1. 第三dì sān第dì二回木蘭三sān十二shí èr十shí二èr回huí木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán三上sān shàng上shàng陳情chén qíng陳chén情qíng表biǎo太宗tài zōng太tài宗zōng建jiàn廟miào旌jīng賢良xián liáng賢xián良liáng三十二sān shí èr

    Chapter Thirty-Two: Mulan Submits Her Petition for the Third Time; Taizong Builds a Temple to Honor the Virtuous

  2. 卻說què shuō卻què說shuō太宗tài zōng太tài登之後，頗生退悔，遂疏斥張昌宗zōng自殺zì shā自zì殺shā伍wǔ登dēng之後zhī hòu之zhī後hòu頗pō生shēng退tuì悔huǐ遂suì疏shū斥chì張zhāng昌chāng不許bù xū不bù許xū在zài軍機jūn jī軍jūn機jī所suǒ行走xíng zǒu行xíng走zǒu昌宗chāng zōng

    It is said that after Taizong executed Wu Deng, he felt deep regret; consequently, he distanced himself from and rebuked Zhang Changzong, forbidding him from entering the Military Council.

  3. 忽hū一夜yí yè夢一yí夜yè夢mèng一大yí dà大dà鸚鵡yīng wǔ鸚yīng鵡wǔ自zì天tiān而ér下xià又yòu日rì月yuè對照duì zhào對duì照zhào

    One night, he suddenly dreamed of a large parrot descending from the sky, with the sun and moon shining in opposition.

  4. 鸚鵡yīng wǔ鸚yīng鵡wǔ集jí於wū上，將李lǐ樹上shù shàng樹shù上shàng將jiāng李樹lǐ shù花huā葉yè盡jìn行xíng披pī落luò

    The parrot perched upon a plum tree, stripping all its flowers and leaves bare.

  5. 太宗tài zōng太tài許敬宗zōng召zhào許xū敬jìng以yǐ夢mèng告gào之zhī敬宗jìng zōng

    Taizong summoned Xu Jingzong and informed him of the dream.

  6. 敬jìng宗zōng曰yuē： 「鸚鵡yīng wǔ鸚yīng鵡wǔ自zì下，又日月對照，披落李樹花枝，將來亂唐室天tiān下，定是武昭公主木蘭也。李淳風言此女居於王宮，隱隱指出木蘭是陛下受重之人，天機不可洩露。且卦辭云：眇能視，跛能履，履虎尾。曰眇，曰跛，是其外體不全，而ér能視能履，非真眇真跛可比。今若履虎尾而不懼，必有咥人之凶，將來為禍於子孫，窺竊神器，武人為於大君也。木蘭女扮男粧，出征十二年，立十二功勞，非武人而誰哉？豈不知小不忍則亂大謀，陛下xià又yòu日rì月yuè對照duì zhào對duì照zhào披pī落luò李樹lǐ shù李lǐ樹shù花枝huā zhī花huā枝zhī將來jiāng lái將jiāng來lái亂luàn唐táng室shì天下tiān xià定dìng是shì武昭wǔ zhāo武wǔ昭zhāo公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ心，有如木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán也yě淳風chún fēng淳chún風fēng言yán此cǐ女nǚ居於jū wū居jū於wū王宮wáng gōng王wáng宮gōng隱隱yǐn yǐn隱yǐn指出zhǐ chū指zhǐ出chū陛下bì xià陛bì受shòu重之zhòng zhī重zhòng之zhī人rén機jī不可bù kě不bù可kě洩露xiè lù洩xiè露lù且qiě卦guà辭cí云yún眇miǎo能néng視shì跛bǒ履lǚ虎尾hǔ wěi虎hǔ尾wěi其qí外wài體tǐ不全bù quán全quán非fēi真zhēn可比kě bǐ比bǐ今jīn若ruò不懼bú jù懼jù必有bì yǒu必bì有yǒu咥xì凶xiōng為禍wéi huò為wéi禍huò子孫zǐ sūn子zǐ孫sūn窺kuī竊qiè神器shén qì神shén器qì人為rén wéi大dà君jūn扮bàn男nán粧zhuāng出征chū zhēng征zhēng十二shí èr十shí二èr年nián立lì功勞gōng láo功gōng勞láo武人wǔ rén誰shuí哉zāi豈qǐ不知bù zhī知zhī小xiǎo不忍bù rěn忍rěn則zé謀móu奈何nài hé奈nài何hé學xué婦人之仁fù rén zhī rén婦fù仁rén而不ér bù究jiū當前dāng qián當dāng前qián元勳yuán xūn元yuán勳xūn俱jù已yǐ老邁lǎo mài老lǎo邁mài後進hòu jìn後hòu進jìn士shì志氣zhì qì志zhì氣qì清明qīng míng清qīng明míng上下shàng xià上shàng歸心guī xīn歸guī心xīn有如yǒu rú如rú者zhě乎hū敬宗jìng zōng重之人zhòng zhī rén女扮男粧nǚ bàn nán zhuāng

    Jingzong said, "The parrot descending from the sky, the sun and moon shining together, and the stripping of the plum tree's branches—the one who will bring chaos to the Tang Empire in the future must be Princess Wuzhao, Mulan. Li Chunfeng stated that this woman resides in the palace, subtly indicating that Mulan is someone Your Majesty favors; the designs of Heaven must not be disclosed. Furthermore, the hexagram states: 'The one-eyed can see, the lame can walk, treading on the tiger's tail.' To be called 'one-eyed' or 'lame' implies an incomplete physical form, yet being able to see and walk makes her incomparable to the truly blind or lame. If she treads on the tiger's tail without fear, there will surely be the disaster of being bitten; she will bring calamity to your descendants in the future and usurp the throne, for a 'Wu' person shall become the sovereign. Mulan disguised herself as a man, served in the army for twelve years, and earned twelve great merits—who is this 'Wu' person if not her? Do you not know that 'lack of forbearance in small matters ruins great plans'? Why does Your Majesty adopt the 'mercy of a woman' instead of investigating the impending disaster? Now that the founding ministers are all elderly and the rising scholars are of clear mind and spirit, is there anyone among those who command the people's hearts like Mulan?"

  7. 太宗tài zōng太tài宗zōng曰yuē「無wú有yǒu也yě。」

    Taizong said, "There is none."

  8. 「涉獵shè liè涉shè獵liè三sān教jiào經書jīng shū經jīng書shū歷代lì dài歷lì代dài政治zhèng zhì政zhèng治zhì默mò識shí心xīn通tōng有如yǒu rú有yǒu如rú木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán者zhě乎hū

    "Among those well-versed in the scriptures of the Three Religions and the governance of past eras, possessing silent comprehension and intuitive insight, is there anyone like Mulan?"

  9. 太宗tài zōng太tài宗zōng曰yuē「無wú有yǒu也yě。」

    Taizong said, "There is none."

  10. 「料liào敵dí制勝zhì shèng制zhì勝shèng協和xié hé協xié和hé眾zhòng心xīn戰zhàn則zé必bì克kè有如yǒu rú有yǒu如rú木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán者zhě乎hū

    "Among those who can anticipate the enemy to secure victory, harmonize the hearts of many, and conquer in every battle, is there anyone like Mulan?"

  11. 太宗tài zōng太tài宗zōng曰yuē「無wú有yǒu也yě。」

    Taizong said, "There is none."

  12. 敬jìng宗zōng不復bú fù語，太宗曰： 「朕非不bú復fù語yǔ太宗tài zōng太tài曰yuē但愛之親若骨肉，惡之視若仇讎，恐非仁者所為。前日誤殺伍登，文武大臣疾首寒心，朕zhèn非fēi忌jì武昭wǔ zhāo武wǔ昭zhāo公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ但dàn愛ài之zhī親qīn若ruò骨肉gǔ ròu骨gǔ肉ròu惡è視shì仇chóu讎chóu恐非kǒng fēi恐kǒng仁者rén zhě仁rén者zhě所為suǒ wéi所suǒ為wéi前日qián rì前qián日rì誤殺wù shā誤wù殺shā伍wǔ登dēng文武wén wǔ文wén大臣dà chén大dà臣chén疾jí首shǒu寒心hán xīn寒hán心xīn不知bù zhī知zhī豈可qǐ kě豈qǐ可kě無罪wú zuì無wú罪zuì而又ér yòu而ér又yòu木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán敬宗jìng zōng

    Jingzong said no more. Taizong said, "It is not that I do not fear Princess Wuzhao, but I love her as my own flesh and blood. To hate her and view her as an enemy would likely not be the act of a benevolent ruler. After mistakenly killing Wu Deng the other day, the civil and military officials were filled with deep resentment and trepidation; I am not unaware of this. How could I kill Mulan as well when she is innocent?"

  13. 敬jìng宗zōng曰yuē： 「天tiān有yǒu妖yāo象xiàng，民有mín yǒu謠言，武昭公主亂唐室天下，臣為萬歲後代計耳。萬歲恐臣民mín謠言yáo yán謠yáo諛以美言yán武昭wǔ zhāo武wǔ昭zhāo公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ亂luàn唐táng室shì天下tiān xià下xià臣chén為wéi萬歲wàn suì萬wàn歲suì後代hòu dài後hòu代dài計jì耳ěr恐kǒng臣民chén mín譏jī議yì諛yú再不奉詔，加以yǐ美měi召zhào之zhī罪，命節度使尉遲寶林囚之來京。中途zhōng tú中zhōng途tú毒殺dú shā毒dú殺shā可也kě yě可kě也yě令lìng使臣shǐ chén使shǐ詐稱zhà chēng詐zhà稱chēng中風zhōng fēng風fēng而ér死sǐ夫fū誰shuí得dé知之zhī zhī知zhī如rú木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán再不zài bù再zài不bù奉fèng詔zhào加以jiā yǐ加jiā抗kàng旨zhǐ之罪zhī zuì罪zuì命mìng節度使jié dù shǐ節jié度dù尉wèi遲chí寶bǎo林lín囚qiú來lái京jīng絕jué其qí飲食yǐn shí飲yǐn食shí說shuō他tā懼jù眾zhòng口kǒu塞sāi矣yǐ敬宗jìng zōng尉遲寶林wèi chí bǎo lín

    Jingzong said, "There are ominous signs in the heavens and rumors among the people that Princess Wuzhao will bring chaos to the Tang Empire; I am merely planning for the sake of Your Majesty's descendants. If Your Majesty fears the ridicule and criticism of your subjects, you may use flattering words to summon her and have her poisoned during the journey. Have the envoy falsely claim she died of a stroke—who would ever know? If Mulan refuses the edict again, charge her with resisting imperial orders and command the Jiedushi Yuchi Baolin to bring her to the capital in chains. Deprive her of food and water on the way and say she died out of fear for her crimes; that will silence everyone."

