Maybe you are talking about "Jin Wengong Keeping Promise and Restoring the Original"?
There is a detailed record in the Annals of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty:
Wen Gong and Zhao Shuai went back to the original. The original Bo Guan said to him, "Jin soldiers surrounded Yangfan and slaughtered its people!" Primitive people fear, * * * defend to the death, surrounded by Jin soldiers. Zhao Shuai said, "People don't believe in Jin, so they don't believe in it. If you show your faith, you will not attack. " Wen Gong said, "What is the letter?" Zhao Shuai said to him, "Please give an order that the sergeants will each have three days' food. If they can't attack the original place in three days, they should clear the way and leave." Wen Gong followed his words. On the third day, the military officials reported: "There is only today's food in the army!" Wen Gong didn't answer. In the middle of the night, a native villager came down from the city and said, "It has been discovered in the city that Yang Fanzhi's people have not been slaughtered, and they are scheduled to present their doors tomorrow night." Wen Gong said, "I originally agreed to attack the city for three days, and I will go there after three days. It's three days now, so I'll leave early tomorrow. Our people have done their best to defend the city, so there is no need to have second thoughts. " The army official invited him to say, "The original people agreed to present the door tomorrow night. Why don't you stay for a day and pull out a city and go home? Even if the food is exhausted, Yang Fan can't go far here, but he can take it. " Wen Gong said, "Faith is the treasure of the country and the foundation of the people. Who doesn't hear the three-day order? If you stay for another day, you will break your promise! Why should the people rely on me when they have lost their promise? " Dawn, that is, the solution of the original circumference. The original people looked after each other and said, "Jin Hou Ning lost his city and didn't break his word. This is a gentleman with a way!" There are many people who strive to build and lower the flag on the tower and take the city to chase the army of Wen Gong. The original "penetration" could not be banned, so we had to open the city and surrender. There is a poem in the beard fairy:
Zhan Ge is still in the mouth, who will make a phrase a mountain and river?
after all, going to the original is the original service. Why is there more fraud than faithfulness?
The Jin army marched thirty miles, and the original people chased it, and the original Bo Guan sent a letter. Wen Gong ordered the horses and chariots to be tied up and rode straight into the original city by bicycle. The people were encouraged and celebrated. When the original Bo Guan came to see him, Wen Gong was treated as a courtier and moved to Hebei. Duke Wen chose the four cities to guard, saying, "Yesterday, I used a pot to feed my followers, and I was hungry and didn't eat. This believer is also true. I believe in the original, but I still keep it. " Make Zhao Shuai the original doctor and lead Yang Fan. He also said, "I don't care about my family. I first shared money with Luan, and I dare not forget it." Therefore, Xi Qin is the doctor of Wen, and he also keeps the grass. Each of them left two thousand troops to defend his land and returned it. It is the first thing for Tubo for later generations to show righteousness by the king and faith by cutting down the original. 2. Arrogant soldiers will fall
"Han Shu Wei Legend": "Those who rely on the size of the country and cherish the people and want to see the enemy are called arrogant soldiers, and those who are arrogant are destroyed."
pride goes before a fall (jiā o b ī ng b ī b à i)
release pride: an army that relies on the strong and despises the enemy. An army that relies on the strong and underestimates the enemy is bound to lose the battle.
In The Legend of Han and Wei by Ban Gu in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "Those who rely on the country's size and cherish the people and want to see the enemy are called arrogant soldiers, and those who are arrogant are destroyed."
allusions
During the Han Dynasty, the troops of the Han Dynasty often fought against the troops of the Xiongnu in the surrounding areas. In 68 BC, another war broke out. The Han army took the driver, and the Huns also sent cavalry to attack the driver.
Hearing this news, Emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty quickly called his ministers to discuss countermeasures. There are two opinions among the ministers: General Zhao Chongguo advocated attacking the Huns so that they would stop harassing the Western Regions. Wei Cheng, the prime minister, disagreed. He said to Emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty, "In recent years, the Huns have not invaded our border. The people on our border have a hard life. How can we attack the Huns for a small car driver? Besides, there are still many things to do in our country, not only natural disasters but also man-made disasters. Officials need to be governed, and violations of law and discipline are also increasing. What is now in front of us is not to attack the Huns, but to rectify the political affairs and govern the officials. This is the big deal. "
Then, Wei Cheng pointed out the wrong idea of attacking Xiongnu: "If we send troops, even if we win the battle, there will be endless troubles. Taking advantage of the large number of adults in the country to send troops to attack others and show off their strength, such an army is arrogant. And the arrogant army will surely perish. "
Emperor Xuandi of Han Dynasty thought what Wei Cheng said was reasonable, so he adopted his opinion. 3. Translation of Classical Chinese
Ceng Zi's wife's city made her son cry. His mother said, "If you return it, you will kill me for you.
