1 Buy a duck and catch it for free
Once upon a time, there was a man who wanted to go hunting, but he didn’t recognize falcons, so he bought a duck and went into the wild. A rabbit suddenly sprang out, and he immediately threw out the duck and asked it to chase it. The duck couldn't fly and fell to the ground. He caught it and threw it out again, but the duck fell to the ground again. After repeating this three times, the duck suddenly stood up from the ground, staggered to the owner, and explained to him: "I am a duck. It is my duty to be killed and eat meat. Why do you have to let me hunt rabbits?" The man said, "I thought you were a falcon and could hunt rabbits, but I didn't expect you to be a duck!" The duck raised its paws to show its owner and said, "You With my paws like this, can I catch a rabbit?"
2 A good dog catches mice
There was a man in Qi who was good at identifying the good and bad of dogs. His neighbor asked him to find a dog that could catch mice. After a year, the man found one and said, "This is an excellent dog!"
The neighbor had kept the dog for several years, but the dog did not catch mice. He told the situation to the man who was good at identifying dogs. The man who was good at identifying dogs said: "This is indeed a good dog. It wants to catch wild animals such as deer, elk, pigs, and deer, not mice. If you want it to catch mice, you have to catch it." "
The neighbor really tied up the dog's hind legs. This dog caught the mouse.
3 Wolf Ambition
A rich family got two wolf pups by chance, mixed them with the family dogs, and raised them together. Peaceful sex with dogs. The little wolf grew up slowly and became quite obedient. The owner actually forgot that they are wolves in nature. One day, the owner was sleeping in the room at night and heard many dogs making angry whining sounds. He woke up, got up and saw that no one was around. Then he lay down to sleep, and the dogs made the same whining sounds as before. So the owner pretended to sleep and waited to see what would happen. The two wolves were about to bite their owner's throat without the owner noticing, but the dog stood up to stop them from moving forward. So the master killed the two wolves and cut off their skins. This thing has been passed down like this.
The statement of wolfish ambition is indeed credible, not a slander. On the surface, they pretend to be intimate, but in their hearts, they have evil intentions, not to mention such ambitions. It's not enough for beasts to have such a situation. Why do people do this and delay themselves?
4 Zerenwangyan
Taihu Lake, (there are many) white geese gathering. (They) must choose a place to roost at night, lest humans shoot them with arrows with silk threads, and assign geese on duty to patrol around. When someone comes, they bark, so that the geese can close their eyes (sleep). The people around the lake, familiar with their affairs, lit fires to illuminate it. The geese on duty were quacking, and the people at the lakeside immediately lowered (and shaded) the fires. The geese all woke up and looked, but there was nothing. This happened three or four times. The group of geese thought that the goose on duty had deceived them, so they pecked it together. Not long after, the people at the lake came forward with a fire. The geese on duty did not dare to call any more.
5 Frightened Birds
At the end of the Warring States Period, the Qin State became increasingly powerful and looked covetously at other countries. The six kingdoms of Zhao, Chu, Yan, Qi, Han, and Wei decided to unite against Qin.
One day, Wei Jia, the envoy of the State of Zhao, and Chun Shenjun of the State of Chu discussed the choice of the general to resist the Qin Dynasty. When Wei Jia knew that Lord Chunshen was going to let Lord Linwu serve as the commander-in-chief, he just shook his head and sighed without saying a word. Chun Shenjun knew that he disagreed, so he asked him why. Wei Jia said: "I will tell you a story. After listening to it, you will understand."
"Once upon a time, there was a magic arrow in the state of Wei. His hand was named Geng Lei, and he could shoot arrows with perfect accuracy. One day, when he was walking with the King of Wei, several wild geese flew in the sky. , you can shoot the bird down.
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After a while, a wild goose flew from the east. Gengying raised his bow and pulled the bow string without using an arrow. As the string rang, the wild goose really fell from the sky. King Wei was shocked and said: 'I never thought you would have such ability. ’ Geng Ying said: ‘It’s not that I have any superhuman abilities, it’s that this goose was injured by an arrow. Didn't you see that it flies very slowly and its cry is very sad? It flies slowly because its wounds are painful, and its cry is sad because it has been away from the flock of geese for a long time. It was frightened, and when it heard the sound of the strings again, it tried desperately to fly higher. As soon as it tried hard, the wound opened again, so it fell down. '"
Then, Wei Jia changed the topic and said: "Linwujun was just defeated by the Qin army. When he saw the Qin army, he would be frightened like a wounded bird. How could he be allowed to serve as a general again? ?"
