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Mencius met King Hui of Liang①. The king said: "Sou ②! Coming from a thousand miles away, will it benefit our country?"

Mencius said to him: "King! Why do you need to say benefit? It's just benevolence and righteousness." The king said ,'How can it benefit my country?' The doctor said, 'How can it benefit my family?' The common people said, 'How can it benefit my body? If a country has a thousand chariots, whoever kills its king will have a family of a thousand chariots. If you take a thousand chariots, you will get a hundred chariots. For the sake of righteousness, benefit comes first. If you don't take it away, you won't be satisfied. 9. He who leaves behind his relatives without righteousness is also the king who calls him benevolence and righteousness. Why should he call it benefit? "

< p>Mencius saw King Hui of Liang. The king was standing on a swamp, looking at the wild geese and elk, and said: "Wise men also enjoy this?"

Mencius said to him: "Sages will enjoy this, but there are unworthy ones. This is not a happy thing. "Poetry" says: "Jingshi Lingtai, the common people attack it, and it will be completed soon. The common people's son will come, and the deer will come." Youfu, deer are licking their heads, and white birds and cranes are flying. The platform is called Lingtai, and the marsh is called Lingmarsh. It is a place where elk, fish, and turtles live. People in ancient times enjoy themselves together, so they can enjoy it. "The people want to die together with them. Even if there are birds and beasts in the pond, how can they be happy alone?" King Hui of Liang said: "I am devoted to my country." If there is trouble in the river, move the people to the east of the river, and if there is trouble in the east of the river, it is the same. If you look at the policies of neighboring countries, it is not as good as the people of the neighboring countries. "Mei?"

Mencius said: "The king likes to fight, please use the metaphor of war. After receiving the weapon, he abandons his armor and walks away behind him, maybe a hundred paces, or fifty paces away." How about taking fifty steps and then stopping one hundred steps?"

Said: "No, it is not possible to walk straight."

Said: " If the king knows this, there is no hope that the number of people will be greater than that of neighboring countries. If the farming season is not violated, the grain will not be enough to eat; if the number of grains does not enter the pond, the fish and turtles will not be able to eat. When you go into the mountains and forests, you can't use the wood. You can't eat the grains and fish and turtles, and you can't use the wood. This is the beginning of the king's way. For a five-acre house with mulberry trees, the fifty-year-old can use it for clothing; for the chickens, dolphins, dogs, and pigs, don’t lose their season; for the seventy-year-old, you can eat meat; for the hundred-acre field, don’t take away the season for several mouthfuls. There can be no hunger in the family; if you follow the teachings of Xiangxu and apply the meaning of filial piety and brotherhood, those who are awarded Bai will live up to their duties on the road. Those who are seventy years old will wear silk and eat meat, and the people will neither be hungry nor cold. However, those who are not kings will not be born. Yes.

A dog eats human food but does not know how to detect it. When a person dies, he says: "It is not me." How is this different from stabbing a person and killing him? , said: "It's not me, it's the soldiers." The king is innocent, and the people of the world are here."

King Hui of Liang said: "I am willing to accept the teaching."

< p> Mencius said to him: "Is there any difference between using a stile and a sword to kill someone?" ”

Said: “There is no difference. ”

“Is there any difference between using a blade and politics? ”

Said: “There is no difference. ”

Said: “There is fat meat in the kitchen, fat horses in the stables, the people are hungry, and there are hungry weeds in the wild. This is how the beasts eat people.” Animals eat each other, and humans hate it. As parents of the people, administration cannot avoid leading beasts and cannibalism. The evil lies in being a parent to the people? Zhongni said: 'The one who first made the figurines has no descendants! 'It is used because it resembles a human being. How could the people of Sri Lanka die of hunger? ”

King Hui of Liang said: “In the Kingdom of Jin, there is no strong one in the world, as I know it. As a widower, I was defeated by Qi in the east, and my eldest son died; I lost my land seven hundred miles to Qin in the west; I was humiliated by Chu in the south. I am ashamed of this, I would like to be like the dead, what can I do? ”

Mencius said to him: “A place a hundred miles long can be king.” The king was benevolent to the people, sparing punishments, collecting taxes lightly, and plowing deeply to make farming easier. The strong ones spend their spare time cultivating their filial piety and loyalty, serving their fathers and brothers when they are in, and serving their superiors when they are out, so that they can control the stiles and attack the strong armor and powerful soldiers of Qin and Chu.

