They agreed to classify their horses into upper, middle and lower classes. In the race, you should ride a horse, and the middle horse rides the middle horse.
Horse, dismount. Dismount. Because the horses in all classes in Qi Weiwang are much better than those in Tian Ji, and they have tried several times, and Tian Ji has them.
It failed.
Tian Ji was very disappointed. Before the end of the race, he left the racecourse in frustration. At this time, Tian Ji looked up.
There was a man in the crowd who turned out to be his good friend Sun Bin. Sun Bin called Tian Ji, patted him on the shoulder and said:
"I just watched the horse race. Wang Wei's horse is not much faster than yours. "
Sun Bin haven't say that finish, Tian Ji stared his one eye:
"I didn't expect you to be sarcastic!"
Sun Bin said, "I'm not being sarcastic. I mean, if you compete with him again, I can definitely let you beat him. "
Tian Ji looked at Sun Bin doubtfully:
"You mean the other horse?"
Sun Bin shook her head and said:
"Even a horse doesn't need to be replaced."
Tian Ji said confidently:
"That's still a loss!" Sun Bin said with confidence:
"Just follow my arrangement."
Qi Weiwang was boasting about his horse when he saw Tian Ji and Sun Bin coming.
He stood up and said sarcastically:
"Why, are you still unconvinced?"
Tian Ji said: "Of course not, let's play again!" Say, "Hua", poured a lot of money on the table.
Son, as his gambling.
Qi Weiwang laughed to himself when he saw it, so he ordered his men to bring all the money they had won in previous times and add more.
He bought 1200 gold and put it on the table. Qi Weiwang said contemptuously:
"Then let's get started!"
Gong sounded and the game began.
Sun Bin was a bad horse, lost to Qi Weiwang's good horse, and lost the first game. Qi Weiwang stood up and said:
"I didn't expect the famous Mr. Sun Bin to come up with such a clumsy countermeasure."
Sun Bin ignored him. Then the second scene. Sun Bin took the first-class horse to compete with the middle-class horse in Qi Weiwang and won a race.
Qi Weiwang was a little flustered.
In the third game, Sun Bin took China and Malaysia against Qi Weiwang's inferior horse and won another game. This time, Qi Weiwang was dumbfounded.
Yes
The result of the game was two out of three. Of course, Tian Ji beat Qi Weiwang.
The same horse, because it changes the order of appearance in the race, will get the result of turning defeat into victory.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin wanted to annex two neighboring small countries: Yu and Guo. The relationship between these two countries is very good. If Kim is in danger, Guo will send troops to rescue him; If Jin attacks Guo, Yu will send troops to help. Minister Xun Xiang submitted a plan. He said that if we want to capture these two countries, we must alienate them and stop them from supporting each other. The monarch of the state of Yu is insatiable, and we can do whatever we want. He established the Jin Xiangong, took out two treasures he loved, gave birth to a good horse and a barbed wall, and gave them to Yu Gong. Where is the dedication? Xun said to him, don't worry, your majesty, let him keep it for the time being. When Guo Yu is destroyed, everything will come back to you, won't it? Dedicate to the public and follow the plan. Qi Huangong got a good horse and a beautiful city wall, and he was happy from ear to ear. The State of Jin deliberately created troubles at the border of the State of Jin and made excuses to cut Guo. The State of Jin asked the State of Yu to let the State of Jin intercept Guo by land, but Yu Gong benefited from the State of Jin and had to agree. Yu's minister repeatedly advised against doing so. The two countries are as close as lips and teeth When the country perished, the State of Jin refused to release Yu, but Duke Yu said that it was foolish to make weak friends and offend strong friends! The Jin army attacked the State of Guo through Yu Road and soon won. After Banshi returned to China, he handed over a large amount of looted property to Yugong. Yu Gong was overjoyed. Rick, the general of the Jin army, pretended to be ill at this moment, saying that he could not lead his troops back to China, and temporarily stationed his troops near the capital of Yuzhou. Yu Gong has no doubt. A few days later, Jin Xiangong came and Yu Gong went out to meet him. Go hunting in case of danger. In a short time, I saw a sea of fire in the capital, and when I arrived outside the city, the capital had been taken from the inside by 8 Jin J. In this way, the state of Jin was easily destroyed.
