Translation of Xu Jiang Eight Saints in Luo Zhong

Sima Guang said in the preface to the Book of Rites that there are five kinds of people who do good deeds among the people. In the book "Don't bully others" written by Lu Nangong, there are three stories. These are all rejected by historians because of their humble origins. Recently, when I was compiling the national history, I tried to include these five people in the Biography of Filial Piety, but I failed. I write down these five personnel strategies here.

The five people mentioned by Sima Guang are all from Xiaxian County, Shaanxi Province (now Xiaxian County, Shanxi Province). First, the doctor, Mrs. Liu, mourned for her parents and did not drink or eat meat for three years, which is beyond the reach of today's literati. His younger brother Yongyi is especially famous for his filial piety, love for his brother and prudence. When there was a flood in Xia County, hundreds of people drowned. Yongyi stood at the door with a bamboo pole. Anyone who sees something floating to the door will salvage it.

There was a monk who left tens of thousands of dollars at home. The monk died unfortunately. He went to the county government to tell his story and asked the government to help him return the money to his apprentice. The local people borrowed money from him, stating that they would pay interest on the principal as scheduled. If some families were poor and unable to repay, he would burn the loan contract.

Third, Zhou Wenxi, his brother is a heavy drinker, doing nothing and living on his brother's supply. When his brother is drunk, he often beats Wen Zhen. Those neighbors who like to be aggrieved deeply sympathize with Wen Zhen's experience and go to appease him. Whenever this happens, Wen Zhen gets angry and says to them, "My brother didn't hit me. Why do you want to sow discord between our brothers? "

The fourth is Su Qingwen, who is diligent in serving his stepmother and is famous for his dutiful son. He once said to his wife, "You should serve my mother carefully and patiently, or you will be driven away." Stepmother was widowed and had no son when she was young. Later, she came to Sujia to settle down and finally died here. Fifth, the pavilion is good at painting. The imperial court decided to build Jingling Palace, and recruited famous painters from all over the country to paint for Jingling Palace in Beijing. After this matter was done, the court ordered the selection of the best among them, leaving them to imperial academy, granting him an official position and paying his salary. Taiheng ranked first, because his father was old and insisted on resigning and going back to his hometown to take care of his parents.

Lu Nangong said that Zhou Wenxi, Su Qingwen and Tai Ting were all from Jianchang Cheng Nan (now Cheng Nan, Jiangxi).

Sixth, Chen Ce once bought a mule. He didn't have a saddle, didn't ride it, didn't carry goods, and couldn't bear to sell it to others in the market. He asked someone to feed it in a hut outside the village and let it die of old age here. His son colluded with a treacherous broker, and some horses passing by suddenly died and were anxious to buy them again. They took this opportunity to deliberately wear the back of the mule and sell it in the market, trying to brag about how the mule was. Soon, it was sold.

When Chen Ce heard this, he hurried to catch up, met the buyer, and told the truth that one can't ride a pack. Hearing this, the officer person can't help but have doubts. The passing officer suspected that Chen Ce could not bear the mule, so he hid. Chen Ce asked the officer to put the saddle on the mule's back. It took a whole day, but I didn't stop, and I was kicked by a mule. Only then did the officials understand the true feelings and expressed their heartfelt thanks to Chen Ce. Chen Ce immediately returned the money to the official, and the official returned the mule to Chen Ce.

Another time, a man went to Chen Ce's house to buy silverware with Chili eye ornaments, but Chen Ce didn't sell it. The man was a little angry and asked him, "I saw this kind of thing in your house, why don't you sell it to me now?" Ce replied: "Yes! This kind of silverware has been kept in my house for a long time. I heard that you bought it for your daughter as a dowry. How can this expired and scrapped goods harm you? " After that, he threw the silverware at home into the burning charcoal fire basin and burned it. He said to the buyer, "I'm afraid this thing I bought from the pledgee is not genuine." I'll show it to you for verification. "

Seventh, Kevin·Z, one day, he went to the market to buy abalone, and the agent danced with a weighing hammer and deliberately weighed several kilograms. After the fisherman left, the agent said to Kevin·Z, "You only bought five kilograms. I secretly weighed ten kilograms for you. You have to buy me a drink." I was very surprised after listening to it. Busy catching up with the fish seller, he ran a few miles before catching up and paid for the fish he gave him by weight. So he invited his agent to the hotel for a drink and said to him, "If you want to drink, why do you bully the poor fish seller?"

Eighth, Zeng Shuqing intends to buy a batch of pottery in the south and transport it to the north for sale. After I bought it, I didn't transfer to the north. One day, a man who was doing pottery business with him came to buy goods. Uncle Qing promised to sell it and paid the money. By the way, he asked, "What are you doing buying these pottery now?" Answer: "I learned from you and did it according to your original idea."

Uncle Qing immediately said categorically to him,' You can't do this. I didn't ship this batch of pottery to the north for sale because of the recent disaster in the north. Now, how can I keep you without telling you? "So my uncle decided not to sell his stock to him. Uncle Qing's family was poor, and even his wife's hunger, cold and food and clothing were difficult to take care of. Alas, the above eight people are really good people!

"Eight Sages of Luo Zhong" comes from Hong Mai's Rong Zhai Essays in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Original text:

Sima Wengong's Preface to the Book of Rites, Five Books of Yan's Grace, and Lu Nangong's No Cheating are all humble and can't be seen by historians. If you don't succeed in repairing national history, you will inherit it in filial piety, and you will talk about discipline here.

