plain book

Chapter 21
(Ming) Written by Shen Mao

Mr. Huangshi, I don't know what kind of person he is, nor do he know where he started, but when I heard about Qin Shihuang, there was nothing wrong with the land below, the group of people obeyed orders, and the change of chopping trees and uncovering poles has not changed. The Korean revenge man Zhang Liang , Instigate strong men to attack them secretly, ten thousand husbands will not be able to protect them, and Dasuo will not be able to do so for ten days. Qin is no longer in his eyes.

【Translation】I don't know who Huang Shigong is or where he comes from.I just heard that during the time of Qin Shihuang, the world was just peaceful and peaceful, the common people bowed their heads and obeyed orders, and there was no sign of rebellion.There was a Korean man named Zhang Liang, who vowed to avenge Qin's destruction of Han, so he planned an attack on Qin Shihuang, but because of too many guards, it failed.Qin Chao searched for ten days but couldn't find him.At this time, Zhang Liang no longer had the Qin Dynasty in his eyes, and only wanted to cut off Qin Shihuang's head and hang it on the Taibai Banner.

Swimming down and up the Pixie, wandering around, traversing the universe, that is to say, who is a hero like the Qin Emperor, who is not afraid of Qin, but afraid of others?In Er, an old father came to Liang's house and fell under his shoes. Gu Weiliang said: "Get your shoes under the child."The old man accepted it enough, and Liang was shocked.The old man went to Lixu, and said: "The child can be taught. I will look forward to this in Pingming in the next five days." He was very strange, and said: "No."

【Translation】Zhang Liang wandered to a bridge in Xiapi, he wandered around, a surge of heroism spontaneously rose, is there any hero in the world surpassing Qin Shihuang?He is not even afraid of Qin Shihuang, who else would he be afraid of?At this moment, an old man came to the bridge and deliberately threw his shoe under the bridge. Seeing Zhang Liang, he said, "Boy, bring me back the shoe." Zhang Liang was very surprised, but considering that he was an old man, he suppressed his unhappiness He took the shoes back and knelt down and handed them to the old man, but the old man stretched out his feet for Zhang Liang to put them on, which surprised Zhang Liang even more.The old man turned back after walking for more than a mile, and said to Zhang Liang, "This kid can still be educated. Wait for me here in the morning five days later." Zhang Liang said, "Okay."

On the fifth day, the old man was there first, and he said angrily: "What's the next day with the old man? Go, and we will have an early meeting on the next five days." The good chicken crowed away, and the old father was here again, and said angrily: "After, Waiting? Go, the last five will come back early." Liang Nai left in the middle of the night.After a while, the old man came and said with joy: "You should be like this." Then a compilation was published and said: "If you read it, you will be the master of the king. In the next 13 years, you begged me to be with you at the foot of Gucheng Mountain in Jibei." Then he left and never saw again.

【Translation】In the early morning of the fifth day, Zhang Liang went to the appointed place, but the old man was already waiting there.The old man was very angry and said: "What's the reason for being late for a date with the old man? You go back and meet here in five days. You should come earlier." On that day, when Zhang Liang's cock crowed, I went, but it was still too late.The old man was so angry that he asked him to come back in five days.Five days later, Zhang Liang arrived there in the middle of the night. After a while, the old man also arrived. Seeing Zhang Liang, he said happily, "Young people should be like this." After that, he handed Zhang Liang a volume and said, "If you read it, you can become an emperor. Teacher. After 13 years, you come down to Gucheng Mountain in Jibei to meet me.” After speaking, Zhang Liang left and Zhang Liang never saw him again.

Once you look at his book, it is Taigong's Art of War.It's strange, because it can't be used to talk about others because of reciting.It can be said that Pei Gong has made great achievements.From the solution of Hongmen, the sale of the seals of the six countries, and the exhaustion, the capital of Chang'an, there is a big down.For his own sake, he became a commoner, avenged Han Qiu, and became the emperor's teacher, and he should save himself from the misery of being punished by barbarians.

【Translation】When Zhang Liang read this book after dawn, he realized that it was Taigong's Art of War (actually "Plain Book"), with profound and mysterious content, it is indeed a wonderful book.Zhang Liang studied repeatedly and thought he had mastered the book, so he went to persuade others, but he didn't expect that others would not use him.Later, he lobbied Liu Bang and finally succeeded.From then on, he helped Liu Bang get rid of the bad luck of the Hongmen Banquet, persuaded Liu Bang to destroy the seal of the Six Kingdoms, defeated the exhausted Western Chu Overlord, set his capital in Anchang, and established the Western Han Dynasty.By using the wisdom in this book, he also gained great benefits for himself. He became a prince with common clothes, overthrew the Qin Dynasty and avenged South Korea, and became the emperor's teacher. Not only that, he also prevented himself from The tragedy of being killed like Han Xin.

In the next 13 years, when I passed Gucheng Mountain, I saw nothing, so I took the Huangshi Bao beside the road and worshiped it.

【Translation】Thirteen years later, Zhang Liang went to Gucheng Mountain on purpose, but he did not see the old man.So, I took a yellow stone beside the road and took it home to worship.After Zhang Liang died, his family buried the stone with him to show that they did not forget the old man.Later generations called this old man "Huang Shi Gong".

Alas!What happens to Liang is strange!Or say: "The old man is also a god!" The fool said: "This old man flows out, and he gives his hands to others, just for the purpose of quickly killing Qin and destroying items, and he is also a person who enjoys his leisure." Dan Zhiyan said: "Good health preservation There is no place for death." He also said: "The one who kills on behalf of the commander is called a master craftsman, and the husband is a craftsman on behalf of a master. I hope it will not hurt your hands." Knowing that he is not a god-man.

【Translation】Zhang Liang really had an adventure!Some people say: "This old man is a god." But I think that this old man is actually a person like Lao Dan (Lao Tzu). It's just for the purpose, but he hides behind and is at ease.Laozi once said: "A person who is good at protecting himself will never be in danger." He also said: "Anyone who kills is like a carpenter chopping a big log. He rarely does not hurt himself." The old man's approach, Just to avoid the danger and get the honor out of it.From this point of view, he is not a fairy.

Su Shi's words said: "Zhang Liang came up with Jing Ke and Nie Zheng's plan, and he was lucky enough to not die. The old man cherished it deeply, so he came out to teach him." A husband who loves an innocent child avoids danger for it.The old man was to Zhang Liang, who tried Qin Xiang's spear, and his shoulders were on the occasion of Han Peng's killing. If so, it is also called love?

[Translation] Su Shi in the Song Dynasty once explained: "Zhang Liang had no choice but to do the same thing as Jing Ke and Nie Zheng to assassinate Qin Shihuang, but he was lucky enough to survive. The old man felt sorry for him, so he came forward to teach him. "But I think that what really protects the younger generation is to keep them from any danger.But this old man taught Zhang Liang to rush into the spears of Qin Chao and Xiang Yu, and gain fame in the killing battles of Han Xin or Peng Yue. How can this be called protecting Zhang Liang?

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