  14. 太宗tài zōng太tài宗zōng大喜dà xǐ大dà喜xǐ命mìng

    Taizong was greatly pleased and ordered

  15. 張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng召zhào木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán昌宗chāng zōng

    Zhang Changzong to summon Mulan.

  16. 昌chāng宗zōng受shòu了liǎo密旨mì zhǐ密mì旨zhǐ竟jìng往wǎng湖廣hú guǎng湖hú廣guǎng西陵xī líng西xī陵líng而來ér lái而ér來lái不bù表biǎo昌宗chāng zōng

    Having received the secret decree, Changzong headed straight for Xiling in Hu-Guang; of this, no more will be said.

  17. 再說zài shuō再zài說shuō李lǐ靖jìng屢次lǚ cì屢lǚ次cì告gào老lǎo致仕zhì shì致zhì仕shì太宗tài zōng太tài宗zōng留liú之zhī不住bú zhù不bú住zhù回huí山shān修道xiū dào修xiū道dào而ér去qù

    Meanwhile, Li Jing repeatedly requested to retire due to old age; unable to persuade him to stay, Taizong allowed him to return to the mountains to practice Taoism.

  18. 尉wèi遲chí恭gōng辭cí回huí田莊tián zhuāng田tián莊zhuāng享壽xiǎng shòu享xiǎng壽shòu八bā十五歲shí wǔ suì十shí五wǔ歲suì無疾而終wú jí ér zhōng無wú疾jí而ér終zhōng八十五bā shí wǔ

    Yuchi Gong retired to his country estate and lived to the age of eighty-five, passing away peacefully without illness.

  19. 皆jiē因yīn太宗tài zōng太tài宗zōng護庇hù bì護hù庇bì才cái人rén武wǔ曌zhào屈qū殺shā伍wǔ登dēng之zhī故gù

    All this was because Taizong protected the talented lady Wu Zhao and wrongfully executed Wu Deng.

  20. 再說zài shuō再zài說shuō張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng奉旨fèng zhǐ奉fèng旨zhǐ來lái至zhì西陵xī líng西xī陵líng木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán排pái香案xiāng àn香xiāng案àn跪guì接jiē昌宗chāng zōng

    Meanwhile, Zhang Changzong arrived at Xiling with the imperial decree; Mulan set up an incense altar and knelt to receive it.

  21. 旨zhǐ云yún： 朕zhèn與yǔ后hòu春秋chūn qiū春chūn秋qiū鼎盛dǐng shèng鼎dǐng盛shèng每měi念niàn卿qīng有yǒu之名，未見公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ之zhī名míng未見wèi jiàn未wèi見jiàn面miàn即jí皇宮huáng gōng皇huáng宮gōng幼女yòu nǚ幼yòu女nǚ等děng皆jiē傾心qīng xīn傾qīng心xīn慕mù悅yuè公主之gōng zhǔ zhī

    The decree read: "The Empress and I are in the prime of our lives. The Empress often reflects that although you hold the title of Princess, she has never seen your face. Even the young girls in the imperial palace admire and adore you wholeheartedly."

  22. 公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ守shǒu制zhì料liào已yǐ三年sān nián三sān年nián詔書zhào shū詔zhào書shū到dào日rì易yì服fú成chéng祥xiáng隨suí使臣shǐ chén使shǐ臣chén來lái京jīng慎shèn勿wù抗命kàng mìng抗kàng命mìng

    The Princess has been in mourning; I estimate it has been three years. Upon the arrival of this decree, change your mourning attire for auspicious robes and accompany the envoy to the capital. Be careful not to disobey.

  23. 木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán讀dú罷bà張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng施禮shī lǐ施shī禮lǐ而言ér yán而ér言yán曰yuē張昌宗zhāng chāng zōng

    Once Mulan finished reading, Zhang Changzong bowed and said:

  24. 「萬歲wàn suì萬wàn歲suì視shì親如骨肉，公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ親qīn如rú骨肉gǔ ròu骨gǔ肉ròu宜yí作zuò速sù進京jìn jīng進jìn京jīng以yǐ慰wèi聖shèng意yì

    "His Majesty regards the Princess as his own flesh and blood; the Princess should proceed to the capital with all haste to ease the Imperial mind."

  25. 木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán曰yuē「前日qián rì前qián日rì君之惡，屈殺鎮北侯，天下人人共怨，今欲誑我進京，在中途絕我性命。若不念爾ěr逢féng君jūn子之zhī惡è屈qū殺shā鎮zhèn北běi侯hóu天下tiān xià天tiān下xià人人rén rén人rén共gòng怨yuàn今jīn欲yù誑kuáng我wǒ進京jìn jīng進jìn京jīng在zài中途zhōng tú中zhōng途tú絕jué性命xìng mìng性xìng命mìng若ruò不念bú niàn不bú念niàn受shòu天子tiān zǐ子zǐ斬zhǎn佞臣nìng chén佞nìng臣chén以yǐ洩xiè伍wǔ登dēng恨hèn伍登wǔ dēng

    Mulan said, "The other day, you indulged the Emperor's whims and wrongfully executed the Marquis of Zhenbei, earning the resentment of everyone under heaven. Now you wish to trick me into coming to the capital so you can take my life on the way. If not for the fact that you carry the Son of Heaven's command, I would behead you, treacherous official, to avenge Wu Deng!"

  26. 嚇得hè dé嚇hè得dé張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng不敢bù gǎn不bù敢gǎn做zuò聲shēng張昌宗zhāng chāng zōng

    This terrified Zhang Changzong so much that he did not dare utter a sound.

  27. 木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán說shuō罷bà即jí入rù內nèi室shì連夜lián yè連lián夜yè修xiū起qǐ陳情chén qíng陳chén情qíng表biǎo文wén次cì日rì出來chū lái出chū來lái喝hē曰yuē次日cì rì

    After speaking, Mulan retired to her inner chambers and spent the night drafting a petition. The next day, she emerged and shouted:

  28. 「張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng何hé在zài張昌宗zhāng chāng zōng

    "Where is Zhang Changzong?"

  29. 張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng連忙lián máng連lián忙máng跪下guì xià跪guì下xià啟qǐ公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ奴才nú cái奴nú才cái在zài這zhè裏lǐ張昌宗zhāng chāng zōng

    Zhang Changzong hurriedly knelt down, saying, "Reporting to the Princess, your servant is here."

  30. 木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán曰yuē「我wǒ這zhè陳情chén qíng陳chén情qíng表biǎo文wén你nǐ齎jī之zhī回huí朝cháo見jiàn聖shèng上shàng，道dào臣chén兒ér不肯bù kěn不bù肯kěn進京jìn jīng進jìn京jīng恐kǒng明míng彰zhāng君jūn過guò

    Mulan said, "Take this petition of mine back to the court. When you see the Emperor, tell him that his subject-daughter refuses to come to the capital, lest she bring the Emperor's faults to light."

  31. 木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán即jí望wàng闕què而ér拜bài曰yuē「父fù兮xī母mǔ兮，生shēng我wǒ鞠jū我。乳rǔ哺bǔ劬勞qú láo劬qú勞láo曷hé其qí有yǒu極jí為wéi今jīn之zhī故gù，盡了jìn le盡jìn了le性命xìng mìng性xìng命mìng身shēn死心sǐ xīn死sǐ心xīn安ān毋wú遺yí君jūn患huàn竊qiè孤gū忠zhōng天tiān人rén共gòng鑒jiàn曷其hé qí

    Mulan then bowed toward the imperial palace and said, "O Father, O Mother, who gave me life and nurtured me. The hardships of nursing and rearing me—when could they ever be repaid? For the sake of the present situation, I shall sacrifice my life; in death my heart shall find peace, leaving no trouble for my sovereign. May my humble, solitary loyalty be witnessed by Heaven and man alike."

  32. 木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán道dào罷bà解衣jiě yī解jiě衣yī露lù執寶劍，將胸xiōng骨破開，用手shǒu執zhí寶劍bǎo jiàn寶bǎo劍jiàn將jiāng胸骨xiōng gǔ骨gǔ破pò開kāi用yòng扯出chě chū扯chě出chū心xīn來lái叫聲jiào shēng叫jiào聲shēng

    Having finished speaking, Mulan unfastened her clothes to reveal her chest, gripped her precious sword, cut open her breastbone, and pulled out her heart with her hands, crying out:

  33. 「張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng，看kàn我wǒ赤心chì xīn赤chì心xīn如rú日rì豈qǐ肯kěn行xíng叛pàn義之yì zhī義yì之zhī事shì張昌宗zhāng chāng zōng

    "Zhang Changzong, see that my loyal heart is as bright as the sun; how could I ever commit an act of betrayal or unrighteousness?"

  34. 嚇得hè dé嚇hè得dé張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng叩頭kòu tóu叩kòu頭tóu不止bù zhǐ不bù止zhǐ張昌宗zhāng chāng zōng

    Zhang Changzong was so terrified that he could not stop kowtowing.

  35. 須臾xū yú須xū臾yú鮮血xiān xuè鮮xiān血xuè迸bèng盡jìn木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán氣絕qì jué氣qì絕jué

    In a short moment, her fresh blood gushed out completely, and Mulan drew her last breath.

  36. 金蘭jīn lán金jīn蘭lán欲yù殺shā昌chāng宗zōng鐵tiě冠guān止住zhǐ zhù止zhǐ住zhù曰yuē昌宗chāng zōng鐵冠tiě guān

    Jinlan wished to kill Changzong, but Tieguan stopped her, saying:

  37. 「若ruò殺shā朝廷cháo tíng朝cháo廷tíng使臣shǐ chén使shǐ臣chén有yǒu傷shāng木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán之zhī忠zhōng

    "If you kill the imperial envoy, it would tarnish Mulan's loyalty."

  38. 執zhí劍jiàn將jiāng木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán心xīn割gē下來xià lái下xià來lái盛shèng，令張昌宗懷之入rù盒內hé nèi盒hé內nèi令lìng張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng懷huái之zhī入京rù jīng京jīng張昌宗zhāng chāng zōng

    Taking a sword, he cut out Mulan's heart, placed it in a box, and ordered Zhang Changzong to carry it in his robes to the capital.

  39. 昌chāng宗zōng眾人zhòng rén眾zhòng人rén鼠竄shǔ cuàn鼠shǔ竄cuàn而ér逃táo昌宗chāng zōng

    Changzong and his party fled like scurrying rats.

