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Confucianism -> Yangzi Fayan -> My Master -> 1

:“。”Someone asked: When my Master was young, were you good at fu?
:“ Yangzi said: Yes.
As a youngster I practiced cutting bronze, seal, and tally scripts.
:“。” After a moment he said: Adults do not do this.
:“?”The other said: Can fu not be used for remonstration through satire?
:“Yangzi said: Satire!
Once it satirizes, then it should stop.
When it does not end,
。” I am afraid that it does not avoid becoming encouragement.
:“。”The other said: Like the silken beauty of misty gauze?
:“。”Yangzi said: It is the worm in women's work.
:“。”The other said: The Swordsman's Treatise says: "The sword can be used to protect the body."
:“使?” Yangzi said: But can the skills of a swordsman make men more skilled in li?


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