The life of Gao's characters

In 2 13 AD (the 18th year of Jian 'an), Gao was appointed by Cao Cao as the prime minister's strategist, and later served as Hou's literature in Licheng, and later transferred to the state minister. After Cao Cao's death, instead of mourning, Cao Hui hunted everywhere. Gao Xiang protested severely and fulfilled his duties. Later, it was the master.

In 222 AD (the year of Huang San), it was appointed as the residence of Cao Cao, king of the Plain.

In 227 AD (the first year of Taihe), Cao Cao ascended the throne and appointed Gao as a captain, a doctor and a doctor. At the beginning of Ming Di's accession to the throne, his ministers thought that a feast should be held. Gao said: "Both Yu Shun and Yin have the habit of being extremely quiet, while Yin has the habit of saying nothing, so their virtue is profound and widely respected." I don't think it's appropriate to throw a big banquet. Ming Di respected his suggestion.

Liu Chen, the successor, is the satrap. Chen has a herdsman named Youm, who is over 70 years old and has great morality. Gao Tanglong called him Ji Cao and appreciated him very much. He was specially appointed as a doctor and thought he was a pet. After that, Gao was recruited as a formal servant of Sanshou and was awarded the title of Marquis in Shanhaiguan.

Because he was good at astrology and read widely, Ming Di ordered him to push the Taihe calendar, during which he argued with the Taishi many times. Although the final opinion was not adopted, its knowledge was indeed recognized from then on. During the Qinglong period, Cao Sou built a lot of buildings and recovered the Chang 'an Bell. Gao advised him to say, "In the past, King Jing of Zhou did not have the virtue of King Wen and ignored the system. He not only minted a lot of money, but also built a big clock. Shan Mugong did not listen to the exhortation, and the criticism of Lingzhou pigeons was ignored. As a result, the national luck of the Zhou Dynasty was weakened and was recorded in history for permanent reference. But today, some villains like to talk about the extravagant life of Qin and Han dynasties, so as to confuse you and seek for the device of national subjugation such as the big clock, which is time-consuming and harmful to moral politics. This is the way to national subjugation, not the way to revive rites and music and ensure the beauty of the gods. "

On this day, we reached the summit, followed by Gao and Bian Lan. Pass Gao's watch to Bian Lan, trying to embarrass Gao, saying, "Rise and fall are in politics. What does it have to do with music? How can the fall of politics be Zhong's fault? " Gao said: "Rites and music are important events in political life. Therefore, Xiao Shao fought nine times, the phoenix flew in, and the drum was beaten six times. The immortal descended to earth, the political stability was stable, and the criminal law was implemented. This is the best example of Heshun. The new voice is filled, and Shang Xin is dying; The clock was cast, which caused the decline of King Jing of Zhou. How can it be said that it has nothing to do with political rise and fall? It is a historical law that your every move should be recorded in the history books. If your behavior is abnormal, how can you set an example for future generations? The holy king is willing to listen to the inferior criticism of his shortcomings, which is the right way to persuade the rules to atone; Loyal ministers are willing to do their duty wholeheartedly, so they can remonstrate for you. " Ming Di thinks this is correct.

Later, he became an assistant, and he also received an order from a teacher. When a fire broke out in Chonghua Temple, he wrote a letter to Gao: "What kind of disaster is this? According to etiquette, there should be a meaning of praying? " Gao said: "All disasters are a warning to people. Only by practicing etiquette and morality can we overcome the disaster. Yi zhuan said,' if you don't save in the world, you don't save in the world, so it's a fire.' He also said,' If you overhaul the high platform, it will be a disaster.' This is because the monarch only knows how to build the palace, but he doesn't know the sufferings of the people. Therefore, God has to deal with the drought, and the fire should start from the high temple. God warned that the disaster would tell your majesty: your majesty must respect human nature and cherish the strength of the people in order to obey God's will. Once upon a time, Sanggu was born in Taiwu court, Wuding, and the pheasant fell to the tripod. They all regard it as a disaster, feel fear, and then cultivate moral politics. Three years later, distant tribes also came to pay tribute, so they were called Zhongzong and Gaozong. This is a mirror of the previous generation. In today's archaeological books, all disasters are warned by burning the palace. But today, we need Daxing Palace, because there are too many people in the harem! Only those who are talented and virtuous are left behind. According to the system of the Zhou Dynasty, the rest should be released. This is also the fundamental reason why the ancestral home should guide Gao Zong, and it is also the reason why Gao Zong has a long reputation. "Ask Gao again:" I heard that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was a fire on the White Balcony, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty overhauled the palace to eliminate the disaster. Why?

