Cui Yuzhuan translated classical Chinese

1. Translate sentences from the New Tang Dynasty Book of Cui Yi Zhuan

①Wu Wuling, a native of Xinzhou. In the early Yuan Dynasty, he was promoted to Jinshi. Wu Shaoyang in Huaixi heard about his talent and sent a guest to Zheng Ping to invite him. He would treat him as a guest and friend, but Wuling did not answer.

② At the beginning of the Changqing Dynasty, Dou Yizhi judged the branch as the minister of household affairs ① and represented Wuling as the master of the north of Yan. Yi Zhi said that he was not responsible for his duties and treated him poorly. The meeting will show that He Bian ② is a reserve envoy, and he will choose a doctor to be him. Wu Ling admonished: "Today, there is fertile soil in the margin, and the branches are hazelnuts. Parents, wives, and children do not live together. In the past, in Shuofang, the price of rice was forty, but it did not exceed the monthly accumulation. They all took the merchants first, and then If you ask for an ultimatum, you will receive money. If you don't have a small city, you will starve to death in less than thirty years. How can you get money and buy it? If the world is not cured, the disease will not be returned to you. , Duzhi is responsible for the affairs of a household, but now the duties are divided into three parts. There are tens of thousands of officials, and the wealth is shrinking day by day. Sincerely wants to complete the border, recruit floating people, move sinners, and develop fertile soil. Why do you need to increase the number of officials? "Yi Zhi didn't accept it.

③After a long time, he became a doctor of Taixue. At the beginning of the Great Harmony, Cui Xi, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, took the imperial examination to enter the Eastern Capital. The official Xian Zudao ③ Changle and Wuling arrived at the end. He said to Xi: "The emperor is looking for strange talents for the emperor, so I dare to offer my benefits." He read it

The poem was given to Afang Palace by Du Mu. The words were a warning, but Wuling's voice was loud and clear, and the guests were shocked. Wu Ling asked: "There is a minister in the Mufang Trial. Please be the first person to deal with it." He Xie has already found the person. At the fifth time, when He was not right, Wu Ling suddenly said:

"No, it's better to return the favor with a gift." He said, "As taught." Mu Guo was different.

④In the early days, Liu Zongyuan was relegated to Yongzhou, while Wuling also served in Yongzhou, and Zongyuan was a virtuous person. When he became the governor of Liuzhou, he returned to the north of Wuling and met Pei Duqi. Every time it was said that Zongyuan had no children, Du said: "The barbarians in the Western Plains have not been pacified, and Liuzhou and thieves are fighting. It is better to use military men to replace Zongyuan, so that he can travel around the world." Du did not use it, and Zongyuan died.

(Excerpt from "New Book of Tang")

Note ① Senduzhi: Official name, also in charge of financial revenue and expenditure affairs. ②Hebian: The government funds the purchase of grain from the people.

③Ancestral Tao: Before traveling, worship the road gods and have a farewell banquet.

Translation:

Wu Wuling is from Xinzhou. In the early years of Yuanhe, he passed the Jinshi examination. Wu Shaoyang from Huaixi heard about his talent and sent his disciple Zheng Ping to invite him. He wanted to treat him as a guest and friend, but Wu Wuling did not respond. In the early years of Changqing, Dou Yizhi was in charge of financial expenditures as the Minister of Household Affairs. Wu Wuling was in charge of the salt affairs in the north. Dou Yizhi thought he was incompetent and reduced his treatment. Later, when he met Dou Yi, he went directly to the table and asked him to set up the post of reserve envoy. He should choose a doctor to take the position. Wu Wuling

Jin Jian said: "Now the border areas are all fertile, but they are overgrown with miscellaneous trees, and my parents and wives cannot feed them. I used to be in the north and was in charge of the rice price of forty (the unit is not clear) ), there is no way to save more than a month of food, so they first get rice from merchants, and then ask to go back to Kyoto to get money according to the account. If there are bandits attacking the city, it will take less than thirty days. , people in the city will starve to death, and where can we ask for money, why should the government provide money to buy food from the people? If the world is not managed, it is because the department that should be in charge does not have the power to manage the iron industry. Mining and financial expenditures can be handled by an official from the Ministry of Revenue. Now the matter is divided into three parts, there are tens of thousands of officials, and the wealth of the officials in the northwest frontier is shrinking day by day.

