The yamen opens with eight characters, so don’t come in if you have reason and no money. This means: In the old days, the door and wall of the government yamen were in the shape of eight characters. In the old days, going to the yamen to file a lawsuit all depended on spending money. If you don't have money, you can't win the lawsuit no matter how reasonable you are. He pointed out that the yamen in the past only valued money and ignored justice.
The yamen opens to the south. If you have a reason, don’t come in without money. It comes from "Zengguang Xianwen", also known as "Xianwen of the Past" and "Xianwen of Ancient and Modern Times". It is a children's enlightenment book compiled during the Ming Dynasty in China. The title of the book was first seen in the opera "The Peony Pavilion" during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. From this, it can be inferred that the book was written during the Wanli period at the latest.
"Zengguang Xianwen" collects various Chinese maxims and proverbs from ancient times to the present. Later, after continuous additions by literati from the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was changed into its current form, called "Zengguang Xianwen", commonly known as "Zengguang Xianwen".
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The content of "Zengguang Xianwen" generally has the following aspects: first, it talks about people and interpersonal relationships, second, it talks about fate, and third, it talks about how to live in the world. , the fourth is to express your views on reading. In the world described in "Zengguang Xianwen", people are hypocritical. People are fickle for their own selfish purposes. They dislike the poor and love the rich, and follow the crowd. This makes the world full of traps and crises.
There is a lot of emphasis on fate and retribution in the article. It is believed that everything about people is arranged by fate, and people should do good deeds to have good luck. "Zengguang Xianwen" has a large amount of space describing how to treat others, and this part is the core of the whole text. There are many descriptions of tolerance in the article, and it is believed that tolerance is the way to eliminate troubles and disasters.
While advocating self-protection, caution and tolerance, it also emphasizes people's subjective initiative and believes that this is the principle of doing things. There is also a lot of advice in the article to encourage people to do good, "You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others."