19 Various ingenious thoughts of the ancients: 19 The most widely circulated ingenious story in ancient times.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhuanglang tribe defeated Lu Lin. It turned out that he was a deputy commander in Gansu. He asked the court to be a general, but he was not allowed. Relying on the strength of his own tribe, he went to the court, went AWOL on the grounds that his children were still young, and returned to Zhuanglang tribe himself. Faced with this situation, some people in the DPRK advocated making him a general, while others advocated calling him to the capital and giving him fiefs. Only Minister Liu Daxia said, "Lu Lin is a tyrant and is not good at managing people. He won't do anything. However, he did not commit a crime. Now if you give him the seal of the general, it does not conform to the legal provisions of the court; Calling him to Beijing, he didn't come, which was detrimental to the majesty of the court. At this time, the best policy is to put it on hold temporarily, ignore him and let him be idle at home. In addition, he was commended for his loyalty to the imperial court in his last life. Praising the achievements of Lu Lin's ancestors made him feel ashamed, but he couldn't say anything to hate the court for not making him a general. Only in this way can the trend of things develop according to our meaning. Soon, Lu Lin was bored and died of depression.

02. surprise

Liu Tan was appointed as the magistrate of Changsha, in charge of local administrative affairs in Xiangzhou (now Hunan, Hunan and Chongqing). At that time, just as Wang Heshang was plotting rebellion, some counties in Hunan rose up and responded to Wang Heshang. Zhong Xuanshao, a former town army, was lurking in Changsha as an insider monk and Wang to prepare for the uprising when Wang called. One day, Liu Tan, the satrap, found out about it, but he pretended not to know. He tried the lawsuit as usual, laughing as usual. In the evening, Liu Yuan deliberately opened the floodgates to suspect each other. Zhong Xuanshao indecision change, dare not make a move. The next morning, Liu Tan called Zhong Xuanshao to the meeting on an excuse, deliberately extended the conversation time, and sent someone to the Zhong family to search at the same time. Xuanshao didn't know it was a plan, so he was invited. When Liu Tan and Wang Heshang were in the same place, the soldiers who searched had successfully confiscated all the letters between Xuanshao and. Liu Tan took out these letters to interrogate XuanShao. In the face of hard evidence, Zhong Xuanshao had to bow his head and plead guilty. Liu Tan beheaded Xuan Shao on the spot and burned their letters to stabilize the hearts of his men. The situation in Changsha has thus stabilized.

03. Don't believe in God

During the Zhenyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, someone in Xianyang reported to the emperor that he had met the Warring States general Bai Qi. General Tian Lei told him to report to the emperor: "Let him defend the western frontier for the country, because in the first month, Tubo will March eastward and invade the border of the Tang Dynasty." Soon, Tubo really invaded. Under the strong resistance of the soldiers guarding the border, Tubo retreated. Tang Dezong Shili therefore believed in the myths and legends of Xianyang people and prepared to build a temple for Tian Lei in Chang 'an, the capital, and made him Stuart. Prime Minister Li Bi said: "As far as I know, the prosperity of the country is due to the monarch's extensive listening to other people's opinions. Now the generals guarding the border have made contributions, but your majesty rewarded the ancient Tian Lei. I'm afraid this will arouse the dissatisfaction of the border soldiers, thus disintegrating the fighting morale. Besides, building temples in Beijing and conducting large-scale prayer activities will spread in all directions and cause bad witchcraft. It is said that there is an ancient temple in Du You. Your Majesty can order local officials to repair it to worship Tian Lei, so as not to disturb more people. Dezong thought it was reasonable, so he adopted Li Bi's suggestion.