They are all censors and censors. If Yuan Wai Lang was trustworthy when he first ordered them, and now more envoys are sent to manage their work, it means that although Yu Shi and Yuan Wai Lang have been working for a long time, they are no longer trustworthy after ten days or so. A month later, the doctor's actions will be deemed untrustworthy. A quarter or a year later, your actions will become untrustworthy again. The top and bottom will interfere with each other, and there will be mutual suspicion within the country. Is he a trustworthy person? Kuang sent an envoy and about a hundred people to supervise and call for help. If he really wanted to make the border rich and prosperous, he only needed to recruit people. Dou Yizhi did not accept the idea of ??moving idle people and sending criminals to fertile lands. How could we increase the number of envoys and officials? A long time later, he entered the imperial court and served as a doctor of Taixue. In the early years of Yamato, Cui Yan, the Minister of Rites, went to Dongdu to take the examination for Jinshi. All the officials went to Changle to bid farewell to him, and Wu Wuling was the last one to arrive. He said to Cui Yu:

\"You are now searching for extraordinary materials for the emperor, and I boldly offer my help.

\"So he took out the 梢笠 with the calligraphy written on it in his sleeve and read it to Cui Yan. It turned out to be the Fu of Afang Palace written by Du Mu. It was bright and smooth, and all the guests were amazed. Wu Wuling asked: "Du Mu is taking the exam at your place, please give him the first place." \"Cui Yun declined and said that a candidate was already selected. Wu Wuling kept asking until the fifth time, but Cui Yun didn't answer.

Wu Wuling responded angrily: "If not, you will return the gift to Me. \"Cui Yan said:\"Just do what you say. \"So Du Mu really got a good ranking. At that time, Liu Zongyuan was demoted to Yongzhou, and Wu Wu Ling was also exiled to Yongzhou for committing crimes. Liu Zongyuan thought Wu Wuling was a wise man. When Liu Zongyuan was appointed as the governor of Liuzhou At that time, Wu Wuling returned to the north and was highly regarded by Pei Du. Wu Wuling often mentioned that Liu Zongyuan had no children, and persuaded Pei Du:

"The barbarians in the western plains have not yet been wiped out, and Liuzhou and the bandits are within their sphere of influence. Intertwined with each other, a military general should be appointed to replace Liu Zongyuan, so that he can travel freely in the world. " Before Pei Du had time to adopt his opinion, Liu Zongyuan died. 2. Classical Chinese: Translation of "New Book of Tang·Cui Yi Biography"

Cui Yi, with a broad character, tall figure, handsome appearance, people look at him from a distance I admired him but didn't dare to get close to him.

Cui Yu passed the Jinshi examination and filled the vacancy as Jixian school secretary. After being promoted many times, he became a member of the Ministry of civil affairs. His subordinates did not dare to deceive him every time when selecting officials. They all personally grasp the standards and examinations, and the officials must be praised and demoted appropriately. No matter whether they are from poor backgrounds or live in remote places, they will not miss out.

After being promoted many times, he served as an admonishment official and neglected government affairs. During the hunting trip, he drank and indulged in the palace and was unable to go to court to handle government affairs at dawn.

Cui Yanjin admonished him and said: "It is only through the merits of the eleventh generation of emperors that we have a vast territory. Many people, whether the world is stable or chaotic, all depend on you, Your Majesty. There are hundreds of cities to the east from Mount Wei, covering a vast area of ??thousands of miles. We just gained them yesterday, but lost them today.

