. He welcomed us as night? s blackness fell, lit lanterns and opened his gates. He warmed waters to bathe our feet, 32 and cut paper streamers to call back our souls. After this he brought in his wife and children, whose tears streamed down on seeing us. All my brood was sleeping soundly, 36 he woke them and graced them with a meal. I vow that together with you, sir, we shall form the bond of brothers forever. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 352 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 40 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 44 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5. 31 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 8 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 12 ? ? ? ? ? ? Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM Happy at the News that the Imperial Army is Already at the Edge ofRebel Territory 353 Then he emptied the hall where we sat, 40 offering me the joy of secure lodging. Who else would be willing in such troubled times to show his good heart so openly? Since we parted a full year has run its course, 44 and the Hu still work our ruin. When shall I ever have the wings to fly off and land before you? In the ninth month the Crown Prince, later Daizong, led an imperial army, along with his Uighur contingent, to the west of Chang? an, ready to give battle. A rebel counterattack was foiled by the Uighurs, and the victorious imperial army recovered Chang? an. 5. 31 Happy at the News that the Imperial Army is Already at the Edge of �Rebel Territory: Twenty Couplets The Hu barbarians hide away in the capital district, the imperial army surrounds the rebel moats. Fish in a kettle, still hanging on to their last breaths, 4 ants in their hole, where will they flee? In the tent palace black headgear lines up,1 at headquarters gate white gowns shine. 2 One should clear the imperial way in Qin? s mountains, 8 our banners will enter the parks of Han. His road will avoid those of sheep-gut perils,3 the pheasant-tail fans raised high like clouds across the sky. 4 On the five plains the forts will lie empty, 12 the wind-blown billows will dissipate on the eight rivers. 5 1 The officials at Suzong? s temporary headquarters. 2 The Uighur cavalry brought to help. 3 That is, Suzong will come directly and openly to the capital, perhaps in contrast to his father Xuanzong? s tortuous route in flight to Chengdu. 4 The pheasant tail fans were part of the imperial regalia. 5 That is, the region around Chang? an will be peaceful. Unauthenticated Download Date | 10/1/17 7:36 AM 354 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
