Annotation and translation of the original text of "Historical Records of Gaozu"

The annotation and translation of the original text of "Historical Records of Gaozu" are as follows:

Original text: Gaozu, a native of Zhongyangli, Peifeng City, had a surname of Liu and a courtesy name of Ji. His father is called Taigong, and his mother is called Liu Yu. First, Mrs. Liu tasted the slopes of Daze and met God in her dream. At that time, thunder and lightning were dim, and when Taigong looked over, he saw a dragon rising above it. She was already pregnant and gave birth to Gaozu.

Translation: Gaozu, a native of Zhongyangli, Fengyi, Peixian County. The surname is Liu and the courtesy name is Ji. The father's name is Taigong, and the mother's name is Liu Yu. Previously, Lady Liu had rested on the shore of the Great Lake and communed with God in her sleep. At this time, there were thunder and lightning, and the sky was dark and the earth was dark. Grandpa Gong went to see Lady Liu and saw a dragon on her body. Later Lady Liu became pregnant and gave birth to Gaozu.

Original text: Gaozu was a man with a long face and a long face, a beautiful beard and beard, and seventy-two sunspots on his left thigh. Be benevolent and love others, like to give, and have a broad mind. He is always generous and does not interfere with family production and work. When he was strong, he was tested as an official and became the chief of the Sishui pavilion. The officials in the court abused him in every possible way. Good wine and sex. Wang Lao and Wu Fu often drink wine and lie down drunk. Wu Fu and Wang Lao often see dragons on them, which is strange. Emperor Gaozu drank a lot of wine every time he drank. When it gets weird, the two families often break their bonds and give up their responsibilities.

Translation: Gaozu had a high nose bridge, a plump forehead like a dragon, a beautiful beard, and seventy-two black moles on his left leg. He is kind and loving to others, likes to give charity, and is broad-minded. They often have lofty ambitions and do not engage in ordinary people's production operations. When he reached his prime, he tried to be an official and became the chief of the Sishui Pavilion. Every official in the court was familiar with him and was teased by him.

Likes drinking and women. He often borrowed wine from Wang Lao and Wu Fu and slept drunk. Wu Fu and Wang Lao often saw a dragon above him and felt very strange. Every time Emperor Gaozu came to buy wine and stayed in the hotel to drink, the wine in the hotel sold several times more than usual. When strange phenomena were discovered, at the end of the year, the two hotels often destroyed their accounts and gave up their debts.

Original text: The great ancestor Chang Yao visited Xianyang. He looked around and saw the Emperor of Qin. He sighed and said, "Sigh, this is what a man should do!" Pei Yan. When the powerful Jie officials in Peizhong heard that there was an important visitor, they all went to congratulate him. Xiao He, the chief official, came in and ordered the officials to say: "If you don't bring in a thousand coins, please sit down in the hall." Gaozu was the chief of the pavilion, and he was the official of Suyi. money. When he came in, Lu Gong was shocked and stood up to greet him.

Lü Gong was a good judge of people. When he saw Gaozu's appearance, he respected him and introduced him to sit down. Xiao He said: "Liu Jigu talks a lot but accomplishes little." Because Gaozu insulted all the guests, he sat down and had nothing to do. In the wine stall, Lu Gong stayed with Gaozu because of his eyesight. Emperor Gaozu drank wine, and later. Lu Gong said: "I am a young man who loves to look after people, and there are many people who look after him. He is not as good as Ji Xiang, who originally loved himself. I have a daughter who was originally Ji Ji's concubine."

After drinking, Lu's wife was angry. Lu Gong said: "The Duke always wanted to be curious about this girl, and he wanted to be with noble people. He ordered a good man to be a good man, but he didn't give her to her. Why did he arrogantly agree to Liu Ji?" Lu Gong said: "This is not what my son and I know." He died. With Liu Ji. Gongnu Lu is also Empress Lu, who gave birth to Emperor Xiaohui and Princess Lu Yuan.

Translation: Emperor Gaozu once went to Xianyang to do corvée work. (Once Qin Shihuang drove a chariot on a tour) and let people watch, he saw Qin Shihuang and sighed and said: "Ah, a real man should look like this!"

