Among heaven and earth, humans are most precious

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Crossing the Mountains and Passes, Cao Cao: Among heaven and earth, humans are the most precious. Establish a ruler to govern the people, providing them with rules to follow. Trails of vehicles and horses, spanning the four corners of the world. Promoting the worthy and demoting the unworthy ensures the prosperity of the common people. Glorious and sage, he rules over the realm. The five feudal ranks, well-field system, and penal institutions. There are books of alchemy, but no universal atonement. Gao Tao, the Marquis, how could he have failed in his duties? Alas, in later generations, systems are changed and laws are altered. The people toil for their rulers, providing them with their labor and strength. Shun’s painted tableware; ten states rebelled against him, yet he was not as great as Tang Yao; he did not cut the timber for building. The world admires Boyi, wishing to discipline society through him. Excess and greed are great evils; frugality is a shared virtue. Xu You declined; how could there be any dispute? Love all and seek unity; those who are distant should be regarded as close kin.