Zuo Zhuan Zhu 034

At first, Duke Jing of Jin wanted to improve Yanzi's house. He said, "Zizi's house is very close to the city and it is too crowded to live in. Please be comfortable. " The dictionary said: "Your first minister is not tolerant, so I am not enough to inherit it, so I am extravagant. And I am close to the market, and I can get what I want every day. How dare I bother to travel in the country? " Gong laughed and said, "I am close to the market. Do you know the price? " Yes, he said, "Do you dare to know about stealing profits?" The duke said, "Why are you so expensive?" Therefore, Gong Jingbi's punishment is more complicated. Some people died and said to him, "Death is very expensive." Now that it has been reported to you, please call it Uncle Yu Xiang. Jing Gongwei spared himself from punishment.

The gentleman said, "The words of benevolent people are profitable. Yan Zi said a word, but Qi Hou saved the sentence. " "Poetry" says:' A gentleman is like a gentleman, and it is chaotic.' What does this mean? "

And like gold, the public is more restrained. Otherwise, it will succeed. Worship is ruined, but in the inner room, everything is the same as before, which makes the curtilage people say in turn: "As the saying goes,' one house is not full of blessings, and one neighbor is not full of blessings'." The second and third sons are neighbors first. It is unlucky to violate divination. Gentlemen don't commit indecent assault, villains don't commit ominous, and the ancient system is also. Dare I disobey them? "His former residence, after the death of Gong Fu Xu, was invited by Chen, and made great contributions.

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At first, Qi Jinggong wanted to replace Yan Ying's house and said to Yan Ying, "Your house is close to the market, wet and narrow, noisy and dirty, and you can't live in it. Please change to a bright and dry place. " Yan Zi declined, saying, "My ancestors lived here. I am not enough to inherit him. I still think living here is luxurious. And I'm close to the market, so I can get what I need sooner or later. This is my interest. Where can I care about the housekeeper? " Qi Jinggong smiled and said, "You are close to the market. Do you know the price of the goods? " Yan Ying replied: "Since you have benefited from being close to the market, how can you not know the market price?" Qi Jinggong asked, "What is expensive and what is cheap?" At that time, the punishment in Qi Jinggong was very heavy. Many people had their legs and feet cut off, so some people sold artificial limbs in the market, so Yan Ying replied: "The artificial limbs used by people who cut off their feet are expensive, and the shoes are cheap." I have already told the monarch, so uncle Xiang also talked about this in his conversation. Therefore, Qi Jinggong reduced the punishment.

The gentleman said, "The words of benevolent people have a wide range of interests. Yan Zi's words, Qi Jinggong reduced the punishment. The Book of Songs says:' If a gentleman is happy, chaos can stop quickly.' That's what you said, right? "

When Yan Zi went to Jin State, Qi Jinggong built a new house for him. After he returned to Qi, his new house had been built. Yan Ying thanked Qi Jinggong and destroyed the new house. Instead, he rebuilt the house demolished for his new house and restored it to its original appearance, so that the original residents could still live back. He said to these people, "As the saying goes,' Don't choose a house, just choose a neighbor.' You all choose your neighbors first. It is unlucky to violate the result of divination. Gentlemen don't do impolite things, and young people don't do those unlucky things. This is the heritage of the ancients. Dare I violate it? "Eventually restore the former residence, not allowed, and through Chen Xiang request, finally allowed.