The 6th Division Yu Lao Ma and Ant
Guan Zhong and Xi Peng followed Duke Huan of Qi to expedition to Guzhu in the north. They returned from spring to winter. Since there was no guide who was familiar with the geography to lead the way, they returned home. Lost his way on the road, Guan Zhong said: "The old horse's wisdom can be used." " So he let the old horse go in front of the army, letting it go, followed it, and finally returned home. Marching in the mountains, there was no water to drink. Xi Peng said: "Ants live on the south side of the mountain in winter, and on the south side in summer. On the north side of the mountain, there is water an inch deep and a foot deep in the ants' soil. "So they dug up the ant nest and found the source of water. With the wisdom of Guan Zhong and Xi Peng, they didn't consider it a shame to ask old horses and ants for advice on things they didn't understand. People nowadays don't Isn’t it too much to admit that you are ignorant and don’t know how to learn and absorb the wisdom of saints?
7 Old Man Selling Garlic
There is a man named Yang Er in Nanyang County who is proficient in boxing and kicking. Able to carry a ship full of grain on his shoulders, hundreds of people stabbed him with bamboo poles. The bamboo poles broke wherever they hit him, so Yang Er's reputation was very loud. When he was teaching martial arts in the martial arts arena, there were many people who came to watch.
One day, there was an old man selling garlic. This old man was old and coughing. After seeing Yang Er's martial arts, he made fun of him. Yang Er, everyone was shocked when they heard this, and someone ran to tell Yang Er. After hearing this, Yang Er was furious, called the old man over, and punched the brick wall in front of him. His fist sank into the brick wall for more than a foot, and then he proudly He said to the old man: "Old man, can you be like me? The old man said: "You can hit the wall like this, but you can't hit people." Yang Er became even more angry and shouted angrily: "Old guy, can you let me punch you?" Don't blame me if you get beaten to death. The old man smiled and said: "I am an old man who is about to die. If I use my life to fulfill your reputation, I will not be shaken even after death." "So the two people called a lot of people and signed a letter in public, asking Yang Er to rest for three days.
Three days later, the old man tied himself to a tree, took off his clothes and exposed his belly. Yang Er walked ten steps from Wai Chong punched the old man. The old man didn't make a sound. He only saw Yang Er suddenly kneeling on the ground, kowtow to the old man and said, "Junior knows that he is wrong. "Yang Er wanted to pull out his fist, but it was already trapped in the old man's stomach and could not move. After Yang Er begged the old man for a long time, the old man pushed his stomach and let go of Yang Er, only to see that Yang Er had already fallen over. The old man slowly picked up his garlic and left, refusing to tell everyone his name until the end.
8 Wang Xizhi loves geese
Wang Xizhi loves geese. There was an old woman in Kuaiji who had a goose that screamed beautifully. Wang Xizhi wanted to buy it but failed, so he took his relatives and friends to see it. When the old woman heard that Wang Xizhi was coming, she killed the goose. After cooking, Wang Xizhi sighed for a whole day. Another Taoist priest from Shanyin raised some good geese. Wang Xizhi went to see them and was very happy. He insisted on buying these geese. As long as you can copy the "Tao Te Ching" for me, I will give you all my geese. "Wang Xizhi happily finished copying the "Tao Te Ching" and came back with the goose in a cage. He felt very happy. This is how he was willful and frank. He once went to one of his servants' houses and saw a few cases that were smooth and clean. So I wrote on it, half in regular script and half in cursive script.
These words were later scratched out by the servant's father by mistake, and the servant was upset for several days. He once saw an old woman in Jishan, holding a hexagonal fan and asking to buy it. Wang Xizhi wrote five words on each side of the old woman's hexagonal fan. The old woman became a little unhappy, so Wang Xizhi said to the old woman: "As long as it is said to be written by Wang Youjun, it can be sold for one hundred yuan." According to the old woman's words, many people rushed to buy it. Use the fan. Another day, the old woman came again with a fan, but Wang Xizhi smiled but did not answer. Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is highly praised by the world, just like this!
