vs 167 Sarcasm to the king
The appearance is dignified and polite, and the character is very good. There is an old saying in the ancients: the wise are sometimes stupid. If ordinary people are not smart, they have something wrong with them. If a wise man is not wise, it is abnormally astonishing.
With the strength of the sage country, the princes of the Quartet came to return to sincerity. The gentleman is virtuous and upright, and the princes are obedient to Qing Shengping. The great plan for the founding of the country sets the policy, and the long-term national policy is told to the ministers. Be cautious in your conduct and behave accordingly, and the people use this as a standard.
If there is chaos today, the national politics are in chaos. Thou art corrupted in virtue, and thou hast indulged in wine and drunkenness. I only know how to eat, drink and have fun, and I don't care about inheriting the imperial industry. If the first king ruled the Tao and did not seek widely, how could he understand the law and benefit the people.
The emperor refused to bless him, just like a spring flowing artesianly, and the monarchs and ministers took a break together. You should get up early and go to bed late, sprinkle and sweep dirt inside and out, and take the lead in setting an example for the people. Prepare your chariots and horses, and carefully repair your bows and arrows, so as to be prepared for the conquest of foreign barbarian chieftains in the event of war.
Calm your people, abide by the law, and don't be capricious. in case of sudden trouble. Be cautious in your speech, behave in a proper manner, and be gentle and respectable everywhere. There are stains on the white jade, which can still be pondered and removed; If something goes wrong with your mouth, you can't make it back.
Don't spit out casually, Mo Dao "You can speak sloppily, no one covers my tongue", it is difficult to make up for it. Without words and reactions, Shi De can always be blessed. Friends and ministers should be cared for, and the children of the people should be appeased. Let the children and grandchildren take heed that the people have not disobeyed.
Seeing that you entertain the nobles, you smile with a pleasant face, and be careful not to make mistakes. Look at you alone indoors, and do things worthy of the gods. Hugh said, "The room is dimly lit, and no one can see me clearly." It is difficult to predict the coming and going of the gods, and I don't know when they will come suddenly, how can we be tired of being punished.
Cultivating virtue and cultivating sentiment makes it noble and beautiful. Conduct cautiously, behave beautifully, and be well-groomed and polite. If you don't make mistakes, you don't hurt others, and you rarely go unemulated. People gave me a basket of peaches, and I returned the plums. Talking nonsense about lambs having horns on their heads is really messing with your Zhou Dynasty.
It is strong and tough wood, and makes the string tune of the piano. Gentle and cautious, a good old man, with deep roots and high moral character. If you are a wise person, the ancient sayings come to advise, and immediately practice as a treasure. If you are a fool, say that I am wrong and not pleasing people, and it is difficult to induce people with different hearts.
It's a pity that the young master is too young, and he doesn't know how good or bad it is. Not only did they talk to each other, but they also taught you how to do things. Not only did they teach you to your face, but they also brought your ears to you. If you say that you are ignorant, you have already held a child and a baby. Although people have shortcomings, who will be early but late?
The heavens know best that I am not happy in this life. Seeing your confused appearance, I feel upset and sad. Teach you patiently over and over again, but you neither listen nor heed. I don't know how to teach you for your good, but instead choreograph it as a joke. If you are not sensible, how can you scold me for being old.
Sigh, your young master, young king, listen to me tell you the old rules, if you listen to my advice, you won't make a big mistake and be too ridiculous. Heaven is sending calamity, and I am afraid that the country will perish. Let me make an analogy nearby, Heaven rewards and punishes not unjustly. If the deviant nature is not changed, the people of Li will suffer.
"Sang Rou": Rui Liangfu satirizes the king and the rulers
Rui Liangfu was a secretary in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the secretary was the consul of Zhou Tianzi or various vassal states in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Western Zhou Dynasty. King Li of Zhou wanted to appoint Rong Yi Gong as his secretary, but Rui Liangfu tried his best to dissuade him, he thought that Rong Yi Gong was greedy for money and profit, and if he was appointed, the Zhou Dynasty would definitely fall. King Zhou Li did not listen, and appointed Rong Yi Gong to take charge of political affairs, 3 years later, the people rioted, and King Zhou Li ran away. Rui Liangfu wrote this poem, satirizing King Zhou Li's failure in political affairs, improper use of people, profit and tyranny, which led to the people's misery and finally aroused public resentment.
