(2) The Hammer Blow①
博浪沙
Chen Fu (1240-1303)
陈孚
How brave to strike at royal cab with hammer blow!
一击车中胆气豪，
The empire, tottering, began to be brought low.
祖龙社稷已惊摇。
Though out of molten iron were made statues grand,
如何十二金人外，
The hammer still was made by the rebellious hand.
犹有民间铁未消？
① In 218 BC Zhang Liang tried to kill by hammer blow the first emperor of Qin, who had molten iron weapons into twelve statues for fear that they might be used by rebels.