1. Translation: When Wang Youjun was less than ten years old, the general (Wang Dun) liked him very much and often let him sleep in his tent. The general came out of his tent first, but the right army had not yet risen. Soon Qian Feng came, and the two of them shut out the others to discuss the matter. They forgot that the right army was still in the tent, so they talked about the details of the conspiracy.
After Wang Youjun woke up and heard about their plot, he knew that he had no reason to live, so he dug out his saliva with his fingers, soiled his face, pillows and quilts, and pretended that he was still alive. Soundly asleep. When Wang Dun was discussing the matter halfway, he realized that Wang Youjun hadn't gotten up yet. Both of them were shocked and said, "We have to kill him." When they opened the tent and saw saliva everywhere, they believed that he was still asleep, so The life of the right army was saved. At that time, people praised Wang Youjun as being smart and witty.
2. Original text: Liu Song (Southern Dynasties) "Shishuo Xinyu·Jiajue"
When Wang Youjun was ten years old, the general loved him so much that he always slept in his tent. . The general went out first, but the right army had not yet risen. After a while, Qian Feng came in and screened people to discuss the matter. They all forgot that the right army was in the tent, so they made plans to go against the law. You Junjue, after hearing what was said, knew that there was no rationale for it, and his yang vomited and soiled his head, face and bedding, making him sleep. Halfway through Dun's discussion, Fang Yi's right army had not yet risen. Xiang Yu was shocked and said: "We have to get rid of it!" When he opened the account, he saw spitting and believed that he was actually asleep, so he got it all. People at that time called him wise.
Extended information
1. Character introduction
Wang Youjun, also known as Wang Xizhi, once served as the internal history of Kuaiji and the leading general on the right, so he was called Wang Youjun.
Wang Xizhi (303-361, one version says 321-379), courtesy name Yishao, was a calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and was known as the "Sage of Calligraphy". Langya was born in Linyi (now Linyi, Shandong), and later moved to Shanyin, Huiji (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang), and lived in seclusion in Jinting, Shan County in his later years. He successively served as secretary Ying, general Ningyuan, governor of Jiangzhou, and later as internal history of Kuaiji, leading the right general. His calligraphy is good at Li, Cao, Kai, Xing and other styles. He studies the styles carefully, imitates them with his heart and hands, draws on the strengths of others, prepares various styles, and cultivates them in one furnace. He breaks away from the writing style of Han and Wei Dynasties and becomes his own style with far-reaching influence. The style is peaceful and natural, the writing style is euphemistic and subtle, and it is beautiful and graceful.
Li Zhimin commented: "Wang Xizhi's calligraphy not only expresses the simplicity and profoundness based on the philosophy of Lao and Zhuang, but also expresses the harmony based on the Confucian doctrine of the mean." His representative work "Lanting Preface" is known as " The best running script in the world." In the history of calligraphy, he and his son Wang Xianzhi are collectively known as the "Two Kings". ?
2. Introduction to the author
Liu Yiqing (403-444), also known as Ji Bo, was originally from Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu) in the Southern Song Dynasty. He once served as the governor of southern Yanzhou and loved literature. "Shishuoxinyu" is an ancient notebook novel written by a group of people organized by him. It was called "a textbook for celebrities" by Lu Xun. The book's proofreaders include Yu Jiaxi's "Shishuo Xinyu Notes" (1983 edition by Zhonghua Book Company), Xu Zhen'e's "Shishuoxinyu Notes" and Yang Yong's "Shishuoxinyu Notes". Scholars from the Tokugawa period in Japan wrote several commentaries on Shishuoxinyu.
The original name of "Shishuo Xinyu" is "Shishuo" because Liu Xiang once wrote "Shishuo" in the Han Dynasty (the original book is lost), and later generations distinguished this book from Liu Xiang's. , also known as "Shishuo New Book", and the name was changed after about the Song Dynasty. "Sui Shu·Jing Ji Zhi" lists it as a notebook novel. "Song Book·Liu Daogui Biography" said that Liu Yiqing was "simple in nature", "loved literature and meaning", and "gathered literary scholars from near and far". Although the individual facts recorded in this book are not entirely accurate, they reflect the ideological outlook of the powerful family and preserve social, political, ideological, literary, language and other aspects. The historical data are of high value.