For a small country caught in the cracks, sweet words alone will not win its trust. One side often marches in the name of "protection" to control its situation and make it lose its autonomy. If you take the opportunity to attack suddenly, you can win easily.
Encircle the state of Wei to save Zhao "
See historical records, Sun Tzu's Art of War Wu Qichuan.
During the Warring States Period, Wei led Pang Juan to besiege Handan, the capital of Zhao. Zhao asked Qi for help, and the King of Qi ordered Tian Ji and Sun Bin to lead an army to save him. Sun Bin and Wei Jun's main forces were in Zhao, and the interior was empty, so they went out to attack Wei Du's girders. So Wei Jun had to withdraw his troops from Handan to save the country, passing through Guilin Pass, and was intercepted by his troops, almost completely annihilated. This allusion refers to the tactics of bypassing the enemy's rear to force them to withdraw.
In 354 BC, the Wei army surrounded Handan, the capital of Zhao. The two sides fought for more than a year, and Zhao was weak and Wei was tired. At this time, Qi responded to Zhao's call for help, and sent Tian Ji as the general and Sun Bin as the strategist, leading 80,000 troops to save Zhao. Where is the attack direction? At first, Tian Ji prepared to go straight to Handan. Sun Bin believes that to untie the tangled silk thread, you can't pull hard with your hands, and you can't directly participate in fighting with others. To send troops to clear up, we should avoid reality and get to the point. He suggested to Tian Ji that the elite troops of Wei are now concentrated in Zhao, which is empty inside. If we lead the troops to plunge into the beam of Wei's capital, occupy its traffic arteries, and attack its empty space, we will inevitably bring down Li Yibao of Zhao, and the Qi army will take advantage of it and meet them in Guiling, a pre-selected combat area. Wei Jun will be defeated, and the siege of Zhao will be solved. Sun Bin's method of encircling Wei to save Zhao is a famous war example in the history of our country, and it is listed as one of the 36 strategies by later military strategists. Encircling Wei to save Zhao is an evasive strategy, which has been appreciated by military strategists in past dynasties and still has vitality today.
Encircling Wei to save Zhao-Encircling Wei to save Zhao
It was Sun Bin who commanded the Qi army to defeat Wei Jun led by Pang Juan and rescued Zhao. From then on, Sun Bin became famous all over the world.
Finish sth at one go
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi sent troops to attack Lu (both countries are in today's Shandong Province). At that time, Qi was strong, Lu was weak, and the strength of the two sides was very different. But in the end, Lu defeated the Qi army with the weak. According to Zuo Zhuan, Lu's victory has a lot to do with his shrewd planning.
Cao Gui is neither a military commander nor a civil servant, but he is proficient in the art of war. He learned that Qi was going to send troops to attack, and Duke Zhuang of Lu was ready to resist, so he offered to see Duke Zhuang. His relatives, friends and neighbors advised him: "State affairs are in the hands of big officials who eat meat every day. Why bother?" Cao Gui said: "Those big officials are short-sighted and will not have foresight."
When Cao Gui met with Zhuang Gong, he first proposed that winning the trust of the people was an important political preparation before the war and a guarantee for the victory of the war. And asked him to go with him in the battle, so Zhuang Gong told him to start with the car. At the place of the spoon, Qi and Lu's army met. The two sides lined up and the battle was about to begin. I saw the Qi army beating gongs and drums to prepare for the invasion. Zhuanggong is also ready to beat gongs and drums to meet him. Cao Gui stopped: "Wait a minute." See lujun didn't respond, and played a drum. In this way, the Qi army beat gongs and drums to make three links, while the Lu army always held its ground. It was not until the Qi army had three drums that it said, "Now you can join the army!" As soon as the drums of the Lu army rang, they ordered to kill the enemy, and the soldiers shouted and rushed to the enemy lines, which was extremely fierce. The Qi army was defeated and fled in confusion.