When his wife came to the market at the right time, Ceng Zi wanted to arrest and kill her, but she said, "I'm playing with babies. "
Zeng Zi said," Babies are not playing with their ears. Babies must be knowledgeable, treat their parents and scholars, and listen to their parents' teaching. Today's son deceives it, and it is also a godson's bullying. A mother deceives her son, but she doesn't trust her mother, so she becomes a teacher. "
then cook.
Ceng Zi's wife went to the street, and his son followed, crying to go. Ceng Zi's wife had no choice but to say to her son, "Go home. I came back from the street and killed pigs for you. "
As soon as Ceng Zi's wife came back from the street, Ceng Zi was going to catch the pig and kill it. His wife dissuaded him and said," I only talked about killing the pig to coax the children, but it was just a joke. "
Ceng Zi said," Children can't fool him. Children are not sensible, and all knowledge needs to be learned from their parents and taught by their parents. Now if you cajole him, you are teaching children to cajole others. If a mother cajoles a child, the child will not believe his mother. This is not the way to educate a child to be a gentleman. "
With that, Ceng Zi killed the pig for the children to eat.
Appreciation: In order not to break his promise to children, Ceng Zi really killed pigs and cooked them for children to eat, aiming at educating and influencing future generations with an honest and trustworthy attitude towards life. But this is not necessarily the original intention of Han Fei's fable. Han Feizi's original intention is only to publicize his legal thought of attaching importance to law and keeping promises, and to ask the rulers to make harsh laws, and then there are laws to follow, and the laws must be followed, and the enforcement of the law must be strict. < P > Ceng Zi wears clothes to plough, and Lu Jun makes people pay tribute to the city. Say, "Please use this to repair clothes." Ceng Zi is not affected. Repeatedly, but not by. The messenger said, "Sir, if you don't want others, people will give it. Why don't you laugh at it?" Zeng Zi said, "When I hear about it, I am afraid of others, proud of others, and proud of others. If I am not arrogant, how can I be fearless?" I won't accept it. Confucius heard of it and said, "The words of participation are enough for the whole festival." Ceng Zi is one of Confucius' favorite students. One day, he was ploughing in shabby clothes, because he was already very famous at that time. The monarch of Lu felt that such a celebrity was wearing such shabby clothes to farm in the fields, which was beneath the dignity of Lu and the face of Ceng Zi. So, he sent someone to Ceng Zi, saying that the king saw that you, such a famous scholar, were working in such shabby clothes, and he wanted to give you a fief, so he had the right to buy you some clothes. However, Ceng Zi was ungrateful. He is determined not to accept it. No way, the king sent people to go back. The king asked him to send it again, but Ceng Zi didn't accept it. He went back and forth many times, but Ceng Zi insisted on not accepting it. The messenger said, it's not like you asked someone for this, sir, but someone else gave it to you. Why didn't you accept it? Ceng Zi said a very classic sentence. He said, I heard that people who accept gifts from others are afraid of offending the giver; People who give things to others will show arrogance to those who receive them. Then, even if the monarch gave me a fief without showing any arrogance to me, can I not be afraid of offending him? Later, this incident was made known to Confucius, who said that Zeng Shen's words were enough to preserve his integrity. This is man's moral integrity, which has been worshipped by scholars in China for thousands of years. Scholars who have been away from us for a long time would rather wear shabby clothes than accept gifts from others, even the monarch's. Perhaps in today's people's eyes, this Ceng Zi is too pedantic. It was sent by the monarch, and it is not his private property. It should be said that it is national, national, not white. You don't have to thank anyone. Besides, the country is so big that he can enjoy nothing in Ceng Zi. But Ceng Zi was willing to wear rags, work hard and live a poor life for the sake of moral integrity. It's really incredible. Looking back now, there will still be such a fool, fearing that you will not pay bribes; Embezzlement of national interests, fear of terrorism means not malicious, fear of the lack of fishing, where there is no need to care about moral integrity. These greedy people can no longer be described as moths. They are a gluttonous group, and the gluttony is the country and the people's flesh and blood. Ceng Zi's words have been said for thousands of years. What a poor scholar in a slave society said need not be worshipped as any doctrine at all, and his words are not binding at all, but I still want you to remember this sentence: those who are feared by others are proud of others; I'm not afraid if I have a gift. 4. Please help me translate these two paragraphs of classical Chinese
Original text
If a Qi person has a wife and a concubine and works in an office, his lover will be ashamed (2) and then he will turn back. In addition to asking what to eat and drink, you will be rich. His wife told his concubine, "When a lover comes out, he will show his wine and meat and then turn back;" Ask them and those who eat and drink, they are all rich, and those who have not come, I will (3) be a place for lovers. "
fleas (④), giving (⑤) from what good people do, and all over the country (③) there are no people who talk to each other. In the East Guo Ridge of the pawn (7), the worshippers beg for the rest; Insufficient, but also take care of him-this is the way to show your feet. When his wife returned, she told her concubine, saying, "A lover is what he hopes for all his life. If this is the case now! -"Instead of his concubine (8), he cried in the atrium (9), but the lover didn't know it, and Shi Shi (1) came from outside and was proud of his wife and concubine.
from a gentleman's point of view, the reason why people want to be rich and powerful is that their wives and concubines are not ashamed, and those who don't cry are very hopeful!
note
① lover: the address used by ancient women for their husbands. ② yan: full. 3 Jian: Peeping. 4 fleas: the same as "early". ⑤ Shi (yi): oblique. Here refers to the oblique line, oblique follow, so as not to be found by her husband. (6) in the country: in the city. (7) question: between the graves. (8) Shan: ridicule, ridicule. (9) Atrium: in the court. (1) shi: a triumphant look.
