1. Classic High School Literature
Afang Palace Fu
Du Mu [Tang Dynasty]
The six kings, the four seas one, Shu Mountain Woods, Afang out. It covers more than 300 miles, isolating the sky and sun. Lixi Mountain is constructed in the north and folded in the west, going straight to Xianyang. Two rivers dissolve, into the palace wall. Five steps a building, ten steps a pavilion; Corridor waist Aman back, eaves high pecking; Each hold the terrain, hooks and corners. Pan Pan Yan, granary Yan, beehive water eddy, stand do not know its several tens of millions of fall. Long bridge lying wave, not cloud what dragon? Complex road traveling in the air, not clearing up the rainbow? High and low, I do not know the west and east. Singing platform warm sound, spring light melting; dance hall cold sleeve, wind and rain miserable. Within a day, between a palace, and the climate is not the same. (I don't know what it is as: I don't know; West and East as: East and West)
Concubines and concubines, princes and grandchildren, resigned from the downstairs temple, the carriage came to the Qin. The song of the morning and the song of the night are the people of the Qin Palace. The star is fluorescent, open makeup mirror; green cloud disturbed, combing the dawn maid; we flow up greasy, abandoned fat water; smoke slanting fog horizontal, burning pepper orchid also. Thunder at first startled, the palace car over also; reel far listening, do not know where it is also. A muscle and a face, all the state of extreme beauty, Aman standing far away, and look forward to lucky yam. There are not seen for thirty-six years. Yan Zhao's collection, Han Wei's operation, Qi Chu's elite, a few years, plagiarized its people, leaning stacked like a mountain. Once can not have, lose to its interiors. Tripods, jade and stone, gold beads and gravel, discarded meandering, the Qin people see, but also not very cherish. (There is not see one as: there is not to see)
Contempt! A person's heart, ten million people's hearts. Qin love the luxury, people also miss their homes. Why do you take every cent and use it like mud and sand? The columns of the building are more than the farmers in Nanmu; the rafters of the beams are more than the workers on the machine; the nail heads are more than the grains of corn in Yu; the seams of the tiles are more than the strands of silk around the body; the straight railings and horizontal thresholds are more than the cities and towns of Nintu; the pipes and the strings are more than the words of the city people. The people of the world dared not speak but dared to be angry. The heart of the dictator became more and more arrogant. The first thing I want to do is to get the best out of the world, and then I'm going to go back and do it again!
Whoops! The first time I saw this was when I was in the middle of a movie, and the second time I saw it was when I was in the middle of a movie, and the third time I saw it was when I was in the middle of a movie. The first thing I want to do is to get rid of all the people in the world who have been in the world for years! The six countries love their own people, it is enough to reject the Qin; so that the Qin love the six countries of the people, then recurring three generations can be up to ten thousand and for the king, who have to be destroyed and the family? The Qin people do not have time to grieve for themselves, but their descendants grieve for them; and if their descendants grieve for them but do not learn from them, they will also make their descendants grieve for their descendants again.
Translation
The six kingdoms fell, and the four seas were united; the mountains of Shu became bare, and the Afang Palace was built. It covered more than three hundred miles from Weinan to Xianyang, and the palace towered over the sky. It was built from the north side of Mount Li, folded to the west, and led all the way to Xianyang. The Weishui and Fanchuan rivers were vast and flowed into the palace walls. Five steps a building, ten steps a pavilion, corridors long and winding, protruding eaves like a bird's beak upward pouting. Each according to the terrain, the four directions of the core convergence, but also compete with each other. Pavilion complex intertwined, twists and turns, such as dense beehive, such as rotating water vortex, towering high, I do not know it has tens of millions of seats. Long bridge lying on the water waves, the sky did not rise clouds, where flew the dragon? Complex road flying across the sky, not after the rain just clear, how the rainbow appeared? The houses are high and low, deep and confused, so that people can not distinguish between things. Singing on the stage due to the song is loud and full of warmth, like the spring light and harmony; dance on the temple due to the dance sleeve fluttering and full of cold, like the wind and rain bleak. In the middle of the day, within a palace, the climate is different.
