Historical allusions about calmness:
1. Yan Ying, the story of Yan Ying who went to Chu as an envoy and was made things difficult by the King of Chu. Yan Ying was short in stature and the King of Chu dug a dog hole. Let Yan Ying enter. Yan Ying said that he would only go into the dog hole when visiting the dog country. The king of Chu caught the prisoners of Qi and said that the people of Qi did not abide by the law. Yan Ying responded skillfully;
2. Zhuge Liang , Wei State sent Sima Yi to take command to attack the street pavilion of Shu State. Zhuge Liang sent Ma Di to garrison but failed. Sima Yi led his troops to take advantage of the victory and approached the west city. Zhuge Liang had no troops to meet the enemy, but he was calm and collected. He opened the city gate and played the piano and sang on the tower. Sima Yi suspected that there was an ambush and led his troops to retreat. When he learned that Xicheng was empty, he returned to fight again. Zhao Yun rushed back to relieve the siege and finally defeated Sima Yi.
Verses about not panicking and being very calm in the face of trouble
1. Don’t be surprised by favors or disgrace, watch the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court; have no intention of leaving or leaving, watch the clouds roll and relax in the sky. ——Chen Jiru, Ming Dynasty, "Notes from a Youchuang"?
Vernacular translation: Only when you can treat favors and disgraces as normal as flowers blooming and falling, can you not be surprised; can you treat your position as changing as clouds rolling and relaxing. Unintentionally. ?
2. Don’t be happy with things, don’t be sad with yourself. If you live high in a temple, you will worry about the people; if you live far away from the rivers and lakes, you will worry about the king. It means that you are worried when you advance, and you are also worried when you retreat. ——Fan Zhongyan of the Northern Song Dynasty, "The Story of Yueyang Tower"?
Vernacular translation: Not proud and ecstatic because of the abundance and wealth of external things, personal gains and possessions; nor because of the loss or damage of external things, personal Frustrated and sad. If you are an official in the court, you will worry about the people; if you are not an official in the court and you are in a remote river and lake, you will worry about the monarch.