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Wei Wenhou. Passing in front of the alley where Duan Ganmu lived, he walked the cart to pay his respects. His coachman said:

Why do you want to pay tribute? Wei Wenhou. "Isn't this the alley where Duan Qianmu lives? Duan Ganmu is a sage, how dare I not pay tribute?

Moreover, I heard that Duan Ganmu valued his ethics more than anything else, and even if he exchanged my throne for his integrity, he would never agree to it, how dare I be arrogant and rude to him? Duan Ganmu is showing off in virtue, but I am only showing off in status, Duan Ganmu is rich in morality, and I am only rich in wealth. His coachman said:

In that case, then why don't you let him open up the country? So Wei Wenhou asked Duan Ganmu to be the minister of state, but Duan Ganmu refused to accept this position. Wen Hou gave him a rich salary, and often visited him at home.

So the people of the country were very happy and chanted together; "Our monarch likes honesty and respects Duan Ganmu, and our monarch likes loyalty and respects Duan Ganmu. "It didn't take long for the Qin State.

sent troops and wanted to attack Wei, Sima Tang advised Qin Jun.

said: "Duan Ganmu is a sage, Wei State.

Salute him, there is no one in the world who does not know, I'm afraid you can't use troops against Wei, right? Qin Jun thought that Sima Tang was right, so he stopped the army and stopped attacking Wei. Wei Wenhou can be said to be good at using soldiers.

I once heard that the gentleman used soldiers, but no one saw the actions of the army, but the great achievement has been completed, I am afraid that this is the situation of Wei Wenhou. The despicable and ignorant people use their soldiers like thunder, and the shouts move the ground, the sky is full of smoke and dust, and the arrows are like rain, helping the wounded, carrying the dead, stepping on the corpses, stepping on the blood, and making the corpses of innocent people all over the field. Despite this, the survival of the state and the life and death of the monarch remain uncertain.

This practice is too far from righteousness.

This is a passage from Liu Xiang's "New Preface", the original text is: "Wei Wenhou passed through the dry wood and Shi, and his servant said: 'Dry wood cloth is also, what is the doctor?' Wen Hou said: "I heard that Duan Ganmu is also a sage, and I am a Shi, and the enemy has a dry wood, and he will move away." ’”

The meaning of this passage is: When Wei Wenhou passed by Duan Ganmu's door, he suddenly leaned over to show his respect. His coachman was strange and asked him why he was paying homage to an ordinary person.

Wei Wenhou said: "I heard that Duan Ganmu is a virtuous person, and I bowed down to pay respect, because my enemy will become powerful with someone like him, and I want to transfer this prestige. ”

This passage emphasizes the importance of respecting a virtuous person, and at the same time shows the qualities of Corporal Wei Wenhou Lixian.

Wei Wenhou passed through Duan Ganmu's Lu and Shi, and his servant said: "What is the gentleman Wei Wenhou passed through the alley where Duan Ganmu lived, Che Shi, and his servant said: "Why do you pay tribute to Shi?!" ”

Shi, 1The crossbar used as a handrail in front of the ancient carriage: Pingshi.

2.Ping Shi saluted: "Wei Wenhou passed his Lu (the ancient twenty-five families were one Lu. And so on".

I understand that this is a kind of "attention ceremony" that Emperor Wei Wen performed on this place when he passed by it, in order to show respect for the ancestors of this place. ）