keep faith firmly(wěi shēng bào zhù)

keep faith firmly

Weisheng Baozhu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ě sh ē NGB à ozh ù, which means that Weisheng and the woman agreed to meet at the bridge, waiting for the woman for a long time, the water rose, but died holding the bridge. It is generally used as a metaphor for keeping faith. It comes from Zhuangzi's stealing Zhi.

The origin of Idioms

Zhuang Zi's stealing Zhi: "Wei Sheng and the woman expect to live under the beam. If the woman doesn't come, the water will not go, and she will die holding the beam and column."

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, there was a young man named Wei Sheng in Qufu of the state of Lu, who was a fellow of Confucius. Wei Sheng is upright, helpful, and keeps his word with his friends. He is generally praised by the four townships and eight neighbors. Once, one of his relatives ran out of vinegar and came to borrow it from Wei Sheng. Wei Sheng's family didn't have vinegar, but he didn't refuse. He said, "just a moment, I still have it in the back room. I'll go in and get it." Wei Sheng quietly went out the back door, immediately borrowed a jar of vinegar from his neighbor, said it was his own, and gave it to the relative. After Confucius knew this, he criticized Wei Sheng as a dishonest person and a bit of fraud. Wei Sheng doesn't think so. He thinks it's right to help others. Although he tells a lie, his starting point is right. Isn't there beauty in a lie? Later, Wei Sheng moved to Liangdi (now south of Hancheng, Shaanxi). There he met a beautiful young girl. Two people fall in love at first sight, gentleman lady, private set life. But the girl's parents disliked the poor family and firmly opposed the marriage. In order to pursue love and happiness, the girl decided to elope behind her parents and return to her hometown in Qufu. On that day, they agreed to meet at a wooden bridge outside Hancheng, and they both flew away. At dusk, Wei Sheng came to the bridge ahead of time to wait. Unexpectedly, suddenly dark clouds, wind roar, thunder, lightning, torrential rain pouring down. Soon the mountain torrent broke out, and the rolling river water swept away with sediment, submerged the bridge deck, not beyond the tail knee. under the bridge outside the city, I will never see you again. In my last life, I think of my vows with the girl. Looking around at the vast water world, I can't see the girl. But he never left, clinging to the bridge column, and eventually drowned. Besides, the girl was imprisoned by her parents because of her elopement. After waiting for an opportunity, he escaped from his home at night and came to the bridge outside the city in the rain. At this time, the flood has gradually receded. When the girl saw the dead end of her life, she was very sad. She held the dead body in her arms and cried. Yin and yang are separated, and life and death are integrated. After crying, they embrace each other and plunge into the rolling river, composing the first thrilling love tragedy in the history of Chinese literature.

Idiom usage

The second part of Tang Xianzu's Peony Pavilion is "holding the pillar like the end of life, making the bridge as a good omen for the fallen literary star." one of Li Bai's two songs of changganxing: "if you always keep the letter of holding the pillar, how can you go to the Wangfu platform"

Other records

Historical records

This matter is recorded in books such as Hanshu, ancient and modern human table and Yiwenleiju. The biography of Su Qin in historical records is more famous for its filial piety as Zeng Shen, honesty as Boyi, and faith as Weisheng. Later generations used such metaphors as "Wei Sheng Zhi Xin" and "Wei Sheng Bao Zhu" to refer to people's adherence to their faith and loyalty. In Qin Fu written by Wei Jikang of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that "to be loyal to the Gan, to be faithful to the Wei." "Eight Ancient Poems of Yutai new chant" says: "when you climb on Jinliang, you will see what you think. How do you expect jiaori? " Li Bai's changganxing: "if you always keep the letter of holding the pillar, how can you go to the Wangfu platform?" Tang Xianzu's "Peony Pavilion" said: "in the end of his life, he holds the column and the bridge, which is a good omen for the fallen Wenxing." "Under the sad bridge, the spring wave is green. It used to be the shadow of Jinghong." (Lu You's two poems of Shen Yuan) in contrast, the new generation's concept of love and marriage, which is "not for eternity, but for once", is not like a joke? Wu Yongqing

Records in the Warring States strategy

Wei Shenggao, a disciple of Confucius. Lu people in the spring and Autumn period. It is also called Wei Sheng Gao. He is known for his integrity. "Yan ce of the Warring States period" says: "faith is like a tiny life. If it doesn't come in time, it will die holding the fruit pillar." In the biography of Dongfang Shuo in the history of Han Dynasty, it is said that "the faith is like the end of life", or the end of life is high. the story of Wei Sheng is a popular story in the Warring States period. The origin of Wei Sheng is unknown, because it is not known when he was born or where he was born. In "the Warring States strategy · yance I", there are people who hate Su Qin and the king of Yanyi, saying: "Wu'an Jun (Su Qin), the world does not believe in people." Qin said to the king, "it's impossible for the envoys to be honest like Wei Sheng, honest like Bo Yi, and filial like Zeng Shen, all of which are the highest in the world The following story says: "the letter is like the end of life, but it doesn't come, and it dies holding the beam and column". In the biography of Su Qin in historical records, it is said that "faith is like the end of life, waiting for a woman under the beam. If the woman doesn't come, the water will not go, and she will die holding a pillar", the outline of this story is obvious. However, the end of life, faithful to love and do not hesitate to sacrifice their lives also. Yan CE Yi also states that the Su Dynasty asked the king of Yan Zhao, saying, "there are people here today who are as filial as Zeng Shen, as filial as themselves, as high as Wei Sheng, as honest as Bao Jiao, as Shi Xun, and as king of these three elements, as Xi Ru?" Next he said, "if faith is as high as Wei Sheng, it will not deceive people." The name of Wei Sheng is high, which was first seen here.

