子产论尹何为邑

古文观止 · section 22 · 吳楚材 · 吳調侯 編 · 395 characters

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子皮欲使尹何为邑。子产曰:「少,未知可否。」子皮曰:「愿,吾爱之,不吾叛也。使夫往而学焉,夫亦愈知治矣。子产曰:「不可。人之爱人,求利之也,今吾子爱人则以政。犹未能操刀而使割也,其伤实多。子之爱人,伤之而已,其谁敢求爱于子。子于郑国,栋也。栋折榱崩,侨将厌焉,敢不尽言?子有美锦,不使人学制焉。大官、大邑,身之所庇也,而使学者制焉,其为美锦,不亦多乎?侨闻学而后入政,未闻以政学者也。若果行此,必有所害。譬如田猎,射御贯,则能获禽。若未尝登车射御,则败绩厌覆是惧,何暇思获?子皮曰:「善哉。虎不敏。吾闻君子务知大者远者,小人务知小者近者。我,小人也,衣服附在吾身,我知而慎之。大官大邑,所以庇身也,我远而慢之。微子之言,吾不知也。他日我曰:『子为郑国,我为吾家以庇焉,其可也。』今而后知不足。自今请,虽吾家,听子而行。子产曰:「人心之不同,如其面焉。吾岂敢谓子面如吾面乎?抑心所谓危,亦以告也。」子皮以为忠,故委政焉。子产是以能为郑国。

「学而后入政,未闻以政学」二语,是通体结穴,前后总是发明此意。子产倾心吐露,子皮从善若流,相知之深,无过于此。全篇纯以譬喻作态,故文势宕逸不群。

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