The concubines of the six kingdoms, the princes and the royal grandsons, left their palaces and came to Qin in their chariots; they sang and played music in the morning and in the evening, and became the courtiers of Qin. The bright stars were crystal and glittering, that was the palace concubines opening the mirrors of their make-up; the dark green clouds were fluttering about, that was the palace concubines combing the hair of their morning make-up; the water of the Wei river rose up in a layer of grease, that was the water of the tallow which they had splashed off; the smoke and mist rose obliquely, and the clouds circled the air horizontally, that was the courtesans burning pepper orchids in the smoke and incense; the thunder suddenly trembled, that was the palace carriage driving by; and the sound of the reeling carriage was more and more distant to hear, and there was no shadow of a trace, and I don't know I don't know where it goes. Every piece of their skin, every countenance, was beautiful and delicate beyond measure. Palace ladies stood for a long time, far away to visit, looking forward to the emperor to come. Some of the palace ladies have not been able to see the emperor for thirty-six years.
The gold and jade treasures collected by Yan, Zhao, Han and Wei, and the treasures selected by Qi and Chu, which were plundered by the lords from their people for generations, were stacked like mountains. Once the country was broken, these could no longer be possessed, and were transported to the Afang Palace. The precious tripods were treated as iron pots, the beautiful jade was treated as stubborn stones, the gold was treated as earth, the pearls were treated as gravel, and discarded everywhere, and the people of Qin did not feel pity when they saw these.
Alas, the will of one man is the will of millions. The Qin Emperor is fond of prosperity and luxury, and the people are mindful of their own homes. But why is it that when they plundered the treasures, they seized every cent and baht, but when they spent the treasures, they treated them as if they were mud and sand? The pillars that bear the beams are more numerous than the farmers in the fields; the rafters that hold the beams are more numerous than the weavers in the looms; the nails on the beams and pillars are more brilliant than the grain in the granaries; the corrugations of different lengths are more numerous than the silk threads of the whole body; the railings, either straight or horizontal, are more numerous than the citadels of the Kyushu region; and the sounds of the pipes and strings are more noisy than the words of the citizens. So that the people of the world dared not speak with their mouths, but in their hearts they dared to be angry. But the mind of Qin Shi Huang, who had lost the hearts of all the people, became more proud and stubborn day by day. As a result, the garrison of Chen Sheng, Wu Guang a shout, Hangu Pass was captured, Chu soldiers a fire, but unfortunately, Afang Palace into a scorched earth.
Alas! The annihilation of the six countries is the six countries themselves, not the Qin dynasty ah. The first thing I'd like to say is that I don't want to be a part of it, but I want to be a part of it, and I want to be a part of it. The people of the world are not the ones who destroyed the Qin dynasty! If each of the six states had loved its people, they could have relied on the people to resist the Qin state. If the Qin dynasty had loved its people, it would have been able to pass on its throne to three and even ten thousand emperors, and who would have been able to destroy it? The Qin people had no time to mourn for themselves, but their descendants mourned for them; and if their descendants mourned for them but did not take them as a lesson to be learned, they would only cause those who came after them to mourn for their descendants again.
2. Classic High School Literature
Hongmen Banquet
Sima Qian ( 司马迁)[兩汉]
Pei Duke's army was not able to meet Xiang Yu at Bashang. Cao Wouxian, the left minister of the Duke of Pei, told Xiang Yu, "The Duke of Pei wants to be the king of Guanzhong, and he wants to make Ziying his minister, so he can have all the treasures. Xiang Yu was furious and said: "I will entertain my soldiers for breaking Pei Gong's army!" At that time, Xiang Yu had 400,000 soldiers in Xinfeng Hongmen; Pei Gong had 100,000 soldiers in Bashang. Fan Zeng said to Xiang Yu, "When Lord Pei lived in Shandong, he was greedy for wealth and goods, and was fond of beautiful women. Now into the customs, property nothing to take, women have no honor, this is not his ambition in the small. I make people look at its gas, are dragons and tigers, into the five colors, this is the son of heaven gas also. The first thing I want to do is to make sure that I don't lose it.
