Japanese biographical translation

Since ancient times, only those who accepted the destiny can become kings, and the rise of kings depends on the destiny of divination! This situation was particularly prevalent in the Zhou Dynasty, and it could still be seen in the Qin Dynasty. He was also ordered by a fortune teller to inherit the throne on behalf of the king. As for the appearance of diviners, they have existed since Han Xing.

Sima Yi is from the State of Chu. He is divining in East Chang 'an.

At this time, Zhong Song was appointed as a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and Jia Yi was appointed as a doctor. One day, they went out to take a bath together, talked while walking, discussed the teaching methods of former Wang Shengxian, extensively discussed the world and people's feelings, and sighed at each other. Jia Yi said, "I heard that ancient saints, if they were not officials in the court, would be among fortune tellers and doctors. Now, I have met three officials, nine officials and literati in the DPRK, and their talents and personalities can be understood. Let's try to look at the style of the prophet. " They both went downtown in the same car and visited the divination restaurant. It has just rained, and there are few pedestrians on the road. Sima Yi sat in the museum, surrounded by three or four disciples, explaining the truth between heaven and earth, the movement of the sun and the moon, and the origin of good and bad luck of Yin and Yang. The two doctors made two obeisances to Sima Yi. Seeing that they seemed to be knowledgeable people, Sima Yi reciprocated and asked his disciples to show them to their seats. After sitting down, Sima Yi re-deconstructed the contents mentioned above, analyzed the origin and termination of heaven and earth, the operating rules of the sun, the moon and the stars, distinguished the difference between benevolence and righteousness, enumerated the omens of good fortune and bad fortune, and spoke thousands of words, all of which were logical.

Zhong Song and Jia Yi were very surprised and realized something. They arranged their crowns, straightened their skirts and sat respectfully. They said, "I have seen my husband's face and listened to his conversation. I have never seen him in private. Now, why are you so humble and why is your job so dirty?

Sima Yi laughed and said, "It seems that both doctors are Taoist people. How can they say such shallow words and use such rude words now? " What kind of people do you think are saints? Who do you think is a nobleman? Why should the elderly be considered humble and dirty? "

The two doctors said: "A high official and generous person is considered a noble by the world, and talented people occupy that position. Today, Mr. Wang is not in that position, so he is very humble. What is said is untrue, what is done is invalid, and what is taken is inappropriate, so it is dirty. People who prophesy are despised by the world. Everyone in the world says:' fortune tellers often exaggerate grotesque words to cater to people's wishes; Fake life to please people; Making up disasters makes people sad; Cheat all the money in the name of ghosts and gods; Greedy reward, self-interest. "This is what we think is shameful, so it is low-level and dirty."

Sima Yi said, "Sit down for the time being. Have you seen the boy with hair? When the sun and moon shine, they walk; If they don't take pictures, they won't leave. Ask them about the food of the sun and the moon, the good or bad of personnel, and you can't explain it. From this perspective, there are too few people who can tell the good from the bad.

"When a saint is in office, he will follow the path of integrity and advise you. If he is not adopted many times, he will retreat; They praise others without asking for anything in return, and hate that others ignore their resentment, but they take it as their duty to benefit the country and the people. Therefore, the official position is beyond your power, so you don't want it, and you don't accept the salary if you don't deserve it. People who see evil intentions don't respect him even if they are in a prominent position; Seeing a tainted person, although in a high position, will not surrender to him; Don't feel happy when you get wealth, and don't feel annoying when you lose wealth; If it wasn't his fault, he wouldn't be ashamed of being dragged and humiliated.

"Now you say saints are all people who are ashamed of them. They bow and scrape, and they speak too humbly; Seduce with power and induce with interests; For the sake of self-interest, crowding out gentlemen, defrauding the reputation of being superior and inferior, and enjoying the salary of the public; Seek personal interests, distort sovereign decrees and plunder farmers' property; Relying on the official position to show off, using the law as a tool, pursuing self-interest and retrograde violence: it seems to be no different from threatening others with a sharp knife. When he first became an official, he tried his best to play tricks, whitewash false contributions, and deceive the king with flashy documents in order to ascend to a high position; After being appointed as an official position, he refused to let the sages state their achievements, but boasted about their achievements, turning fake into truth, turning less into more, and seeking power and status; Eating and drinking, having fun everywhere, behaving like a dog and a horse, doing whatever they want, regardless of the lives of their parents and relatives, specializing in breaking the law and harming the people, spending money like water, and wasting the public: this is actually a group of robbers who don't have bows and arrows, attack others without knives and arrows, abuse their parents without conviction, and kill the king without punishment. Why do you think they are intelligent and capable?

