Two Stories about Gardens (Chu Zhuangwang and Han Jue)-Liu Xiang (Five Essentials of Chinese Studies-Four Essentials of Chinese Studies)

Chu Zhuangwang gave the wine to his ministers. At dusk, the lights and candles went out. Someone led the beauty to dress, and the beauty saved her crown tassel. She told the king, "Today, the candle went out. My concubine helped her get her crown tassel for those who took my concubine's clothes, so I will be interested in it. I will regard those who lost it as flames." "The king said," give people wine, make people drunk, rude. Why do you want to show female virtue and humiliate people? "I was ordered to say," If you drink with me today, you will be unhappy. "All the princes and hundreds of others never went to their crowns and were angry. They all laughed. For three years, Jin and Chu fought, and one minister was always in front, fighting five times, but the first one was the enemy, and the pawn won. King Zhuang asked strangely, "My virtue is poor and I have never been different. Why is my son dead? " "Quan said," I should die. The deceased was drunk and rude, and Wang forbeared punishment. Finally, I dare not repay you with the virtue of shade. I often wish to paint my liver and brain on the ground and fry my neck with blood for a long time. I was the one who died at night. After the defeat of the Jin army, Chu became strong, and those who have virtue will be rewarded.

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During the Spring and Autumn Period, Yang Ping, a famous soldier, put down the rebellion. At a big banquet, all his favorite concubines also attended. During the dinner, the sound of silk and bamboo, singing and dancing, wine and food intertwined until dusk. The king of Chu ordered a candlelight banquet, and specially invited two favorite beauties, Ji Xu and Maggie, to take turns toasting civil servants and military commanders.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew and all the candles at the party went out. At this time, an official dared to hold Ji Xu's hand. In the process of pulling, Ji Xu tore off her sleeve, broke free and tore off the tassel belt on the man's hat. Ji Xu returned to Chu Zhuangwang to complain and asked the King of Chu to look at everyone's hats after lighting the candles, so as to find out the rude people just now.

Hearing this, Chu Zhuangwang ordered not to light candles, but said loudly, "I'm going to have a banquet today, so I have to say goodbye to all of you. Now please take off your hats and tassels so that you can enjoy drinking more. " According to Chu Zhuangwang, everyone took off their hats and tassels, and then the candles were lit. The monarch and his subjects had a good time. Ji Xu blamed Chu Zhuangwang for not taking it out on her when she went to the palace. Chu Zhuangwang said: "The purpose of this banquet is to enjoy the carnival and coordinate the relationship between the monarch and the minister. It is human nature to be rude after drinking. If you want to investigate its responsibility and punish it, isn't it a wonder? " JiXu this just understand Chu Zhuangwang's intentions. This is the famous "farewell banquet" in history.

Three years later, he conquered Jin. A war general led his men to lead the way first. Wherever he went, the general fought to the end and defeated the enemy. After the war, Chu Zhuangwang was rewarded for his achievements, only to know that his name was Tang Cunyi. He said he wouldn't pay, and admitted that he was the one who lost his manners at the banquet three years ago. Today's actions are all a reward for not paying attention three years ago. Pay more, make fewer enemies, and good and evil will be rewarded.

Former Han Jue

Zhao Jindun led Han Jue, and the Jin army thought that Zhong Junwei; When he died, his son was born Qing. In three years, Zhao Shuo became a general, and he married Chenggong's sister. The doctor wanted to punish Zhao Shuo. At the beginning of Zhao Dun's dream, he saw his uncle crying with a turtle in his arms. He was very sad. He smiled, shook his hand and sang. It is good to predict the future with shields. Zhao Shiyuan said, "This is very evil. It's not your body, it's not your son, and it's your fault. " For Zhao Shuo, the world is declining, and Tu'an Gu was initially favored by Gong Ling. As for Jin, Jia is a dead buckle, and there will be difficulties. He ruled by thieves, and even told the generals: "Zhao wears it, but he doesn't know it. It's the thief's head. I'll kill you, and my children will live in the DPRK. Why punish him? Please punish him! Han Jue said, "When Gong Ling met a thief and Zhao Dun was outside, I thought you were innocent and didn't punish him. Today, you will punish them later, which means that you are the first person to punish them. If you make a mistake, you are a disorderly minister. If you have something important and don't smell it, there is no gentleman. Tu'an Gu wouldn't listen and told Zhao Shuo that he was dying. Zhao Shuo refused and said, "I will never stop worshipping Zhao and die without complaining." Han Jue promised that he was ill and Jia came uninvited, so that he could attack Zhao in the next palace, kill Zhao Shuo, Zhao Kuo and Zhao, and destroy his whole family. Shuo's wife became a public sister, and she left the palace to hide. Later, she became a male nurse, and Shuo Ke Cheng Ying lived in the mountains for fifteen years. When Duke Jing of Jin fell ill, the Oracle said, "Those who fail after the great cause is completed are precious. When asked Han Wei, Han Wei knew that Zhao was the only one, but he said, "It was Zhao who died in Jin! Since the Bank of China, the husband has won the surname and the bird's mouth. He once helped the Yin Taizu Taiwu and Zhou, all of whom were famous and had no way to go, and his uncle took Zhou as the king in advance. As for Cheng Gong, he made meritorious service in the world and never sacrificed. Today, he and my husband destroyed Zhao Zong alone. The Chinese people mourn it, so they see the turtle's strategy, and the king's plan is also. " Asked, "does Zhao have any descendants? Han Jue has the right, and Han Jue wants to make Zhao an orphan and call him into the palace, and all the people will come to ask. Because Han Xian gathered a crowd and threatened the generals to see Zhao's orphan, the generals said they had to do it, but said, "It was difficult to enter the palace in the past, so make it, and order the ministers to do it." It's not natural, but who dares to do it. It's a disease in Wei Jun. "So he called and worshipped the general, and the general returned, attacked, destroyed his home and reunited with Zhao. The sum of old friends can be ungrateful, and the husband's grace is here, so it is restored to him; If not, Zhao will be lonely, if not Han Biao, Zhao will cease to exist. Han Jue is not ungrateful.

