Questions and Answers About Fishermen and Woodcutters (Full Translation in Vernacular)

The fisherman and the woodcutter asked the right questions, and the dialogue between the fishermen and the woodcutter was used to resolve heavy topics such as the rise and fall of ancient and modern times. The author, Shao Yong, has learned Yili and is proficient in both Confucianism and Taoism. He has dedicated his life to unifying heaven and man, thereby trying to connect the humanistic nature of Confucianism with the Taoist way of heaven. This book attributes the heaven and earth, all things, human affairs, and society to the Yili and explains it through the way of questions asked by a woodcutter and answers given by a fisherman. The purpose is to let the woodcutter understand the truth that "the way of heaven and earth is prepared for people, the way of all things is prepared for the body, the way of all wonderful things is prepared for gods, and all the things in the world are completed."