Gao said: "I heard that after the White Balcony fire in the Western Han Dynasty, the state-owned witches in Yue came up with an idea to build a palace to put out the fire, so they built Zhang Jian Palace to put out the fire. This is the strategy of barbarians, not the instructions of sages. There is a saying in "Five Elements":' A hundred Liang sets fire to the stage, following Jiang Chong's bewitch of the King of Wei.' According to the Records of the Five Elements, it was useless for the wizard of the State of Yue to persuade the Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty to build a tribute to suppress the fire. Confucius said:' Misfortune is related to people's behavior, and people and gods are related to punish the monarch. Therefore, when sages see disasters, they often bow their heads and blame themselves, and cultivate their morality. The civil service system should be stopped today. Palace system should be thrifty, as long as it can withstand the wind and rain and pay attention to etiquette. Clean up the place where the disaster happened and stop building palaces here. Pujiahe will certainly grow here to repay your majesty's piety and humility. How can we make the people tired and the national treasury empty? This will not make heaven auspicious, nor will it convince outsiders! "Ming Di built Chonghua Temple again, when the county appeared in Kowloon, and it was renamed Kowloon Hall.

When we started to build Lingxiao Que, magpies built nests on it. Ask Gao why. Gao said, "The Book of Songs says,' Magpies build nests and pigeons live.' Now the palace is being built and magpies are building nests. This is a sign that your majesty cannot live in the palace before it is built. The sky seems to say that people with different surnames will live in the palace before it is built. This is God's advice to you! God is the most selfless, only dating good people, we have to be prepared and deeply reflect. At the end of the Xia and Shang Dynasties, the emperors all succeeded to the throne, but they didn't listen respectfully to the clear instructions of heaven, only listened to flattery and did whatever they wanted, so they died soon. Taiwu and Wu Ding were frightened by the disaster, and soon listened to God's exhortation, so they flourished rapidly. Now, if you stop all kinds of labor, advocate frugality, widely apply the rule of virtue, and follow the emperors' etiquette and morality everywhere, you can become a great emperor after the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. How can the Yin King compare with you? As your confidant, if you can help the emperor and protect the country, even if you die. Can you be afraid of causing trouble, so you don't care, so that your majesty can't hear sincere advice? "Hearing this, the Ming Di was deeply moved.

In the same year, there was a comet at the end of the room, which was particularly bright for three nights. Gao Shangshu said: "When an emperor moves the capital to build a city, he must first decide the kingdom of heaven and earth and serve it respectfully. Where to build a palace, it should be the ancestral hall first, followed by chariots and horses and granaries, and finally the palace. At present, there are still some things that have not been decided, such as Waqiu, Fangze, the northern and southern suburbs, Tang Ming, Shezi and the shrine. The ancestral temple system was not implemented according to etiquette, but the ancestral temple was repaired, and officials had to give up their daily affairs and farmers had to give up farming. The expenditure of the harem was generally relative to the military expenditure of conscription. The people are bitter and angry. The history book says,' Heaven is smart because all people are smart and afraid at dawn, and because all people also know dignity.' When the bearers paid tribute, God gave Five Blessingg. When the people were angry, six terrible things fell from the sky, indicating that God rewarded and punished them and complied with the people's hearts. Therefore, when you are in power, you must first appease the people, and then follow the ancient enlightenment and become a rule that emperors, officials and the general public should follow. It has always been. Tang Yao, Yu Shun and Dayu built low palaces with uncut oak as beams for future generations to enjoy. Building Yutai Gong Qiong offended Xia Gui and Shang Xin. Today's palace specifications have already violated the etiquette system, and Jiuhua Hall will be built, which is gorgeous and extravagant. Comets shine in the room for three nights, invading the stars and reaching the purple stars. This is the majesty of God's love for you and a sign of encouragement. It has always stayed in a respectful position, diligent and solemn, and tried to impress your majesty. This is a fatherly warning. We should tell the world clearly according to the etiquette of dutiful sons, set an example for future generations, and should not neglect and offend God's will. "