04. Force him to hang himself.

In Song Renzong, a war broke out on the western border, and General Ping Liu was killed. Public opinion in the ruling and opposition parties believes that this is because the imperial court sent eunuchs to supervise the army, and the commander-in-chief failed to give full play to his command ability, which led to Ping Liu's defeat. So Injong ordered the execution of Ping Liu eunuch Huang Dehe. Renzong was asked to remove all the marshals' supervisory troops. Renzong sought advice from Prime Minister Lv Yijian. Lv Yijian said, "There is no need to remove them. Just choose a loyal and cautious eunuch to be the military supervisor. " Injong appointed Lv Yijian to handle this matter. Lv Yijian said, "I'm just a prime minister waiting for punishment, and I have no contact with eunuchs. How do I know if they are virtuous? I hope the emperor will tell you to recommend it. In order to get the right person, it should be stipulated that if any of the supervisors they recommend fails to perform their duties, they will commit the same crime as the supervisors. " Injong adopted Lv Yijian's opinion. The next day, as we all know, the squad knocked at the door in front of Injong and asked them to remove the eunuch from the prison army. North Korean scholar-officials praised Lv Yijian's strategy. Kill one prisoner, and the others are still there. If all of them are removed, there will be complaints. If the troops make another mistake, they will find an excuse to recall, so the best way is to let them ask for their own recall.

05. Take back and make progress

In the Ming Dynasty, Chen Hao rebelled and was later pacified by Wang Shouren. He seized Chen Hao and imprisoned him in Zhejiang. At that time, it coincided with Wu Zongnan's patrol and stayed in Beijing. The official asked Wang Shouren to let Chen Hao return to Jiangxi, then arrested him when Wu Zong signed it himself, and sent two eunuchs to Zhejiang privately to deliver the order. Wang Shouren flew into a rage after hearing the news, and severely criticized this absurd idea of officials. The official knew that he was untenable and the matter was forgotten. However, Wang Shouren's subordinate Jiang Bin and others, jealous of Wang Shouren's contribution, spread rumors that Wang Shouren had plotted with Chen Hao from the beginning, and later heard that the imperial army was personally involved, and Chen Hao was arrested to excuse himself. Intention to seize the opportunity to frame Wang Shouren, so that the counter-insurgency can be accomplished. Wang Shouren and Zhang Yong discussed it, and decided to give Chen Hao to Zhang Yong first, and then he could successfully go to the operating table. The credit for catching Chen Hao belongs to the military gate of the governor, who asked the emperor not to go to Jiangxi again. Wang Shouren himself admitted that he was ill and practiced in Jingci Temple. When Zhang Yong returned to Beijing, he praised Wang Shouren's loyalty and his way of avoiding disaster in front of Wu Zong. Since the Enlightenment, he stopped accusing Wang Shouren.

06. Don't refuse

In Song Gaozong, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan revolted and coerced the emperor to allow the Queen Mother Long to listen to politics. Military forces from all walks of life rushed to Beijing, intending to be diligent and rescue the drivers. In order to prevent Miao and Liu from climbing over the wall and threatening the emperor's safety, Minister Zhu Shengfei asked the emperor to promise to seal Miao and Huainan and give them the power to command the army, and then persuaded Miao and Liu to surrender.

After Miao and Liu surrendered, the court hoped that they would take their places as soon as possible, but Miao and Liu's subordinates planned for them: the emperor would set an iron contract for them as evidence to prevent future changes. After leaving North Korea, they wrote to Zhu Shengfei's family and asked about it. Zhu Shengfei asked his secretary to bring a pen, asked the emperor to allow him to give it to Tieqi, and ordered his subordinate officials to check the past allusions in detail so as to deal with them as usual. Miao and Liu are very happy after hearing this.

The next day, when the Miao government arrived, Su Jin, the chief bodyguard, said to Zhu Shengfei, "Yesterday, the emperor granted the iron contract to the two generals Miao and Liu. Can the ceremony be held today? Zhu Shengfei pondered for a long time, suddenly looked around at all the officials and asked, "Have you found all the past practices?" The official replied, "There is no precedent to check. He asked, "Do you know how to make iron deeds according to the past methods? The answer is: "I don't know." Zhu Shengfei said, "In that case, how can we give them an iron contract? The officials all laughed, and Fu Su knew he was wrong, so he said sarcastically, "I know." So he went back despondently. The beauty of this matter is not to refuse them, but to let him give up. If you deal with this matter with ordinary pedantic people, you will argue with them with a big truth, which will not only anger the villain and endanger yourself, but also make the other side determined to win, and there is no room for manoeuvre.

07. Don't keep diners.

In the middle of Tang Dynasty, Hexi and Longyou were occupied by Tubo. Since the Tianbao period of Xuanzong, the road of reporting officials in Anxi and Beiting has also been blocked. The envoys of the Western Regions in Chang 'an could not return, and the troops were all under the care of the crack hon temple (the Ministry of Rites), and the crack hon temple entrusted the county and county to support them. * * * Expenditure often exceeded the budget, when Chang 'an economy was also depressed.

