Century Hengtong Online Tips: "Méng Qiu" is a children's literacy textbook compiled by Li Han (hàn) in the Tang Dynasty to introduce the palm and the knowledge of various subjects. The whole book uses four rhyming words, each four words is a short sentence with a subject-predicate structure, and the upper and lower sentences become dual, and each speaks a palm, totaling 2484 words.
[sic] Chiseled teeth (1) ruler, Xun Xun (xù) (2) rhythm.
【Note】 (1) Chiseling: that is, learning to chisel teeth. Zi Yanwei, a native of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was very accomplished in literature and historiography, and his representative works include "Spring and Autumn of the Han Dynasty" and so on.
(2) Xun Xun: The character Gong Zeng. A native of Yingchuan Yingyin (present-day Xuchang, Henan). Xun Xun made great contributions to the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, and at the same time was deeply learned, and was a famous phonologist, writer and bibliophile of the time.
Xi Xun's literary talent was outstanding and deeply admired by the world; Xun Xun was proficient in musical rhythm and made important contributions to the development of music.
【Allusions】Chiseled Tooth Ruler: The allusion is from the "Book of Jin, The Biography of Xi Chiseled Teeth". Xi Chisel is very well studied in literature and history, and he studies weekdays, and his literary style is soaring, and people admire his talent. Huan Wen, a powerful minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty at that time, also greatly appreciated him.
Xun Xun Rhythm: Allusions from the "Jin Shu Xun Biography". During the Three Kingdoms and Two Jin Dynasties, Because he had superb musical talent, Xun Xun was entrusted by the state with a heavy responsibility, responsible for revising the music law and composing the song and dance music at the state banquet, which made certain achievements for the development of social music at that time.
【Appreciation】The biggest advantage of Xi Chisel and Xun Xun in the allusion is that they can use the cultural knowledge they have learned to serve the public, and also make their own life value better realized. Students, do we also want to learn from the two of them?
[sic] Hu Wei Tui Xuan (jiān) (1), Lu Ji Huai Tangerine (jú) (2).
【Comment】 (1) Hu Wei Tui: Hu Wei, Zi Bowu, a native of Shou County, Anhui, an official of the Western Jin Dynasty, was honest and impartial.
Push, push, verb, unwilling to accept. The meaning of this word is that he refuses to accept silk fabrics from others.
(2) Lu Ji Huai Tangerine: Lu Ji, Zi Gongji, official of the Three Kingdoms period, Minister of Sun Wu.
Huai Tangerine, Huai, hiding in his arms, refers to the appearance of the orange hidden in his arms.
Hu Wei refused to accept the silk that his father had given him; Lu Ji had oranges hidden in his arms and wanted his mother to taste them as well.
【Allusions】Hu Wei Tuiyi: The allusion is from the "Jin Shu Hu Wei Biography". Once, when Hu Wei was idle, he got up on the road to meet his father, Hu Qian, who was an official in a foreign country. His father, Hu Qian, was a clean and honest official and had a good reputation. However, when Hu Wei was ready to return, Hu Qian took out a silk horse and asked his son to bring it back to use. Hu Wei was very surprised, because at that time, a silk horse was worth a lot, and his father had always been incorruptible, how could there be such a valuable item? Seeing his son's doubtful gaze, his father explained to him that these silk fabrics were not obtained by him from corruption and bribery, but were bought by Feng Lu, whom he had saved every penny in his daily life. After Hu Wei listened, he happily accepted his father's gift.
Lu Ji Huai Tangerine: Allusions from the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Shu , Lu Ji Biography". Lu Ji was a man at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and when he was a child, he was once warmly entertained by Yuan Shu. When the banquet was over, Lu Ji got up and said goodbye, who knew that if one was not careful, the orange hidden in his body fell out. In fact, these oranges are the fruits that Yuan Shu used to entertain him, and after Yuan Shu saw them, he hurriedly asked Lu Ji why he wanted to bring some oranges back? Lu Ji honestly replied that the main reason why he hid the orange on his body was that he wanted his mother to taste the orange as well. After Yuan Shu listened, he was touched by his filial piety and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
【Appreciation】The two people in the text, Hu Wei and Lu Ji, are both filial pieties. Hu Wei was filial to his father, worried that his father would corrupt the law and damage his reputation; while Lu Ji's filial piety to his mother, through the small action of hiding oranges, was touching. We should also learn from their filial piety to their parents and be a good child who understands things and is well-behaved.