1. Full text translation of "Mencius"

Original text Mencius came to Qi from Fan ①. When he saw the son of the King of Qi, he sighed and said: "I will move my Qi, nourish my body, and I will live in a great place." Huh! Isn’t this the son of a common man?” Mencius said: “The prince’s palace, chariots, horses, and clothes are all the same as those of others, but the prince is like that, how can he live in such a vast place in the world?” In the Song Dynasty, he called at the gate of Qianze (3).

The guard said: "This is not my king. How can it sound like my king?" ①Fan: Place name. The old city is located 20 miles southeast of Fan County, Shandong Province. It is the main road between Wei and Qi.

②Guangju: Mencius’ “Guangju” refers to benevolence. As "Teng Wen Gong Xia" said: "To occupy the broadest place in the world, to establish the right position in the world."

③The Gate of Die Ze: The city gate of the Song Dynasty. Translation: Mencius went from Fan Yi to Qidu and saw the son of the King of Qi from a distance. He sighed and said: "Station changes the demeanor, and support changes the constitution. How important is status! Isn't he also the son of a human being?" Mencius Said: "The prince's residence, carriages, horses, and clothes are mostly the same as others, but the prince is like that because his status makes him like that.

What's more, the person who is in the greatest position in the world What? The king of Lu went to Song and shouted at the gate of Song. The gatekeeper said, "This man is not our king. Why does his voice sound like ours?" There is no other reason. , their status is similar."

Next article (Raising without loving is like raising pigs) Raising with all your heart without loving is like raising pigs. Original text Mencius said: "Food ① To love without respect is to be a beast. To be respectful is to be disrespectful.

A gentleman cannot be restrained by being respectful. ” Notes 1. : Verb, to feed, which is extended to support.

②Coin: refers to a gift. will; send.

Translation Mencius said: "Just feeding without loving is like raising pigs; just loving without respect is like raising birds and pet dogs and other animals. Respect is giving out The gift was given before.

A gentleman should not keep formal respect in vain. "Next article (Five reasons why a gentleman teaches) Five reasons why a gentleman teaches people with sincerity. Mencius said: "The gentleman teaches. There are five reasons for teaching: there are those who are like the rain of time, those who are virtuous, those who have achieved wealth ①, those who answer questions, and those who are private and virtuous ②

These five are the reasons why a gentleman teaches. Also." Note ①Cai: Tong "material".

② Shu: Tong "Uncle", picking up. Ai (yi): Same as "刈", take.

That is to say, Shu and Ai have the same meaning, and "private Shuai" is also "private Shu", which means picking up in private, which means that one is not directly a student, but one who admires and studies by oneself privately. This is what the so-called "private Shudi Yu" means.

Translation Mencius said: "There are five ways for a gentleman to educate people: some are to nourish and educate people like timely rain; some are to perfect moral character; some are to cultivate talents; some are to answer questions; and some are to influence others with knowledge and demeanor. These are the five ways a gentleman educates people."

Next article (A great craftsman will not change the rope and ink for a poor worker). A great craftsman will not change the waste for a poor worker. Gongsun Chou said in the original text of Shengmo: "The Tao is so high and beautiful that it is suitable to climb up to nature, but it seems unreachable. Why not make it within reach and flourish?" Mencius said: "A great craftsman will not correct the waste for a poor worker. Shengmo, Yi does not change his skill due to clumsy shooting ①. A gentleman leads but does not shoot, and he is like a leap.

Those who are able to follow it. "Note 1: The standard for drawing the bow.

Translation Gongsun Chou said: "The Tao is very high and very good, but just like climbing to the sky, it seems unattainable. Why not make it attainable and make people work hard every day? "What?" Mencius said: "A wise craftsman will not change or abandon the rules because of a poor worker, and a gentleman will never change the standard of drawing the bow because of a poor archer.

A gentleman will not draw an arrow when he is full. , Just pretend to be ready to cum. He makes the gesture just right, and those who are capable of learning will follow him."

Next article (Sacrifice yourself with your morality and martyr yourself with your body). Martyrdom for the Tao and martyrdom for the body. Original text Mencius said: "If there is Tao in the world, martyr one's life with Tao; if there is no Tao in the world, martyr oneself with one's body. I have never heard of anyone who martyrs himself with Tao."

Translation Mencius said : "When the world's politics is clear, act with morality; when the world's politics is dark, defend morality with your life. I have never heard of anyone sacrificing morality and succumbing to others."

