Han has rings, one of which is in Zheng Shang. Zi Xuan paid tribute to Zheng Bo and gave birth to Fu Yu. He said: "I don't know if it is the guardian of the government." Uncle Zi and Zi Chan said, "Zi Han wants very little, and he doesn't want any gold. The State of Jin and Zi Han should not be stolen. If there is a fight between people, ghosts and gods will help them make them angry. What is regret? Why does my son love a ring and he hates a big country? I can't ask for it? "
He said, "I didn't steal gold, but I have two ideas." I will finally solve this matter, and I will be loyal and faithful. " Overseas Chinese have heard that a gentleman is not without bribes, but without fame. When overseas Chinese hear that being a country is an important event, it is difficult to determine their position rudely. People from big countries come from small countries, but each has his place. How can they give it? A total of no, for sin.
What's wrong with being rude to a big country? If I were our city, I would lose my position. It would be greedy to let Hanzi do it and ask for jade. Is it a crime to be alone? Give a piece of jade to commit two crimes, and I lose my position. Han Zicheng is greedy. What shall I do with it? "
Hanzi bribed all the businessmen and became a good man. The businessman said, "You must tell Doctor Jun". Hanzi gave birth to his sons and said, "I made my husband an official before, but he dared to recover. Today, I bought a businessman, and they said,' I'll smell it.' I dare to think that they were invited. "
Zichan said to him, "I used to be Duke Huan, the former king, and I and the merchants were both from the Zhou Dynasty. We can kill this place with wormwood and live with wormwood, Chenopodium and Pogostemon. There is an oath in the world to believe, and some people say that I am not strong without self-betrayal, so I can protect each other until now. Today, my son kindly insulted me, saying that our city wanted to teach our city to make an oath by arresting businessmen. Why not?
My son won the jade and lost the vassal. He won't do it. If the great powers make orders without skills, Zheng and the city are ignorant. If overseas Chinese offer jade and don't know what they have achieved, they dare to give it away privately. "
Translation:
Han has a Yuhuan, and the other is in the hands of Zheng merchants. Zi Xuan asked Zheng for the jade ring, but Zi Chan refused to give it. He said, "This is not a cultural relic kept in the national treasury. Our monarch doesn't know. "
Zi Shuhe said to their children, "Han doesn't have too many demands. He can't be unfaithful to Kim. Neither Kim nor Han can be underestimated. If someone speaks ill, it happens to sow discord between the two countries, and ghosts and gods will help him again, thus causing fierce anger between Jin and South Korea. Is it too late to regret? Why did you spare a Yuhuan, which attracted the hatred of big countries? Why not find it for him? "
Zi chan said: "I don't despise the state of Jin and have second thoughts about it, but I will always serve it to the end, so I won't give it to him (Yuhuan) because I am loyal to the state of Jin." It is said that the trouble of a gentleman is not that he has no property, but that he has no good reputation in his official position. I also heard that the worry of governing a country is not whether it can serve a big country or appease a small country, but whether it can maintain the status of the country according to etiquette.
People in big countries can give orders to small countries at will and get what they want. What will be provided to them to meet all their requirements? Sometimes you supply goods, and sometimes you refuse to supply goods, and the crime you get is even greater. If the (unreasonable) demands of big countries are not politely refuted, what are they satisfied with?
If we become a remote city in the future, we will lose our position as a country. If Han was ordered to be a special envoy (Zheng Guo), but he came to Yuhuan, he would be too greedy. Isn't that a sin? Taking out a jade ring constitutes two crimes, which makes our country lose its status as a vassal state and makes Han a greedy man. How do we adopt this method? "
Han bought Yuhuan from a businessman and made a deal. The businessman said, "Be sure to tell Doctor Jun." Han Zixuan asked Zi Chan and said, "Not long ago, I asked for the jade ring, but the ruling party thought it was immoral, so I dared not ask again. Now (I) bought it from a businessman. The businessman said,' I must let you know about this', and I am willing to take this as a request. "
Zi chan replied, "Once upon a time, our ancestors, Huan Gong and businessmen, moved from Zhou, cultivated this land together, weeding and lived here together.". Generations have vowed to trust each other. Say,' You won't betray me, and I won't buy your things by force.'
With this trustworthy oath, we can support each other today. Now you come to our city for friendship, but you ask your country to rob merchants. This is to teach your country to break the oath. I'm afraid not!