  40. 花huā阿ā珍zhēn見jiàn木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán已yǐ死sǐ附fù屍shī慟哭tòng kū慟tòng哭kū欲yù絕jué回huí入rù房fáng中zhōng自縊zì yì自zì縊yì而ér亡wáng花阿珍huā ā zhēn

    Seeing that Mulan was dead, Hua Azhen clung to the corpse and wailed in despair; she then returned to her room and hanged herself.

  41. 鐵tiě冠guān道人dào rén道dào諶于飛葬木蘭、阿珍於木蘭山麓，二人rén同tóng諶chén于yú飛fēi葬zàng木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán阿ā珍zhēn於wū山麓shān lù山shān麓lù二人èr rén二èr就jiù左zuǒ白雲bái yún白bái雲yún洞dòng中zhōng鍊liàn性xìng不出bù chū不bù出chū不知bù zhī知zhī所為suǒ wéi所suǒ為wéi

    The Taoist Tieguan and Chen Yufei buried Mulan and Azhen at the foot of Mount Mulan; the two then retired to the White Cloud Cave on the left side of Mount Mulan to cultivate their natures, never venturing out again, and their subsequent deeds remained unknown.

  42. 一日yí rì，諶于飛割雞卵款客。見青包黃外，黃處青中，黃中另有一yí日rì諶chén于yú飛fēi割gē雞jī卵luǎn款kuǎn客kè見jiàn青qīng包bāo黃huáng外wài處chǔ中zhōng另有lìng yǒu另lìng有yǒu光明guāng míng光guāng明míng小xiǎo竅qiào奮然fèn rán奮fèn然rán流涕liú tì流liú涕tì

    One day, Chen Yufei cracked an egg to entertain a guest. Seeing the white surrounding the yolk and the yolk positioned within the white, and inside the yolk another tiny, bright opening, he broke into tears.

  43. 謂wèi鐵tiě冠guān道人dào rén曰： 「惜乎！木蘭一死，吾道dào其窮矣乎？人rén曰yuē惜xī乎hū木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán一死yì sǐ一yì死sǐ吾wú，而不知卵形如太極，其qí窮qióng矣yǐ但dàn知zhī之先，混沌未開之時，中有金光，如卵之黃也。黃中小竅光明，如太極之根。漸而青氣充足，其殼始堅。由卵而生雞jī卵luǎn之zhī形xíng而ér可kě、肺、腎、與人相同，始為後天卦象xiàng天地tiān dì天tiān地dì不知bù zhī不bù卵形luǎn xíng如rú太極tài jí太tài極jí在zài先xiān混沌hùn dùn混hùn沌dùn未開wèi kāi未wèi開kāi時shí中有zhōng yǒu中zhōng有yǒu金光jīn guāng金jīn光guāng黃huáng也yě中小zhōng xiǎo小xiǎo竅qiào光明guāng míng明míng根gēn漸jiàn青qīng氣qì充足chōng zú充chōng足zú殼ké始shǐ堅jiān由yóu而生ér shēng生shēng雞心jī xīn心xīn肝gān脾pí肺fèi腎shèn與yǔ相同xiāng tóng相xiāng同tóng為wéi後hòu卦象guà xiàng卦guà

    He said to Taoist Tieguan, "Alas! Now that Mulan is dead, is our Way at its end? People only know that the shape of a chicken egg can symbolize Heaven and Earth, but they do not realize the egg's shape is like Taiji; its image existed before Heaven and Earth, when Chaos was yet to be divided. Within it is a golden light, like the yolk of an egg. The bright opening within the yolk is like the root of Taiji. Gradually, as the vital energy becomes sufficient, the shell begins to harden. From the egg, the chicken's heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys are born, identical to a human's; only then does it become the Post-Heaven hexagram imagery."

  44. 於是wū shì於wū是shì二人èr rén二èr人rén相xiāng與yǔ作zuò道心dào xīn道dào心xīn說shuō

    Thereupon, the two of them together composed "Treatise on the Tao-Heart."

  45. 其qí文wén既成jì chéng既jì成chéng思sī楊yáng琰yǎn廷臣tíng chén廷tíng臣chén之子zhī zǐ仕武崗，為人重厚簡默，堪為載道之zhī子zǐ出仕chū shì出chū仕shì武wǔ崗gǎng為wéi人rén重厚zhòng hòu重zhòng厚hòu簡jiǎn默mò堪為kān wéi堪kān載zài道之dào zhī道dào器qì遣qiǎn以yǐ遺yí

    Once the text was completed, they thought of Yang Yan (the son of Yang Tingchen), who was serving in Wugang. Being a man of gravity, generosity, and silent simplicity, he was a vessel capable of carrying the Way, so they sent someone to deliver the text to him.

  46. 楊yáng琰yǎn得dé書shū，焚香fén xiāng焚fén香xiāng跪guì誦sòng

    Upon receiving the letter, Yang Yan burned incense and knelt to recite it.

  47. 其qí略lüè云yún： 人心惟危rén xīn wéi wēi人rén道心xīn惟wéi危wēi道心dào xīn道dào微wēi

    It read in brief: "The human heart is precarious; the Tao-heart is subtle."

  48. 危wēi微wēi之zhī辨biàn，精一jīng yī精jīng一yī執zhí中zhōng

    "The distinction between the precarious and the subtle lies in being refined and singular, holding fast to the Mean."

  49. 謂wèi遏è欲yù可以kě yǐ革人心，善矣，而猶有未善也﹔謂誠意可kě以yǐ革gé人心rén xīn人rén心xīn善shàn矣yǐ而ér猶yóu有yǒu未wèi至也yě誠意chéng yì誠chéng意yì見jiàn道心dào xīn道dào至zhì

    To say that suppressing desires can reform the human heart is good, yet not perfectly good; to say that sincerity of intent can reveal the Tao-heart is ultimate, yet not completely ultimate.

  50. 蓋gài人rén心動xīn dòng於外，憑乎血肉之心xīn動dòng道心靜於wū外wài憑píng生乎hū血肉xuè ròu血xuè肉ròu之zhī道心dào xīn道dào靜jìng內nèi生shēng自然zì rán自zì然rán

    For the human heart is moved by the external, relying on the heart of flesh and blood; whereas the Tao-heart is still within, arising from the heart of nature.

  51. 以yǐ在內zài nèi自然之心，制在zài內nèi自然zì rán之心，則人心不待克而自zì然rán之zhī道心xīn制zhì在外zài wài外wài血肉xuè ròu血xuè肉ròu則zé人心rén xīn人rén不待bú dài不bú待dài克kè而ér道心dào xīn道dào期qī明míng自明zì míng矣yǐ

    By using the natural heart within to restrain the fleshly heart without, the human heart will be subdued without effort, and the Tao-heart will become clear without expectation.

  52. 昔者xī zhě昔xī者zhě顏yán子zǐ欲yù學xué聖人shèng rén聖shèng人rén始於shǐ wū始shǐ於wū人心rén xīn心xīn上shàng用功yòng gōng用yòng功gōng則zé曰yuē仰yǎng彌堅，瞻之zhī彌mí高gāo鑽zuān堅jiān瞻zhān在zài前qián忽焉hū yān忽hū焉yān後hòu

    In the past, when Yan Hui wished to learn from the Sage, he first applied his efforts to the human heart and said: "I look up to it and it seems taller; I bore into it and it seems harder; I see it before me, and suddenly it is behind me."

  53. 及jí夫子fū zǐ夫fū子zǐ誘yòu歸之zhī歸guī之道zhī dào道dào心xīn則zé曰yuē

    But when the Master guided him and brought him back to the Tao-heart, he said:

  54. 「如有rú yǒu如rú有yǒu所suǒ立lì卓zhuó爾ěr而ér向xiàng彌高彌堅，在前在後者，恍然自失矣。老氏曰：以心歸心，心外無道，琢磨人心之zhī彌mí高gāo堅jiān在zài前qián後者hòu zhě後hòu者zhě恍然huǎng rán恍huǎng然rán自失zì shī自zì失shī矣yǐ老lǎo氏shì曰yuē以yǐ心xīn歸心guī xīn歸guī心外xīn wài外wài無道wú dào無wú道dào琢磨zhuó mó琢zhuó磨mó人心rén xīn人rén語yǔ也yě

    "It stands as if eminent and lofty; thus, those qualities of being higher, harder, in front, or behind suddenly vanish into self-oblivion. Laozi said, 'Return heart to heart; there is no Tao outside the heart'—these are words regarding the refinement of the human heart."

  55. ﹔以yǐ道觀dào guān道dào觀guān道外dào wài外wài無心wú xīn無wú養道心xīn安養ān yǎng安ān養yǎng道心dào xīn之zhī語yǔ也yě

    "; and 'Observe the Tao through the Tao; there is no heart outside the Tao'—these are words regarding the cultivation of the Tao-heart."

  56. 不然bù rán，佛者曰： 「外想不bù入，內想不出，非人心、道心之切要歟？蓋心體本一也，而其用則有二焉。一之於內，而不二乎其外，道心得矣。二乎其外，忘乎其內，人心作矣。所以聖人畫卦，離南坎北，震東兌西，而八卦之內，不著一筆。蓋道心與太虛同體，無可著筆之處。故云：未畫時先有易，須知無象是先天，豈淺鮮哉！莊子喻道心為何有之鄉，故其言曰：嗜慾深者天機淺，爾其遊心於淡，含氣於漠，順物自然rán佛fó而毋容自私焉。莊子可謂知道之用也。惜乎以清虛為道源，以仁義為附贅，而不知仁即道心之體，虛即道心之用，未有仁而心猶有不虛者zhě曰yuē外wài想xiǎng不入bú rù入rù內nèi想不出xiǎng bù chū出chū非fēi人心rén xīn惜乎莊子有聖人rén心xīn道心dào xīn道dào無聖人之zhī切qiè要yào歟yú蓋gài體tǐ本běn一yī也yě而ér其qí用yòng則有zé yǒu則zé有yǒu二èr焉yān之於zhī wū於wū而不ér bù乎hū心得xīn dé得dé矣yǐ忘乎wàng hū忘wàng其內qí nèi作zuò所以suǒ yǐ所suǒ以yǐ聖人shèng rén聖shèng畫huà卦guà離lí南nán坎kǎn北běi震zhèn東dōng兌duì西xī八卦bā guà八bā之內zhī nèi著zhù一筆yì bǐ筆bǐ與yǔ太虛tài xū太tài虛xū同體tóng tǐ同tóng無wú可kě之處zhī chǔ處chǔ故gù云yún未wèi時shí先xiān易yì須知xū zhī須xū知zhī象xiàng是shì先天xiān tiān天tiān豈qǐ淺qiǎn鮮xiān哉zāi莊子zhuāng zǐ莊zhuāng子zǐ喻yù為何wéi hé為wéi何hé鄉xiāng言yán嗜shì慾yù深shēn機jī爾ěr遊yóu淡dàn含hán氣qì漠mò順shùn物wù自然zì rán自zì毋wú容róng自私zì sī私sī可謂kě wèi謂wèi知道zhī dào惜xī清虛qīng xū清qīng源yuán仁義rén yì仁rén義yì附fù贅zhuì不知bù zhī即jí未有wèi yǒu猶yóu不仁bù rén智zhì才cái不出bù chū為何有之鄉wéi hé yǒu zhī xiāng

