Thousand Characters

Chapter 35

[Original text]

The moribund house in Qufu, what is the camp in Weidan.Duke Huan Kuanghe helped the weak and the weak.

【Note】

Yan: The name of an ancient country, an ally of Shang, located in Qufu, Shandong today.Dan: Zhou Gongdan, a famous statesman and thinker in the Western Zhou Dynasty.Duke Huan: Duke Huan of Qi, one of the Five Hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period, the other four are Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Xiang of Song, Duke Mu of Qin, and King Zhuang of Chu.Ji: help, relief.Weak: Weak, here refers to a weak country.Support: support, support.Tilt: Overthrow, upside down, here refers to the Zhou Dynasty that is about to overthrow.The next two on stage were Duke Zhou and Duke Huan of Qi.These two people are very powerful. Zhou Gongdan created Chinese culture, and Qi Huangong made Qi the largest country at that time, and Qi Huangong often helped weak countries and people in need.

【Interpretation】

In Qufu, besides Zhou Gongdan, the founder of Chinese culture, who else is more qualified to establish a country and a career in Qufu?During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi, one of the Five Hegemons, rectified the chaos in the world many times, gathered princes from all walks of life, helped and rescued weak countries, and supported and maintained the weakening Zhou Dynasty.

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