Interpretation of "The world is full of justice" "Tao, sacrifice one's life for Tao" means "If the world has Tao, then it will be seen" ("The Analects of Confucius? Tai Bo"), that is, "If a country has Tao, then officials will be good" ("The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong"), that is, "If you have Tao, you will benefit the world." "("Mencius? Give your heart to the world"). But "If there is no way in the world, you will die with your own body" seems to be more heroic than "If there is no way, you can hide", "If the country has no way, you can take care of yourself" and "If you are poor, you can be alone." Some, but it has the meaning of "a person with lofty ideals and benevolence has no need to live to harm his benevolence, but to kill himself to achieve benevolence" ("The Analects of Confucius? Wei Linggong")

Only traitors are martyred. Only then did he martyr himself.

Of course, to understand it from a deeper meaning, "If there is no way, you can hide", "If the country has no way, you can take care of it" and "If you are poor, you can take care of yourself" can also be said to be "taking care of yourself." The performance of "martyrdom" is because doing so is giving up one's so-called "future" for the sake of "Tao", but it is just that it is not giving up life. As long as you remain unyielding and rebellious, you are not martyrdom for the sake of justice.

"An Neng can crush his eyebrows and bend his waist to serve the powerful, which makes me unhappy!" (Li Bai) Although this does not mean "killing oneself", it is just "taking care of oneself", but he is not willing to sacrifice himself for others. typical. Although it is not heroic, it is also righteous.

Next article (You must be humble when asking for advice) You must be humble when asking for advice. Original article Gongduzi said: "Teng Geng is at the door. If you don't answer the courtesy, what's wrong?" Mencius said : "Asking with the help of nobles, asking with the help of talents, asking with the help of seniority, asking with the help of meritorious service, asking with the help of reasons, all of them are not answered. Teng Geng is more confused."

Comments ①Teng Geng: The younger brother of the king of Teng State, he once studied with Mencius. ②Xiao (Xie): rely on.

Translation Gongduzi said: "Teng Geng studied under you, and it seems that he should be treated with courtesy, but you didn't answer his question. Why?" Mencius said: "Relying on Asking questions based on my own power, asking questions relying on my own virtuousness, asking questions relying on my own seniority, asking questions relying on my own merits, asking questions relying on my old friendship, these are all things I will not answer. Two of the five types. ”

Next article (Those who advance sharply will retreat quickly) Those who advance sharply with all their heart will retreat quickly. Original text. 2. Translation of "Mencius" in classical Chinese

Mencius said: "In this way, a small country cannot resist a large country, a small country cannot resist a large country, and a weak country cannot resist Powerful.

There are only nine countries in the world that have a land of thousands of miles square, and the land of Qi only accounts for one-ninth of it. Conquering eight-ninths of the country is no different from the confrontation between Zou and Chu. Why don't you go back to the basics to find a solution to the problem? "Now, your Majesty, if you issue an order and implement benevolent government, it will make the world think about it?" Those who are officials are willing to be officials in your court, those who are plowing are willing to work in your fields, those who are doing business are willing to do business in your markets, and those who travel are willing to come. Your Majesty comes to visit your land, and those in the world who hate their king are willing to complain to you, Your Majesty.

If you can really do this, who can fight against you? ". 3. Full-text translation of "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius"

The lowest price is 0.27 yuan to become a library member and view the full content> Original publisher: "Mencius" Interpretation of Ten Thousand Chapters, Department of Foreign Languages, Zhang Jiaoyuan (*** Chapter 9) (1) Wan Zhang asked: "Shun went to the fields and cried in Min Tian. Why did he cry? " Wan Zhang asked: "Shun went to the fields and complained and cried to the sky. Why did he complain and cry? Mencius said: "Resentment and admiration." "

Mencius said: "Because he complained (to his parents) and missed them at the same time. "Wan Zhang said: "'If your parents love you, you will never forget them if you are happy; if your parents hate them, you will work hard without complaining.

'But Shun is resentful? " Wan Zhang said: "'Parents like themselves, they are happy but do not forget their parents; parents hate themselves, they are sad but do not complain about their parents. ’ (According to you,) So was Shun complaining about his parents? Said: "Changxi asked Gongming Gao, 1: "Shun went to the fields, so I heard the order; I cried in Mintian, but I didn't know about my parents."