    Moreover, the Buddhists say: "External thoughts do not enter, internal thoughts do not emerge." Is this not the crucial essence of the human heart and the Tao-heart? The substance of the heart is originally one, but its applications are two. Focus on the one within and do not diverge to the external, and the Tao-heart is attained. Diverge to the external and forget the internal, and the human heart arises. This is why when the Sages drew the hexagrams—Li in the South, Kan in the North, Zhen in the East, and Dui in the West—they did not place a single stroke within the eight trigrams. For the Tao-heart shares the same substance as the Great Void, leaving no place for a stroke to be made. Thus it is said: "The Yi existed before the lines were drawn"; one must realize that the Formless is the Primal—is this not profound? Zhuangzi likened the Tao-heart to the "Land of Nowhere," saying: "He whose desires are deep has a shallow heavenly mechanism; let your mind wander in simplicity, blend your spirit with the vastness, follow the nature of things, and allow no room for selfishness." Zhuangzi can be said to have understood the application of the Tao. It is a pity he regarded pure void as the source of the Tao and benevolence and righteousness as mere appendages, not knowing that benevolence is the substance of the Tao-heart, while the void is its application. There has never been one who is benevolent whose heart is not empty, nor has there been one whose heart is empty but is not benevolent. It is a pity that Zhuangzi possessed the wisdom of a Sage but lacked the talent of a Sage.

  57. 楊yáng琰yǎn看kàn罷bà，再拜zài bài再zài拜bài而起ér qǐ而ér起qǐ日rì誦sòng不休bù xiū不bù休xiū

    After Yang Yan finished reading, he bowed again and rose, reciting it daily without ceasing.

  58. 晚wǎn有yǒu所得suǒ dé所suǒ得dé於是wū shì之於wū是shì鐫juān之於zhī wū之zhī石shí置zhì南嶽nán yuè南nán嶽yuè山中shān zhōng山shān中zhōng以yǐ昭zhāo後世hòu shì後hòu世shì永垂不朽yǒng chuí bù xiǔ永yǒng垂chuí不bù朽xiǔ

    In his later years, having gained further insight, he had it carved into stone and placed it within the Southern Sacred Mountains to enlighten future generations and ensure its immortality.

  59. 再說zài shuō再zài說shuō張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng行xíng至zhì六liù七里qī lǐ七qī里lǐ到了dào le到dào了le驛yì旅lǚ河hé將jiāng盒hé兒ér打開dǎ kāi打dǎ開kāi取qǔ心xīn向xiàng水中shuǐ zhōng水shuǐ中zhōng漂洗piǎo xǐ漂piǎo洗xǐ昌宗chāng zōng六七liù qī

    Meanwhile, Zhang Changzong traveled six or seven li until he reached the Yilü River. He opened the box and took out the heart to wash it in the water.

  60. 心中xīn zhōng心xīn中zhōng之zhī滴出如絲，順水流百餘丈不斷（今木蘭山有洗血xuè滴dī出chū如rú絲sī順shùn水流shuǐ liú水shuǐ流liú百bǎi餘yú丈zhàng不斷bú duàn不bú斷duàn今jīn木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán山shān有yǒu洗xǐ河hé右yòu潭tán

    The blood from within the heart dripped out like silk, flowing with the current for over a hundred zhang without breaking (today, Mount Mulan has the Blood-Washing River, and to the right of the mountain lies Mulan Pond).

  61. 張zhāng昌chāng宗zōng每日měi rì每měi日rì早晚zǎo wǎn早zǎo晚wǎn對duì盒hé焚香fén xiāng焚fén香xiāng再拜zài bài再zài拜bài方fāng上馬shàng mǎ上shàng馬mǎ而ér行xíng昌宗chāng zōng

    Every day, morning and evening, Zhang Changzong would burn incense and bow twice before the box before mounting his horse to continue his journey.

  62. 到了dào le到dào了le長安cháng ān長cháng安ān捧pěng表biǎo獻xiàn盒hé於wū天子tiān zǐ天tiān子zǐ

    Upon arriving in Chang'an, he held the petition and presented the box to the Son of Heaven.

  63. 將jiāng木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán之事zhī shì之zhī事shì細細xì xì細xì奏明zòu míng奏zòu明míng

    He reported the events concerning Mulan to the Emperor in great detail.

  64. 太宗tài zōng太tài宗zōng聞wén奏zòu髮fà立lì汗hàn下xià

    When Taizong heard the report, his hair stood on end and he broke into a cold sweat.

  65. 啟qǐ表biǎo細xì觀guān，內nèi云yún： 臣chén兒ér木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán聞wén至孝zhì xiào至zhì孝xiào之子zhī zǐ忤親之zhī子zǐ不忍bù rěn不bù忍rěn忤wǔ親qīn心xīn寧níng敢gǎn犯fàn其qí色sè乎hū

    He opened the petition and examined it closely; it read: "Your subject-daughter Mulan has heard that a child of supreme filial piety cannot bear to oppose the will of their parents—how then would they dare to offend them with a disrespectful countenance?"

  66. 至zhì忠之zhōng zhī忠zhōng，不忍視君之zhī臣chén不忍bù rěn不bù忍rěn視shì君jūn過guò寧níng敢gǎn長cháng其qí惡è乎hū

    "A minister of supreme loyalty cannot bear to witness the faults of their sovereign—how then would they dare to allow their master's wrongdoing to flourish?"

  67. 然rán至孝zhì xiào而見疑，申生受驪姬之謗﹔至zhì忠而獲罪，周公歌鴟鴞之詩。說者謂天實為之，以成二子之忠孝xiào而ér見jiàn疑yí申shēn生shēng受shòu驪姬lí jī驪lí姬jī之zhī謗bàng忠zhōng獲罪huò zuì獲huò罪zuì周公zhōu gōng周zhōu公gōng歌gē鴟鴞chī xiāo鴟chī鴞xiāo詩shī說shuō者zhě謂wèi天tiān實為shí wéi實shí為wéi以yǐ成chéng二子èr zǐ二èr子zǐ忠孝zhōng xiào臣chén竊qiè以為yǐ wéi不然bù rán不bù

    "Yet the supremely filial are sometimes mistrusted, as Shensheng suffered the slanders of Li Ji; and the supremely loyal are sometimes punished, as the Duke of Zhou sang the poem of the 'Owl.' Commentators say that Heaven truly brought this about to perfect the loyalty and filial piety of these two men, but I humbly beg to differ."

  68. 蓋gài申shēn生shēng之罪zhī zuì，可以死可以不死，周公之zhī罪zuì，可以kě yǐ辨可kě以yǐ死sǐ不死bù sǐ不bù周公zhōu gōng周zhōu公gōng謗bàng辨biàn

    "For concerning Shensheng's alleged crime, he could have died or lived; concerning the slanders against the Duke of Zhou, they could have been defended or left unsaid."

  69. 爾ěr者zhě鎮zhèn北běi侯hóu伍wǔ登dēng叛pàn義yì伏誅fú zhū伏fú誅zhū使shǐ登而ér果guǒ有yǒu是shì心xīn也yě，肆sì其qí屍shī於wū市shì可也kě yě可kě奈何nài hé奈nài何hé陛下bì xià陛bì下xià旋xuán殺shā之zhī封fēng

    "Recently, the Marquis of Zhenbei, Wu Deng, was executed for betrayal. Had Wu Deng truly possessed such a heart, it would have been fitting to expose his corpse in the marketplace; yet why did Your Majesty execute him only to immediately grant him a posthumous title?"

  70. 豈qǐ惡è其qí生shēng而ér愛ài其死sǐ歟yú？

    "Is it that you loathed him while he lived, yet cherished him once he was dead?"

  71. 使shǐ伍wǔ登dēng而ér無wú是shì心xīn也yě，陛下bì xià陛bì下xià雖suī榮róng其qí墓mù未wèi足以zú yǐ足zú以yǐ慰wèi之zhī魂hún焉yān

    Had Wu Deng not possessed such a heart, though Your Majesty honors his grave, it would not be enough to comfort his soul.

  72. 臣chén則zé曰yuē天tiān實為shí wéi實shí為wéi以報伍登之zhī以yǐ報bào伍wǔ登dēng隱yǐn微wēi

    Your subject says that it was truly Heaven's doing, as a retribution for Wu Deng's hidden nature.

  73. 蓋gài伍wǔ登dēng有yǒu可kě殺shā之zhī理lǐ，而ér無wú可殺之罪zhī zuì罪zuì陛下bì xià陛bì下xià伍登之權quán，而無殺伍登之寔shí案àn也yě。

    For Wu Deng had a reason for which he might be killed, yet no crime for which he should be executed; Your Majesty had the power to kill Wu Deng, yet no solid evidence of his guilt.

  74. 孟子mèng zǐ孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē善戰shàn zhàn善shàn戰zhàn者zhě服fú上shàng刑xíng

    Mencius said, "Those who are skilled in war should suffer the highest punishment."

  75. 是shì善shàn殺人shā rén者，人終殺shā人rén者zhě終zhōng之zhī

    Thus, those who are adept at killing will ultimately be killed by others.

  76. 然則rán zé伍登之死也，理有當然rán則zé伍wǔ登dēng之zhī死sǐ者也yě理lǐ有yǒu當然dāng rán當dāng事shì必至bì zhì必bì至zhì者zhě

    Therefore, Wu Deng's death was a matter of course and an inevitable outcome.

  77. 臣chén兒ér不幸bú xìng不bú幸xìng戰，故臣之死，亦yì善戰shàn zhàn善shàn戰zhàn故gù之zhī死sǐ亦必yì bì必bì如rú伍wǔ登dēng也yě

    Your subject-daughter is unfortunately also skilled in war; thus, my death must surely be like that of Wu Deng.