The Chu left Yin Xiang Bo, Xiang Yu's third father, is also good at Zhang Liang, the Marquis of Liou. Zhang Liang was from the Pei Gong, Xiang Bo is the night of the Pei Gong army, private see Zhang Liang, told the matter, want to call Zhang Liang and all go, said: "not from the club also die." Zhang Liang said: "I am the king of Han to send the Duke of Pei, the Duke of Pei is in a hurry, it is not righteous to die, you can not not say." Liang Nai entered, told the Duke of Pei. The Duke of Pei was shocked and said, "How can I help?" Zhang Liang said: "Who is the king for this plan?" Said: "tiddler said I said: 'distance from the customs, not within the vassals, Qin land can be all the king also.' Therefore, I listened to it." Liang said: "I expect that the king's soldiers are enough to be the king of Xiang?" Pei Gong was silent and said, "It is not as good as that. What can we do about it?" Zhang Liang said, "Please go to Xiang Bo and tell him that Pei Gong does not dare to back Xiang Wang." Duke Pei said: "Jun An and Xiang Bo have a relationship?" Zhang Liang said, "When I traveled with Xiang Bo during the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Bo killed people and I survived. Now there is an urgent matter, so I have the honor to tell Liang." The Duke of Pei said, "Who is longer than you?" Liang said, "Longer than me." The Duke of Pei said, "If you call in for me, I will be able to serve you as my brother." Zhang Liang went out and asked Xiang Bo to come in. Xiang Bo came to see Duke Pei. The Duke of Pei gave a goblet of wine for birthday, about marriage, said: "I entered the pass, the autumn millimeter do not dare to have close, the registration of the officials and people, sealing the treasury, and wait for the general. So send the generals to guard the pass, prepare for the entry and exit of other thieves and very also. Day and night look forward to General to, I dare not against it! I hope that Bo will tell me how I dare not double my virtue." Xiang Bo promised and said to Pei Gong: "I can't not come to thank Lord Xiang on the first day." The Duke of Pei said, "No." Xiang Bo went back to the night, to the army, with Pei Gong's words to report to the king of Xiang, because he said: "Pei Gong did not break Guanzhong first, how would Gong dare to enter? Now people have great achievements and hit, not righteous. Why don't we meet them because of their good deeds?" Xiang Wang promised.
Pei Gong Dan day from more than a hundred riders to see the king of Xiang, to the Hongmen, thank you said: "I and the generals to kill and attack the Qin, the generals war in Hebei, I war in Henan, but I do not know how to first break into the Qin, to see the generals in this again. Today, there are small people's words, so that the general and the minister have the upper hand." Xiang Wang said: "This Pei Gong left horse Cao Wu injury said. Otherwise, how did I get here?" King Xiang stayed with Pei Gong for a drink on the same day. King Xiang, Xiang Bo sat eastward, Yafu sat southward, - Yafu, Fan Zeng also; Pei Gong sat northward; Zhang Liang served westward. Fan Zeng counted three jade pennants and showed them to the king of Xiang, but the king of Xiang was silent and did not respond. Fan Zeng up, out, called Xiang Zhuang, said: "the king for people can not bear. If you enter the front for the birthday, birthday, please dance with the sword, because hit Pei Gong in the seat, kill it. If not, all of them will be captured." Zhuang then into the birthday. After the birthday, he said: "The king and Pei Gong drink, the army is no fun, please dance with the sword." Xiang Wang said: "No." Xiang Zhuang drew his sword and danced, Xiang Bo also drew his sword and danced, often with a body wing cover Pei Gong, Zhuang shall not hit.
So Zhang Liang went to the military gate to see Fan Kuai. Fan Kuai said, "What about today?" Liang said, "It's very urgent! Xiangzhuang's intention is always in Peigong's favor." Kuai said, "This is urgent! I would like to go in and share the same fate with him." Kuai entered the army gate with his sword and shield. When the guards of his halberd wanted to stop him, Fan Kuai hit his shield sideways and the guards fell to the ground, Kuai then entered and stood in the western direction with the curtains on, staring angrily at the king of Xiang, pointing his hair upwards and his eyes were wide open. King Xiang pressed his sword and said, "What did you do?" Zhang Liang said, "The Duke of Pei's senator, Fan Kuai, is also a guest." King Xiang said, "Strong man! Give me a cup of wine." Then he gave him a cup of wine. Kuai thanked him, got up, stood up and drank the wine. Lord Xiang said, "Give me a swine's shoulder." Then he gave him a swine's shoulder for the rest of his life. Fan Kuai covered his shield on the ground, added the swine's shoulder to it, drew his sword and cut it. King Xiang said, "Strong man! Can you drink again?" Fan Kuai said, "I am not going to avoid death, but I am not going to resign from the banquet! The King of Qin had the heart of a tiger and a wolf, killing people as if he could not lift them up and torturing them as if he was afraid of not winning, and the whole world rebelled against him. King Huai and his generals made a promise: 'The one who breaks through Qin and enters Xianyang first will be the king. Now, Pei Gong broke Qin into Xianyang first, and did not dare to come near, closed the palace, and returned to Bashang, waiting for the King to come. Therefore, he sent his generals to guard the pass, to prepare for the entry and exit of other thieves and the very same. Labor pains and high merit so, without the reward of the feudal lords, and listen to the details, want to put to death the meritorious people, this is the continuation of the death of Qin ear. Stealing for the great king not to take also!" King Xiang did not respond to this and said, "Sit down." Fan Kuai sat down from Liang. After sitting for a while, Pei Gong got up and went to the toilet, so he recruited Fan Kuai to come out.
