YU ZI

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 1 — 撰吏五帝三王傳政乙第五 (Transmission of the Policies of the Five Emperors and Three Kings, Volume Yi, Part Wu)

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 1 — 撰吏五帝三王傳政乙第五

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 1 explores the gentleman's path: planning through the Dao, practicing loyalty, and demonstrating virtue through action rather than words. Bilingual Chinese and English edition.

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 1 — 撰吏五帝三王傳政乙第五

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 1 explores the gentleman's path: planning through the Dao, practicing loyalty, and demonstrating virtue through action rather than words. Bilingual Chinese and English edition.

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 2 — 大道文王問第八 (Eighth Inquiry of King Wen on the Great Dao)

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 2 — 大道文王問第八

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 2 records King Wen's inquiry into the Great Dao and the meaning of 'great forgetting' — knowing one's faults yet failing to correct them. Bilingual Chinese...

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 2 — 大道文王問第八

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 2 records King Wen's inquiry into the Great Dao and the meaning of 'great forgetting' — knowing one's faults yet failing to correct them. Bilingual Chinese...

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 3 — 貴道五帝三王周政乙第五 (Valuing the Way)

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 3 — 貴道五帝三王周政乙第五

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 3 explores how the Five Emperors governed through the Dao — clear and bright as sunlight — and why rulers who follow this path achieve lasting...

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 3 — 貴道五帝三王周政乙第五

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 3 explores how the Five Emperors governed through the Dao — clear and bright as sunlight — and why rulers who follow this path achieve lasting...

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 4 — 守道五帝三王周政甲第四 (Shou Dao)

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 4 — 守道五帝三王周政甲第四

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 4 contrasts sage rule with tyranny: under a sage, one virtuous scholar per hundred li is still too few; under a tyrant, one per thousand li...

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 4 — 守道五帝三王周政甲第四

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 4 contrasts sage rule with tyranny: under a sage, one virtuous scholar per hundred li is still too few; under a tyrant, one per thousand li...

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 5 — 撰吏五帝三王傳政乙第三 (Selection of Officials)

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 5 — 撰吏五帝三王傳政乙第三

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 5 presents a radical vision: the people select officials through love. From ten supporters to ten thousand, public affection determines rank — up to prime minister....

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 5 — 撰吏五帝三王傳政乙第三

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 5 presents a radical vision: the people select officials through love. From ten supporters to ten thousand, public affection determines rank — up to prime minister....

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 6 — 曲阜魯周公政甲第十四 (Qufu: Lu Zhou Gong)

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 6 — 曲阜魯周公政甲第十四

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 6 records Lu Zhou Gong's warning: knowing good but not acting is called madness; knowing evil but not correcting is called confusion. Both are cautionary lessons...

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 6 — 曲阜魯周公政甲第十四

Paul Peng

Yu Zi (鬻子) Chapter 6 records Lu Zhou Gong's warning: knowing good but not acting is called madness; knowing evil but not correcting is called confusion. Both are cautionary lessons...