Full-text Translation of Feng Xuan Hakka Meng Changjun

There was a man named Feng Xuan in the State of Qi. Too poor to support themselves. He asked someone to tell Meng Changjun that he would like to live under his door and make a restaurant. Meng Changjun asked him what he was good at. He replied that he was not good at anything. Ask him what he has. The answer is no skill. Meng Changjun smiled after hearing this, but accepted him (The Warring States Policy, Feng Xuan Guest Meng Changjun).

The people next to him thought that Meng Changjun looked down on Feng Xuan and made him eat inferior food. (According to the hospitality practice in Meng Changjun, visitors are divided into three classes according to their ability: the first class (passengers) have cars; Chinese (guests under the door) eat fish; Inferior people (guests with straw) don't eat fish. ) After a while, Feng Xuan leaned against the post, waved his sword and sang, "Let's go home, Long Sword! There is no fish to eat. "

People around told Meng Changjun about it. Meng Changjun said: "Let him eat fish, according to the living treatment of middle-class guests." After a while, Feng Xuan waved his sword and sang, "Long sword, let's go home!"! There is no car when going out. " People around him made fun of him and told Meng Changjun about it. Meng Changjun said: "Give him a car and pay a fine according to the living conditions of the government." Feng Xuan then rode his bike, holding his sword high, and went to visit his friends. He was very happy and said, "Meng Changjun regarded me as a guest of honor."

After a while, Feng Xuan waved his sword again and sang, "Let's go home, Long Sword! Unable to support the family. " At this point, the left and right began to hate Feng Xuan, thinking that he was insatiable. After hearing this, I asked him, "Does Feng have any relatives?" Feng Xuan said: "There is an old mother at home." Therefore, Meng Changjun sent someone to feed his mother, so as not to make her feel lacking. So from then on. Feng Xuan stopped singing.

Later, Meng Changjun took out his notebook and asked the customer, "Who is familiar with accounting?" Feng Xuan signed his name on this book and signed the word "OK". Meng Changjun was surprised to see this name and asked, "Who are you?" People around said, "The one who sang' The Return of Longchuan'." Meng Changjun smiled and said, "This guest is really talented. I wronged him and haven't seen him yet! "

He immediately sent someone to invite Feng Xuan to see him and apologized to his face: "I was exhausted by trivial matters and upset by troubles; Besides, I was weak and buried in state affairs all day, so I neglected you, but you were not surprised. You'd rather go to the snow to collect my debts, wouldn't you? " Feng Xuan replied, "Yes." So I packed my horses and chariots, packed my bags, loaded the contract bills and set off.

When saying goodbye, Feng Xuan asked: "What else can I buy when the debt is collected?" Meng Changjun said, "Just look at what my family lacks." Let's get to Xue and send someone to check the accounts. After verification, he handed over all debts to the debtor under the guise of Meng Changjun's order, and burned the bonds on the spot. All the people shouted "Long live". Feng Xuan drove, non-stop, and went straight to Qidu, and sought audience with Meng Changjun early in the morning. Feng Xuan came back so quickly that Meng Changjun was surprised. He put on his clothes and hat at once and went to see him. He asked, "Have all the debts been collected? How did you come back so quickly? " Feng Xuan said, "It's all collected."

"What did you buy back?" Meng Changjun asked. Feng Xuan replied, "You once said,' Look at what my family lacks'. I privately think that your palace is full of pearls and treasures. There are many hounds and horses outside the stable, and there are many beautiful women in the backyard. What your family lacked was benevolence, so I bought it for you with an iou. " Meng Changjun asked, "What's with buying benevolence and righteousness?" Feng Xuan said, "Now you only own a small part of Yi Xue. What if you don't cherish the people, treat them as children, and profit from them in the way of businessmen? So I made up your order without authorization, gave the debt to the people, and burned the deed by the way, so that the people cheered' Long live'. This is the way I used to buy you righteousness. "

Meng Changjun said unhappily, "Well, sir, forget it." After a year, King Qi Min said to Meng Changjun, "I dare not treat my late king's courtiers as my courtiers." Had to go to his place. Less than a hundred miles, people in the snow welcomed Meng Changjun by the roadside. When Meng Changjun saw this, he turned to Feng Xuan and said, "The righteousness you bought for me only worked today."

