General Literary Chinese from Scratch/Remonstrance with Dasese

Comment to be written. Background Dasese (zh 萧瑟瑟) was a Khitan consort to Emperor Tianzuo of Liao. She remonstrated him as the Jurchens were beginning to encroach upon the Khitan, and was forced to commit suicide for her remonstrance. Tianzuo would soon pay for his malfeasance. Text 諷諫歌·大瑟瑟 勿嗟塞上兮暗紅塵。 勿傷多難兮畏夷人。 不如塞奸邪之路兮選取賢臣。 直須臥薪嚐膽兮激壯士之捐身。 可以朝清漠北兮夕枕燕雲。 References 《遼史》七一本傳。