The Legend of God

Chapter 33
King Wen listened to the fisherman's song, and said to San Yisheng: "The rhyme of this song is so clear, there must be a great sage hidden here." King Wen ordered Xin Jia: "Invite the sage who wrote the song to meet you alone." Xin Jia led the way. The decree, will sit down on the horse, knocked forward, and said sharply: "There are sages in the house, please come out to see me a thousand years old." The fishermen all knelt down and replied: "We are all idlers." Xin Jia said: "Why are you all sages?" The fisherman said: "I will go out to fish in the morning, and I will come back at this time without incident, so we are all idlers." After a while, King Wen arrived.Xin Jia came forward and said: "These are all fishermen, not sages." King Wen said: "I just listen to the song with a strange rhythm, and there must be a great sage in it." The fishermen said: "This song is not a small one. It was made by the people. There is a Fung River 35 miles away from here. There is an old man in the stream who often sings this song. We are familiar with it, so we sing it out of the mouth. This song is not made by ordinary people." King Wen said: "Everyone Please come back." All the fishermen kowtowed and went away.King Wen immediately thought about the flavor of the song: "What a 'wash your ears and don't hear the sound of a subjugated country'!" There was a doctor San Yisheng next to him, who owed his back and said: "What is the person who 'washes his ears and doesn't hear the sound of a subjugated country'?" Chang said: " Don’t you know?” Yisheng said, “I’m a fool who doesn’t know the meaning.” Chang said, “This sentence is the story of King Yao’s visit to Emperor Shun. In the past, Yao had virtue, but he was an unworthy man. Later, King Yao was afraid of losing the popularity of the people, so he privately When I was visiting a virtuous person, I wanted to give up my position. One day, when I was traveling to a secluded village in the mountains, I saw a man leaning against a stream by the water and turning a small ladle in the water. King Yao asked, "Why did you turn this ladle in the water?" The man replied: "I saw through the world, but I lost fame and fortune, lost my family property, abandoned my wife, left the door of love, right and wrong, and the path of red dust, and took refuge in the forest. For the rest of the day, the wish of a lifetime is enough.' King Yao was overjoyed after hearing this: "This person has nothing to do with the world, forgets the glory of wealth and honor, and is far from the realm of right and wrong. He is really a gentleman. The lonely general should let him the throne." Wang Said: "Sage, I am no one else. I am Emperor Yao. Now that I see a great virtuous and virtuous man, would you like to give me the position of emperor?" He covered his ears with his hands and ran away. He ran to the stream to wash his ears. While he was washing, he saw a man leading a cow to drink water. The man said, "My lord, the cow has come to drink water." The man said again: "How much filth is there in this ear, just wash it?" After the man finished washing, he opened his mouth and replied, "Just now Emperor Yao gave up his throne to me, and my ears were dirty. So after washing for a while, there is Mistake the cow to drink water.' The man heard this, and led the cow to the upper stream to drink. The man said, "Why did you leave?" At that time, the noble and pure people were like this. This sentence is "Close your ears and don't hear the sound of the country's subjugation." All the officials immediately listened to King Wen's talk about the rise and fall of the first dynasty and the legacy of the latter.Monarchs and ministers immediately uploaded cups to share, and had fun with the people. They saw some pinks and plums, ducks green and goose yellows, warblers singing loudly, purple swallows whispering, and the wind blowing regardless of tourists' drunkenness. The unique scenery of three springs is new.

The monarch and his ministers were on their way, and saw a woodcutter singing a song:

The phoenix is ​​lacking and the lin is not without it, but there is prosperity and pollution in governing the world.Long Xingyun comes out of tigers and wind, and the world cherishes the way to find talents.If you don't see Xin Yefu, you are happy with Yao and Shun and the plow and hoe.If you don't meet Cheng Tang's three envoys, you will embrace economics and study left disciples.I don't see Fu Yanzi again, Xiao Xiao's coir hat is sweet and cold.At that time, Gao Zongmeng was not a man, and Lin Yu lived in Tibet all his life.In ancient times, the sages were humiliated and honored, so we will end up in the water margin.And cross the flute and sing the clear day, slowly scold the plow and oxen to plow the white clouds.Under the slanting light of wealth and honor, princes and princes look up to the sky and smile at Mingjun.

