Pursuit of Excellence and the Original Text of Meng Jian Chu Zhuangwang

You Meng, so Chu is happy. He is eight feet long, often arguing, often laughing and making one-liners When he was in Chu Zhuangwang, he liked horses, wore embroidery, put them under a luxurious house, exposed his bed on a mat, and spat out preserved dates. The horse died of illness and fat, which made the ministers lose and wanted to be buried with the coffin doctor. I think it is impossible to argue about this matter. The king ordered, "Whoever dares to remonstrate with a horse will die of sin." When I heard the dream, I cried when I entered the temple gate. Wang was surprised and asked why. Youmeng said, "Horses are loved by kings. With the grandeur of Chu, I can't expect anything, but I should bury it with the gift of a doctor. Please bury it with a gentleman's ceremony. " The king said, "I'm sorry!" So I made the horse an official, and nothing made the world famous for a long time. Sun Shuai 'ao, Chu Xiang, knows his talents and treats them. If you are sick and die, it is his son's: "If I die, you will be poor. If I go to see the dream, I will be the son of Sun Shuai. " After living for several years, my son was poor, with a negative salary, and met excellent people. He said, "I, Sun Shuaio, also. When my father died, I was poor and went to see a dream. " You dream: "If there is no distance." For Sun Shuaio's clothes, it is worth mentioning. Years old, like Sun Shuaio, the king of Chu is inseparable from his left and right. Zhuang Wang buys wine, and you can live before Meng. King Zhuang was frightened and thought that Sun Shuai was alive again, so he wanted to meet each other. You Meng said, "Please give it to that woman. Let's get married in three days. " Zhuang Wang Xu Zhi. Three days later, Youmeng came back. The king said, "What did a woman say?" Meng said, "A woman's words are cautious and inaction, and Chu's phase is insufficient. For example, Sun Shuai was appointed as the Prime Minister of Chu, and he ruled the country faithfully, so that the king of Chu could dominate. He died today, and his son has no place to stand, so poor that he has to support himself with a negative salary. It is better to commit suicide than to be like Sun Shuaio. " Because of the song: "Because I live in the mountains and farm, it is difficult to get food. Those who have been promoted to the official position are insatiable, and they have more money to spare, regardless of shame. If you have money at home when you die, you are afraid of committing the big crime of rape, and your family will be ruined when you die. Corrupt officials can be safe! Reading is a clean and honest official, obeying the law, but not daring to do anything wrong. Honest officials can be safe! Sun Shuai, the prime minister of Chu, died sincerely, and Fang's wife was poor and ate, so it's nothing to worry about! " So King Xie Youmeng of Zhuang called Sun Shuai's son and sealed 400 bedrooms and mounds for his sacrifice. The last ten generations are infinite. (Excerpted from Historical Records and Funny Biography)

The translation is as follows:

Youmeng is an artist of Chu State. He is tall and talkative, and often protests euphemistically in a laughing way.

Chu Zhuangwang has a good horse and Chu Zhuangwang likes it very much. He often dresses the horse in silks and satins and puts it in a gorgeous palace. He also specially prepares a bed for it to lie down and feeds it with candied dates. The living standard of horses is too superior, and they are extremely obese and sick. Chu Zhuangwang was very sad and ordered the minister to dispose of the dead horse and prepare to bury it in a coffin according to the doctor's funeral specifications. The ministers around Zhuang Wang felt that this was too much, contended for remonstrance and refused to do so. King Zhuang was angry and ordered, "Anyone who dares to remonstrate with Ma Tombs again will be put to death at once!"

Hearing this, Youmeng walked into the palace gate and wept bitterly. King Zhuang was surprised and asked him why he was crying so badly. Youmeng replied with tears: "BMW is the king's favorite thing and should be reburied." Open Chu, vast territory and abundant resources, rich country Qiang Bing, what requirements can't be met? It was unkind of the king to bury him only according to the doctor's rules. I suggest burying it according to the king's specifications. "

King Zhuang quickly asked, "What should I do?"

Youmeng replied, "Carved jade is the coffin, superior catalpa wood is the outer coffin, and precious wood such as camphor wood is the decoration. Then send thousands of troops to dig graves, and old people and children carry soil to build graves. Then, let Qi and Zhao envoys accompany the sacrifice in front, and Han and Wei envoys guard behind. After the burial, a temple was built for him, and a thousand pigs, cattle and sheep were sacrificed, and worship was arranged in the city of thousands of households. If vassal States hear that the king is so kind to horses, it will have a far-reaching impact. They will all know that the king regards people very lowly, but he regards horses very seriously. "

King Zhuang said, "Oh dear! How could I be so wrong! What should I do now? "

You Meng said, "Please let me bury it like six beasts. Use earth as an outer coffin, use a copper pot as a coffin, season with ginger and dates, add Mulan, use straw as a sacrifice, use fire as a dress, and bury it in people's stomachs. "

King Zhuang agreed, so he sent someone to hand over the horse to the officials in charge of grain, and warned the ministers not to publicize the original plan of King Zhuang.

Sun Shuai, the prime minister of Chu, knows that Youmeng is a wise man and values him very much. When Sun Shuaio was seriously ill and dying, he told his son, "After I die, you will have nothing to rely on, and you may be poor. In that case, you can visit your Meng, as long as you say you are Sun Shuaio's son. He will help you. "

A few years later, Sun Shuaio's son was really down and out and had to carry firewood for a living. One day, he met a dream and said to him, "I am the son of Sun Shuai. When my father was dying, he told me to visit you when I was poor. "

You Meng looked at him and said, "Don't go out of town. Wait for my news. " Immediately, Youmeng went home and ordered people to sew clothes and hats similar to those of Sun Shuai and put them on himself to imitate Sun Shuai's manners. More than a year later, the dream is exactly like Sun Shuai, and even the king of Chu and his ministers can't tell. King Zhuang gave a banquet, dressed in dreams, and raised a glass to celebrate his birthday. King Zhuang was surprised, thinking that Sun Shuai had been resurrected and wanted to appoint him as Prime Minister. You Meng said: "Please allow me to go back and discuss with my wife and come back as prime minister in three days."

Three days later, the dream came. King Zhuang asked, "What did your wife say?"

You Meng replied: "My wife doesn't agree. She said that the prime minister of Chu was not worth doing. Sun Shuai was the prime minister, loyal and honest, so the king of Chu was able to dominate. Now that he is dead, his son has no place to stand, and he is too poor to stand on his back. Like Sun Shuaio, it is better to commit suicide. "

Zhuang Wang felt ashamed and apologized to Youmeng. He immediately summoned Sun Shuai's son and sealed his 400 households in the tomb to offer sacrifices to Sun Shuai's son. Later spread through the ages.