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When I spoke with the Qi sovereign today, he refused my advice but offered to grant me a city. He really doesn\u2019t understand me.\u201d Thereupon, he departed. 15.4 \u5b54\u5b50\u5728\u9f4a\uff0c\u820d\u65bc\u5916\u9928\uff0c\u666f\u516c\u9020\u7109\u3002\u8cd3\u4e3b\u4e4b\u8fad\u65e2\u63a5\uff0c\u800c\u5de6\u53f3\u767d\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u5468\u4f7f\u9069\u81f3\uff0c\u8a00\u5148\u738b\u5edf\u707d\u3002\u201d\u666f\u516c\u5fa9\u554f\uff1a\u201c\u707d\u4f55\u738b\u4e4b\u5edf\u4e5f\uff1f\u201d\u5b54\u5b50\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u6b64\u5fc5\u91d0\u738b\u4e4b\u5edf\u3002\u201d\u516c\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u4f55\u4ee5\u77e5\u4e4b\uff1f\u201d\u5b54\u5b50\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u300a\u8a69\u300b\u4e91\uff1a\u2018\u7687\u7687\u4e0a\u5929\uff0c\u5176\u547d\u4e0d\u5fd2\u3002\u5929\u4e4b\u4ee5\u5584\uff0c\u5fc5 \u5831\u5176\u5fb7\u3002\u2019 \u798d\u4ea6\u5982\u4e4b\u3002\u592b\u91d0\u738b\u8b8a\u6587\u6b66\u4e4b\u5236\uff0c\u800c\u4f5c\u7384\u9ec4\u83ef\u9e97\u4e4b\u98fe\uff0c\u5bab\u5ba4\u5d07\u5cfb\uff0c\u8f3f\u99ac\u5962\u4f88\uff0c\u800c\u5f17\u53ef\u632f\u4e5f\uff0c\u6545\u5929\u6b83\u6240\u5b9c\u52a0\u5176\u5edf\u7109\u3002\u4ee5\u662f\u5360\u4e4b\u7232\u7136\u3002\u201d\u516c\u66f0\u201c\u5929\u4f55\u4e0d\u6b83\u5176\u8eab\u800c\u52a0\u7f70\u5176\u5edf\u4e5f\uff1f\u201d\u5b54\u5b50\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u84cb\u4ee5\u6587\u6b66\u6545\u4e5f\u3002\u82e5\u6b83\u5176\u8eab\uff0c\u5247\u6587\u6b66\u4e4b\u55e3\u7121\u4e43\u6b84\u4e4e\uff1f\u6545\u7576 \u6b83\u5176\u5edf\uff0c\u4ee5\u5f70\u5176\u904e\u3002\u201d\u4fc4\u9803\uff0c\u5de6\u53f3\u5831\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u6240\u707d\u8005\uff0c\u91d0\u738b\u5edf\u4e5f\u3002\u201d\u666f\u516c\u9a5a\u8d77\uff0c\u518d\u62dc\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u5584\u54c9\uff01\u8056\u4eba\u4e4b\u667a\uff0c\u904e\u4eba\u9060\u77e3\u3002\u201d When Confucius was in Qi, he stayed at a government guesthouse. Duke Jing came to visit. After the greeting, someone entered and said, \u201cThe Zhou has sent an emissary who says that a Zhou memorial temple has suffered a natural disaster.\u201d Duke Jing asked in response, \u201cThe temple to which king of Zhou?\u201d<\/p>\n

Confucius said, \u201cIt has to be the temple to King Xi.\u201d \u201cHow do you know that?\u201d asked the duke. Confucius replied, \u201cA poem says: Majestic, regal, lofty heaven, Its ordinations never untoward. When it deigns to grant a boon, Ever merit-based reward.1 The same goes for disasters. King Xi changed the system begun by Kings Wen and Wu so that clothing insignia became colorful and ostentatious, palace halls became high-ceilinged, and horse carriages became ornate.<\/p>\n

