There is a person who is often listed as one of the wise men.
The first wise man in history that everyone will think of may be Zhuge Liang.
Before Zhuge Liang came out, there was a saying to set him off that he compared himself to wind music, that is, Guan Zhong and Le Yi.
That is to say, a wise man like Zhuge Liang did not know how to promote himself to everyone before he became famous, so he used wise men in history to compare himself. It seems that if you take these two people out, it will be very clear to everyone, oh, he is a very smart person.
This shows that Guan Zhong was a very famous wise man in previous history.
However, even so, I still feel that Guan Zhong is seriously underestimated.
I have read stories about Guan Zhong here and there since I was a child. Shooting the hook, Guan Bao's acquaintance, and his foresight in admonishing Duke Huan of Qi to stay away from the vertical mink Yi Ya before his death all proved his wisdom. However, what made me feel responsible for him was the story I had seen in the Chronicles of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
When he failed to assist Prince Guang and was recommended by Bao Shuya to Prince Xiaobai, Duke Huan of Qi, he was captured and imprisoned by the State of Chu. Duke Huan of Qi wanted to go to Chu State to get it back in a solemn and solemn way. When someone was sent to contact him, he quickly told the person who came to contact him not to act like he valued me, but to just redeem me as an ordinary Chinese citizen. Otherwise, once they discover that I have a different meaning to Qi country, it will be difficult to redeem me. The visitor acted according to his plan, and sure enough, Chu State did not realize this problem and released him easily. On the same day, Guan Zhong arranged for the same group of people to leave Chu State immediately overnight. Sure enough, the monarch regretted it the next day. Someone suggested that they detain Guan Zhong and not let him go to Qi to help Duke Huan of Qi achieve hegemony.
As a result, the group was very tired from crossing the mountains and ridges, and there were soldiers chasing behind them. At this time, Duke Huan of Qi taught the soldiers and porters to sing a song called Huang Hu. They sang songs and fled back to the state of Qi through the mountains and ridges. When I saw this, I felt that Guan Zhong was a psychic.
In addition, Guan Zhong later launched a Warring States version of economic warfare. The neighboring countries have given up growing food and raised deer for antlers. Their large-scale purchase of deer antlers has caused neighboring countries to stop growing food for many years. When the neighboring countries no longer had food in stock, they suddenly stopped purchasing velvet antlers, leaving the neighboring countries with mountains of velvet antlers unable to fill their stomachs, thus defeating the national strength of the surrounding countries.
It is a pity that when Duke Huan of Qi established his hegemony, Guan Zhong died first. The generation of overlords who lost Guan Zhong's assistance ended up starving to death.
One of Guan Zhong’s books is Guan Zi.
This name is quite funny. Mr. Guan is a very powerful person.