Translation of the original text and annotations of "Competing for Seats";

1 1 month, Dr. Jin Guanglu, the minister of the Correctional Services Department, Yan Zhenqing, the founder of Shangguo and Lu Xian County, wrote to His Excellency Guo Gong, the right servant and king of Dingxiang County, that it is immortal to build a platform with virtue and then make meritorious deeds. Smell it: the one who slaps the end is the teacher of Liao Bai; The prince and the king are the polar regions of people and ministers. Today's servant shooting is an immortal achievement. When you are the polar region of people and ministers, don't you take talents as the best in the world and make great achievements for a while? Defeat the ignorant and arrogant teachers and resist the insatiable demands of Uighurs; So I want to draw Lingyange, and the name is hidden in Taishige. Awesome! However, beauty is beauty, but the beginning of the end is difficult. So: full but not overflowing, so stay rich for a long time; High is not dangerous, so long-term defense is also expensive. Don't be afraid! The book says, "I'm just sorry." The world won't compete with you for merit; If you don't cut, the world won't compete with you. With Qi Huangong's industry, he is diligent, and then the combination of nine kings conquers the world; The meeting in Kwai Chung was a little impressive, but the rebels were nine countries. Therefore, it's hard to say that it's hard to say that it's half a hundred miles to travel. Since ancient times, my great-grandfather and Taizong have been here, and those who don't pay attention to it and abandon it without chaos are also. Former Bo Dai Ji Xiang, servant shooting refers to the two provincial prime ministers and the regular staff of Taiwan Province Province sitting side by side, and the generals with the fish opening government and servant shooting rate also sit in a row. If you are in power for a period of time, it is still not enough, let alone getting used to it.

On a certain day in November of the second year of Guangde in the Tang Dynasty, Dr. Jin Guanglu, the minister of the Department of Corrections, and Yan Zhenqing, the founder of Shangzhu and Lujun, wrote a letter to Your Excellency Guo Gong, the king of Right Servant Shooting and Dingxiang County: Personal achievement comes first, and career achievement comes second, which is regarded as permanent. It is also said that the prime minister is a model for officials at all levels, and the vassal king is the highest title under the minister. Your career is great today, and your honor award is extremely high. Isn't it because of your outstanding talent and outstanding achievements? You defeated the rebels in Shi Siming and rejected the unreasonable demands of Uighur, so you can draw a face in Lingyange and write your name in the ancestral temple, which is awesome! However, although it is good, it is difficult to carry forward the fine style. Therefore, we should be modest and prudent, guard against arrogance and rashness. This is the correct attitude to protect power and wealth forever. How can you not always remind yourself? The history book says: Just because you are capable and not proud, no one in the world will compete with you for achievement and honor. With Qi Huangong's great cause and a proposal to support the king of Zhou, we can convene the vassal alliance many times to unify the understanding of paying tribute to the king of Zhou. However, at the Kwai Chung meeting, the tone was slightly louder, and local governors were divided. Therefore, the Long March has only covered half of 9,000 miles, which means that it takes a lot of efforts to persist to the end. From ancient times to the present, from Gaozu to Taizong, I have been implementing this ideological line. If it is implemented, politics will be stable; If it is not implemented, politics will be shaken. Recently, a Buddhist conference was held in Bordet. You presided over the meeting to arrange seats, so that the Prime Minister and the daily officials of Zhongshu, Xiamen provinces, Yushitai and Shangshu provinces sat on one side, while Kaifuyi, Yu Chaoen, the third division and you led the generals of various armies to sit on the other side. Your arrangement is not suitable for temporary adjustment, let alone to change this practice and implement it for a long time!