  78. 嗟jiē乎hū，伍wǔ登dēng見jiàn疑yí於wū君jūn上shàng，在zài己jǐ已yǐ為非wéi fēi忠，又彰君之過失，於理尤為wéi非fēi忠zhōng又yòu彰zhāng之zhī過失guò shī過guò失shī理lǐ尤為yóu wéi尤yóu順shùn

    Alas! For Wu Deng to be suspected by his Sovereign was already a failure of loyalty on his part, and to highlight his Sovereign's faults was even more contrary to reason.

  79. 臣chén拊fǔ心xīn自zì憶yì：向xiàng也yě服fú干戈gān gē干gān戈gē異域，女道既已有乖﹔今也詣闕廷而ér履lǚ異域yì yù異yì域yù女nǚ道dào既jì已有yǐ yǒu已yǐ有yǒu乖guāi今jīn詣yì闕què廷tíng受shòu極刑jí xíng極jí刑xíng閨範guī fàn閨guī範fàn殊shū為wéi不雅bù yǎ不bù雅yǎ

    I lay my hand upon my heart and reflect: In the past, I took up arms and tread upon foreign lands, which already deviated from the path of a woman; now, to come to the imperial court and receive the ultimate punishment would be most unseemly for the standards of a lady.

  80. 不bù若ruò向xiàng赤心chì xīn而矢赤chì心xīn，傍親塋而ér矢shǐ傍bàng親qīn塋yíng守shǒu訓xùn

    It is better to reveal my sincere heart as a vow of my loyalty, and to remain by my parents' graves to uphold their teachings.

  81. 方寸fāng cùn方fāng寸cùn，對君上可以無慚﹔七尺之zhī物wù對duì君jūn上shàng可以kě yǐ可kě以yǐ無wú慚cán七尺qī chǐ七qī尺chǐ軀qū依yī父母fù mǔ父fù母mǔ猶yóu能néng無愧wú kuì愧kuì

    This small heart of mine can face its Sovereign without shame; this seven-foot frame can rest beside its parents without guilt.

  82. 昔日xī rì昔xī爵祿可辭，今日rì之zhī爵祿jué lù爵jué祿lù可kě辭cí今日jīn rì今jīn白刃bái rèn白bái刃rèn蹈dǎo

    Just as the titles and wealth of the past could be declined, the sharp blade of today can be faced with courage.

  83. 陛下bì xià陛bì下xià念niàn臣chén立lì心xīn，不能成忠孝zhōng xiào忠zhōng孝xiào名﹔盡性天道，不能bù néng獲天道之蔭庇﹔持身事父，不bù能néng成chéng父母之zhī令lìng名míng盡性jìn xìng盡jìn性xìng天道tiān dào天tiān道dào獲huò蔭庇yīn bì蔭yīn庇bì持chí身shēn事shì父fù全quán父母fù mǔ母mǔ遺yí形xíng

    Your Majesty, I set my heart on loyalty and filial piety, yet failed to secure a virtuous reputation for them; I followed the Heavenly Way to the utmost, yet failed to receive its protection; I dedicated my life to serving my father, yet failed to keep the body bequeathed by my parents whole.

  84. 天tiān實為shí wéi實shí為wéi之zhī

    Truly, it was the will of Heaven.

  85. 莫mò之zhī致zhì而ér至zhì，命mìng也yě，臣chén死sǐ復fù何hé恨hèn！

    That which comes without being summoned is fate; what regret could your subject possibly have in death?

  86. 太宗tài zōng太tài宗zōng看kàn武昭wǔ zhāo武wǔ昭zhāo公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ所suǒ奏zòu言yán天理tiān lǐ天tiān理lǐ句jù良心liáng xīn良liáng心xīn真性zhēn xìng真zhēn性xìng相xiāng感gǎn自然zì rán自zì然rán淚lèi下xià哀痛āi tòng哀āi痛tòng不已bù yǐ不bù已yǐ

    As Taizong read Princess Wuzhao's petition, every word resonated with heavenly principles and every sentence with conscience; moved by her true nature, his tears fell naturally, and he was overcome with unceasing grief.

  87. 再zài將jiāng盒hé兒ér揭開jiē kāi揭jiē開kāi一顆yì kē一yì顆kē舍利子shè lì zǐ舍shè利lì子zǐ金光jīn guāng金jīn砂，光guāng射shè目mù赤chì若ruò丹砂dān shā丹dān砂shā似sì明珠míng zhū明míng珠zhū

    When he opened the box again, he saw a relic radiating a piercing golden light; it was as red as cinnabar and shone like a lustrous pearl.

  88. 即jí命mìng杜dù如rú晦huì、王wáng珪guī持chí原yuán盒hé齎jī回huí西陵xī líng西xī陵líng合葬hé zàng合hé葬zàng謚shì武昭wǔ zhāo武wǔ昭zhāo公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ為wéi貞德zhēn dé貞zhēn德dé題tí其qí坊fāng曰yuē

    He immediately ordered Du Ruhui and Wang Gui to take the original box back to Xiling for a joint burial, granted Princess Wuzhao the posthumous title "Princess Zhende," and inscribed her memorial archway with the words:

  89. 「忠孝zhōng xiào忠zhōng孝xiào勇yǒng烈liè

    "Loyalty, Filial Piety, Bravery, and Heroism."

  90. 又yòu命mìng崇chóng其qí墓mù，須xū高gāo百尺bǎi chǐ，週五百bǎi尺chǐ週五zhōu wǔ週zhōu五wǔ百步bǎi bù步bù五百wǔ bǎi

    He also ordered that her tomb be grandly built, to a height of one hundred feet and a circumference of five hundred paces.

  91. 又yòu詔zhào地方dì fāng地dì方fāng官guān春秋chūn qiū春chūn秋qiū隆lóng以yǐ祭典jì diǎn祭jì典diǎn封fēng其qí弟dì金蘭jīn lán金jīn蘭lán襲xí受shòu侯爵hóu jué侯hóu爵jué

    He also decreed that local officials perform grand sacrificial ceremonies in spring and autumn, and ennobled her brother Jinlan to inherit the rank of Marquis.

  92. 後來hòu lái後hòu來lái武則天wǔ zé tiān武wǔ則zé天tiān在zài位wèi

    Later, when Wu Zetian was on the throne,

  93. 錄lù封fēng太宗tài zōng太tài宗zōng所suǒ殺shā伍wǔ氏shì之後zhī hòu人掘李淳風之zhī後hòu差chà人rén掘jué李lǐ淳風chún fēng淳chún風fēng墓mù不bù見jiàn其qí屍shī

    she officially recognized and ennobled the descendants of the Wu family whom Taizong had executed, and sent men to exhume Li Chunfeng's grave, but his body was not found.

  94. 榮róng封fēng木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán朱zhū氏shì之後zhī hòu之zhī後hòu昭烈后，又yòu賜cì號hào昭zhāo烈liè后hòu賜金cì jīn金jīn書shū

    She honorably ennobled the descendants of Mulan's Zhu family, bestowed upon her the title Empress Zhaolie, and granted them a golden decree.

  95. 對聯duì lián對duì聯lián云yún人rén誇kuā烈女liè nǚ烈liè女nǚ心xīn如rú石shí我wǒ愛ài將軍jiāng jūn將jiāng軍jūn勇yǒng過guò男nán

    A couplet says: "People praise the heroic woman for a heart like stone; I admire the general for courage surpassing men."

  96. 後來hòu lái後hòu來lái公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ在zài木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán山shān屢屢lǚ lǚ屢lǚ顯聖xiǎn shèng顯xiǎn聖shèng不可bù kě不bù可kě具jù述shù至今zhì jīn至zhì今jīn香火不絕xiāng huǒ bù jué香xiāng火huǒ絕jué

    Later, the Princess frequently manifested her spirit at Mount Mulan in ways too numerous to recount; to this day, the incense burned in her honor has never ceased.

  97. 後hòu人rén有yǒu詩shī歎tàn曰yuē： 至孝zhì xiào至zhì孝xiào由yóu天性tiān xìng天tiān性xìng知zhī微wēi勇yǒng即jí生shēng

    Later generations composed a poem of praise: "Supreme filial piety springs from nature; from a subtle understanding, courage is born."

  98. 當時dāng shí當dāng時shí傳chuán盛事shèng shì盛shèng事shì後代hòu dài後hòu代dài仰yǎng忠貞zhōng zhēn忠zhōng貞zhēn

    "A grand tale spread in those days; future generations admire her loyalty."

  99. 望月wàng yuè望wàng月yuè形xíng初chū見jiàn三sān秋氣qiū qì秋qiū氣qì共gòng清qīng

    "Gazing at the moon, her form first appears; her spirit is as pure as the autumn air."

  100. 山shān與yǔ人rén俱jù永yǒng，亙古gèn gǔ亙gèn古gǔ挹yì芳名fāng míng芳fāng名míng

    "The mountain and the hero endure together; her fragrant name shall be honored for all eternity."

  101. 又有yòu yǒu又yòu有yǒu詩shī贊zàn之zhī曰yuē木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán聳sǒng翠cuì兩liǎng峰fēng青qīng降落jiàng luò降jiàng落luò真zhēn靈líng作zuò女nǚ型xíng

    Another poem praises her: "Mount Mulan towers in emerald with two green peaks, where a true spirit descended to take a female form."

  102. 竭力jié lì竭jié力lì致zhì身shēn期qī盡性jìn xìng盡jìn性xìng閨guī中zhōng明德míng dé明míng德dé有餘yǒu yú有yǒu餘yú馨xīn

    "She exerted her utmost to sacrifice herself in fulfillment of her nature; her illustrious virtue from the inner chambers leaves a lingering fragrance."

  103. 卻說què shuō卻què說shuō界jiè牌pái關guān總兵zǒng bīng總zǒng兵bīng朱明zhū míng朱zhū明míng聞wén木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán身shēn死sǐ解jiě印yìn回家huí jiā回huí家jiā披pī孝xiào守shǒu墓mù三年sān nián三sān年nián不倦bú juàn不bú倦juàn

    It is said that Zhu Ming, the Commander-in-Chief of Jiepai Pass, upon hearing of Mulan's death, resigned his office and returned home. He donned mourning weeds and guarded her grave for three years without tiring.

  104. 一夕yì xī一yì夕xī夢mèng花huā阿ā珍zhēn叫jiào曰yuē 「公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ至zhì矣yǐ阿珍ā zhēn

    One night, he dreamed of Hua Azhen calling out, "The Princess has arrived!"

  105. 朱明zhū míng朱zhū明míng跪拜guì bài跪guì拜bài曰yuē將軍jiāng jūn將jiāng軍jūn近日jìn rì近jìn日rì無恙wú yàng無wú恙yàng否fǒu

    Zhu Ming knelt and bowed, saying, "Has the General been well lately?"