During the reign of Dezong, Prime Minister Li Bi learned that many foreign envoys stayed in Chang 'an, some lived in Chang 'an for more than 40 years, got married and had children, and most of them bought land and real estate, making a lot of money and being very rich. Li Bi ordered people to investigate foreign guests with property in Chang 'an. As a result, * * * found more than 4000 people. He ordered the state to stop all support for these people.

When these foreigners heard the news, they all went to * * * to complain, but the officials had no choice but to come to Li Bi. Li Bi said: "These are all mistakes in our past work. How can foreign envoys come to pay tribute and stay in Beijing for decades? Now it should be Uighurs or the sea to transport them back to China. Some people who didn't want to go back to China were ordered to go to the Split Temple to explain the reasons, and then they were awarded official positions and paid salaries to become officials of the Tang Dynasty. How can a person be a guest all his life if he wants to display his talents in time? 」

As a result, none of the foreign guests wanted to return to China. Li Bi placed them in the Ce Shen army defending the capital, originally the emissary of the prince, and asked them to become officers or officials. The rest are soldiers. This not only strengthens the police force in Beijing, but also saves the country more than 500,000 yuan every year. At this time, crack hon temple support only a dozen foreign guests.

08. Send the Royal Boat quickly.

During the reign of Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty, Wang became the magistrate of Sizhou. Wu zong decided to make a southern tour, and the messenger of the post station rode along the way to report the news that the emperor was about to arrive. Other state capitals were frightened and extorted money from the people to meet the emperor's expenses. Only Wang is calm. He said: "There was no exact date for the emperor's inspection. He made preparations in a hurry. Officials are searching everywhere, and it is easy to bully the weak and fear the hard. What if the emperor doesn't come after the fee is collected? 」

On the way to the emperor's inspection, imperial envoys came in an endless stream, extorting money at will along the way. When the emperor arrived in Sizhou, Wang Yingqiu led 100 warriors lined up beside the dragon boat and cheered loudly. The imperial envoy was upset that he could not pull the boat into the water, so Wang Yingqiu ordered people to pull the boat forward quickly, and in a blink of an eye, he was out of Sizhou for a hundred miles.

From then on, all the messengers who came to Sizhou quickly left, and no one dared to run amok again. Sizhou branch, officials and people all praise its virtue.

09. Be prepared with both hands

Ming Shizong wants to inspect the State of Chu. If he goes by water, Nanjing has to prepare a boat for the emperor. A ship is prepared. If the emperor changes the course, the government's money will be wasted. If you are not prepared, and the emperor suddenly arrives in Nanjing, it will be a great sin.

Minister Shi asked Master Shen of the Ministry of Industry if there was any good way. Master Shen said, "Gather the shippers, tell them to prepare timber, wait at Longjiang Pass, send couriers to find out the route taken by the emperor, work out the arrival date, and build the ship by then. If you take a boat, the money for shipbuilding will go to the government; If you don't take a boat, you won't build a ship. It is not difficult to return the wood to the businessman. 」

Later, the emperor did go by land, and the ship in Nanjing was not built.

10. Be honest with each other

One day, Zhao Shuchu, Emperor Yingzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, acceded to the throne, and Han Qi, the prime minister of Cishou, wrote a secret letter saying that the emperor and his biological mother, the empress dowager, did not respect her, and that it was "up to the widow" to order eunuchs to take revenge for her. Han Qi read the letter and simply said, "The imperial edict has been received. 」

The next day, when he went to court, Han Qi asked for the evening on the pretext that there was something urgent at home. Later, Han Qi went to the temple to see the emperor alone and said, "I dare not disturb the holy family, but there is a letter that must be read by the emperor. It must be made clear in person, but it must not be leaked. " Han Qi went on to say, "The Emperor owes his success to the kindness of Empress Cishou. Although she is not your biological mother, you should respect her more and you will be safe. " The emperor said, "Please make it clear to the Prime Minister." Han Qi said, "I really can't stand what this letter says. I hope the emperor can burn it secretly. If it leaks out, people who sow discord will take the opportunity to enter. " The emperor headed and said, as promised. Since then, the two queens have had a harmonious relationship, and no one can see that they have had conflicts before.

