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The first envoy of Ji Zha, north of Xu Jun. Xu Junhao Ji Zha sword, mouth Fu dare to speak. Ji Zha knew in his heart that he had not offered it for the sake of the kingdom.
By the time Xu Jun arrived, Xu Jun was dead, so he untied his sword and tied it to Xu Jun's tomb tree.
The follower said: "Xu Jun is dead, who else cares?" ”
Ji Ziyue: "Not really." My heart has been promised, and I will die to multiply my heart! ”
exegesis
1. Ji Zha: The nobles of the State of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period.
2, too: visit, visit.
3. Shangguo: During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Central Plains princely states such as Qi Jin were called Shangguo.
4, still: still, still.
5. Give: Give, give.
6, times: the same as "back", betrayal, disobedience.
Translations
When Ji Zha first left for the country, he passed by Xu Guo to the north and went to visit the monarch of Xu Guo. The monarch of Xu Guo liked the sword worn by Ji Zha very much, but did not dare to say it. Ji Zha knew in his heart what Xu Guojun meant, because he still had to go on an envoy to the central plains countries, so he did not offer the sword to Xu Guojun.
After Ji Zha returned from the mission, he passed by Xu Guojun, who was already dead, so Ji Zha unsheathed his sword, hung it on the tree in front of Xu Guojun's grave, and then left.
Ji Zha's retinue said, "King Xu guojun is already dead, who else do you want to give the sword to?" ”
Ji Zha said, "Not so. I had already decided in my heart that I was going to give him the sword, so how could I break my promise because he was dead? ”
Literacy knowledge
Say "give": The original meaning of "give" is "give", pronounced yǔ. As in the above article, "Xu Jun is dead, who cares?" ”
"To" also has the following common meanings in the text.
Means "praise, praise", pronounced yǔ. For example, "Guan Zi Ze he": "The Lord is virtuous, and the self is yu Yuya." As another example, "Jiayu" means "praise."
Refers to "I", as a pronoun, pronounced yú. For example, "Eilean said": "The love of the lotus, who is the giver?" Another example is the Record of Yueyang Lou: "Oh Fu! Give the heart of the Guren people. ”
Character stories
Ji Za hanging the sword is a famous historical allusion, and it can best express the ancient people's understanding of friendship and integrity.
This allusion is recorded in the "Records of History" and the "New Preface", and the literati and inkers of the past generations have also mentioned this matter many times in their works.
"Poetry Immortal" Li Bai has the following sentences in the poem "Chen Qing For Friends": "Return to hang the grave pine, and know his heart throughout the ages." Cowardly sense of festival, strong men stir up the youth. ”
Ji Zha was the fourth son of King Shoumeng of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period. Because it was sealed in Yanling (about the area of present-day Changzhou), it was also known as Yanling Jizi.
Ji Za was virtuous and learnable, but indifferent to power. He traveled to various countries many times in his life, became famous among the nations, and became a famous sage in the world.
Later generations referred to Ji Zha as the "First Saint of the South" and together with Confucius as the "Southern Ji Bei Kong". It's just that Jizha didn't bring students and didn't establish his own doctrine, so he wasn't so famous.
The following is a story of Ji Zasan's ascension to the throne.
King Shoumeng of Wu had four sons: Zhu Fan, Yu Ji, Yu Ming, and Ji Zha. Since Ji Zha was the most virtuous, Shou Meng had always intended to pass the throne to him.
Jiza's brother also competed for his ascension to the throne. However, Ji Zha refused to accept it and insisted on ceding the throne to his eldest brother Zhu Fan. This was the first time that Jiza had abdicated the throne.
The eldest brother Zhu Fan waited until after the death of his father and prepared to cede the throne to Ji Zha, but Ji Zha still insisted on refusing to accept it, which was the second time that Ji Zha resigned the throne.
The eldest brother Zhu Fan inherited the throne, but he still thought of Ji Zha. Before his death, he passed the throne to his second brother Yu Ji, hoping to follow this way of passing on the brother and eventually make Ji Zha the King of Wu. In this way, Yu Ji and Yu Ming successively inherited the throne.
Later, Yu Yu fell seriously ill, and before he died, he said that he wanted Ji Zha to take the throne. Ji Zha was forced to have no way, so he fled directly and ran to the mountains and rivers to live in seclusion. This is the third time that Jiza has abdicated the throne.
Since the kingdom could not be left without a monarch for a day, Yu Ming's son eventually succeeded to the throne.
The above is an allusion to the kingdom of Jiza.
derivation
Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty, "History of the Wu Taibo Family"
Inspiration and reference
Ji Za's promise was only born in his heart, and no one else knew it, but he did not break his promise because of Xu Jun's death. In Ji Zha's view, the sword that is difficult to buy is simply insignificant compared to Xinyi. This act of "believing" to the extreme has made future generations incomparably revered and moved.
On the other hand, at the moment, don't say promises, even people who want to deny in black and white, there are many people.
The ancients said: "Man has no faith, and he does not know what he can do." "Sincerity is the foundation of man, faith is the way to stand, and integrity is the premise on which all morality is maintained." Being honest or not is the embodiment of a person's morality and personality, and it is also one of the prerequisites for winning the respect of others.