’ Gongming Gao said: ‘This is not what you know. ’ My husband is very filial and has a filial heart, so why not do this? ②: I work hard to cultivate the fields, and having sex is just my son’s duty. If my parents don’t love me, what does it matter to me? The emperor sent his sons, nine boys and two girls, and hundreds of officials, cattle, sheep, and barns to serve Shun in the countryside. If there were many people in the world who came to him, the emperor would support Shun and move them to him.

Because he disobeys his parents, he is like a poor man with nowhere to go. The people of the world are pleased with her, it is what people want, but it is not enough to relieve their worries; lust is what people want, and the two daughters of the emperor are not enough to relieve their worries; wealth is what people want, and being rich in the world is not enough to relieve their worries; Being noble is what people want. Being noble is like the emperor, but it is not enough to relieve worries.

Pleasure, lust, and wealth are not enough to relieve your worries. Only being obedient to your parents can relieve your worries. If you have few people, you will admire your parents; if you are a lustful person, you will admire Shao Ai; if you have a wife, you will admire your wife; if you are an official, you will admire the king, but if you are not with the king, you will be enthusiastic.

Great filial piety means lifelong admiration for parents. Those who admire him at fifty will meet Shun. "

Mencius said: "(Previously) Chang Xi once asked Gong Ming Gao: 'Shun went to the fields, I heard you explain it; talking and crying to heaven, I still don't understand how to do this to my parents. . ’ Gong Minggao said: ‘This is not something you can understand. 4. Translation of "Mencius" in classical Chinese

(Mencius) said: "It can be seen from this: a small country cannot be an enemy of a big country, a country with a sparse population cannot be an enemy of a country with a large population, and a weak country cannot be an enemy of a country with a large population. A country cannot be an enemy of a powerful country.

The total land area of ??China is about nine million square miles, and the total land of Qi is only one million square miles.

Using one-ninth of one's strength as an enemy against the other eight-ninths, what's the difference between this and the state of Zou being an enemy of the state of Chu? [This road is impassable, so] why not start by following the original path? Now if the king can reform politics and practice benevolence, all the scholars and officials in the world will want to be officials in Qi, all the farmers will want to farm in Qi, all the merchants and businessmen will want to do business in Qi, and all the tourists will want to go to Qi. People in various countries who hate their own monarchs also come to you to complain.

If it does this, who can stop it? ". 5. Mencius' original text and translation g. *** kk8.cn

Dai Yingzhi said: "Tianyi, the expedition to Guanshi is not possible now. Please take it easy and wait for the next year and then take care of it, how about that? Mencius said: "Nowadays, if someone is chasing his neighbor's chicken, he may tell him, "This is not the way of a gentleman." ’ He said: ‘Please sacrifice it and get a chicken every month to wait for the next year. ’──If you know it’s unjust, it’s already over now, how can you wait for the next year? "

Dai Yingzhi, a doctor in the Song Dynasty, said: "How about reducing the tax rate by 1 in 10 and exempting taxes on checkpoints and markets this year? Mencius said: "Now there is a man who steals a chicken from his neighbor every day. Someone told him: 'This is not the behavior of a gentleman.' ’ He said: ‘Be prepared to reduce the number. First, steal one per month, and then next year, you will stop stealing at all. ’ If you know that this behavior is unfair, you should stop it immediately. Why wait until next year? ” 6. Translation of Mencius’ Classical Chinese Text

Mencius) said: “Only people with lofty ideals can do it if they don’t have a long-term property that can sustain their livelihood but always have good intentions. As for the common people, they don’t have a fixed property, so there is no A heart that never changes. If you don’t have a long-lasting kindness, you will disobey constraints, commit crimes, and do anything. Waiting until (they) commit a crime and then using criminal law to punish them is to frame the people. How could a benevolent monarch be in power and be able to do such a thing to frame the people? Therefore, a wise monarch determines the property of the common people so that they can support their parents and their wives and children; they will have enough food and clothing when they are good, but they will not starve to death when they are bad. Then push them to do good things. Therefore, it is easy for the people to follow the king. Nowadays, it is stipulated that people's property cannot support their parents at the top and their wives and children at the bottom. They will always live in hardship in good years, and they will inevitably starve to death in bad years. In this way, it is too late to save yourself from death, so how can you care about etiquette and justice? The king really wants to implement benevolent government, why not go back to the basics? (Give each family) a house with five acres of land and plant mulberry trees, (then) the fifty-year-old person can wear silk clothes; domestic animals such as chickens, dogs, and pigs should not lose their season (feeding and breeding). A seventy-year-old person can have meat to eat; a hundred acres of land, without delaying the farming season (due to labor), a family of eight people can avoid starvation; pay attention to school education, repeatedly use filial piety to parents, They were reminded of the principle of respecting their elder brothers, and the gray-haired old man would no longer walk on the road carrying things on his back. If the old people wear silk clothes and eat meat, and the common people don't go hungry and suffer from cold, then if they can't unify the world, then there is no such thing. ” 7. What is the full text and its translation of "Mencius on King Hui of Liang"

