This sentence is from Taishi Gongxu, and the content is excerpted:
Taoism makes people single-minded, energetic, invisible and supports everything. It is also a skill, because of the similarity of Yang, adopting the goodness of Confucianism and Mohism, summing up the essence of law, advancing with the times, adapting to the changes of things, establishing customs and doing things, everything is not suitable, referring to the agreement is easy to operate, and doing less is more effective.
Taoist techniques, based on the theory of Yin-Yang family about the order of four seasons, absorb the strengths of Confucianism and Mohism, sum up the essence of naming and legalism, develop with the development of the times, conform to the changes of things, establish good practices and apply them to personnel, all of which are appropriate, concise, easy to master and get twice the result with half the effort.
Creative background:
Sima Qian's stepfather was Taishi Gong in the third year of Yuanfeng (BC 108), and he began to write Taishi Gong Shu (hereinafter referred to as Historical Records) in the first year of Shu Tai (BC 104). Later, he was arrested and imprisoned for defending Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty for the defeat and surrender of Li Ling, and was convicted of corruption, which caused great physical and mental trauma. After he was released from prison, he worked as a secretary and continued to finish his history books with humiliation and enthusiasm. In about two years (9 1 year ago), the book was finally compiled and revised. Preface to Taishi Gong is not only the preface to Historical Records, but also the author's autobiography, which is arranged at the end of the book.
Appreciation: The Preface to Taishi Gong is an article written by Sima Qian, a historian and writer in Han Dynasty, which was compiled as the last volume of Historical Records. It is a summary article of Historical Records, which contains two major contents: one is the summary of Historical Records, and the other is the summary of Sima Qian. Preface to Taishi Gong records the beginning and end of Taishi Gong's genealogy. From attaching importance to Li's family history to Sima's family history for more than 1000 years, his father Sima Tan attached importance to Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi's academic thoughts, Sima Qian's own growth experience, his stepfather's ambition to be a Taishi Gong, and the beginning and end of his book Historical Records are all involved in this paper. The author is eloquent, strewn at random, and tired as a pearl. Describe your family background for more than 1000 years, but a few hundred words, systematic and orderly. Agriculture and animal husbandry, the image of a handsome young man is vividly on the paper. In particular, the author wrote the gist of the Six Classics at considerable length and discussed the essence of the Six Classics. The analysis is incisive and thorough, pointing out Chen's gains and losses, which is well documented and unparalleled, and comprehensively and profoundly reflects the academic thoughts of Sima's father and son.
About the author: Sima Qian, a historian and writer in the Western Han Dynasty, was once an official of Taishiling and wrote Historical Records, which is the first biographical general history in China.