Editor's note: Every year on the 15th day of March of the lunar calendar, it is the God of Wealth Festival in traditional Chinese culture. Mr. Liao Binyu, a cultural scholar, summarized that the God of Wealth represents the five spirits of the Chinese nation of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith". Namely:
Renlu God of Wealth - Yin has three benevolent ratios;
The God of Wealth on the Righteous Road - Guan Yu of the Righteous Thin Cloud Sky
The God of Wealth on the Rite Road - the firewood of making rituals and making music;
Wisdom Road God of Wealth - Resourceful Fan Li;
The God of Wealth - Zhao Gongming, who responds to requests.
"Rich house, virtue run body", the God of Wealth Festival carries forward the spirit of the God of Wealth, and blesses the motherland with happiness, auspiciousness, prosperity and strength with benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith. The following five ancient poems are excerpted from the book "Poetry Speaks of China" by the famous cultural scholar Mr. Liao Binyu, annotated by the famous cultural scholar Professor Zhang Hongxing.
Mr. Liao Binyu is a well-known cultural scholar, Secretary-General of the Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Research Association, Resident Chairman of the Chinese Culture Promotion Association (2017-2024), Honorary President of the International Association of Easy Learning, and Cultural Advisor of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation. Strategic development consultant for many local governments and many Fortune 500 companies. Distinguished Professor of Peking University, Tsinghua University, National People's Congress, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and other well-known universities and research institutions. Over the years, we have been committed to promoting modern civilization with traditional culture, building a Chinese discourse system, and promoting the cultural self-confidence of Chinese people based on Chinese culture. He has successively published more than 10 academic monographs and ideological treatises, such as "The Purpose of Chinese Studies", "Lao Tzu Huitong", "Ganzhi Philosophy", "Peace in the World", "The Way of Dacheng", "Zhongtian and Liji", "Li'an Tianxia Treatise" (ancient text), "Poetry Says China" and the compilation of "Changing People through the Ages".
1. Jiashen is better than the seven laws of the year
Qianqiu Qingshi sees loyalty, and his temperament is rigid and sincere.
The forest is high and hangs down the universe, and the national god is famous.
can fill the heart with heaven and earth, only for the common people to parasitize this life.
The spirit of benevolence is educated, so why worry about the peace of the world.
Annotation:
Gangfang: Straight and square. "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of the Sacrifice of Wei": "The sacrifice of the martial arts festival is just square, and the use of Anzhong. Song Fan Chengda's poem "Square Bamboo Cane": "Bamboo Jun is dough, and this man is awe-inspiring. ”
Woods: trees, timber. "Mozi Miscellaneous Shou": "The weight of five catties has been on the forests, and there is no one in the water." Sun Yi said: "Weighing more than five catties is called the smallest timber." Here the poet uses the forest as a metaphor for the dry and brave work of Bigan, referred to as "Bigan". At the same time, it is implied that Bigan is the ancestor of the surname Lin. King Wu of Zhou, the world is decided, looking for the descendants of Bigan everywhere, learned that his orphan was born in Changlin, so because of the forest and the life, give the surname Lin, change the name to Jian, and seal him in Boling (now Anping County, Hebei), Bigan is the ancestor of the Lin family.
High standard: towering, standing. Tang Hanyu's poem "Hsinchu": "The high standard is strict in autumn, and the chastity is beautiful in spring." "Yuan Wei Ju'an's "Meijian Poems" volume: "Jing Gong's hand planted pine in front of Dinglin Nunnery, the high standard is upright, and the upper invasion of Xiao Han. ”
National Goddess: The spirit of the nation and the patron saint of the nation. According to the historical data and the genealogy of the surname Lin, the temple and tomb of Bigan have been valued and protected by the emperors of the past dynasties, mainly including King Wu of Zhou to seal the "god of the country", Emperor Wei Xiaowen built a temple, Tang Taizong issued an edict to seal the statue, Yuan Renzong set up a monument statue for Bigan, Qing Gaozong sacrificed the inscription poem, Qing Xuanzong repaired the main hall of Bigan Temple, etc., they called Bigan "three generations of lonely loyalty", "eternal loyalty", "Haoran righteousness and loyalty", every spring and autumn, with the "too prison", "less prison" of the ritual sacrifice, hope that people like Bigan as loyal to the country.
Second, Gengyin Chunyun Chengguan Emperor Temple Huaiguan Seven Laws
On the friendship often remembers the beautiful bearded man, the prancing horse horizontal knife is like a rainbow.
In Cao Ying, the heart is in Han, and the ambition pushes the strong solar terms to push the male.
The Spring and Autumn Period is a volume of three unifications, and the Chinese millennium is heartfelt.
