Chapter 18: The Moon Commentary
At the beginning of each month, the emperor will send Wenchen-Cui Yi to hold the Yuedan Review, which is as the name suggests.
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Xu Shao brothers, a native of Runan County, presided over an activity of appraising and praising contemporary characters or poems, texts and paintings, etc., and were often published on the first day of each month, so it was called
"Yuedan Review". No matter who it is, once it is questioned, it is worth a hundred times, and it is spread in the world, and it is thought to be beautiful. Because of its fame, it was very prosperous.
Since then, the Yuedan review has been circulating here. At the beginning of this month, of course, Cui Yi was also in charge, which is very much like the modern stage style, with a large round platform covered with a red blanket, and the stage is built in a crowded bazaar.
To be in the present, I thought it was a blind date, there are two small mats on the stage, one is for Wenchen-Cui Yi, and the other kneeling is a white-haired old man, which makes people look very knowledgeable, their bodies are inclined to the audience at forty-five degrees, at this time the audience has already gathered a large number of people, this month's Moon Dan evaluation is a little different from the usual, not only to evaluate the living, but to evaluate the dead, which was added by the emperor to commemorate King Pu.
The white-haired old man spoke: "King Yue, the strong man of ability, not on the right track, shame, the thief of the troubled times." Cui Yi said: "King Pu is patriotic, that is, the country's welfare, that is, the people's welfare, to share his majesty's worries, that is, the emperor's service." The white-haired old man said again: "If the heart is uncertain, you will die, and if you are dry, you will die, and the king of Yue will seize the throne because of the disrespect of the people, and the disrespect of the emperor." Cui Yi replied: "The prosperity of the country is not an individual, the king, loyalty can be admonished, it is the service of the Qin State." The gray-haired old man said, "Young man, old man really can't think of it." Cui Yi suddenly asked the white-haired old man, "King Wu Jing, that is, the current general of Zhenguo, can you know." The white-haired old man also said politely: "The old man has heard a little." Cui Yi said again: "Then let's judge how he is." The gray-haired old man replied, "No problem, but nothing to say." Cui Yi said: "The friendship of a gentleman is as gold as water, the friendship of a villain is as light as water, and King Wu Jing is a true gentleman." The white-haired old man continued: "For Qin, he is a general who leads the troops." Cui Yi said again: "Qi Gong Hehe, love the name, love the army, love the world, the mind of the sea." The white-haired old man said to Cui Yi: "It's really better than blue, the old man is ashamed, ashamed." Then he took a big breath.
"Monthly reviews of heroes, life and death are not intended. The stone of loyalty can be broken, and it will be handed over to the hearts of the people for thousands of miles. ”