  106. 公主gōng zhǔ公gōng主zhǔ答dá曰yuē「吾wú今jīn奏明zòu míng奏zòu明míng上帝shàng dì爾為值殿功曹，當與我同遊上shàng帝dì保bǎo爾ěr為wéi值zhí殿diàn功gōng曹cáo當dāng與yǔ我wǒ同tóng遊yóu界jiè

    The Princess replied, "I have now petitioned the Supreme Deity to recommend you as a Hall-Duty Merit Officer; you shall travel with me to the upper realms."

  107. 次cì日rì，朱明zhū míng朱zhū明míng告知gào zhī告gào知zhī妻子qī zǐ妻qī子zǐ尹yǐn氏shì無疾而終wú jí ér zhōng無wú疾jí而ér終zhōng

    The next day, after informing his wife, Lady Yin, Zhu Ming passed away peacefully without illness.

  108. 再說zài shuō再zài說shuō楊yáng琰yǎn聞wén木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán已yǐ死sǐ喪sāng吾wú諸人zhū rén諸zhū，惟諶于飛、鐵冠道人rén亦yì皆jiē去世qù shì去qù世shì惟wéi諶chén于yú飛fēi鐵tiě冠guān道人dào rén道dào尚在shàng zài尚shàng在zài

    Meanwhile, Yang Yan heard that Mulan had died and that Sang Wu and the others had also passed away, leaving only Chen Yufei and the Taoist Tieguan alive.

  109. 恐kǒng大道dà dào大dà道dào無wú傳chuán即jí致仕zhì shì致zhì仕shì回家huí jiā回huí家jiā到dào白雲bái yún白bái雲yún洞dòng中zhōng謁見yè jiàn謁yè見jiàn二èr公gōng

    Fearing that the Great Way would fail to be transmitted, he retired from office and returned home, going to the White Cloud Cave to pay his respects to the two gentlemen.

  110. 于yú飛fēi迎yíng而ér謂wèi曰yuē： 「子zǐ何來hé lái何hé來lái遲chí于飛yú fēi

    Yufei welcomed him and said, "Why have you come so late?"

  111. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「侄zhí兒ér 貪tān取qǔ仕shì進jìn，塵chén心xīn不bù淨jìng，讀dú二位èr wèi叔父所付道心之文，思往事如夢境，特回家聽講，祈二èr位wèi叔父shū fù叔shū父fù所suǒ付fù道心dào xīn道dào侄兒之zhī文wén思sī往事wǎng shì往wǎng事shì如rú夢境mèng jìng夢mèng境jìng特tè回家huí jiā回huí家jiā聽講tīng jiǎng聽tīng講jiǎng祈qí不吝bú lìn吝lìn斯道sī dào斯sī以yǐ省shěng愚昧yú mèi愚yú昧mèi于yú飛fēi

    Yan said: "Your nephew was greedy for official advancement, and my worldly heart was impure. Having read the writings on the Tao-mind provided by my two uncles, I reflect on past events as if they were a dream. I have returned home specifically to listen to your teachings, and I pray that my two uncles will not be stingy with the Way, so as to awaken your nephew from his ignorance." Yu Fei said:

  112. 「子zǐ有yǒu疑yí則zé問wèn，以yǐ共gòng相xiāng啟發qǐ fā啟qǐ發fā耳ěr

    "If you have doubts, then ask, so that we may mutually enlighten one another."

  113. 琰yǎn問wèn曰yuē： 「據jù叔父shū fù叔shū父fù所suǒ云yún一心yì xīn一yì二用，但不知人心xīn分為fēn wéi心必如何，纔分fēn為wéi二èr用yòng但dàn不知bù zhī不bù知zhī人心rén xīn人rén道心dào xīn道dào必bì如何rú hé如rú何hé纔cái分清fēn qīng清qīng界限jiè xiàn界jiè限xiàn

    Yan asked: "According to what you said, Uncle, one mind is divided into two functions. However, I do not know how the human heart and the Tao-mind must be distinguished to clarify their boundaries?"

  114. 于yú飛fēi曰yuē： 「子zǐ靜坐jìng zuò靜jìng坐zuò思sī覺一派妄念，千頭萬緒，總在心面上滾來滾去，這就名為慾界。爾於此時，任他紛紛亂亂，一心守住主人，久而久之zhī，覺jué一派yí pài滅盡，心內如如在在，又覺此心非心，竟是一yí派pài妄念wàng niàn妄wàng界。於光明境界內，又覺有一個主宰，不動不搖。古人云：外無私慾，內合天理，允執厥中者，此也。又云：恍兮惚兮，其中有象；恍兮惚兮，其中有物。亦指此也。但此時雖云自見道心，切不可自謂有得，著一毫意念niàn千頭萬緒qiān tóu wàn xù千qiān頭tóu萬wàn緒xù總zǒng在zài著了寔相。古人云：外著寔相，內心xīn面上miàn shàng面miàn上shàng滾來滾去gǔn lái gǔn qù滾gǔn來lái去qù這就zhè jiù這zhè就jiù名為míng wéi名míng為wéi慾yù界jiè爾ěr於此wū cǐ於wū此cǐ時shí任rèn他tā紛紛fēn fēn紛fēn亂亂luàn luàn亂luàn一心yì xīn守住shǒu zhù守shǒu住zhù主人zhǔ rén主zhǔ人rén久而久之jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī久jiǔ而ér滅miè盡jìn心內xīn nèi內nèi如rú又yòu非fēi竟是jìng shì竟jìng是shì一個yí gè個gè光明guāng míng光guāng明míng境界jìng jiè境jìng有yǒu主宰zhǔ zǎi宰zǎi不動bú dòng不bú動dòng搖yáo古人gǔ rén古gǔ云yún外wài無wú私慾sī yù私sī合hé天理tiān lǐ天tiān理lǐ允執厥中yǔn zhí jué zhōng允yǔn執zhí厥jué中zhōng者zhě也yě恍huǎng兮xī惚hū其中qí zhōng其qí象xiàng物wù亦yì指zhǐ但dàn此時cǐ shí雖suī自zì見jiàn道心dào xīn道dào切qiè不可bù kě可kě謂wèi得dé著zhù一毫yì háo毫háo意念yì niàn意yì在內zài nèi若ruò即為jí wéi即jí了liǎo寔shí相xiāng內心nèi xīn真性zhēn xìng真zhēn性xìng不空bù kōng空kōng則zé不靈bù líng靈líng切實qiè shí實shí語yǔ紛紛亂亂fēn fēn luàn luàn如如在在rú rú zài zài此心非心cǐ xīn fēi xīn竟是一個jìng shì yí gè有一個yǒu yí gè

    Yu Fei said: "Sit quietly and contemplate it. You will perceive a stream of delusive thoughts, a thousand tangled threads, constantly rolling across the surface of your mind; this is called the Realm of Desire. At this time, let them be chaotic as they will, but focus your mind on guarding the 'Master.' Over time, you will feel the delusive thoughts vanish, and your inner heart will be as it is—stable and present. You will then feel that this heart is not the ordinary heart, but rather a realm of brightness. Within this bright realm, you will sense a sovereign power, unmoving and unshakable. The ancients said: 'Externally without selfish desires, internally aligned with Heavenly Principle, and sincerely holding fast to the Mean'—this is it. They also said: 'Indistinct and shadowy, yet within it is an image; shadowy and indistinct, yet within it is a substance.' This also refers to this state. However, though you may say you have seen the Tao-mind, you must never claim to have 'attained' anything or allow the slightest trace of intention to remain within. If you cling to an intention, you are clinging to 'form.' The ancients said: 'Cling to form externally, and the inner mind becomes chaotic; cling to form internally, and the true nature is not empty.' If it is not empty, the true nature lacks spiritual clarity. These are truly sincere words."

  115. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「儒者rú zhě儒rú者zhě心以誠，道家之zhī用心yòng xīn用yòng心xīn以yǐ誠chéng道家dào jiā道dào家jiā虛xū則有zé yǒu則zé有yǒu主zhǔ不bù窒zhì敢問gǎn wèn敢gǎn問wèn二èr教jiào同tóng異yì之間zhī jiàn間jiàn相去xiāng qù相xiāng去qù若ruò何hé

    Yan said: "The Confucian applies the mind with sincerity, while the Taoist applies the mind with emptiness. Sincerity provides a master, while emptiness prevents obstruction. May I ask what the difference or similarity is between the two teachings, and how far apart are they?"

  116. 于yú飛fēi曰yuē： 「聖人shèng rén聖shèng人rén用誠字太過，則近於固執，故繼以明﹔太上恐kǒng人用yòng誠chéng字zì太過tài guò太tài過guò則zé近jìn於wū固執gù zhí固gù執zhí故gù繼jì以yǐ明míng上shàng虛字xū zì虛xū則無zé wú無wú寔shí際jì工夫gōng fū工gōng夫fū之zhī一字yí zì一yí其間qí jiàn其qí間jiàn並無bìng wú並bìng同tóng異yì之處zhī chǔ處chǔ近於jìn wū

    Yu Fei said: "The Sage feared that people would use the word 'sincerity' excessively, leading to stubbornness, so he followed it with 'illumination.' The Great Lord feared that people would use the word 'emptiness' excessively, leading to a lack of practical cultivation, so he followed it with the word 'One.' Between them, there is no difference."

  117. 琰yǎn又yòu問wèn曰yuē： 「道家dào jiā道dào家jiā云yún降龍伏虎jiàng lóng fú hǔ降jiàng龍lóng伏fú虎hǔ有yǒu是shì事shì乎hū

    Yan asked again: "The Taoists speak of 'subduing the dragon and taming the tiger.' Is there such a thing?"

  118. 于yú飛fēi曰yuē： 「心靈xīn líng如龍，念猛如虎，心xīn靈líng如rú龍lóng降，念niàn猛měng則虎hǔ靜jìng則zé降jiàng止zhǐ伏fú

    Yu Fei said: "The spirit of the heart is like a dragon, and the fierceness of thought is like a tiger. When the heart is still, the dragon is subdued; when thoughts cease, the tiger is tamed."

  119. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「如何rú hé如rú何hé分fēn先天xiān tiān先xiān天tiān後hòu

    Yan said: "How do we distinguish between the Pre-heaven and the Post-heaven?"

  120. 于yú飛fēi曰yuē： 「心xīn靜jìng念niàn止zhǐ是shì先天xiān tiān先xiān心動念馳是後天tiān心動xīn dòng動dòng馳chí後hòu後天hòu tiān

    Yu Fei said: "A still heart and ceased thoughts are the Pre-heaven; a moving heart and racing thoughts are the Post-heaven."