The mulberry tree is dense and has thick shade under the tree, which is a good place. But it is because the harvest is too clean that the mulberry trees are sparse. As the people of the people, they are deeply exploited and miserable, so Rui Liangfu lamented that the people are in deep distress, and he called out to the heavens to confide: The heavens are high, why don't you give the people mercy!
The root cause of the troubles is that the people cannot live in peace because of the continuous conscription. The atrocities were hard to do with conscription, so when they saw the royal family's chariots and horses, they would be heartbroken. If the rebellious ministers and thieves are not quelled, the country will perish, and now there are very few black-haired strong men among the people, just like a fire, many people have become ashes. The country should be people-oriented, and if the people are suffering, the country will be in danger. Faced with such a situation, Rui Liangfu lamented that the national fortune was in danger, and there would be no long-term reason, which would definitely lead to the disaster of death.
The people are poor, and God has no help, and the people have nowhere to live, and they don't know where to go, so it has caused the gentleman to think deeply. The gentleman himself has no desires and no desires, and he asks himself if he has no desire to fight for power and profit, but when he thinks of the future of the country, he can't help but sigh who is the bane, which causes the people to still suffer deeply. From the perspective of the common people, Rui Liangfu deeply understood that the people wanted to live and work in peace and contentment, but they went from west to east all day long, and there was no place to live in peace. The people miss their homeland, and the homeland is not immune from disasters because of the continuous conscription.
The people are not only affected by many disasters, but also worried about the invasion of external threats. The heavens are angry and the people are resentful, and the king of Zhou does not know how to sympathize with the suffering of the people, and does not think about the way to change the country's politics, so Rui Liangfu is worried, and he hopes that the king of Zhou Li can understand: tyranny harms the people and is deeply harmful.
If you are thoughtful and prudent, you can reduce the number of troubles. King Zhou Li must be concerned about state affairs, prudently confer knighthoods, and should choose meritocracy. Rescuing the country from peril is like relieving the heat. To relieve the heat, we need to use cold water, just as to save the country from danger, we must appoint virtuous people. Who doesn't use cold water to take a shower when it's hot? It can be said that it is a sincere admonition and a serious speech.
As a king, we must start from loving the people. The people were very kind, they were diligent in farming, and they supported themselves by farming. Therefore, King Zhou Li should be sympathetic to the people's feelings and love the people, which is the most important thing in government. And King Zhou Li was in power, unpopular, and the people felt suffocated and depressed as if facing the headwind. Although the people are enterprising, they will inevitably feel that they will not be effective if they are conscripted too heavily and deprived too much.
Disasters are imminent, cholera is frequent, and those in power only know how to accumulate wealth and profits, and do not care about the people to seriously provide disaster relief. It is precisely because of this kind of chaotic ruler that the people feel great suffering. Rui Liangfu repeatedly warned King Zhou Li: Human grievances are heavenly grievances, and the heavens will destroy the king he has established; Now that the people are suffering from the disaster, the land is barren, and the rulers are in a state of confusion, they have not led the people to work together to help the disaster, so they cannot thank God for alleviating the disaster.
From the perspective of employing people, it means that there are appropriate and improper use of people. The wise monarch is wise in governing the way, and he is reasonable and can seriously consider choosing his auxiliary. The unreasonable king, on the contrary, is self-righteous and treats the villain as good, thus confusing and even maddening the people. The reason for the current turmoil of the Zhou Dynasty is that King Li of Zhou implemented tyranny, did not sympathize with the suffering of the people, could not reuse the virtuous, and did not know how to adopt the correct advice, which led to the boiling of public resentment. So far, the harm has hurt people".