Among the Five Emperors' reigns, there are no transmitted records of people; it is called accessible. With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy has occupied them before you, do not know the details; they hear the details but fail to grasp the greater picture. Therefore, writings fade with time and disappear, while customs and traditions eventually vanish after a long time they remain consistent in principle; thus, one is not that good governance did not exist, but because of their identification with a limp. Yao and Shun had three hairs on their foreheads. Should those who follow judge by will and intention, or compare to literary examples? Or should they merely measure height and shortness,


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