Classical Chinese in Gong Yu and Its Translation

Liu Xiang s Interpretation of Gong Yugu in the Western Han Dynasty;

Qi Huangong went hunting and ran into a valley after chasing wild deer. Seeing an old man, I asked him, "What is this valley called?" The old man replied, "It's called Gong Yugu." Huan Gong said, "Why do you call it that?" He replied, "use the name of the courtier as its name."

Huan Gong said, "I don't think you look like a fool today. Why do old people have such names? " The old man replied, "Please allow me to speak one by one. I used to raise cows, give birth to calves, grow up, sell calves and buy ponies. A teenager said,' cows can't have horses.' He took the pony away.

Neighbors nearby heard about it and thought I was stupid, so they called this valley Gong Yugu. "Huan Gong said," Old people are so stupid! Why did you give him the pony! " Huan Gong returned to the palace. When he went to court the next day, Huan Gong told Guan Zhong about it. Guan Zhong adjusted his clothes, made two obeisances to Qi Huangong and said, "This is my stupidity.

If Tang Yao is the monarch and the blame is the judge, how can anyone take someone else's pony? If someone meets a violent person like this old man, he won't give it to others.

The old man knew that the current prison case was unfair and had to give the pony to the boy. Please let me go down and fix politics. Confucius said, "Disciples, remember this. Duke Huan is the overlord; Guan Zhong is a wise prime minister. They also regard cleverness as stupidity, not to mention those who are not as good as Huan Gong and Guan Zhong! "

Original text:

Qi Huangong went hunting and went into the valley. When he saw a husband, he asked him, "Why the valley?" Right: "It's Yugong Valley." Huan Gong said, "Why?" Right: "In the name of the minister."

Huan Gong said, "You are not a fool if you look at the public now. What is the public name? " Yes, I said, "I asked Chen to give it to me, so I raised cattle, gave birth to children, and sold and bought ponies when I grew up." The boy said,' cows can't have horses.' So I went with my pony. When the neighbors heard about it, they all regarded the ministers as fools, so this valley was named the Valley of Fools. "

Huan Gong said, "Gong Cheng is stupid! What is a husband? " Huan Gong then returned. Tomorrow, go and tell Guan Zhong. Guan Zhong bowed down again and said, "It's wrong to bully me. If you put Yao first, you can blame him. What about the man who took the pony from someone else? If anyone sees such violence, he won't agree.

As we all know, the prison lawsuit is not correct, so I'll listen to it. Please retire and fix the government. Confucius said: "Disciples remember it, Huan Gong and Ba Jun also; Guan Zhong, Ye Jiansan. Some people regard wisdom as a fool, and the situation is not as good as that of Huan Gong and Guan Zhong. "

Extended data writing background:

Liu Xiangchu used his father's shadow as a doctor and later became a doctor. When Xuan Di was elected as a Confucian scholar, he was asked to submit dozens of poems and praises, and officials went to the office to give advice to doctors. When he was in Yuan Di, he was sent to Zong Zheng to give a talk. Because of repeated letters, he impeached eunuchs, Shi Xian and consorts Xu and Shi, and was imprisoned twice. He was exempted as Shu Ren and lived in seclusion for more than ten years.

After the emperor ascended the throne, he was activated, worshipped the corps commander, led the three assistants into the water, moved to Dr. Guanglu, and became a captain in Zhong Lei. Liu Xiang wrote many times to suggest weakening the power of his consorts, which was praised by the emperor, but in the end it was useless.

Watching the stars at night often stays up late. Liu Xiangxi said that the five elements are disastrous and different, and used it to demonstrate real politics. He is knowledgeable, and he has been ordered to organize the poems of five classics secretaries and philosophers for nearly 20 years, making great contributions to the collation and preservation of ancient books.

Bielu is China's earliest bibliography work. He also collected the records of disasters in Fu Rui from ancient times to the Qin and Han Dynasties, and deduced them into the Biography of Hong Fan's Five Elements 1 1.

Literature is good at poetry and prose. The History of Han Literature and Art contains 33 Ci Fu, most of which have been lost. Only Jiutan is Qu Yuan's nine-chapter work, and the feeling of life experience is pinned on Qu Yuan's written memory.

Some of his essays have been played and recorded in ancient books, such as "Sword Shadow Changling Book" and "Introduction to Warring States Policy", which are simple in narration, smooth in argument and carefree, and have certain influence on ancient writers in Tang and Song Dynasties.

Content introduction:

A clever old man told an absurd fable to satirize Qi's abolition of justice and deliberately explain place names. However, Qi Huangong thinks this fable is true and doesn't understand the real purpose of the old man.

Guan Zhong, a famous official, understood and accepted the sarcastic advice of the elderly, improved governance and tried to solve the problem of judicial justice. Obviously, the author's original intention is to persuade politicians to listen to the opinions of ordinary people and manage the country well.