These changes were irrevocable, and now heaven is inflicting this calamity on the king\u2019s memorial temple. This is my perspective.\u201d The duke asked, \u201cWhy would heaven do this to his temple instead of to his person?\u201d Confucius said, \u201cIt probably has something to do with Wen and Wu. If it had happened to his person, it could have been the end of the line of succession for Wen and Wu.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why the calamity struck the temple\u2014to put Xi\u2019s errors on full display.\u201d After a time, there was another report, which said, \u201cThe temple that was destroyed was the temple to King Xi.\u201d Duke Jing was stunned and saluted Confucius, saying, \u201cOutstanding! The wisdom of a sage, far surpassing others.\u201d2 15.5 \u5b50\u590f\u4e09\u5e74\u4e4b\u55aa\u7562\uff0c\u898b\u65bc\u5b54\u5b50\u3002\u5b50\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u8207\u4e4b\u7434\uff0c\u4f7f\u4e4b\u5f26\u3002\u201d \u4f83\u4f83\u800c\u6a02\uff0c\u4f5c\u800c\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u5148\u738b\u5236\u79ae\uff0c\u4e0d\u6562\u4e0d\u53ca\u3002\u201d\u5b50\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u541b\u5b50\u4e5f\uff01\u201d\u9594\u5b50\u4e09\u5e74\u4e4b\u55aa\u7562\uff0c\u898b\u65bc\u5b54\u5b50\u3002\u5b50\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u8207\u4e4b\u7434\uff0c\u4f7f\u4e4b\u5f26\u3002\u201d\u5207\u5207\u800c\u60b2\uff0c\u4f5c\u800c\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u5148\u738b\u5236\u79ae3\uff0c\u5f17\u6562\u904e \u4e5f\u3002\u201d\u5b50\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u541b\u5b50\u4e5f\uff01\u201d\u5b50\u8ca2\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u9594\u5b50\u54c0\u672a\u76e1\uff0c\u592b\u5b50\u66f0\u2018\u541b\u5b50\u4e5f\u2019\uff1b\u5b50\u590f\u54c0\u5df2\u76e1\uff0c\u53c8\u66f0\u2018\u541b\u5b50\u4e5f\u2019\u3002\u4e8c\u8005\u6b8a\u60c5\u800c\u4ff1\u66f0\u541b\u5b50\uff0c\u8cdc\u4e5f\u60d1\uff0c\u6562\u554f\u4e4b\u3002\u201d\u5b54\u5b50\u66f0\uff1a\u201c\u9594\u5b50\u54c0\u672a\u5fd8\uff0c\u80fd\u65b7\u4e4b\u4ee5\u79ae\uff1b\u5b50\u590f\u54c0\u5df2\u76e1\uff0c\u80fd\u5f15\u4e4b\u53ca\u79ae\u3002\u96d6\u5747\u4e4b\u541b\u5b50\uff0c\u4e0d\u4ea6\u53ef\u4e4e\uff1f\u201d After completing a three-year period of mourning, Zixia went to see Confucius.<\/p>\n

Confucius said, \u201cGive him a zither and have him play a tune.\u201d After strumming a joyful song, Zixia looked up and said, \u201cI would never dare to not live up to the system of li arranged by the Ancient Kings.\u201d4 Confucius said, \u201cYou are a junzi indeed.\u201d After completing a three-year period of mourning, Minzi went to see Confucius. Confucius said, \u201cGive him a zither and have him play a tune.\u201d After strumming a sad song, Minzi looked up and said, \u201cI would never dare to violate the system of li arranged by the Ancient Kings.\u201d5 Confucius said, \u201cYou are a junzi indeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zigong said, \u201cMinzi\u2019s sorrow was not yet worked through, and you called him a junzi. Zixia\u2019s sorrow was entirely worked through, and you called him a junzi also. I\u2019m confused that, although their emotional experiences were different, you labeled them both junzi. Could you explain?\u201d<\/p>\n

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