江左夷吾 第6期

【Source】 Book of Jin Wen Qiao Biography， compiled and edited during the Tang Dynasty （618-907）.

【出处】《晋书·温峤传》：“于时江左草创，纲维未举，峤殊以为忧。及见王导共谈，欢然曰：‘江左自有管夷吾，吾复何虑！’”

【Interpretation】Yiwu， also known as Guan Zhong （725BC-645BC）， was a well-known statesman during the

Spring and Autumn Period （722BC-481BC）. The idiom is used to describe a person with great talent in saving and governing the country.

【释意】管夷吾：管仲。多用来形容有辅国救民、治理国家的奇才。

Sima Rui （276-323） was the first emperor of the Dong Jin Dynasty （317-420）. After he ascended the throne， the aristocratic families from the east of the Yangtze River paid no attention to him， thinking he was not the direct descendant of the Xi Jin （265-316） imperial family. They chose to wait and see if Sima Rui could do a good job in running the country.

东晋开国皇帝司马睿登基后，江东的世家大族对他不理不睬，认为他不是西晋皇室的嫡系，对他是否能成气候还持观望态度。

Sima Rui was anxious about this and turned to Wang Dao the Minister （276-339） for help. Wang Dao then proposed a series of talents recruiting plans. Soon the aristocratic families started to seek shelter from the court， which consolidated the reign of Dong Jin in the south.

司马睿对此感到十分焦虑，于是问计于丞相王导。王导提出了一系列招揽人才的计划，不多时，江东世家便闻风投奔东晋，稳定了东晋在南方的统治。

Therefore， Sima Rui thought highly of Wang Dao and trusted him even more. There was a saying at the time that Wang and Sima shared the throne， indicating that the two ruled the country together.

司马睿从此更加器重王导，委以重任，一时有了“王与马，共天下”之说，意思就是说东晋王朝的龙椅宝座，其实是司马氏与王氏共同坐得。

Wen Qiao （288-329）， the famous general of Dong Jin， praised Wang Dao and said， “With you， a statesman as great as Guan Zhong， in the east of the Yangtze River， we have nothing to worry about at all.”

东晋名将温峤见此，不禁夸赞王导说：“江东有您这样可以与管仲媲美的人才，我们还有什么好担忧的呢？”