Original text: King Hui of Liang said: When a man is in charge of his country, he only has his heart and ears.

Hanoi is fierce. , then move the people to the east of the river, and move the millet to the river. The same is true for the people in the east of the river. Look at the policies of the neighboring countries, and they are not as good as the people of the neighboring countries.

The people of the neighboring countries will not be reduced. If you don't add more, why? Mencius said: The king likes to fight, please use the metaphor of war. After receiving the weapon, he abandoned his armor and dragged his troops away

or a hundred steps. Then stop, or stop after fifty steps. What if you take fifty steps and laugh at a hundred steps? There are more people than neighboring countries. If the farming season is not followed, the grain will not be enough to eat; if the number of grains does not enter the pond, the fish and turtles will not be enough to eat; if the ax and the kilogram are used to enter the mountains and forests, the timber will not be enough. It is good to use it.

Grain, fish and turtles cannot be eaten, and wood cannot be used well. This is the beginning of the king's way to maintain health and die without regret. p>

For a five-acre house with mulberry trees, a person who is fifty can wear (yì) silk. Chickens, dolphins, dogs and pigs (zhì) livestock (xù) will not lose their season, and a person who is seventy can eat meat. .

Don’t take away a hundred acres of land, and a family of several people can live without hunger; follow the teachings of Xiangxu, apply the meaning of filial piety and brotherhood, and don’t give it to those who are white. Those who are seventy years old wear silk and eat meat, and the people are neither hungry nor cold, but there is no such thing as a king.

Translation: King Hui of Liang said: I am devoted to my country! When there is a famine to the north of the Yellow River, I move the people there to the east of the Yellow River and transport the grain from the east of the Yellow River to the north of the Yellow River. The same goes for the famine to the east of the Yellow River. . Looking at the affairs of neighboring countries, none of them are as careful as I am.

But the people in neighboring countries are not less, and my people are not more. Why? Mencius replied: The king likes it. War, please allow me to use the metaphor of war. The drums are beating, the blades of the weapons are clashing, and the armor is thrown away and the weapons are dragged away.

Some people stopped after running a hundred steps, and some people stopped after running fifty steps. What do you think (what do you think) when you laugh at others for running a hundred steps because you only ran fifty steps? King Hui said: No.

It’s just that you didn’t run away to a hundred steps. This is still running away! Mencius said: Your Majesty, if you understand this truth, you don’t have to expect that your country will have more people than its neighboring countries. If the farming season is not violated, there will be no food left to eat.

If the dense net does not enter the pond to catch fish, the fish and turtles will not eat up. If trees are cut down according to the seasons, the wood will not be used up.

There is endless food, fish and turtles to eat, and there is endless wood to use up. This makes the people have no dissatisfaction with feeding the living and burying the dead. The people are not dissatisfied with feeding the living and burying the dead. This is the beginning of the kingly way.

Plant a mulberry tree next to a five-acre residential field so that you can wear silk clothes when you are fifty. If you raise chickens, pigs, dogs and other poultry and livestock, don’t miss the breeding season. You can eat meat when you are seventy years old.

If you don’t delay the production season of a hundred acres of cultivated land, a family of several people will not go hungry. The extended information "The First Chapter of King Hui of Liang" is selected from "Mencius".

"Mencius" is a book of seven chapters. It is a collection of Mencius' remarks during the Warring States Period. It records Mencius' debate with other schools of thought, his words and deeds to his disciples, and his lobbying of the princes. It was compiled by Mencius and his disciples ( Wan Zhang, etc.) *** compiled together. "Mencius" records Mencius's thoughts on governing the country, political views (benevolent government, the distinction between kings and hegemons, people-centeredness, caring about the king's heart, the people are noble and the country is inferior to the king) and political actions. The book was written around the middle of the Warring States Period. Confucian classics.

