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CHAPTER VII Han shih wai chuan | ||
10[1]
Of old the Ssŭ-ch`êng[2]
Tzŭ-han was minister to [the ruler of]
Sung.[3]
He said to the Prince of Sung, "Now the peace of a state
and the governance of its people depend on the conduct of the
ruler. Titles and rewards[4]
are what people like. May Your
Highness take charge of them. Executions and punishments are
what the people hate. Let me be responsible for them."
The Prince said, "Agreed. I will get their approval and you
will receive their hatred. I am convinced that I will not be the
laughing-stock of the feudal lords."
When the people of the state knew that the punishments of
death and decapitation were entirely in the hands of Tzŭ-han,
the great ministers were friendly with him and the common people
feared him. Before the year was out, Tzŭ-han had driven out the
Prince of Sung and taken over the government himself. Just as
Lao-tzŭ says,[5]
Best to leave the State's sharpest weapons where none can see them.
Without coming and consulting with us?
This is expanded from HFT 14.2b. Huai-nan tzŭ 12.7b is nearly identical with
HSWC, and SY 1.24b-25b follows HSWC with some changes; both quote the line from
Lao-tzŭ, but lack the quotation from the Shih.
[OMITTED] was used for [OMITTED] in the state of Sung to avoid the taboo personal name
of Duke Wu.
Chou identifies [OMITTED] with Yo Hsi [OMITTED], T. Tzŭ-han, and concludes that the
story is apocryphal, as no mention is made of it in Tso chuan. CHy denies that they
were the same person, but it is unlikely that two men with the same appellation would
hold the same office in the same state (cf. Tso chuan 439).
CHAPTER VII Han shih wai chuan | ||