Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, Wu, Cheng and Kang, how much you love and care about the people and treat the world with gentlemen and elders! There is a good, to repay it, and to sing it and sigh it. Therefore, I was happy at the beginning and reluctant at the end. If you do something badly, you will be punished, then you will be lamented and punished, so you will be abandoned and developed. Therefore, it calls for the sound of sadness, which can be found in books of Xia, Shang and Zhou.
Cheng and Kang didn't, but Li and Zhou began to decline, but he still ordered Lv Hou, the minister, to tell him to be auspicious. His words are sad but not hurt, strong but not angry, love but broken, sad but not guilty, so Confucius still has something to recommend. Biography said: "Appreciate doubt and obedience, so be generous;" Punish the suspect, so I will punish him.
Yao was a scholar when he was in power. Will kill people, Hao Tao said, "Kill it", three. Yao said, "Let's do it." Three. Therefore, what the world is afraid of is Hao Tao's firm law enforcement, while Leyao's punishment is lenient. April said, "guns are available!" Yao said, "No! The only way is to point the clan. " Then he said, "You try!" He Yaozhi didn't listen to Hao Tao's murder, but used four mountains. However, the sage's intentions can also be seen. "Book" said: "The suspicion of sin is only light, and the suspicion of merit is only heavy. It is better to kill if you lose. " Oh! Do it!
Can reward, can't reward, the party is too benevolent; Tairen is a gentleman; If you are too loyal, you will become a forbearance. Therefore, benevolence can be punished, and righteousness cannot be punished. The ancients did not reward with titles, but punished with knives and saws. Rewarding him with a generous salary is a way to reward him, not that he doesn't pay. Punishment with a knife saw is that the power of punishment is imposed on the knife saw, not on the knife saw. The first king knew the goodness of the world well, so he could not praise it, and the title was not enough to persuade him; Knowing the evil in the world is hard to punish, and a knife saw is not enough to cut it. Therefore, if you are suspicious, you should treat the world with kindness, and treat the world with gentlemen and elders, so that the world can be equal to gentlemen and elders. So: loyalty is the best!
"Poetry" said: "A gentleman is like a gentleman, and it is chaotic. The gentleman is angry and chaotic. " What's the difference between a husband and a gentleman? When it is angry, it is nothing more than benevolence. Spring and Autumn Annals means strict legislation and lenient responsibilities. Because it has the meaning of praise and criticism, it is also loyal to rewards and punishments.
Translation:
Yao, Shun, Shang Tang,,,,, how much they love and care about the people and treat the whole world as gentlemen and elders. Someone did a good deed, rewarded him, praised him with songs, was happy for his good start, and encouraged him to stick to it; Someone has done something bad, punish him, pity him, and hope that he will abandon the past and start a new life. The voices of agreement and disagreement, the feelings of joy and sadness can be seen in the political literature of Yu, Xia, Shang and Zhou.
After the death of King Cheng and Kang Wang, King Mu succeeded to the throne, and the kingship of the Zhou Dynasty began to decline. However, Zhou Muwang ordered detained Lv Hou and warned him to use criminal law with caution. His speech is sad but not sad, dignified but not angry, loving and decisive, and has a kind heart for the innocent. Therefore, Confucius selected this article "Laws and Regulations" into "Shangshu". The ancient book says, "If you are in doubt when rewarding, you should still stay on the reward list to show your grace;" If there is any doubt during the punishment period, it will be removed from the punishment list in order to use the criminal law carefully. 」
When Yao Di was in power, Hao Tao was the official in charge of criminal law. Once, a man was going to be put to death. Hao Tao said that he should be killed three times, but Emperor Yao said that he should be forgiven three times in a row. Therefore, everyone was afraid of Hao Tao's resolute law enforcement and praised the lenient punishment of Emperor Yao. April suggested: "guns can be appointed." Yao Di said, "No! The gun disobeyed orders and slandered people of the same clan. " Then he said, "Try it." Why didn't Yao listen to the advice of beheading prisoners and listen to the advice of guns in April? So we can see the mind of the saint from here. Shangshu said: "When the crime is suspicious, it is better to deal with it lightly; If the credit is in doubt, I would rather give it a heavier reward. Law enforcement mistakes are better than manslaughter. " Hey! This sentence fully shows the meaning of loyalty.
You can enjoy it, you can not enjoy it, or you can enjoy it too much; You can punish, you can not punish, and the punishment is too positive. Tairen is a gentleman; If you are too loyal, you will become a forbearance. Therefore, benevolence can be punished, and righteousness cannot be punished. The ancients did not reward with titles, but punished with knives and saws. Rewarding him with a grand salary is a way to reward him, not that he doesn't add anything; Punishment with a knife saw is what the power of punishment can do to the knife saw, not what it can do to the knife saw. The first king knew the goodness of the world well, so he could not praise it, and the title was not enough to persuade him; Knowing the evil in the world is hard to punish, and a knife saw is not enough to cut it. Therefore, if you are suspicious, you should treat the world with kindness, and treat the world with gentlemen and elders, so that the world can be equal to gentlemen and elders. So loyalty is the best.
The Book of Songs says: "If a gentleman is happy, his troubles will stop soon; When a gentleman is angry, the incident will soon stop. " Is there a strange spell for this gentleman to stop worrying? He is only happy when he should be happy, and angry when he should be angry, without deviating from the principle of kindness and leniency. The great significance of Chunqiu lies in its strict legislation and generous responsibility. It is also sincere to formulate rewards and punishments according to the general idea of praise and criticism!