Note: In the first year of Guangde (763), Tubo invaded the land of Tang Dynasty and took the land of Hexi and Longyou. Then he went down to Jingzhou, entered Tai country, plundered Fengtian martial arts, and matched the capital. Thanks to Guo Ziyi's counterattack, Tang Daizong rushed out and drove back to the capital. At the promotion meeting of Anfu Temple Road, which was greeted by officials in Guo Ziyi, Guo Yingyi, the right assistant minister of Shangshu, arranged his seat in the assistant minister row in order to please Chao En, and the courtesy was higher than that of six ministers. Yu Chaoen, just a eunuch, is in charge of the imperial army and is arrogant. At that time, Yan Zhenqing, the minister in charge of the school's penalty department and an ancient scholar, made a solemn criticism according to the legal provisions of the Criminal Law Constitution. He not only denounced Guo Yingai, but also regained Yu Chaoen's arrogance and loyalty, which flourished in his words. This is the famous book Shooting with Guo Servant. Guo Yingyi (? -765), the word Wu, was born in Jinchang, Tanggua Prefecture (now southeast of Anxi, Gansu Province). Guo Zhiyun, my ambassador in Longyou. Skilled in martial arts, using troops wisely, tiring the guards outside the general. At the beginning of Germany, Longyou was moved to our province, and after recovering the two capitals, he also took charge of the imperial army. When Emperor Zong was in power, the right remained as the eastern capital, but when the eastern capital was newly restored, violence could not be banned, and the longitudinal army and the Shuofang and Uighur people plundered the capital. In the first year of Guangde (763), the king of Dingxiang County was appointed, and the capital was rich and poor. In the first year of Yongtai (765), he followed Yanwu as our ambassador to Jiannan and went to Chengdu. His behavior was bad. The terracotta warriors and horses made Cui Wei attack Chengdu because of popular resentment, and he escaped and was killed. Yu Chaoen (722-770), in the first year of Su Zonggan Yuan (758), was appointed as the military envoy of Shengfu, and was responsible for supervising hundreds of thousands of troops in the Ninth Division. After Tang Jun recovered Luoyang, Yu Chaoen was made Duke of Feng Yi, and he was appointed as a court official. In the first year of Guangde, the Tibetan soldiers invaded and Daizong fled to Shaanxi (now Sanmenxia West, Henan). Yu Chaoen, in order to protect the meritorious military service, was appointed as the ambassador of the world, in order to examine the military capacity and comfort, and to command the Ce Shen army in the capital. Later, he was in charge of imperial academy's affairs, and he was the envoy of Li Hong and the porter, who held the power of the imperial court. Intervene in political affairs, intimidate officials, don't look down on the emperor, take bribes and extort money. The northern army called the dungeon persecuted the innocent. Yuan Zai, the minister, knew that Daizong was dissatisfied with this and asked for an audience with the emperor. In the fifth year of Dali (770), on the 10th day of March (10 April), Dai Zong was summoned to kill Yu Chaoen after a banquet in the palace. Dr. Lu Jinguang, the fourth and third among the 29 civil servants in the Tang Dynasty. Adding the meaning of checking, investigating and reporting to the official name means that the emperor personally promoted and appointed. The history of punishments, the director of punishments, the third product. On the state of Zhu, the highest level of the 12-level hero is the same as the second grade. Lord protector, the third level of Jiugong. Servant shot, the governor of Shangshu Province in the Tang Dynasty, from the second day. The king of the county, the second product of the nine masters. Kaifu, that is, Kaifu Yitong three subjects, the highest-ranking civil servant in the Tang Dynasty, comes from one product.

Yesterday, Guo defeated the fierce and rebellious dogs and sheep with his father and son's army. All the people rejoiced and hated it. This is a conference to preach Taoism. Servant shooting didn't realize his previous mistakes, but referred to the people, regardless of class, civil and military. If you are interested in pleasing the military, and you ignore Liao Bai's eyebrows, how can you be different from a person who knows clearly during the day and night? This is not a phone call. A gentleman loves with courtesy, but does not listen to tolerance. Is it because the servant didn't take a deep picture?

A few days ago, because the Central Secretariat ordered Guo Ziyi and his son to fight against the Tubo invasion, everyone was so happy that they couldn't hold him on their heads and held a celebration in Anfu Temple. You didn't reflect on the problems at the Bordet Foundation meeting before, and this time you arranged shifts at will, regardless of positions and ranks, regardless of the difference between civil servants and Wu Zhi. What's the difference between this and a gangster who robbed in broad daylight, if he wants to engage Yu Chaoen in order to please the military, regardless of the resentment of officials at all levels? It's really boring An educated person loves others and pays attention to discretion. I don't know how to love others and give up the principle. I'm afraid you should seriously consider it.

A note to your husband, a title that respects the book order in China. After the Middle Tang Dynasty (77 1-835), the number of Chinese characters increased and was gradually abused. Guo means, who is the deputy marshal of Hedong, the secretary, the secretariat and the main Guo Ziyi. Father and son refer to Guo, his third son. In November of Guangde's second year, Guo Ziyi and his son won a great victory in Jingyang, ordered his ministers to meet him at Guoyuanmen, the west of the capital city, and held a grand seminar on Buddhism in Anfu Temple. , refers to Yu Chaoen. In 763, in the first year of Guangde, Tubo invaded and Daizong fled to Shaanxi (now Sanmenxia West, Henan). Yu Chaoen, in order to protect the meritorious military service, was appointed as the ambassador of the world and commanded the Shence Army in the capital.

