Original text:
Second, the official document is completed and presented to the temple. There is a cloud in the official document: "If you are kind, don't reward it. Unintentional evil, although evil is not punished. " The gods praised it. As soon as Zhao Gong arrived, the imperial edict said, "Yuzhou lacks a city god, so you should do your duty."
Translation:
After a while, their article was finished and submitted to the temple. There is such a sentence in Song Gong's article: "You have a good heart, and God will not reward you for doing this good thing;" If you do something bad unintentionally, God will not be punished for it. When the man of God read it, he spread it and praised it. He called Song Hong to the temple. He ordered: "Henan lacks a city god, and you are very capable." "
Source: Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio-Qing Pu Songling
Extended data
This article describes the process of Song Dao's appointment as a city god. Song Dao was ill in bed and was called by your official to take the exam. Next, the author used an imaginary pen to describe the scene of the God of the underworld interviewing Song Tao. The examination site was grotesque and solemn: the palace was magnificent and magnificent, and there were more than a dozen officials in the examiner. The only candidates are Song Tao and Chang Shan Zhang Xiucai.
The exam topic is "one person, two people, intentionally or unintentionally". Song Dao is very talented and has a unique view on social problems. He brilliantly explained the examination questions as follows: "If you do good things with your heart, you will not be rewarded;" I don't mean to do bad things, although evil is not punished. "Praised by the gods. Song Tao believes that good and evil should be judged from human motivation, not from the effect.
Proceed from reality, analyze the consequences of good and evil in detail, and then reward and punish clearly. This is the basic condition for being an official. These two sentences not only show that Song Tao has the necessary conditions for being an official, but also has the ability to distinguish between rewards and punishments. They also contain black-and-white attacks on feudal society, and imply that Song Tao has been kept in his chest because of his long-term attempts.
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