One late autumn afternoon, I came to Baoshan in the drizzle. It is about 15 kilometers away from the center of Jinan, although it is not too far, but few people come to play.
Nowadays, few people know that BaoShan, at an altitude of 119 meters, was once one of the nine o'clock qi yan in the old days; "Baoshan White Snow" is still one of the sixteen scenic spots in the calendar. In fact, Baoshan has a great history, according to legend, there was a stone city nearby in the past, called "Baocheng", which was the food of Bao Shuya, the grand master of the State of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, and this mountain was named after the city. Li Panlong, a famous writer of the Ming Dynasty and the leader of the "Later Seven Sons" of Ming Dynasty literature, resigned his official post in the thirty-fifth year of Jiajing (1556) and returned to Licheng, Jinan Province, Shandong Province, and built the "White Snow Building" in the village of Shanqian, taking the meaning of "Yangchun White Snow, Qu Gao and Widow", in order to symbolize his own qinggao, different customs, where he lived in seclusion and seclusion, Dumen Xie guests, and did not interact with the magnates. Earlier, Baoshan was once a beautiful place, and Li Yi, a Qing Dynasty man, wrote in a poem "Baojiashan": "At the sunset of the cottage, it seems to be hanging upside down. The deep forest hides the day, and the flock shrinks to the blue sky. Seize the road spring to compete for victory, and let the empty bird give way first. Suddenly, in and out of the clouds. "Later, there was a period of time when locals indiscriminately quarried limestone and burned lime on the spot, turning it into a bare rock and bluestone mountain with almost no vegetation, which was destroyed. Later, after vigorous restoration, the current Baoshan Park has become lush, full of flowers and plants, and beautiful scenery.
In fact, when I went there that day, the main purpose was not to see Bao Shan, "the meaning of the drunkard is not wine", but to see the tomb of Bao Shuya under Bao Shan. Bao Shuya's tomb is in the northeast corner of the mountain, about 500 meters away from the mountain, and for a long time it was just a small mound that was not noticed, and the mound was overgrown with weeds and a desert. After being listed as a municipal key cultural relics protection unit in 1995, it has been restored and maintained to a certain extent, and it has become what it is now. I have long wanted to see The tomb of Bao Shuya, and I have always had a reverence for this ancient person. Bao Shuya is not the kind of person in history who has created brilliant achievements, so many people lack understanding of him, for example, compared with Guan Zhong in the same period, his fame is much smaller. Even in the land of Jinan, where he is buried, he is not a very influential figure. On the day I arrived at Bao Shuya's tomb, I was alone in the whole cemetery, and from the time I reached the end of my life, no one came during that time.
And I have my own special understanding of Bao Shuya, and I always think that his light should overshadow many people in his contemporaries and later, although those people are more famous than him, such as Guan Zhong. For this light is not wisdom and talent, but the beauty of human nature, the goodness of human nature. If we look closely, we will regret to find that in various historical books, there are not many records about Bao Shuya, and what is particularly lamentable is that what is often quoted and evaluated by people in various historical materials is not his own biography, but the record in the "History Volume 62 Guan Yan Lie Biography II", that is, the content in the Guan Zi Lie Biography: "Guan Zhongyi Wu, Ying ShangRen also." He often travels with Uncle Bao, and Uncle Bao knows his sage. Guan Zhong is poor and often deceives Uncle Bao, and Uncle Bao will always be good to meet him, and he does not think anything of it. Uncle Bao has been a prince of Qi, and a prince of Zhongshi has been corrected. and Xiao Baili became the Duke of Huan, the prince was killed, and Guan Zhong was imprisoned. Uncle Bao then entered Guan Zhong. Guan Zhong is used, the government is in Qi, the Duke of Qi Huan is hegemonic, the princes of Jiuhe, the world is in the world, and Guan Zhongzhi is also plotting. Guan Zhongyue: "When I was first troubled, I tasted with Uncle Bao Jia, and shared the wealth and profits with myself, and Uncle Bao did not think of me as greedy, but knew that I was poor. I have tried to be poorer for Uncle Bao, and Uncle Bao does not think that I am stupid, and I know that the time is good and unfavorable. I tasted the three shi three sees chased after the jun, Uncle Bao did not think of me as a lack of portrait, and knew that I did not meet the time. I tasted three battles and three walks, Uncle Bao did not think I was timid, and knew that I had an old mother. Gongzi was defeated, summoned to death, my prisoner was humiliated, Uncle Bao did not think of me as shameless, knew that I was not ashamed of small sections and shame was not revealed to the world. In Guan Zhong's biography, we see Bao Shuya's spiritual realm and have a more comprehensive understanding of this person's character. He gets along with friends, does not care about his own interests, does not complain about the mistakes of the other party, does not laugh at the cowardice of others, knows the superiority of the other party and strongly recommends, Bao Shuya's tolerance and generosity, insight, humility and obedience, loyalty and patriotism, really no one can compare. Therefore, Ma Qian of Taishi Company issued an exclamation that "there are not many people in the world who are not in charge of Zhongzhi and more Uncle Bao can know people", so people in the world do not praise Guan Zhong's talent, but praise Uncle Bao for being able to identify talents.