In the heyday of the Song Dynasty, any sage who can do his best for the country can interview. Because the prime minister and the emperor discussed the problem face to face, they eliminated their fears, and their feelings were very harmonious before they could speak their minds. Therefore, although some contradictions in the palace were not made public, they could be solved in time.

1 1. My humble opinion.

Shortly after Zhou Wang of Shang Dynasty ascended the throne, he ordered craftsmen to grind an ivory chopstick for him. Zhou Wang's elder brother and sage Ji Zi lamented, "Ivory chopsticks can't be matched with pottery, but with bowls carved with rhinoceros horns and cups ground with white jade. You can't hold vegetable soup or bean soup in a jade cup, but you should hold delicacies. After eating delicacies, I don't want to wear coarse clothes, but gorgeous clothes; I don't want to live in a cabin. I want to take a luxury car and live in a tall building. In this way, the goods of commercial countries can't satisfy his desire, and he will also plunder the rare treasures of distant countries. Sure enough, Zhou Wang's greed is growing. He grabbed tens of millions of labors, built a deer platform covering an area of three miles, and used white jade as the door to collect treasures and exotic animals and fill them up. At the same time, in Zhou Wang, people pour wine beside the Lutai so that naked men and women can play with each other.

Because of the cruelty and widespread indignation, under the army of King Wen, soldiers abandoned their businesses one after another. Rebel Zhou Wang was finally forced to set himself on fire in Lutai.

12. In the hospital bed

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Huangong once ruled the Central Plains with the help of Guan Zhong, a wise man.

When Guan Zhong was dying, Qi Huangong went to see him and said, "Guan Zhong, you are ill. Do you have anything to teach me? Guan Zhong said, "I hope you can alienate people like Yiya, Vertical Carving, Chang and Wei Gongzi. Duke Huan said, "Yiya respects me with the flesh of his son, which shows that he loves me more than his son. Guan Zhong said, "He is cruel to his son. How can he be kind to the monarch? Qi Huangong also said, "A clever wizard can predict people's death and cure my chronic diseases. Can't I trust him? " Guan Zhong said: "Life and death are determined by fate, and chronic diseases are physical problems. You can't control your own destiny or keep your roots, but you rely on the constant wizard to maintain your health, so he will do whatever he wants. " Qi Huangong said, "Wei Gongzi has served me for fifteen years. For me, he didn't go to the funeral after his father died, which shows that he loves me more than his parents. Can such people not be trusted? Guan Zhong said: "People are closest to their parents, but they are still so heartless to their parents.": What's more, what about others? " Duke Huan thought Guan Zhong's words made sense, so he resolutely agreed.

After Guan Zhong's death, Qi Huangong expelled the four men. However, after the four people left, Huan Gong didn't want to eat, didn't sleep well at night, and didn't have the heart to go to court. () And his relapse is really hard. However, because Guan Zhong made a pre-announced statement, he endured hardships and persisted.

After another three years, Huan Gong could bear it no longer and said, "Guan Zhong talks too much. These four people are good to me but not good to the country. " Then they were recalled to court. The following year, Huan Gong became ill, and Chang Zhiwu made a rumor: "Huan Gong will eventually die." So Yiya, Vertical Carving and Chang Zhiwu conspired to launch a coup, blocked the palace gate of Huan Gong, banned anyone from entering or leaving, built a fence more than 30 feet high outside the palace gate, cut off his diet, and finally starved Huan Gong to death.

When Qi Huangong died, he sighed with tears and said, "Alas! I hate that I didn't listen to Guan Zhong and ended up like this. Guan Zhong is really a saint. "

The death of zhibo.

