矯枉過(guò)正
Exceed the Proper Limits in Righting a Wrong
漢興之初,海內(nèi)新定,同姓寡少,懲戒亡秦孤立之?dāng)?,于是剖裂疆土,立二等之爵。功臣侯者百余邑,尊王子弟,大啟九?guó)……而藩國(guó)大者,夸州兼郡,連城數(shù)十?!芍^矯枉過(guò)其正矣。
When the Han Dynasty first rose, order was just newly established throughout the land the Liu families (1) were yet few in number. Taking lessons from the Qin Dynasty whose fall was chiefly attributed to its power having been cut off and isolated, the Han emperor began to split his territory among his feoffs. Two ranks were set up: Those who had done meritorious services became marquises, numbering over a hundred; and his children, numbering nine in all, were made princes…Some vassal states, as a result, were as big as many zhou and prefectures combined, and possessed dozens of cities…This really exceeded the proper limits in correcting a wrong.
1) The first emperor of Han was Liu Bang, and hence the Liu families became the royal families.
《漢書(shū)·諸侯王表》
Hanshu (Book of Han)
(楊立義 譯)
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