Northern Zhou Yuwen Yu's last words

Yuwen Yu, the second emperor of northern Zhou, reigned for four years, during which time the imperial government was controlled by Yuwen Hu, and finally it is said to be poisoned by Hu. Because of the short reign time, coupled with the political involuntary, so there is no political achievement, but the last words, recorded by Shi Chen, can really be described as heartfelt, if you talk about the traces of the heart, it seems to be a good emperor, young, but so open-minded about life, and advocate frugality, and make clear arrangements for posthumous affairs. Excerpts from it are excerpted below for a total appreciation:

Between the heavens and the earth of life, the five permanent qi, the heavens and the earth have poverty, the five constants have passed, and people are safe and long. It is born and dead, a physical necessity. In the principle of necessity, between the repair of the short, how much hate. Although he is not virtuous, he has a good temperament, and he does not fail to know himself in this way. Now is the fate, the husband is repeating what he says. The princes and the great masters in the imperial court, the military governors, soldiers, etc., and established the medals, accumulated years, auxiliary wing Taizu, into my Zhou family. Now that we have inherited the great cause and are above the multiplications, this is not to fail the Taizu at the top and not to live up to the decay. From the ancestors to the underground, there is no hatred in the heart. Those who are hated, who enjoy a great position, can be described as four years, can not make the politicization of rational, Li Shu abundant, Kyushu is not one, two parties are still stemmed. Gu this nostalgic return, the eyes are not blind. Only Ji Ren's brother Tsukasa Zai, Huan Shuo Xianzheng, his father, the minister of public secretary, etc., concorded for the heart, tried to persuade each other, do not forget the legacy of Taizu, mention the descendants, although there is no nine springs, the form is immortal. Now the great position is empty, and the society has no master. He was naïve and did not stand up to the country. Duke Yong of Lu, brother of Shu Zhi jie, lenient and generous, known in the sea, can promote my Zhou family, must be this son also. Lady Gui has always been, the public and other things taizu, auxiliary decay, can be said to have a beginning, if the world is difficult, supplementing the Lord of the world, it can be said that there is an end. Mourning the dead, the great festival of human subjects. Gong Waitang thought of this and made Bandai sigh. He is born and frugal, and he is not capable of doing thin things, and every bed is covered with a large cloth, and the clothes of a large drapery are used, and there is no carving for all utensils. On the day of death, it is not tolerated to violate this good. For funerals, be frugal. Wear the timely clothes, do not make there be gold and jade ornaments. If the courtesy cannot be quenched, all are ordered to use tiles. Seven days of crying. Civil and military officials have the right to ward off the decline and decline, and they are engaged in plain clothes. On the day of burial, choose a barren place, because the terrain is a grave, do not seal the tree. And bury the wounded, the saints commanded. Since he obeyed the teachings of the saints, he dared to disobey them. In all cases, do not disagree with this intention. When the envoys of the four prefectures arrived, they each ordered three days of crying, weeping, and the power to remove the murderous clothes, and also engaged in plain clothes, waiting for the big case to be removed. Unless there is a call, each of them obeys himself according to his own steps, and does not mention going to the court. The ceremony has the righteousness of tongsai at any time, burial, and obedience to ji inside and outside. For three years, do not forbid marriage, and eat as usual. Current affairs are obscene, sick and confused, and can only reach this. If there is no end to the matter, it is necessary to judge it as a class. Dead and close to thinking, the ancients had it. Endure death, the book is in this embrace.