When Pei Gong was out of the toilet, Xiang Wang made Chen Ping call Pei Gong. He said, "This time, I have not yet resigned, so what can I do?" Fan Kuai said: "The big line does not care about the fine, the big gift does not resign small let. Now people are the knife and chopping board, and I am the fish and meat, why do I resign?" So he left. He asked Zhang Liang to stay and thank him. Liang asked, "Why did you come here, Your Majesty?" He said, "I am holding a pair of white jewels to offer to the king of Xiang, and a pair of jade buckets to offer to Yafu. Will its anger, do not dare to offer. Gong for me to offer." Zhang Liang said, "I promise." At that time, Lord Xiang's army was at the foot of Hongmen, and Pei Gong's army was at Bashang, 40 miles away from each other. The Duke of Pei set aside his carriage and rode alone, and walked with Fan Kuai, Xiahou Ying, Jin Qiang and Ji Xin with swords and shields, and traveled down from Mount Li to Zhiyang. Pei Gong said Zhang Liang said: "from this road to our army, but only 20 miles ear. Degree I to the army, the public will enter."
Pei Gong has gone, between to the army. Zhang Liang entered to thank, said: "Pei Gong is not able to win the cup and ladle, can not resign. I would like to make the minister Liang for a pair of white jewels, and then pay tribute to the foot of the king, a pair of jade buckets, and then pay tribute to the foot of the great general." The king of Xiang said, "Where is Pei Gong?" Liang said, "I heard that the king was interested in supervising him, so I took off and went alone, and I have already arrived at the army." The king of Xiang then received the jade, placed it on the seat. Yafu received jade bucket, placed on the ground, drew his sword and broke it, said: "Alas! The vertical son is not enough to plan with. The person who takes over the world of King Xiang will be Pei Gong also. My belongings today for the captive carry on!"
Pei Gong to the army, immediately killed Cao Wouxun.
Translation
The Duke of Pei was stationed at Bashang and had not yet met with Xiang Yu. Cao Wouxian, the left secretary of the Duke of Pei, sent someone to say to Xiang Yu: "The Duke of Pei intends to claim the throne in Guanzhong, appoint Zi Ying as the prime minister, and possess all the treasures of it." Xiang Yu was furious and said, "Treat your soldiers tomorrow and go and defeat Pei Gong's troops for me!" At this point in time, Xiang Yu's army was 400,000 strong and stationed at Xinfeng Hongmen; Pei Gong's army was 100,000 strong and stationed at Bashang. Fan Zeng persuaded Xiang Yu, "When Lord Pei lived east of Mount Banshan, he coveted wealth and goods and liked beautiful women. Now that he has entered the border, he has not taken anything and is not obsessed with women, so it seems that his ambition is not small. I told my men to look at his fortune, it is in the shape of a dragon and tiger, with colorful colors, which is the fortune of the Son of Heaven! I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that, but I think I'm going to be able to do it.
Xiang Bo, the left magistrate of Chu, was Xiang Yu's uncle, and had always been friends with Zhang Liang, the Marquis of Liu. Zhang Liang was following Liu Bang at that time. Xiang Bo then rode his horse to Liu Bang's camp in the night, met Zhang Liang in private, told him the details of the matter, and wanted to ask Zhang Liang to leave with him, saying, "Don't die with (Liu Bang) and them." Zhang Liang said, "I am the man sent by the King of Han to the Duke of Pei, and now that the Duke of Pei is in danger, it would be ungodly to run away, and he cannot be told otherwise."
