After Xiang Yu was transferred to Guanzhong, some people advised Xiang Yu to build his capital in Xianyang, because "the Guanzhong area here has risks to defend and fertile land. Building a capital here can lay the foundation for hegemony. " Xiang Yu saw Qin Gong burned and destroyed, and at the same time he missed his hometown. He wanted to return to the East and said, "If a person is rich, he should return to his hometown. Wealth does not return to hometown, just like a night trip in jinyi. Who can tell? " . The persuader said, "It is said that Chu people are monkeys in hats, which is so stupid. Now that I think about it, it is. " Xiang Yu heard about it and cooked and killed lobbyists.
2. "chop and change"
There was an old man who raised monkeys in the state of Song. He likes monkeys and puts them together. He can understand the meaning of the monkey, and the monkey can also understand the old man's thoughts. Old people who keep monkeys would rather reduce food for themselves and their families than meet the needs of monkeys. Soon, his family is short of food, and he will limit the monkey's food intake. But I was afraid that the monkey wouldn't listen to me, so I lied to the monkey and said, "I'll give you three acorns in the morning and four more at night." Is this enough? " The monkeys all stood up and were very angry. He added, "Here are the acorns. Four acorns in the morning and three acorns at night are enough? " The monkeys were very happy, and then they all fell to the ground.
3. "Make an example"
A monkey charmer bought a newly trained monkey. This monkey is very clever. He jumped at the sound of drums and rolled at the sound of gongs, but he didn't listen to his new master. The monkey juggled the gongs and drums, but the monkey blinked and didn't move, just didn't hear it. The monkey charmer thought of a way. He caught a rooster and beat gongs and drums at it. How can a rooster act? Hearing the sound of gongs and drums, he was too scared to move on the ground. The monkey charmer picked up a knife and killed the rooster with one knife. This frightened the monkey. As soon as the drum is played in the monkey show, he immediately dances, and as soon as the gong is struck, he immediately turns over the barrel, and he dare not be vague at all. "To set an example to others" comes from this story. Punishing an irrelevant person to threaten another person can be said to be "setting an example."