Disciples

Chapter 19

Original
Brother Daoyou, brother Daogong;
Brothers are in harmony, filial piety is in Shen.

Translation
As an older brother, you should love and care for your younger brother, and as a younger brother, you should know how to respect your elder brother; brothers should be harmonious and united, which implies filial piety, because it can make parents feel at ease.

allusion
During the Han Dynasty, there was a great Confucian named Wei Xian, who was famous all over the world for loving his elder brothers, and his sons also had the noble quality of respecting brothers and loving brothers.

Wei Xian was erudite and versatile, and was granted the title of Marquis of Fuyang.He has four sons in total, the eldest son is named Wanshan, the second son is named Hong, the third son is named Shun, and the youngest son is named Yuancheng.Yuan Cheng was appointed as the captain of Dahe.Wei Hong served as Taichang Cheng, mainly in charge of ancestral sacrifices, not only heavy affairs, but also easier to be convicted.Wei Xian wanted his second son Wei Hong to be his heir.But Wei Hong's nature is humility, and he is unwilling to leave the position of Taichang Cheng.When Wei Xian became seriously ill, Wei Hong was convicted and imprisoned.Therefore, under the guise of Wei Xian's name, the family wrote to the court, saying that Yuan Cheng would inherit the position.

Later, Wei Yuancheng knew the whole story and was unwilling to accept it.Therefore, he pretended to be crazy and stupid.After his father's funeral is over, it stands to reason that Yuan Cheng should inherit his father's title.But he refused to accept his father's title on the grounds of madness.All the officials in the court suspected that Yuan Cheng's actions were intended to give up the title to his elder brother.At this time, someone wrote to the court, hoping to impeach him.

Not long after, the emperor issued an imperial edict prohibiting the impeachment of Yuan Cheng, and summoned him in person.Yuan Cheng was very helpless, so he had to obey the emperor's order and inherit his father's title.

(End of this chapter)