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Ancient Classics -> Shang Shu -> Yu Shu -> Canon of Shun -> 8

On the first day of the first month (of the) next year,
Shun went to (the temple of) the Accomplished Ancestor.
He deliberated with (the President of) the Four Mountains
how to throw open the doors (of communication between himself and the) four (quarters of the land),
and how he could see with the eyes,
and hear with the ears of all.
!」He consulted with the twelve Pastors, and said to them,
'The food!--it depends on observing the seasons.
Be kind to the distant, and cultivate the ability of the near.
Give honour to the virtuous, and your confidence to the good,
while you discountenance the artful
。」- so shall the barbarous tribes lead on one another to make their submission.'


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