King Wen and Wen Wu immediately heard the singing, which was very strange. There must be a great sage among them, and ordered Xin Jia: "Please meet the sage." Is there any sage among you? Please come out and meet my great king." Everyone put down their burdens, saying that there is no sage among you.After a while, King Wen's horse arrived, and Xin Jia replied, "There are no wise men inside." King Wen said, "Listen to the strange rhyme of his song, is there no wise man inside?" One of them said: "This song is not made by me. It is ten miles ahead. The name of the place is Fenxi, and there is an old man who hangs a pole at night and day. The little people are waiting to collect firewood. Fenxi seldom rests. They listen to and sing this song day and night. Everyone is familiar with it, so they sing it casually. I don’t know the king’s arrival, so I don’t want to avoid it. , It is the crime of the people." The king said: "Since there are no wise men, you will temporarily retire." Everyone went.

King Wen only thought about it when he was on the horse.I went all the way again, holding a cup with civil and military officials, and I couldn't do my best.The spring is bright and beautiful, the flowers and willows are fragrant, and the red and green are intertwined, embellishing the spring scenery.While walking, I saw a man carrying a load of firewood and singing:

The spring water is long and the spring grass is strange, and the goldfish have not encountered Yinfenxi.People in the world don't know Gao Xianzhi, they are only old fisherman by the stream.

Hearing the singing, King Wen sighed and said: "It's amazing! There must be a great sage among them." Yisheng looked at the firewood picker on the horse, like a sly man Wuji.Yisheng said: "My lord, the songwriter just now looks like Wuji who killed the king." The king said: "The doctor is wrong! Wuji has died in the deep pool. How can Wuji still be there?" Yisheng saw the truth, and he ordered Xin Jia to say, "Did you bring it?" Xin Jia walked forward.When Wuji saw that it was King Wen coming, he couldn't avoid it. He put down the firewood and knelt in the dust.When Xin Jia looked at it, it really was Wu Ji.Xin Jia met King Wen Qi and said, "It's really Wuji." King Wen blushed when he heard the words, and shouted at Ji, "How dare you bully Gu too much!" Then he said to Yisheng: "Doctor, this cunning and rebellious people, More investigation should be done, killing and injuring people, hiding from serious crimes and throwing light on light, crimes and murder, etc. Now it is not that Wuji is escaping, but there is an error in the innate number, why is it handed down?" Wuji cried and bowed to the ground, and said: "Ji is law-abiding People who serve the public don't dare to rebel. Just because they accidentally injured someone's life, they went to ask an old man three miles away from here. The place name is Fenxi. This person is from Xuzhou in the East China Sea. Tell the little man to worship him as a teacher, tell the little man to go home and dig a hole, let the little man sleep in it, cover his body with grass, light a lamp in front of his head, light a lamp behind his feet, and use rice on the grass. Sprinkle it on it, sleep until dawn, just collect firewood, it's okay. Lord Qiansui, ants are greedy for life, how can anyone spare their lives?" Yisheng immediately bowed and said congratulatoryly: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, Wu Ji said that this human name is flying The bear is the omen of the Lingtai. In the past, Emperor Gaozong of the Shang Dynasty dreamed of flying bears at night and got Fu Shuo. Today, the king dreamed of flying bears, and he deserved his teeth. Wuji goes to the forest to invite the wise men to meet." Wuji kowtowed and flew into the forest.

