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What does it mean that "Tang Wu is king and does not follow the ancient times, and Xia Yin is not easy to die with courtesy"?
This is a sentence in the debate with the nobles during Shang Yang's political reform.

"Tang Wu is king and does not follow the ancient times, and Yan Xia dies without courtesy."

The reason why Shang and Tang Dynasties were king was that they did not follow the ancient ruling strategy. Xia Jie was very conservative and died.

It is intended to explain that we should not stick to the rules and adapt to the changes of the times.