Yuan Zhenqing secretly heard about the military capacity, practiced Sanskrit hard and went deep into the Buddha Sea; What's more, Tokyo has a thief industry, and guarding Shaanxi has great merits. Officials and people admire it, so being a servant is unique! Try to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and feel at ease; Be angry when you are immortal, and be respectful and happy; How can a half-seated seat, a place close at hand, be full of ambition? Moreover, the village is superior to the tooth, the ancestral temple is superior to the tooth, and the court is superior to the tooth. They are all equally prestigious and can be eaten by all ages. Therefore, Elon Syria and the world are at peace. From the prime minister, the suggestion, the two provinces and five products, it is a line, followed by twelve generals; The third division, Sangong, Fu Ling, Shao Shi, Fu Bao, Shangshu, Zuoyou Cheng and Assistant Minister went their separate ways, and Jiuqing and Sanjian confronted each other: they never made mistakes since ancient times. Like military commanders, each has its own class. There are Qing Jian and so on, and the general has the post of general. It is the government, it is a special promotion, and it is a hero. Using a shadow is a high position, and a feast is a feast. Can break the crown and destroy it, but easy to get rid of it, noble people get humble, noble people force humble? As for this, Gu Zhen has never heard of it!

I also heard that Yu Chaoen is a Buddhist and has profound Buddhist attainments. What's more, he destroyed the enemy as commander-in-chief in the battle to recover Luoyang city and defended the personal safety of the emperor when he retreated to Sanmenxia. Officials and people love him very much. Are you the only one who loves him? Besides, he has a high Buddhist accomplishment and is not moved by the Eight Winds. He is not embarrassed or humiliated. He won't be angry because he is scolded, but he will be happy if he is respected. Besides, can a seat and an inch of space touch people's hearts? Moreover, in terms of etiquette, the state values age, the ancestral hall values titles, and the court values positions, all of which have the same dignity to reflect the different grades. Therefore, it is possible to straighten out the job grade and the political management will be relaxed and harmonious. Besides, since the prime minister, the suggestion and the two provinces with five grades or above were originally in a row, followed by twelve generals; Third Division, Third Division, Your Servant, Shao Shi, Fu Bao, Shangshu, Zuoyou Cheng and Assistant Minister are arranged in a row, and the officers of Jiuqing and Sanjian are arranged relatively: this has always been the case, and they have never been confused. As for the military generals in various places, each has its own duties. The Qing prison has a clear prison sequence, and the general has the rank of general. Even the government or special promotion, when giving gifts, the order of seniority is the highest, and meeting and eating should be arranged according to the position. How can we reverse the order regardless of positions, so that the high position has no face and the low position has unlimited scenery? But you immediately gave such an order. Never heard of it since ancient times!

Annotate the advantages and disadvantages, and give the Buddhist term "eight winds" Eight winds refer to eight things that can stir people's hearts in the world: gain for meaningful things, decline for intangible things, destroy for backwardness, praise for backwardness, attach importance to praise for the present, satirize for the present, force people to suffer physically and mentally, and enjoy themselves. Buddhism believes that if you are not disturbed by love and hate, the eight winds will not move. Tuge, a Buddhist term, says that people with hatred cut the Buddha with a knife, and people with love incense the Buddha, so that the Buddha can be merciful and endure life and death. Two provinces, Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province. Twelve guards, the first twelve guards who led the government soldiers from afar in the Sui and Tang Dynasties: left and right guards, left and right guards, left and right guards, left and right guards, and left and right guards. San Si, San Gong, Tai Shi, Tai Fu, Taibao, Qiu, Situ,. Jiuqing was the chief official of nine temples in Sui and Tang Dynasties, namely Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Weiwei Temple, Zongzheng Temple, Taibu Temple, Dali Temple, Honglin Temple, Sinong Temple and Taifu Temple. The Three Supervisors, collectively called imperial academy, Shaofu Supervisor and Director, were official posts in the Tang Dynasty.

The original text is like a fish. Although the ranks of the army are open, officials are supervisors and court ranks, and they have their own narratives. However, due to his high achievements, he is generous and generous, and he is in and out of the king's life. No one dares to compare with him, and he can't make himself a standard. He has to show respect and can only be arranged in the south of the prime minister, company secretary and security seat. For example, if everyone in Yushitai knew about housework, Yushitai wouldn't have a recliner for those 100 people to pay their respects. Not yet? When the emperor was emperor, Gao Lishi, who opened the government, was so generous and boastful that he only sat in such a horizontal seat, and he didn't know what the statecraft was. Why did he lose his position like Li, stand by grace and rank above the left and right servants and the three fair, making the world suspicious? The ancients said, "The winner has three friends, and the loser has three friends". I hope that the servant and the military attache are direct friends, and I don't want the servant to be a friend of the military attache.