In addition, when King Wen and his ministers were about to arrive in front of the forest, they did not dare to disturb the wise men. From the place where they were several arrows away, King Wen dismounted from his horse, and Tong Yisheng walked into the forest.Let's say that Wuji rushed into the forest and panicked when he didn't see his master.Seeing King Wen entering the forest again, Yisheng asked, "Is the sage here?" Wuji replied, "I was here just now, but I don't see you now." King Wen said, "Can the sage live elsewhere?" Wuji said, "There is a thatched cottage in front of you." ”Wu Ji cited King Wen to drive to the door, and King Wen stroked the door with his hand, fearing that there would be a mistake.I saw a little boy walking inside and opening the door.King Wen smiled and asked, "Is the teacher here?" The boy said, "Not anymore. Friends of the same Taoism are free." King Wen asked, "When will you come back?" The boy replied, "Not sure. Maybe he will come, or in a day or two, Or in March and May, the stalks of duckweeds are floating around, and when mountains and rivers meet, teachers or friends will talk about metaphysics, so there is no fixed time." Yisheng said next to him: "My minister asks the lord, seek talents and hire talents, and the etiquette should be pious. Today's visit is not sincere, so it is better to avoid it. In ancient times, Shennong worshiped Changsang, Xuanyuan worshiped Lao Peng, Huangdi worshiped Fenghou, and Tang worshiped Yiyin. You must take a bath and fast, and choose an auspicious day to welcome you. This is the gift of respecting talents. My lord Please drive back for now." King Wen said: "The doctor's words are true." He ordered Wuji to accompany him back to the court.King Wen walked to the stream and saw the strange scenery and the vast forest, so he wrote a poem saying:
Slaughtering the mountains and rivers is far away, and the great sages can be accomplices in their ambitions.This time I don't see the old man hanging on the pole, and everyone in the world will worry about it for a few days.

King Wen gave up, and saw the green willows, sitting next to the stone, the fishing rod floating on the water, but Ziya was missing, and his heart was very sad.Rewrite the poem and say:
Seek the virtuous and go out to Xitou, and if you don't see the sage, you will only see the hook.A bamboo green thread hangs green willows, the river is full of red sun, and the water is empty.

King Wen was still reluctant to part with him, so Yisheng persuaded King Wen to return to the court with all the civil and military forces.Arrive at dusk and enter Xiqi, all to the palace.King Wen issued an order to all the officials: "It is not necessary to go back to the mansion, but to stay in the palace for three days, and go to welcome the great sages together." There is a general Nangong Shijin who said: "It is a false name to catch old people in Fenxi. Your Majesty does not know the truth, but he welcomes you with grand ceremony. If you exaggerate the truth, it will not be in vain that your lord's sincerity will be fooled by a fool. In my opinion, my lord doesn't need to bother so much. I will invite you tomorrow. It's not too late for my lord to add grand ceremony to his name; if the name is false, you can scold him and not use it, so why bother to see you later, lord?" Yisheng said sharply next to him, "General, that's not the case. Fang today In the wilderness, the world is full of turmoil, and many sages and gentlemen hide in rocky valleys. Today, the flying bears are showing signs, and the heavens are hanging down like elephants. This is the blessing of Xiqi. How can the habit of contraction be like the recent self-selling by sages? The general must not say such words to make the officials slack off." King Wen was very happy when he heard the words: "The words of the doctor are just in line with the lonely will." So all the officials They all stayed in the palace for three days, and then hired Ziya.Later there is a poem saying:
The drums and music in the city of Xiqi were noisy, and King Wen hired Taigong Xian.Since then, the Zhou family has been established as the emperor, and has been honored for 800 years on April [-]th.

King Wen followed the words of San Yisheng and fasted for three days.On the fourth day, take a bath and get dressed very sincerely.King Wen sat in Luanyu and carried the dowry.King Wen arranged his army and horses to go to Fenxi to meet Ziya. He made Wuji a general of Wude.I don't know how many people have been alarmed, helping the old and the young to come to welcome the virtuous.But see:
The flag is divided into five parts, and the spear is halberd and clang.The sound of the sheng reed is like the sound of a crane and a luan; the thump of a painted drum is like the rolling of thunder.Everyone is happy with the pair of horses, and all Jinwu people are happy.Wen is in the east, with broad robes and sleeves; Wu is in the west, with armor and strong sleeves.Mao Gongsui, Zhou Gongdan, Zhao Gongshi, Bi Gongrong, four virtuous assistant masters; Bai Da, Bai Shi, Shu Ye, Shu Xia, etc., accompanied by eight handsome men.The city is full of incense and roads, and Guo Wairui gathers together to form auspiciousness.The Holy Lord came to the west land, and he lived up to the five phoenixes and Li Qishan.All people enjoy the day of peace, and the universe has been in Yongxi for 800 years.Feixiong Renzhao Xing Zhou's family, thanked King Wen for hiring great sages.