When he took away his people, he was unable to cultivate the land to support his parents. His parents were cold and hungry, and his brothers and wives were separated. He is drowning his people, and the king goes to conquer them. Who can be the enemy of the king? Therefore it is said: ‘The benevolent are invincible. 'King, please don't doubt me! "

Mencius met King Xiang of Liang. When he came out, he said to the man: "Looking at him does not look like a human king. Su Ran asked: "Is the world evil?" ’ I replied: ‘Determined to be one. ’

‘Who can do it? ’ He replied: ‘Those who are not fond of killing can do it. ’

‘Who can do it? ’ He said to him, ‘Everyone in the world will not agree with you. Wang Zhifu Miao Hu? If there is a drought between July and August, the seedlings will wither. The sky is cloudy and the rain is falling, and the seedlings are flourishing. If it is like this, who can control it? Today, among the people in the world, there is no one who does not like to kill people. If there are people who do not like to kill people, then all the people in the world will lead and look forward to it. It is true that when the people return, they will descend from the water. Who can control it? ’”

King Xuan of Qi asked: “Can anyone hear about the affairs of Qi Huan and Jin Wen? ”

Mencius said to him: “Zhongni’s disciples have no way of doing things like Dao, Huan and Wen, which will not be passed down to future generations.” I haven't heard of it yet. If there is no way, then what is the king? ”

Said: “How can you be a king if you are virtuous?” ”

Said: “To protect the people and become king, no one can control it.”

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Said: "If I have only a few people, can I protect the people? "

Said: "Yes. ”

Said: “How do you know that I can do it?” "

Said: "I heard that Hu He said that the king was sitting in the hall, and a cow passed by the hall. When the king saw it, he said: 'Where is the cow? ’ He said to him, ‘I will challenge the bell. ’ The king said: ‘Give it up! I cannot bear to look at him, and he will die if he is not guilty. ’ He said to him, ‘How about abolishing Zhongyu? ’ He said, ‘Why should we abolish it? Trade it with sheep! ’ Don’t you know there are all kinds of things? "

Say: "Yes. ”

Said: “The heart is enough to be a king.” The people all love the king, but I know that the king cannot bear it. "

The king said: "Yes. Those who sincerely have common people. Although the state of Qi is small, why should I love an ox? That is to say, he couldn't bear to look at him, and he would die if he was not guilty, so he changed it to a sheep.

Said: "The king is no different from the people who love the king." It's easy to make a big thing out of a small thing. How can he know it? If the king hides his innocence and dies, how can he choose between the cattle and the sheep?

Wang laughed and said, "Why are you sincere?" I do not love his wealth. And it is easy to use sheep, which is suitable for people to call it "I love".

Said: "There is no injury, this is the art of benevolence. You can see the cow but not the sheep." A gentleman is like an animal: when he sees it alive, he cannot bear to see it die; when he hears its sound, he cannot bear to eat its flesh. Therefore, a gentleman is far away from the kitchen. "

Wang said: ""Poetry" says: "If others have intentions, let me think about them." ’ That’s what Master means. Husband, I do it, but I seek it, and it doesn’t get my heart. Master said, I feel very close to you. Why is this heart aligned with the king? "

Said: "There is a king who said: 'My strength is enough to lift a hundred jun', but not enough to lift a feather; 'I am strong enough to detect the end of a small feather'. If there is no public opinion, then the king will promise What? "

Said: "No. ”

“If the kindness is enough for the beasts, but the merit is not for the common people, how can I do it?” However, if a feather is not raised, it is a lack of effort; if the public support is not seen, it is a lack of understanding; if the people do not see protection, it is a lack of kindness. Therefore, if a king is not a king, he does not do it, not because he cannot do it.

said: "Why are the shapes of those who cannot do anything different from those who cannot do it?" ”

Said: “Trying to hold Mount Tai to reach the North Sea, and telling people ‘I can’t’ is because you can’t do it sincerely.” To break a branch for an elder and say to him, "I can't", is not to do, but not to be impossible. Therefore, to be a king without being a king is not to take advantage of Mount Tai to reach the North Sea; to be a king without being a king is to break a branch.

When I am old, I am in harmony with others; when I am young, I am in harmony with others. The world can be transported in the palm of your hand.

