Origin: The first chapter of The Analects of Confucius Yao Yue Pian in the Spring and Autumn Period.
Original text:
Yao said, "Consultation! Ershun! The number of days is in your bow, you can take it. The four seas are poor and the roads are endless. " Shun also ordered Yu. He said, "Give a boy a shoe, and you dare to use it. You dare to tell the emperor that you are guilty and dare not forgive. The emperor is not built, Jane (in the heart of the emperor.
I bow to sin, there is no square; Wanfang is guilty, and the sin is in my bow. "Zhou, good people are rewarded." It's a week, but it's better to be kind.
The people have got it. They gave it to a man. "We are willing to measure power, judge statutes, abolish officials and handle the affairs of the Quartet. Prosperity destroys the country, follows the peerless, supports the people, and the people of the world return to their hearts. What matters is: people, food, mourning and sacrifice. If you are lenient, you will get a lot of people. If you believe it, you will be responsible to the people. Min is active, Gong said.
Yao said, "Gee! You stay away! The fate of heaven falls on you. Be honest and neutral! If all the people in the world are hidden in hardship and poverty, the position God has given you will end forever. " Shun also warned Yu.
(Shang Tang) said, "My son sincerely sacrifices a black ox and prays to the Emperor of Heaven: I dare not forgive my sins without authorization, and I dare not hide the ministers of the Emperor of Heaven. It depends on the heart of the Emperor of Heaven to distinguish and choose. If I am guilty, don't implicate people all over the world. If everyone in the world is guilty, I will bear it alone. "
The Zhou Dynasty sealed governors and made all good people rich. (Zhou Wuwang) said, "Although I have close relatives, it is better to have benevolent people. The people are wrong, all in me. " Carefully unify and standardize instruments such as weights and measures, review and modify various legal systems, and rebuild various abandoned official duties, and the national laws and regulations will be passed.
Restore the ruined country, continue to sever the family and promote the left-behind talents, and the people all over the world will sincerely submit. Four important things: people, food, funeral and sacrifice. Generosity can win the support of all, and honesty can win the trust of the people. Diligence can make achievements, and fairness can make people happy.
Extended data
This long passage records the teachings of sages and kings in the past dynasties since Yao Di, and there may be some bits and pieces in the middle, which cannot be connected.
In the latter part, Confucius made a high summary of virtue and goodness since the three generations, which can be said to be a summary of the thought of governing the country and ensuring the country in the Analects of Confucius, which has a great influence on later generations.
Eternal Tianlu:
In our words today, it is called that status has changed and wages will never change, that is, promotion will not make you rich. After Yao abdicated Shun, Shun became the highest in the country. Do you want to keep the style of hard work? Yao's answer was yes, Shun's answer was yes, and later when he abdicated, he was firm and did not change this article.
Background description:
Yao: The legendary leader of tribal alliance in the late Neolithic patriarchal society in China. He gave up his Zen to Shun. It was called "Tang Yao" in history. Later, he was addressed as a "saint". See Taber's notes in Chapter 8 and Chapter 20.
Shun: the legendary monarch in the position of Yao Zen. Later, he ceded the throne to Yu. Legend has it that his eyes have two pupils, also called "Zhong Hua". See Taber's notes in Chapter 8 and Chapter 20.
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