Moreover, in more than ten or five years, from the son of the son of the Emperor to the son of the doctor Yuan, as well as the handsome men, they all entered the university and were taught to cultivate their own way of valuing poverty and governing people with righteousness. It is pointed out that the theme of "University" is "three principles" and "eight goals", that is, "to be virtuous, to be close to the people and to stop at perfection; Learn from the times, know it, be sincere, be straightforward, cultivate one's morality, keep one's family together, govern the country, and level the world. "
It is believed that Mencius was lost for a long time. Claiming to inherit the legacy of Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi, I recommend this article in order to change the style of study since the Han Dynasty and defend the "orthodoxy" they admired.
Translation of university chapters and sentences;
Since God gave birth to mankind, everyone has been endowed with the nature of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and wisdom. However, there are differences between people in talent and intelligence.
So not everyone can know that they should have these kind and rational natures and try to preserve them. Many people lack self-cultivation in their daily life because they don't realize their kindness and rationality as a human being. Gradually reduce or even lose this nature. )
Once a person is wise and can give full play to his kind nature in social groups, then God must give him a mission, let him act as the monarch (that is, leader or leader) of all people, and let him govern and educate all people, so as to restore their original kind and rational nature.
This is the reason why Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi and Yaoshun accepted their destiny and became the teachers and role models of the people, and it is also the reason why the official positions such as Situ and Dianle, who were responsible for education, were established.