"Mencius" classic study original text: A gentleman loves money, and it is not the right way to get it. It is not the right way. It is not the meaning or the way. One intervention ④ is not for giving to others, and one intervention is not for taking others ⑤. Note ① Lu: Send as salary. ② Department: tie. ③ Qian Si: four thousand horses. Si, a cart and four horses. ④Introduction: It refers to "mustard", which is a metaphor for small things. ⑤Take from others: Take from others. If the translation is unethical, even if all the wealth in the world is given to him as a salary, he will abandon it; even if there are four thousand horses tied there, he will not look at it. If it is unethical, we will not give anything to others or take anything from others. Introduction: Mencius opposed taking ill-gotten gains and believed that this was not what a gentleman would do. Story: A gentleman has a right way to make money. During the Warring States Period, Mencius was very famous. Guests came to his house every day, and most of them came to seek knowledge and ask for autographs. One day, two mysterious figures came one after another, one was the envoy of King Qi and the other was the envoy of Xue State. Mencius naturally did not dare to neglect and received them carefully and thoughtfully. The envoy of the King of Qi brought Mencius a hundred taels of red gold, saying it was a small gift from the King of Qi. Faced with the unreasonable gift, Mencius politely declined, and the envoy left in despair. Soon, the envoy from Xue State also came to see him. He brought fifty taels of gold to Mencius, saying that it was a little thought from King Xue, and thanked Mencius for his help when the military crisis occurred in Xue State. Mencius ordered his men to take the gold. The people around him were all very strange, wondering what kind of medicine Mencius was selling in his gourd. Chen Zhen asked Mencius in confusion: "The King of Qi gave you so much gold before, but you refused to accept it. Now Xue Guo has only given half of Qi's gold, and you have accepted it. If you were right not to accept it before, then now It is wrong to accept it; if it is right for you to accept it now, it will be wrong not to accept it before." Mencius replied: "When I was in Xue State, I helped them and provided them with defenses and pacification. I fought a war. I am considered a meritorious person. Why shouldn’t I receive material rewards? The people of Qi gave me so much gold for no reason. They must have wanted to bribe me. Gentlemen cannot be bribed with money. I How can you accept bribes from them?" After hearing this, everyone admired Mencius's brilliant insights and noble conduct. Source: Friends of young readers