Zhuang Zhengyi wanted to order the pursuit, but he was stopped. He got off the bus and looked at the wheel tracks of Qi soldiers on the ground. He climbed onto the front crossbar of the car and noticed the enemy's retreat. Then he said, "Now you can pursue!" Zhuanggong immediately ordered the pursuit. The Lu army pushed forward and drove all the Qi troops out of the country.
This victory, Duke Zhuang of Lu did not understand why Cao Gui commanded like this. Cao Gui said: "War needs courage. High spirits, then decline, three exhausted. I'm exhausted, so I can overcome it. (Fighting mainly depends on courage. When playing drums for the first time, the soldiers had the greatest courage, and when playing drums again, their courage dropped a little; On the third drum, all the courage disappeared. When the enemy's courage disappeared, we were in high spirits, so we defeated them. Cao Gui also said: "Qi's military strength cannot be underestimated. Maybe an ambush will be set to deceive and defeat us. I' see its chaos and watch its flag', so I can rest assured to chase it. "("Chaos ",wheel tracks are chaotic;" Weak flag ",the flag cover fell down, indicating that you fled in a hurry. )
The story of "Cao Gui Controversy" in Zuo Zhuan is the source of "regrouping", "three recessions, exhaustion" and "wandering in confusion".
Do anything, go all out when you are high-spirited and energetic at the beginning. This is called "high spirits". Attacking the target with a drum is called "one drum and one side". If things are not done well, the original courage and strength will gradually decline and run out, which is called "failing three times again"
During the Warring States Period, Meng Changjun of Qi liked to attract all kinds of people as guests, claiming to be 3,000 guests. He is open to all guests. Those who are talented let them do their best, and those who are not talented also provide accommodation.
On one occasion, Meng Changjun led all the guests to the State of Qin. Zhao Haoqi of Qin kept him and wanted him to be prime minister. Meng Changjun didn't dare to offend Zhao Haoqi of Qin, so he had to stay. Soon, the ministers advised the king of Qin, saying, "It is not good for the king of Qin to keep Meng Changjun. He was born in the royal family, and he had fiefs and family members in the state of Qi. How can he really work for Qin? " Zhao Haoqi of Qin felt right, so he changed his mind and put Meng Changjun and his men under house arrest, just waiting for an excuse to kill them.
King Taizhao has a favorite concubine. As long as the concubine says one, Zhao Haoqi won't say two. Meng Changjun sent for her help. The princess agreed, on the condition that she would get a white fur coat (made of the hair under the armpit of the white fox) as a reward. This can be called Meng Changjun, because as soon as he arrived in Qin, he gave the white fur of this fox to Zhao Haoqi of Qin. Just then, a janitor said, "I can get the fox and the white fur!" " "Say that finish and left.
It turns out that this doorman is best at stealing dogs. He first learned the situation, knowing that Zhao Haoqi liked the fox fur coat so much that he couldn't bear to wear it for a while, so he put it in the exquisite storeroom of the palace. By moonlight, he escaped the patrol's eyes and easily got into the storage room to steal the fox hair. The princess was very happy to see the fox Bai Qiu. She tried to persuade Qin to give up the idea of killing and prepared to send him back to Qi in a few days.
Meng Changjun did not dare to wait for two days, and immediately led his men to ride eastward overnight. It was midnight when I arrived at Hanguguan (now Lingbao County, Henan Province, which was the east gate of Qin State). According to the law of Qin State, Hangu Pass is not opened until the cock crows every day. Why do chickens crow in the middle of the night? When everyone was worried, only a few "oh oh" cocks crowed, and then all the cocks outside the city crowed. It turns out that another public in Meng Changjun can crow like a chicken, and the chicken will crow as soon as it hears the first crow. Why do you crow before going to bed? Although the soldiers guarding the customs felt strange, they had to get up and open the door to let them out.