The starting point of his theory is the theory of human nature and goodness, and he advocates the rule of virtue. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi combined "Mencius", "The Analects of Confucius", "The Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean" together as the "Four Books".

Since the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has been regarded as a book that has been passed down from family to family.

Reference: Mencius, King Hui of Liang, Baidu Encyclopedia. 8. Full text translation of "The Analects" and "Mencius"

Original publisher: Department of Foreign Languages, Zhang Jiaoyuan

"Mencius" Interpretation of Ten Thousand Chapters (*** Chapter 9) (1) Wan Zhang asked: "Shun went to the fields and cried to the sky. Why did he cry?" Wan Zhang asked: "Shun went to the fields and complained and cried to the sky. Why did he complain and cry? "Mencius said: "Resentment and admiration." Mencius said: "Because he complains and misses his parents." Wan Zhang said: "If your parents love you, you will never forget them; if your parents hate them, you will work hard without complaining. "But Shun is complaining?" Wan Zhang said: "If his parents like him, he will not forget his parents; if his parents hate him, he will not complain about his parents." (According to you,) So is Shun complaining about his parents? "Chang Xi asked Gong Ming Gao, ①: 'Shun went to the fields, so I heard the order; I cried in Min Tian, ????to my parents, but I didn't know it." Gong Ming Gao said, "This is not what you know." My father-in-law is very filial and has a filial heart, so why not do this? ②: I work hard to cultivate the fields, and my father-in-law is just my son's duty. If my parents don't love me, what does it matter to me? Cattle and sheep are stored in warehouses, and people from all over the world are willing to take care of them. If they are disobedient to their parents, they will be like poor people who have nothing to return to. Desire is what people want, but it is not enough to relieve worries; lust is what people want, and the emperor's two daughters ③ are not enough to relieve worries; wealth is what people want, being rich in the world is not enough to relieve worries; nobility is what people want, Being the emperor is not enough to relieve worries. People who are pleasing to others, lustful, and wealthy are not enough to relieve worries. Only being obedient to parents can relieve worries. If you are young, you will admire your parents; if you are lustful, you will admire Shao Ai; if you have a wife, you will admire your wife; If you are an official, you will admire the king, but if you are not a king, you will be enthusiastic. If you are a filial piety, you will admire your parents for the rest of your life. You will see the great Shun." Mencius said: "(Previously) Changxi once asked Gong Minggao: 'Shun arrived. Go to the fields, I heard you explain it; complaining and crying to the sky, I still don’t understand how to do this to your parents.' Gong Minggao said: 'This is not something you can understand. 9. Translation of the Complete Works of Mencius

1 "Zhuang Bao Meets Mencius" Translation: Zhuang Bao came to see Mencius and said: "I have an audience with the king. The king talked to me about his love for music, but I had nothing to say in reply. "

Then asked: "How do you like music? Mencius said, "If the king likes music very much, then Qi State will probably be governed very well!" "A few days later, when Mencius went to see King Xuan, he asked: "The king once talked with Zhuang Bao about his love of music. Is this true? King Xuan's expression changed, and he said sheepishly: "I don't like the quiet and elegant music of the late king, I just like the current secular and popular music." Mencius said, "If the king likes music very much, then the state of Qi may be governed very well! In this matter, today's secular music is almost the same as the ancient elegant music."

King Yi said: " Can you tell me what it means?" Mencius said, "Which one is happier, being alone or having fun with others?" King Xuan said, "It is better to be with a few people." Which one is happier, entertainment or entertainment with the majority of people?” King Xuan said: “It is better to have entertainment with the majority of people.

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Mencius said, "Then let me talk about entertainment for your Majesty! If the king is playing music, and the people hear the sound of the king ringing bells, beating drums, playing flutes and flutes, they will all complain to each other with sad faces: "Our king loves music, why does he make us so poor?" Fathers and sons cannot see each other, brothers are separated from their wives and children. 'Suppose the king is hunting, and the people hear the noise of the king's chariots and horses and see the gorgeous flags, and they all complain to each other with sad faces: 'Our king likes to hunt, why does he make us so poor? Father and son cannot meet each other. , the brothers were separated from their wives and children.