Looking west to the enemy camp, we saw that it was only ten houses away from the ancestral temple. The people were haggard and had no savings. I hope that your Majesty will personally handle political affairs and make everyone in the world happy. ”

Mu Zong was very moved and expressed his gratitude, and promoted him to the post of Shizhong. Jingzong succeeded to the throne and appointed him as a Hanlin lecturer. Soon he was promoted to Zhongshu Sheren. He entered the palace to express his gratitude and said: "His Majesty appointed me as a lecturer, but I haven't asked about the meaning of the scriptures once for half a year.

I have no merit and cannot be worthy of the emperor’s kindness (I’m sorry for the emperor’s kindness). Jingzong said ashamedly: "I will definitely ask you for advice soon." "

Gao Yi happened to be nearby and took the opportunity to say: "Your Majesty is willing to do good but has not consulted anything. In this way, people in the world will not know that you have the intention to respect Confucianism. Jingzong blamed himself and apologized again, and gave them brocade and property.

Cui Yan and Gao Zhong compiled the main remarks in the "Six Classics" into ten chapters and presented them to the emperor for the convenience of the emperor. Reading and thinking. Cui Yu was promoted to Minister of Rites, and later went to Beijing to serve as the observer of Guozhou.

Previously, when the money provided to the imperial court was insufficient, officials were deprived of their salaries to finance the donation, which lasted about a year. There were 800,000 yuan. Cui Yu said: "If officials cannot support themselves and their families, how can they have the energy to care for the people? If I can't manage the place well by myself, how can I make myself rich? "The government's daily expenses were used to replace the shortfall in the supply.

The emperor also issued an edict to transport the collected grain to Taicang, which amounted to tens of thousands of dan per year. The people suffered from transportation and had to use cars to transport the grain to Taicang. By the river. Cui Yu set up granaries on the tributaries of the river to collect grain and built channels to load the grain into water transport ships.

The people were happy and the hardship of transportation was relieved. Cui Yu was transferred to Ezhou, Yuezhou and other places. Observer.

Since the people of Caizhou rebelled, the people of Ezhou and Yuezhou have often suffered from wars. Bandits in the Yangtze River and the two lakes have openly built armors and weapons and built warships, chasing them up and down for thousands of miles. Within a year, all the thieves were captured and put down.

He also served as the observer of western Zhejiang and was promoted to the minister of the Ministry of Rites. He died in office. After his death, he was posthumously awarded the title of minister of the Ministry of Personnel, with the posthumous title of De.

Cui Yan did not save money. When he had money, he gave it to relatives and friends to help them handle weddings and funerals. He was content at home and did not scold his children, but they were all naturally enlightened.

His house is low-lying, the ground is muddy, and there is no corridor. The guests can only stand outside the house holding umbrellas and wearing wooden clogs. He governed Guozhou with a loose policy and did not whip anyone for a whole month.

When he took office in Ezhou, he imposed severe laws and severe punishments, and no leniency was given to the criminals. Someone asked him why, and he replied: "The land of Shaanxi is barren and the people are poor. I have no time to comfort them, for fear of disturbing them; the land of Hubei is fertile, the people are fierce, and there are barbarian customs mixed in. It cannot be governed without dignity.

So it is said that the most important thing in politics is to know the changes." Everyone who heard this was impressed. 3. Biography of Zhan Caizi by Du Mu Please translate the full text

Du Mu, courtesy name Muzhi, was from the Chang'an area of ??the capital.

Good at writing articles. In the second year of Yamato (828), Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty, Wei Chou, the top scholar, won the Jinshi. He was the Jinshi in the same year as Li Xuan.

When he failed to pass the Jinshi examination, he came to Luoyang, the eastern capital (to take the Jinshi examination). The Minister of Rites who was the examiner at that time was Cui Yu. Wu Wuling, a doctor from Taixue, rode a lame donkey to see Cui Yu and said: "With your high virtue and great reputation, you select talents for the wise king. How dare I not?" I gave him as little help as a drop of dew.