It won't be like this if you get Yuhuan and lose the princes. If a big country (Jin State) issues an order that there is no limit to what China can supply, Zheng State, though a remote and small country, will not agree. If I dedicate Yuhuan to you, I don't know what I want to achieve, so I take the liberty to tell you these difficulties in private (dare to tell you in private). "
Before Han returned to Yuhuan, he said, "Although Han Qi is not smart, how dare I incur two crimes because I got a Yuhuan? Please return it. "
Extended data:
In the traditional culture of China, jade is a symbol of whiteness, beauty, goodness, elegance and luxury. Kong Ziyun: "A gentleman is like jade". What choice should a gentleman make in the face of the test of jewelry? A man in the Song Dynasty offered Zi Han jade, but Zi Han refused to accept it. The jade sender said that the jade worker had been appraised and it was Baoyu.
Zi Han said, "I value greed, but you value jade. If you give me jade, we will all lose our treasure. " It is better to treasure it yourself. "Coincidentally, a story about Han and Zheng in the state of Jin revolved around the fate of a piece of jade in the state of Zheng, reflecting the idea that property is based on morality and Zheng's good political and business relations.
The figures and events in Zuo Zhuan are compiled according to historical materials, but the author also shows certain ideological views and political tendencies when describing these historical figures and events. This kind of thought is close to Confucianism in ethics, political opinions, emphasis on hierarchy, and the concept of respect and inferiority.
First of all, it reveals the historical trend of social change. With a keen historical perspective, the author describes the decline of the Zhou royal family, the hegemony of princes, the inferiority of public office, and the merger of doctors, showing the rise and fall of old and new forces and revealing the trend of social change.
In the process of describing historical events, the author expressed his knowledge and understanding of historical events, summed up historical experience and lessons from the standpoint of Confucianism, and made moral and ethical evaluation of historical events and historical figures, providing historical reference for people. Zuo Zhuan developed the brushwork of Spring and Autumn Annals, and embodied moral evaluation through vivid description of the event process and description of characters' words and deeds.
For example, a conversation between Cao Gui and Lu Zhuanggong in the ten-year "Cao Gui Debate" described by Zhuang Gong conveyed the author's thoughts through Cao Gui's words. At the same time, Zuo Zhuan created a new form of "gentleman's theory", and directly introduced comments in the narrative or after the narrative to evaluate the events or characters morally to show the author's attitude.
Secondly, emphasize the meaning of people and attach importance to the role of people. During the Spring and Autumn Period, with the progress of history and the general rise of social changes, the status of God gradually declined and the status of man gradually rose. Some progressive politicians have rationally realized the importance of human beings in social change. Eighteen Years of Zhao Gong records that the dry climate in summer and May led to fires in many countries such as Song, Wei, Chen and Zheng.
Zheng advocated offering treasures to the gods and praying for blessing. Zi Shu also thinks that treasures have the function of "protecting the people" and "saving the country", while Zheng Xiangzi puts forward the view that "heaven is far away and people are close" and thinks that personnel problems cannot be solved by "heaven". As a result, Zheng did not offer sacrifices, and because he strengthened the management of people, there was no fire again.
In Six Years of Huan Gong, Liang Ji, a doctor from the same country, said: "The husband and the people are also the Lord of God, and the holy king became the people first and then devoted himself to God." In the thirty-second year of Zhuang Gong's History of Chow Tai Fook, he said: "The country will prosper and listen to the people; Will die, resigned. " These records clearly show that in the relationship between heaven and man, Zuo Zhuan emphasizes the meaning of man more.
Zuo Zhuan also pays attention to exposing ugliness and praising beauty and goodness. Based on the attitude of "not hiding evil", the author recorded and described the contradictions among the ruling class, the decadent and shameless life of the nobles, and their hypocritical, treacherous, greedy and cruel characters.
In the second year of Gong Xuan, he recorded that "Jin Linggong was not a gentleman" and that Jin Linggong was not a gentleman and was bullying. He shot people from the high platform for fun, and killed the chef just because he was not familiar with the bear's paw, which eventually led to political disaster in the state of Jin. Zuo Zhuan pays more attention to praising beauty and goodness, describes the touching stories of many characters who go to difficulties regardless of their personal safety, and praises their patriotic feelings.
For example, Gong's 33-year record, "the string is high and the teacher is high", won the initiative for Zheng, and made the attackers dare not act rashly; Ding Gong four years, Wu Jun into Ying, Shen cry, Qin Aigong, then arise and repel Wu Jun, save Chu. During the ten years when Qilu joined forces, Confucius protected Lu Dinggong with wisdom, courage and etiquette, recovered the border town of Lu occupied by Jin, and cracked down on his arrogance.
Baidu encyclopedia-biography of Zuo Shi in Spring and Autumn Period