The annotation of this trick is: there are elms in my house and cicadas on the trees. Cicada flapping its wings, singing, want to drink the morning dew, but don't know there is a mantis behind, crooked neck, going to catch and eat; Mantis wants to eat cicada, but he doesn't know that yellowbird is behind, carrying its neck.
2. Original text:
He will attack the gold and tell the scholar-officials: "Those who dare to remonstrate will die." Sun Shuai said, "I've heard of it. I'm afraid of the harsh whip and dare not remonstrate with my father. I'm not a dutiful son; Those who are afraid of axes and dare not remonstrate with you are not loyal ministers. "
So he remonstrated: "There are elms in the garden and cicadas on the floor. Cicada is screaming and wants to drink dew. I didn't know the mantis was behind, so I bent its neck and wanted to catch it and eat it. " Mantis wants to eat cicada, but she doesn't know that yellowbird is behind. He grabbed his neck and wanted to peck at it. The yellowbird wants to eat mantis, but she doesn't know that the child wants to hit it with a projectile on his back. The boy wanted to play yellowbird, but he didn't know there was a deep pit in front and a cave behind.
These are the benefits before, regardless of the harm after, not only insects, but also people. Now that you know the land of greed, you are happy to be a soldier. "The country is not idle, and the state of Jin is stronger than Sun Shuai.
Extended data:
An overview of the content of Han Shi Zhuan;
This is a miscellaneous compilation of 360 anecdotes, moral sermons, moral norms and practical suggestions. Generally speaking, at the end of each article, the Book of Songs will be quoted appropriately to support the views in political affairs or debates. As far as the relationship between his book and The Book of Songs is concerned, it is neither a comment nor an explanation.
On page 1708, The History of Han Dynasty records several other works of The Book of Songs of the Han School, which have been lost and are estimated to be similar in nature to The Biography of Han Poetry. Biography of Poems of Han Dynasty is a demonstration of the practical application of The Book of Songs.
Although the Biography of Han Poetry is nominally attached to the Book of Songs, the materials it uses come from the writings of several philosophical schools, which is a compromise. Xunzi is the most commonly used source, but Zhuangzi, Liezi, Han Feizi, Lv Chunqiu, Yan Chunqiu, Lao Zi and Mencius have also used it.
Moral preaching is its main tone, but there are also some anecdotes that lack obvious moral significance.
Because there are 24 passages lacking the concluding verse of The Book of Songs, this shows that the text is flawed. Considering that the materials provided by the existing pre-Qin classics account for more than one third of the whole book, and some of them end with quotations from the Book of Songs, it can be seen that the Biography of Han Poetry is not so much a creation as a compilation.
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