I met a dozen scribes by chance, and they were very excited. I read an article together, which was written by Du Mu, a Jinshi. "A Fang Gong Fu"

This person has great talents to assist the king. "So he took out the scroll of "A Fang Gong Fu", put the wat on his belt, and held the scroll with both hands. ) read aloud.

Cui Yan praised it greatly. Wu Wuling said: "Please nominate him as the number one scholar."

Cui Yan said: "The first place is already occupied." Wu Wuling said: "If he cannot be the number one scholar, please let him be the number one scholar." The fifth Jinshi.

If that doesn't work, return this gift to me!" His tone and face were fierce and stern. Cui Yun said: "Many students said that Du Mu was indulgent and unrestrained, but I respectfully followed your advice and did not dare to change."

Later, Du Mu passed the examination of Xianliang Fangzheng. Master Shen (Jiangxi Observer) wrote a memorial recommending him to serve as a regimental training inspector in Jiangxi. Later, Du Mu served as the secretary of the Huainan Jiedu Mansion of Niu Sengru (Huainan Jiedu).

Later, he was appointed as the imperial censor by the imperial court, and was gradually promoted to Zuo Buque. He also served as the governor of Huangzhou, Chizhou and Muzhou. He drafted edicts for the emperor with the position of imperial doctor and was later transferred. Zhongshu Sheren. Du Mu has a strong and upright character, extraordinary integrity, and is not cautious about small things. He dares to discuss national affairs one by one, and is particularly eager to point out and state the pros and cons of national affairs.

I pay close attention to the art of war and military strategies. Once, because his cousin Du Tai became a general and became a prime minister, his career was frustrated and frustrated. He was unhappy and couldn't calm down.

He died at the age of 50. When he was dying, he wrote his epitaph and burned many of the articles he had written. His poems are heroic and his diction is astonishing.

Those who admired him compared him with Du Fu, so they called him "Big Du" and "Little Du" to distinguish them. 4. Full text translation of the biography of Cui Xi of Northern History

"Book of Wei 32? Biography No. 20": "Yi, whose courtesy name is Taichong. At first, he was a horse washer for the prince, and later moved to serve as a regular attendant, and was given a title. Marquis of Qinghe. Later generations heard that Liu Yilong appointed Ji as the governor of Jizhou, so he said: "Yilong knows how to use his brother, so why don't we have Jizhou?" "Yi was appointed as the general of Pingdong and the governor of Jizhou. He was also appointed as Dahonglu, and worshiped Yang Nan as the king of the Southern Qin Dynasty. He returned several times as an envoy to carry out the imperial mission, and his ancestors were kind to him. He also served as the general of Hussar, Wang Pi of Leping, etc. He supervised the troops and took the army to Shanggui, and sent an imperial edict to Yu Nan. Later, he went to Wangwushan with the alchemist Wei Wenxiu to make a golden elixir. Bing, named Gongli, died early.

Bingdi Guang, named Gongyuan, died early. Gui, whose courtesy name is Gongze.

Gui's brother Mu, whose courtesy name is Gongze.

Mu Dirui, whose nickname is Zhe. At the beginning of Emperor Gaozu's reign, he was punished by his brother Jingzhen and his son Sishu Jirui. The prince washed his horse, and later he moved to serve as a regular servant, and was given the title of Marquis of Qinghe.

Later ancestors heard that Liu Yilong of the Southern Song Dynasty appointed Cui Qian as the governor of Jizhou (July 19, 432, the sixth day of Jimao, the first year of Emperor Taiwu's Yanhe), so he said: "Yilong knows how to use his brother, so why don't we have Jizhou?" Cui Yi was appointed as General Pingdong and governor of Jizhou (Jizhou in the Northern Wei Dynasty governed 4 counties and 21 counties: Changle County, Wuyi County, Bohai County, and Ande County, and governed Xindu County).