"Thieves are forbidden, barbarians are awesome, Fukashi is evil, and public losses cannot be corrected. The four seasons are irreconcilable, and the years are not good. It is disloyal to be talented and not to do it; Living in an official position without studying and enjoying the emperor's salary hinders the status of talents, which is stealing official positions. Those who have connections will be hired as officials, and those who have money will be treated with courtesy and respect. This is called hypocrisy. Haven't you ever seen an owl fly with a phoenix? Ian Xiong Zhi? Abandoned in the wilderness, wormwood grew thick into a forest, which made the gentleman retire and could not make a name for himself. This was caused by the incumbent princes.

"The gentleman saying don't start work. Nowadays, fortune tellers must take heaven and earth as an example, take the changes of the four seasons as a picture, conform to the principle of benevolence and righteousness, distinguish divination strategies, judge divination images, rotate plates, carry out divination, and then explain the strength between heaven and earth and the success or failure of personnel. Before Wang Dingguo, you must first predict the sun and the moon with turtle tactics, and then dare to rule the people on behalf of heaven; Choose an auspicious day to enter Beijing; If you have children at home, you must predict good and bad before you dare to raise them. From Fu's creation of Eight Diagrams, it evolved into 384 hexagrams, and then ruled the world. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, imitated Wang Wen's gossip, broke the enemy country and dominated the world. So, what's there to worry about?

"Besides, soothsayers, clean up and set seats, straighten the crown and talk about good or ill luck, which is a sign of etiquette. Their remarks may make ghosts and gods enjoy sacrifices, loyal ministers serve the monarch, dutiful sons support their parents, and loving fathers raise their children. This is a moral expression. Out of morality, fortune tellers spend tens or hundreds of dollars so that the sick may recover, the dying may live, the disaster may be lifted, things may succeed, and marrying a woman may be healthy: is this merit only worth tens or hundreds of dollars? This is what Lao Tzu said:' People who are virtuous don't pretend to be virtuous, so they are virtuous'. Nowadays, fortune tellers treat people with more benefits and less thanks. Is there a difference between what I said and what the fortune teller did?

"Zhuangzi said:' A gentleman has no worries about hunger and cold, and he is not afraid of foreign robbery. He is cautious and rigorous when he is in the upper position and does not envy others when he is in the lower position. This is a gentleman's way. "Now fortune-tellers are engaged in occupations that don't need to accumulate savings, vault storage or rickshaw migration. The equipment is simple and light, you can use it when you check in and never run out. Even Zhuangzi's behavior can't be better than swimming in an endless world with inexhaustible things. Why can't you predict? The sky is smaller than the northwest and the stars move to the northwest; The land is less than the southeast, and the sea is the pool; The sun will move westward at noon, and the moon will lose when it reaches the full circle; The sacred words of my late king have disappeared. Isn't it puzzling that the two doctors asked the fortune teller to be faithful?

"Have you ever seen a lobbyist? Thinking, making decisions and planning must rely on such people. But they can't make people happy in a few words, so their speeches must be called the first kings, and their arguments must be quoted from the classics; Thinking about problems, making decisions, making plans, boasting about the success of the former king's career, or telling about his failures and corruption make people's hearts happy or afraid, making it difficult to realize their desires. Speak more grandiose words, there is nothing more powerful than this. However, if we want our country to be prosperous, successful and loyal to the king, we have to do so. Today's Oracle is to answer people's questions and educate people's ignorance. Those ignorant and confused people, how can they become smart in one sentence! Therefore, I never get tired of listening to it.