"Poetry" says: 'The punishment is for the widow, and for the brothers, it is to control the family and the country. ’ It’s just a matter of adding this intention to others. Therefore, if you extend your kindness, you can protect the world, but if you don't extend your kindness, you cannot protect your wife. The reason why people in ancient times were superior to others was because they were good at judging their actions.

If the kindness is as great as that of the beasts, but the merit does not reach the common people, how can it be given? Quan, then you know the severity; degree, then you know the length. Everything is the same, but the mind is the same. The king please save him! Suppress the king and raise the army, endanger the soldiers and ministers, complain to the princes, and then do it faster than the heart? "

The king said: "No. Why am I so quick? I will seek my great desires. ”

Said: “Can the king’s great desire be heard and fulfilled? "The king smiled and said nothing.

He said: "Is it because the fat and sweetness are not enough for the mouth? Light warmth is not enough for the body? Or is it because the color selection is not enough for the eyes? The sound is not enough for your ears? Isn't it enough that I can order you to come forward? All the king's ministers are enough to provide for him, but why should the king do so? "

Said: "No. I don't think so. ”

Said: “Then the king’s great desire can be known. In order to expand the land, he went to Qin and Chu, and came to China to appease the barbarians. Doing what you want and asking for what you want is like asking for a fish based on a tree. "

The king said: "What if it is really a gift? ”

Said: “There is almost nothing. If you seek fish from a tree, even if you don't get it, there will be no disaster. If you do what you want, seek what you want, and do it with all your heart, there will be disaster later. "

Said: "Can I hear it? ”

Said: “The people of Tsou are fighting with the people of Chu. Who does the king think will win?” ”

Said: “The people of Chu are victorious. ”

Said: “However, a small solid cannot defeat a large one, a small solid cannot defeat a large number, and a weak solid cannot defeat a strong one.” There are nine places within the sea that are thousands of miles apart, and there is one of them. With one serving eight, why is it different from Zou fighting against Chu? Gai is also contrary to his nature.

Now that the king has implemented benevolent policies, all officials in the world want to establish themselves in the king's dynasty, all farmers want to cultivate in the king's fields, all merchants want to hide in the king's city, and all travelers want to leave the king's territory. Anyone in the world who wants to harm his king wants to go to the king. If so, who can control it? "

The king said: "I am afraid that I cannot advance. May Master support my ambition and teach me clearly. Although I am not sensitive, please try it. ”

Said: “Those who do not have permanent property but have perseverance are the only ones who can do it.” If you are a people, you will have no permanent property because you have no perseverance. If you don't have perseverance, you will do everything you can to ward off evil spirits. To fall into a crime and then punish him is to neglect the people. How can a benevolent person be in office and ignore the people?

Therefore, when a wise ruler controls the people's property, they will have enough to serve their parents, and they will have enough to feed their wives. They will be full in happy years and avoid death in bad years. Then the good will be driven out, so the people will follow it easily. Nowadays, the property of the people is controlled. If you look up to your parents, you will not be able to serve your parents, and if you bow down to you, you will not be able to support your wife. In good years, you will suffer hardships for the rest of your life, and in bad years, you will not be immune to death. This is just to save lives, but I am afraid that I will not support you. Is it a shame to treat etiquette and justice in your spare time? If the king wants to do it, he will go against his will.

In a five-acre house with mulberry trees, the fifty-year-old can wear silk; if the chickens, dolphins, dogs, and pigs are kept in their season, the seventy-year-old can eat meat; in the hundred-acre field, do not When he is captured, the family of eight will not be hungry; he will follow the teachings of Xiangxu and express the righteousness of filial piety and brotherhood, and those who are awarded the white will live up to Dai Dai's road.

The old man wears silk and eats meat, and the people are neither hungry nor cold. However, there is no such thing as a king. "

Notes:

① King Hui of Liang: King Hui of Wei (400 BC - 319 BC), Hui is his posthumous name. He succeeded his father Wei Wuhou in 370 BC Nine years after he ascended the throne, he moved his capital from Anyi (now north of Xia County, Shanxi) to Daliang (now northwest of Kaifeng, Henan), so he was also called King Hui of Liang?

②Sou: old man. >

③Also: here is the meaning of "only"

④Tushuren: Tuheshuren.

⑤Jiaozheng: fighting against each other. . Collect, take. ?

⑥ Kill the superior, kill the superior, and kill the king by the subordinate.