Zhang Liang then went in and (told) Liu Bang in detail. Liu Bang was shocked and said, "What should we do about this?" Zhang Liang said, "Who made this plan for the king?" (Liu Bang) replied, "A shallow and ignorant villain advised me, saying, 'Hold the Hangu Pass, don't let the lords come in, and all the territory of Qin can be claimed by you as king.' So (I) listened to his words." Zhang Liang said, "Do you reckon that your majesty's army will be able to withstand King Xiang's army?" Liu Bang was silent (for a while) and said, "It was inferior to others, what will be done?" Zhang Liang said, "Please tell Xiang Bo in person that Liu Bang dares not betray King Xiang." Liu Bang said, "How do you have friendship with Xiang Bo?" Zhang Liang said, "During the Qin Dynasty, Xiang Bo and I had a relationship, Xiang Bo killed a man and I saved his life; now there is an emergency situation, so it is fortunate that he has come to tell me." Liu Bang said, "He you age, who is older and who is younger?" Zhang Liang said, "He is older than me." Liu Bang said, "Invite him in (for me), I have to treat him with the courtesy of an elder brother." Zhang Liang went out and invited Xiang Bo. Xiang Bo then came in to see Liu Bang. Liu Bang then offered Xiang Bo a cup of wine to bless him, (and) agreed to be his in-laws, saying, "When I entered Guanzhong, I dared not dip into the very smallest of possessions, registering the officials, the people, and closing up the treasury (of the collection of possessions) in anticipation of the general's (arrival). So the reason for sending officials and soldiers to guard the Hangu Pass was to prevent other thieves from coming in and unexpected changes. How can I dare to rebel when I look forward to the general's arrival day and night! I hope you (to? Lord Xiang) explain in detail, I would not dare to be ungrateful." Xiang Bo agreed and said to Liu Bang, "Tomorrow you can't fail to come earlier to thank Lord Xiang personally." Liu Bang said, "Good." So Xiang Bo left again in the night and went back to (Xiang Yu's) camp to report Liu Bang's words in detail to the king of Xiang. He then took the opportunity to say, "How dare you come in without Liu Bang breaking Guanzhong first? Now that people have great merits (you) are trying to beat them, which is unkind. Why don't you just take the opportunity to treat him in a friendly manner." King Xiang agreed.
Liu Bang led more than a hundred men and horses to meet Xiang Yu the next day, and when he arrived at the Hongmen Gate, he thanked him and said, "General and I joined forces to attack Qin, and General fought north of the Yellow River. I fought south of the Yellow River, yet I did not expect to be able to enter the pass and break Qin first, and to be able to see you again here, General. Now there are little people's rumors that make general and I have a gap ......" Xiang Yu said, "This is what your left division horse Cao Wuxian said. If not, how could I be like this?" Xiang Yu stayed Liu Bang to drink wine with him that day. Xiang Yu and Xiang Bo sat facing east; Yafu sat facing south - Yafu was Fan Zeng; Liu Bang sat facing north; and Zhang Liang sat facing west. Fan Zeng repeatedly winked at Xiang Yu and raised the jade pennant he wore to Xiang Yu, but Xiang Yu did not respond silently. Fan Zeng stood up, went out and summoned Xiang Zhuang, and said to Xiang Zhuang: "The king is not cruel to people. You go in and go up to make a toast, and when the toast is over, ask for a sword dance to cheer you up, and take the opportunity to strike Liu Bang down in his seat and kill him. Otherwise, you will all be captured by him!" Xiang Zhuang then went in to make a toast. After the toast, he said, "The king and Pei Gong are drinking wine and there is nothing to entertain them in the barracks, so please let me cheer them up with a sword dance." Xiang Yu said, "Good." ? Xiang Zhuang then drew his sword and danced. Xiang Bo also drew his sword and danced, often using his own body to cover Liu Bang, and Xiang Zhuang could not get (the chance) to assassinate (Liu Bang).
