Translation of The Godson, 20

Lady Wei, the mother of Wang Dasima (the official in charge of the army), had a very stern temperament. When Wang was in Huangcheng (present-day Jiujiang, Jiangxi), he was a general who commanded 3,000 men, and he was over forty years old, and if he was not as good as his mother wanted, he would be beaten, so that the king was able to complete his exploits. During the reign of Emperor Liang Yuan of the Southern Dynasty, there was a bachelor, intelligent and talented, who was favored by his father and was not well educated:

If a sentence is right, it will be publicized everywhere and praise him all year round; But if something is wrong, he hides it and covers it up, always hoping that he will correct it himself. When he reached the age of marriage and even became an official, the violent and simple developed day by day, and as a result, he did not choose his words, and finally Zhou Ti removed his intestines to provoke the drum (the ancient bell and drum, before it was activated, it was necessary to use the bodily fluids of animals, cattle and sheep, such as blood, to smear. called "provocation").

Yan ZhituiThe translation of the Chinese language of the godson is as follows:

Da Sima. Wang Sengfen's mother, Mrs. Wei, has a very strict and square character; When Wang Seng Bian was stationed in Huangcheng, he was a general who commanded 3,000 people, and he was over 40 years old, but he had slightly undesirable words and deeds, and the old lady Gao also taught him with a stick, so Wang Seng Bian was able to achieve meritorious deeds.

Emperor Yuan of Liang. There was a bachelor, clever and talented, pampered by his father, who lacked upbringing, and if he had a word that made sense, his father proclaimed it on the road, and praised it all year round; But if he did something wrong, his father tried to cover it up for him, hoping that he would correct it himself. When the bachelor came of age, his rough and arrogant temperament grew, and finally because of his inappropriate speech, he was killed by Zhou Ti, his intestines were drawn, and his blood was used to smear the war drums.

Yan Zhitui is a famous educator in Chinese history, and his book "Yan's Family Motto".

It was regarded as the "family barrier and teaching norm" by later generations, and had a very far-reaching impact on family education in later generations, and his ideas of education and weighing are also reflected in this book.

Yan Zhitui is mainly based on traditional Confucianism.

To educate children and grandchildren, many of these ideas still have important reference significance for reality. He advocated studying hard, opposed not learning and no skills, and believed that learning should not only be to read, but also to pay attention to the knowledge of industry, agriculture and business. He advocated that learning should be practiced and that we should not talk about it but not take practical action. He despised the pleasure-seeking, extravagance and corruption of the scholars, and thought that most of the gentlemen were uneducated and unskilled.

Yan Zhitui's educational ideas have been passed down to this day, and there are many ideas that are still worthy of our deep thought and reference. His educational ideas are also very important for family education in later generations.