Chapter 30 "Zhuangzi·Miscellaneous Chapters·Speaking of the Sword Thirty"

"Zhuangzi·Miscellaneous Chapters·Speaking of the Sword Thirty" In the past, King Wen of Zhao liked to use swords, and more than 3,000 swordsmen came between the gates. They fought against each other day and night, and more than 100 people were killed or injured.Never tire of it.If it is three years, the country will decline.The princes conspired.The crown prince was troubled by it, so he recruited the left and right and said: "Whoever can say the king's will and stop the swordsman will give him a thousand pieces of gold." The left and right said: "Zhuangzi can do it."Zhuangzi Fushou went to see the prince with the envoy, and said, "Why did the prince teach Zhou and give Zhou a thousand pieces of gold?" "Zhuangzi said: "I heard that the prince wants to use Zhou, and he wants to lose the king's favor. The envoy said that the king is against the king's will, and if he is not the prince, he will be sentenced to death. Zhou Shang'an is gold? The envoy said Say, great king, I will be the crown prince. How can Zhao Guo not get it!" The crown prince said: "Yes, what my king sees is only a swordsman." Zhuangzi said: "Promise. Zhou Shan is a sword." The crown prince said: "But my king All the swordsmen I saw were unkempt, with protruding temples, crowns hanging down, manhu tassels, and short back clothes, with angry eyes and difficult speech, so the king said it. Now the master must obey the Confucianism and see the king, and things will be rebellious." Zhuangzi said : "Please fix the sword suit." After three days of fixing the sword suit, I saw the prince.The prince is with the king.Wang Tuo treated him with a sword.Zhuangzi didn't go to the gate of the palace, and he didn't worship the king when he saw him.The king said: "Why do you want to teach the widows, let the prince first." He said: "I heard that the king likes swords, so I use the sword to see the king." The king said: "How can the sword of the son be restrained?" One person can walk a thousand miles without staying behind." Wang Dayuezhi said: "There is no enemy in the world." Zhuangzi said: "If you are a sword, show it to be false, open it to benefit, then use it to strike, and use it first to achieve it. Wish You have to try it." The king said: "Master, I will give up and wait for orders, and I will set up a play to invite my master." The king was a school of swordsmen for seven days, more than sixty people were killed or injured, and five or six people were won. He sent the sword to His Highness, and called Zhuangzi .The king said: "Try the Shidun sword today." Zhuangzi said: "It will be a long time!" The king said: "What is the length of the stick that the master uses?" It is used by the king. Please speak first and then try it." The king said: "I would like to hear about the three swords." He said: "There is the sword of the emperor, there is the sword of the princes, and there is the sword of the common people." The king said: "What is the sword of the emperor?" He said: " The Sword of the Son of Heaven, with the stone city of Yanxi as the front, Qi Dai as the collar, Jin and Wei as the ridge, Zhou and Song as the Tan, Han and Wei as the clips, wraps around the four barbarians, wraps around the four seasons, wraps around the Bohai Sea, and takes Changshan as its frame. Based on the five elements, punishments are based on morality, yin and yang are opened, spring and summer are held, and autumn and winter are used. This sword is as straight as it is before, as it is raised, as it is above the case, as it is lucky. Once this sword is used, the princes will be conquered, and the world will obey. This is the sword of the Son of Heaven." King Wen suddenly lost his eyesight, and said: "What is the sword of the princes like?" He said: "The sword of the princes is based on the knowledgeable warriors, and the honest ones. E, with the virtuous and good men as the spine, the loyal and sages as the shackles, and the heroic men as the clip. This sword is straight and has no front, lift is no top, case is no bottom, and luck is no side. The upper method is perfect. The sky is to follow the three lights; the law is used to square the earth to follow the four seasons; the people's will is neutralized to bring peace to the four towns. Once this sword is used, it is like a thunderstorm. Within the four seals, there is no one who is not obedient and obeys the emperor's order. This is also the sword of the princes." The king said: "What is the sword of the common man like?" He said: "The sword of the common man has a shaggy head protruding from the temples, a hanging crown, a fringe of a manhunt, and a short back garment. It has angry eyes and difficult speech, and strikes each other. In the past, he cut off the neck and collar, and cut off the liver and lungs. This common people's sword is no different from fighting cocks. For the sake of the king, it is worth mentioning." The king led him up to the hall, slaughtered people and served food, and Wang Sanhuan took it.Zhuangzi said: "Your Majesty, sit still and calm down, and the sword play is over!" So King Wen did not leave the palace for three months, and all the swordsmen obeyed and killed him.