So Zhang Liang went to the entrance of the military camp to find Fan Kuai. Fan Kuai asked, "How are things today?" Zhang Liang said, "It's critical! Now Xiang Zhuang drew his sword and danced, his intention is often on Pei Gong!" Fan Kuai said, "This is too critical, please let me go in and live and die with him." So Fan Kuai took his sword and held his shield and rushed into the army gate. The guard who was holding his halberd and crossing the army gate tried to stop him from going in, Fan Kuai slammed his shield sideways, the guard fell to the ground, and Fan Kuai went in, lifted the curtain and stood towards the west, staring at the King of Xiang, his hair stood straight up and the corners of his eyes were cracked. King Xiang held his sword and stood up and asked, "What is the guest for?" Zhang Liang said, "It's Duke Pei's seneschal Fan Kuai." Lord Xiang said, "Strong man! Reward him with a cup of wine." The left and right handed him a big cup of wine, Fan Kuai thanked him, got up, stood up and drank the wine. King Xiang added, "Reward him with a front leg of a pig." So he gave him a raw front leg of a pig. Fan Kuai buckled his shield to the ground, put the pig's foreleg on the shield, drew his sword and cut it to eat. The king of Xiang said, "Strong man! Can you still drink?" Fan Kuai said, "I am not afraid of death, what is there to excuse me from a cup of wine? The King of Qin had a heart like a tiger and a wolf, and he was afraid that he could not kill all the people and punish all the people with all the tortures, so people all over the world betrayed him. King Huai once promised his generals, 'The one who defeats the Qin army first and enters Xianyang will be crowned king. Now when Duke Pei had defeated the Qin army and entered Xianyang first, he did not dare to use a single thing, but closed the palace and retreated his army to Bashang, waiting for the arrival of the king. The reason for deliberately sending generals to guard the Hangu Pass was to guard against the entry of other thieves and unexpected changes. Instead of being rewarded with a vassal for such hard work, he listened to the slanderous words of the villains and tried to kill the meritorious ones, which was just a continuation of the extinguished Qin Dynasty. I thought that the great king should not take this approach." King Xiang had no words to reply and said, "Sit." Fan Kuai sat down next to Zhang Liang. After sitting for a while, Liu Bang got up to go to the toilet and took the opportunity to call Fan Kuai out.
After Liu Bang went out, Xiang Wang sent his lieutenant Chen Ping to call Liu Bang. Liu Bang said, "What should I do if I come out now and haven't said goodbye?" Fan Kuai said, "Do big things do not have to take into account the small details, there is a big courtesy not to avoid the small reproach. Now people are like a chopper and a chopping board, and we are like fish and meat, so what is the point of saying goodbye?" So he decided to leave. Liu Bang asked Zhang Liang to stay and apologize. Zhang Liang asked, "What did you bring with you when you came?" Liu Bang said, "I brought a pair of jade jewels to offer to the king of Xiang; and a pair of jade buckets to give to Yafu. It just happened that they were angry and did not dare to dedicate them. You offer them for me." Zhang Liang said, "Good." At this time, King Xiang's army was stationed at Hongmen, and Liu Bang's army was stationed at Bashang, forty miles apart. So Liu Bang left his vehicles and retinue behind, rode off alone, and fled on foot with Fan Kuai, Xiahou Ying, Jin Qiang, and Ji Xin, armed with swords and shields, from the foot of Mt. Li, took Zhiyang, and took a shortcut. Liu Bang said to Zhang Liang, "From this road to our barracks, it's only twenty miles, so I guess I'll return to the barracks before you go in."
Liu Bang left and took the shortcut back to the barracks. Zhang Liang went in and apologized, saying, "Liu Bang can't afford the strength of wine and can't say goodbye in person. Let me present a pair of white jade jewels and pay two obeisances to the king; and a pair of jade buckets and pay two obeisances to the general." The king of Xiang said, "Where is Lord Pei?" Zhang Liang said, "He heard that the Great King intended to chastise him, took off and left alone, and has returned to the military camp." King Xiang then accepted the jade jade and put it on his seat. Yafu took the jade bucket, put it on the ground, drew his sword and cracked it, saying, "Alas! This kid is not worth ****ing with for a great cause! The one who takes away King Xiang's world must be Pei Gong. Those of us who are about to be captured by him!"
Liu Bang returned to his barracks and immediately killed Cao Wuxian.
3. Selected Classic High School Literature
Fang Shan Zi Biography
Su Shi [Song Dynasty]
Fang Shan Zi, a hermit between Guang and Huang. When he was young, he admired Zhu Jia, Guo Xie as a person, and all the chivalrous people in the village were all in favor of him. Slightly strong, the book, wanting to ride the world, but finally did not meet. Late was recluse in the light, between the yellow, said Qiting. An abode vegetables and food, not with the world heard; abandon the car and horse, destroyed the crown and clothing, hiking to and from the mountains, people do not know also. See his hat, square and high, said: "This is not the ancient Fangshan crown of the remains of the image?" Because it is called the Fangshan son.