⑦ Ten thousand vehicles, one thousand vehicles, one hundred vehicles: four are used in ancient times. A horse-drawn chariot is called a ride, and the size of a vassal state is measured by the number of chariots.

⑧Gou: If?

⑨鍍 (yan): Satisfied. Yi: abandoned, abandoned

Translation:

Mencius paid a visit to King Hui of Liang and said: "Old sir, you have come all the way, you must have something against me. Is it a good idea to benefit the country? Mencius replied: "Your Majesty!" Why bother talking about profit? Just talk about benevolence and righteousness.

The king said, ‘How can I benefit my country? ’ The doctor said, ‘How can I benefit my family? ’ Ordinary people and common people say, ‘How can I benefit myself? ’ As a result, the top and bottom are fighting for each other’s interests, and the country is in danger!

In a country with 10,000 military chariots, the person who kills its monarch must be a doctor with 1,000 military chariots; in a country with 1,000 military chariots, the person who kills its monarch must be , must be a doctor with a hundred chariots.

These doctors own a thousand chariots in a country with ten thousand chariots, and a hundred chariots in a country with a thousand chariots. Their possessions are not small. However, if they put righteousness last and profit first, they will never be satisfied until they win the status of king.

On the other hand, there has never been a person who values ????benevolence but abandons his parents, and there has never been a person who values ??righteousness but ignores the king. Therefore, Your Majesty can only talk about benevolence and righteousness, why bother talking about benefit? "

Mencius paid a visit to King Hui of Liang. King Hui of Liang stood on the edge of the pond, looked back at the geese and reindeer and asked, "Does a wise monarch like this too?" ”

Mencius replied: “A wise monarch does not regard this kind of entertainment as his primary pursuit, and an unwise monarch cannot appreciate it even if he has it.

The "Book of Songs" says: When planning to build a spiritual platform and making arrangements for it, the people started to take action. There was no set date for the completion. It was not planned to be completed quickly. The people were like children. Come to help as well. When King Wen arrived at Lingnan, the doe lay quietly. The doe was fat and strong, and the white bird was white. When King Wen came to the Lingtai, the pond was full of fish. ”

King Wen of Zhou used the power of the people to build a spiritual platform and dig a spiritual marsh, but the people felt very happy. They called his platform a spiritual platform and his pond a spiritual marsh. They were happy that there were elk, fish and turtles here. . The ancient sages enjoyed themselves with the people, so they could truly enjoy the gardens and pools.

The "Tang Oath" says: "Whenever your sun perishes, you and I will perish (Xia)." Jie once compared himself to the sun), and the people wanted to perish with Xia Jie. Even if there are high towers and birds and beasts, can he enjoy them alone? ”

King Hui of Liang said: “I have really worked hard to govern the country of Liang. There was a famine in Hanoi, so I moved the people there to the east of the river, and at the same time transported the grain from the east of the river to Hanoi. Hedong suffered from famine and did the same thing.

I have inspected the political affairs of neighboring countries, and no one can be as dedicated as me. However, the people of neighboring countries did not decrease because of this, and my people did not increase because of this. What is the reason for this? ”

Mencius replied: “Your Majesty likes war, so please let me use war as a metaphor.” The war drums were beating loudly, and as soon as the spear points and blades came into contact, some soldiers dropped their armor and fled backwards, dragging their weapons. Some people stop after running a hundred steps, and some people stop after running fifty steps. Is it okay for those soldiers who ran fifty paces to laugh at the soldiers who ran a hundred paces? "

King Hui said: "No. It's just that they didn't run a hundred steps, but this was still running away. ”

Mencius said: “If the king understands this truth, then he should not hope that the people will be more numerous than those of his neighboring countries.

If military service and corvee do not harm the agricultural production season, there will be more food to eat; if fine fishing nets are not used to catch fish in the swamps, the fish and turtles will not be able to eat them all; if you go into the mountains with an ax according to the season Cut down the trees and the wood will not be used up.

If there is not enough food, fish and turtles to eat, and there is not enough wood to use up, then the people will have no regrets about life, death and burial. The people have no regrets about life, death, and burial, which is the beginning of the kingly way. Allocate five acres of gardens to the people and plant mulberry trees, so that people over fifty years old can wear silk.

If people can raise domestic animals such as chickens, dogs, and pigs in a timely manner, then people over seventy years old can eat meat. Each family has a hundred acres of arable land, and if the government does not interfere with their production season, then a family of several people can avoid starvation.