All the books in Wengongfu are from Xia County, Shaanxi Province. Doctor Liu Taitai was in mourning and didn't drink or eat meat for three years, which made it difficult for the world. His younger brothers Yong Yi and You Xiaoyou Lian Jin. There was a flood in Xia county, and hundreds of people died. Always stand in front of the door with a pole. Others who are beginners in logistics will do their best. A monk died, and there were tens of thousands of money in the room. Yongyiyi County volunteered. Please return the money to his children. If villagers are in debt, they will be destroyed.

Zhou Wenxi said that his brother was a heavy drinker and made a living from it. His brother sometimes fights, and when he is unfair, his neighbors will express their condolences. He said angrily, "My brother never hit me. Why should you alienate my brother!" Stepmother Su Qingwen often says to his wife, "If you do something for my mother, you will be driven away!" Stepmothers are few and have no children, so they are safe all their lives. It is said that Taiwan Province pavilions are good painters, the imperial court built Jingling Palace, and transferred painters from all over the country to the capital. After that, they were ordered to choose the best painter, leaving Hanlin as an official and winning the first place. Quit your elders. Back in the field.

The books of South University of Science and Technology are all from Jianchang, Cheng Nan. Chen Ce said that if you try to buy a mule, you can't bear to be carried or moved by others. You were ordered to keep it in the wild, once it died. His son and his cunning plan, because the horse was officially lost, broke the back of the mule to show off Jia. Since I sold it, I can't help but report it. Officer person doubt policy love also, secret. Please use the saddle as much as possible, and you can't be at a loss all day. Thanks again. Some people buy silverware by policy. If Luo Qi is the one, the policy will not follow that of Luo Qi. The man said, "I've seen your money, so why bother?"

Ce said, "Of course, those who have pledged money but have no money have been employed for a long time. As soon as I heard that the public was going to marry, I was relieved to be sick! " Take what you deserve and throw it into the blazing charcoal with the silverware, saying, "I'm afraid I'll get the pledge or false silver, so I want to try it publicly." If you are in danger, buy abalone. The balance is thick and clean. The fisherman left, leaving his whole body behind. Please say, "I only bought five pounds, which has been doubled by the public." I am willing to buy me wine. " The whole surprise, the number of people chasing fish returns, and the reward is straight.

He took another sip of wine and said, "What you want is wine. Why do you bully people? " Zeng Shuqing said that it was easy for the north to buy pottery, but it failed. Someone sold it together, and Uncle Qing paid the price and asked, "What is it now?" The man said to him, "Look for your ears before serving the public." Uncle Qing said, "No, there is a new famine in the north. I won't do it. Why don't I tell you the mistake? " It's no longer for sale. Uncle Qing's family is poor, and his wife is hungry and cold. Alas, these eight people are all virtuous!

Extended data

Rongzhai Essays is an ancient classical Chinese note novel, which is recognized by historians as a must-read for studying the history of the Song Dynasty. Rong Zhai's Essays, Shen Kuo's Notes on Meng Qian and Wang Yinglin's Notes on Sleeping are the three most valuable notes in the Song Dynasty.

It is divided into five episodes and seventy-four volumes: essay, continuation, three writing, four writing and five writing. Among them, the first four episodes each have 16 volumes, and the author died because the book was not finished, so there are only five volumes of 10. According to the author's self-report, the writing time of Rongzhai Essays has exceeded nearly forty years. It is the crystallization of his wisdom and sweat from years of extensive reading and practical application.

It is a book covering a wide range of fields, rich in content and accurate in comments. A hundred schools of thought contend, his poems and literary works, laws and regulations of past dynasties, medical divination, ephemeris, etc. They are all expositions, and his accurate textual research and analysis, accurate comments and evaluations are all well received.

The most important value and contribution of Rongzhai Essays is the textual research on some historical facts of past dynasties, such as political system, events, years and figures, and the re-evaluation and correction of historical classics of past dynasties. It puts forward many insightful opinions and corrects many long-standing fallacies, which not only has an important position and influence in China's historical documents, but also has great significance for the development of China culture.

The summary of Sikuquanshu made it the top note novel in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Rongzhai Essays is a valuable note that Mao Zedong loved to read all his life. 1On July 28th, 944, Mao Zedong wrote to Xie Juezai, saying, "Rong Zhai's essay is sent by another letter." He cherished this book so much that it influenced important cadres.

On July 3rd 1 day, Xie Juezai recorded his reading experience of Rongzhai Essays, and then recorded his reading and application on September 20th, 29th, 30th, June 5438+1October1day and 4th. From this, we can see that Rongzhai Essays is an important reference book to assist enlightenment thought.

1October 30th, 1959, 10, Mao Zedong visited Beijing. Among the limited books he appointed to bring, there is an essay on Rong Zhai. 1972, Mao Zedong gave this book to his young friend, Zhou Shizhao, a classmate of Hunan First Normal University. Rongzhai Essays is an "old friend" in Mao Zedong's spiritual life, and it is also a book that bears witness to Mao Zedong's promise of "never too old to learn".

On August 26th, 1976, Mao Zedong's condition began to deteriorate. Even so, on September 8th, the day before Mao Zedong's death, someone read "Rong Zhai Essays" for him for 37 minutes, fulfilling the promise of "never too old to learn", and this book became the last book read by the great man Mao Zedong in his life.

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