Thousand Characters

Chapter 3

[Original text]

Heaven and earth are dark yellow, the universe is prehistoric.The sun and the moon are full of clouds, and the constellation of Chensu is set.

【Note】

Xuan: blue-black, the color of the sky.Yellow: the color of the earth.Yu: Space composed of up, down, left, and right.Zhou: The time formed from the past to the present.The universe and the universe together refer to all things.Ying: Refers to the fullness and fullness of the moon's brilliance.Zan: refers to: the sun will tilt westward after noon.Chen: A single star.Place: a group of stars.Column sheet: Arrangement is full.The first two sentences of these four sentences describe the chaos when the universe was just formed, and the last two sentences describe the appearance of the sun, moon and stars in the early days of the universe.In ancient times, there were no watches and compasses, and people mainly distinguished time and direction based on the rising and setting of the sun, the waxing and waning of the moon and the positions of the stars.

【Interpretation】

When the world was first formed, the sky was blue-black and the earth was yellow.Everything in the world is in a state of ignorance and chaos.The sun rises and sets, sets and rises again, the moon becomes full and then wanes, wanes and then becomes full again.The sun and the moon alternate day and night, lined up with other stars, and spread throughout the boundless universe.

【allusion】

When Luan Shu was doing good, the state of Zheng was between Chu and Jin, so wars were often caused by offending one side.In 585 BC, Chu State was dissatisfied with Zheng State's participation in the alliance headed by Jin State, so it launched an attack on Zheng State.The state of Zheng was weak and unable to resist, so he sent people to the state of Jin to ask for help.The state of Jin sent minister Luan Shu as the commander-in-chief and led the army to aid Zheng.Not long after Luan Shu's army entered the state of Zheng, they encountered Chu's army at Raojiao.Seeing that the Jin army was approaching fiercely, the Chu army did not dare to attack, and retreated without a fight.Unwilling to withdraw his troops, Luan Shu turned to attack Cai State, which was allied with Chu State.Cai Guoguo was young and weak, so he went to Chu for help. Chu had no choice but to mobilize the troops of the nearby sons Shen and Xi to fight.

The Chu army left and returned, how to deal with this situation caused disagreements among the Jin army.Generals Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo asked Luan Shu to fight and were approved.But the other three generals Zhi Zhuangzi, Fan Wenzi, and Han Xianzi firmly opposed it. Their reason was: Chu State had already retreated, so Jin State should have withdrawn its troops, but Jin State invaded Cai State again, which was a disgrace to Jin State. The state sent troops from two counties to support the state of Cai, and it would be a shame for the state of Jin to attack these weak opponents.After hearing what the three said from the bottom of their hearts, Luan Shu decided to withdraw his troops and return home.The generals in the main battle were very dissatisfied. They said to Luan Shu: "Now is a good time to attack and win, but the commander-in-chief wants to give up. It is really unconvincing. Besides, since ancient times, the views of the sages have been consistent with those of the public. The same is why you can achieve a career. You are the commander in chief of the army, and you should listen to the opinions of the public. At this time, only three of the 11 people who assist you disagree to play, and the rest are all ready to go. Why can’t you listen to the opinions of the general public? What about the opinion of the majority?" Luan Shu replied calmly, "Only the correct opinion can represent the majority. Although Zhizhuangzi, Fan Wenzi, and Han Xianzi are in the minority, they are all virtuous men of the state of Jin People, their opinions are also very reasonable, I always only listen to correct opinions, is there anything wrong with that?" Everyone was speechless for a moment.Luan Shu ordered the withdrawal of troops to return home.Two years later, Luan Shu captured Cai and wanted to attack Chu.Similarly, this time Zhizhuangzi, Fan Wenzi, and Han Xianzi raised objections again. They analyzed the situation at the time and suggested that Luan Shu stop attacking Chu and invade Shen instead. As a result, Luan Shu listened to their opinions and dispatched troops to invade Shen. , was victorious. "Zuo Zhuan" enthusiastically praised Luan Shu's virtue of listening to teachings with an open mind, saying that he: "It's advisable to follow goodness like a stream!
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