Dynasty: Song Dynasty
Author: Su Xun
Original text:
Things will come, naturally. Only quiet people in the world can see the details. Everyone knows that the moon is dazzling and the wind is blowing, and the foundation is moist and silent. The passage of personnel, the relationship between reason and emotion, is sparse and difficult to know, but unpredictable, which is related to the yin and yang of heaven and earth. And the sages don't know, why bother? Likes and dislikes are chaotic, but the interests are taken away from it!
Before, when Juyuan met Wang Yan, he said, "If you miss the whole world, you must be this person!" When Guo Fenyang saw Qilu, he said, "This man is successful. My descendants are all classes! " From now on, its principle is obvious. In my opinion, Wang Yanzhi is a person, by his looks and words, born a thief who deceives the world. However, I don't want to ask for it and let it go. No, Kim only won the theme. Although there are hundreds of thousands, how can we mess up the world? Qilu's treachery is enough to defeat this country. However, without learning and skill, the appearance is not enough to impress people, the words are not enough to dazzle the world, and I don't know how to use them. So the second son of two men is not inevitable!
Today, some people go on a trip to Yi Qi, calling for good names without success, making up words for each other and taking their names privately, thinking that Yan Yuan and Mencius are making a comeback, while shady thieves are dangerous and malicious, with different interests from others. Rebecca and Qilu became one. Can disasters speak louder than words? Don't forget to wash your husband's face and clothes. This person is also very affectionate. It's not like this today, Minister Lu's clothes. Is it true that eating dog food is humiliating and talking about poetry and books? People who are unkind in everything are rarely villains, and so are upright, elegant and square. In the name of the world, help its invisible pain. Although there are those who wish the Lord and those who are virtuous, I still use them. It is the disaster of the world, which is inevitable and beyond doubt, and it is not the ratio of two sons.
Sun Tzu said, "Those who are good at using soldiers can't achieve harmony." It's an exaggeration for me to remind people of me without using it, but I feel sorry for them. Who knew the disaster was so big? Otherwise. The world will suffer from it, I know its name, sad husband!
Translation and annotation
The development of things must have a certain ending, and the truth has its own laws. Only calm people in the world can foresee the great changes that will happen in the future from the nuances. As we all know, the halo around the moon indicates that there will be wind, and the wet stone pillars of the house indicate that it will rain. The causal relationship between the development and change of personnel, causes and situations is also vague and unpredictable. How can it be compared with the changes of yin and yang in heaven and earth? Even smart people are confused about this. What is the reason? This is because love and hate disturb their hearts, and interests affect their actions!
I met Wang Yan of Juyuan in Qian Shan and said, "It must be this man who will bring disaster to the people all over the world in the future!" Guo Fenyang met Qilu and said, "Once this man succeeds, he will kill all my descendants!" Now analyze what they said. The reason is predictable. In my opinion, Wang Yanzhi, in terms of appearance and speech, does have the conditions to deceive the world and steal the name. But he is not jealous of others, not greedy for money, just follow the crowd. If there is no such a bad king as Hui Di in the Jin Dynasty, even if the ruler is just a gentle monarch, even if there are hundreds of people in the Yan State of Rainbow, how can it be shocking? Qilu's treachery is enough to destroy this country. However, he has no culture, his appearance is not attractive enough, and his speech is not enough to deceive society. If he didn't meet a humble and ignorant monarch like Dezong, how could he be reused? From this point of view, Khan and Guo Ergong's predictions about Wang and Lu may not be all right!
Now some people carry the words of Confucius and Laozi, practice the actions of Boyi and Shu Qi personally, gather a group of literati who seek fame and gain, create public opinion with each other, and flaunt each other privately, thinking that they are near-re-embodiment of Yan Yuan and Mencius. But they are insidious and vicious, and their interests are different from ordinary people. This is the combination of Rebecca and Qilu. Can he finish talking about the harm he is brewing in society? It is human nature not to forget to wash your face when your face is dirty and to wash your clothes when your clothes are dirty. Now he is not like this. He dressed up as a slave, ate the food of pigs and dogs, his hair was unkempt like a prisoner, and he looked sad as if someone in his family had died, but he was there talking about poetry and books. Can this be said to be a person's true mood? People who do things rashly rarely become villains, such as vertical carving, elegance and prescription. With the help of the world-famous forces, this man contributed to the disaster that he has not yet formed a climate. Although there are monarchs who work hard and prime ministers who respect talents, they will still be selected and reused. In this way, he will certainly become the scourge of the world, which is not only comparable to Wang He and Lu.
