召公谏厉王止谤

古文观止 · section 28 · 吳楚材 · 吳調侯 編 · 324 characters

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厉王虐、国人谤王。召公告曰、民不堪命矣。王怒、得卫巫、使监谤者。以告、则杀之。国人莫敢言、道路以目。王喜、告召公曰、吾能弭谤矣、乃不敢言。召公曰、是鄣之也。防民之口、甚于防川。川壅而溃、伤人必多。{{*|壅、鄣也。溃、水势横暴而四出也。 }}民亦如之。是故为川者决之使导、为民者宣之使言。故天子听政、使公卿至于列士献诗、瞽献典、史献书、师箴、𥉡赋、无蒙诵、百工谏、庶人传语、近臣尽规、亲戚补察、瞽史教诲、耆艾修之、而后王斟酌焉、是以事行而不悖。民之有口也、犹土之有山川也、财用于是乎出、犹其有原隰衍沃也、衣食于是乎生。口之宣言也、善败于是乎兴。行善而备败、所以阜财用衣食者也。夫民、虑之于心、而宣之于口、成而行之、胡可壅也。若壅其口、其与能几何。王弗听、于是国人莫敢出言。三年、乃流王于彘。 文只是中间一段正讲、前后俱是设喻。前喻防民口有大害、后喻宣民言有大利。妙在将正意喻意、夹和成文、笔意纵横、不可端倪。

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