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Emperor of Wei was a ruler.
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- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Ruled
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- Speech · Speaker · Mode quotation Source Person Id Su Chuo (蘇綽)
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Book of Zhou, Chapter 23Volume 23 Biographies 15: Su Chuo · 13 passages
太祖欲革其弊，因魏帝祭廟，羣臣畢至，乃命綽為大誥，奏行之。
Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai wished to reform the abuse. When the Wei emperor sacrificed at the ancestral temple and all the ministers were present, he had Su Chuo compose a Great Announcement and memorialized it for promulgation.
皇帝曰：「昔堯命羲和，允厘百工。
The Emperor said: "In antiquity Yao charged Xi and He to regulate the hundred offices.
六月丁巳，皇帝朝格於太廟，凡厥具僚，罔不在位。
On day dingsi of the sixth month the Emperor offered morning rites at the Grand Temple; every officer was in his place.
皇帝若曰：「咨我元輔、羣公、列將、百辟、卿士、庶尹、禦事，朕惟寅敷祖宗之靈命，稽于先王之典訓，以大誥于爾在位。
The Emperor said: "Chief minister, grandees, ranking generals, hundred ministers, ministers, officials, and officers—I reverently carry out the spiritual mandate of the ancestors, consult the canonical instructions of the former kings, and address you who hold office with this Great Announcement.
皇帝若曰：「柱國，唯四海之不造，載繇二紀。
The Emperor said: "Pillar of State, the realm has not yet been settled, for nearly two reign periods.
皇帝若曰：「羣公、太宰、太尉、司徒、司空。
The Emperor said: "Grandees, Grand Steward, Grand Commandant, Minister of Education, and Minister of Works.
皇帝若曰：「列將，汝惟鷹揚，作朕爪牙，寇賊姦宄，蠻夷猾夏，汝徂征，綏之以惠，董之以威。
The Emperor said: "Commanders-in-chief, you shall soar like hawks and be My talons and fangs; against bandits, thieves, traitors, and wicked men, against barbarians who vex China—you go forth to punish; soothe with kindness, oversee with authority.
皇帝若曰：「庶邦列辟，汝惟守土，作民父母。
The Emperor said: "Princes of the many domains, you guard the land and are fathers and mothers to the people.
皇帝若曰：「卿士、庶尹、凡百禦事，王省惟歲，卿士惟月，庶尹惟日，禦事惟時。
The Emperor said: "Ministers, lesser directors, and all who handle affairs—the king examines by the year, ministers by the month, directors by the day, handlers by the hour.
皇帝若曰：「惟天地之道，一陰一陽；
The Emperor said: "In the Way of heaven and earth, there is one yin and one yang;
惟帝念功，將反叔世，逖致於雍。
Only the Emperor, mindful of merit, will turn back the decadent age and bring far peace.
惟帝敬厥始，慎厥終，以躋日新之德，則我羣臣，敢不夙夜對揚休哉。
If the Emperor reveres the beginning and is careful at the end, ascending to daily-renewing virtue, then we ministers—how dare we not from early till late respond and spread this excellence!
帝曰：「欽哉。」
The Emperor said: "Take heed."