Disciples

Chapter 54

Original
See people kindly, that is, Si Qi;

Longitudinal to far, to gradually.

Translation
When you see the kindness of others, you must look up to such people; even if you are far from them, as time goes by, as long as you persevere, the gap will gradually narrow.

allusion
At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the prince of King Jing of Zhou raised troops in Chaoyuan and occupied the capital Luoyi (now Luoyang City, Henan Province).King Zhou Jing fled all the way to Chengzhou (now northeast of Luoyang City).Zhou Wang's state secretary Liu Wengong and doctor Chang Hong planned to build a new capital in Chengzhou.In order to gain the support of the princes, Chang Hong sent people to the state of Jin to seek advice.

The ruler of Jin State at that time agreed with Chang Hong's proposition.At this time, the doctor of the state of Wei happened to be here, but he strongly disapproved, so he went to Shan Mugong, another minister of the king of Zhou, and said to him: "Since he fled, the Zhou Dynasty has been inferior to each generation. The dynasty began to fall from Kongjia, and perished in only four generations; the Shang Dynasty, which rose later, also perished in only seven generations. The Zhou Dynasty, from the time when Houji began to accumulate virtue and practice goodness, to the time when King Wen took over the world, it took fifteen years. It is not easy to develop upwards, but it is very fast to fall downwards. Now, it has been fourteen generations since the Zhou Dynasty went down the wrong path when King You was in power. Is there any room for salvation?"

(End of this chapter)