Once upon a time, someone gave fish to the prime minister of Zheng, but he didn't accept it. Someone asked Prime Minister Zheng, "You usually like to eat fish. Why not collect fish? " Premier Zheng replied, "Because I like fish, I don't accept fish.
If you take someone else's fish, you lose your job, and if you don't get paid, there will be no fish to eat. If you don't accept it, you can be clean and keep your official position, but you can have fish to eat all your life. "At that time, people praised Premier Zheng.
"Eating fish for life" comes from the Book of Sword Shadow Changling written by Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty.
The original text is as follows:
There used to be fish in Zheng Xiang, but not in Zheng Xiang. Or Zheng Xiang said, "I love fish, so why not?" He said, "I love fish, so I don't eat fish." If you lose your fortune, you can't eat fish; If you don't get a reward, you will eat fish all your life. At that time, everyone praised Zheng Xiang.
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Creative background:
When Xuan Di was elected as a Confucian scholar, he was asked to submit dozens of poems and praises, and officials went to the office to give advice to doctors. When he was in Yuan Di, he was sent to Zong Zheng to give a talk. Because of repeated letters, he impeached eunuchs, Shi Xian and consorts Xu and Shi, and was imprisoned twice. He was exempted as Shu Ren and lived in seclusion for more than ten years. After the emperor ascended the throne, he was activated, worshipped the corps commander, led the three assistants into the water, moved to Dr. Guanglu, and became a captain in Zhong Lei.
Liu Xiang wrote many times to suggest weakening the power of his consorts, which was praised by the emperor, but in the end it was useless. He is simple and honest, does not pay attention to dignity, is honest and happy, concentrates on reading, recites books by day, watches the stars at night, and often stays up all night. Liu Xiangxi said that the five elements are disastrous and different, and used it to demonstrate real politics. He is knowledgeable, and he has been ordered to organize the poems of five classics secretaries and philosophers for nearly 20 years, making great contributions to the collation and preservation of ancient books.
Bielu is China's earliest bibliography work. He also collected the records of disasters in Fu Rui from ancient times to Qin and Han Dynasties, deduced and followed each other, and wrote 1 1 biography of Hong Fan's Five Elements, which is the earliest history of disasters in China. Literature is good at poetry and prose. The History of Han Literature and Art contains 33 Ci Fu, most of which have been lost. Only Jiutan is Qu Yuan's nine-chapter work, and the feeling of life experience is pinned on Qu Yuan's written memory.
Some of his essays have been played and recorded in ancient books, such as "Sword Shadow Changling Book" and "Introduction to Warring States Policy", which are simple in narration, smooth in argument and carefree, and have certain influence on ancient writers in Tang and Song Dynasties.
2. "Mencius Zhang Wan": "In the past, Zheng Zizhi was fed fish, and the children made the school people cook fish in the pool of man and beast.
I used to feed fish to Zheng Zi, but later generations turned the school into a pool for people and animals. When the school staff cooked it, they rebelled and said, "At first, I gave up, but when I was young, I died luxuriantly and leisurely." Zi chan said, "this is a good place! Get what you want! "
The school said, "What does it mean that children produce wisdom? If he cooks and eats, he will say,' That's right! "Get what you want!" "
Therefore, a gentleman can bully the party, but it is difficult to ignore it.
Translation:
Once upon a time, someone sent live fish to Zheng, and Zi ordered the school boy to keep them in the pool. When the school administrator was cooking fish, he came back and said, "At first, the fish looked tired, but after a while, they became lazy and died easily." Zi chan said: "I found the place where I should go, I found the place where I should go!" " "
The junior came out and said, "Who said anything about wisdom? Now that I have cooked and eaten, he also said, "I found the place where I should go, I found the place where I should go." "So, I can deceive the gentleman in an appropriate way, but it is difficult to confuse him in an unreasonable way.
3. Classical Chinese translation 1. Jujube and thorn are similar, both have thorns. Jujube is an only child, tall and with few transverse branches; Spiny is born, poor forest is born. Taking this as a different way, the text is all from shackles, thorns, thorns, shackles and life, dates; Compared with cross-country, so is the spine. People who don't know two things will know after reading them (not "things").
Jujube and thorn are similar, both have thorns. Jujube trees generally grow alone, with tall trees and few transverse branches; But there are many thorns, and they are low (low, low) and gather into a forest. This is the difference between the two. Their words are all composed of words, which sound like thorns, and the original meaning is thorns. What grows on each other is dates, and what grows on each other is thorns. If you don't know these two plants, you can tell them by their words.
2. Guanning Huaxin Garden hoes vegetables, and there is a piece of gold in the field. There is no difference between a pipe swing hoe and a tile stone. Pick it up and throw it away. I have also tasted reading at the same table, and some people have gone through the door. I would rather read the same book than read it. Guan Ning cut the table and sat down separately, saying, "My son is not my friend."
Ning Guan and Hua Xin were hoeing vegetables together in the garden and saw a piece of gold on the ground. Ning Guan waved a hoe and used it as a tile stone, but Hua Xin picked it up and threw it away. Two people have been sitting on a mat in the study, there is a car wearing a hat dignitaries pass by the door, on ning as before to study, but Hua Xin left a book, go out to watch. Guan Ning cut the mat open, sat with Hua Xin and said to Hua Xin, "You are not my friend."
3. If the name is wrong, it is impossible. If it doesn't work, it will be embarrassing. If it is clumsy, it will miss the penalty. If the punishment is wrong, you will be at a loss.
If the translation is incorrect, it makes no sense to speak; If words are unreasonable, then things cannot be done; Things can't be done, and music can't be promoted; If rites and music cannot flourish, the execution of punishment will not be appropriate. If the punishment is not appropriate, the people will not know what to do.
4. Song people can get jade and offer their sons. Zi Han is suffering. The person who sent the jade said, "I want to show it to the jade person, who thinks it is precious." Therefore, I dare to offer. " Zi Han said, "What I value is not greed, but jade. If you give it to me, you will lose your treasure. If people have their treasures. "
A man in the State of Song got a piece of Baoyu and gave it to Zi Han, a doctor in the State of Song. Zi Han doesn't accept it. The man who sent Baoyu said, "I showed it to the jade carver." The craftsman who carved jade thought it was a treasure, so I dared to give it to you. " Zi Han said, "I regard greed as a treasure, and you regard jade as a treasure. If you give me the jade, we will all lose our treasure. It is better for each of us to have our own baby. "
The former gave the fish to Zheng Xiang, but Zheng Xiang didn't. Or Zheng Xiang said, "I love fish, so why not?" He said, "I love fish, so I don't eat fish." If you lose your fortune, you can't eat fish; If you don't get a reward, you will eat fish all your life. "
Once upon a time, someone gave fish to the Prime Minister of Zheng, but the Prime Minister of Zheng refused to accept it. Someone asked Prime Minister Zheng, "You like fish, why don't you accept it?" He replied, "Because I like to eat fish, I don't accept other people's fish. Accepting other people's fish will make you lose your official position and salary, and there is no way to eat fish again; If you don't accept gifts, you can still get paid and eat fish for life. "