During the Warring States Period, Alina Zhang, the prime minister of Zhao, met Zhibo in the State of Jin, and when he left the camp, he met Zhiguo outside the military camp. Zhi went to see Zhi Bo and said, "I'm afraid the two countries have changed their minds." Zhi Bo asked, "Why?" Zhiguo Road: "When I met Meng Tan outside the military camp, he looked reserved and arrogant. Zhi Bo said confidently, "No, I privately agreed with Wei and Han Kang that they would not cheat me after Zhao was occupied. You mustn't say that. "

He was worried and went to see Han and Wei again. When he came back, he advised Zhi Bo to say, "Sir Zhong's expression is wrong, but his mind has changed. He must have betrayed you. It is better to kill them immediately to avoid future troubles. " Zhi Bo said, "Their troops have been stationed in Jinyang for three years. Once they take action, they can benefit. There will be other attempts there. You can't talk about it again. Guo said, "If you don't kill the two masters, you will be close." Chicago city asked, "? Guo said, "Wei's counselor is Duan Gui, and Han Kang's counselor is Duan Gui." Both of them are lucky ministers who can change the king's mind. You can make an agreement with these two men to capture Zhao alive and give each of them a share. If so, Han and Wei won't change their minds and you can get the land you want. "Zhi Bo said," After Zhao is captured alive, I will give these two people a reward, and then I will get too little land. This is not good. Zhishen saw that Jin Jun didn't listen to him, so he went out of the village and changed his surname to Fu, and he disappeared in seclusion. "。

When Alina Zhang talked back, he went up to Xiangzi and said, "I met Zhizeng outside the barracks. He seems to doubt me. He changed his name after he came out of Zhibo. If you don't do it tonight, there will be endless troubles. " So he sent a delegation to discuss with the two masters, Han and Wei, and agreed to start work that night, killing the officials who guarded the embankment and flooding the Zhibo military camp. Zhi Bo's army was in chaos in the water. Han and Wei armies attacked from two wings, and Zhao Xiangzi led the army to attack from the front, defeating Zhi Bojun. Zhi Bo was taken alive and put to death, the country was torn apart, and all the people were killed because of the collective punishment.

14. A discerning person knows a person.

There were frequent wars at the end of Sui Dynasty, and Mr. Wei lived in seclusion between Liang and Song Dynasties. Shi Mi entered the DPRK in his early years. After his defeat, he fled to Yanmen alone, changed his name and surname, disguised himself as a teacher, and had frequent contacts with Mr. Wei. On one occasion, Mr. Wei said to him half jokingly, "I observed that Mr. Wei looked depressed, his eyes were distracted, his mind was distracted, and his words were faltering." Now the imperial court is arresting the rebels in Shandong. Is Mr. Wei one of them? " Shimi got up in a panic, grabbed Mr. Wei's hand and said, "Since you know me like the back of your hand, I hope Mr. Wei can save me." Mr. Wei said: "I think Mr. Wei doesn't have the temperament of an emperor and the strategy of a general. He is just a hero in troubled times. Then teacher Wei gave him a detailed analysis of the reasons for the success or failure of emperors, generals and heroes in troubled times. Finally, Mr. Wei said: "I look at the astronomical phenomena at night, and the Imperial Capital is going out of Fenhe Jin area. If you can help him, the future will not be * * *. " When Shi Biao finished, he stood up and said proudly, "pedantic people don't care about big things." 」

Soon, Shi Biao fled to the west under the pretext of recruiting troops along the way and fighting in the camp. Finally defeated and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Then there was a rebellion and it was completely destroyed.

15. Do good deeds and be patient.

You Weng in Changzhou has opened three pawn shops. One day at the end of the year, I suddenly heard something outside the door. I saw a neighbor when I went out. The man standing at the counter came up to Youong and said, "He put the money on his clothes and came to get it empty-handed today. If he doesn't give it to him, he will swear. How can he be so unreasonable? " And this man is still aggressive and adamant.

You Weng said to him calmly, "I know what you mean, but it's only for the Spring Festival." Is such a trifle worth fighting for? "So life shop assistant to find the standard, * * * clothes mosquito net four or five pieces. You Weng pointed to the cotton-padded jacket and said, "This dress doesn't keep out the cold. He pointed to the cotton gown and said, "This one is for you to pay a New Year call. Other things are not urgently needed now, so you can stay here for the time being. " The man got clothes, and he felt wronged and had to leave.

