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25 Jump to dictionary Show parallel passages Show photographic representation	道虚:	儒书言：齐王疾痟，使人之宋迎文挚。文挚至，视王之疾，谓太子曰：“王之疾，必可已也。虽然，王之疾已，则必杀挚也。”太子曰：“何故？”文挚对曰：“非怒王，疾不可治也。王怒，则挚必死。”太子顿首强请曰：“苟已王之疾，臣与臣之母以死争之于王，必幸臣之母。愿先生之勿患也。”文挚曰：“诺，请以死为王。”与太子期，将往，不至者三，齐王固已怒矣。文挚至，不解屦登床，履衣，问王之疾。王怒而不与言。文挚因出辞以重王怒。王叱而起，疾乃遂已。王大怒不悦，将生烹文挚。太子与王后急争之而不能得，果以鼎生烹文挚。爨之三日三夜，颜色不变。文挚曰：“诚欲杀我，则胡不覆之，以绝阴阳之气？”王使覆之，文挚乃死。夫文挚、道人也，入水不濡，入火不燋，故在鼎三日三夜，颜色不变。
	Daoxu:	The books of the Literati contain the statement that the king of Qi being dangerously ill, a messenger was sent to Song to fetch Wen Zhi. When he arrived and saw the king's sickness he said to the heir-apparent: "The king's illness can certainly be cured, but when it has been, the king is sure to kill me." The heir-apparent inquired what for, Wen Zhi replied, "Without anger the king's illness cannot be cured, but when the king gets angry, my death is certain." The heir-apparent bowed his head, and entreated him saying," Should you cure the king's sickness, myself and my mother are going to forcibly restrain the king at the cost of our lives. The king will certainly please my mother. We are wishing that you, master, shall have no trouble." Wen Zhi gave his consent and said that he was prepared to die. The king with his eldest son fixed a time. Thrice the physician was expected, but did not come so, that the king of Qi was already very angry. When he came at last, he did not put off his shoes, but walked upon the bed and tread upon the sheets. He asked the king about his sickness, but the king was so furious, that he did not speak with him. Then he said something which but aggravated the king’s wrath. The king abused him, and rose up, and his disease was gone. He was so enraged and so little pleased, that he wished to boil Wen Zhi alive. The heir-apparent and the queen forthwith interfered, but could obtain nothing. Wen Zhi was actually boiled alive in a cauldron: After three days' and three night's cooking, his appearance had not yet changed. Wen Zhi said, " If one really is anxious to kill me, why does one not put on the lid to intercept the Yin and the Yang fluids." The king had the lid put on, whereupon Wen Zhi died. Wen Zhi was a Daoist, in water he was not drowned, and in fire he did not burn. Hence he could remain three days and three nights in the kettle without changing colour.

《淮南子 - Huainanzi》

[Western Han (206 BC - 9)]

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吾所谓得者，性命之情处其所安也。夫性命者，与形俱出其宗。形备而性命成，性命成而好憎生矣。故士有一定之论，女有不易之行，规矩不能方圆，钩绳不能曲直。天地之永，登丘不可为修，居卑不可为短。是故得道者，穷而不慑，达而不荣，处高而不机，持盈而不倾，新而不朗，久而不渝，入火不焦，入水不濡。是故不待势而尊，不待财而富，不待力而强，平虚下流，与化翱翔。若然者，藏金于山，藏珠于渊，不利货财，不贪势名。是故不以康为乐，不以慊为悲，不以贵为安，不以贱为危，形神气志，各居其宜，以随天地之所为。

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《弩》

弩:

《十洲记》曰：续弦胶或名连金泥，此胶能属连弓弩断弦，连刀剑断折之金。胶连，使人挽制，他处即断，此终不复脱。天汉二年，帝事北海，祠恒山，西国王使至献胶四两、吉光毛裘。武帝受以付库，不知胶裘二物之妙也。以上贡不奇，稽留使未遣之。帝幸华林苑，射虎而弩弦断。使者从驾，因上胶一分，使口濡以续弦。帝惊，乃使武士数人对掣，终日不断。胶青色如璧玉，吉光毛裘黄色，盖神马之类也。裘入水经月不沉，入火不焦，帝乃重之。厚赂使者而遣之。

《药部七》

《五味》

五味:

《典术》曰：五味者，五行之精，其子有五味。淮南公、羡门子服五味十六年，入水不濡，入火不焦，日行万里。

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汉武帝天汉三年，帝巡东海，祠恒山，王母遣使献灵胶四两，吉光毛裘。武帝以付外库。不知胶裘二物之妙也。以为西国虽远，而贡者不奇，使者未遣之。帝幸华林苑，射虎兕，弩弦断。使者时随驾，因上言，请以胶一分，以口濡其胶，以续弩弦。帝惊曰：“此异物也。”乃使武士数人，对牵引之，终日不脱，胜未续时也。胶青色，如碧玉。吉光毛裘黄白，盖神马之类。裘入水终日不沈。入火不焦。帝悟，厚赂使者而遣去。集弦胶出自凤驎洲，洲在西海中，地面正方，皆一千五百里，四面皆弱水绕之。上多凤驎。数万为羣。煮凤喙及驎角，合煎作胶。名之集弦胶。一名连金泥。弓弩已断之弦。刀劒已断之铁。以胶连续，终不脱也。出《仙传拾遗》

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