The universe is awe-inspiring and righteous, and the spirit is vulgarized and vulgarized.
Annotation:
Beautiful bearded man: The good name of Guan Yu during the Three Kingdoms. In the volume of "Tales of the Three Kingdoms": "Zhang Liao was in the hall, and the beautiful bearded prince asked: 'Xuzhou' is lost? Uncle Huang and Zhang Fei don't know how to survive. ’”
Prancing Horse: Riding a horse and leaping. "Historical Records: The Biography of Fan Ju Cai Zelie": "(Cai Ze) said that his emperor said: 'I hold the beam thorn tooth fat, the prancing horse drives the golden seal, and the purple ribbon is in the key, and before the master, the flesh is rich and noble, and forty-three years is enough. Later, it also referred to the noble ambition as "Prancing Horse".
Horizontal knife: horizontal Chen broadsword. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi, and Yuan Shao's Biography": "Zhuo said: 'The Liu family is not enough. 'Shao should not, and the horizontal knife is long. It also means heroic and fearless.
Being in Cao Ying, Heart in Han: Chinese Idioms. During the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei's general Guan Yu was trapped in Cao Cao's camp, and he was given a marquis, and he was given a banquet and a gift, which was very gracious, but Guan Yu still cherished his old master. After hanging the seal and sealing gold, he returned to Liu Bei's side. See the second and fifth chapters of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Later, he mostly used the metaphor of "being in Cao Ying's heart in Han" to adhere to discipline and loyalty.
Strong: Heroic festival. "The Biography of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi, Lu Bu and Zang Hong": "Chen Deng, Zang Hong and have ambitions, the year of the climb and the fall of the year, the attempt to make a meritorious achievement, Hong is weak and the enemy is weak, and the martyrdom is not established, it's a pity!"
Tuixiong: Domination. "The Book of Southern Qi and the Chronicles of Emperor Gao": "Xian is the first to push the male, and the death is the opening of Dingzuo." ”
Three unifications: refers to the Zhengshuo of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. "Hanshu Liu Xiang Biography": "The king must pass through the three unifications, and the one who will be given by tomorrow's destiny is Bo, not the only surname." Yan Shigu quoted Zhang Yan as saying: "One is the heavenly system, the second is the earth system, and the third is the human system."
Inch heart: refers to the heart. Ming Ye Xianzu's "The Legend of Luan: The Warrior": "I am a thief with all my heart, and I am willing to turn lightly." ”
Vulgarity: It is said to be mixed with the world, not clear and detached. Tang Yang Yuling's poem "Gift to the Mao Immortals": "Mr. Red Pine Couple, Mixed Vulgar Tourists." ”
Folk customs: folk customs. "The Book of Rites: The Royal System": "Order the master Chen Shi to observe the people's customs." "The Biography of Dong Zhongshu in Hanshu": "Musicians, so change the people and change the folk customs." Ming Gao Qi's "Wu Trending": "The soil is both prosperous and the people are peaceful. ”
3. The Seven Laws of Huai Tao Zhu Gong at the age of Yi Wei
The bosom is not the same as the world, and the three daughters are more heroic.
The lake and the sea leave a story, and Lin Quan smiles proudly and remembers Tao Gong.
The way to retreat from heaven is to retreat from heaven with sacrificing virtue.
The wealth and floating clouds are all passing by, and the great benevolence and righteousness are great.
Annotation:
Three to a thousand gold: Pawn out the "Historical Records: The Biography of the Goods and Colonies": "(Fan Li) in the nineteenth year of three to a thousand gold, and then disperse and the poor to alienate the Kundi. "Yan Fan Li is in business, and he has repeatedly accumulated a huge amount of money, and he has been scattered again and again. There are two meanings, one is the righteousness that is achieved: "Hanshu - The Final Army Biography": "The army invites itself, and is willing to accept the long tassel, and will detain the king of Nanyue and cause his majesty." And for the righteousness of giving and giving: "The Legend of the Ram: The Thirty-second Year of Zhuang Gong": "Zhuang Gong is sick and will die, and he will call Jizi with illness. Ji Zizhi gave him the national government, saying: 'If you are widowed, you can't afford this disease, and I will do it to the country of Lu?'" He Xiu's note: "To, and also." Therefore, the three to the thousand gold contains both the accumulation of the thousand gold and the dispersion of the thousand gold.
