Original text:
You Meng, so Chu is happy. He is eight feet long, often arguing, often laughing and making one-liners When he was in Chu Zhuangwang, he liked horses, wore embroidery, put them under a luxurious house, exposed his bed on a mat, and spat out preserved dates. The horse died of illness and fat, which made the ministers lose and wanted to be buried with the coffin doctor. I think it is impossible to argue about this matter. The king ordered, "Anyone who dares to remonstrate with a horse is extremely guilty." When I heard the dream, I cried when I entered the temple gate. Wang was surprised and asked why. Youmeng said, "Horses are loved by kings. With the grandeur of Chu, I dare not expect anything, but I was buried with the doctor's gift. Please bury it with a royal ceremony. " The king said, "What?" He said, "I invite you to take the carved jade as the coffin, the Ming Zi as the coffin, the stalk, the maple and the title as the coffin, the armored pawn as the coffin, the old and the weak as the partner, Qi and Zhao as the partner, and Han and Wei as the partner. The temple is too fast to eat, and it is a city of thousands of households. When the ministers heard it, they all knew that the king was a bitch and your horse was expensive. " The king said, "I'm sorry! What can you do? " You Meng said, "Please bury your majesty's six animals. Take the ridge stove as the coffin, the bronze calendar as the coffin, the ginger and jujube as the coffin, the magnolia as the recommendation, the grain and rice as the sacrifice, the clothes as the fire, and the belly and intestines as the burial. " Therefore, Wang Nai made the horse an official, and his name shocked the world for a long time.
Sun Shuai 'ao, Chu Xiang, knows his talents and treats them. If you are sick and die, it is his son's: "If I die, you will be poor. If you go to see the dream, say,' I am also the son of Sun Shuaio'. " After living for several years, my son was poor, with a negative salary, and met excellent people. He said: "I am also the son of Sun Shuai. When my father died, I was poor and went to see you. " You dream: "If there is no distance." That is, to dress up Sun Shuai 'ao and talk about words. In my spare time, I like Sun Shuai, the king of Chu, and people who can't be separated from each other. Zhuang Wang buys wine, and you can live before Meng. King Zhuang was frightened and thought that Sun Shuai was alive again. Want to think of each other. You Meng said, "Please give it to that woman. Let's get married in three days. " Zhuang Wang Xu Zhi. Three days later, Youmeng came back. The king said, "What did a woman say?" Meng Yue; "Female cautious inaction, chu. For example, when Sun Shuai became the prime minister of Chu, he ruled Chu faithfully, so that the king of Chu could dominate. He died today, and his son has no place to stand, so poor that he has to support himself with a negative salary. It is better to commit suicide than to be like Sun Shuaio. " Because of the song; "It's hard to get food because it's hard to farm in the mountains. Those who have been promoted to the official position are insatiable, stingy with money, regardless of shame, and die rich at home, fearing being perverted by the law, committing rape and destroying their families; Corrupt officials can be safe! Read as an honest official, obey the law, but dare not do anything wrong; Honest officials can be safe! Sun Shuai, the prime minister of Chu, died sincerely, and Fang's wife was poor and ate, so it's nothing to worry about! " So King Xie Youmeng of Zhuang called Sun Shuai's son and sealed 400 bedrooms and mounds for his sacrifice. The last ten generations are infinite. This knowledge can be said.
Translation:
You Mengyuan is an old song and dance artist in Chu State. He is eight feet tall and eloquent, and often jokingly exhorts the king of Chu. When he was in Chu Zhuangwang, he had a beloved horse, dressed it in gorgeous embroidered clothes, raised it in a magnificent house, slept in a bed without curtains, and fed it with candied dates. The horse died of obesity. King Zhuang sent a minister to hold a funeral for the horse and buried the dead horse in a coffin according to the doctor's etiquette. The left and right ministers argued endlessly about this matter and thought that this would not work. King Zhuang ordered, "Whoever dares to remonstrate and bury horses again will be sentenced to death." Hearing this, Youmeng went into the temple gate and cried. King Zhuang was surprised and asked him why he was crying. You Meng said: "The horse is the favorite of the King. It is unkind for such a powerful country as Chu to be buried with the doctor's etiquette. Please bury it with your etiquette. " King Zhuang asked, "What should I do?" You Meng said, "I request that the carved jade be used as the coffin, the fine beech wood be used as the cover material, and the precious wood such as phoenix, jade and Zhang be used as the protective coffin block, so that soldiers can be sent to dig the grave for it and make the old people and children carry the grave. The envoys of Qi and Zhao accompanied the sacrifice in the front, and the envoys of Han and Wei guarded the rear, and built a temple to sacrifice cattle, sheep and pigs. " Hearing this, all the ministers knew that the king was light on people and heavy on horses. "ZhuangWang said," is my fault so bad? What should I do? "You Meng said," Please allow the king to bury the beast in the same way: pile a clay stove on the ground as a set of materials, use a big copper pot as a coffin, use ginger and jujube as seasoning, use spices to remove fishy smell, use rice as a sacrifice, use fire as clothes and bury it in people's stomachs. " So the king of Zhuang sent someone to hand over the horse to the official in charge of the food in the palace, so that the whole world would not hear about it for a long time.
Sun Shuai, the prime minister of Chu, knew that Youmeng was a wise man and treated him well. Before he died, Sun Shuai told his son, "You must be very poor after I die. At that time, you visited Youmeng and said,' I am the son of Sun Shuai.' "A few years later, Sun Shuaio's son was very poor and made a living by selling firewood. Once I met You Meng on the road, I said to You Meng, "I am the son of Sun Shuai. Before my father died, he told me to dream when I was poor. " You dream: "Don't go far." So he immediately sewed Sun Shuaio's clothes and hat and put them on, imitating Sun Shuaio's behavior, voice and smile. After more than a year, the imitation looks like Sun Shuaio, and even the officials around Chu Zhuangwang can't tell. Chu Zhuangwang set a banquet, and Youmeng came forward to propose a toast to King Zhuang. King Zhuang was surprised, thinking that Sun Shuai had come back from the dead and asked him to be Chu Xiang. You Meng said, "Please allow me to go back and discuss this matter with my wife, and then come back to be Chu Xiang in three days." King Zhuang promised him. Three days later, Youmeng came to see King Zhuang again. King Zhuang asked, "What did your wife say?" You Meng said, "My wife said never to be Chu Xiang. Chu Xiang is not worth doing. As Sun Shuai did, the king of Chu was able to dominate the country. Now that he is dead, his son has no place to stand, and he is so poor that he lives by collecting firewood every day. If you want to be a Chu Xiang like Sun Shuai, you might as well commit suicide. " Then he sang, "It is difficult to farm in Shan Ye, and it is also difficult to get food. Being an official abroad is insatiable, despicable, rich and shameless. Although he was rich after his death, he was afraid that he would take bribes and bend the law, do illegal things and commit big crimes. He was killed and his family was destroyed. What do corrupt officials do? I want to be an honest official, law-abiding, loyal to my duties, and dare not do anything illegal until I die. Alas, what can an honest official do? Just like Chu Shuai, he insisted on being honest with each other all his life, but now his wife and children are so poor that they can only make a living by collecting firewood. Honest officials are really not worth doing! " Therefore, King Zhuang apologized to Youmeng, immediately summoned Sun Shuai's son, and gave him Beiqiu City of 400 households as a sacrifice to Sun Shuai. Since then, ten years have not been broken.