《郁离子》刘基千里马郁离子之马，孳得駃騠焉。人曰：是千里马也，必致诸内厩。郁离子说，从之。至京师，天子使太仆阅方贡，曰：“马则良矣，然非冀产也。”置之于外牧。南宫子朝谓郁离子曰：熹华之山，实维帝之明都，爰有绀羽之鹊，菢而弗朋，惟天下之鸟，惟凤为能屣其形，于是道凤之道，志峭之志，思以凤之鸣鸣天下，奭鸠见而谓之曰：‘子亦知夫木主之与土偶乎？上古圣人以木主事神，后世乃以土偶。非先王之念虑不周于今之人也，敬求诸心诚，不以貌肖，而今反之矣，今子又以古反之。弗鸣则已，鸣必有戾。’卒鸣之，咬然而成音，拂梧桐之枝，入于青云，激空穴而殷岩屺，松、杉、柏、枫莫不振柯而和之，横体竖目之听之者，亦莫不蠢蠢焉，熙熙焉。鷔闻而大惕，畏其挻己也，使鹨谗之于王母之使曰：‘是鹊而奇其音，不祥。’使［云鸟］日逐之，进幽旻焉。鹊委羽于海滨，鹂鹜遇而射之，中脰几死。今天下之不内，吾子之不为幽，而为鹊也，我知之矣。SwiftHorseYulizi’shorsehasproducedacolt.Yuliziwasverypleasedwhensomeonetoldhimthatthiscoltasthebreedofaswifthorseshouldbesenttotheroyalstable.Hethereforeacceptedthesuggestionandsentittothecapital.Theemperorassignedtheofficialinchargeofthestabletoexaminethehorseastribute.TheofficialcommentedthatthehorsewasreallyofgoodbreedbutitwasnotthebreedoriginatedintheJiregion.Forthisreason,thishorsewaskeptinthestableoutsidethepalace.NangongZhizaosaidtoYulizi:“InMountXihua,theabodeoftheSouthHeavenEmperor,therelivestheBirdhavingfeatherinbluishred.Oncethebirdhatched,itbehavesunliketheotherbirdsanditfeelsthatonlyPhoenixandhearealike.Therefore,BirdofbluishredfeathertakesPhoenix’svirtuesashisvirtuesandtheloftyidealsashisideals,andmakessoundintheworldasthePhoenixsounds.TheGrandDovemettheBirdofBluishRedFeatherandasked:”HaveyoueverseentheGodstatuemadeofwoodandtheGodstatueofmud?Inancienttimes,thesaintsworshipedtheGodwiththewoodenstatute,however,inthelaterages,withthemudstatue.Thisdifferencedoesnotresultfromtheincomprehensiveconsiderationofourformerancestors.Ascomparedwiththecontemporaries,theformerancestorssoughtpietyinheartratherthanstatueinappearance.Nowadaysthingsbecomereversed.Andwhatyouaredoingnowisjusttoreversewhatprevailsoveratpresentwiththeancientstyle.Onceyoumakesoundstoexpresswhatisreal,youwillcertainlymeetyourhumiliation.”BirdofBluishRedFeatherignorestheremarksoftheGrandBirdandfinallymakestheclearsounds,whichfloatoverthebranchesandtwigsoftheplaintreeshighintobluesky.Thesoundexcitedresonanceinthecaves,shookmountainsandhills.Treeslikepine,fir,cypressandmapledancedwiththerhythm.Animalsonth