Chu Kuang then sang Confucius: "Feng, Feng! What is the decline of He De? (2) the past cannot be remonstrated, and those who come can still be chased (3). Already, already! Today's politicians are in danger! " Confucius wants to talk to him. Trend and monarch (4) cannot be the same.

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1 Chu Kuang Jieyu: Chu's crazy Jieyu is actually a hermit who plays the fool. The title of "Xieyu" is neither a name nor a word, but is named after something. This is often the case in The Analects of Confucius. For example, the doorman is called "Morning Gate" and the staff member is called "Zhang Ren". Therefore, the person who receives Confucius' car (Yu) is called "Jie Yu". 2 The decline of Phoenix, Phoenix and Hede: The ancients believed that Phoenix only appeared when there was a way in the world and disappeared when there was no way in the world. Jie Yu compared Confucius to a phoenix, satirizing that he didn't hide when there was no road in the world, which was a manifestation of the decline of virtue. 3 Still chasing: it means it's not too late. 4 monarch: the same as "avoidance".

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Jie Yu, a madman from Chu State, sang a song and passed Confucius' car. He sang, "Phoenix! Phoenix! Why is your virtue so declining? The past is irreversible, but there is still time in the future. Forget it! Forget it! Politicians today are too dangerous! " Confucius got off the bus and wanted to talk to him, but he quickly avoided it, so that Kong Yu could not talk to him.

reading comprehension

The image of Chu and Yu being madly attached really gives people a hippie flavor, singing and running all the way. I don't know whether it is "streaking".

However, he sang seriously and deeply. In particular, the phrase "if you don't remonstrate with the past, you can still pursue it when you come to the exam" has become a famous saying of later generations. In fact, that meaning is also in line with the spirit of Confucius in his eight-part essay, which says, "Don't talk, don't remonstrate, let bygones be bygones." "Not remonstrating with the past" means "not remonstrating with the past". In today's words, let bygones be bygones The key is to seize the future. "People who can still catch up" is to seize the future. However, seize the future for what? This is still a problem. In Jieyu's view, if you want to seize the future of politics, it is still not desirable or confused. Because "politicians are in danger today!" Even if people in politics are dangerous now, why are you "tired like a lost dog" running around the world?

In fact, we can see that Jieyu's view is consistent with Lutz's view of "Chen Men" in Shimen. Everyone thinks that Confucius is a man who "knows what he can't do" and should be ironically persuaded.

Of course, the way is different and the goal is different. Whether Confucius listened to their suggestions is another matter entirely.

From the specific reference point of view, today we understand that "the past cannot be remonstrated, and those who come can still be chased", which is still very enlightening. Don't talk about history, don't talk about such a big topic as society, that is, we deal with things in our personal lives, sum up the success or failure of our own lives, and so on, which is also a very meaningful lesson.