"So records can't drive the same car as a tired donkey. Phoenix is different from swallows and sparrows, and sages do not share arms with unscrupulous people. Therefore, a gentleman is often in a humble and humble position, avoiding the public, hiding himself to avoid the bondage of interpersonal relationships, and secretly observing the moral obedience in the world, so as to eliminate all kinds of evils, show God's nature, help God raise creatures, and pursue more utility than honor and honor. You two are just talking. How can you know the truth about the elders? "

Zhong Song and Jia Yi were in a trance, but they lost their minds, lost their faces, looked melancholy and kept silent. So he got up, bowed and said goodbye to Sima Yi. At first, they couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north and south. When they go out, they have to get on the bus by themselves and lie on the railing, afraid to look up, and always seem to be out of breath.

Three days later, Zhong Song met Jia Yi outside the temple gate. He got together to avoid others talking about it, and lamented: "The higher the morality, the more stable it is, and the higher the power, the more dangerous it is. In a prominent position, death will be just around the corner. Even if you are not careful, you will not be deprived of the polished rice you deserve; If you don't think carefully about the king, there will be no place to stand. The difference between the two is too far, just like the sky is shrouded in the same breath. This is just as Lao Tzu said,' namelessness is the origin of all things in the world'! The world is vast, and everything is prosperous and happy, some are stable, some are dangerous, and I don't know where. You and me, where is it worth interfering with their fortune tellers? The longer they live, the more stable they are, even Zhuangzi's proposition is no exception. "

After a long time, Zhong Song went to Xiongnu and came back before he arrived, so he was convicted. Jia Yi was the teacher of Liang Huaiwang, who accidentally fell off a horse and died. Jia Yi took the blame and fasted to death from hatred. These are all examples of pursuing luxury and ending life.

Tai Shigong said: The ancient fortune tellers did not record it because they did not see their deeds in the literature. When Sima Yi was in power, I wrote down his words and deeds.

Mr. Chu said: When I was a Langguan, I visited Chang 'an, and I met a wise man who was engaged in divination. I observed that they lived, walked and acted on their own, and often carefully arranged their clothes and hats to receive people in the countryside, with a gentleman's sail. When I meet a woman who likes to dispel doubts and divination, I take it seriously and never show my teeth. Since ancient times, sages have fled the secular society, some lived in barren depressions, some lived among the people and remained silent, and some lived in seclusion among fortune tellers to save themselves. Sima Yi is a famous doctor in Chu State. He studied in Chang 'an and was familiar with the Book of Changes. He can state the way of Huangdi and Laozi, with extensive knowledge and foresight. Seeing that he answered the words of two doctors and distinguished people and quoted the truth of ancient emperors and saints, he was not a man with shallow knowledge and low ability. As for divination, which is famous thousands of miles away, it is often everywhere. The biography said: "wealth is the best, followed by expensive; They are already outstanding, and everyone must learn a skill to gain a foothold in society. "Huang Zhi is a doctor, and Chen Junfu is a woman, famous for being good at riding horses. Zhong Zhang and Qu Chenghou of the State of Qi are famous all over the world for being good at stabbing with swords. Liu is famous for being good at watching pigs. The Chu family in Xingyang is famous for being good at watching cows. There are many people who can be skilled, all above the secular and ordinary people. How can they tell everything? Therefore, it is said: "Where it is not right, nothing grows; If it doesn't meet his intention, nothing can be done in teaching. "A family educating children depends on what the children like. If a hobby includes a lifestyle, let it be guided by the situation. Therefore, he said: "What house to build and what name to use for his son are enough to see the interest of literati; My son has a place to live, which makes him a sage. "

When I was a Langguan, I worked in the same yamen as my colleagues who were waiting to be appointed as Langguan. They said, "When I was filial to Emperor Wu, I called all kinds of experts in divination to ask, can I marry a wife one day?" The five elements say yes, the Kanyu family says no, the building is unlucky except the home, the Chen Congjia says it is a great evil, the Li family says it is a small evil, Ren Tianjia says it is a small evil, and the Taijia family says it is good luck. In all kinds of disputes and arguments, no decision can be made, and only the relevant situation can be explained to the emperor. The emperor ordered:' the taboo of avoiding death and killing is based on the five elements.' "This is why people adopt the opinions of the five elements.