Inscription poem:
Be sincere, be sincere, be upright, teach, teach, teach,
Self-teaching Zhi Zhi, from teaching to transformation, from transformation to self-transformation, from truth to fallacy.
Without education, all the people are unjust. All people will benefit from it like water.
You can't stop until you teach the embankment. If you teach evil, you can stop. If you teach traitors,
If the dike is damaged, the punishment will be too great. The ancient king was wise and enlightened.
The university teaches the country, makes the city itch, treats people with kindness and friendship,
Courtesy to the people, the punishment is very light, not guilty, teaching vulgar and beautiful.
Education is clear, customs are established, and future generations follow it, which has not been lost for 500 years.
By the end of the Zhou Dynasty, there was no way to lose the world. After Qin dynasty,
Not only can it not be changed, but it is also beneficial. Literature is forbidden, and books are not allowed.
Abandoning gifts and friendship, my late king died, ruled by himself, and died at the age of fourteen.
The Han dynasty followed the customs of the Qin dynasty, which were thin and evil, and the people were arrogant and stubborn, which was not conducive to the odds.
Law begets traitors and begets fraud. He often wants good governance, but he has not been able to do so so so far.
When it is lost, it is timely, more timely, not more.
More suitable, suitable for people's feelings, suitable for people's pleasure and nature,
Nature is true, benevolence and loyalty, and the way of the five permanent members should be cultivated by the monarch;
These five practitioners are all favored by heaven and extend to the group.
Text:
Confucius said, "I was a widower until the phoenix bird came, and the river didn't draw pictures!" " "(1) Self-pity can cause this thing, but humbleness cannot. Today, your majesty is the son of heaven, rich in the world, in a successful position, with the potential (2) and resources (3) to do exercises. He is generous, intelligent, bright and beautiful, loves the people and is eager to learn, which can be described as a master of friendship (4). However, if heaven and earth do not respond, what is the beauty? Enlightenment was not established there, and all people were wrong. The welfare of the people, like water, is unstoppable without education. It is the principle of realizing and stopping evil and completing the embankment; ? If enlightenment is abolished and evil comes out, punishment will not win and its dike will be broken. The ancient king knew this, so he ruled the world from the south, and his main task was enlightenment. Establish a university to teach the country, establish an itch order to be integrated into the city (5), gradually support the people with benevolence (6), support the people with righteousness (7) and save the people with courtesy (8). Therefore, people who are forbidden to commit crimes are educated and have beautiful customs. (Zhuo note: a gentleman loves money in a proper way, and he is righteous and strict, and he does not take right and wrong. )
Confucius said, "If the phoenix bird doesn't come, and the' river map' doesn't appear, I'm afraid it's over!" This is because he is sad that his virtue can bring these auspicious signs, but he can't because of his humble position. Now your majesty is the son of heaven, rich in the world, in a position to attract good omen, mastered the situation to attract good omen, and qualified to attract good omen. He is a noble monarch, noble in behavior, generous and kind, intelligent and kind-hearted, loves the people like a son, and likes literati. However, there is no induction between heaven and earth, and a good omen has not come. What is the reason? Perhaps it is because education has not been established and people have not been guided into the right path. The pursuit of interests by all ethnic groups is like water flowing downwards. If education is not regarded as their dike, it can't be stopped. Therefore, enlightenment and evil stop because its dikes are intact; The abolition of enlightenment and the appearance of evil spirits can not be stopped by punishment, because its dikes have been broken. Ancient kings understood this truth, so they sat in the court and ruled the world. No one did not take enlightenment as their main task. The capital set up imperial academy for education, and counties and cities set up county schools and township schools to educate people, educate people with benevolence, control people with righteousness and control people with courtesy. Therefore, although the punishment was light, no one violated the ban. This is because of the implementation of education and beautiful customs.
(1) See The Analects of Confucius and Zi Han. This means that Confucius lamented that he had the virtue of being a king without the position of being a king, so there was no corresponding auspiciousness (the phoenix bird arrived and the river drew a picture, all of which were auspicious for the king). (2) fuck: fuck. (3) information: material. (4) Righteousness: the king of Tao. (5) The names of ancient schools. (6) Gradually: indicating infection. (7) Mo: It means encouraging. (8) Section: Temperance.