He was also Da Honglu, and he worshiped Yang Nandang as the king of Southern Qin (October 21, 433, September 22, the second year of Emperor Yanhe's reign). The envoys returned several times and carried forward the imperial mission, which was done well by the ancestors. In addition, General Hussar, King Tuoba Pi of Leping and others supervised the troops to take Shanggui (July 29, 436, the first day of July, Gengxu, the second year of Taiyan, Emperor Taiwu), and sent Yijun's imperial edict in front of Pi, saying that it was difficult to serve it. imperial edict. Later, he and the alchemist Wei Wenxiu went to Wangwu Mountain to make the golden elixir, but failed.

The true king’s first death. Yiwuzi.

The eldest son Cui Bing, named Gongli. Died early, childless.

Cui Bingdi Cui Guang, courtesy name Cui Gongyuan, Xijue. Pay homage to General Pingdong. Zi Cui Fadu died early.

Cui Guang’s younger brother Cui Gui, also named Gongze. Prince Zhongsheren, Zhennan Sima.

Cui Gui's younger brother Cui Mu, whose courtesy name is Gonghe. Die early.

Cui Mudi Cui Rui, also known as Zhe, also known as Nanji. At the beginning of Emperor Gaozu's reign, he was executed by means of communication outside the country. His brother Cui Jingzhen succeeded Cui Rui with his son Cui Sishu. ) 5. Urgent translation of ancient texts

In the early years of Taihe (the reign of Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty), Cui He, the minister of rites (official title), went to Luoyang, the eastern capital, to preside over the scientific examination for Jinshi. All the ministers went to Changle Palace to see him off, and Wu Wu Ling arrived last and said to Cui Yun: "You are going to select a talented person for the emperor. I would like to recommend a good person.

"And he took out a book from his sleeve. Cui Yun took a look and found out. It was "A Fang Gong Fu" written by Du Mu, with majestic words and frequent aphorisms. Wu Wuling read it in a loud and smooth voice, which surprised everyone present. Wu Wuling said: "Du Mu just took the exam, please name him as the first place.

" Cui Yu declined and said that the first place has been selected. Until fifth place, Cui Yan still did not agree. Wu Wuling became furious and said: "If it doesn't work, you should return this poem to me."

Cui Yan said, "Just do what you say. Let’s do it.” Du Mu was indeed selected as the winner. 6. New Book of Tang Dynasty, Literary Biography, Translation of Wu Wuling Biography

In the early days of Taihe, Cui Yan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, was admitted to Kyoto, and Gongqing Xianzu Dao Changle. Wu Ling arrived last, and he said to Xi: "You are seeking extraordinary talents for the emperor, and I dare to offer you the benefits." Because he came out with a letter in his sleeve, he took the wat and gave it to Xi to read, and it was assigned to Epang Palace by Du Mu. After the speech, the police were summoned, and Wuling's voice was loud and clear, which shocked the guests. Wu Ling asked: "There is a minister in the Mu Fang, please appoint the first person to deal with it." He thanked him and got the person; by the fifth time, He didn't answer, Wu Ling said angrily: "No, it's better to pay him back with a gift!" He said, "It's like teaching." Mu Guo is different. ("New Tang Book? Literary Biography? Wu Wuling Biography")

Translation:

In the early years of Taihe (Tang Wenzong's reign), Cui Yan, the Minister of Rites (official title), arrived Luoyang, the eastern capital, presided over the Jinshi examination, and all the ministers went to Changle Palace to see him off. Wu Wuling arrived last and said to Cui Yun, "You are going to select talents for the emperor. I would like to recommend a good talent." He took it out of his sleeve. When Cui He took a look at the book, it turned out to be "A Fang Gong Fu" written by Du Mu. It had majestic words and frequent aphorisms. Wu Wuling read it with a loud and smooth voice, which surprised everyone present. Wu Wuling said: "Du Mu just took the exam, please name him first." Cui Yu declined and said that the first place has been selected. Until fifth place, Cui Yan still didn't agree. Wu Wuling became furious and said, "If it doesn't work, you should return this poem to me." Cui Yan said, "Just do as you say." Du Mu did it. Selected for excellence.