Records in Zhuangzi

In the chapter of Zhuangzi's stealing Zhi, he scolded Confucius and listed the so-called sages in the world, such as Boyi, Shuqi, Baojiao, shentudi, jiezitui, wangzibigan and Wuzixu. He said that "they are no different from dogs, boars and beggars. They all die from their names and don't care about their life Death is the world's smile ", and Wei Sheng is one of them, saying:" Wei Sheng and the woman expect to be under the beam. If the woman doesn't come and go, she will die holding the beam and column. " This is the same as the Suqin language in historical records. At the same time as Confucius, he was named Weisheng, which means that he was almost born in the spring and Autumn period. However, in the era of the chapter of stealing Zhi, it has been a long time since Su Shi of Song Dynasty. This may not be the fable of Zhuang Zhou. How can we blame it according to its name!

Records of Huainanzi

"Huainan Zi · pan Lun Xun" said: "straight bow, his father bustles with sheep and his son proves it. The end of life, and women's period of death. Straight and prove the father, believe and drown, although there is straight, believe, which can be expensive The story is true, but it's not true. " Gao Yinzhu: "Weisheng, Lu people, and women expect to be under the beam, even drowning." This is the person who determines the nationality of his last life. From "Zhuangzi" to "Wei Sheng Chun" and from "Gao You" to "Wei Sheng Ju Lu", who lived in the sage's world and near the sage's house, how could he have a great affinity with Confucius? The origin of Tui Gao's theory is that Wei Sheng is named Gao, while the Analects of Confucius has "Wei Sheng Gao". When there are four different tones, Wei and Wei have the same sound, so it is considered to be the person. According to Gong Ye Chang Pian, Confucius said: "who means Wei Sheng Gao Zhi! Or beggars, beggars and their neighbors. Before Ban Gu gave birth to Gao you, his work "table of ancient and modern people" listed "Wei Sheng Gao" in the lower middle, that is to say, he was demoted by Confucius, and Gao Zhi's family was making "Wei Sheng". Gao Yincheng is a person who combines his name with his surname. According to Lu Deming's classic interpretation in the chapter of stealing Zhi, "Wei Sheng, a book for Wei Sheng", the article of Zhuangzi is also for Wei Sheng. If the mixture of "Wei" and "Wei" is one person, it is not unreasonable. Ruoran, although he was not upright at the beginning, he turned to Zhaobao at the end of the day, but he only commented on if he was not sincere?

Recorded in the Analects of Confucius

In the Analects of Confucius, there are both "Wei Sheng Gao" and "Wei Sheng Mu". "Xianwen" said: "weishengmu is Confucius, saying:" what is the reason for the mound to be a habitat? Is nothing a sycophant? " Confucius said, "if you don't dare to be a sycophant, you'll be too ill." Confucius not only denounced Wei Sheng's height as not straight, but also ridiculed him as a sycophant. They all denounced each other. Therefore, Zheng Xiao and Jiao Hongxuan thought that they were one person in the Ming Dynasty. They said, "Wei Sheng's name is mu, and the word is high." This is also related to the Wei Sheng of Baozhu, which is the unity of the three people. Therefore, Jiao's Bicheng says: "life is based on straightness and faith, which is very solid." If both "straightness" and "faithfulness" are based on "firmness", the same can be proved by temperament. However, most of the people who died for love were young and impulsive. Wei Shengmu called Confucius "Qiu" as Confucius called a disciple. However, it must be Confucius' elder generation. He is old and his pornography is waning. Why did he make an appointment with a woman to meet him at night and die willingly? Therefore, according to all these data, if Wei Sheng is said to be the winner of the Warring States period, the group regards his friendship as the highest expression of "faith", and he is a model of Zhuo te along with Zeng Shen, Bao Jiao and Wu Xu of filial piety, that is to say, he has grasped the truth of his story; there is no need to care about his time and place and make improper arrangements. The story is very simple. Weisheng and the woman expect to be under the beam, and the beam is also a bridge. It's convenient to have a tryst in a dark place. In northern China, the river course is not very deep and shallow. On weekdays, there is only a line in the middle of the river, so it is not difficult to get rid of the clothes. The upper part of the beam is erected, and the lower part of the column almost becomes land. Once the autumn storm comes, or the mountain torrent breaks out after the rain, people will be killed if they do not climb the bank. In his later life, he met with a woman. When the water came to the shore, he refused to go because he kept his word, so he died holding a pillar. Although he was involved in frivolous behavior, he loved to be sincere. Therefore, once this incident was spread, his spirit of keeping the good way of death was compared with that of Zeng shendai. Li Shangyin's poem "passing the Chu Palace" says: "Wu Gorge is far away from the old Chu palace, so far the clouds and rain are dark. Only the king of Xiang remembers his dream.

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