  121. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「佛家fó jiā佛fó家jiā言yán性xìng全是quán shì全quán是shì空談kōng tán空kōng談tán不知bù zhī不bù知zhī其中qí zhōng其qí中zhōng亦有yì yǒu亦yì有yǒu寔shí際jì工夫gōng fū工gōng夫fū否fǒu

    Yan said, "The Buddhists' talk of 'nature' is all empty talk; I wonder if there is any practical cultivation to it?"

  122. 鐵tiě冠guān道人dào rén道dào人rén曰yuē「大悟dà wù大dà悟wù山shān焦jiāo周zhōu和尚hé shàng和hé尚shàng得喪dé sāng得dé喪sāng吾wú心法xīn fǎ心xīn法fǎ賢侄xián zhí賢xián侄zhí何hé不去bú qù不bú去qù問wèn於wū彼bǐ

    The Iron Crown Taoist said, "Monk Jiao Zhou of Mount Dawu has mastered the mind-method of 'Losing the Self.' Worthy nephew, why not go and ask him?"

  123. 楊yáng琰yǎn即jí回家huí jiā回huí家jiā備bèi禮lǐ向xiàng大悟dà wù大dà悟wù而來ér lái而ér來lái

    Yang Yan immediately went home to prepare gifts and set out for Mount Dawu.

  124. 焦jiāo周zhōu聞wén之zhī，迎yíng入rù方丈fāng zhàng方fāng丈zhàng相xiāng見jiàn

    Upon hearing of his arrival, Jiao Zhou welcomed him into the abbot's quarters for an audience.

  125. 禮畢lǐ bì禮lǐ畢bì見焦周座間置《論語》一部，琰yǎn見jiàn焦jiāo周zhōu座間zuò jiàn座zuò間jiàn置zhì論語lùn yǔ論lùn語yǔ一部yí bù一yí部bù笑xiào曰yuē

    When the greetings were concluded, Yan noticed a copy of the Analects placed beside Qiao Zhou's seat, and Yan laughed, saying:

  126. 「和尚hé shàng和hé尚shàng念niàn儒rú書shū何hé用yòng

    "Of what use is a monk reading Confucian books?"

  127. 周zhōu曰yuē： 「悟wù禪shàn。」

    Jiao Zhou said, "To realize Zen."

  128. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「在zài何hé句jù上shàng悟wù？」

    Yan asked, "Upon which passage do you find realization?"

  129. 周zhōu曰yuē： 「在zài毋wú意yì、毋固gù、毋必bì、毋我wǒ上shàng悟wù。」

    Jiao Zhou replied, "I find realization in the passage: 'No preconceptions, no dogmatism, no obstinacy, and no ego.'"

  130. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「恐kǒng無wú而不ér bù而ér不bù若ruò何hé？」

    Yan said, "I fear that this 'nothingness' is not true nothingness; what then?"

  131. 周zhōu曰yuē： 「有yǒu若ruò無wú。」

    Jiao Zhou said, "To have as if one has not."

  132. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「若ruò不bù有yǒu而有ér yǒu而ér」

    Yan said, "And if one does not possess, yet seems to possess?"

  133. 周zhōu曰yuē： 「空空如也kōng kōng rú yě空kōng如rú也yě

    Jiao Zhou said, "It is entirely empty and void."

  134. 琰yǎn拜bài曰yuē： 「吾師wú shī真不愧為喪吾wú師shī真zhēn不愧為bú kuì wéi不bú愧kuì為wéi喪sāng徒弟tú dì徒tú弟dì

    Yan bowed and said, "Master, you truly are a worthy disciple of 'Losing the Self.'"

  135. 是shì夜yè二人èr rén二èr人rén同tóng榻tà而ér臥wò次cì日rì五wǔ，眾和尚撞鐘擂鼓gǔ眾zhòng和尚hé shàng和hé尚shàng撞鐘zhuàng zhōng撞zhuàng鐘zhōng擂鼓léi gǔ擂léi焚香fén xiāng焚fén香xiāng課kè誦sòng

    That night, the two shared a bed. At the fifth watch the following morning, the monks struck the bells and beat the drums, burning incense for their morning recitations.

  136. 焦jiāo周zhōu起來qǐ lái起qǐ來lái亦yì向xiàng經jīng堂táng禮lǐ佛fó稱chēng揚yáng

    Jiao Zhou arose and also went to the sutra hall to pay homage to the Buddha and chant praises.

  137. 楊yáng琰yǎn心中xīn zhōng心xīn中zhōng想xiǎng道dào「不知bù zhī不bù知zhī焦jiāo周zhōu亦yì誦sòng何hé經jīng

    Yang Yan thought to himself, "I wonder what sutra Jiao Zhou is reciting?"

  138. 急忙jí máng急jí忙máng起來qǐ lái起qǐ來lái輕qīng步bù至zhì焦jiāo周zhōu背後bèi hòu背bèi後hòu一看yí kàn一yí看kàn卻què念niàn的是de shì的de是shì中庸zhōng yōng中zhōng庸yōng

    He hurried up and stepped quietly behind Jiao Zhou to take a look; surprisingly, what he was reciting was the *Doctrine of the Mean*.

  139. 琰yǎn問wèn曰yuē： 「子zǐ念niàn《中庸zhōng yōng中zhōng庸yōng何hé為wéi」

    Yan asked, "Why do you recite the *Doctrine of the Mean*?"

  140. 周zhōu曰yuē： 「悟wù禪shàn。」

    Jiao Zhou said, "To realize Zen."

  141. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「從cóng何hé句jù起qǐ？」

    Yan asked, "With which sentence does it begin?"

  142. 周zhōu曰yuē： 「天命tiān mìng天tiān命mìng之zhī謂wèi性xìng起qǐ

    Zhou said, "It begins with 'What Heaven has conferred is called the Nature.'"

  143. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「從cóng何hé句jù終zhōng？」

    Yan asked, "With which sentence does it end?"

  144. 周zhōu曰yuē： 「無聲無臭wú shēng wú chòu無wú聲shēng臭chòu至zhì矣yǐ

    Zhou said, "It ends with 'Without sound and without smell; this is the ultimate.'"

  145. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「《中庸zhōng yōng中zhōng庸yōng寔shí際jì在zài何hé句jù」

    Yan said, "In which sentence does the practical essence of the *Doctrine of the Mean* truly reside?"

  146. 周zhōu曰yuē： 「所以suǒ yǐ所suǒ以yǐ行xíng之zhī者zhě一yī也yě」

    Zhou said, "'The means by which they are practiced is one.'"

  147. 楊yáng琰yǎn深shēn為wéi拜bài服fú曰yuē： 「吾wú欲yù延yán師shī於wū家jiā，接jiē諶chén于yú飛fēi、張zhāng良liáng貞zhēn同tóng至zhì舍下shè xià舍shè下xià盤桓pán huán盤pán桓huán論lùn道dào若ruò何hé

    Yang Yan bowed in deep admiration and said, "I wish to invite you, Master, to my home, and also bring Chen Yufei and Zhang Liangzhen together to my residence, so that we might stay and discuss the Tao. What do you think?"

  148. 周zhōu曰yuē： 「吾wú亦yì欲yù會huì二èr公gōng久jiǔ矣yǐ。」

    Zhou said, "I too have long desired to meet those two gentlemen."

  149. 遂suì欣然xīn rán欣xīn然rán下山xià shān下xià山shān四sì人相見rén xiāng jiàn人rén相xiāng見jiàn依yī長cháng晚wǎn序xù坐zuò談心tán xīn談tán心xīn數shù日rì

    Thereupon he happily descended the mountain. When the four met, they sat in order of seniority and conversed from their hearts for several days.

  150. 有yǒu時shí念niàn及jí木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán喪sāng吾wú諸人zhū rén諸zhū人rén未免wèi miǎn未wèi免miǎn一番yì fān一yì番fān傷感shāng gǎn傷shāng感gǎn喪吾sāng wú

    Sometimes, when thinking of Mulan, Sangwu, and the others, he could not help but feel a touch of sadness.

  151. 一日yí rì一yí日rì琰yǎn問wèn曰yuē 「學道xué dào學xué道dào人rén以yǐ何hé字zì為wéi先xiān

    One day, Yan asked, "For those studying the Tao, which word should come first?"

  152. 鐵tiě冠guān曰yuē： 「以yǐ我wǒ字zì為wéi先xiān。」

    Iron Crown said, "Put the word 'Self' first."

  153. 琰yǎn曰yuē： 「我wǒ字zì左右zuǒ yòu左zuǒ右yòu，人心懷我字，則滿腔皆jiē是私念。又輕人自恃，正人君子不來親附。若操戈gē而立，戕人rén心懷xīn huái，不足有為。人能克除我字，則公心xīn懷huái直，公則zé滿腔mǎn qiāng滿mǎn腔qiāng皆是jiē shì屈，仁道近焉。叔父云以我字為先，是shì私sī念niàn又yòu輕qīng自恃zì shì自zì恃shì正人君子zhèng rén jūn zǐ正zhèng君jūn子zǐ不來bù lái不bù來lái親qīn附fù若ruò操戈cāo gē操cāo而立ér lì而ér立lì戕qiāng自戕zì qiāng不足bù zú足zú有yǒu為wéi能néng克kè除chú公gōng直zhí公則gōng zé直則zhí zé不屈bù qū屈qū仁rén道dào近jìn焉yān叔父shū fù叔shū父fù云yún以yǐ先xiān此cǐ意yì也yě

    Yan said: "The character for 'self' has a dagger on each side. When a person harbors the thought of 'self,' their whole mind is filled with selfish ideas. Moreover, they become arrogant and self-reliant, so righteous and noble persons will not come near them. If one stands with a dagger in hand, harming others and oneself alike, nothing great can be achieved. If a person can overcome the notion of 'self,' they will be fair-minded and upright; fairness eliminates selfishness, uprightness prevents subservience, and the path of benevolence draws near. My uncle said to prioritize the 'self' — this is what he meant."