At dawn, Zhao Haoqi of Qin learned that Meng Changjun and his party had escaped, and immediately sent troops after them. I've been through Hangu Pass for a long time.
Meng Changjun fled back to Qi with the help of a confidant.
Buy the box, but return the pearls.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a businessman in the State of Chu who specialized in selling jewelry. On one occasion, he went to Qi State to sell jewelry.
Well, in order to sell jewelry, many small boxes are made of precious wood. The boxes are beautifully carved and decorated.
Look, let the box smell, and then put the jewelry in the box.
A man from Zheng saw the box containing the orb exquisite and beautiful. After asking the price, he bought one and opened the box.
Son, take out the treasure inside and return it to the jeweler.
(of an unknown person) achieved amazing results at the first attempt.
During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Chunyu Kun in the State of Qi. He is eloquent and good at conversation. He often matches something.
Interesting code words, to convince the monarch, so that the monarch is not only not angry, but also willing to accept.
At that time, the King of Qi was originally a wise monarch, but he became addicted to debauchery after he ascended the throne.
Regardless of national affairs, I only know how to drink and have fun every day, and I leave important things to the minister, but I don't care. because
As a result, politics was not on the right track, officials were corrupt and dereliction of duty, and governors of various countries also took the opportunity to invade, which made Qi on the verge of extinction.
On the brink of death.
Although some patriots in Qi were worried, they were all afraid of the King of Qi, and no one came out to persuade them.
Suggestions.
In fact, Qi Weiwang is a very clever man. He likes to say some argot to show his wisdom, although he doesn't like listening.
Other people's suggestions, but if they are correct, he will still accept them. When Chunyu Kun found out, he came up with a plan
Policy, ready to find a chance to persuade Qi Weiwang.
One day, Chunyu Kun met him and said, "Your Majesty, I want you to guess a riddle for Chen."
This state-owned juicy bird lived in the king's court for three years, but it didn't flap its wings or be named.
Just curled up aimlessly, guess, your majesty, what kind of bird is this? "
Qi Weiwang is a wise man. You can hear from his words that Chunyu Kun is satirizing himself, a country like a big bird.
Respect, but nothing, only pleasure. When he was no longer a fatuous king, so was Shen Yin.
He resolutely decided to turn over a new leaf, cheer up and do something vigorous, so he said to Chunyu Kun:
"Well, this big bird, you don't know, it doesn't fly, it doesn't rush into the sky, it doesn't make a sound, it makes a sound.
Will disturb everyone, you wait and see! "
From then on, Qi Weiwang stopped drinking and began to rectify the country. First of all, he called on officials all over the country to be loyal and responsible.
Give rewards; Those corrupt and incompetent people will be punished. As a result, the whole country quickly cheered and was everywhere.
Full of vigor and vitality.
On the other hand, he also set out to rectify the army and use strong force to establish the prestige of the country. When the governors of various countries heard the news,
Everyone was shocked, not only did they dare not invade again, but even returned all the land they had occupied to Qi.
What Qi Weiwang did was really a "blockbuster"!
Therefore, people later used the idiom "blockbuster" to describe a person with extraordinary talent, as long as he can.
If you use it well, once you play it out, you will often have amazing achievements.
Decorate yourself with borrowed feathers
During the Warring States period, when Chu was at its strongest, he was afraid of his general Zhao for the sake of the northern country at that time.
Xi's t-shirt, and feel strange. So he asked the North Korean minister why.
At that time, a minister named Jiang Yi told him the following story:
"Once upon a time, there was a tiger in a cave. Because he was hungry, he ran outside to look for food. When he came to a place,
When I was in the dense forest, I suddenly saw a fox walking in front of me. He thinks this is a golden opportunity.
Yes, he jumped over and caught him effortlessly.
But when it opened its mouth to eat the fox, the sly fox suddenly spoke:
Hum! Don't think that you are the king of beasts and dare to swallow me; You know, heaven and earth ordered me to be king.
