What does "Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country" mean?

Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world

tiān xià xīnɡ wánɡ , pǐ fū yǒu zé

Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world.

Every ordinary person has a responsibility for the prosperity or decline of a country. The language version is from "Rizhilu" written by Gu Yanwu in the Qing Dynasty. "Zhengshi": "Those who protect the world are so humble as ordinary people, how can they be held responsible?"

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Introduction to Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), whose name was Jiang and whose courtesy name was Zhongqing. After the death of the Ming Dynasty, he changed his name to Yanwu and his name was Tinglin. Later generations respectfully called him Mr. Tinglin. 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. He often discussed the imperial court and restored the Ming Dynasty after his failure. After his failure, he visited famous mountains and rivers and devoted himself to studying.

Gu Yanwu was a famous thinker in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. , a scholar, he never wrote useless articles in his life, and advocated that "writing must be rigorous" and "must be beneficial to the world"; his scholarship emphasized "application of the world", opposed empty talk, and paid attention to field investigation. He wrote a lot of works in his life, including geography, epigraphy, and stone. He has made great achievements in music and music, and his masterpieces such as "Zhao Yu Zhi", "Tianxia Prefectures and Countries Benefits and Diseases", "Inscriptions on Inscriptions and Stones", and "Five Books on Phonetics" are of high academic value. ” A relatively systematic exposition of his views in philosophy, politics, economics, etc.

"Rizhilu"

〔Original text〕

There is a country that will be destroyed. There is the subjugation of the world. The subjugation of the country and the subjugation of the world are called "subjugation of the country", and the people of Wei and Jin Dynasty talk about the subjugation of the country. Why destroy the world? This is what Mencius called Yang Mo's words, which 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. At the time of Emperor Wu's revolution, Shan Tao recommended him to become an official, and Shao Shiping Living in a private house, he refused to leave. 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 for humans. "It is passed down and recited as a clear statement, but it is not known that he has betrayed his righteousness, harmed his teachings, and led the world without a father. He was introduced to the Jin Dynasty, and he was not a king. He forgot his father and served him, but he was not a king. He was not dead for more than thirty years. During this time, he had been fatherless for a long time, but how could Tang Yin's death be enough to atone for his sins? And when he first entered the officialdom, he didn't know that there would be a failure in Chengdu, and that he could establish his reputation as a loyal person. Late.

Since the beginning of time, the ignorance of righteousness has spread throughout the world. Since Shan Tao is the leader of evil theories, Ji Shao's virtuous people have violated the rules of the world and ignored the evil doctrines. If they say Shao is loyal, then he must say Wang Pei is unfaithful. Why is it that his ministers led his ministers to Liu Cong and Shi Le and watched their old master drinking in Qingyi without trying to move his heart? Therefore, if you know how to protect the world, then you can protect the country. If you protect the country, your king and ministers will eat meat. If you protect the world, you are a humble man. How can you be responsible?

[Translation]

There is subjugation of the country, and there is subjugation of the world. How to distinguish between subjugation of the country and subjugation of the world? That is: Yi's surname was changed to subjugation of the country; the road of benevolence and righteousness was blocked, to the point of leading animals to eat people, and the relationship between people It is also a life-and-death relationship, which is called subjugation of the world.

Why can the people of Wei and Jin subjugate the world by talking about it? The reason is that Mencius said that Yang Zhu Mo Zhai's theory made the people of the world have no parents and no emperor, thus degenerating. He is a beast. 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 become an official in the court. Ji Shao was living in seclusion at home and wanted to refuse. He said to him: "I have been thinking about you for a long time. The four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter between heaven and earth sometimes change each other, not to mention the short life. "People recite Shan Tao's words as famous sayings, but they don't understand that his words ruin benevolence and righteousness, hurt education, and even make the world without parents. For the Jin Dynasty, Ji Shao was not his king. 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 that he lived in the world, he had been a parentless person for a long time, so after Tang Yin, How can dead loyalty redeem his sins? Moreover, when he first entered the court as an official, how could he have known that the King of Jin would definitely be defeated, yet he was able to establish a reputation of loyalty and make his evening festival perfect!

Since the beginning of Cao Wei, the situation of unclear righteousness has spread all over the world. Since Shan Tao and others are the chief culprits of heresy, it makes wise men like Ji Shao risk the world's disapproval without any scruples. .The two evaluations of evil and good cannot go hand in hand. If you think Ji Shao is loyal, then you must think Wang Pe is unfaithful. Otherwise, how can you blame the old officials of the Jin Dynasty for serving Liu Cong and Shi Le one after another? How could he be indifferent when he saw his old master, Emperor Huai of Jin, dressed in blue clothes and drinking wine for others? Therefore, we must first know how to protect the world, and then we know how to protect the country. Protecting the country is the rule of the king and his ministers. To protect 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. , meaning that the survival of the nation is the responsibility of every citizen

Regarding "the rise and fall of the world, everyone is responsible", "Chinese Dictionary" said: "It means that the rise or fall of a country, every ordinary person is responsible for it." Everyone has a responsibility. 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 called the country's subjugation...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": China, a country with thousands of years of civilization, has the greatest number of people on earth. But who can be 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 Children's Learning" )

Today, if we want to wipe out the national humiliation, we will have to rehabilitate ourselves... There are many people in our generation. If we want to wipe out all the people and rehabilitate themselves, 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 and Condemnation III")

After careful analysis, Liu Jiexiu believed that according to the actual development and application of language, the meaning of "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" is derived from Gu Yanwu, and the eight-character written pattern came from Liang Qichao.

?Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world!

At that time, Gu Yanwu’s "Rizhilu", Volume 13, "Zhengshi", contained the following passage: "There is a country that is destroyed; there is a country that is destroyed. Subjugating the world, subjugating the country and subjugating the world? He said: Changing his surname and changing his name is called subjugating the country; being so full of benevolence and righteousness that he leads animals to eat people, and people will eat each other, it is called subjugating the world...Those who protect the country are their rulers and ministers, Those who eat meat seek it; those who protect the world, how can they be held responsible for the humbleness of an ordinary man!" According to Liu Jiexiu's evaluation of the sentence "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", he believes that according to the actual development and application of language, every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. The semantic meaning of "" originated from Gu Yanwu, while the eight-character written language pattern 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 are venting 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 only seem to 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 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!