Source: The legend was written by meson tui before he died.
Full text:
I hope your master is always clear.
It is better to be a ghost than to accompany you as an exhorter.
If your master has me in his heart, remember that I often reflect.
I have a clear conscience in Jiuquan, diligent and honest.
Translation:
Cut off my flesh and give it to your master to show my loyalty. I hope your master can always be honest and clean. Although I will never see my master again after my death, it is like a loyal exhorter to my master. If you still have me in your heart, I hope you can reflect on your own virtue when you think of me. I'm not ashamed of my liegeman's death, and I hope your master can always be honest and clean.
Extended data:
Background:
(1) Follow Zhong Er.
The birth story of meson push is rarely seen in the literature. During the Spring and Autumn Period, civil strife occurred in the State of Jin. Jin Xiangong was partial, wanted to abolish the Prince and made his son the Prince, which caused a series of accidents.
Prince Shen Sheng was framed to death by Li Ji; Sun Yiwu and Zhong Er were afraid of fleeing, and Zhong Er took refuge in Zhaizhai, accompanied by many wise men. There are mainly five people, namely: Hu Yan, Zhao Shuai, Wei Gui, Si, Jie Zitui and "Zhao Shuai; Nonsense, Wen Gongjiu also; Wei Jia; Xian Zhen; Wei Yu's theory.
Meson push is one of them. Jientui fled with Zhong Er 19 years. Sleeping in the wind, hungry and cold, be prepared for "difficulties and hardships." Zhong Er was finally able to return to the State of Jin and become the king of the State of Jin. Meson did his best. ?
(2) cutting meat to satisfy hunger
After his early death, his father gave his life to chase him, and later his brother Jin chased him. Zhong Er is often hungry and naked. According to the Records of Hanshu Yiwenzhi, one year he fled to Wei, and an attendant named Touxu stole all his food and fled to the mountains. Hunger is unbearable without food in Zhong Er. When begging from Fu Tian, farmers didn't come to eat, but joked that they would use clods as food.
Later, Zhong Er almost fainted from hunger. In order to keep Zhong Er alive, meson pushed him into the ravine, cut off a piece of meat on his leg, and cooked it with the picked wild vegetables into soup for Zhong Er. When Zhong Er ate the meat from meson tui's leg, Zhong Er was greatly moved, claiming that he would become king one day and repay meson tui. It is really commendable that meson tui was so loyal when Zhong Er suffered a disaster. ?
(3) Resignation is not a promise.
After the end of 19 years' escape career, Zhong Er changed from a fugitive to a chaotic Jin Wengong, and sent troops to him, "to reward the dead instead of the hermit". In this respect, Jiezitui did not ask for a reward like Uncle Hu (a Tao Shu fox). He said that Jin Wengong's return to China was an act of providence, but Jiezitui thought that Loyal Jun's behavior was natural and there was no need to get a reward, so he was ashamed to accept it. "Self-reliant" thieves such as Hu Yan are tantamount to "stealing people's money", so they are "difficult to deal with".
It is wrong for meson tui to ignore the help of Hu Yan and others, but he has no resentment towards Jin Wengong or jealousy of fame and fortune. Some despise Hu Yan and Uncle Hu's pursuit of wealth. Some people who didn't follow Jin Wengong to escape (such as a bearded man with a vertical head) said some ugly words to ask for a reward in order to take advantage of a little, so Jiexiu was very angry and then lived in Mianshan, becoming a hermit who didn't eat Lu Jun. ?
(4) died in a tree
Jiezitui refused to be rewarded, and once wrote a poem, "There are dragonflies in the world. Five snakes follow it, Tamenojo assists. The dragon betrayed his hometown and got his place. Four snakes followed around and got the rain and dew of the dragon. A snake died of shame in nakano. " The neighbor explained Zhang's grievance, wrote a letter and hung it on the city gate at night.
After seeing this poem, Jin Wengong regretted his ingratitude, and quickly sent someone to ask meson to push it to seal it, only to know that he had disappeared in Mianshan. Jin Wengong personally took all the horses to visit Mianshan. Who knows Mianshan winds for dozens of miles, and the mountains are deep in forests, but they can't be found. Jin Wengong, eager for help, listened to the villain and ordered the mountain to be burned on three sides. Unexpectedly, the fire burned for three days, and there was no shadow of meson push. Jin Wengong had people set fires in front of and behind the mountain, which lasted for several miles in Fiona Fang. The fire didn't go out for three days, and the meson push didn't come out after all.
Later, the bones of mother and son were found under a withered willow tree. Jin Wengong was very sad. He cried and worshipped in front of meson's body for a while, and then buried the body. He found that the back of meson push was blocked by a willow hole, and there seemed to be something in the hole. I took it out and saw that it was a skirt with a bloody poem engraved on it: "May my Lord be clear forever." It is better to be a ghost than to accompany you as an exhorter. If your master has me in his heart, remember that I often reflect. I have a clear conscience in Jiuquan, diligent and honest. "
Jin Wengong took a charred wicker back to the palace and made a pair of clogs. He looked at it every day and sighed, "What a pity." Since then, "the first step" has become a title of mutual respect between subordinates and superiors or peers, which is said to come from this.
In 635 BC, Jin Wengong led his ministers to go hiking in plain clothes to show their respect and condolences. Walking to the grave, I saw the dead old willow tree resurrected, with thousands of green branches dancing in the wind. Jin Wengong looked at the resurrected old willow tree and seemed to see the meson push. He walked up to him respectfully, lovingly squeezed a branch, braided it into a circle and put it on his head. ?
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