Current location - Quotes Website - Famous sayings - What does "Mencius: Gao Zixia" mean by "Respecting the elderly and respecting the virtuous, and when the heroes are in power, there will be celebration." What does it mean?
What does "Mencius: Gao Zixia" mean by "Respecting the elderly and respecting the virtuous, and when the heroes are in power, there will be celebration." What does it mean?

If the elderly are supported, the wise are respected, and the talented are officials, they will be rewarded, and they will be rewarded with land.

The original sentence is: Entering the territory, opening up the land, managing the fields, caring for the elderly and respecting the virtuous, and when the heroes are in power, there will be celebration, and celebration will be based on the land.

Full translation: Entering a certain vassal state, (where) the land is cultivated a lot, the fields are well cultivated, the elderly are supported, the wise are respected, and the talented people serve as officials, then there will be rewards. , get the land reward.