Your Majesty, whoever eats me will be severely punished by heaven and earth. The tiger listened to the fox with a grain of salt.
However, when he tilted his head and saw the fox's arrogant and calm appearance, he was shocked. The original arrogance.
And I don't know when most of them disappeared. Even so, he thought to himself: I am one hundred.
The king of beasts, so any beast in the world will be afraid to see me. And he, it turned out, was ordered by Emperor Fengtian to rule us!
At this time, the fox saw that the tiger hesitated to eat, and knew that he had already believed him a little.
So he stood proudly, then pointed to the tiger's nose and said,' What, don't you believe what I said?
Really? Then come with me now, walk behind me and see if all the wild animals are scared out of their wits when they see me.
Running around. The tiger thought it was a good idea and did it.
So the fox swaggered ahead and the tiger followed carefully. They didn't leave much.
For a long time, I vaguely saw the depths of the forest, where many small animals were fighting for food, but when they found themselves walking behind the fox.
The tiger was in front of him, and he couldn't help but be frightened to disgrace and ran away.
At this moment, the fox turned to look at the tiger proudly. Seeing this situation, the tiger can't help but feel a little scared.
But he didn't know that wild animals were afraid of themselves, and he thought they were really afraid of foxes!
The cunning fox's plan succeeded, but his strength was entirely due to the tiger's disguise, which enabled him to threaten in a favorable situation at this moment.
Threatening the beast and the poor tiger to be fooled and not knowing it!
Therefore, the people in the north are afraid of Zhao Xi's shirt simply because the king's soldiers are in his hands, that is to say.
Say, what they are afraid of is actually the power of the king! "
From the above story, we can know that anyone oppresses others by virtue of the power of authority or the power of position.
Anyone who acts arrogantly can be described as "Smith".
Unite for evil purposes
Twenty-six years of King Xiang of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. Chu invaded Zheng. At that time, Zheng was as strong and weak as Chu, but it really didn't.
Those who could resist, as a result, Zheng suffered defeat, and even Zheng's was captured by the generals of Chu. The war is over.
Later, the Chu army was surrounded by the younger brother of the king of Chu, trying to take credit for Zheng Jiezhi, saying that Zheng Jiezhi was his prisoner, so he wore a seal.
The two of them had an argument, and there was no way to solve it at the moment. Later, they asked Li Bo.
Be a just person and judge who is responsible for this.
Bozhou Plough's solution to the dispute was fair. He insisted that it was best to ask Zheng who was captured.
Wang. So I ordered someone to take Zheng to Bozhou Plough and explained the reason to him. Then I reached out my finger and used it to represent Chu Wangdi.
Gong Ziwei, put your finger on behalf of Chu, and then ask him who he captured. Zheng was put on the seal when he was captured, which is very
Hate him, pointed to his finger, said captured by childe outside. Therefore, Bozhou Plough decided that this was due to outside the childe.
The idiom "practise fraud" comes from this story; It means cheating in the game and turning right from wrong.
In today's society, this often happens: for example, someone has done something illegal and knows that he deserves it.
Can't escape the bad luck of being punished; So he secretly paid bribes, or asked relatives and friends to intercede and seek cover, which led to great things.
Small things, small things, still have to muddle through. People like this who participate in it and bend the law to get in the way can be said to be: "Go up."
Under his command. "
Unnecessary worry
Once upon a time in the state of Qi, there was a man who was timid and a little neurotic. He often thinks of some strange questions, but
It makes people feel inexplicable.
One day after dinner, he sat at the door with a big cattail leaf fan and assessed his future, saying to himself:
"If one day, the sky falls, what should I do? We have no way out, we will only be crushed to death alive.
Is it too wrong to die? "
Since then, he has been worried about this problem almost every day, and his friends have seen him in a trance all day long and his face is haggard.
Worried about him, but when everyone knew the reason, they all came to persuade him to say:
"Dude! Why bother yourself about it? How can the sky fall? Said that even if it did fall,
That can't be solved by you alone. Relax! "
However, no matter what others say, he doesn't believe it, and he will always worry about this unnecessary problem.