That night, the neighbor died in someone else's house. His relatives have been fighting that family for more than a year. It turned out that this person took poison because of excessive debts, knowing that the Yous were rich and wanted to knock some money. As a result, he found nothing and transferred to another family. Someone asked Yoon why he could tolerate him in advance. You Weng replied: "Anyone who provokes unreasonably will have something to rely on. It will be a disaster if you don't put up with these little things first. 」

16. Treacherous court official's mistake in the country

King Jian of Chu was killed in the State of Zheng, and Jian's son was named Sheng, who was in the State of Wu at that time. Yin Zixi, the king of Chu, wants to recall him to his country. Hearing the news, he came to see Zixi and asked, "I heard that you want to call Wang back to China. Do you want to use him? " Confucius said, "I heard that Sheng is honest, courageous and resourceful. I want him to defend the frontier and defend the border. " Shen Zhuliang said: "I heard that this person is narrow-minded, treacherous and cunning, and only remembers to avenge his father, so he will not use good to eliminate evil Xiu De;" I just want to avenge myself and have no intention of contributing to the country. If you invite him instead of trusting him, you will attract resentment; If rewarded, it will help his greed. If the border is provoked, he will certainly not stick to it. When I heard that the country was going to be defeated, there must be traitors in the court. Who's all right? It is wise people who can avoid it as early as possible, and it is the real hidden danger of the country that perishes because of old personal grievances. Be careful that he closes the door. If we call him back, the day of national subjugation will not be far away. 」

Zixi didn't listen to Shen Zhuliang's advice, stubbornly demanded victory and returned to China, and ordered him to guard the border and make him a white male. Later, he defeated Wu Jun and arrogantly demanded that military exercises be used for sacrifice. After that, he created rebellion, robbed King Hui of Chu, publicly killed the state minister and son in the imperial court, and seized the state power of Chu.

foresight and sagacity

In the Song Dynasty, Zhao Yuanhao rebelled in Hexi. When the emperor asked about frontier defense, the assistant minister could not answer. The emperor was furious and immediately dismissed four officials in charge of military affairs in the Privy Council.

One of the four ambassadors was demoted to Wang. When his good friend Su Gongyi (academician) saw him off outside the city, Wang said to the official, "My visit to China was expected ten years ago. The official said, "That man must be a fortune teller." Wang said, "No, it's Cao Wei. "I used to go to Hebei to sentence prisoners when I was in the Sanlian Salt-Iron Agreement. At that time, Cao Wei had just been demoted from Shaanxi to Hebei as a military adviser. After I finished my work in Dingzhou, Cao Wei said to me, "My work is finished, so it's time to go back to Beijing. I hope you can stay all day tomorrow. I have something to say to you. " "I have always admired his great talent. As soon as I heard this, I was so happy.

At noon the next day, Cao Wei invited me to dinner. After dinner, he retired and said to me, "I think people's faces are fickle." You can either be a fulcrum assistant or a forward commander in the future. Some people say that you can be the prime minister, but I don't think so. " You must be the manager here in less than ten years. At that time, the west often warned that people should study the border defense readiness in advance and recruit talents, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with emergencies. I said, "Only you are familiar with the border situation. what do you think? Cao Wei said: "When I was in Shaanxi, Zhao Deming of Hexi once asked people to trade in the Central Plains with war horses. When I saw such a greedy little man, I was furious and wanted to kill him. No one will listen to his intercession. Zhao Deming has a young son, who is only a teenager, but bravely said: It has been miscalculated to subsidize neighboring countries with war horses, and now he has killed soldiers guarding the border because of trivial goods. If so, who will serve the country? 」

After reading the exhortation post, I thought to myself: this child is a material that can be made, and he will definitely do something in the future. I heard that he often passes by the collection. I've always wanted to meet him. I ordered my men to lure him to your house several times, but it was useless. So he asked the painter to draw his face. It's really heroic to finally meet this child. This child must be a disaster in the frontier in the future. When you count him as an adult, it is when you are in charge here. "I didn't think so at the time, but now I know that the person who was painted is Zhao Yuanhao. 」

18. Sweet wine is no longer available.

Liu Jiao, the younger brother of Emperor Gaozu, had great respect for Mu Sheng and others after he was made king of Chu Yuan. Musheng doesn't drink, and every time he gives a banquet in Wang Yuan, he specially prepares sweet rice wine for Musheng. After his son Wu Wang succeeded to the throne, he began to buy liqueur, but he gradually forgot it.