Sun Tzu said, "Those who make good use of soldiers have no outstanding achievements." If this person is not reused, then my words are a bit too much, and this person will feel incompetent. Who knew that disaster would come to this? Otherwise, the world will suffer from his scourge, and I will gain a far-sighted reputation, which is so sad!
To annotate ...
① Quiet person: refers to a saint who can calmly observe things around him and make reasonable conclusions.
(2) Things of yin and yang in heaven and earth: refers to natural phenomena. The ancients believed that there were yin and yang in nature, and the two gases interacted to produce natural changes in shape.
Saint: The old saying says that it implies Ouyang Xiu. According to historical records, Ceng Gong once recommended Wang Anshi's articles to Ouyang Xiu, who praised them and helped Wang Anshi pass the Jinshi exam.
④ Mountain Juyuan: Dan Tao (205—283), whose real name was Juyuan, was born in the early Jin Dynasty, and he was the official of Shangshu. At that time, he was one of the "Seven Sages of Bamboo Forest". He likes to criticize people, and he doesn't think highly of Rebecca. Wang Yan (256—3 1 1): Yi Fu, a native of the early Jin Dynasty, was appointed as Shang Shuling and Qiu. Yan is very talented and often compares himself with Zi Gong. At that time, the kings of the Jin Dynasty were in power, and he wandered among the kings, seeking only the optimal solution, and then died in the war.
⑤ Guo Fenyang: Guo Ziyi (697-78 1), a native of Tang Hua (now Shaanxi Province), once worked as an official under Qiu and Zhong Shuling. He used to pacify the Anshi Rebellion, break the Tubo, and be a national security man for twenty years. Later, he became Guo Ziyi and was called Guo Fenyang by the world. Qilu: Zi, a native of Tanghuazhou (now Huaxian County, Henan Province), was then the prime minister, who searched for people's fat and cream and rejected dissidents. He is ugly and eloquent. Later, he was demoted and died in other places.
6 (intelligence): jealousy.
⑦ Hui Di: Jin Huidi (reigned from 290 to 306), the son of Sima Yan, the founding monarch of Jin Dynasty, was famous for his dementia. When he was in office, he ignored the state affairs and lost power, which eventually led to the "rebellion of the eight kings" and the decline of the Jinshi position.
⑧ xuàn: preach "dazzle" and confuse.
9 Dezong: Tang Dezong (reigned from 780 to 805) was a Yong Jun in the late Tang Dynasty. He deprived Guo Ziyi of his military power and attached great importance to Qilu, which led to the confusion of state affairs.
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From the perspective of coherence, the author did mention the purpose of writing, but did not point out the specific person he was referring to. We also don't need to carry out tedious textual research. As far as conception is concerned, this article is indeed a masterpiece of ancient Chinese literature.
The author's view of "seeing the micro-knowledge" is reasonable. Don't despise small things, big things are accumulated by small things. "Preventing micro-duration" has long been a famous saying that the ancients regarded as a standard. As Wu Chucai, a person of A Qing Dynasty, said, "Seeing the micro-knowledge can be a way to observe people through the ages."
The outstanding success of this paper lies in planning. Firstly, this paper compares astronomical phenomena with personnel, points out that personnel is more difficult to master than astronomical phenomena, and explains that this is the inevitable result of "likes and dislikes" and "interests". That makes sense. Everything happens for a reason. It has to be approved. Then, through the evaluation of Wang Yan and Guo in history, it shows that the evaluation of Shan and Guo is reasonable, but there are also omissions, which paves the way for the following "there are people today". The third paragraph of this article is the part of the author's best catharsis, which depicts the various manifestations of "there are still people today" to the maximum extent, and it is like a waterfall in one go. Its sharp writing and rigorous argument can't help but be amazing. The author leaves room for two possible situations at the end, which makes people feel the author's fair attitude.
When the author criticizes "some people", it is biased to attack on the pretext of living habits (such as untidiness). However, this defect is not enough to affect the results of this paper.