Explanation of the poem on chapter 90,000 of "Mencius" 7: Yi Yin Xianjue Sage Zhengji
Inscription poem:
Wan Zhang asked: People say Yi Yin, cut and cook the soup, what is the meaning of it?
Mencius said no; Yi Yin plowed in the fields of Xin, enjoying the ways of Yao and Shun.
This is not its meaning, not its meaning. The Tao is the way to bring wealth to the world, and no one cares about it;
The horse is tied to a thousand horses, and no one cares about it. It is not righteousness and the Tao, and one must not be given,
One must not be given, and all are taken. In terms of people. When Cheng Tang entrusts people, hire them with coins,
He said loudly: "I use soup to hire coins, what can I do? How can I live,
Among acres of land, From this, I am happy with the way of Yao and Shun. After Cheng Tang's three envoys went to hire him, he changed his words and said: Instead of me, in the countryside,
I am happy with the way of Yao and Shun.
How can I be happy with the way of Yao and Shun? If I were to envoy, the people would be the people of Yao and Shun?
If I were to envoy, the people would be the people of Yao and Shun? How could I be like this?
I am personally related to you. See, is this the way of Yao? He was born into this people, so that he can see through it,
and he will know it later. I will follow this way and realize this people. I don’t want to realize it,
And who else? Think of the people in the world, every man and every woman, they are not affected,
Yao and Shun Ze , if he pushed it, he would fall into the ditch inside. He believed that he was the most important person in the world, so he told Tang that he should attack Xia and save the people. He did not know that he was in vain, but he was able to correct others. , How about humiliating oneself, how can we rectify the world? The holy conduct is different,
It may be far or near; it may go but not go; it may return and purify its body, that's all.
I heard Yi Yin , according to Yao and Shun, the way was soup, and there was no mention of cutting and cooking.
Yi Xun said: The attack of Tianzhu started from Mu Palace, and I started from Bo.
Original text< /p>
? Wan Zhang asked: "Some people say, 'Yi Yin uses cuttings and cooking to get soup.' Are there any? ” Mencius said: “No, that’s not the case; Yi Yin plowed in the fields with Xin, and he enjoyed the way of Yao and Shun. It's not the right thing to do, it's not the way to do it. If you give it to the world, you don't care about it. If you tie a horse to a thousand horses, you don't care about it. It's not the meaning, it's not the way. One interposition is not for giving to others, and one interposition is not for taking from others. Tang sent someone to hire him with 3 coins, and he shouted, "Why should I use Tang's 3 coins to hire him?" How can I enjoy the ways of Yao and Shun if I am living in a rural area? The third envoy of Tang Dynasty went to hire him, and then he changed his words and said: "I live in the countryside, so I enjoy the way of Yao and Shun. How can I make this king the king of Yao and Shun?" How could I make this people the people of Yao and Shun? How could I have seen it in person? ?
Translation
Wan Zhang asked: "Some people say, 'Yi Yin asked for soup by being a cook.' Is this true?" Mencius replied: "No, that's not the case. Yi Yin was farming in the countryside of the Kingdom of Shen, and he took pleasure in the way of Yao and Shun. If it was not in line with the way and righteousness, even if the world was given to him as a salary, he would not look back; even if there were If there are four thousand horses tied there, he will not even look at them. If it is not in line with the Tao and righteousness, he will not give it to others, and he will not take it from others. Tang once asked people to bring gifts to him. , but he calmly said: "Why do I want Tang's betrothal gift? Why don't I just stay in the fields and amuse myself in the ways of Yao and Shun?" Tang sent people to hire him several times, and soon he completely changed. He changed his attitude and said: "Instead of staying in the fields and amusing myself in the ways of Yao and Shun, why don't I let the current monarch be the same as Yao and Shun, and why don't I let the current people be the same as the people of Yao and Shun?" ? [The prosperous age of Yao and Shun,] Why don’t I let it be seen with my own eyes in my time? '"?
Comments? (1) Xin: pronounced as shēn, the name of the country, its former address is Kaifeng, Henan Province. (2) Introduction: Tong "mustard", something insignificant. (3) Coin: Silk, which means giving gifts of cloth and silk. (4) Xiaoxiao: idle. ?(5) And: With it.
Original text?
"'Heaven gave birth to this people, so that they would perceive first and then know, and make them aware first and then wake up. I am the first awakening among the people of Heaven; Sidao is aware of the people. If you don't realize it, who should be aware of it? "Think of all the people in the world who are not benefited by Yao and Shun. If they are pushed into the ditch,
He took it upon himself to think that the world was so important, so he talked about Tang and said that he would attack Xia and save the people. I have never heard of anyone who harms himself in order to rectify others, how much more can he humiliate himself in order to rectify the world? The journeys of saints are different, they may be far or near; they may go or not go; they just return and purify their bodies. I heard that they relied on the principles of Yao and Shun to make soup, but I have never heard that they cooked it by cutting it. "Yi Xun" said: "Heavenly Execution was launched to attack Mu Palace, and I launched it in Bo 3." ’” ?
Translation “‘God gives birth to people in order to allow those who are prophetic and early-awakened to enlighten those who are late-awakened. As for me, I am an enlightened person among the people; I have to use the ways of Yao and Shun to make these people awaken. If it’s not up to me to wake them up, then who will? ’ Yi Yin thought this way: Among the people in the world, as long as there is a man or a woman who has not been affected by the rain and dew of Yao and Shun, it is as if he pushed him into the ravine and let him die. In this way, he put the burden of conquering the world on his shoulders. So as soon as he arrived at Tang's place, he persuaded Tang with the principle of attacking Xia Jie and saving the people. I have never heard of a person who is not upright himself, but can correct others; let alone one who is humiliated by himself, and then can correct the world? The behavior of saints is different. Some are alienated from the monarch, some are close to the monarch, some leave the court, and some are nostalgic for the court. In the final analysis, they all just want to keep themselves clean. I have only heard that Yi Yin used the methods of Yao and Shun to ask for soup, but I have never heard that he used the identity of a cook. "Yi Xun" said: "God's crusade began in Mu Palace, I just started planning from Boyi." '"?
Notes? (1) Inner: Same as "Na". (2) Said: pronounced shuì, lobbying. (3) "Yi Xun" to "Zi Bo": Tianzhu The attack was made from the Mu Palace, and I recorded it from Bo: "Yi Xun", the name of another chapter of "Shang Shu", the current version of "Shang Shu Yi Xun" is a pseudo-ancient text; Zao, started; Mu Palace, the place where Jie lived; I, Yi Yin calls himself Zai, beginning.