Thousand Characters

Chapter 51

[Original text]

A meal with a meal, palatable and filling.Satisfied, cooked and slaughtered, hungry and tired of chaff.

【Note】

Meal: meal, meat and other meat is called meal.Rice: Vegetarian food cooked with whole grains is called rice.Appropriate taste: Appropriate taste, appropriate saltiness.Filling intestines: here refers to the meaning of being able to eat.Satiated: Tired of being full and not wanting to eat anything.Hungry: hunger, here refers to when there is no food.Disgust: here is the meaning of satisfaction.Bad: the dross of wine.Bran: The husk of grains, generally used as feed for livestock.These four sentences, through the description of the living conditions of ordinary people, tell us that we should live frugally and simply, instead of just pursuing pleasure and blind comparison, as long as the food and clothing can meet the needs of our lives.

【Interpretation】

The fish and other meat dishes and whole grains that people make, as long as the taste is suitable and can make people full.When you are full, you don't want to eat even the best food, but when you are hungry or have nothing to eat, even a simple meal is delicious.

【allusion】

Deng Que and his wife respected each other like guests. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Wen of Jin sent his doctor Jiu Ji to other countries.When passing through Jizhou, Jiu Ji suddenly saw Deng Que, the son of Deng Rui, the minister of the former king Jin Huigong, on the side of the road.Deng Que was hoeing in a field beside the main road, so Jiu Ji got out of the car and walked up to talk to Deng Que.When Deng Que heard that Jiu Ji was a doctor in the court, he talked with him enthusiastically.Just when Jiu Ji and Deng Que were talking happily, a woman came to the field with a basket.There were steaming meals in the basket, which seemed to be specially delivered for Deng Que.The woman came to Deng Que, first bowed to Deng Que respectfully, then knelt down and took out the food from the basket, set the table and chopsticks, and bowed to Deng Que respectfully, Invite him to dinner.Deng Que also paid homage to the woman politely, and then told Jiu Ji that she was his wife.The virtue of respecting each other as guests between Deng Que and his wife left a deep impression on Jiu Ji.After returning to China, Jiu Ji recommended Deng Que to Duke Wen of Jin. When Duke Wen of Jin asked him why he recommended Deng Que, Jiu Ji stated his reasons to Duke Wen of Jin: Deng Que and his wife were able to respect each other as guests, which shows that they He is a very educated and virtuous person.A person with such perfect virtue must be able to govern the country with propriety and benefit the people, so he is recommended.Duke Wen of Jin felt very displeased that Jiu Ji tried so hard to recommend Deng Que, so he said to Jiu Ji: "Have you forgotten? His father is guilty, how can I use him? I have done my best by not punishing him. "It turns out that when Jin Wengong and Jin Huigong brothers competed for the throne, Deng Que's father stood by Jin Huigong and almost killed Jin Wengong. Jin Wengong was very angry about this.After being reprimanded by Duke Wen of Jin, Jiu Ji was not discouraged. He also had a different view of the past from Duke Wen of Jin.Therefore, he continued to persuade Jin Wengong to say: "Deng Que's father's crimes should not be borne by Deng Que. If Your Majesty ignores the past and allows Deng Que to have the opportunity to display his talents, the wise and capable people in the world will be more willing to do it for him." The state of Jin is at your service." After listening to Jiu Ji's enlightenment, Jin Wengong suddenly became enlightened, accepted Jiu Ji's suggestion with pleasure, and immediately issued an edict to worship Deng Que as a doctor.

(End of this chapter)