The single father Lu Gong was friendly with the magistrate of Peixian County. In order to avoid his enemies from visiting the magistrate's house, he moved his family to Peixian County. When the outstanding officials in Pei County heard that the county magistrate had a distinguished guest, they all went to send gifts to congratulate him. Xiao He was the chief official in the county and was in charge of collecting gifts. He said to the distinguished guests: "Anyone with a gift of less than one thousand yuan will sit down in the hall." As the chief of the pavilion, Gaozu always looked down upon those officials. So he deceitfully said "Congratulations on thousands of dollars" on his name card, but actually he didn't take out any money. When the famous assassin was handed in, Lu Gong was shocked, stood up, and went to the door to greet Gaozu.

Lü Gong was a good person, so when he saw Gaozu's appearance, he respected him especially and led him to sit in the hall. Xiao He said: "Liu Ji originally talked a lot, but rarely achieved anything." (Because he was respected by Lu Gong) Gaozu teased the guests in the hall and sat on the top seat, showing no humility. The banquet was about to end, and Duke Lu signaled Gao Zu not to leave with his eyes.

Gaozu finished his wine and stayed behind. Lu Gong said: "I have been good at meeting people since I was young. I have met many people, but there is no one like you Liu Ji. I hope you, Liu Ji, take care of yourself."

I have a biological daughter who is willing to be your wife, Liu Ji, who holds a broom and sweeps. After the banquet, Lady Lu was angry with Duke Lu and said, "At first you often wanted to make this daughter different and marry her to a noble man." Pei Ling was friendly with you and asked to marry your daughter, but you didn't agree. Why did you arbitrarily decide to marry Liu Ji? "

Lü Gong said: "This is not something that women and children can understand. "Finally, he married his daughter to Liu Ji. Lu Gong's daughter was Empress Lu, and she gave birth to Emperor Xiaohui and Princess Lu Yuan.

Original text: When Emperor Gaozu was the head of the pavilion, he would often report to his home. Empress Lu and her two sons were working in the fields. An old man came over to ask for a drink. In order to feed him, the old father said to Empress Lu: "Madam, you are a noble person in the world." The two sons of the Prime Minister met Xiaohui and said, "Madam, the reason why you are noble is this man." "My father, Lu Yuan, is also very noble. My old father has passed away, and Gaozu has passed away. Empress Lu has said that she has a fault, and I, my son and my mother, are all very noble.

Gaozu asked, "Not yet. Far. Then he caught up and asked his old father. The old father said: "The wives and babies in this country are all like you. You are so precious to me." Gaozu Naixie said: "As my father said, I dare not forget my virtue." "As Gaozu was noble, he didn't know where his father was.

Translation: When Gaozu was the director of a pavilion, he asked for leave to go home. Empress Lu was weeding in the field with her two children. An old man passed by and asked for some water. Lu Hou Afterwards, he invited him to dinner. The old man met Empress Lu and said, "My wife is a noble person in the world. " Empress Lu asked him to read the faces of the two children. The old man looked at Xiaohui and said, "The reason why Madam is so noble is because of this child. ”

I saw Lu Yuan, who was also the prime minister. The old man had already left, and Gaozu happened to come to the fields from someone else’s house. Empress Lu told him that a guest passed by and showed our mother and son a fortune teller about the future. They were all noble people. When Emperor Gaozu asked where his father was, Queen Lu said, "It's not far away. "Gaozu caught up with the old man and asked him.

The old man said: "I met my wife and children just now. They are all similar to you. Your appearance is beyond words. Gaozu thanked him and said, "If it is true as my father said, you will never forget your kindness to me." "When Emperor Gaozu came to power, he didn't even know the whereabouts of the old man.

Appreciation of the Chronicles of Emperor Gaozu in Historical Records

In "Historical Records", "The Chronicles of Emperor Gaozu" is one of the outstanding chapters. Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty Liu Bang is a character with richer personality and fuller flesh and blood in Sima Qian's works. Sima Qian wrote this biography with the spirit of "real record" of "no false beauty, no hidden evil", which reflects the extraordinary courage and wisdom of a historian. Learning from "Historical Records" ", it should be said that "The Chronicles of Gaozu" is more worthy of our attention and more worthy of our careful study.

"The Chronicles of Gaozu" narrates Liu Bang's uprising against Qin, to the conflict between Chu and Han, and then. From the whole process of unifying the country and proclaiming himself emperor, it comprehensively and profoundly reveals the reasons for Liu Bang's success. Throughout the whole article, we can see that Liu Bang's victory in conquering the world was no accident. In terms of character, he had many Advantages that others cannot have and achieve.