釋氏稽古略 1.148

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雍己弟。以伊隲為相。亳有祥桑穀共生于朝一暮大拱大戊問於伊隲。隲曰。妖不勝德。君之政其有闕歟。太戊於是修先王之政。明養老之禮。早朝晏退。問疾弔喪。三日而祥枯死。三年遠方重譯。而至者七十六國。有賢臣巫咸臣扈等共輔佐之。商道復興。號稱中宗。在位七十五年。

Younger brother of Yong Ji. He appointed Yi Zhi as chancellor. In Bo, there was an omen: a mulberry tree and a paper mulberry tree grew together in the court, growing to the span of a two-arm embrace in a single night. Tai Wu asked Yi Zhi about it. Zhi said, "Monstrous portents cannot overcome virtue. Does your government have defects?" Tai Wu thereupon cultivated the governance of the former kings, made clear the rites of caring for the elderly, held court early and retired late, inquired after the sick, and condoled the bereaved. In three days, the omen withered and died. In three years, seventy-six states arrived from distant lands through multiple interpreters. There were worthy ministers such as Wu Xian and Chen Hu who jointly assisted him. The Way of the Shang revived, and he was titled Zhongzong. He was on the throne for seventy-five years.