’ There is no other reason for this, it’s because he doesn’t have fun with the people. "Suppose the king is playing music, and when the people hear the sound of the king ringing bells, beating drums, playing flutes and flutes, they will all smile and tell each other: 'Our king is probably not sick, otherwise how can we play music?' Suppose the king is hunting. When the people heard the noise of the king's carriages and horses and saw the gorgeous flags, they all smiled and told each other: "Our king is probably not sick, otherwise how can he hunt?" This is for no other reason than because of the common people. For the sake of entertainment together.

If the king can be kind and selfless, the music he likes will become more and more elegant, like the gentle breeze and gentle rain that moisten the heart. Ritual music is natural and comes from the heart. The happiness of the people is the happiness of the king, and the whole world enjoys it. , what the king has is what the people have, this is the way to truly unite the world and govern the world with kindness

If the king entertains with the people and shares the joy of his heart, then he will be welcomed by the world. With the support of people!" If you are happy, you can become the king of the world. ” 2 "The weather and season that are conducive to combat are not as good as the geographical situation that is conducive to combat. The geographical situation that is conducive to combat is not as good as the people's aspiration and internal unity during combat. < /p>

If you surround a small city with a distance of three miles and an outer city with a distance of seven miles, you can't win. If you surround and attack it, you must have favorable weather and seasonal conditions, but you can't win. This is because it is conducive to fighting. The weather conditions are not as good as the geographical situation that is conducive to combat.

The city wall is not too high, the moat is not not deep, the weapons and equipment are not poor, and the food is not insufficient, but the defenders abandoned the city and fled. This is because the geographical situation that is favorable for combat is not as good as the people's will and internal unity in combat. Therefore, it is said that to make the people settle down, we cannot rely on territorial boundaries, to consolidate national defense, we cannot rely on the dangers of mountains and rivers, and to deter the world, we cannot rely on weapons and equipment. Powerful.

People who practice benevolent government will have more people to help and support them. People who do not practice benevolent government will have fewer people to help and support them. If the number of people who help him is extremely small, all his brothers and sisters will betray him.

The people who help him are extremely numerous, and everyone in the world submits to him. With the condition that everyone in the world submits to him, he attacks those who have betrayed his brothers and sisters. Therefore, those who implement benevolent government will either not fight or fight. Victory.

3 "Born in sorrow, died in peace" Shun was promoted from the fields, Fu Yue was promoted from the work of building walls, and Jiao Ke was promoted from the work of selling fish and salt. Guan Yiwu was promoted to the prime minister after being released from prison, Sun Shuao was promoted from the sea to the imperial court, and Baili Xi was promoted to the prime minister from the market. Therefore, God will place great responsibilities on such people. On the body, one must first make his heart suffer, make his muscles and bones tired, make him suffer from hunger, causing his skin to become thin, make him suffer from poverty, make him do things that are confusing and always unsatisfactory, and make him through those things. The inner vigilance makes his character firm and increases the talents he does not have.

People often make mistakes before they can correct them; they are troubled and blocked by thoughts before they can make a difference; all this is reflected in their faces. It is expressed in words, and then it is understood. If there are no ministers who uphold the law and wise men to assist the monarch, if there are no hostile countries and foreign troubles abroad, it will often lead to destruction.

This can explain that sorrow and misfortune can make people survive, while ease and enjoyment can make people languid and die. 4 King Xuan of Qi asked (Mencius) about the affairs of Qi Huan and Jin Wen, saying: "I can do it with Qi Huan Gong and Jin Wen Gong. Do you want to hear it? Mencius replied: "None of Confucius' students praised the affairs of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin, so they were lost to later generations."

I have not heard of this. (If) I must say it, then let’s talk about the kingly way! " (King Xuan of Qi) said: "What kind of morality do we need to be able to follow the king's way and unify the world? " (Mencius) said: "If he appeases the people and becomes king of the world, no one can resist him.

" (King Xuan of Qi) said: "Can a person like me appease the people? " (Mencius) said: "Yes. "(King Xuan of Qi) said: "How do you know that I can do it? " (Mencius) said: "I heard Hu He say: 'You were sitting in the main hall, and a man led a cow and passed by.

You saw this man and asked: "Where is the ox going?" (The man) replied: "I am going to use it to sacrifice the bell." Your Majesty, you said: "Let it go!" I couldn't bear to see it trembling with fear and walking to the place of punishment without any sin.

"(The man asked): "So, should the ceremony of sacrificing the bell be abandoned?" You said: "How can it be scrapped? Let's exchange it for a sheep." 'I wonder if this is the case? " (King Xuan of Qi) said: "This is the case.

" (Mencius) said: "That's it.