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王者即位,先封贤者,忧人之急也。故列土为疆非为诸侯,张官设府非为卿大夫,皆为民也。《》曰:“利建侯。”此言因所利故立之。《乐记》曰:“武王克殷反商,下车封夏后氏之后于杞,殷人之后于宋,封王子比干之墓,释箕子之囚。”天下太平乃封亲属者,示不私也。即不私封之何?普天之下,莫非王土,率土之宾,莫非王臣。海内之众已尽得使之,不忍使亲属无短足之居,一人使封之,亲亲之义也。以《尚书》封康叔据平安也。王者始起封诸父、昆弟,与己共财之义,故可与共土也。一说诸父不得封诸侯二十国,厚有功象贤以为民也,贤者子孙类多贤。又卿不世位,为其不子爱百姓,各加一功,以虞乐其身也。受命不封子者,父子手足,无分离异财之义。至昆弟皮体有分别,故封之也。以舜封弟像有比之野也。

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