Appreciation of Liu Zongyuan's Annotations on the Translation of Tongye and Brothers (Liu Zongyuan)

Liu Zongyuan's Recognition of Tongye Brothers: Liu Zongyuan Series: Selected Works of Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties

There is a saying 1 in ancient Chinese: a king is a tung leaf and a little weak brother 2, and the play says, "I want to seal you." "Duke of Zhou congratulated him, and Wang Yue said," Playing is also. Duke Zhou said, "The son of heaven can't play." He is a weak brother in Tang No.3 Middle School. I don't think so. The younger brother of the King should be Feng Hou, and the Duke of Zhou should talk to the King at the right time, instead of waiting for him to go on stage to congratulate him on his success. The unreasonable seal of the Lord made Duke Zhou a play he missed. Is it sacred to take people and weak brothers as the masters of the land? And the duke of Zhou, in your words, can't agree, but will do it? Unfortunately, will Wang Yitong also play Fu Temple 4? What are the virtues of a king? If it is not set properly, it is not a disease; It is not easy to do it properly, but what is the situation? If you play, you must do it. It was the Duke of Zhou who taught Wang Sui to do it. My original intention is that the Duke of Zhou is the king, calm and happy, belonging to the middle and large. Words that will not be lost; If you don't tie it well, you will lose if you are anxious. And my father can't take this as self-denial, status number? This is a straight man's question. 5. It is not suitable for Duke Zhou, so it is not credible. Or: seal Tang Shu 6, Shi Yicheng 7. Note 1 Ancient inheritor: it refers to Liu Xiang, editor of Lv Chunqiu and author of Shuo Yuan. When a king became king, he gave tung leaves as a gift to his younger brother Yu Shu from Song Ji, Zhou Chengwang. 3 Tang: Ancient place names, in the area of Yicheng in Shanxi today. It was named here and later renamed Jin. 4 Fu Temple: refers to women and eunuchs. 5: smart. 6 Tang Shu: That is, Yu Shu, because he was sealed in the Tang Dynasty, so he was called Tang Shu. 7 Shi Yi: namely Yi Yin, Tai Shigong of Zhou Dynasty.

According to ancient records, in the Western Zhou Dynasty, Wang Yong took a tung leaf, cut it into a reed shape, and played with his brother, saying, "This thing belongs to you." Zhou Gongdan came to congratulate him. Cheng Wangdao: "I was joking with him. Duke Zhou said, "The son of heaven is joking." When he became king, he sealed Tang's place to his younger brother. In my opinion, this is not right. If Wang Cheng's younger brother can be blocked, the Duke of Zhou should tell Wang Cheng the truth in time, instead of using his game to congratulate him on agreeing with it. For example, his younger brother should not be sealed, and Duke Zhou actually sealed many places and people to Wang Cheng's younger brother with a game, asking him to be the monarch there. Can Duke Zhou be called a saint? Moreover, Duke Zhou, because the emperor is respected by everyone, must do whatever he says, and he must obey and achieve him. If he is unlucky, he will play games with female eunuchs, and will he wrap them with jokes? The king's rule of virtue depends on how he governs. If it is not done properly, it is not an exaggeration to change it ten times. If you do it properly, you can't change it, let alone talk about the game! If you are joking, you should carry it out. This is a mistake made by Duke Zhou. I think carefully that the Duke of Zhou, who helped him become king, should gently persuade him with courtesy and justice, and must guide him to an impartial and upright position. Don't make mistakes when you become a king, but cover up his mistakes. There is no need to bind him everywhere, indulge him, or make him like an ox or a horse; If you are too impatient, that's too bad. In a family, between father and son, we still can't exercise this inappropriate management method, what's more, Cheng Wang and Zhou Gong are princes and ministers in terms of birthright! This is a clever thing done by the little husband, not adopted by the Duke of Zhou, so what is said in the ancient books is not credible. Some people also said, "At that time, it was Yi Yin who made Tang Shu king. 」

This paper discusses how ministers should assist monarchs. Through Dong Zhixiong's allusions, the author criticizes the absurd phenomenon that the monarch plays a joke casually and the officials must obey absolutely, and advocates that we should not blindly follow the words and deeds of the ruler, but look at its objective effect. In feudal society, it took extraordinary courage to express such views.