Another story about Wei.
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! For now I'll probably stick with "Lord," since most people seemed okay with it. For now, here's another story about Wei.
Important stuff:
-Lord Wen, sovereign of Wei, and all-around great guy. Keeps his appointments. We'll be hearing more about him.
-Tian Zifang, Wen's adviser
-the bells, a bunch of hanging bronze bells of different sizes and tones. Here's a picture.
Lord Wen of Wei and Tian Zifang were drinking wine while they assessed music. Lord Wen said, "Are the bell tones off-key? The left one is high." Tian Zifang laughed. Lord Wen asked, "Why are you laughing?" Zifang replied, "I have heard that if a lord is wise, he takes pleasure in his officials, and if he is not wise, he takes pleasure in sound. Now my lord is judging the tone, and I fear my lord's deafness to his officials." Lord Wen said, "Well. I will respectfully hear your suggestion."
Important stuff:
-Lord Wen, sovereign of Wei, and all-around great guy. Keeps his appointments. We'll be hearing more about him.
-Tian Zifang, Wen's adviser
-the bells, a bunch of hanging bronze bells of different sizes and tones. Here's a picture.
Lord Wen of Wei and Tian Zifang were drinking wine while they assessed music. Lord Wen said, "Are the bell tones off-key? The left one is high." Tian Zifang laughed. Lord Wen asked, "Why are you laughing?" Zifang replied, "I have heard that if a lord is wise, he takes pleasure in his officials, and if he is not wise, he takes pleasure in sound. Now my lord is judging the tone, and I fear my lord's deafness to his officials." Lord Wen said, "Well. I will respectfully hear your suggestion."