Later, according to the above story, people extended the idiom "worrying about the sky", whose main meaning is to wake people up.
Children should not worry about some unrealistic things. It has roughly the same meaning as "much ado about nothing"
better late than never
This story comes from the Warring States Policy. During the Warring States Period, there was a minister in the State of Chu named Zhuang Xin. One day, he said to King Chu Xiang:
"When you are in the palace, state affairs are on the left and Xiahou is on the right; When you went out, Yan Lingjun and Shou Jing Jun followed you all the time.
Youyou and these four people pay special attention to luxury and debauchery. Regardless of state affairs, Ying (Chu capital, in the north of jiangling county, Hubei Province) is one of them.
It must be dangerous! "
Wang Xiang was very dissatisfied and scolded angrily, "Are you crazy? Deliberately saying these insidious words to confuse people? "
Zhuang Xin replied unhurriedly: "I really feel that things must come to this, and I dare not deliberately say anything about Chu."
Unfortunately. If you always cherish this man, Chu will surely perish. Since you don't believe me, please allow me to find Zhao.
Hide and see what happens. "
Zhuang Xin lived in Zhao Guocai for five months, and the State of Qin invaded Chu, and Wang Xiang was forced into exile in Yangcheng (now Xixian County, Henan Province).
North). Only then did I feel that Zhuang Xin's words were good, so I quickly sent someone to get Zhuang Xin back and asked him what he could do. ZhuangXin very sincerely say:
"I heard that it's not too late to see rabbit teeth and think of hounds; It's not too late to mend the sheepfold after the sheep have run away. ……"
This is a very meaningful story. You only know how to have fun, not how to do things. The result must be a painful loss.
There is no doubt about failure.
The idiom "Better late than never" is based on the above two sentences, expressing that after handling things wrong,
If you hurry to save it, it's not too late. For example, a career criminal misjudges the development of things and takes risks lightly.
Fall into a state of failure. But he was not discouraged. He patiently reconsidered things and learned from this mistake.
Training, I feel that "better late than never", it is not too late to start from scratch!
One day in the sun and one day in the cold-work hard for one day and do nothing for ten days.
During the Warring States period, a hundred schools of thought contended and lobbied vigorously. The average lobbyist is not only knowledgeable, but also has profound and vivid metaphors to satirize and persuade the rulers, which is the most prominent. Mencius was also a famous debater. In the first article of Mencius, Gao Zi, there is such a record:
Mencius was dissatisfied with Qi Wang's fatuity, lack of perseverance, and credulous adulterer's slanderers, so he said to him rudely, "Qi Wang is so unwise. Although there are living creatures in the world, you exposed them to the sun for a day, but frozen them in a cold place for ten days. How do they survive there? " My time with the king is very short. Even if the king has a little determination to be good, as soon as I leave you, those traitors will come to trick you and you will listen to them. What should I do? Based on this, he made a vivid analogy: "Playing chess seems trivial, but if you don't concentrate, you won't learn well and you won't win. Qiu Yi is the best chess player in the country. He taught two apprentices, one devoted himself to listening to Qiu Yi's guidance everywhere; The other is always afraid that a big swan will come and prepare to shoot the goose with an arrow. Both apprentices were taught by a master and studied together, but the latter's grades were far from each other. This is not the difference of their intelligence, but the difference of their concentration. "This is a very instructive story. If we want to learn something and do it well, we must concentrate on it and work hard. If you do something today, forget it and do it for ten days the next day, how can you do it well? Success in learning and doing things is also one of the decisive factors, so people later simplified what Mencius said as "one day's violence, ten days' cold" to the idiom "one day's violence, ten days' cold", which was used to describe the lack of perseverance in learning and doing things and giving up halfway. For example, a classmate is very casual about learning, so he has less time to study and more time to waste. So we say: What can he learn from this self-destructive approach?