King Wen led all the civil and military troops out of the profile and came straight to Fenxi.Travel to 35 miles, and arrive at the forest as early as possible.King Wen issued a decree: "The soldiers will stay outside the forest for the time being. Don't raise your voice, lest you disturb the wise men." King Wen got off his horse and walked with San Yisheng.King Wen walked up to him quietly and stood behind Ziya.Knowing that he was coming, Ziya pretended to sing:

When the west wind blows and white clouds fly, what will be done at the end of the year.Five phoenixes are singing, Allah is here, and when you are fishing with a pole, you will never know me.

After Ziya finished his work, King Wen asked, "Are the wise men happy?" Ziya turned his head and saw King Wen. King Wen hurriedly supported him, and said: "Mr. Jiumu, you are not pious in the past, and Chang knows that you are disrespectful. Today, I am fasting and worshiping sincerely. It is really a blessing to see the honor of the gentleman."Ziya bowed and stood, King Wen smiled and took Ziya to the hut.Ziya bowed again, and King Wen bowed together.Wang said: "I have admired Gaoming for a long time, but I have not seen each other. I am lucky to receive Fengbiao and only listen to the teachings. I am lucky to be prosperous and prosperous." Not enough for security, not enough for military affairs, the virtuous king of Hemeng is in vain, he really insults Luanyu, he has Gu Shengde." Yisheng said next to him: "Sir, you don't have to be too modest. My monarch and ministers are devout. I especially apply for Weichen and concentrate on hiring. There are many people today, and they will be determined. It's chaotic again, today's son is far away from the virtuous and close to the sycophant, debauched and debauched, cruel to the people, the princes are in chaos, and the people are in dire straits. My lord thinks day and night, restless on the mat, Mr. Jiumu is a great virtue, hidden by the side of the stream and rocks, and has a special small job. Sir, don't give up, When offering to Zuo Ming, my king was very lucky, and the people were very lucky. Sir, why do you bother to hide the conspiracy in your chest, and endure the misery of the people, why don't you show the rest of your thoughts, decline this loneliness, and bring peace out of water and fire? This gentleman reproduced it Virtue is the benevolence of the world." Yisheng spread out the betrothal gift, Ziya looked at it, and ordered Tong'er to receive it.Yisheng pushes Luanyu past, and invites Ziya to Dengyu.Ziya knelt down and said: "The old minister, Hemeng Hongen, has been very grateful for his appointment with courtesy. How dare you take a ride in Luanyu, and use your name to arrogate yourself. This is absolutely not dared." Mr. Zhui, you must ride, and you will live up to your heart.” Ziya dared not to sit again and again, pushed and resisted several times, and never dared to sit.Seeing that Ziya was determined not to follow, Yisheng said to King Wen: "Since a sage does not take a ride, I hope my lord will follow the sage's request. You can take the king's free horse, and my lord will take a ride." The king said: "If so, There is also the reverence of being lonely for a few days." The two sides gave way several times, King Wen Fang took the road, and Ziya rode the horse.Cheers filled the road, and the scholars and horses were magnificent.It was an auspicious time, when Ziya came, and he was nearly eighty years old.There is a poem that sighs and says:
There is a fishing rod at the head of the Weishui stream, and the temples are frosty and bright, and there are two clouds.The chest is full of stars soaring to the sky, and the breath is blowing out the rainbow to sweep away the coldness of the sun.

The old man came back to Xibo, avoiding danger and throwing away the old crown.Since the dream of the flying bear, I have enjoyed peace for more than [-] years.

It is said that King Wen hired Ziya to enter Xiqi, and all the people were delighted to see it.Ziya dismounted at Chaomen, and King Wen ascended to the palace.After Ziya congratulated him, King Wen named Ziya the prime minister of You Lingsheng.Ziya thanked him, held a banquet in the side hall, and all the officials congratulated each other and drank together.At that time, the monarch and his ministers had their assistants, and the dragon and the tiger had their support.Ziya has the right way to govern the country, the people have the law, the conditions are well-organized, and the deeds are well-regulated.Xiqi started to build the Xiangfu.At this time, it was reported that Han Rong, the chief of Sishui Pass, went to Chaoge, saying that Jiang Shangxiang Zhou.I don't know what happened to Ziya, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)