Boat: A small boat. "Historical Records: The Biography of the Goods and Colonies": "Fan Li is ashamed of Xuehuiji, but sighs and sighs: 'The seventh strategy of the plan, the more you use the five, the more proud. Now that I have given to the country, I want to use the house. 'It is to float in a flat boat in the rivers and lakes. ”
Laughing proudly: laughing at Ao again, it is said to be disrespectful. "Poetry, Wind, Final Wind": "The waves are laughing, and the center is mourning." ”
Retirement after success: The language book "Lao Tzu": "Success, fame, retirement, the way of heaven." "A book of "meritorious retirement". Later, after "retiring after success", he retired and no longer served as an official.
Use the house to hide: "The Analects of the Analects": "Zi Wei Yan Yuan said: 'Use it to do, give it up to hide, only I have a husband.'" It is said that if you are appointed, you will do it, and if you are not appointed, you will retire.
Rich and Floating Clouds: "The Analects of Confessions": "Unrighteous and rich and expensive, to me are like floating clouds." Later, the "rich floating clouds" refers to the fickleness of wealth and profit, which is not enough to value.
Passing by: passing in front of the eyes. Yu Xun was short-lived. Song Sushi's poem "The Monk of Jixiang Temple Seeks the Name of the Pavilion": "The glory and the wind are gone, and the long time is like a red." Later, he used the cloud of smoke as a metaphor for things outside the body, and did not pay attention to them.
Fourth, on the eve of Zhao Gongming's birthday, he sang the five fingers of the mountain to suppress the plague
Qian Qi claimed to be the saint of Qi Tian, and committed the arrogance of Chen Wei.
Rampant for a long time, Xuanming will not forgive.
A righteous spirit destroys evil ghosts, and the five-fingered male Zhang Zhen is a national demon.
Haiyu Xingping welcomes the Kuang Dynasty, and the land of Shenzhou is full of Xuanyao.
Annotation:
Qian Qi: In "Journey to the West", Sun Monkey was aliased, and after being corrected, he was renamed "Wukong". When he was in the Heavenly Palace, it was also called "Bi Ma Wen", and it was the "plague" of "plague". Sun Monkey was a demon himself before he went to the evil and returned to the right, and after the correction, he was reborn, changed his name to Wukong and began to subdue demons and eliminate demons. It means that after the plague, the immunity and other comprehensive capabilities of the Chinese have been improved and revived.
Committing it: It is said that the new crown virus is such a trivial thing, and in the face of people taller than it, it also dares to commit chaos, just like the monkey Sun before returning to the right, not only dares to hurt the common people, but also hurts the righteous people and gentlemen, and even wants to dominate everything, but in the end it is difficult to escape the catastrophe of being suppressed by Wuzhi Mountain. The implication is that the plague will be completely controlled.
Xuanming: It is like a god. "Huainanzi Military Training": "...... Therefore, the victory can be perfect, and the Xuan Ming Tong, do not know its door, is said to be the most god. "It also refers to Zhao Gongming, the god of plague. Pawn Jin Ganbao's "Sou Shen Ji".
Five-fingered male Zhang: Using "Journey to the West" as a metaphor for Sun Wukong in the five-fingered town of the Buddha, Sun Wukong dispelled evil and returned to righteousness.
National Demon: "Xunzi" is exemplified, as opposed to "national treasure", "national weapon" and "national use". This alludes to the plague.
Xuanyao: that is, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor and Emperor Yao, alluding to holy governance.
In addition, the "plague" in this poem not only represents the plague and the virus, but also represents various anti-China forces, reactionary forces, separatist forces, and evil forces. I wish the Chinese nation to continue to move towards great rejuvenation under the leadership of the people's leader!
Illustration: Zhao Gongming, also the representative of the "God of Wealth" in traditional Chinese culture, is also the god in charge of the plague. The 15th day of the third lunar month is his birthday. Riding a tiger with a whip all year round, punishing evil and promoting good. In the Han Dynasty, the "White Tiger Tongyi" contained tigers that could devour ghosts, so they were often accompanied by Marshal Zhao Gongming.
Fifth, the seven laws of the Yiyou year old Huaichai Shizong
The heart is ambitious and only hates that time is short, and virtue is heavy to know that Taiyue is light.
is only for Zhaomin to do practical government, not to visit Changsheng for personal desires.
Dazhong to the emperor's pole, ritual music poems and books enlighten the Shengming.
Although it is regrettable that the destiny of heaven is difficult to violate, it is true that there is a taste in the world.