Translation
There was a man in the State of Qi who had a wife and a concubine at home. Every time the husband goes out, he must go home drunk and full of food. His wife asked him who he was eating and drinking with. According to him, they were all rich and powerful people. His wife told his concubine, "When a husband goes out, he always comes back drunk;" Ask him who he eats and drinks with. According to him, they are all rich and powerful people, but we have never seen any rich and powerful people come home. I intend to quietly see where he is going. "
when she got up the next morning, she followed her husband around the city and didn't see anyone standing down and talking to him. Finally, he went to the cemetery in the eastern suburbs and asked the grave sweepers for some leftovers to eat. Not enough, he looked around and begged elsewhere-that's how he got drunk.
When his wife came home, she told his concubine, "Husband is the person we look up to and rely on for life, and now he is like this! -"They were cursing and crying in the courtyard, but the husband didn't know it. He came back triumphantly from the outside and put on a peg or two in front of his two women.
in the gentleman's view, it is rare for people to seek promotion and wealth by making their wives and concubines cry together without being ashamed!
Reading
This has become a famous fable. What Mencius sketched for us is an image of being extremely despicable at heart, but arrogant and arrogant on the outside. In order to show off in front of his wives and concubines, he boasted that he was invited to eat and drink by dignitaries every day, but in fact he begged in the graveyard every day. When his wife and concubine found out his secret, they were miserable, but he didn't know that it had been exposed, and he was still triumphant in front of his wife and concubine. After reading this story, it makes people feel both funny and disgusting. Mencius' satire is bitter and profound. Mencius' original intention was to satirize the people in his time who went to the door of princes by hook or by crook, seeking promotion and wealth. They were grandiose and boastful in broad daylight, but secretly they were despicable and engaged in shady activities.
In fact, after reading today, we can still feel the shadow of this flying man of Qi in our life. Of course, it is impossible for them to "have a wife and a concubine and have offices" like this "lover" of Qi State, and there is no "wife and concubine" to be "arrogant". But you can "be arrogant" about your colleagues and friends. Today I went fishing with a secretary, tomorrow I drank with a director, and the day after tomorrow a rich man invited me to a teahouse, and so on. A sketch ironically plays poker with a business card. Isn't it this "lover"-like figure of Qi that lashes? 5. Classical Chinese translation (reward will be improved after completion) (1) Do not do to others what you don't want others to do to you (2) Gentleman < P >. Don't do to others what you don't want them to do to you, from The Analects of Confucius. The famous words of Confucius, an ancient thinker and educator in China. Explain that you don't want others to treat your words and deeds, and you shouldn't treat others with that kind of words and deeds.
2 A true gentleman makes friends with morality, and helps benevolence by making friends.
3. If you are correct and don't give orders, things will work. If they are not correct, even if they repeatedly apply for orders, the people will not believe that they will keep their promises and do things.
5. A gentleman stresses harmony without collusion, while a villain seeks complete agreement without coordination.
6. A gentleman is magnanimous but not arrogant, while a villain is arrogant but not magnanimous.
7 landlord, the Chinese explanation of this is not difficult, but you chose the wrong classification, so no one answered it.
The word "benevolence" here is interpreted as "morality", so it is easy to understand this sentence. No one who has ambition and morality loses his morality in order to survive. He only strives for truth with his life.
8 To do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. It is very important to prepare for a good job.
9 Without long-term consideration, a person is bound to have immediate worries.
1. Don't inflict this pain on others for things he doesn't want to bear.
2. A real gentleman makes friends with morality, and helps benevolence by making friends.
3. Be a manager himself and make a decision. On the contrary, if the manager himself is not correct and asks the managed person to be correct, then the managed person will not obey even if he makes repeated requests.
if you say four things, you must keep your word, and you must do things.
A true gentleman will get along with others in harmony, but he won't agree with his wrong views. A snob will agree with others' wrong views, but he won't get along with others in harmony.
six: an ambitious person (a gentleman) can be calm, but he has no arrogance. The villain shows pride everywhere and even attacks everywhere, but he lacks a calm temperament.
7. People with lofty ideals will never do anything that harms benevolence and righteousness for their own survival, but they would rather sacrifice themselves and abide by the principles of benevolence and righteousness
8. A person who makes handicrafts or crafts should prepare tools first if he wants to finish the work and do it perfectly
9. If he does not have a long-term plan, he will have upcoming worries. 6. Lu Chunqiu arrogant classical Chinese <