For example, Yu Chaoen has the highest rank, but his position is the general of the army, and the court has its own routine order. If only because of his outstanding contribution, he has the closest relationship with the emperor and helps the emperor to give orders, ordinary officials can't be on a par, and he can't be allowed to sit in the official position, so special treatment should be given. In that case, only a special seat can be set up in the south of the Prime Minister's and Taifu's seats, just as the censor of Yushitai set up a special seat for him to respect his superiors, so that officials at all levels can see his glorious image. Isn't it okay? In the era of Xuanzong's leadership, Gao Lishi served as the work of conveying imperial edicts, and only set up a special seat in this way, and did not know how to be in charge. Why let him lose his seat? Like the era led by Su Zong, Li took advantage of his good relationship with the emperor and sat directly in front of the left and right servants and the three fairs, which shocked the whole country and puzzled him. The ancients said well: there are three kinds of good friends and three kinds of bad friends. I hope you and Comrade Yu Chaoen become honest and friendly friends, and I don't want you to be his treacherous and cunning bad friends.

Note: The jailer general was the chief of the left and right guards among the sixteen guards in the Tang Dynasty. Li (704-762) was the eunuch. During the Anshi Rebellion, it was suggested that Prince Hengli should succeed to the throne, which was called Su Zong. After he acceded to the throne, he was named the marching Sima of Marshal's House and began to take power. Later, because Dai Zong ascended the throne, he was made an ordinary and secretariat order and was in power. Later, due to the autocratic power, the clan was replaced by the clan.

In the original text, Pei servant mistakenly made Zuo Liangyu a minister yesterday, and he was rewarded at that time. Servants shoot with your money, and you can see everything. I don't want to show it in the crowd. Today, if you want to promote the meeting of Tao, you will not be able to do so. You drink eight more books and sit down if you want to make do. The ceremony of the county military city is also afraid; The official banquet of the imperial court should be, but it should not be. If this is the case today, the servant's intention should only be considered as the intention of the minister and servant. What if the state helps them and the county magistrate? If Shangshu is the same as the county magistrate, then the servants will be assistants and secretariat when they see Shangshu's orders. Otherwise, it will be beneficial. Today, since the three halls are listed together, there are obviously different secretariats. Moreover, ministers' orders and servants' shots are both two products, and only the order of up and down, and six ministers of Cao are the same products, and they do not pay tribute to each other. The matter of Shangshu was shot by the servant, and the courtesy did not dare to lose; Servant shot Gu Shangshu, why do you want to be with me? According to Song Shu Guan Baizhi, these eight seats are the third. Sui and Guo began to rise, don't be second-rate. Strong self-esteem, sincerity and respect; Squeeze down. Are you okay? What's more, in court, drunk? When your father first arrived, he didn't want to be used? It is not unreasonable to urge death. Ji Gang, the imperial court, must * * to survive. If it is too bad, it will also make people afraid. Tomorrow, my son will suddenly feel shocked and angry, and those who blame Elon will be told what to do.

Another thing, the servant of Shangshu made a mistake a few days ago and put Shangshu Zuocheng in charge of six Shangshu departments. There was something to answer each other at that time. Because of your high position and position, you stared at me rudely. At that time, it was Guo's welcoming ceremony, and the scene was serious and attracted much attention. It is understandable that you are trying to maintain your dignity. But it's still the same at today's celebration, which is wrong: I reprimanded eight ministers twice and let them sit in the back. I'm afraid the reception etiquette in local counties and counties will not be so uncivilized, not to mention the high-level meeting of the imperial court. In that case, you may mean that the relationship between ministers and servants is like that between state helpers and county magistrates. If you think that Shangshu is equivalent to a county magistrate, then a servant will see Shangshu, just like a state assistant will see the governor? This is even more wrong. At present, the three institutions are parallel, which shows that the ministerial horizontal work system is different from the local vertical work system. Besides, ministers and servants are at the same level, only comparing levels, and ministers in each department are only one level behind, so they cannot be treated in different levels. Ministers treat their servants in a good way; How to treat a servant like an officer when he shoots a minister? According to historical records, in the Liu and Song Dynasties, the servant shot and the main book were of the same level, and it was not until the Sui and Tang Dynasties that the servant shot was upgraded to a higher level. The higher the position, the higher the appearance. Good character will naturally be flattered. I am afraid of damaging my image in order to raise myself and belittle others. What's more, at the high-level meeting, I reprimanded the minister twice? So is it because Guo has just arrived and you don't want to make the scene chaotic? That's just as well, as long as you try your best to preside over the work, it is meaningful. However, everyone must abide by the institutional discipline of the imperial court; If you violate too much, I'm afraid you will hurt yourself. If the Lord is angry and asks about people who break the system and ignore discipline, how will you explain it?

Annotate activities, supervisors and catering. Pei servant shoots, refers to Pei mian, and sometimes shoots for the left servant.