Hu Comments: They always think that ordinary people are ignorant and officials are noble.
when you are young, you follow your father and brother; when you marry, you follow your husband; when your husband dies, you follow your son. (Those who listen to their fathers and brothers when they are young, those who listen to their husbands after marriage, and those who listen to their sons after their husbands die. )
Hu Comment: In traditional China, women became humble vassals.
the benefits are not hundred, and the law remains unchanged; It's not easy to do anything. (If the benefits cannot be 1%, don't reform; If the effect is not perfect, don't change the utensils. )
Hu's comment: China people are old-fashioned and always look down on reform, so all the ancient reformers came to a tragic end.
those who work hard govern others, while those who work hard govern others. Mental workers manage others, while manual workers are managed by others. )
Hu Comment: The people at the bottom are always despised by the rulers.
there's no need to talk about profit, there's only benevolence and righteousness. (Why talk about benefits? Just have benevolence, righteousness and morality. )
Hu Comment: Rulers can talk loudly, but people will go hungry if they don't talk about interests.
in 5 years, kings will prosper. Every five hundred years, there must be a king. )
Hu's comment: The so-called king is the dictator in the new home world. People in China are always looking forward to such people.
it's a courtesy for men and women to give and receive. (Men and women don't kiss each other, which is moral codes. )
Hu's comment: Men and women don't kiss each other, but they are only used to restrain ordinary people, but the court is lewd.
I've heard of those who changed from Xia to Yi, but I've never heard of those who changed from Yi. I only heard that China changed foreign countries, but I didn't hear that China was changed by foreign countries. )
Hu's comment: A typical arrogant yelang.
the son of heaven is ordered by heaven, and the world is ordered by the son of heaven. The son of heaven is entrusted by heaven to govern the world, and the world must listen to the son of heaven. )
Hu Comment: The dictator is mystified in order to make everyone obey.
a monarch is a minister, a father is a child, and a husband is a woman. A monarch is a minister's rule, a father is a son's rule, and a husband is a wife's rule. )
Hu Comment: Without the rule of law, it is of course necessary to establish the rule of man.
the greatness of Tao comes from the sky, and the sky remains unchanged, so does Tao. (Taoism is very grand, originally produced in heaven. If heaven remains unchanged, Taoism cannot be changed. )
Hu comments: Taoism is eternal, so the emperor is eternal.
starvation is very small, and dishonour is very great. Starving to death is a trivial matter; Losing chastity is a big deal. )
Hu's comment: indifference to life is the same characteristic of traditional authoritarian society.
keep justice in nature and destroy human desires. (Preserve justice and destroy human desires. )
Hu Comment: Whether human rights are respected or not determines the height of civilization.
It is to rule by saints, to empty their hearts, to strengthen their bellies, to weaken their aspirations and to strengthen their bones, which often makes people ignorant and have no desire. Therefore, to govern the country by saints, we should simplify the people's minds, fill their stomachs, weaken their ambitions, strengthen their bones, and make them have no knowledge and no desire forever. )
Hu Comment: Ignorance is the magic weapon of feudal rule.
husband, I have three treasures, which I cherish: kindness, frugality and not being the first in the world. I have three treasures, I hold them and cherish them: first, I am weak and loving, second, I do nothing and do little, and third, I dare not be the first in the world. )
Hu Comment: Not daring to be the first in the world makes our society lack vitality and creativity.
not because of its selflessness? Therefore, it can be private. Don't pretend to be selfless on the surface, and then you can fulfill your selfish desires. )
Hu comments: those officials who claim to be selfless are actually full of selfish desires.
the curve is complete, while the waste is straight. You can save by bending, and you can straighten up by bending a little. )
Hu Comment: How many people in China have been traitors and conquered people in order to compromise!
people are difficult to treat because of their wisdom. People are difficult to govern because they have too much wisdom. )
Hu's comments: The rulers of traditional China have never been afraid of the wisdom of ordinary people, instead of trying to make the wisdom of the people be used to increase social wealth by establishing a reasonable system.
if you don't make people wise, you will be foolish. Don't tell the people the truth, let them be ignorant forever. )
Hu's comment: Ignorance of the people is the same idea of ancient hundred schools of thought in China.
be in harmony with its light, be in harmony with its dust, dampen its sharpness, and resolve its disputes. (dispel the light, confuse the world, lose the spirit, and resolve the disturbance. )
Hu's comment: Without edges and corners, it is "mature" and society will sink.