What are some interesting and educational stories from ancient times?

1. At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the king of Qi, Duke Jing of Qi, highly valued and relied on his advisor, Yan Ying, also known as Yan Zi, and he had to ask Yan Ying for advice on all matters, big and small, before deciding on anything.

On one occasion, Duke Jing of Qi went to Bohai Bay to play, and when he was in the middle of playing, he suddenly saw an attendant coming on horseback to report: "Your Majesty, it's not good, Yan Ying, the Minister of State, is seriously ill, and is about to die. I'm afraid you won't be able to see him for the last time".

When Duke Jing of Qi heard the news, he was greatly dismayed and ordered to return to the capital at once. He chose the best driver and the best horses to pull the carriage, and set out in great haste.

In the car, Duke Jing of Qi couldn't stop urging the driver, "Faster, faster! Otherwise Xiang Guo will be in danger!" Although the carriage was running fast enough, Duke Jing of Qi still felt that it was too slow, so he pushed the driver aside and simply picked up the whip and drove the carriage himself.

Such a run for a while, Qi Jinggong still feel not fast enough, how to do it, this time, anxious Qi king made an amazing move, he simply jumped out of the carriage, running on foot, ran for a while, Qi Jinggong tired sweating, up and down breath.

Qi Jinggong, of course, could not run as fast as a four-legged horse, and he was so determined to go faster that he ended up going slower instead.

2. During the reign of Shunzhi, a man was going from a small harbor to Zhenhai County, and he wanted to take some books with him on the way, so he instructed his young scribe to bundle the books with wooden clips and follow him on his way. Halfway along the road, the sun was already setting. Unsure if he could make it before the city gates closed, he asked the passerby, "Am I still in time to make it to the county seat? "

The passer-by looked at him and then at the boy, and replied, "If you walk slowly, you should still be able to make it to the city before it closes; if you want to hurry, I'm afraid the gates will be closed."

The man was a little moved at this, and felt that the wayfarer was teasing him. So he didn't reply, and the little scholar hurried on at a fast pace. Seeing that the city gate was just ahead, he didn't realize that the little book boy had accidentally fallen, and the binding rope broke, and the book was scattered.

By the time they got the books straightened out and bundled up, and then rushed to the city gate, the gate ahead was already closed. It was only at this time that he realized what the passerby had said, but it really was a busy time.

3. The Story of Zixia

Zixia was a student of Confucius. One year, Zixia was sent to be a magistrate in Ju Father (now in Ju County, Shandong Province). Before he left, he paid a special visit to his teacher and asked Confucius for advice, saying, "May I ask, how can I govern a place well?"

Confucius said to Zixia with great enthusiasm: " To govern a place is a very complicated thing. However, if you grasp the root, it is also very simple."

After explaining to Zixia some of the things he should pay attention to, Confucius repeatedly instructed: "There is no desire to be quick, and there is no desire to see a small advantage. If you want to be quick, you will not achieve; if you see small gains, you will not achieve great things."

4, the story of the fruit farmer's son

There is an old fruit farmer is terminal cancer, know that he will soon die. One day, he said he wanted to accept the finished peaches planted by his two sons during his illness, so as to determine the proportion of the inheritance.

The eldest son was a loyal and gentle nature, and did things openly and honestly, down-to-earth, and carefully selected not too small but beautiful color, solid and full, a whole basket of water honey file peach. The youngest son has always been active, some over-ambitious, all pick big, even slightly rotten peach, loaded like a small mountain.

The two brothers were happy to carry the peaches down the mountain, but the younger brother's overloaded peaches could not withstand the bumpy road and tipped over, destroying them; the older brother, on the other hand, had a safe journey, and finished presenting the peaches to his father, who trusted him with 60% of the land.

5, pestle and mortar to sharpen the needle

Sharpening Needle Creek is located in Meizhou, under the Elephant Ear Mountain. Legend has it that when Li Bai was studying in the mountain, he didn't finish his studies well and gave up his studies and left.

He passed by a small stream and met an old woman sharpening an iron bar, and asked her what she was doing, the old woman said, "I want to sharpen it into a needle." Li Bai was touched by her spirit and went back to finish his studies. The old woman called herself Wu. Now there is still a piece of Wu's rock by that stream.