Musheng went home and said, "I should have retired a long time ago and stopped serving wine. It can be seen that the king of Chu no longer cares about me. If I don't leave, maybe one day Chu soldiers will catch me and cut me to the waist. " So he claimed that he was ill and stayed at home. Shen Gong and Bai Sheng forced him to attend the banquet and suggested that he say, "Have you forgotten the kindness of my late king?" ? Now that the king of Chu has accidentally lost his gift, do you still care so much? Mu Sheng said: According to the Book of Changes, knowing a few gods is a subtle change of things, which is a harbinger of judging good or bad luck. A gentleman must act when he sees something, and he can't delay a day. My late king treated the three of us to promote morality. Now the king of Chu ignores us because he has forgotten morality. How can a person who has forgotten morality stay with him for a long time? Where did I get a little courtesy? "So he left under the pretext of being ill.

Shen Gong and Bai Sheng stayed. Later, Wang Wu gradually became arrogant and cruel. Twenty years later, Xue Jun was cut off from the East China Sea because of collusion with Empress Bo privately, so he planned a rebellion. Shen Gong and Bai Sheng protested, but the king of Chu wouldn't listen. They left the king of Chu in disappointment and went to another place to live in seclusion.

19. Know your son better than your father.

When Tao Zhugong Fan Li lived in Taotao, she gave birth to a little son. When he grew up, Tao Zhugong's second son was imprisoned by Chu for murder. Tao Zhugong said, "It's right to kill for your life, but I heard that with a daughter's family wealth, your son can't be executed in the city. So I prepared my daughter for my younger son to visit. But the eldest son insisted on going, saying, "My father didn't let the eldest son go, but let the younger brother go. It must be because my dad thinks I'm a black sheep. "Said to commit suicide. Seeing this, the lady urged Tao Zhugong again and again. Tao Zhugong had to ask his eldest son to take a letter and ask him to give it to his old friend, Zhuang Sheng. Then he said to the eldest son, "When you arrive, send the gift money, and then all the guests will follow the Lord and don't argue with him. "

When the eldest son arrived, he did as his father told him. Zhuang Sheng said to him, "Go quickly and don't stay here any longer. Even if your brother is released, don't ask why. " After the eldest son left, he didn't go back as ordered by Johnson, but stayed with Chu Guiren secretly. Although Zhuang Sheng is poor, he is proud of being honest and clean. Ministers below the king of Chu regarded him as a teacher and respected him very much. Tao Zhugong's son sent a gift from his daughter, but Johnson didn't intend to accept it. Originally, I wanted to get things done, and then I went back to Zhu Gong, thinking that I had it for myself. However, Tao Zhugong's eldest son didn't understand his good intentions.

One day, Zhuang Sheng found a reason to see the king of Chu, saying that there were stars in the sky, and something was bad for Chu, which could only be eliminated by doing good deeds. King Chu always trusted Zhuang Sheng, so he ordered people to seal San Qian's house and prepare for an amnesty. Chu Guiren happily told the good news to Zhu Gong's eldest son. Unexpectedly, Zhu Gongzi thought that his younger brother would definitely come out during the Amnesty period, and his daughter's enterprise would not give away Zhuang Sheng in vain. So he went to see Zhuang Sheng again. Zhuang Sheng was surprised and asked, "Why haven't you left here yet? Zhu Gong's eldest son said, "My brother will be pardoned today, so I have come to leave. Johnson understood what he meant and returned the money to him.

It was a great shame for Zhuang Sheng to be fooled by Tao Gongzi, so he went to see the king of Chu and said, "The king of Chu pardoned Xiu De, but all the people in Chu said that the son of Tao Zhugong, a rich man in Tao Di, killed someone and was imprisoned in Chu, so they used money to bribe people around the king of Chu. Therefore, the King of Chu pardoned not the Chu people, but the son of Tao Zhugong. " After hearing this, the King of Chu was furious, ordered Tao Zhugong's son to be beheaded immediately, and then issued an amnesty.

When Tao Gongzi came home with his brother's death notice. Mother and villagers are very sad. Tao Zhugong said, "I heard about your action, and I know you will definitely kill your brother. It is not that you don't love him. It's just that you started a business with me from an early age and prepared for a hard life, so you value money very much. As for your brother, he was born in a rich environment and went out to ride a horse. I don't know. Money doesn't come easily. I sent him only because he can give up his money, but you can't. Finally, you killed your brother. No offense. I thought you'd bring back the funeral report! 」