Liu Xiang is a great scholar and a great editor. He was born into a noble family. He is the fourth grandson of Liu Jiao, the younger brother of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. He worked as an assistant bureaucrat close to the emperor, but his main job in life was not to be an official, but to be an editor and read books.
He devoted all his energy to the proofreading of Tianluge (Royal Library) and served as the "editor-in-chief" of classics, biographies, poems and poems. He spent more than 20 years rearranging the mountain of palace books in the past 100 years, collating the Warring States Policy, and compiling New Preface, Shuoyuan, Biography of the Fierce Woman and Biography of Hong Fan's Five Elements.
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Selected Contents of Shuo Yuan
King Wen asked Lv Wang, "What for the world?" Right: "Kingdom, enriching people; Dominant country, Fuji; The only remaining country, rich doctors; The land of the dead, Fucangyuan. It means it overflowed and leaked. " Shuowen Volume 7
The land is wide and uneven, and people will be flat; If wealth is gathered and not dispersed, people will fight for it. -from Zheng Li 37.
Kindness will not be kind. If you don't say good things, that good thing won't get in. -from Zheng Li 35.
The holy king Bud did not seek to repay the kindness of the people; Look at the suburbs, don't want to report ghosts and gods. -From Guide 3
People don't kiss, five products are not bad. Contract teaching is based on the meaning of monarch and minister, the love between father and son, the discrimination between husband and wife, and the order of generations. -From Guide 3
A gentleman is knowledgeable and suffers from his unfamiliarity; The ambition of Xi, suffering from it can not be done; If you can do it, you must not let it go. -selected from "Talking about 80 Series"
Self-cultivation, the home of wisdom; Love the giver, the end of benevolence is also; Take it, the symbol of righteousness; Shame and courage; Those who are famous do very well. —— Selected from Talk Series 7 1
Branches never forget their roots, and virtues never forget their rewards. When they see the advantages, they will think of the disadvantages. Therefore, it is auspicious for a gentleman to keep his heart in the third place, and it is for future generations. -selected from "Talking about Cong 75"
There is no beautiful wood on the top of the mountain, which hurts the sun; There is no beautiful grass under the big tree, but it hurts in the shade. -selected from "Talking about Cong 69"
Happiness comes from small things, and misfortune comes from sudden things. I fear day and night for fear of dying. -selected from "Random Talk Series 32"
Tao can be transformed by virtue, while virtue can be proud of purity. -selected from Talk Series 34.
Speaking of human kindness, Ze is in the paste; It is said that human evil hurts spears and halberds. -selected from Talk Series 34.
If goodness is not straight, it will stop at its songs; If you don't release ugliness, it will be evil in the end. -selected from Talk Series 34.
With respect, you can be brave; Forgiveness is right and can accommodate many people; Be respectful and clean, and you can kiss. -Excerpt from Zheng Li 29
Shuoyuan is an important literary work with rich literary connotations, including philosophical aphorisms, satirical narrative, strong storytelling and dialogue-oriented style. Except 16 volume Tan Cong, Shuo Yuan has the most titles of independent short stories, with concise and vivid words, fresh and meaningful words and high literary appreciation value.
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Baidu encyclopedia-shuoyuan