He Tuo

He Tuo

He Tuo (year of birth and death unknown), the word Qifeng, Xicheng people. Musicians and philosophers in Sui Dynasty.

His father, he Xihu, was a native of the western regions. He became rich in business in the Liang Dynasty, so he lived in Pixian County (now in the middle of Chengdu Plain in Sichuan). He Tuo is smart and intelligent. He entered Guozi school at the age of eight. In the 12th year of kaihuang (592), Dr. Guozi was appointed to study the law of the clock. And he tuoche. He died in an official's office by offering wine to his son. He wrote one volume of Yue Yao and thirteen volumes of Zhouyi Shuo.

Life of the characters

Brilliant

He Xihu, the father of he Tuo, entered western Shu because he was in business, so he settled down in Pixian County, served Xiao Ji, king of Wuling in the Liang Dynasty, and was in charge of gold and silk trading. As a result, he became a very rich man, known as the "great master of Xizhou".

He Tuo is alert and intelligent when he is young. When you were eight years old, Gu Liang, the assistant teacher of you Guozi school, joked to him: "since your surname is he, I don't know if it's the lotus leaf of lotus leaf? Or the "River" of the "River" He Tuo said: "Guangsheng's surname is Gu. I don't know whether it's Gu of" Gu "or Gu of" Xin Gu " Everyone was surprised by his flexibility.

At the age of seventeen, he Tuo served Xiao Yi, the king of eastern Hunan, with dexterity and agility.

Later, knowing that he was intelligent, Xiao Yi called him to recite books and serve around him.

Famous in the world

At that time, Xiao Dan, a native of Lanling, also lived in Qingyang lane and he Tuo lived in baiyangtou. Therefore, people say, "there are two talents in the world today: he Tuo, the head of white poplar, and Xiao Dan, the lane of green poplar." He is so praised by the world.

After the fall of Jiangling, Emperor Wu of Zhou attached great importance to him and ordered him to be a doctor of Taixue. Emperor Xuan of the Later Zhou Dynasty succeeded to the throne and planned to canonize five concubines at the same time in order to seek the opinions of the Confucian scholar Xin Yanzhi.

Xin Yanzhi replied: "the queen and the son of heaven are both noble bodies. We can't have five at the same time." He Tuo refuted: "in ancient times, Emperor ho had four concubines, and Shun had two. What's the number of concubines? " Therefore, he Tuo was granted the title of Bo in Xiangcheng County.

In the first year of kaihuang (581), Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty usurped Zhou Jiansui, and he Tuo was awarded the doctor of Guozi. He also served as an official of Jin Dynasty.

Comment on people

He Tuo is impatient and eloquent. He likes to comment on people. At that time, Nayan Suwei once said to Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, "my father often told me that as long as I read through the book of filial piety, I would be able to run the country. Why study more?" Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty thought he was right.

For this reason, he Tuo said to Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, "what Su Wei learned is not only the book of filial piety. If his father did say this, then suey did not listen to his father's instructions, which shows that he was not filial; if his father did not say this, then he was lying openly in front of the emperor, which shows that he was not loyal. How can such people serve the emperor? Moreover, Confucius once said, "if you don't read the book of songs, you have nothing to say; if you don't read the book of rites, you can't stand up and act." How could su Chuo's Godson violate the sage's instructions? " At that time, Su Wei held five posts, and Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty was very close to and valued him. Therefore, he Tuo told Emperor Wen that Su Wei could not be trusted.

He Tuo also put forward eight things to Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty because he was incompetent in charge of astronomy and law

First, I heard that it is wise men who are good at identifying talents. It is even more difficult for a king of a country to do this. Confucius said, "if the upright man is placed on the evil man, the people will be convinced; otherwise, if the evil man is placed on the upright man, the people will not be convinced." Therefore, political stability requires careful selection and use of talents. Therefore, those who recommend talents should be highly rewarded and those who bury them should be killed. Looking at the current employment situation, it's really different. Whether it's sycopy or integrity, or whether it's virtuous or stupid, they entrust a heavy task to those who want to praise; for those who want to suppress and exclude, they can only be a small official like Lang Guan when they are old. People can't be convinced. It's really caused by this. I've heard that conferring a title on the court is in the hope that everyone will reward him; killing people in the street is in the hope that people will spurn him. I think the emperor is very concerned about litigation cases. He loves the people like a son. Every time he deals with a case, he asks for everyone's opinions in person and does not abuse the criminal law. This is the holy place of the emperor! This can be the case, so should the conferment of titles. If you remember who has made great achievements, you can promote and reuse them. From this point of view, if we want to select important officials, we must widely solicit everyone's opinions, and we should not trust one person's recommendation. Then, those above are not selfish, and those below are not complaining.

