Every ordinary person has a responsibility for the rise or fall of the country
Every ordinary person has a responsibility for the rise or fall of the country. The language version is from "Rizhilu" written by Gu Yanwu in the Qing Dynasty. "Zhengshi": "Those who protect the world are humble enough to be responsible."
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Introduction to Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), named Jiang, courtesy name Zhongqing , after the death of Ming Dynasty, he changed his name to Yanwu and Tinglin, and later generations respectfully called him Mr. Tinglin. A native of Kunshan (now part of Jiangsu Province). He came from a famous family, studied diligently as a young man, and became a scholar at the age of 14. Young people often talked about the imperial court and the rebellion against the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. After the failure, they visited famous mountains and rivers and devoted themselves to studying.
Gu Yanwu was a famous thinker and scholar in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. He never wrote useless articles in his life, advocating that "writing must be meticulous" and "must be beneficial to the world"; his scholarship emphasized "administration of the world and practical application", and opposed Empty talk, focus on on-the-spot investigation. He wrote extensively throughout his life, and made great achievements in geography, epigraphy, and music. His books such as "Zhao Yu Zhi", "The Benefits and Diseases of the World's Prefectures and Countries", "Epigraphy and Stone Inscriptions", and "Five Books on Phonetics" are all of great significance. High academic value. His representative work "Rizhilu" systematically expounds his views in philosophy, politics, economics and other aspects.
〔Original text〕
There is a country that is destroyed, and there is a world that is destroyed. The subjugation of the country and the subjugation of the world Xi Bian said: Yi changed his surname and called it subjugation of the country, and he was so full of benevolence and righteousness that he led the beasts to eat people, and people will eat each other, which is called the subjugation of the world.
Why did the people of the Wei and Jin Dynasties destroy the world by their simple talk? It is what Mencius said that Yang Mo's words caused the world to become a beast without a father or a king. In the past, Ji Shao's father Kang was killed by King Wen of Jin Dynasty. During Emperor Wu's revolution, Shan Tao recommended him to become an official. During Shao's time, he lived in private and refused to resign. Tao said: "I have been thinking about you for a long time. There is still news in the four seasons of heaven and earth, but it is almost the same as in human beings." He passed it down as a clear statement, but did not know that it was unjust, hurt the teachings, and led the world without a father. When Hu Shaozhi came to Jin, he was not his king. If he forgot his father and acted like a king, he would not be his king. Since he had not died for more than thirty years, he had been fatherless for a long time. How could Tang Yin's death be enough to atone for his sins? Moreover, when he first entered the official position, he did not know that he would take advantage of his defeat. But he can establish his reputation as a loyal person for the rest of his life.
Since Zhengshi, the ignorance of great righteousness has spread all over the world. For example, since Shan Tao was the leader of heresy, he made Ji Shao's virtuous people violate the rules of the world and ignored them. The theory of husband's evil and right cannot be mutually exclusive. If you say that Shao is loyal, you must say that Wang Li is unfaithful and then you can do it. Why is it strange that the prime minister led his ministers to Liu Cong and Shi Le, and watched their old masters drinking wine in green clothes without trying to move their hearts? This is why he knows how to protect the world, and then he knows how to protect his country. Those who protect the country, the king and his ministers eat meat, and those who want to protect the country, how can they be held responsible for the lowliness of ordinary people?
〔Translation〕
There is a country that is destroyed, and there is a world that is destroyed. How to distinguish between the subjugation of the country and the subjugation of the world? That is: the surname of Yi is changed to the subjugation of the country; the road of benevolence and righteousness is blocked to the point of leading animals to eat people, and the relationship between people is also a life-and-death relationship. This is called the subjugation of the world.
Why can the people of Wei and Jin destroy the world by talking about it? The reason is that Mencius said that the teachings of Yang Zhu and Mo Zhai made the people of the world have no parents and no emperor, and thus degenerated into beasts. In the past, Ji Shao's father Ji Kang was killed by King Wen of Jin. When Emperor Wu of Jin established the Jin Dynasty, Shan Tao recommended Ji Shao to join the court as an official. Ji Shao was living in seclusion at home at that time and wanted to refuse. Shan Tao said to him: "I have been thinking about you for a long time. The four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter in heaven and earth change each other sometimes, not to mention the short life." People recited Shan Tao's words as famous sayings, but they didn't understand His words ruined benevolence and righteousness, harmed education, and even made the world without parents. For Ji Shao, the king of the Jin Dynasty was not his king, but he forgot that his father was killed by King Wen of Jin, and went to serve a king who was not his. During the more than 30 years he lived in the world, he had been a parentless person for a long time. So how could he redeem his sins by dying in Tangyin? Moreover, when he first became an official in the court, he Who knew that the King of Jin would definitely be defeated, but he could establish a reputation of loyalty and make the evening festival perfect!
Since the beginning of Cao Wei, the situation of unclear justice has spread all over the world. Since people like Shan Tao are the chief culprits of heresy, they make wise men like Ji Shao brave the disapproval of the world without any scruples. The two evaluations of evil and good are completely opposite, and they cannot go hand in hand. If you think Ji Shao is loyal, then you must think Wang Pe is disloyal. Otherwise, how can we blame those old ministers of the Jin Dynasty who went to serve Liu Cong and Shi Le one after another and were indifferent when they saw their former master Jin Huai Emperor dressed in blue clothes and drinking for others? Therefore, we must first know how to protect the world, and then Only then did I know how to protect the country. Protecting the country is what the rulers who are kings and ministers have to consider; protecting the world, even ordinary people with low status have the responsibility.
Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. This is the social proposition of Gu Yanwu, a famous Confucian in the early Qing Dynasty. It means that the survival of the nation is the responsibility of every citizen
Regarding "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", "Chinese Dictionary" said: "Every ordinary person is responsible for the rise or fall of a country.
The language version is from Gu Yanwu's "Rizhilu" in the Qing Dynasty... Therefore, the two sentences "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" mean that every ordinary person has a responsibility for the prosperity of the country and the nation
Idiom "The rise and fall of the world" "Every man is responsible." There is a popular saying for many years, which is believed to be said by Gu Yanwu. But which book by Gu Yanwu is it from? But no one has ever pointed it out.
Liu Jiexiu reviewed Gu Yanwu's writings one by one and found the following passage only in the "Zhengshi" chapter of Volume 13 of "Rizhilu": There is subjugation of the country, there is subjugation of the world, and there is a debate between subjugation of the country and subjugation of the world. ? Said: Changing one's surname to another name is called the country's subjugation; benevolence and righteousness are so full that one leads the beasts to eat people, and people will eat each other, which is said to be the subjugation of the world... Those who protect the country will have their rulers and ministers, and those who eat meat seek it; those who protect the world, How can one be held responsible for the lowliness of a common man!
Liu Jiexiu continued to search and finally found the answer in "The Collection of Drinking Ice Room": I think China, a country with thousands of years of civilization, has the greatest number of people on earth. But who is ashamed of being close to animals? Gu Tinglin said: The rise and fall of the world, the lowliness of ordinary people, how can we bear the responsibility! ("Drinking Ice Room Collection·Collection One·General Theory of Discrimination·On Preschool Education" )
Now I want to wipe out the national humiliation and let my generation rebuild... There are many of our generation. If I want to exhaust everyone and rebuild myself, what will happen? I don't ask others, just ask me. . Si Naizhen and Gu Tinglin said that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. (Ibid., "Collected Works, Thirty-three, Condemnation Part Three")
After careful analysis, Liu Jiexiu believed that according to the actual development and application of language, the semantic meaning of "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" is originated from Gu Yanwu, and the eight-character written language pattern came from Liang Qichao.
Thesis
?Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world!
At that time, Gu Yanwu’s "Zhengshi" chapter in Volume 13 of "Rizhilu" contains the following A passage: "There is a subjugation of the country, and there is a subjugation of the world. Do you argue with the subjugation of the country and the subjugation of the world? He said: "Yi changed his surname and changed his name, which is called the subjugation of the country; benevolence and righteousness are so full that he leads the beasts to eat people, and people will eat each other, which is called the subjugation of the world... Bao The ruler of the country, his ministers, and the flesh-eating people plan for it; the one who protects the world is an ordinary man, so how can he be held responsible!" According to Liu Jiexiu's evaluation of the sentence "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", it is believed that it should be used according to the development of language. In fact, the semantic meaning of "every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" originated from Gu Yanwu, while the grammatical pattern of the eight-character writing came from Liang Qichao.
Regardless of whether it is true or not, everyone in the world agrees with this statement. The world belongs to everyone, and the country belongs to everyone. Everyone has the responsibility to think about the rise and fall of the world.
Those who are officials should be responsible for the world according to the way of officials. Those who serve the people should be responsible for the world according to the way of the people. If you do not fulfill your responsibilities, you should not have the right to enjoy the corresponding rights.
However, look at the world today, how many people still think about the responsibilities they shoulder? Some people only think about the benefits of rights, but ignore their own responsibilities. So, how can the world give you rights fairly? ?
Everyone wants to make China strong and the people prosperous. However, this requires practical actions and efforts. Those who vent their dissatisfaction at that time, before venting, you can do your part. Are you taking responsibility? Of course, there are too many unsatisfactory things in this world that make people feel disappointed, and there are too many things that make people feel disappointed. But venting will not help, and it will not do much good to solve the problem. If you can think from the front Thinking about the solution, can it reduce everyone's dissatisfaction and disappointment? It would be great if complaining and swearing can solve the problem, but complaining and swearing can only make people feel worse, right?
Only China’s enemies or rivals do not want China to be rich and powerful, and even hope that China will be in chaos soon, so that they can take advantage of the opportunity to invade China again and plunder China’s material wealth. This is the point of every patriotic Chinese Isn’t it what people don’t want to see? China’s enemies hope that the Chinese people will not be united and that the Chinese people will fight among themselves. In that way, it will be easier to defeat China in war, economic and other competitions. So, as a Chinese, right? First of all, we should strengthen ourselves and unite? Should we always think about the responsibility of revitalizing China?
Just thinking is not enough, we must take action. In the face of China, where many industries are waiting to be revitalized, we must do a good job in every industry , and think more about people's livelihood issues and various issues that can revitalize China to come up with good strategies, and implement them after discussion and improvement. Then, why should China not be strong?
I want to be an official. When officials fail to fulfill their responsibilities as officials, and when people fail to fulfill their responsibilities as people, neither party has the right to blame the other party, but only if one party does it, the other party has the right to blame the other party. From what I do Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world! Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world!