When the emperor saw that people were killing cows, he felt pity and said, why not kill sheep? What is this story about? Are there any idioms?

Qi Xuanwang asked, "Have you ever heard of Qi Huan and Jin Wen?" Mencius said to him, "The followers of Zhong Ni who have nothing to do with Taoism and literature will never be handed down in the future. I haven't heard of it. If there is no 3, what is the king? " He said, "What kind of virtue can make you king?" He said: "Protecting the people is king, and you can't defend yourself." He said, "If I am a person, how can I protect the people?" Say, "Yes." Yue: "How do you know I can do it?" He said, "I heard from Hu Bi that the king was sitting in the hall, and a cow passed by under the hall. The king saw it and said,' What is an ox?' Yes, I said, "I want to use the clock." The king said,' Give it up! I can't stand being with him. If I am innocent, I will die. "Yes:' But why use a clock? Yue:' What can be abolished? Trade sheep for them! Know nothing? Say, "Yes." . "He said," the heart is king. The people love the king, and I know the king can't stand it. " The king said, "Of course. There are sincere people. Although Qi is young, why do I love a cow? Just can't bear to be swaddled. If I am innocent, I will die, so I want to change sheep. "Yue:" Jun is no different from the people who love you. Small is easy to be big, and evil is known? If the king hides his innocence and dies, what about the cattle and sheep? " Wang smiled and said, "Why are you sincere? I must love its wealth. It is easy to use sheep, and it is appropriate for people to call me love. He said, "This is harmless, but it is a kind technology. When you see cows, you can't see sheep. A gentleman is to an animal, seeing its life, and can't bear to see its death; I can't bear to eat its meat when I hear its voice. It is a gentleman who stays away from the kitchen. "

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①: Tian, named Bijiang. Qi Weiwang's son and King Qi Min's father reigned from about 3 19 BC to 30 1 BC. ② Qi Huan and Jin Wen: Qi Huangong and Jin Wengong. Qi Huangong was the monarch of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. His surname is Jiang, and his first name is Jiang. He reigned from 685 BC to 643 BC and was the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the monarch of the State of Jin was surnamed Ji. From 636 BC to 628 BC, he was also one of the "five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period". (3) There is nothing to do: you have to do it, which is the same as "already". ④ Hu Bi: a person's name, a trusted minister around Qi Xuanwang. ⑤: Verb, go, go. ⑥ Disturbing the bell: casting a new bell, taking blood from the sacrifice and smearing the bell hole for sacrifice. According to ancient etiquette, whenever a new national artifact or ancestral temple is put into use, animals should be slaughtered and blood taken for sacrifice. ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ ⑥ 9318 Love: stingy. 9 (Bian): Small. ⑩ Difference: verb, strange, suspicious, reproach. ⑾ Hidden: Love, pity. ⑿ No injury: It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. [13] Kitchen: Kitchen.

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Qi Xuanwang asked, "Can you tell me something about the hegemony between Qi Huangong and Jin Wengong in the Spring and Autumn Period?" Mencius replied, "Confucius' students didn't talk about the hegemony of Qi Huangong and Jin Wengong, so they didn't pass it on to future generations, and I haven't heard of it. Your Majesty, if I have to say it, let me talk about unifying the kings of the world with morality? " King Xuan asked, "How can morality unify the world? Mencius said: "Everything is for the people to live and work in peace and contentment. Unifying the world in this way, no one can stop it. " King Xuan said, "Can people like me make the people live and work in peace and contentment?" Mencius said, "Yes." King Xuan said, "Why do you know I can? Mencius said, "I once heard Hu tell me that one day, your majesty, someone was sitting in the hall, leading a cow past your highness." When you saw it, you asked,' Where are you taking the cow? The man who led the cow replied,' I'm going to kill the blood-collecting sacrificial bell'. You said,' Let it go! I can't bear to watch it tremble with fear, just like being executed everywhere without guilt. "The man holding the cow asked," So there is no bell sacrifice? " You said,' How can you not sacrifice the bell? Replace cattle with sheep! -I wonder if there is such a thing? "Xuan Wang said," there is such a thing. "Mencius said," with your kindness, your majesty can unify the world. Others think you are stingy when they hear this, but I know you are not stingy, but because you can't bear it. Xuan Wang said, "Yes, some people do." . However, although we are small, how can I be too stingy to part with a cow? I really can't bear to watch it tremble with fear, just like being sentenced to death without guilt, so I replaced it with a sheep. Mencius said, "Your Majesty, don't blame the people for thinking that you are stingy. They only see you use a little sheep, not a big cow. How can they know the meaning? What's more, if the king pities it and doesn't commit crimes, what's the difference between a cow and a sheep? "Wang Xuan smiled and said," yes, even I don't know what kind of psychology this is. It is true that I don't spare money to replace cattle with sheep, but people do have their reasons for thinking so. " Mencius said, "It doesn't matter. Your majesty doesn't want to be kind, just because you saw the cow with your own eyes and didn't see the sheep. A gentleman can't bear to see the dead zone when he sees birds and beasts; Hearing their cries, I can't bear to eat their meat. Therefore, gentlemen always stay away from the kitchen. "