9 Hua Tuo Treats Diseases
One day, Hua Tuo was walking on the road and saw a man suffering from a blocked throat. He wanted to eat but could not swallow. His family took him in a car. Go seek medical advice. When Hua Tuo heard the patient moaning, he stopped the car to check on him and told them: "There is a cake seller on the road where I came just now. He sells minced garlic and vinegar. If you buy three liters from the shopkeeper and eat it, the pain will naturally be cured." "They immediately did what Hua Tuo said. After the patient ate it, he immediately spit out a snake-like worm. They hung the worm by the side of the car and went to Hua Tuo's house to thank him. Hua Tuo hadn't returned home yet. His two children were playing at the door. When they saw them, the children told each other: "It seems like they have met our father. The 'disease' hanging on the side of the car is proof." The patient went forward. Sitting down in the house, I saw about a dozen specimens of this parasite hanging on the north wall of Hua Tuo's house.
10 Xue Tan learned singing
Xue Tan learned singing from Qin Qing. Before he could learn Qin Qing's skills, he said that he had finished learning, so he left and went back. Qin Qing did not stop him and held a banquet to see him off on the road in the suburbs; (Qin Qing) played his musical instrument and sang tragically. The singing made the woods on the roadside vibrate and the flying clouds in the sky stopped. Xue Tan (after hearing this) apologized (to Qin Qing) and asked to return (to continue learning singing with Qin Qing), and (from now on) never said anything about going back in his life.
11. Qi people grabbed gold
Explanation: Once upon a time, there was a man in Qi who wanted to get gold. Early one morning, he got dressed and put on his hat, went to the market, walked to the place where gold was sold, and grabbed gold. Just leave. The inspector caught him and asked him: "People are here, how dare you steal other people's gold?" The man replied: "When I grabbed the gold, I didn't see anyone at all, only the gold.
12. Meng Mu Jie Zi
Translation: When Meng Ke was reciting poems, his mother was weaving. Little Meng Ke suddenly stopped reciting, and then continued to recite (discovered this. In this case), Xiao Mengke’s mother knew that he had forgotten the contents of the book because of distraction, (so) she called him and asked: “Why did you stop endorsing it midway? "Xiao Meng Ke replied: "I forgot some places in the book, but later I remembered them. "(At this time), Xiao Meng Ke's mother picked up a knife and cut off the cloth she was weaving, using this method to warn him (reading should not be given up halfway). From then on, Xiao Meng Ke no longer forgot the words in the book because of distraction.
13. Liu Po ??immediately translated
There were cars carrying urns on the Mianchi Road, blocking the narrow road. It was cold and the ice-covered road was steep and slippery. , was in a dilemma. It was getting late, and public and private travelers came in groups, with thousands of carriages and horses crowded behind them. At this time, a traveler named Liu Po ??rushed over and asked: “How much is the urn in the car worth? The answer was: "Seven or eight thousand." "Liu Po ??immediately opened the package, took out the silver, and pushed all the jars down the cliff. After a while, the carriage became lighter and could move forward smoothly. The convoy behind also shouted and moved forward.
14. Song Taizu was angry Blame Song Bai
During Song Taizu's time, Song Bai presided over the imperial examination, accepted bribes from others, and favored others during the selection. He was afraid that others would have disputes after the red list was posted, so he first listed the list of successful candidates. Report it to the emperor, trying to excuse himself by pretending that it is the emperor's will.
The emperor said to him angrily: "I asked you to preside over the imperial examination. You should decide the list of successful candidates yourself. Why should you report to me? How do I know whether these people are suitable? If the red list is posted and criticized by others, If you criticize me, I will behead you to apologize to the world!" Song Bai was extremely panicked and changed the red list to make it suitable for people's hearts before announcing it.
