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Shun was a ruler.
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Book of Zhou, Chapter 23Volume 23 Biographies 15: Su Chuo · 2 passages
舜命九官，庶績咸熙。
Shun appointed the Nine Ministers, and every task flourished.
誠能監前事之得喪，勞虛己於吐握，其知賢也必用，其授爵也勿疑，則舜禹湯武之德可連衡矣，稷契伊呂之流可比肩矣。
If rulers could truly weigh past success and failure, humble themselves as Duke of Zhou did when he "spit out his food and released his hair grip" to receive men, employ the worthy without fail, and grant office without hesitation, then the virtue of Shun, Yu, Tang, and Wu would stand in one line and men like Hou Ji, Xie, Yi Yin, and Lü Shang could walk shoulder to shoulder.