I. Original text

Ceng Zi is ill. Le Zhengzi Chun is sitting under the bed, Zeng Yuan and Zeng Shen are sitting at the feet, and the boy is sitting in the corner holding a candle. The boy said, "flashy, where is the doctor?" Zichun said, "Stop!" Hearing this, Ceng Zi Qu Ran said, "Hoo!" Say, "flashy, where's the doctor?"

Second, translation.

Ceng Zi is ill in bed and in critical condition. Le Zhengzi Chun sat by the bed, Zeng Yuan and Zeng Shen sat at the feet, and the boy servant sat in the corner with a candle in his hand. The servant said, "Gorgeous and smooth. Is that a bamboo mat for doctors?" Zi Chun said, "Shut up!" Ceng Zi listened and said in fear, "Ah!" ? (The boy servant added) "Gorgeous and bright, (that's) the doctor's bamboo mat!"

Third, the source

The Book of Rites, The Ceng Zi Book of Changes.

Make an appreciative comment

The purpose of the article is obvious, not to expose the collapse of "ceremony", but to tell people through this story that ceremony is more important than life, and Zeng Shen is a model of protecting ceremony with his own body. For today's readers, taking Zeng Shen as an example is extremely pedantic. But aside from the content of the "ceremony" that Zeng Shen abided by, his spirit of being strict with himself and being able to correct his mistakes is also touching. It is still the famous saying that "a gentleman loves, considerate and tolerant", and the content of "virtue" is alternating between the old and the new.