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"You are the flowers blooming on the trees, the swallows whispering in the beams, - you are love, warmth, hope, you are the world. April!”
Every April, someone always talks about this poem. Those who don’t remember the whole poem at least remember one sentence: You are April in the world. It is a poem by the beautiful and talented Lin Huiyin.
Her name comes from "The Book of Songs·Daya·Siqi": "The great concubine is Huiyin, so Bai Sinan". Huiyin: good reputation. Lin Huiyin's real name was Lin Huiyin, which was similar to Lin Weiyin, a male writer at the time, so he changed his name to Huiyin. Because I was reading a biography of Lin Huiyin before, I also read this poem in the Book of Songs.
Okay, this is what I want to talk about the origin of Taijiang, Tairen and Taisi. In "The Book of Songs, Daya, and Siqi", all three of them are praised in a line of poetry:
"Si Qi Da Ren, the mother of King Wen, Si Mei Zhou Jiang, the wife of the imperial family. The eldest sister Huiyin, then Baisi male."
Translated meaning: Tai Ren is graceful and dignified, and is King Wen of Zhou good mother. Taijiang is a virtuous and beautiful woman, and the wife of the royal family lives in Zhoujing. Tai Si's good reputation can be inherited, and the family will be prosperous if she gives birth to many boys.
The ancients said that "the founding of the Zhou Dynasty was based on the three concubines." The third concubine was Taijiang, Tairen and Taisi, who was a saint among women.
The Tai people respect the meaning of respect. Everyone named Jiang Rensi has his surname. Each of these three saintly women has great virtues, such as creating prenatal education or assisting in governing the country. The prosperity of Zhou's industry is definitely due to the saint king, and the development of civil and military virtues is mostly due to the mother's education.
Translated meaning: Tai is an honorific title, and Jiang, Ren, and Si are all surnames. Taijiang is the grandmother of King Wen of Zhou, Tairen is the mother of King Wen of Zhou, and Taisi is the wife of King Wen of Zhou. Each of the three women has their own wisdom and virtue. It can be said that the Zhou Dynasty can have a foundation of 800 years. With these three mothers, they have great influence on their children. education is inseparable.
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?Taijiang was the wife of the ancestor of the Zhou Dynasty, Taiwang. She gave birth to three sons, Taibo, Zhongyong and Wang Ji. She taught her children to lead by example and was very successful. The Taiwang liked Ji Chang, the son of his third son Wang Ji, very much, so the Taibo and Zhong Yong fled to the wilderness so that their father could pass the throne to Wang Ji so that Ji Chang could succeed his father on the throne. This story of brothers' humility became A story that will last forever.
?Tai Ren is the second daughter of the noble Zhi Ren family in the late Shang Dynasty. She is upright and rigorous by nature, solemn and respectful, and she will do everything in line with benevolence, justice and morality. After marrying her husband Ji Li (Wang Ji), Tai Ren admired her mother-in-law Tai Jiang's virtue and respected her. She presided over the harem in an upright manner, and the whole court was solemn and peaceful.
It is recorded in "The Biographies of Lienu·Mothers·Three Mothers of the Zhou Dynasty":
The general idea is: when Tai Ren was pregnant, his eyes would not see the evil scene, and his ears would not Hear the voice of lewdness and rudeness, and refrain from speaking arrogant words. He never sleeps with his body crooked, nor does he sit crookedly or stand with a limp. They do not eat food that is not cut correctly and smell bad, they do not sit on mats that are placed incorrectly, and they let musicians recite poems at night. King Wen Ji Chang was very smart when he came down. Tai Ren taught him one lesson and he knew ten. Therefore, when you are pregnant, you should be cautious about what you see and feel. If you are close to good, you will be good, and if you are close to evil, you will be evil.
? Taisi was the wife of King Wen of Zhou. She was already very virtuous when she was in her natal family. Therefore, King Wen of Zhou Ji Chang valued Taisi very much and went to the Weishui River in person to marry Taisi. Taisi became Zhou Wen's wife. The king's wife later imitated Taijiang and Tairen, assisting her husband, allowing King Wen to rule externally and himself to rule internally. She achieved very good political achievements, educated the world with morality, and was revered as "Mother Wen" by people. Taisi gave birth to ten sons. Among them were King Wu Jifa and Zhou Gongdan. The reason why the Zhou Dynasty was able to establish itself in the world had a lot to do with Taisi's education.
"The Book of Songs·Daya·Daming" sings:
The main idea is: God observes the world in the sky, and King Wen has destiny. When he was still young, Emperor Tian made a good marriage for him. King Wen met the bride on the bank of the Weishui River, north of Qianshui.
King Wen was planning a wedding to marry this beautiful girl from Yin Shang, who looked like a fairy. The oracle indicated that the marriage was auspicious, and Prince Wen welcomed him to the Wei River. A boat was built and a bridge was built to cross the river. The wedding was solemn and glorious.
It is said that "Guan Ju" in "The Book of Songs" tells the love story between Tai Si and Wen Wang Jichang, "Guan Guan Ju Jiu, in the river continent. A graceful lady, a gentleman who likes to fight.". In order to marry Taisi, Ji Chang personally ran to the shore of the Weishui River, but there was no bridge on the Weishui River, so Ji Chang used a boat to build a pontoon bridge to marry Taisi back to his territory.
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The story of the three wives is finished. How many people are reading their stories now? Not exactly, I don't know.
Looking through the "Book of Songs", there is a certain proportion of poems that praise virtue and satirize and complain. I have not carefully calculated whether the ratio is 73 or 82. I like the gentleness and sincerity of the Book of Songs, the innocence of thoughts, the beauty of freedom and restraint, self-discipline and freedom.
Looking back at today's media, there is a proliferation of vulgar words and superficial and exaggerated values. All kinds of words and images unrestrainedly tell the greed, selfishness and ruthless disputes of human nature without supervision. It is really Unbelievable things.
Regardless of whether human nature is good or evil, fake or ugly, media guidance must have the principle of "hiding evil and promoting good", and having a sense of proportion is a good policy.
For example, whether it is public media or self-media, it is 80% to show and promote the good, and 20% to expose and criticize the ugly. That will be different.
Respecting each other as guests is the way of heaven and earth. Why do marriages always turn into mistress cheating, divorce lawsuits and custody of family property;
It is natural for fathers to be kind and filial to sons. Why are there programs on TV every week? The Li family briefly talked about whether they would not support or support them, signed a pledge to fight over the family property, and met in court;
Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are a family that loves one person, so why are the plots given in so many programs and books disrespectful? I don’t like the way the road between enemies is narrow, the cold eyebrows, and the separation of wives and children;...
I can’t understand it, it’s beyond my imagination.
There is a sentence in "The Doctrine of the Mean": "A gentleman's actions in the world are the way of the world, his actions in the world are the laws of the world, and his words are the principles of the world."
Only in this way can a gentleman be good. Madam, only a good wife can educate a gentleman. The way of husband and wife can be seen in heaven and earth. The sky is strong and strong, and self-improvement is endless; the terrain is kun, and virtues are carried.
A gentleman has his way, long live my wife!