Wang Anshi's Translation of Ancient Poetry Shang Yang

Since ancient times, serving the people depends on honesty, and the weight of a sentence exceeds the weight of a hundred gold. Now that people are dying, they still deny Shang Yang. Business has done it, and it will definitely be realized politically. Shang Yang, surnamed Ji, Gongsun, was a patriotic man. Politicians, reformers, thinkers, militarists, legalists, descendants of the country.

Shang Yang [Song Dynasty] Wang Anshi

Since ancient times, people have been driven by honesty, and a word is more important than gold.

Today's people must be Shang Yang, who can make politics imperative.

Note 1, Shang Yang: Ben Weiguo Gongsun. Later, he entered Qin to assist in the reform of filial piety, and the country became rich and strong. It is also called Shang Yang, because it was named Shang Jun because of its merits. When Xiao Gong died, Shang Yang was falsely accused of rebellion and suffered a car crack.

2. Drive out the people: Drive out and serve the people. Honest and trustworthy.

3. Gold: an ancient unit for calculating money.

4. Right and wrong: criticize and deny.

5. do: do, do. Politics must be carried out: decrees must be carried out.