Original text:
Liang Wei corrected the book himself, and Yang Zhi, the main book, went straight in, admonishing: "If you want to cure yourself, you should not invade from top to bottom. Please take a writer for example to Gong Ming: Today, some people let slaves plow crops, maids cook, chickens control the morning, dogs control the barking thieves, cows carry heavy loads, and horses travel long distances; There is no shortage of private businessmen, everything you want is enough, you can eat and drink.
Suddenly, once you try your best to serve him personally, you will no longer be paid, and you will work hard for him. For this, you will be exhausted and sleepy, and you will never achieve anything. Is it not as clever as maids, chickens and dogs? The law of the owner's family is also.
Therefore, the ancients called it' sitting and talking about the Tao', which is called the maharaja; People in your line of work are called literati. "So, C-Ji is worried about cattle wheezing without asking through the dead. Chen ping refused to know the number of money valleys, and the cloud' has its own master', and its affection is sincere. Today and tomorrow, for the sake of governance, it is not tiring to bend your head and proofread books all day! "Thanks for it. And pawn, Liang cried for three days.
Translation:
Zhuge Liang once proofread the official document himself, and Yang, the chief book, went straight in and advised, "There is a system for governing the country, and what the superiors and subordinates do cannot be confused. Please allow me to use a metaphor of managing a family: now there is a man who orders his slave to plow the land and his maid to cook. The cock knows that a dog bites a thief, pulls a cart with an ox, and rides a horse without walking; Nothing is lacking in the family, and everything can be met.
I am carefree, carefree, just eating and drinking. Suddenly one day, I have to do everything by myself, no handmaiden, no chicken, no dog, no cattle and horses. As a result, I was tired of my body and trapped in trivial matters, which made me exhausted and depressed, but I accomplished nothing. Isn't his talent inferior to that of handmaids and chickens and dogs? No, but because he forgot his responsibility as the head of the family.
Therefore, the ancients said,' sit down and discuss it, and those who decide it are princes; People who carry out orders and do things in person are called literati. So Bingji didn't ask about the killing on the road, just worried that the cow would gasp because of the hot weather; Chen Ping doesn't know about the country's money and grain income, but only says that "these people with their own specific responsibilities know", and they all really understand the truth of doing their jobs well.
Now you are in charge of state affairs, sweating all day, but you proofread and correct official documents yourself. Aren't you tired? "Zhuge Liang thanked him deeply. When Yang died, Zhuge Liang cried for three days.