If you run schools carefully and teach the people repeatedly the principles of filial piety and respect for your elders, then the old people with gray hair and beards will not be able to carry heavy objects on their backs or walk on the road.

People over seventy years old have silk to wear and meat to eat, while ordinary people cannot starve or freeze, so they cannot practice the king's way. This has never happened before.

In today's Liang State, the pigs and dogs of wealthy families eat the people's food, but there is no restraint to stop them; there are people who starve to death on the road, but the granaries are not opened to rescue them.

When the people died, they actually said: 'This is not my fault, but due to poor age. ’ What’s the difference between this statement and someone who kills someone with a knife but says, ‘I didn’t kill it but a weapon’? If the king does not blame him until he is old, then the people in the world will defect to Liang Guo. "

King Hui of Liang said: "I am willing to listen to your advice happily! ”

Mencius said: “Is there any difference between killing people with sticks and knives?” "

(King Hui) said: "There is no difference. "

(Mencius asked again) "Is there any difference between killing someone with a knife and killing someone with political tactics? "

(King Hui) said: "There is no difference. ”

(Mencius said again:) “There are fat and tender meat in the kitchen, strong horses in the stalls, (but) the faces of the people are hungry, and corpses of starvation are lying in the countryside. This is (It is equivalent to) leading the beasts to eat people! Wild beasts kill and devour each other, and people still hate them. As a parent and official of the people, managing political affairs, but inevitably leading the beasts to eat people, how can I be worthy of being a parent and official of the people?

Kong Zhongni once said: 'The first person to make earthenware figurines for burial should probably have no descendants, right? ’ Precisely because the earthen clay figurines resembled real people and were buried with them (just imagine that even the use of figurines in burials is not allowed), how could these people be allowed to starve to death alive? ”

King Hui of Liang said: “(Think about us back then) Wei, there is no country stronger than it in the world. This is something you know very well. Now that I am in power, the east is defeated by Qi, and even my eldest son is killed; the west loses 700 miles of Hexi and is ceded to Qin; the south is captured by Chu (losing eight cities) bully.

I am ashamed of this and hope to avenge all the victims. What do you think I should do? ”

Mencius replied: “Any small country with a radius of hundreds of miles can implement the king’s way in its own land. If the king is willing to implement benevolent government to the people, reduce penalties, collect less taxes, promote intensive farming, and timely Weeding allows healthy young people to use their free time to strengthen the moral cultivation of filial piety, respect for brothers, loyalty and trustworthiness, so that they can serve their fathers and brothers at home and respect their elders when they go out.

In this way, even if there is something in the hand With wooden sticks, you can also fight against the Qin and Chu armies with solid armor and sharp weapons.

(Because) they (referring to Qin, Chu) occupied the people's farming time, making them unable to cultivate to support their parents. The parents are freezing and starving, the brothers and wives have fled, and they have caused great suffering to the people. If the king raises an army to attack them, who can compete with the king? There is a saying: "Those who practice benevolent government are invincible in the world." 'Please, Your Majesty, stop hesitating and wandering! "

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King Xuan of Qi asked: "Can you tell me about the hegemony of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin in the Spring and Autumn Period? ”

Mencius replied: “None of Confucius’ students talked about the hegemony of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin, so it has not been passed down to future generations, and I have never heard of it. Your Majesty, if you must ask me to tell you. Then let me talk about the royal way to unify the world with morality, right? ”

King Xuan asked: “How can morality unite the world?” ”

Mencius said: “Everything is for the common people to live and work in peace and contentment. If we try to unify the world in this way, no one can stop us. "

King Xuan said: "Can people like me make the people live and work in peace and contentment? "

Mencius said: "Yes. King Xuan said: "How do you know I can do it?" ”

Mencius said: “I once heard Hu Hao tell me something: Your Majesty, you were sitting in the main hall one day and someone led an ox and walked past His Majesty. You saw it and asked: 'Where to take the cow? ’ The man holding the cow replied: ‘Prepare to kill the bell for blood sacrifice’.

