The "Di Zi Gui" contains three words and one sentence, which is easy to learn and remember. More importantly, many of its principles can be combined with relevant cultural and historical knowledge, idioms and allusions to learn. This is also the humanities of "Di Zi Gui" An important reason for the strong smell. Vernacular Explanation
The "Disciples' Regulations" are the moral codes taught by ancient sages and sages. The most important thing is to be filial to your parents and be friendly to your brothers; the second thing is to be rigorous and honest in everything you do. Love everyone in the world and get close to kindhearted gentlemen. If you still have extra time and energy, you can learn various aspects of literature.
Reference story
Emperor Shun, the ancestor of morality
Shun is one of the five emperors in ancient China (note). His surname was Yao, his given name was Chonghua, and his name was Yu. Historically known as Yu Shun.
His mother passed away when Shun was very young, and his blind father Gushen (g□ s□u, ㄍㄨˇ ㄙㄡˇ) remarried and gave birth to his younger brother Xiang. Shun's father was a stubborn and unreasonable man, his stepmother was rough and fierce, and his younger brother was unreasonable. Because their stepmother and Xiang were favored by Gugou, all three of them hated Shun, the son of their ex-wife, and often wanted to kill him.
Once, Gushou asked Shun to repair the rice barn. When Shun climbed to the top of the barn, Gushou set fire to the rice barn. Shun took two bamboo hats and landed like a bird, but he could not kill him. . Later, Gushou asked Shun to dig a well. When Shun went deep into the well, Gushou and Xiang worked together to fill the well with soil. Unexpectedly, Shun was very smart and dug a passage from the side before digging the well and escaped. Xiangxiang thought everything was safe this time, so he took possession of Shun's property. Everyone was shocked when they saw Shun coming home. But the magnanimous Shun still repaid evil with kindness, and he still respected his parents and loved his younger brother in the future.
The ancients said: "Filial piety comes first among all good deeds." Shun became famous for his filial piety when he was twenty years old. Huang and Nvying married Shun and let their nine sons get along with Shun to observe Shun's character. Because Shun convinced people with his virtues, Ehuang and Nvying were inspired by Shun's virtues. They did not dare to be arrogant because of their noble status, and they treated others with humility and respect. Emperor Yao's nine sons also became more kind and cautious under Shun's influence.
Shun went to Lishan to farm. Under his influence, the people there became broad-minded and gave way to their fields.
Shun went fishing in Leize, and the people in Leize rushed to give up their homes. Shun went to the Yellow River to make pottery, and the pottery produced there became very fine. Everyone liked to be with Shun, so the place where he lived became a village in one year, a town in two years, and a metropolis in three years. After inspection, Emperor Yao was very satisfied with Shun and passed the throne to Shun.
Emperor Shun paid special attention to moral education. He promoted the teachings of the five constant principles: fatherly righteousness, motherly kindness, brothers and friends, brotherly respect, and son's filial piety. Promoting human ethics and morality created a precedent for the traditional morality of the Chinese nation and became a model for Chinese people to follow in the past generations.
For thousands of years, the tradition of Shun’s culture that put morality first has been passed down through Confucius’ Confucian culture, educating generations of Chinese people.
Note: Three Emperors and Five Emperors: Fuxi, Shennong, and Huangdi in ancient times were known as the Three Emperors and were the three earliest emperors of China. Huang Di, Zhuan Xu, Emperor Ku, Tang Yao, and Yu Shun were known as the Five Emperors. According to ancient documents, the Yellow Emperor was one of the Three Emperors and the first of the Five Emperors.
Vernacular explanation
When our parents call us for something, we should answer immediately without delay; when our parents tell us to do something, we should act immediately and not be lazy; our parents teach us the principles of life and work, we We must listen respectfully and keep it in mind; when our parents criticize and correct our mistakes, we must accept them obediently and admit our mistakes frankly. We must not talk back, argue or cover up our mistakes.
Reference story
Zhou Ba disobeyed his parents and became a donkey
Zhou Ba was a native of Pingyang County, Zhejiang Province in the Ming Dynasty. He was a child prodigy since he was a child, and he could read with a clear memory. Forget, I can recite poems and compose compositions at the age of seven. By the age of sixteen, his poems and essays had become famous and he was called "Pingyang Talent". Because he was praised by everyone and favored by his parents, he became more and more arrogant and arrogant. His parents, brothers, and neighbors often put up with his violent temper.
One year, Zhou Ba had to go to Beijing to take the exam. His parents borrowed money from here and there to pay for his travel expenses, and even asked a tailor to help him make new clothes. But the dissatisfied Zhou Ba felt that the travel expenses were too small, the clothes were too wide, the trousers were too long, the hat was old-fashioned, and the shoes were too dark.
His parents' painstaking efforts only made him full of complaints. His father couldn't help but lecture him: "Son! Don't be too dissatisfied with this. You must know that your parents have helped you prepare travel expenses and sew new clothes for your exam. They have already hurt you." My hair is turning white because you are still so dissatisfied, I can’t think of a way out.” Zhou Ba was not moved by his father’s words, but instead roared loudly: “I am the Wenchang star from the sky who has come down to earth, and I am a noble son. "You idiot, are you qualified to be my father? I was not born by you, so you are not qualified to be my father." His father was so angry that he fainted on the spot.