The holy king followed the troubled times, swept away traces, understood it, rehabilitated it and worshipped it. Wu Ming, the custom has become, and later generations follow it (1), and they are not defeated at the age of 500 or 600. By the weekend, there is no way to lose the world. After the Qin Dynasty, he could not change by himself and benefited a lot. He banned literature, refused to bring books, and abandoned propriety and righteousness. His heart wanted to destroy Wang Zhidao first, but he devoted himself to the rule of Jane (2), so 14 was made the son of heaven, and the country was broken. Since ancient times, there has been no chaos (3), and everyone in the world, such as Qin, has lost. Its heritage is still strong, making customs thin and evil, arrogant (4), worthy of taking (5), so bad. Confucius said, "You can't carve rotten wood or dung walls." (6) Today, after the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty is like a wall of rotten wood and dung. Although it wants to be well managed, it is helpless. If the law is destroyed, it will be treacherous, such as boiling soup and lifting firewood to put out the fire. If the law is destroyed, it will be beneficial to die. Stealing the harp is not harmonious, and it will even be untied, so you can beat the drum; It is reasonable not to do it for politics, or even to change for change. When you have more than one piece, you can't be good at it, although you have a good job; When it is more culture than culture, although there are great sages, it can't be governed well. Therefore, people who have always wanted to be good at governance since the Han Dynasty was complacent in the world, but have not been good at governance so far, have lost their ability to be more civilized rather than more civilized. The ancients said, "It is better to retire and build a net than to catch a fisherman in the forest." Now that I'm in politics, I'm willing to rule over my seventies. It is better to take a step back and become more civilized; Better governance can lead to good governance, and good governance will lead to disaster and prosperity. "Poetry" says: "Those who please others will be blessed by heaven." (8) Those who are suitable for governing for the people should be rewarded by heaven. Rich benevolence (righteousness), courtesy, knowledge (wisdom) and faith in the five permanents are what kings should cultivate; Five spiritual practices, so you are blessed by heaven and enjoy the spirit of ghosts and gods. Its virtue is applied outside the party and extends to all beings.
? The wise king inherited troubled times. He swept away all traces left by troubled times, restored his education, and especially praised him. When the education is clear, the custom has been formed, and future generations will follow and carry forward it, and it will not decline for five or six hundred years. By the end of the Zhou Dynasty, the monarch was helpless and lost the world. After the Qin dynasty inherited the Zhou dynasty, it did not change. On the contrary, it is even more ruthless than the last years of the Zhou Dynasty. Literature is banned, books are not allowed to be collected privately, and etiquette is abandoned. He even hates hearing such things as etiquette. He wants to completely destroy the morality of the former dynasty and govern the country in his own presumptuous, humble and simple way. Therefore, when he was only fourteen years old, the country perished. Since ancient times, there has never been anything like the Qin Dynasty that saved chaos with chaos and seriously endangered the people all over the world. The toxins left over from the Qin dynasty, like the residual flame, have not been extinguished until now, which makes customs thin and evil, people bully and resist, violate the law and morality, and corruption reach such a serious level. Confucius said: "Rotten wood cannot be carved; Muddy walls cannot be painted. "Now after the Han dynasty inherited the Qin dynasty, the social situation is like a dead wood cannot be carved, and the mud wall cannot be broken. Although we want to manage it, there is no good way. As soon as the law was promulgated, evil deeds followed. At the command, deception followed, as if using hot water to stop boiling, and holding firewood to put out the fire would only get worse and worse, without any benefit. For example, the sound of the harp is not harmonious, and the strings must be disassembled and reassembled to play; If we can't handle political affairs, if it breaks down, we must break the old ones and build new ones, then we can manage it. The strings should be rearranged, not changed, although excellent technicians can't tune them well; What should be changed but not changed, although there are great sages, must be changed. Therefore, since the Han dynasty came to power in the world, it has always wanted to be well governed, and it has not been well governed until now. The problem is that we should reform rather than not reform. The ancients proved: "Instead of standing by in the pond and admiring others catching fish, it is better to go back and weave your own nets. "The han dynasty in power for more than 70 years, want to do a good job in politics. Might as well go back to reform. After the reform, we can manage it well. When the country is well governed, disasters will be eliminated day by day, and prosperity will come day by day. The Book of Songs says, "Pleasant people, pleasant people, and blessed by heaven. "Being in power can serve the people, and it will naturally be blessed. Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faithfulness are five unchangeable principles, which should be cultivated by the king for sorting out. If these five paths can be well-organized, he will be blessed by heaven, and ghosts and gods will sponsor him to accept sacrifices, and kindness will spread to all life.
(1) Follow it: It means to follow it. (2) indulgence: indulgence. Gou Jian: Gou Jian. (3) Economy: beneficial. (4) yé: treacherous and bad. (5) Refusal to take risks: refers to violation of refusal. Arrival: Resistance. Risk: attack. Special: absolutely. Yes, I refuse. (6) Confucius and other sentences: For quotations, see The Analects of Confucius Ye Gonglong. This means that the endoplasm has been corrupted and cannot be cured. Wū: Decorate the wall with mud. (7) More than seventy years old: refers to the period from the early Han Dynasty to Dong Zhongshu's countermeasures. (8) "Poetry" and other sentences: For the quotation, see "The Book of Songs, Elegance and Virtual Music".