At that time, there were many expeditions in China and the criminal law was harsh. Gao believes that the urgent task should be to carry forward rites and music, worship Ming Tang, cultivate Sanhe, shoot dignitaries, provide for the elderly, build suburban temples, respect Confucian scholars, recommend hermits, formulate various etiquette, modify the new moon, change the color of imperial robes, advocate filial piety, advocate thrift, and then prepare etiquette and practice meditation to unify the whole country without fighting. Gao also believes that it is the basic practice of emperors since ancient times to change their eyes and ears, the color of their robes, the emblem and the equipment. Therefore, it is necessary to urge the modification of old clothes. Ming Di took his advice, and in 237 AD (the fifth year of Qinglong), he changed March in spring to April of the first year of Jingchu in Xia Meng, and changed his robe to yellow. The sacrifices in the ancestral temple are still white, and ugliness is being made according to the ground, with December of the lunar calendar as the first month. After high school, he moved to Guanglu Xun.

Ming Di built palaces, carved pavilions and pavilions, chiseled Taihang Mountain in time, collected ancient city aragonite, built Jingyang Mountain in Fanglin Garden and Zhaoyang Hall in the north of Taiji Hall. They also cast gorgeous beasts such as Huanglong and Phoenix to decorate Jinyong Hall, Yuntai Mausoleum and Xiaoque Mausoleum. Need a lot of manpower, natural disasters and man-made disasters appear repeatedly.

Gao Jian said, "The greatest virtue between heaven and earth is life, and the greatest treasure of saints is position. How can we keep power? Use benevolence. How can we bring people from all over the world together? With money. Scholars are the treasure of the country, food and clothing, and the lifeblood of scholars. Without a good year, there will be no bumper harvest of food, and without labor, clothes can't be made. Therefore, emperors often cultivate their own crops and persuade farmers to plant crops, mulberry trees and sericulture before weaving clothes. Therefore, it is necessary for God to announce his piety and measures. In Tang Yi's time, bad luck was everywhere, and floods were terrible. Fired a gun to control water was ineffective, so he pushed Dayu and cut down trees with the mountain, which lasted 22 years. The severity of the disaster is unprecedented, and the people's hard years are no longer than this. Yao and Shun ruled peacefully. Dayu harnessed water and established Kyushu. Officials and civilians, heroes and ordinary officials have different ranks, and gentlemen and villains have their own costumes. Today, there is no crisis like Dayu's, but all kinds of manpower have been used to build a building, which is known to all the surrounding countries and has a bad reputation. If it goes down in history, it will not last forever. Therefore, people with state-owned families take it from their side when they are near, and take it from things when they are far away, so they raise it warmly. So' sages and gentlemen are the parents of the people'. Now people are toiling up and down, diseases are prevalent, the year is not good, they are hungry, and they can't make it through the New Year. We should give people pensions to help them get out of trouble.

I have read the records of ancient books, and there is no induction between man and nature. Therefore, ancient sages feared the gods, followed the laws of Yin and Yang, and worked diligently for fear of losing anything. Then the country can prosper. Virtue is consistent with the gods. After the disaster, we should be vigilant and cultivate virtues quickly to prolong the country's luck. As for the last days, those fatuous monarchs, who don't abide by the laws of the previous dynasty, don't take the advice of good ministers, do whatever they want and ignore the role of exhortation, will soon perish.

Heaven can be learned, so it is unnecessary to elaborate, and then show human nature. Six emotions and five natures, people have * * *, lust, and Lian Zhen, each occupying one. If these properties are excited from within, they will inevitably contradict each other. If you want to be strong and weak, you will be emotional and forbidden. If sincerity cannot be conquered, it will indulge infinitely. The original intention of love is to pursue beauty, but the pursuit of beauty can't be done without manpower and financial resources, nor can it be done without food and cotton. If family ties are too strong, people can't be driven by them and can't meet their material requirements. When toil and desire happen at the same time, disaster will follow. Therefore, if we don't cut off our lust, we can't meet its needs. Confucius said, "If a man has no long-term worries, he must have near worries." From this perspective, the formulation of etiquette is not limited to oneself, but the fundamental law to revitalize the country from disaster.

