{"id":1425,"date":"2014-10-03T06:12:20","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allegro.mit.edu\/~zong\/wpress\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2019-04-14T06:42:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T10:42:01","slug":"mencius-on-king-hui-of-liang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.yhuang.org\/?p=1425","title":{"rendered":"Mencius Collection, King Hui of Liang"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u300a\u6881\u60e0\u738b\u4e0b\u300b<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note:<\/u> This famous Mencius passage on the virtue of benevolent rule plays on the three derivatives of the morphemic root \u6a02<\/a>, which linguistic pun reflects the very heart of the Classical era (i.e. Earlier Kings’ era) ideology of achieving elective conformity and concordance in group behavior — and by extension, society — through symphonic rites.<\/em><\/p>\n

8. \u838a\u66b4\u898b\u5b5f\u5b50\uff0c\u66f0\uff1a\u300c\u66b4\u898b\u65bc\u738b\uff0c\u738b\u8a9e\u66b4\u4ee5\u597d\u6a02\uff0c\u66b4\u672a\u6709\u4ee5\u5c0d\u4e5f\u3002\u300d\u66f0\uff1a\u300c\u597d\u6a02\u4f55\u5982\uff1f\u300d<\/strong>
\nZhuang Bao seeing Mencius, said: “(When) Bao was seen by the king, the king opined to Bao regarding liking harmony, Bao was yet to have a reply to be used.” (Zhuang Bao) said: “What follows liking harmony?”
\n
\n\u5b5f\u5b50\u66f0\uff1a\u300c\u738b\u4e4b\u597d\u6a02\u751a\uff0c\u5247\u9f4a\u570b\u5176\u5eb6\u5e7e\u4e4e\uff01\u300d<\/strong>
\nMencius said: “However much (is) the king’s liking of harmony, accordingly that much (in) the Kingdom of Qi it is so!”<\/p>\n

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\nAnother day, (Mencius), seen by the king, said: “The king partook to opine to Master Zhuang regarding liking harmony, has (there) such a thing?” The king changing in expression, said: “This lonesome one is not capable of liking the harmony of Earlier Kings, (but) rather likes the harmony of the generation and customs only.”<\/p>\n

\u66f0\uff1a\u300c\u738b\u4e4b\u597d\u6a02\u751a\uff0c\u5247\u9f4a\u5176\u5eb6\u5e7e\u4e4e\uff01\u4eca\u4e4b\u6a02\u7336\u53e4\u4e4b\u6a02\u4e5f\u3002\u300d\u66f0\uff1a\u300c\u53ef\u5f97\u805e\u6b5f\uff1f\u300d<\/strong>
\n(Mencius) said: “However much (is) the king’s liking of harmony, accordingly that much (in) the Kingdom of Qi it is so. The harmony of today likens to the harmony of the past.” (The king) said: “Be (I) allowed to obtain a hearing of it?”<\/p>\n

\u66f0\uff1a\u300c\u7368\u6a02\u6a02\uff0c\u8207\u4eba\u6a02\u6a02\uff0c\u5b70\u6a02\uff1f\u300d\u66f0\uff1a\u300c\u4e0d\u82e5\u8207\u4eba\u3002\u300d<\/strong>
\n(Mencius) said: “Harmonizing harmony solely, (or) harmonizing harmony with others, which is harmonious?” (The king) said: “(Solely) not (as much) as with others.”<\/p>\n

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\n(Mencius) said: “Harmonizing harmony with few, (or) harmonizing harmony with multitude, which is harmonious?” (The king) said: “(With few) not (as much) as with multitude.”<\/p>\n

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\n“This servant asks to treat the king to speaking on harmony: Now were the king to drum and harmonize henceforth, (and) the hundred folks hearing the king’s sounds of chimes and drums, the voices of pipes and flutes, all with ailing heads and narrowed ridges, were to report one after another and have said: ‘My king’s liking of drumming and harmonizing — is that what drives me to reach this brink? Father and son see each other not, brothers elder and younger, wives and children part and scatter.’ (Or) now were the king to poach and hunt henceforth, (and) the hundred folks hearing the king’s noises of chariots and horses, seeing the fineness of feathers and oxtails, all with ailing heads and narrowed ridges, were to report one after another and have said: ‘My king’s liking of poaching and hunting — is that what drives me to reach this brink? Father and son see each other not, brothers elder and younger, wives and children part and scatter.’ This has no other (cause but), not sharing harmony with the people.”<\/p>\n

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\n“Now were the king to drum and harmonize henceforth, (and) the hundred folks hearing the king’s sounds of chimes and drums, the voices of pipes and flutes, all admiringly holding delighted expression, were to report one after another and have said: ‘Has my king not much illness or malady? With what capability is (he) drumming and harmonizing?’ (Or) now were the king to poach and hunt henceforth, (and) the hundred folks hearing the king’s noises of chariots and horses, seeing the fineness of feathers and oxtails, all admiringly holding delighted expression, were to report one after another and have said: ‘Has my king not much illness or malady? With what capability is (he) poaching and hunting?’ This has no other (cause but), sharing harmony with the people. Now should the king share harmony with the hundred folks, then accordingly (he) would have reigned supreme.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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