"Praise to heaven and earth is worthy of praise, praise and criticism have their own spring and autumn" is a couplet, Yongzheng once wrote this couplet.
1. The first couplet of the couplet comes from "Mencius·Jinxinshang": "Looking up is not worthy of Heaven, and bowing is not ashamed of others." It means to be upright and magnanimous, to raise one's head to be worthy of Heaven, and to bow one's head not to be ashamed of others. Don't do anything to be ashamed of.
2. The second couplet originates from the preface to the Chunqiu Guliang Biography written by Fan Ning, a Confucian scholar of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. "Tart." It means that a word of praise is more than a gift from a king.
2. Interpretation:
Be upright and magnanimous, and have a clear conscience. After all, the world's praise and criticism are fleeting, and future generations will comment on your merits and demerits throughout the ages.
In that era when rumors were flying, Yongzheng wrote such a poem. The only thing he could comfort himself with was that he was not ashamed of the world and the people. We can only wait for future generations to understand him and restore his innocence and justice!
Extended information
1. Look up to the sky and not be ashamed of others.
Original text: Mencius said: "A gentleman has three kinds of happiness, but the king of the world does not share them. The existence of parents and brothers without reason is one happiness; looking up to heaven and not being ashamed of others is the second happiness. "To obtain the world's talents and educate them is the three joys." - "Mencius: Devoting Your Heart"
Interpretation: A gentleman has three joys, and these three joys have nothing to do with unifying the world with kingship. My parents are alive and well, and my brothers are all well, which is a blessing. Those above are worthy of being worthy of Heaven, and those below are worthy of being worthy of others. These are the two joys. Obtaining the world's elite talents and educating them are the three joys.
2. One word of praise is more than a gift from Hua Gun; a few words of disparagement is more than an insult to the emperor.
Original text: Jin Fan Ning's "Preface to "The Biography of Guliang in the Spring and Autumn Period": "One word of praise is more than a gift from Hua Gun; a few words of disparagement is an insult to the city and the court. The place of virtue. Even if you are humble, you will be rewarded; if you are restrained by righteousness, even if you are noble, you will be humbled."
Explanation: A word of praise is more glorious than a gift of a gorgeous dress; a word and a half of disparagement is more glorious than a gift. Being whipped in public was humiliating. Every word that refers to the final conclusion of history can bring incomparable honor and disgrace to people.
Reference materials: Baidu Encyclopedia - Be worthy of heaven, and be worthy of others
Baidu Encyclopedia - "The Biography of Gu Liang"