Second, Confucius said, "if we constantly censor our friends, then there will be no one to protect them." Confucius also said, "the gentleman stresses unity but not collusion with each other, while the villain colludes with each other but not unity." The collusion mentioned here is to form a party for personal gain. They still give a hand to the person they like, even if he is rich and powerful; they also try their best to slander the person they dislike, even if he is in a humble and humiliating situation. Once those villains are promoted and reused, they will collude with each other and protect each other. Then, the heart of deceiving the monarch will suddenly grow. Since those humble officials are humiliated, they will inevitably get angry and complain naturally. I sincerely hope that you can make extensive visits. Don't make it a common practice for villains to form cliques for personal gain. You should do it yourself. There is nothing greater than this.

Thirdly, I heard that Shun had recommended 16 people, namely "eight yuan" and "eight Kai". I think he is more virtuous than today's people, but shun still chooses talents to avoid confusion, so as to make the country stable and do all kinds of things well. Nowadays, there are many official positions, but few people use them. Some of them hold several positions. Is the country short of talents? Or talent? It is true that there are many talented people in such a big country. However, even if they have talent, they lack the opportunity to become officials. Dongfang Shuo once said, "if you value him, he will become a general; if you despise him, he will become a slave." That's true. Now some officials do not consider their own virtues and talents. They neither have the talents of LV Wang and Fu Shuo, but they are proud of the arrogance of Fu Yan and Zishui. They do not consider the great responsibility. They are afraid that they are not in charge of many things. They are content to spoil themselves, neglect their duties, and eventually fail. This is really the cause of the above reasons. The book of changes says: "once the foot of the tripod is broken, the food in it will be poured out. That must be a mess." That is to say, those scripts are too much to do. I've heard that people who need to do their best to lift weights can't be entrusted with heavy responsibilities. I implore you to select another virtuous person and let them take charge of relevant affairs according to their respective abilities, so that they can each have their own strengths. If you do, you will succeed in everything. Fourthly, I heard that the book of rites once said: "those who analyze speech, break laws, confuse names, change their names, engage in heresy and disturb politics must be beheaded." Confucius said, "if we follow the old customs and systems, why should we change them?" I found that over the years, there have been too many changes. It took seven years for Zhao Yi to improve the ruler scale; Gongsun Ji developed the medical prescription, which was pedantic and absurd, and cost a lot of money; Xu Daoqing didn't know geography at all, and wasted the state's salary for nothing; Chang Ming changed the calendar for several years; Wang Wo changed the official name and object name, which made many cultural relics lose the standard and law He didn't know the star's position since he came here. Before, he was in Taichang temple, and Cao Weizu didn't know Beidou, but now he is in Taishi. None of them is arrogant, seeking fame, slandering and deceiving each other by virtue of their pitiful deviant ideas. I ask that from now on, if there are such cases, if their words can not be verified, they must be severely punished, so that they will be afraid to play the chapter rashly. “

Feud with Suwei

At that time, Su Weiquan was also a secretary of several departments. He Tuo once lived in seclusion in Wugong County, so he claimed that he was conceited of Fu Yan and Zishui, which attracted the emperor's attention. After he Tuo wrote to Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, Su Wei hated him very much.

In the 12th year of kaihuang (593), Su weiding studied literature, and slandered and attacked each other with he Tuo.

Suwei was furious and said, "it's nothing wrong. You don't have to worry about not having a doctor!" He Tuo said: "without Suwei, there is no need to worry about no one managing state affairs!" Therefore, he Tuo is in conflict with Suwei.

Research on the law of fixed clock

Later, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty ordered he Tuo to study the law of the bell, and he Tuo went up to the table and said, "I heard that the light of the world will produce rites and music; the nether world will produce ghosts and gods. Then, nothing can move the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth compared with ritual and music. I also heard that the implementation of rites and music to a certain extent will make the people have no complaints or disputes, and the world will be stable. This is the effect of rites and music. I've heard that there are two kinds of music: one is adulterous sound, the other is positive sound. When the evil voice is moving, the evil will grow, and the evil will expand further, and vice will come into being. Sound moving, will produce Shun Qi, Shun Qi further expansion, and joy is produced. Therefore, once good music becomes popular, it will make ethics clean, ears and eyes smart, blood peaceful, change customs, and the world peaceful. Confucius said, "abandon Zheng Sheng and alienate traitors." Therefore, when Zheng, Wei, song and Zhao appeared, they could cause evil to themselves and hurt others. Therefore, if GongDiao is rampant, his monarch will become extravagant and licentious; if ShangDiao is rampant, evil will happen, and officials will corrupt and bend the law; if jiaodiao is rampant, worry will happen, and the people will have the heart of resentment; if zhengdiao is rampant, sorrow will happen, and the country will surely be in trouble; if yudiao is chaotic, there will be danger, and the country will certainly be short of financial resources. If the five tunes are in disorder, then the day of the country's demise is not far away. Wei Wenhou asked Zixia, "I listen respectfully to ancient music, but I want to sleep. I listen to Zheng Guowei

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