15. Give silk as food
Hu Zhi's son Wei, named Bohu. He has had great ambitions since he was a child, attaches great importance to honor and integrity, and has noble character. At that time, Hu Zhi was an official in Jingzhou, and he came from the capital to visit. Life at home was difficult and he had no servants, so he drove his donkey to visit his father. Stayed for more than ten days and prepared to go back. When he was about to leave, his father gave him a piece of silk as a means of transportation on the road. Wei knelt down and asked his father, "My father is innocent. I wonder where he got this piece of silk?" Hu Zhi said, "It's my salary that I use to support you." After asking about the origin of the given silk, Wei accepted it.
16. Going in the opposite direction
A man was driving a car to the north. He told the minister: I want to go to Chu. Go to the country. The minister was a little confused, so he asked: Sir, you want to go to Chu State. Chu State is in the south. Why are you going north? He said: Because my horse is good and can walk very well. The minister said: Although your horse is good, it is not the way to Chu State! He then said: I have a lot of travel expenses, which is enough for me to go a long way. The minister replied again: Although your travel expenses are high, this is not the way to Chu State! He went on to explain: I am very good at driving. It should be fine. After hearing this, the minister still thought he was wrong and told him: Although your horse is good, your travel expenses are high, and your driving skills are also high, if your direction is wrong, the better the conditions, not only will you not be able to reach your intended destination, but you will also be unable to reach your intended destination. On the contrary, it will encourage mistakes and waste your efforts in vain!
17. Repaying kindness
When Duke Mu of Qin went out to the palace, he lost his horse. When he went out to look for it himself, he saw that someone had killed his horse and they were eating its meat together. . Duke Mu said to them, "This is my horse." These people stood up in fear. Duke Mu of Qin said: "I have heard that anyone who eats the flesh of a fine horse but does not drink wine will be killed." So he gave them wine to drink. Those who killed the horse walked away in shame. Three years later, Jin attacked Duke Mu of Qin and besieged him. Those who used to kill horses and eat their meat said to each other, "It's time for us to repay Duke Mu's kindness with our lives for giving us horse meat, fine wine to drink." So they broke up the siege, and Duke Mu finally survived and defeated Jin. He captured Duke Hui of Jin and came back.
18. The lips are dead and the teeth are cold
In the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Xiang of Jin wanted to expand his strength and territory, so he made an excuse to say that the neighboring Guo (guó) country often invaded the borders of Jin and wanted to He sent troops to destroy Guo State. However, there was a Yu State between the Jin State and the Guo State, and the expedition against the Guo State had to pass through the Yu State. "How can we pass the Yu State smoothly?" Jin Xiangong asked his ministers. Doctor Xun Xi said: "The king of Yu State is short-sighted and greedy for small profits. As long as we give him priceless jade and BMW, he will not refuse to use the road." Duke Xiang of Jin was a little reluctant to part with it, and Xun Xi could see that. Knowing what Duke Xian of Jin was thinking, he said: "Yu and Guo are close neighbors who are closely related to each other. If Guo is destroyed, Yu will not survive alone. Your beautiful jade and horse are just temporarily stored with Duke Yu." Duke Xian of Jin accepted it. Xun Xi's plan.
19. Self-contradiction
There was a man in the state of Chu who sold spears and shields. He praised his shield and said: "My shield is very strong and no weapon can pierce it." He also praised his spear and said, "My spear is very sharp and can penetrate nothing." Someone asked him, "What will happen if I pierce your shield with your spear?" The man couldn't answer. The words came. Originally, an indestructible shield and an indestructible spear cannot coexist at the same time.
20. Baiyun Mountain is full of articles
When you look at the beautiful and brilliant clouds, you can appreciate its radiant beauty; when you look at the white clouds floating in the sky, you can understand how free and splendid it is. The beauty of its posture; viewing the majestic mountains and peaks, one can appreciate its graceful and upright spirit; viewing the boundless sea, one can appreciate its broad mind. In these heavens, earth, mountains and rivers, one can appreciate the wonderful scenery, everywhere. It's a good article.