Now the two enemy countries, Wu and Shu, are by no means weak thieves. They occupy the natural barrier, have many mercenaries, each claiming the title of emperor, trying to compete with China. If someone comes to report that Sun Quan and Liu Chan both pay attention to moral cultivation, advocate frugality, reduce rent and tax, do not indulge in fun, respect their elders and observe etiquette. After hearing this, won't your majesty be wary of them and don't want them to be like this? Because they do this, it will be difficult to conquer. Isn't this a national worry? If some people say that Sun Quan and Liu Chan are vicious, wasting people's money and amassing people's lives, people will sigh day by day. Won't your majesty be furious at this and want to fight against thieves and save the people? Besides, isn't it easy to crusade when the enemy is tired? If so, it is not difficult to understand the truth here from other angles.

Qin Shihuang did not cultivate moral foundation, but built Epang Palace. We build the Great Wall of Wan Li instead of worrying about disaster. At that time, the monarch and his subjects did this because they wanted to create eternal achievements and let future generations own the world. Who would have thought that in one morning, when a person echoed like a cloud, the world was suddenly subverted. So I think that if the former kings knew that what they did would lead to ruin, they wouldn't do it. Therefore, the king of national subjugation will never expect that he will perish, but he will eventually perish; The sage is always afraid of national subjugation, but he won't. In the past, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty was a wise man who worked diligently for the people, but Jia Yi compared it to alarmism, saying that the world was about to overturn, with one thing to weep for, two things to weep for and three things to lament for. What's more, the world is dying, the people don't have any reserves, and the country doesn't have enough savings to eat for a year. Strong enemies are outside, border guards are accumulating, and domestic construction is building, and counties are restless. If there is an emergency of enemy invasion, I'm afraid the world will change and the result will be unimaginable.

Moreover, the general's salary has gradually decreased, only one-fifth compared with the past. Those who leave the company no longer provide official food, and the property they should not pay is also increased by half compared with the past. This shows that the government's fiscal revenue should be more than in the past, but it is still often insufficient. Small taxes like beef have been levied many times before and after. On the contrary, where do these expenses come from? The food and clothes used for salary are the basic means used by the monarch to make officials and people loyal to their duties. Now even this method has been abandoned, which is tantamount to not letting the officials and the people work hard. How can the people not complain when they get these officials and people and lose them? "Zhou Li" said: The major government is in charge of the wealth of nine taxes, so that it can be distributed and used, and each has its own points and uses, which are not contradictory and can meet its uses. After meeting their respective expenses, the remaining property can be used by the king. If the emperor uses money, he must consult with the minister. At present, your majesty and the people who govern the world in the imperial court are either three divisions and nine pillars, or close ministers of Taige. They are all bosom friends and should not be taboo. Seeing the increase or decrease of property, I dare not state it, but just do as I am told, for fear that I will be inferior. This is only a minister with specific directors, not an honest and frank minister. Once upon a time, Reese taught Qin Ershi:' As an emperor, if you dare not be presumptuous, the world is like a prison.' According to this statement, II ended in national subjugation. Reese also suffered genocide. Therefore, Sima Qian thought that Reese could not be honest and admonished, so he warned future generations. "

After reading the book, I said to Liu Fang, supervisor of China Book Association, and grandson, director of China Book Association, "I was scared when I read the high book." Later, Gao was too ill to write and had to dictate the book. The general content is: In the early 1920s, God issued a warning that a pair of strange birds were found in the palace nest, which was the greatest anecdote of the empire. Beware of bureaucratic eagles flying to avoid disaster. Personally, I suggest that it is best for the kings to form an army in the fief, scattered all over the country like chess pieces, distributed in major towns all over the country, guarding the royal family, protecting the central government and defending the capital of Gyeonggi.

Ming Di wrote a letter to comfort him: "Gao is an honest and upright man. His integrity surpasses that of Shi Yu, and he is loyal. How can he go back to his hometown when he has not recovered from a minor illness? Once upon a time, Li Ji had a good moral character. As a result, he fell ill and lived for a long time. Gong Yuxin keeps her virginity. Although he is very ill, he can still recover. Please pay attention to your diet, concentrate on your illness and love yourself. " But soon after, Gao died of illness and his family obeyed his will. When he died, he was simply buried in ordinary clothes.

At the beginning, Jiang Ji of China Guards said that he wanted to accept Zen, but Ming Di wouldn't listen. Later, the matter was discussed again, and Gao was prepared to write related etiquette, but Gao died soon. After learning of Gao's death, he sighed: "God didn't want me, and Gao Tang died without me!" "