Article 41 is "respect ginger for work and rest", frugal lady. Dr. Lu's father-in-law saw his mother's performance and said, with this family condition, do we still need to do this job His mother told a bunch of the most glorious truths about labor. When Confucius heard this, he commented, "The wife of the Ji family is not a prostitute." Such a virtuous young lady, Confucius only said that she was "not a prostitute", either this evaluation was very high or Confucius was biased against women. The translation given by Yuelu Edition is "hard work but not debauchery".
The forty-second article "Uncle Heqiong" shows that China literati have been proud of being poor and lofty since ancient times. Han felt sorry for him, but Uncle Xiang congratulated him. Han said: Although I am a big official, I am poor and have no money to associate with other ministers. Why did you congratulate me? Uncle Xiang said: Luan Wuzi was poor when he was a big official, but he was famous for his virtue. Everyone is close to him and joins him, making the state of Jin stable and smooth. Those who collect money everywhere, such as Huan Zi and Che Zhaozi, come to no good end. Zi Xuan bowed his thanks.
The forty-third article "The King on Treasuring Treasures" is to the effect that everything beneficial to the people is a national treasure. When Wang visited the State of Jin, he was warmly welcomed by the people. Zhao Jianzi deliberately showed off his jade and asked if Bai Heng (the most beautiful jade in Chu) was still there. Wang said to ask Bai Heng how much it is worth. Wang Sunxuan said that Chu does not regard it as a treasure. The most precious thing in Chu is a talent like Guan Fu Yi Xiang, and a big lake like Yun Mengze can bring prosperity and development to Chu. Bai Heng is just a plaything. A country's treasures should be the following six: first, talents; The second is jade for sacrifice (provided that you can successfully pray); The third is the tortoise shell that can predict good and evil; The fourth is Pearl Baoyu (provided that it can prevent fire); Fifth, weapons made of metal (to be able to resist war); Sixth, rich mountains and lakes. As for the jade that can only make noise, although Chu is located in a barbarian land, it is not a national treasure. The original text of the latter paragraph is also very literary. "There are only six things to know the treasure of the country: the holy power can make hundreds of things and help the country to be a treasure; Jade is enough to cover the valley, so that there is no flood and drought, then cherish it; If the tortoise can hide the truth, it is valuable; Beads are precious because they are resistant to fire. Gold is precious because it can resist the war and chaos; If the mountain forest is financially sufficient, it will be treasured. If the husband is so beautiful, Chu is barbaric and cannot be cherished. "
Article 44 A Journey to the State of Wu Zhu is a story of a person's name. The minister of the State of Yue, wuyue, was at war, and the State of Yue was weak, so Zhu went to the State of Wu to make peace. Fu Cha, the king of Wu, set out to attack Yue, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, led his troops to fight on the river. Wen Zi, Minister of the State of Yue, suggested: "The State of Wu has Wu Zixu and Walden Lake, and Wu Jun led by them is invincible, so it is difficult for us to win. Therefore, while actively defending, we should bend our knees to make Wu proud. When they are so arrogant that they have the idea of dominating the country, the people will be miserable and the devil will take the hindmost. At this time, we just took advantage of the fishermen. " The King of Yue took the advice and sent Zhu to make peace with Wu, saying, "You defeated us before and pardoned Gou Jian, which is a great kindness to us. We dare not forget your great kindness. Yue State is a place where objects are offered to the State of Wu. There is no need to lead troops to attack. We are willing to provide our first legal daughter and son to serve the king, just as princes serve the son of heaven every spring and autumn. Everyone knows that the King pardoned the State of Yue and supported us, and now he has come to destroy the State of Yue in vain, which also makes the governors in all directions unwilling to believe in the State of Wu. I hope the king will carefully consider our peace. "
The forty-fifth article "Xu Shen remonstrates Xu Yuecheng" is a continuation of the last one, and the thirty-fifth article "Wu Xuyuecheng" tells the same thing. Xu Shen is Wu Zixu. After Yue came to make peace, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, said to his ministers, "I'm going to promise Yue to make peace so that I can concentrate on dealing with Qi. Do not object. If Yue Guo doesn't listen, I will hit him again. " Wu Zixu resolutely opposes peace: "Yue does not sincerely seek peace, and the literary genre of Yue knows your desire to be competitive, so it deliberately says what you like modestly. They want us to make great efforts to compete with the princes of the Central Plains for the benefit of fishermen. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, is a monarch who cares about the people and has a vigorous development momentum. When Yue is strong, we can't cope. " The prince of Wu wouldn't listen. When the blood alliance was formed, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, asked Zhu to refuse, saying, "If the Covenant is useful, then the Covenant we signed before is still valid. If the Covenant doesn't work, you can just use force before. " The prince of Wu actually agreed, so he made peace without even signing the Covenant.
This is the end of the mandarin part, followed by three articles selected from the biography of the ram, the forty-sixth of which is the first month of the spring king and the first biography of the ram. Biography of the Ram is an argumentative essay with a little profound meaning, and its style is completely different from the previous work. This article corresponds to the interpretation of the first sentence in the Spring and Autumn Classic, "The first year is the first month of the spring king". There have been many discussions and explanations about this sentence in the past two thousand years. Here is only a brief translation of this article. The first year is the first year when the monarch ascended the throne, and spring is the beginning of the year. The king refers to Zhou Wenwang. Why say the king first, then the first month? Because it is the first month set by Zhou Wenwang. Wang means that the world is unified and must follow the system of Zhou Dynasty. Lu Yingong can't use the word acceded to the throne, because Yin Gong will eventually return the country to Huan Gong. Huan Gong acceded to the throne orthodox, because his mother was the first wife, so Huan Gong was the first son. Although Yin Gong is old and talented, he can't break the rule of "standing but not long" because Huan Gong is too young to be loyal to him. The eldest son inheritance system in Zhou dynasty is to choose the eldest son, with lineal as the first element, regardless of the age and talent of the heir. At the end of this paper, the inheritance system of Zhou is expounded. The story of Lu Yingong and Lu Huangong is very interesting, which was mentioned in the sixth article "Zang Jian".