Yu banished to live in Huang, through the Qiting, the right to see. Said: "Whoops! This is my old man Chen Zhen Ji Chang, why and in this?" Fang Shanzi also hale, asked Yu so to this person, Yu told the reason. Bowed down and did not answer, tilted up and laughed, called Yu stayed at his home. The ring plugs are rustic, and the wife and slave girl are all self-satisfied.
Yu both shrugged differently, and only miss Fang Shanzi when he was young, make wine and good sword, with money like dirt. The first ten nine years, Yu in Qishan, see Fang Shanzi from the two riders, hostage two yards, swim in the western mountains. The magpie rose up in front of him, and he made his horse chase and shoot at him, but he did not get it. Fang Shanzi was angry with his horse, and got it in one shot. Because of the Yu immediately on the use of military and ancient and modern success or failure, said he was a world of heroes. Today, a few days ear, the color of toughness, is still seen in the eyebrow, and is not a person in the mountains?
Of course, Fang Shanzi Shishang has a valve, when the official. Make engaged in the intervening, today has been heard. And his family in Luoyang, the garden house magnificent, with the public and marquis, etc. Hebei has a field, the year to get silk. Hebei has a field, a thousand pieces of silk a year, also enough to be rich and happy. All abandoned not to take, only to the poor mountains, this is not no gain and so?
I heard that there were a lot of extraordinary people between Guang and Huang, but they were often so wild and dirty that they could not be seen, which is why Fang Shanzi was the first to see them.
Translation
Fang Shanzi was a hermit in the area of Guangzhou and Huangzhou. When he was young, he admired the character of Zhu Jia and Guo Xie, who were the swordsmen of the Han Dynasty, and all the swordsmen in his township respected him. （When he was a little older, he changed his mind and studied hard in order to become famous in the contemporary world, but he never had any luck. In his old age, he lived in seclusion in a place called Qiting in the vicinity of Guangzhou and Huangzhou. He lived in a thatched cottage, ate vegetarian food, and did not socialize with the community. Give up riding in a car on horseback, destroyed the scholar's clothes and hats, hiking in the mountains to and fro, no one knew him. When people saw that the hat he wore was square and high, they said, "Isn't this the leftover appearance of the ancient musician's square mountain crown?" So they called him "Fang Shan Zi".
I was living in Huangzhou because of my relegation, and once when I passed by Qiting, I happened to see him. I said, "Hey, this is my old friend, Chen Jichang, why are you here?" Fang Shanzi was also surprised and asked me the reason for my visit here. I told him the reason, and he bowed his head without answering, then looked up to the sky and laughed, and invited me to stay at his house. His house was in a sorry state, but his wife, children, and servants all looked happy and contented.
I was amazed at this. I recalled that when Fang Shanzi was young, he was a drunkard, a swordsman, and a ranger who spent money like gold. Nineteen years ago, I was at the foot of the Qiting, and I saw Fang Shanzi with two attendants on horseback, hiding two arrows, hunting in the western mountains. When he saw a magpie flying up in front of him, he asked his attendants to chase and shoot the magpie, but they failed to hit it. Mr. Fang Shan Zi rushed out alone and shot the magpie with an arrow. On his horse, he talked to me about the way of war and the successes and failures of the past and present, and considered himself a great man of his generation. So far and how many days have passed, but a heroic and vigorous look, still in the brow of the appearance, how can this be a reclusive mountain people?
Fang Shanzi was born in the family of generations of meritorious service, should have an official, if he can be in the officialdom, by now has to be famous. His original home in Luoyang, the garden house is magnificent and rich, can be the same with the family of the Lord. There are also fields in Hebei, each year can get thousands of silk income, these are also enough to make life rich and happy. However, he has left not to enjoy, but to come to the poor mountain, this is not because of his unique will heart place will be so? I have heard that there are many strange men and women in the area of Guang Zhou and Huang Zhou, often pretending to be crazy and in shabby clothes, but I cannot meet them; perhaps Fang Shan Zi can meet them.
4. Selected Classic High School Literature
Candle Zhiwu Retreats Qin Division
Zuo Qiu Ming [Pre-Qin]
The Marquis of Jin and the Minister of Qin besieged Zheng, because he was insolent to Jin, and was displeased with Chu. The Jin army was at Huling, and the Qin army was at Tuannan.