Facing the green bamboo, you can taste its modesty and restraint; facing the fragrant chrysanthemum, you can taste its high integrity; facing the green pines and cypresses, you can taste its proud and unyielding spirit. Character: Facing orchid and vanilla, you can taste the intoxicating fragrance. It can be seen from here that there is always something for us to learn from when visiting and viewing
21. King Wu was about to attack Chu, so he warned the ministers on his left and right: "If anyone dares to give advice, Tell him to die!" There was a young palace attendant who wanted to remonstrate but didn't dare, so he went to the back garden with his slingshot, and spent three mornings like this with dew on his clothes. When King Wu found out about it, he said, "Why did you come here and make your clothes wet like this?" He replied, "There are trees in the garden, and there are cicadas on the trees. The cicadas are singing sadly on the high branches and drinking dew. I don't know that the praying mantis is there. Behind it, the mantis leaned forward to catch the cicada, not knowing that the oriole was beside it. The oriole stretched its neck to peck the mantis, not knowing that there were three pellets in my hand under it. Everyone wants to gain their own benefits, regardless of the hidden dangers behind them." King Wu said, "You are right!" So he stopped using troops.
22. The death of a tiger
Among the wild animals, there is (a kind of) called a zodiac, which is small but good at climbing trees and has sharp claws. The tiger's head was itchy, so he let the zodiac scratch it until a hole was made. The tiger felt very comfortable and didn't feel that his head was scratched. The scorpion slowly took out its brains and ate them. The remaining remnants were presented to the tiger and said: "I got some delicious food by chance. I dare not enjoy it privately, so I will give it to you." The visitor said: "The loyal one is the scorpion." ! Love me and forget your own appetite.” After eating, I didn’t notice it. After a long time, the tiger's head became empty and it started to suffer from pain, looking for traces of the scorpion. But the scorpion had already run to the tall tree. The tiger jumped and shouted, then died.
23. There was an old man at the foot of a certain mountain. His wife passed away very early, and he only had a daughter far away. The hunter felt sorry for his loneliness, so he gave him a monkey as a gift. The old man liked it very much and treated it like his own son. The monkey follows him every time he goes out. (The monkey) does not need to be chained or led by a rope, but it will not leave him. So five years passed.
One day, the old man died suddenly. The monkey closed the door and ran to the home of the old man's daughter, crying like rain. (The old man's daughter) asked: "Father is dead?" The monkey nodded. (She) then went back with the monkey. The old man had nothing of value and no money to pay for his funeral. So the monkey cried loudly in the village, and the people in the village gave it money to pay for the old man's funeral. The old man's daughter wanted to take the monkey away, but the monkey refused. He still stayed at the old man's former residence and picked fruits for a living every day. Every five days, it cries loudly for the old man, as if to commemorate the old man's kindness in raising it for five years. It looks very sad. In less than three months, he died in front of the old man's grave. The people in the village felt pity for him, so they buried him next to the old man's grave and erected a tombstone for him, which read: Tomb of the Righteous Monkey.
24. Wolf
There was a butcher who was walking on the road at night and was chased closely by a wolf. There was a shack left by a farmer on the side of the road, so he ran in and hid in it. The evil wolf thrust a paw through the straw curtain of the thatched house. The butcher hurriedly grabbed it to prevent it from being pulled out. But there is no way to kill it. He only had a small knife less than an inch long, so he used it to cut the wolf's skin under his claws and blew air into it like a pig. After blowing hard for a while, I felt that the wolf was not moving much, so I tied the blowing mouth with a belt. When I went out to take a look, I saw that the wolf was swollen like a cow. The four legs were so straight that they could not bend back, and the mouth was open and could not be closed, so I carried it back. Who can do this if he is not a butcher?
25. Gao Huaizhong sells eel noodles in Xiaodongmen, Yangzhou.
He killed dozens of eels every day. A maid took pity on him and secretly fished two or three eels out of the tank every night and threw them into the river through the back window. This happened for about a year. One day, a fire broke out in the store. The maid escaped in a hurry and was burned by the fire. She lay very tired by the river and fell asleep in the middle of the night. After waking up, I found that not only the pain was relieved, but the burned area was also much better. The mud from the river accumulated in the wound, and the ground left traces of eels walking on it. Only then did she realize that it was the eel that had been released before that came to save her. Gao Huaizhong was moved by the maid's behavior, so he stopped working, dismantled the furnace, and put all the stones of live eels in stock into the river.