That night, Zhou Ba was captured and taken to the underworld (the official government of the underworld). King Yama said to him: "You usually disobey your parents. Although you have a human body, you have the heart of an animal, and the animal seeds in your heart bear fruit." If you die, you will lose your human body and become a beast."
Zhou Ba argued: "I just spoke truthfully to my parents, how can I be considered disobedient and unfilial? And I am an extremely smart man, how can I become a beast? Stupid beast? Your words don’t convince me.”
The King of Hell’s Heshan explanation: “You are smart in this life because of your good deeds in your previous life. But in this life, you are willful, arrogant, arrogant, and rebellious. When your evil deeds grow into the seeds of an animal, the good seeds in your previous life have been completely destroyed. If you are so arrogant and arrogant, your retribution will be to become a donkey, have your eyes covered (note), and be tortured and whipped. "< /p>
After hearing this, Zhou Ba felt that it made sense. He knew that evil retribution was inevitable, so he woke up in panic. That day, he fell ill. He had difficulty speaking, his teeth were locked, and his throat made a donkey's braying sound. Even famous doctors could not diagnose the disease. Within two days, Zhou Ba died amid the donkey braying. (Taken from "Darkroom Lamp" in the Qing Dynasty)
Note: When a donkey grinds a grindstone, if he sees the food on the grindstone, it will want to eat and stop, and will not grind again, so it must be covered Live in the donkey's eyes.
Vernacular explanation
We should warm the mat for our parents in winter and cool the mat for our parents in summer; we should greet our parents in the morning and help them make the bed quilt in the evening.
You should report to your parents when you go out, and you should report to your parents when you come home; your daily life should be regular, and the daily order should not be changed arbitrarily.
Reference story
Huangxiang fan pillow and warm quilt (Note 1)
Huangxiang was from Jiangxia in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His mother passed away when he was nine years old, and he missed his mother very deeply. The villagers said that he was a filial son.
Huang Xiang works hard, is not afraid of hardship, and serves her father wholeheartedly. In the hot summer, he used a fan to cool his father's pillows and mats. It was cold in winter, so he used his body to warm his father's bedding first. When Huang Xiang was twelve years old, the prefect Liu Hu heard of his filial deeds and summoned him. He gave him a plaque (Note 2) with the title "filial son under my family", praising him for his great deeds.
Huang Xiang was well versed in the classics when he was young, and was erudite and proficient in writing. His articles were famous in the capital, and everyone praised him as "unparalleled in the world, the Huangtong of Jiangxia." (Based on "Twenty-Four Filial Piety")
Note 1: Fan (sh□n, ㄕㄢ), wave a fan. Quilt (q□n, ㄑ|ㄣ), big quilt.
Note 2: Plaques, with large characters written horizontally, are hung on wooden boards above garden pavilions, halls, and study rooms.
Vernacular explanation
No matter how small the matter is, you must not make the decision without informing your parents; if you do it willfully, you will fail to do your duty as a child.
Although the items are small, they should not be hidden privately; if they are taken as your own, your parents will feel ashamed and sad.
Reference story
Tao’s mother returned the fish to blame her son
Tao Kan (k□n, ㄎㄢˇ), a famous general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, his father died early, and his family was poor when he was young. , his mother Zhan (zh□n, ㄓㄢˋ) relied on weaving to support his education, and she also attached great importance to Tao Kan's moral cultivation.
When Tao Kan was young, he worked as a county official in Xunyang County, Jiangxi Province, supervising fishing matters. He sent someone to give his mother a jar of pickled (note) dried fish. Her mother returned the original jar and wrote a letter to scold him: "You are a county official and you give me official items. Do you think I will be happy? This is... It adds to my worries!”
After that, wherever Tao Kan went, he was praised for his integrity and conscientiousness. Later, he became the general of the Western Conquest and was granted the title of Duke of Changsha.
Note: Pickle, soak food in salt to avoid spoilage.
Vernacular explanation
When parents make mistakes, they should be advised to correct them, and they should have a pleasant appearance and a soft voice; If it doesn't work, just cry and beg, and even if you get beaten, you won't complain.
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Xiuzhen persuaded her mother to save her sister
During the Ming Dynasty, Yang Xiuzhen’s mother gave birth to three daughters in a row, but she had no son and gave birth to the fourth It was her daughter again. The mother was so angry that she wanted to drown the baby girl. Yang Xiuzhen was thirteen years old at the time. She hurriedly picked up her sister, knelt down and begged her mother: "If a mother kills her daughter to have a son, the less likely she is to get a son! If you are worried about the future dowry, give my dowry to this sister!"
Grandma scolded her for being ignorant, so Xiuzhen knelt down and told her grandmother: "Grandma recites Buddha's name every day, but now she doesn't save her life. What's the use of reciting Buddha's name?" Her grandmother was also moved and understood, so she stayed. Raising a baby girl. Two years later, Xiuzhen's mother really gave birth to a son.
When her mother gave birth to a son, Xiuzhen's father dreamed that his grandfather told him: "If the fourth daughter does not stay, this son will definitely not be born." Because of Xiuzhen's original words of kneeling down, The utmost filial piety moved God, and he was able to continue the Yang family bloodline.