Thousand Characters

Chapter 28

[Original text]

The palace is gloomy, and the building is frightened.The pictures describe animals, and the painted fairy spirits.

【Note】

Palace: The place where the emperor lives, that is, the living area of ​​the emperor.Hall: The place where the emperor handles state affairs.Building: A house with more than two floors.View: The two-story thin and tall building outside the palace gate.Drawing and writing: both mean painting.Poultry: Animals that fly in the sky.Beast: An animal that walks on the ground.Color: various colors, the ancient paintings have ten kinds of colors: "blue, yellow, red, white, black, red, purple, green and blue".These four sentences describe to us the majesty and magnificence of the imperial palace in the capital from the appearance of the palace where the emperor worked and lived, as well as the murals on the inner wall of the palace.

【Interpretation】

The palace where the emperor deals with political affairs and living life is full of twists and turns, overlapping, and the towers and palaces are about to fly in the sky, which makes people frightened.All kinds of birds and beasts are painted on the walls and eaves of the palace, which is dizzying. There are also angels and gods painted in various colors, which can be described as colorful.

【allusion】

Wang Sengru Treats People with Courtesy Wang Sengru was a famous scholar in the Liang Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.He was born in a family of declining officials in Tancheng, Shandong. His family was very poor. He couldn't even eat enough for three meals a day, but he was very eager to learn.The family had no money to support him in his studies, so he collected some broken and torn books at home, asked his mother to bind them, and took the books with him wherever he went, reading anytime and anywhere.From the books, the little monk Ru learned a lot of knowledge and etiquette, coupled with the strict discipline of his parents, he developed a respectful and reasonable character since he was a child.When Wang Sengru was five years old, one day his father was away from home, and a friend of his father happened to come to visit with a basket of fruit.Wang Sengru went out with his mother to receive the guests.He greeted the guests very humbly, just like an adult.The guest saw that Wang Sengru was young, spoke very well, and looked very cute, so he liked him a little bit in his heart, so he asked him if he had entered the school.The little monk Ru said that because his family was poor, he just followed his father to read a few words at home.The guest felt that what Wang Sengru said was very measured, and asked him what books he was reading at home.The little monk told him to read only the dilapidated schools of thought.The guests couldn't help but look at him with admiration. These books were difficult for the teenagers in the school to read. They didn't expect the little monk to be so smart.He liked the child more and more from the bottom of his heart, so he took out a big sweet peach from the fruit basket and gave it to Wang Sengru to eat.Unexpectedly, Wang Sengru shook his head, refused, and said that the guests did not dare to taste it first.While the mother chatted with the guests, the little monk listened respectfully.When it comes to things related to himself or things he knows, the little monk never interrupts or interrupts the conversation of the guests.Seeing that the little monk was so courteous and reasonable, the guests were full of praise for him.After listening to the guest's praise, the little monk became more energetic in his studies.At the age of six, he was able to read whole passages and write short passages.Everyone in the village praised him as a clever, studious, courteous and reasonable little talent.After growing up, Wang Sengru liked to read and collect books even more, and became a big man with a collection of thousands of books and many talents.

(End of this chapter)