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Anonymous users2024-02-06The above excerpt is from "Mencius", there is no translation in this article, the following are all essays Mencius You Qi As early as the reign of King Qi Wei (reigned 356-320 BC), Mencius visited the Qi Kingdom. King Qi Wei was bent on hegemony in the Central Plains, and was not interested in Confucian scholars like Mencius, who opposed the annexation war and advocated the implementation of benevolent government, so Mencius was not appointed. When King Xuan of Qi (c. 350 BC 301 BC, about 50 years old), Mencius came to the state of Qi again, and King Xuan of Qi also treated Mencius as a guest and courtesy, so there are many dialogue records in Mencius.
The above "The Affair of Qi Huan and Jin Wen" is a more classic dialogue, and it has also been included in middle school Chinese textbooks.
King Xuan of Qi saw Mencius and asked about "Qi Heng and Jin Wen" from the beginning, and both Duke Qi Heng and Duke Wen of Jin were both overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period. King Xuan of Qi wanted to restore the former hegemony of Qi, so when he saw Mencius, he asked him for advice on how to achieve hegemony. This question also laid the groundwork for the later Wen Qi Xuan Wang's intention to implement benevolent government.
Later, although King Qi Xuan was "humble and inquisitive", and had the statement of "May the master assist me in my ambition and teach me clearly", he still did not follow Mencius's advice in the end. "The widow is sick, the widow is brave", "the widow is sick, the widow is good", "the widow is sick, the widow is lustful", this shows that King Qi Xuan is often introspective, not a really mediocre and incompetent king. But the reality is that King Xuan of Qi has great respect for Mencius on the surface, but he has never taken his ideas seriously, although he is given a position as secretary, it is just a show, Qi Xiao has failed to implement the benevolent government of the Mu country, or it has been implemented, but it has not achieved the effect that Mencius said.
On the other hand, this also confirms the opening chapter of "Mencius" that King Hui of Liang shows that national politics is about fame and fortune, while Mencius's benevolence and righteousness are biased towards the idealism of the world.
As I have argued above, in an era of political decay, social darkness, and material scarcity, the way of benevolence and righteousness may not be applicable, but in an era of political clarity and material abundance, the way of benevolence and righteousness is worth thinking about and learning. In fact, Mencius also mentioned this point: "Those who have no permanent birth but have perseverance are only able to do so."
If the people are the people, then there is no permanent production, because there is no perseverance. "Mencius said: "There is no fixed industry, but there is an unwavering moral ideal and code of conduct, which only a scholar can do.
As for the common people, if there is no fixed industry, there is no unswerving moral ideal and code of conduct, they do whatever they want, behave irregularly, and commit a crime, and then punish them, which is tantamount to opening the legal net for the people to get into." The material base determines the superstructure, and we have to deny that the rich are actually more kind and empathetic than the poorest.
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Anonymous users2024-02-05Snow Palace: The palace of King Qi Xuan (the palace where the ancient emperors temporarily lived outside the main palace, equivalent to today's villas and the like).
Non: verb, to think. Non, that is, to blame, to complain.
Non: No, wrong.
Qi Jinggong: Emperor of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period, reigned from 547 BC to 490 BC.
Yan Zi: In the Spring and Autumn Period, he was a virtuous minister of Qi State, a famous baby, and the book "Yan Zi Spring and Autumn" recorded his deeds and doctrines.
Minshang: Ruler of the people.
to: preposition, equivalent to "put".
Yet: That's it, pronouns.
Attachment, pilgrimage: are all mountain names.
Lang evil (yá): The name of the mountain, in the south of present-day Jiaonan County, Shandong, facing the Yellow Sea.
慝 (tè): Evil.
Fang Order: Disobey orders. square, anti, violated.
The Great Commandment: Be well prepared.
Master: Pronounced "Taishi", an ancient music official.
徴招", "Jiaozhao": and Jiao are two of the ancient five tones (Gong, Shang, Jiao, 徴, Yu), and the same as "Shao", the name of the music.
Animal (xu): hobby, love. Ew: Mistakes, negligence.
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