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Zhao Dun of the State of Jin recommended Han Jue, and the monarch of the State of Jin made Han Jue the lieutenant of Zhong Jun. After Zhao Dun's death, his son Zhao Shuo succeeded his father and became the supernatant. In the third year of Gong Jing, Zhao Shuo was the general of the State of Jin. Zhao Shuo married Jin Chenggong's younger sister. The doctor wants to kill the Zhao family. It turns out that when Zhao Dun was alive, he dreamed that his uncle was crying with his waist around him, and then he smiled and clapped his hands to sing. Zhao Dun divines good or bad luck, and the omen of divination is to cut first and then close. Zhao Shiyuan explained the divination and said, "This omen is very fierce. The disaster is not for yourself, but for your son. However, it's also your fault. When your son Zhao Shuo comes, his family will be even weaker. 」

Tu'an Gu, a man, was favored by Duke Jinling from the beginning. After the arrival of Duke Jing of Jin, Tu'an Gu became a shepherd. He wanted to make trouble, so he framed Zhao Dun in the name of punishing the murderer of Jin Linggong, and informed the general: "Zhao Chuan killed Gong Ling, but Zhao Dun didn't know that he was still the number one traitor. Courtiers assassinated the monarch, but his descendants were all officials of the court. How do they punish criminals? Allow me to kill them. Han Wei said, "Zhao Dun was not at home when Gong Ling was killed. We decided that he was innocent first, so we didn't kill him. Now you want to kill his descendants, which is not in line with your predecessor's meaning, but at will. This is called insurrection. The courtiers have something important, and the monarch doesn't know it. He is ignoring the monarch. " Tu'an Gu didn't listen to Han Jue's advice, and Han Jue told Zhao Shuo to escape. Zhao Shuo refused, saying, "You must not let Zhao break the incense, and there will be no resentment after my death. Han Jue agreed to his request, so he refused to go out on the pretext that he was ill. "。 Without the permission of the monarch, Tu'an Gu went to the Summer Palace to attack the Zhao family, killing Zhao Shuo, Zhao Kuo and Zhao and destroying all their families.

Zhao Shuo's wife, Cheng Gong's sister, became pregnant and fled to Gong Jing Palace to hide. Later, I gave birth to a boy and breast-fed him myself. Zhao Shuo's former disciple Cheng Ying took Zhao Shuo's son and fled to the mountains to hide. Fifteen years later, Duke Jing of Jin fell ill and performed divination. Divination said: "among the descendants of the great cause, there are unpleasant things at work." Gong Jing asked what Han Jue meant. When Han Jue learned that Zhao's orphan was still alive, he said, "The descendants of Daye probably lost their incense in the State of Jin. Since Zhongyan, all descendants have been given surnames. Zhongyan, with a bird's mouth, came to earth to assist Emperor Taiwu of Yin. By the time of Zhou, all his descendants had good moral character. Later, when I arrived in Zhou Youwang and Zhou Liwang, I was helpless. Dai Shu left the Zhou Dynasty and went to Jin State, where he became the late king. Until the success of the Jin Dynasty, Zhao's generation made contributions to the State of Jin and never broke the ancestral temple incense. Now, when you are in power, you have destroyed the Zhao family, and the whole country sympathizes with them. Therefore, it is manifested in the turtle strategy of divination. Only you will consider it. " He asked, "Does Zhao have any descendants?" Han Jue told me truthfully. So he and Han Jue planned to adopt the orphan Zhao. Get the orphan Zhao and hide in the palace. People entered the palace to meet their serious illness, relying on Han Jue's army to threaten people and let Zhao orphans come out to meet each other. The orphan's name is Wu. The generals said helplessly, "Tu'an Gu was responsible for the disaster in the palace, so he ordered his ministers to attack it with a false imperial edict. If not, who dares to make a fuss! If it weren't for your illness, you would have made the monarch a descendant of Zhao. Now you have an order, which is exactly what the courtiers want. 」

So he called and thanked the generals one by one. The generals, in turn, attacked and destroyed his home and returned all the fiefs that originally belonged to Zhao. Then how can a person not be kind? If you give kindness here, you will be rewarded there. No, Zhao's orphan will not be preserved; Without Han Zeng's help, Scott's descendants can't reproduce any more. Han Zeng really won't forget his kindness!

Note that Shuo Yuan was written by Liu Xiang in the Western Han Dynasty and reviewed by Ceng Gong in the Song Dynasty. The book consists of 20 volumes, including some historical stories and legends from the pre-Qin to the Western Han Dynasty, with the author's comments, which embodies the thoughts and concepts of Confucianism.

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Liu Xiang (77 years ago-6 years ago), whose original name was Gengsheng, was born in Peixian County, an imperial clan in the Han Dynasty. He is the author of Bielu, New Preface, Shuoyuan, Biography of Lienv, Biography of Hong Fan's Five Elements, and Theory of Five Discipline. , editor-in-chief of "Warring States Policy" and "Songs of Chu". Liu Xiang used to be the captain of the official base, so he was called Liu Zhonglei in the world. One hundred and thirty pieces of Records of the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties included Liu Ji compiled by Zhang Pu. There are still 33 songs, leaving only one "Nine Sighs". My son, Liu Xin, is a Confucian scholar. Liu Xiang's works