It means: the incumbent is as virtuous as the wind, and the world is as virtuous as grass. When the wind blows on the grass, the grass will fall down with it.

Original text:

Ji Kangzi asked Confucius about politics: "There is no way to kill, but there is a way. What? " Confucius said to him, "Why did an official kill his son? Children are better and people are better. The virtue of a gentleman, the virtue of a villain, and the wind on the grass will be suppressed. "

Translation:

Ji Kangzi asked Confucius how to govern the country, saying, "How about killing people who have no way and making people who have a way?" Confucius said, "Where do politicians need to kill people?" ? As long as you want to do good, people will follow suit. The incumbent is as virtuous as the wind, and the world is as virtuous as grass. When the wind blows on the grass, it will definitely fall off. "

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Comment sentence:

Confucius opposed killing and advocated "moral politics". As long as people at the top are good at managing political affairs, the people will not make the mistake of uprising. The rule of man mentioned here is what people with benevolence do. Those tyrannical rulers are bound to arouse people's opposition.

Article background:

This paper consists of 24 chapters. Among them, the famous sentence is: "self-denial is benevolence, self-denial is benevolence in one day, and benevolence in the world"; "see no evil, don't listen if you are indecent, don't speak if you are indecent, and don't move if you are indecent"; "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you." Life is alive and wealth is in the sky. "All brothers are brothers";

"A gentleman's adult beauty is not an adult's evil"; "A gentleman makes friends by writing, and helps others by friends". In this article, several disciples of Confucius asked him what benevolence was. These paragraphs are often quoted by researchers. Confucius also talked about how to be a gentleman.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Analects of Yan Yuan