  154. 鐵tiě冠guān曰yuē： 「此cǐ性xìng學xué之zhī論lùn我wǒ字zì也yě。凡有fán yǒu凡fán有yǒu，在性 中立命mìng，也要在zài中zhōng立命lì mìng立lì也要yě yào要yào推求tuī qiú推tuī求qiú出來chū lái」楊琰靜居七日，參悟不出chū來lái方fāng是shì大學dà xué、于飛、焦周三人，同觀太極圖。楊琰大dà問wèn楊yáng琰yǎn靜jìng居jū七日qī rì七qī日rì參cān悟wù不出bù chū不bù見jiàn于yú飛fēi焦jiāo周三zhōu sān周zhōu三sān人rén同tóng觀guān太極圖tài jí tú太tài極jí圖tú大悟dà wù向xiàng三人sān rén叩拜kòu bài叩kòu拜bài于飛yú fēi

    Iron Crown said, "This is the 'Study of Nature' discussing the word 'Self.' Regarding the 'Study of Life-destiny,' establishing one's destiny within one's nature must also be sought out from the word 'Self' before it can be considered great learning." Yang Yan lived in quiet seclusion for seven days but could not realize the meaning. He came out to see Iron Crown, Yufei, and Jiao Zhou, and together they looked at the Taiji Diagram. Yang Yan had a great realization and bowed to the three, saying:

  155. 「弟子dì zǐ弟dì子zǐ聞wén命mìng矣yǐ我wǒ字zì中間zhōng jiàn中zhōng間jiàn一yī橫héng，二縱象xiàng太極tài jí太tài極jí二èr縱zòng兩儀liǎng yí兩liǎng儀yí四sì玩之，五行八bā四象sì xiàng仔細zǎi xì仔zǎi細xì玩wán之zhī五行wǔ háng五wǔ行háng八卦bā guà卦guà皆jiē備bèi斯sī其為qí wéi其qí為wéi吾wú乎hū四八sì bā

    "This disciple has received your instruction. The horizontal line in the middle of the character for 'self' represents the Supreme Ultimate, the two vertical lines represent the Two Forms, and the four eights represent the Four Symbols. Upon careful examination, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams are all present — is this not what makes up 'me'?"

  156. 鐵tiě冠guān喜躍xǐ yuè喜xǐ躍yuè曰yuē「如是rú shì如rú是shì。」

    Iron Crown leaped with joy and said, "Indeed, indeed!"

  157. 諶chén于yú飛fēi乃nǎi擊jī桌zhuō而ér歌gē曰yuē： 天地tiān dì天tiān地dì三才sān cái三sān才cái互相hù xiāng互hù相xiāng依yī一言yì yán一yì言yán萬wàn法fǎ皆為jiē wéi皆jiē為wéi備bèi

    Chen Yufei then struck the table and sang: "Heaven, Earth, and Man, the Three Powers, rely on one another; within a single word, the ten thousand laws are all prepared."

  158. 身shēn中zhōng有個yǒu gè有yǒu個gè太極tài jí太tài極jí圈quān一點yì diǎn一yì點diǎn是shì性命xìng mìng性xìng命mìng

    "Within the body resides a Taiji circle; the single point within that circle is one's nature and life-destiny."

  159. 總zǒng於wū心內xīn nèi心xīn內nèi自zì修持xiū chí修xiū持chí千言萬語qiān yán wàn yǔ千qiān言yán萬wàn語yǔ說shuō不盡bú jìn不bú盡jìn

    "Always cultivate oneself from within the heart; a thousand words and ten thousand phrases cannot tell it all."

  160. 涵養hán yǎng涵hán養yǎng不bù睹dǔ聞wén時shí動靜dòng jìng動dòng靜jìng關guān中心zhōng xīn中zhōng心xīn常定cháng dìng常cháng定dìng

    Nurture oneself in times unseen and unheard; at the pivot of motion and stillness, keep the mind ever steady.

  161. 鐵tiě冠guān道人dào rén道dào人rén乃nǎi歌gē曰yuē不bù無wú不有yǒu正當zhèng dāng正zhèng當dāng中zhōng潛修qián xiū性似潛qián修xiū真性zhēn xìng真zhēn性xìng似sì龍lóng

    The Daoist Iron-Crown then sang: "Neither absent nor present, right at the center; Cultivate the true nature in concealment, like a dormant dragon."

  162. 養yǎng就jiù明珠míng zhū明míng珠zhū飛騰fēi téng飛fēi騰téng日rì風雲fēng yún風fēng雲yún雷雨léi yǔ雷léi雨yǔ贊zàn化工huà gōng化huà工gōng

    When the luminous pearl is nurtured and takes flight, Wind, clouds, thunder, and rain shall aid creation's might.

  163. 贊zàn化huà功能gōng néng功gōng能néng顯xiǎn神通shén tōng神shén通tōng接引jiē yǐn接jiē引yǐn眾生zhòng shēng眾zhòng生shēng出chū牢籠láo lóng牢láo籠lóng

    To aid transformation reveals wondrous powers, Guiding all beings out of their cages and towers.

  164. 但dàn教jiào心地xīn dì心xīn地dì常cháng清靜qīng jìng清qīng靜jìng三sān乘chéng妙法miào fǎ妙miào法fǎ此為cǐ wéi此cǐ為wéi宗zōng

    Only teach the mind-ground to be always pure and still; The Three Vehicles' wondrous Dharma takes this as its core will.

  165. 焦jiāo周zhōu和尚hé shàng和hé尚shàng乃nǎi歌gē曰yuē文wén佛fó心xīn印yìn偈jì三千sān qiān三sān千qiān妙法miào fǎ妙miào法fǎ無為wú wéi無wú為wéi亦yì無言wú yán言yán

    The monk Jiao Zhou then sang: "The Mind Seal of the Buddha of Culture — three thousand gathas profound; The wondrous Dharma is non-action, and without a sound."

  166. 性xìng定dìng何hé用yòng持戒chí jiè持chí，戒jiè定祇qí緣yuán要yào心xīn堅jiān。

    With nature settled, what need for precepts and stillness? Precepts and stillness exist only to make the mind unyielding.

  167. 能néng於wū諸相zhū xiāng諸zhū相xiāng不bù留心liú xīn留liú心xīn更gèng向xiàng何處hé chǔ何hé處chǔ問wèn真zhēn詮quán向何處xiàng hé chǔ

    If one can abide among all forms without fixing the mind, Where else need one seek the true interpretation to find?

  168. 真zhēn詮quán一句yí jù一yí句jù為wéi君jūn說shuō念頭niàn tóu念niàn頭tóu止zhǐ盡是jìn shì盡jìn是shì先天xiān tiān先xiān天tiān

    The true teaching, in one line, I speak to thee: When thoughts cease completely, that is the primordial state.

  169. 楊yáng琰yǎn乃nǎi歌gē曰yuē： 性xìng天tiān心地xīn dì心xīn地dì兩liǎng無wú分fēn一體yì tǐ一yì體tǐ同tóng參見cān jiàn參cān見jiàn月yuè明míng

    Yang Yan then sang: "The sky of nature and the ground of mind are not two apart; In one essence they join to see the moon bright."

  170. 月yuè明míng祇qí為wéi光能guāng néng光guāng能néng照zhào靜jìng裏lǐ乾坤qián kūn乾qián坤kūn別bié有yǒu春chūn

    The moon shines bright because its light can illuminate; Within stillness, a universe holds another spring.

  171. 對duì鏡jìng不bù迷mí為wéi天性tiān xìng天tiān鍊性xìng鍊liàn常cháng如rú活死人huó sǐ rén活huó死sǐ人rén

    Not being deluded by reflections is one's innate nature; Refining this nature is like being a living dead person constantly.

  172. 此cǐ法fǎ空中kōng zhōng空kōng中zhōng有yǒu寔shí相xiāng黍shǔ珠zhū一點yì diǎn一yì點diǎn是shì元yuán神shén

    In this Dharma, within emptiness there is true form; A single millet-sized pearl is the primordial spirit.

  173. 四人sì rén四sì人rén歌gē罷bà彼此bǐ cǐ彼bǐ此cǐ相xiāng賞shǎng以後yǐ hòu以yǐ後hòu詩詞shī cí詩shī詞cí難於nán wū難nán於wū盡jìn錄lù

    After the four finished singing, they admired each other's verses. The poems and lyrics that followed are too many to record in full.

  174. 後來hòu lái後hòu來lái于yú飛fēi四歲乃終，鐵冠道人九十六歲而終，焦周一百二十歲而終，楊琰八bā十四歲shí sì suì十shí四sì歲suì乃nǎi終zhōng鐵tiě冠guān道人dào rén道dào人rén九jiǔ十六歲shí liù suì六liù而ér焦jiāo周一zhōu yī周zhōu一yī百二bǎi èr百bǎi二èr十歲shí suì楊yáng琰yǎn十二歲shí èr suì亡wáng八十四bā shí sì九十六jiǔ shí liù一百二十yì bǎi èr shí八十二bā shí èr

    Later, Yu Fei passed away at eighty-four, the Iron-Crown Daoist at ninety-six, Jiao Zhou at one hundred twenty, and Yang Yan at eighty-two.

  175. 人稱rén chēng人rén稱chēng西陵xī líng西xī陵líng四sì老lǎo

    People called them the 'Four Elders of Xiling.'

  176. 本běn朝cháo康熙kāng xī康kāng熙xī年間nián jiàn年nián間jiàn大悟dà wù大dà悟wù山shān又yòu出chū一yī僧sēng名míng沖chōng元yuán和尚hé shàng和hé尚shàng

    During the Kangxi reign of our dynasty, another monk emerged on Mount Dawu, named Monk Chongyuan.

  177. 明心見性míng xīn jiàn xìng明míng心xīn見jiàn性xìng說法shuō fǎ說shuō法fǎ度dù人rén

    He illuminated the mind and saw his true nature, expounding the Dharma to deliver sentient beings.

  178. 先xiān示shì歸期guī qī歸guī期qī端坐duān zuò端duān坐zuò而ér化huà葬zàng於wū素sù山寺shān sì山shān寺sì後hòu

    He first announced the date of his return, then passed away while sitting upright, and was buried behind Sushan Temple.

  179. 木蘭mù lán木mù蘭lán山shān又yòu出chū一yī計jì道人dào rén道dào人rén能néng知zhī過去guò qù過guò去qù未來wèi lái未wèi來lái白bái日rì飛昇fēi shēng飛fēi昇shēng

    On Mulan Mountain, another Daoist named Ji appeared, who could know the past and future and ascended to heaven in broad daylight.

  180. 二èr公gōng皆jiē與yǔ四川sì chuān四sì川chuān巡撫xún fǔ巡xún撫fǔ姚yáo為wéi密友mì yǒu密mì友yǒu

    Both gentlemen were close friends with Governor Yao of Sichuan Province.

  181. 往來wǎng lái往wǎng來lái的de詩詞shī cí詩shī詞cí不必bú bì不bú必bì細xì載zài

    The poems exchanged between them need not be recorded in detail.