You then say: ‘Let it go! I couldn't bear to see it trembling with fear, like it was being executed everywhere for no crime. ’ The man holding the cow asked, ‘Then we won’t sacrifice the bell? ’ You said, ‘How can we not worship the bell? Use sheep instead of cows! ’-----I wonder if this is the case? "

King Xuan said: "This is the case. ”

Mencius said: “With your benevolence, Your Majesty, you can unify the world.” When the people heard about this, they thought you were stingy, but I know that you are not stingy, but because you cannot bear it. "

King Xuan said: "Yes, some people do think so. However, although our country of Qi is not big, how can I be so stingy that I can't bear to part with a cow? I really couldn't bear to see it trembling with fear, as if it was sentenced to death for no crime, so I replaced it with a sheep. ”

Mencius said: “Your Majesty, don’t blame the people for thinking you are stingy. They only saw that you used small sheep to replace big oxen. How could they know the deeper meaning? What's more, if your Majesty takes pity on it but is slaughtered without any sin, what's the difference between a cow and a sheep? "

King Xuan smiled and said: "Yes, even I don't know what kind of psychology it is.

It is true that I am not stingy with money so I use sheep instead of cows. However, the people do have their reasons for thinking this way. "

Mencius said: "It doesn't matter. Your Majesty's intolerance is a sign of kindness, just because you saw the cows with your own eyes but not the sheep. When it comes to birds and beasts, a gentleman cannot bear to see them dead when he sees them alive; he cannot bear to eat their flesh when he hears their cries. Therefore, a gentleman always stays away from the kitchen. ”

Mencius said: “If someone wants to hold Mount Taishan under his arm and jump over the North Sea, he will tell others: ‘I can’t do it. ’ This is really impossible. When a man is asked to rub the arms of an elderly man, he tells the man: 'I can't do it. ’ It’s an unwillingness to do it, not an inability to do it.

Your Majesty, you have failed to use morality to unify the world. You are not the type of person who holds Mount Taishan under your arm and jumped over the North Sea, but the type of person who rubs the arms of the elderly. "Respect your own elders, and extend to respecting other people's elders; love your own children, and extend to caring for other people's children. If you do this, the whole world will be as easy to govern as if it runs in the palm of your hand.

"The Book of Songs" says: "First set an example to your wife, then extend it to your brothers, and then extend it to your family and country." So, Promoting kindness is enough to stabilize the world. If you don't promote kindness, you can't even protect your wife and children.

The reason why the ancient sages were far better than ordinary people was because they were good at promoting their good deeds. . Now, your kindness can be extended to animals, but not to the common people. Why?

“You can only know the weight by weighing it, and you can know the length by measuring it. This is true for everything? , even more so in the human heart. Your Majesty, please consider it! Is it really necessary to mobilize the national army and risk the lives of soldiers to create enmity with other countries, so that you can feel happy? "

King Xuan said: "No, why do I feel happy when I do this? I just want to realize my biggest wish. ”

Extended information:

Classic famous sentences in "Mencius Liang Hui Wang I"

1. Old people are old, and people are old; young people are young. , and the young.

Brief analysis: When raising and respecting one's elders, one should not forget other elders who are not related to oneself. When raising and educating one's own children, one should not forget other people who are not related to oneself. The children of the relationship.

"The old and the old are like the old, the young and the young are like the young." "This is in line with Confucius's understanding of the world of great harmony: "Former people do not only care for their relatives, nor do they only have children for their children, so that the old will die, the strong will be useful, the young will grow, and the widowed, widowed, lonely, disabled, and sick will all be supported. "The thoughts of "are of the same origin, they are all exhortations and requirements, and a heart of kindness is necessary to live in this world.

2. For power, then know the importance; for degree, then know the length.

Simple Analysis: Only by weighing something with a scale can one know its weight; by measuring it with a ruler can one know its length. This means that only by experiencing things personally can one have a deeper understanding.

3. Those who enjoy the happiness of the people. , the people are also happy; those who are concerned about the people's worries, the people are also worried about their worries.

Brief analysis: If you take the people's happiness as your own happiness, the people will also be happy because of your happiness; If you worry about the people's worries, the people will also feel sad about you (the people will be of the same mind as you)

The benevolent are invincible.

Brief analysis: Implementation. A king with benevolent government will definitely win the support of the people; if the superiors and subordinates unite as one, they will be invincible in the world.

As stated in "The Art of War", "Those who have the same desire from above and below will win". The same desire from above and below is the "result." In other words, implementing benevolent government is the only way to achieve "the same desire from above and below."

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-Mencius’s famous sayings