The anonymous fox said to Zheng Bo: "The country is in danger, if you make Candle's Wu see the Qin ruler, the division will retreat." Gong from it. The resignation said: "I'm strong, but not as good as the people; now old, can not be also has been." Gong said: "I can not use early son, now urgent and seek son, is the fault of the widow. However, Zheng died, the son is also unfavorable!" I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that.
Let down at night, see the Qin Bo, said: "Qin, Jin siege Zheng, Zheng is known to be dead. If the death of Zheng and beneficial to the king, dare to bother the deacon. Yue country to mean far away, you know its difficult, how to use the death of Zheng to accompany the neighbor? The neighbor's thick, the king's thin. If you give up Zheng as a host, luggage to and from the **** its lack of hardship, Jun also do no harm. And Jun has been given for the king of Jin, Xu Jun Jiao, flaws, the day and night to set up a version of it, the king's know also. Jin, why do you hate it? Since the eastern seal of Zheng, and want to rampage its western seal, if not Que Qin, will not take it? If you do not queue Qin to favor Jin, only you can figure it out." The Qin emperor said, "I will make an alliance with the Zheng people. The first is to make the people of Zhengzhou to be the first to be able to take over the city, and the second is to make the people of Zhengzhou to be the first to be able to take over the city.
Zi criminal please hit it. The public said: "No. The power of the micro-female is not as strong as this. The power of Mrs. Wei is not as strong as this. Because of the strength of the people and my, not benevolent; lost its with, I do not know; to mess with the whole, not martial. I its return also." Also go.
(From Zuo Zhuan)
Translation
In the 30th year of the reign of Duke Xi-Dong, the Duke of Jin and the Duke of Qin Mu joined forces to besiege the state of Zheng, which had been disrespectful to the Duke of Jin, and which was subordinate to Jin while at the same time being subordinate to Chu. The Jin army was stationed at Huling, and the Qin army was stationed south of the floodwater.
The anonymous fox said to Duke Zheng Wen, "The country is in danger; if we send Candlewick to meet Duke Mu of Qin, the Qin army will surely retreat." Duke Zheng Wen agreed. Candle's Wu excused himself, saying, "When I was in my prime, I was not yet as good as others; now that I am old, I cannot do much." Duke Wen of Zheng said, "It is my fault that I did not reuse you earlier, and now I am begging you because the situation is critical. However, if the state of Zheng falls, it will not be favorable to you!" And Candlewick agreed to this.
At night, someone lowered Candlewick down from the city tower with a rope, and when he met Duke Mu of Qin, Candlewick said, "Qin and Jin are besieging the state of Zheng, and Zheng already knows that it is going to perish. If the destruction of the state of Zheng is good for you, how dare I take the liberty of troubling you with this matter. However, you know that it is difficult to make the distant state of Zheng the eastern border of Qin by crossing over to another country, so why do you want to destroy the state of Zheng and give more land to the neighboring country? The neighboring state's power is stronger, and your Qin state's power is relatively weaker. If you give up the siege of Zheng and treat it as a host for visitors on the eastern road, and if your envoys come and go, Zheng can always supply them with what they lack, which will do you no harm. Moreover, you have done favor to Duke Hui of Jin, who promised to give you the cities of Jiao and Chou. Yet the Duke of Hui crossed the Yellow River in the morning to return to his country, and at night he built a city there for defense, as you know. How is it that the state of Jin, how can it ever be satisfied? Now that it has made Zheng its frontier in the east, it wants to extend its borders to the west. If it does not make a loss of land to Qin, where will it go to seize it? Weakening Qin is good for Jin, and I hope you will consider it!" Uncle Qin was so pleased that he signed a covenant with Zheng. He sent Qizi, Fengsun and Yangsun to guard Zheng, and Qin Bo returned to his country.
Zi Gui, a great physician of the state of Jin, asked for troops to attack the Qin army. Duke Wen of Jin said, "No way! If it were not for the power of the Qin ruler, I would not be where I am today. It is unkind to rely on someone else's strength and in turn harm him; it is unwise to lose one's allies; and it is not in accordance with martial virtue to replace unity and unanimity with confusion and mutual attack. We had better go back!" And the Jin army left Zheng.