佛祖歷代通載 2.82

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Taibo of Wu (son of King Tai. Together with his younger brother Yuzhong, he fled to the Jing Man, cutting their hair and tattooing their bodies to show they were unfit for use, in order to make way for Jili. The people of Jing established him as their ruler, naming him Gou Wu. When King Wu conquered Yin, he enfeoffed Zhang as Wu Zhang. Down to Shoumeng, in the nineteenth generation, they claimed the title of king. Meng had four sons, the next of whom was called Jizha. He possessed great virtue, and [Shoumeng] wished to establish Zha. Zha yielded to his elder brother Zhufan. The people of Wu together sought to establish Zha, but Zha renounced it again. When Yuji acceded, he enfeoffed Zha at Yanling. From Taibo to Fuchai, there were twenty-five generations, and King Goujian of Yue destroyed them. From Zhouzhang to Fuchai, there were twenty-one rulers and six hundred and fifty-five years; this was in the time of King Jing). Liezi says: Anciently, the Grand Minister of Wu asked Confucius, saying: ("Is the Master a sage?" Confucius said: "Qiu possesses broad knowledge and a strong memory; I am no sage." "Were the Three Kings sages?" He said: "The Three Kings were adept in employing wisdom and courage; whether they were sages is not known to Qiu." "Were the Five Thearchs sages?" He said: "The Five Thearchs were adept in employing benevolence and trustworthiness; whether they were sages is not known to Qiu." "Were the Three Sovereigns sages?" He said: "The Three Sovereigns were adept in using timely governance; whether they were sages is not known to Qiu." The Grand Minister Pi was astonished and said: "If so, then who is a sage?" After a pause, the Master altered his expression and replied: "In the West there is a sage. He does not govern, yet there is no disorder; he does not speak, yet he is spontaneously trusted; he does not transform, yet [the way] spontaneously progresses. So vast and boundless is he that the people cannot name him!").