Source: Mozi loves to interpret: In the past, King Ling of Chu liked people with thin waists, so the servants of King Ling went on a diet after eating, held their breath, fastened their belts, supported the wall and stood up. After a year, the court ministers were all (hungry and thin) black.
The statement that the King of Chu is good at thin waist is obviously condensed from the chapter of Wang Wei or All Love. For example, in the second chapter of Han Feizi, the King of Yue was brave, but many people died lightly. King Chu Ling has a thin waist, but there are many hungry people in the country. The king of Yue in the outer chapter of Yanzi Chunqiu is brave, and the people are light dead. King Chu Ling had a thin waist, and many people starved to death in his dynasty.
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During the period of King Chu Ling, the whole country played a game of chess, and everyone was dieting and reducing meals. Everyone wants his waist to become a reed pole overnight. His back is so out of tune with the notes of the times that strong people are ashamed to meet people.
In this rare waist-thinning project in the world, there have also been some discordant episodes, that is, the Chu people have weakened since then, the army has no fighting capacity, and the country has been occupied by the enemy.
King Chu Ling, obsessed with personal likes and dislikes, almost became the king of national subjugation. He was once the most powerful Chu state among the seven countries, and was finally destroyed by powerful fighters. The thin waist not only reflects the bad habits of King Chu Ling, but also reflects the flattery of courtiers.