During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Pore in the State of Qi. He loves to hear those unfounded legends, and then tells others what he has heard with relish. Once, Pore heard about a duck and a piece of meat. He felt very strange and told it to Ai Zi. He said, "There was a man who kept a duck that could lay eggs. This duck can lay more than 100 eggs a day. " Seeing Ai Zi smiled, he added, "That day, a piece of meat fell from the sky. It is 30 feet long and 10 feet wide. " Ai Zi smiled and asked, "Really? Is it as long as meat? " Pore quickly said, "Oh, that's twenty feet long." Ai Zi still doesn't believe it. He changed his tune again: "It must be ten feet long." Ai Zi said, "Who raised the ducks you mentioned? Where did you say the meat fell? " Pore faltered, and finally had to say, "I heard it on the road." ?
The idiom "hearsay" comes from this story. This idiom means to hear unfounded remarks or rumors on the road and then pass them on to others.
Shocked? ：
Ji was an expert in training cockfighting in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because of his reputation, the King of Qi also recruited him to train cockfighting. ?
Ten days later, the King of Qi asked him, "How is the cockfighting training now? Ji Xunzi replied: "The chicken is arrogant, but the time has not yet arrived. Ten days later, the King of Qi came to ask him again: "Is it time to train cockfighting?" ? Ji Xunzi replied: "No, it can't hold its breath yet. A month later, the king of Qi was impatient, but Ji Xiezi shook his head and saidno. Ten days later, Ji Xiezi told the king that cockfighting was well trained. Cockfighting is so powerful that other chickens are stiff when they see it. It can be seen that it is really a world-beater cockfighting!
Get out of the way:
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was civil strife in the State of Jin, and Jin Xiangong's son Zhong Er fled to Chu. King Chu Cheng took him in and entertained him. He promised that if there was a war in Chu Jin, the Jin army would retreat from three houses (one in Sanli). Later, Zhong Er returned to the State of Jin with the help of Qin Mugong. The state of Jin supported the struggle between Song and Chu, and the two armies met in Chengpu. Zhong Er avoided, lured the enemy in and won.
Eat bread and taste courage:
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Fu Cha, King of Wu defeated and captured Gou Jian, King of Yue. Gou Jian fed the horse for three years and was tortured. After returning home, he decided to take revenge and rejuvenate the country. He asked Fan Li to help train the army, hire talents, take part in labor by himself, and insist on sleeping on firewood. He tasted courage before every meal, and finally destroyed Wu.
An old horse knows the way:
During the Spring and Autumn Period, at the request of Yan State, Qi Huangong led an army to defeat the invasion of Shanrong State. The Milu, the king of Shanrong, fled to the lonely bamboo country to ask for reinforcements, and Guan Zhong followed Qi Huangong to defeat the reinforcements of the lonely bamboo country. On the way back to China, Qi Jun was trapped by a fake guide's agency. Guan Zhong suggested using an old horse to lead the way to save the day.
Buy bamboo slips and return pearls:
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a businessman in the State of Chu who specialized in selling jewelry. Once he went to Qi State to sell jewelry. For the sake of good business and best-selling jewelry, he specially made many small boxes with precious wood, which were beautifully carved and decorated, so that the boxes would give off a fragrance, and then put the jewelry in the boxes. A man from Zheng saw that the box containing the orb was exquisite and beautiful. After asking the price, he bought one, opened the box, took out the treasure inside and gave it back to the jeweler.