Overview
Bixia was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only
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Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Ruled
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment natural sagacity and generous nature · Mode quotation Speaker Xu Le (徐樂)
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 112Biographies of the Marquis of Pingjin and Zhufu · 5 passages
願陛下詳察之，少加意而熟慮焉。
I beg Your Majesty to examine this matter with care, to give it due attention, and to deliberate thoroughly.
故雖有彊國勁兵，陛下逐走獸，射蜚鳥，弘游燕之囿，淫縱恣之觀，極馳騁之樂，自若也。
Thus, even were there powerful states with formidable armies, Your Majesty could chase running game, shoot at soaring birds, roam the vast royal hunting parks, indulge in the most extravagant spectacles, and revel in the thrill of the hunt—all without a care.
雖然，臣竊以為陛下天然之聖，寬仁之資，而誠以天下為務，則湯武之名不難侔，而成康之俗可復興也。
Even so, I privately believe that with Your Majesty's natural sagacity and generous nature, if you truly take the welfare of the realm as your foremost concern, then the fame of Tang and Wu would not be hard to match, and the prosperous customs of the Cheng and Kang reigns could yet be revived.
此二體者立，然後處尊安之實，揚名廣譽於當世，親天下而服四夷，餘恩遺德為數世隆，南面負扆攝袂而揖王公，此陛下之所服也。
Once these two paradigms are established, Your Majesty will enjoy the substance of a secure and exalted throne, spread renown and glory across the age, win the devotion of all under Heaven and the submission of the four barbarian peoples. The blessings of your benevolence and virtue will endure through the generations. Facing south with your back to the imperial screen, you will graciously receive the salutations of lords and dukes—this is what Your Majesty truly deserves.
安則陛下何求而不得，何為而不成，何征而不服乎哉！
With stability, what could Your Majesty seek and not obtain? What could you undertake and not accomplish? What campaign could you wage that would not end in submission?