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Is the Great Wind Song of Emperor Gaozu the first national anthem in the history of China?
Liu Bang, the Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty, stood out among many talents and established the second unified dynasty in the history of China at the age of over 50. This is also rare in history.

The Song of the Wind was written by Liu Bang when he returned to his hometown after he ascended the throne. As for whether Song of the Wind is a happy song or a sad song of Liu Bang, I think it should be analyzed from this poem and the situation of the Han Dynasty at that time.

The strong wind blows, the clouds fly, I unify the world, glory goes to glory, how can I get a warrior, and the country is defended in all directions! Song of the wind

The wind is rolling up and white clouds are flying; Huang Wei popularized the whole country, and I returned home dressed in gold; But where can I find soldiers and guard the frontiers in all directions!

First, let's look at this poem. The first two sentences of the poem mainly express Liu Bang's heroic spirit of reunifying the whole country and returning to his hometown, but the last sentence of the poem does the opposite, showing Liu Bang's anxiety about national security.

Background and process of poetry creation: Anyone familiar with the history of the Han Dynasty should know the story of Liu Bang's wanton crusade against the king with a different surname. Song of the Wind was created after the rebellion of the king with a different surname.

At that time, Liu bang led the army back to Beijing and happened to pass by his hometown Pei County. After years of fighting, he can't help but feel homesick. So Liu Bang went to Peixian County to hold a banquet to entertain the elders and children of Peixian County. I felt that the wine was strong, so I knocked up the song of the great wind and asked the children in Pei county to sing along.

Your son makes peace with him. Gaozu danced and wept. Historical records? Biography of Gaozu

From this poem, we can appreciate Liu Bang's pride and sadness. Liu Bang's pride is certain when he ascended to the throne. But why is he sad?

I think his sadness is mostly due to the fact that the Xiongnu and the recruited king who were eyeing up at that time were eliminated by him one by one. When Liu Bang was fighting for the world, he promised to enfeoffment the king, but he failed to be so generous. How many of the recruited kings he crusaded against in the name of rebellion were really traitors? I think Liu Bang knows this very well.

When almost all kings with different surnames were killed, they saw the Xiongnu tribe waiting outside the border. Liu Bang looked around and suddenly found that almost all the people who fought for him were sent down to the underworld by him. He suddenly thought: If the Huns attack, who can protect me from the Han Dynasty? ?

This also has the last sentence of "Song of the Wind"? But where can I find soldiers and guard the frontiers in all directions! ? Since ancient times, a general has made outstanding contributions, but when he was an emperor, he sacrificed more than 10 thousand bones!

I think Song of the Wind expresses more:? I won the world and killed the king with a different surname who could threaten my position, but if foreign enemies attack me, where can I find the people who defend the world for me? ? So I think Song of the Wind is more like a sad song of Liu Bang, in which besides his own lofty sentiments, his sadness is beyond words.