Feng Xuan said, "A clever rabbit has three holes to avoid death. Now you only have one hole, so you can't sit back and relax. Please let me dig two more holes for you. " Meng Changjun agreed and gave fifty cars and five hundred catties of gold. Feng Xuan went west to Wei. He said to King Hui, "Now the State of Qi has exiled its minister Meng Changjun abroad. Which vassal met him first and made his country rich and strong. "

So King Hui gave up his position, changed the original prime minister to a general, and sent messengers to hire Meng Changjun with one thousand kilograms of gold and one hundred cars. Feng Xuan drove the car back first and warned Meng Changjun: "This is a very heavy dowry. A hundred cars, that's a noble messenger. Qi Guo Jun and his ministers have probably heard about it. " Wei made three round trips and resolutely refused to go.

The King of Qi was shocked when he heard the news. He quickly sent a teacher to take "gold, gold, cars, swords and books" and made a solemn apology to Meng Changjun. He asked Meng Changjun to "take care of the ancestral temple of the late king and oppose the unification of the country by ten thousand people" and advised him to take the opportunity to ask for the sacrificial vessels of the late king, and "in the Xue Li Temple". After the Qi ancestral temple in the snow was built, Feng Xuan reported to Meng Changjun: "The three caves have been built, so you can sit back and relax." . Since Qi Min ousted Meng Changjun from power, many diners have left him. After Meng Changjun recovered his phase, Feng Xuan rode to meet him, but none of the other tourists arrived.

Meng Changjun told Feng Xuan emotionally that he had been hospitable all his life and never dared to make mistakes in treating his guests. But when they saw my dismissal, they all left me. Today, relying on Mr. Feng Xuan's recovery, how can the public have the face to see me again? If I see them again, "I will spit in their faces and be greatly humiliated." Feng Xuan dismounted and kowtowed to Meng Changjun. Meng Changjun got off the bus, stopped him and asked him if he was apologizing for other public guests. Feng Xuan said, no. But "without you."

He said that everything has its own laws, just like creatures must die, which is an inevitable law; It is also a rule that "there are many rich people and few friends". People who go to the market rush to the market early in the morning; But at sunset, people just pass by the market, just swinging their arms and walking without looking. They don't like the morning and hate the evening, but because in the evening, what they want is gone there. When you lose your face, the guests will naturally leave. You should not blame scholars for this, but hope that Meng Changjun can "feel at home".

Meng Changjun was very grateful to Feng Xuan for reminding him, so he thanked him again and accepted Feng Xuan's suggestion, "Do as you say, and dare not give advice". (Biography of Historical Records and Meng Changjun)

Feng Xuan has superhuman wisdom and strategic vision. He held a highly responsible attitude towards Meng Changjun and actively offered suggestions for the stability of Meng Changjun's political status. During his decades as prime minister of Qi State, this "disaster without fiber" (Qi Ce, the Warring States Policy) was inseparable from careful planning.

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This is another famous article in the Warring States Policy. It belongs to the fourth policy of the Warring States period. During the Warring States period, the patriarchal clan system was destroyed, and the power of lords such as princes and nobles was weakened. They are in urgent need of a large number of supporters and planners, so the governors compete to cultivate scholars, and thus the special class of "scholars" appears.

During this period, it was very popular to train scholars (diners), especially Sizi. Such as Meng Changjun of Qi, Ping Yuanjun of Zhao, Xinlingjun of Wei, Chunshenjun of Chu and Lv Buwei. Most of these scholars are eloquent, resourceful, have certain political opinions, or have a skill or even stunts. "Diners 3,000" has become a feature of that era.

The scholar class was a special class at that time and had certain social forces. They are attached to the monarch and constantly offer suggestions to expand their political influence and consolidate their power. Among these people, dragons and snakes are mixed, including thieves and robbers, as well as talented people with extraordinary courage. Feng Xuan, the hero of this paper, belongs to the latter. This article not only shows the talent and wisdom of the literati in the Warring States Period through Feng Xuan, but also reflects the political outlook of that era.