Annotation:
Dressing: giving, giving. "Confucius's Family Sayings: Reflections": "I wish to be assisted by the Holy Lord of the Ming King, apply his five teachings, and guide him to etiquette and music." "Don Pi Rixiu "Yuan Yi": "Yao can't bear to increase troops, but to order Shun, Shun can't bear to cut down, and apply Wende." And then there is Miao Geyan. ”
Huangji: The rule of the emperor to rule the world. That is, the so-called great middle to the right way. "Book Hongfan": "The emperor is the pole, and the emperor has the pole." Kong Yingda Shu: "Emperor, big also; Extreme, medium also. Governing the government and religion, ruling the people, let it be great, and there will be no evil. "Han Xun Yue "Han Ji Gaozu Ji I": "In the past, in the saints, only the emperor was built, and the heaven and earth were warp and weft. Sui Wang Tong "Zhongshuo Wei Xiang": "The Master and the Six Classics, the Emperor's ability to do everything." Qing Chen Menglei "Ding Si Qiudao Mountain Recruits Pudu Shu": "In the past, the king built the emperor to visit all directions and turn his merits into heaven and earth. ”
Mr. Huang Dejin commented:
After the Tang Dynasty, five regimes appeared in the Central Plains in turn, the Later Liang, the Later Tang, the Later Jin, the Later Han, and the Later Zhou, known as the Five Dynasties in history. In addition to the Central Plains, there were more than a dozen secessionist regimes, known as the Ten Kingdoms. Five dynasties and ten kingdoms, for troubled times.
Five dynasties and ten kingdoms, a total of several decades, existed for a short time, and few famous historical figures were circulated, known as "the troubled times without heroes". In ancient China, there was more chaos and less governance, but heroes often came out in troubled times, but in the troubled times of five generations, heroes did not come out, and the demons danced wildly. When Wang Anshi read "History of the Five Dynasties", he said: "But when you see that the beginning of each article must be said to be woo-hoo, everything can be sighed." ”
In this troubled world, there is one person, like a pearl in the sand, who has been highly praised by later generations. Sima Guang and Ouyang Xiu both held him in high esteem.
Sima Guang commented on him: "Order the ministers with letters, and blame the countries with justice...... The big state is not afraid of strength, and the small state is virtuous...... Unbiased and non-party, the royal road is swinging. Sima Guang was very rigorous, he ignored the feelings of the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and praised the emperor of the previous dynasty for being close to "perfect", which shows that Si Ren's words and deeds are enough to be called a model.
Ouyang Xiu commented on him: "His heroic and martial arts can be described as heroic, and he humbly listens to it, and employs people without suspicion, isn't it the so-called virtuous master!"
He is Chai Rong of Later Zhou Shizong.
Chai Rong, who has only been an emperor for five and a half years and has not even lived at the age of forty, is evaluated by historians: "Shenwu is a hero, and he is the hero of a generation." History is always unpredictable, surprising or surprising. Chai Rong, who is not a holiday, is engraved in history with his eloquence and love for the people like a son; But it was also discredited because of the early death of the hero and the short reign of the hero. However, he was finally canonized as a short-lived emperor in a troubled era and became the "God of Wealth" believed by the people, isn't it fair and comfortable in the hearts of the people, and the sky lives up to the people?
Of course, at the same time, "the heart only hates the short time, and the virtue is heavy to know that the Taiyue is light" can be called a wonderful couplet, and the sentence "the heart only hates the short time" can also be understood as a person with pursuit and ambition who always hates not enough time, this sentence here, can be described as a pun.
"The taste of the world is the truth", which expresses Chai Shizong's heart for the common people, creating wealth and contributing to the common people, and it is his true feelings; After his death, he was worshiped by the people as the God of Wealth for generations, and it was also an expression of the true feelings of the people.
The sentence "Dazhong to Zhengfu Huangji, Lile Poetry and Books Enlighten Shengming" can also be called a wonderful couplet. In the book "Peace of the World", Mr. Binyu expounded on the four characteristics of "Dao", namely the four aspects of the Great Dao, the Middle Way, the Zhidao, and the Right Path, while the Book of Lile Poetry is the four aspects of the "Sutra".
About the Author:
Mr. Liao Binyu is a well-known cultural scholar, Secretary-General of the Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Research Association, Resident Chairman of the Chinese Culture Promotion Association (2017-2024), Honorary President of the International Association of Easy Learning, and Cultural Advisor of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation. Strategic development consultant for many local governments and many Fortune 500 companies. Distinguished Professor of Peking University, Tsinghua University, National People's Congress, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and other well-known universities and research institutions. Over the years, we have been committed to promoting modern civilization with traditional culture, building a Chinese discourse system, and promoting the cultural self-confidence of Chinese people based on Chinese culture. He has successively published more than 10 academic monographs and ideological treatises, such as "The Purpose of Chinese Studies", "Lao Tzu Huitong", "Ganzhi Philosophy", "Peace in the World", "The Way of Dacheng", "Zhongtian and Liji", "Li'an Tianxia Treatise" (ancient text), "Poetry Says China" and the compilation of "Changing People through the Ages".