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Condition 1: References "域中有四大,而王居其一焉" Matched:1.
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1 河上公:
河上公者,莫知其姓字,汉文帝时,公结草为庵于河之滨。帝读老子经,颇好之。勑诸王及大臣皆诵之。有所不解数事,时人莫能道之。闻时皆称河上公解老子经义旨,乃使赍所不决之事以问。公曰:“道尊德贵,非可遥问也。”帝即幸其庵,躬问之。帝曰:“普天之下,莫非王土;率土之滨,莫非王臣。域中四大。王居其一。子虽有道,犹朕民也,不能自屈,何乃高乎。公即抚掌坐跃,冉冉在虚空中,去地数丈。俛仰而答曰。余上不至天,中不累人,下不居地,何民臣之有。帝乃下车稽首曰:“朕以不德,忝统先业,才小任大,忧于不堪。虽治世事而心敬道,直以暗昧,多所不了,唯愿道君有以教之。”公乃授素书二卷与帝曰:“熟研之,此经所疑皆了。不事多言也。余注此经以来。一千七百馀年。凡传三人。连子四矣。勿以示非其人。”言毕,失其所在。须臾,云雾晦冥,天地泯合。帝甚贵之。论者以为文帝好老子之言,世不能尽通,故神人特下教之。而恐汉文心未至信,故示神变。所谓圣人无常心,以百姓心为心耶。出《神仙传》

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