Bao Shuya's recommendation for the country is the place where he is most respected. In the Western Han Dynasty Han Bao's "Han Shi Wai Biography", there is such a record: When Confucius zigong asked who could be called historical celebrities, Confucius replied without hesitation: "Qi has Uncle Bao, Zheng has Zipi." Zigong disagreed with the teacher's opinion and said, "No." Qi has Guan Zhong, and Zheng has Dongli Zisheng." Confucius explained: "I have heard uncle Bao's recommendation of Guan Zhongye, zipi's recommendation of zishengye, and I have not heard of Guan Zhong, and zixian has also recommended it." Zi Gong woke up and said, "But then recommend XianXian to Xianxian?" Confucius added, "Zhixian, Zhiye." Tui Hyun, Ren Ye. Lead the wise, righteousness also. If there are these three, why add them? Does that mean there's anything better than that?"
I particularly agree with the famous saying "recommend the wise to the wise". This is what Han Yu said, "Maxima is often there, but Bole is not often there." "Imagine that in social life, there are not many famous horses" who are humiliated at the hands of slaves, and they die between the troughs, not in the name of thousands of miles. "Many people who were originally ambitious and capable, for various reasons, were not recognized, not appreciated, not used, could not find their own platform, could not show their talents, and gradually the original light of their own was eroded by the ups and downs of life, from genius to mediocre. The waste of talents is the greatest waste of human society. In this sense, the Bole are more valuable than the Maxima. Without Bao Shuya's libao, guan Zhong, who had once shot an arrow at Qi Huangong, caused the ghost under Qi Huangong's sword; without Bao Shuya's recommendation, how could Guan Zhong have ascended to the position of Qi Guo. The success of Guan Zhong, who is known in history as a famous minister, relies on the help of Bao Shuya.
It is already rare for anyone to willingly give up his phase to others, but the beauty of Bao Shuya's human kindness is far more than that. He is good at thinking about others when he encounters things, but rarely thinks about his own interests, which is not something that ordinary people can do. According to folklore, there is a two-hole small bridge at the west end of Licheng Wangsheren Village (near Baoshan), which looks ordinary and uses ordinary materials, but people nearby know that it is not ordinary, because it is a place where Bao Shuya and Guan Zhong do business together, and after making money, they divide the gold, called the Fenjin Bridge (interestingly, I also saw the Fenjin Bridge or Fenjin Pavilion related to Guan Bao in the introduction of other places). The money for the two people's business will often be taken away by Guan Zhong first and used to pay off various accounts he owes, but when the dividend is paid at the end of the year, Bao Shuya will not give him a penny less for this. This made many people unhappy, thinking that Guan Zhong was too greedy, but Bao Shuya said that Guan Zhong's family was very difficult, and he needed money more than me.
Being able to make friends like Bao Shuya is the greatest blessing in Guan Zhong's life. Therefore, he sighed heartily: "The parents of those who gave birth to me, and Bao Ziye, who knows me." Whenever I think of this, I think of Li Bai's poem "Chen Qing For Friends", and he writes the most brilliantly about the love and righteousness of Guan Bao's friendship: "Bao Sheng recommends Yi wu and puts it in one fell swoop." The Si people have no good friends, and they have the hope of qingyun. Lincai does not take it, pushes and points and resigns. Later generations called him a sage, and the heroic style was difficult to maintain. ”
In the end, I can't help but mention that when Guan Zhong was seriously ill, he refused that Qi Huangong wanted Bao Shuya to be a phase (although Bao Shuya was still called a face in his later years). In the "Zhuangzi Miscellaneous Chapters, Xu Wu Ghost", it is said: Guan Zhong is sick, and Huan Gong asks: "The illness of The father of Zhong, can not be hidden from the clouds, as for the serious disease, then the widow is evil to belong to the country and can it be?" Guan Zhongyue: "Who wants to be with the public?" Gong Yue: "Uncle Bao." "No." He is a man of incorruptibility, and he is a good man; he is no better than a man who is not himself; and he hears the faults of others and never forgets them. Let it rule the country, up and down to the king, down and against the people. Its offense to the King will also be long overdue! Guan Zhong knew Bao Shuya's incorruptibility and jealousy, and knew that he was not suitable for the position of xiang. The friendship between Guan Bao and Bao is a true gentleman's friendship, without a trace of distractions, and everything is important to state affairs, which makes people admire.
When you leave Baoshan, there is still a drizzle in the sky, Baoshan is verdant, Bao's tomb is verdant, and the surrounding is quiet, so that you have to have a little nostalgia for the past, and feel a lot of emotions for those people and things in history. Or the poem "Denghua Does Not Look at Bao Shan" by Zeng Gong, the "Eight Greats of the Tang and Song Dynasties", is well written: "A little Bit of Bao Shan Qing in the clouds, looking east can make both eyes clear." If the hearts of the Taoist people are like spears, where is the Shuya City in front of the mountain. "The goodness and beauty of human nature transcend the times and are passed on forever.