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Continuation of "Zhuangzi: The Box" (Chapter 21)?

(Original work) Therefore, if you reject the sage and abandon wisdom, you are a great thief Stop; the thief cannot afford to destroy the jade. Burn the talisman and break the seal, but the people will be simple and humble; fight and break the balance, but the people will not fight; destroy the sacred law of the world, but the people will be able to discuss it. Promote the chaos of the six laws, cut off the yu harp, plug up the ears of Gu Kuang, but the founder of the world has his wisdom; destroy the article, scatter the five colors, glue away the red eyes, but the founder of the world has his wisdom; destroy the hook and rope , abandoning the rules and clinging to the craftsman's fingers, the first man in the world was clever.

(Sequel) Burning flowers and scattering musk deer, but the founder of the boudoir contains his advice; destroying the fairy appearance of Baochai and the spiritual orifice of gray jade, the affection is reduced, and the beauty and evil of the boudoir begin to resemble each other. That’s it. If he accepts his advice, there will be no fear of participating in business; if he kills his immortal beauty, he will have no love; if his spiritual orifice is reduced to ashes, he will have no emotion of talent or thought. The hairpin, the jade, the flower, and the musk deer all open their arms and dig their acupoints, so they are confused and entangled in the world.

[Explanation]

Xiren objects to Baoyu and Daiyu being close. While wooing Baochai, she sighed and said: "Sisters and sisters are kind and sensible, and none of the black family makes trouble day in and day out! No matter how much people try to persuade them, they will fall on deaf ears." Ignore him and give him the cold shoulder. When Baoyu was angry and angry, he drank wine and read the "Nanhua Sutra" and felt something. Taking advantage of the wine, he took up writing and continued this paragraph.

Zhuangzi, Zhuangzhou (about 369 BC - 286 BC), a representative figure of the Taoist school and a talented writer. He was a native of the Song Dynasty in the middle of the Warring States Period. He worked as a minor official in charge of the lacquer garden, and later made a living by knitting straw sandals. The book "Zhuangzi" was written by him and his followers. It has thirty-three chapters, divided into inner chapters, outer chapters and miscellaneous chapters. It is also called "Nanhua Sutra". "胠箧" is a work in the outer chapter that criticizes Confucian "sages" and the "benevolence and righteousness" they advocate. It advocates "the abandonment of wisdom" and the return to the ancient "people knotting ropes and using them" as the "supreme virtue". world", there were many angry words in it. 胠, to open; 箧, box. At the beginning of Zhuang Zhou's article, he used the metaphor of guarding against a thief who opened a box, so these two words were chosen as the title of the article (Zhuang Zi is my favorite pre-Qin scholar).

[Notes] 1. Two sentences of "Gu Jue" - Zhuangzi believed that the thieves who stole the country achieved their goals by taking over the set of benevolence, righteousness, morality, and methods of governing the country advocated by the Confucian saints, so he advocated Put an end to saints and abandon wisdom. 2.濿——pronounced like "pick", meaning the same as "throw", discard. 3. Burn the talisman and break the seal - talisman, a letter talisman made of bamboo, used for proof in ancient times. Xi, jade seal. These two things are meant to prevent fraud, but bad guys can use them to commit fraud, so they must be burned and destroyed. 4. Pubi - simple and simple. 5. Cut open the bucket - break the bucket. Break balance - break the weighing rod. 6. Destroy - completely destroy, completely defeat. Holy law - refers to the legal system established by the so-called "sages" of Confucianism such as Zhou Gong and Confucius. 7. To stir up chaos - "To stir up" is also called "to stir up", to stir up confusion. Six temperaments - temperament, the standard of ancient music. In ancient music, the octave is divided into twelve semitones, of which six odd-numbered ones are called "Six Temperaments" and six even-numbered ones are called "Liu Lu", collectively known as Twelve Temperaments.

8. 铄——Destroy. Yuse - musical instrument. The yu is played, and the harp is played. 9. Gu Kuang - Shi Kuang, a famous musician in the Spring and Autumn Period of Jin Dynasty. It is said that he can judge the music to predict good and bad luck. Most of the music officials in ancient times were blind, so they were called Gu Kuang. Blind, blind. Cong - hearing. 10. Article - pattern. 11. Glue - bonding. Li Zhu - According to legend, a famous person with strong eyesight in ancient times.

"Shenzi": "From Zhu Zhiming, one can detect the smallest detail a hundred steps away." 12. Ming - refers to the clarity of the eyes. 13. Hook - a tool for drawing curves. String - A tool for drawing straight lines. 14. Ruler - a tool for drawing circles. Moment - a tool for drawing squares. 15. Clutch - fold. Gongjue - a skilled craftsman from the time of Yao. 16. Two sentences of "burning flowers" - it means that only by destroying girls like Xi Ren and She Yue, everyone in the family will know what they should work hard to do. Xiren's surname is "Hua", and flowers and trees can be "burned" to destroy; "Mu" is the fragrance, so "Scatter" is used. Advise, be taught and know what to do. "Han Feizi": "The birth of good is like spring, and the death of evil is like autumn, so the people advise." 17. Kill - damage. 18. Ash - eliminate. 19. Similar - same. 20. The danger of participating in business - the worry of not getting along with each other. Shen and Shang are originally two stars. They come and go and do not appear at the same time. It is often used as a metaphor for being separated and unable to see each other, or for disagreements or reconciliation. Here is what the latter means. 21. Dig their holes - dig their traps.

So - whatever it is, take it.

[Appreciation] See the appreciation of "Inscribed on Baoyu, Continuation of Zhuangzi's Essays". (Update next time)