Vernacular interpretation:
There was a man named Shu in the state of Wei. He did not like anything in the world but only liked raising cats. Cats are mice-catching animals. He kept many of them at home, and all the mice around his house were about to be caught by the cats. The cat had no food and was so hungry that he howled all day long.
Shu goes to the market every day to buy meat to feed them. The cat gave birth to a son and then a grandson. Because he ate meat, he didn't even know that there were mice in the world. He only knew that when he was hungry, he barked, and when he barked, he got meat to eat. After eating the meat, I walked lazily, feeling very happy and at ease
There was a scholar in the south of the city who was infested with rats. The rats were running around in groups, and some even fell into the tank. The scholar hurriedly I went to Shu's house and borrowed a cat to get rid of the rat infestation.
The cat saw the mouse’s ears standing high, its eyes as bright as black paint, and its red beard, and it made a squeaking noise. The cat thought that the mouse was strange. The cat followed the mouse in the tank and walked along the edge of the tank mouth, but did not dare to go down to catch the mouse. The scholar was very angry and pushed the cat in.
The cat was very scared and screamed at the mouse. After a long time, the mouse thought that the cat had no other abilities, so he bit the cat's paw. The cat was so frightened that it jumped out of the tank.
Original text:
The Shu family of Wei, there is nothing good about anything in the world, except for livestock and raccoons. The raccoon dog is also a rat-catching beast. There are more than a hundred livestock, and all the rats in the house are hunted and eaten. The raccoons had nothing to eat and howled when they were hungry. Shu's family ate the meat every day. The raccoon has children and grandsons, and because they eat meat, they don't know that there are rats in the world; but they are hungry and they eat meat.
There was a scholar in Nanguo who was sick of rats. Some of the rats fell into the urns. They hurriedly followed Shu's fake raccoon dog to get rid of them. When the raccoon dog sees a rat with its ears hunched, its eyes protruding like paint, and its red mane, which means it is a foreign object, it dares not move down along the path of the rat. The soldiers are angry and push it in. The raccoon dog is very frightened and screams at it. For a long time, the rats had no other skills, so they nibbled on their feet, and the raccoons threw them out with all their strength.
This article comes from "Wei Ren Shu Shi" written by Duke Wu of Wei in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Extended information
Writing background:
During the reign of Duke Wu of Wei, Uncle Kang implemented the decree to bring harmony and stability to the people. Later, due to his meritorious service, he was promoted to Duke. In 758 BC, Duke Wu of Wei died, and his posthumous title was Duke Wu (full posthumous title Ruisheng Duke Wu). His son, Duke Zhuang of Wei, succeeded to the throne.
Gong Wu of Wei (about 852 BC - 758 BC), surnamed Ji, surname Wei, given name He, was the son of Marquis Wei Li. In the 42nd year of Wei Lihou (813 BC), Wei Lihou died, and He's brother Prince Yu succeeded to the throne, and was known as Uncle Wei Li in history.
When He's father, Marquis Wei Li, was alive, He loved He very much, so He gave He a lot of property. He then used these properties to bribe the warriors and attacked Uncle Wei in front of Marquis Wei Li's cemetery. Uncle *** hid in the tomb passage and committed suicide.
The people of Wei buried Uncle Wei next to the tomb of Marquis Wei Li, gave him the posthumous title of Uncle ***, and supported and succeeded him as the king of Wei. He was called Wei in history. Duke Wu. After Wei Wugong succeeded to the throne, he implemented the decrees of his ancestor Wei Kangshu, which brought peace and stability to the people of Wei State.
In the 42nd year of Duke Wu of Wei (771 BC), Quanrong attacked Haojing (now Xi'an, Shaanxi), the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and killed King You of Zhou. After Duke Wu of Wei learned the news, he immediately led the elite soldiers and generals of the Wei Kingdom to assist King Zhou Ping, son of King Zhou You, to quell the Quanrong rebellion, and assisted King Zhou Ping to move east to Luoyi (now Luoyang, Henan). This was the beginning of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. King Ping of Zhou promoted Duke Wei to Duke because of his outstanding achievements.
When Duke Wu of Wei was ninety-five years old, he warned the people of Wei: "From the ministers down to the officials and all the people, as long as they are in the court, do not think that I am old and abandon me. Work respectfully and help me in the morning and evening; even if you hear one or two words of advice, you must recite it and remember it and convey it to me to teach me."
So, there are warriors' advice in the car. The imperial court has the official's code of conduct, beside the cases there are the recitations of the admonitions of the trainers, the mottos of the servants in the dormitory, the guidance of Gu Shi in handling government affairs, and the recitation of poems by musicians in ordinary times. Historians did not stop writing, musicians did not stop reciting, and they used it to teach and contribute. Duke Wu of Wei wrote the warning poem "Yi" to warn himself.