1. Once upon a time, a small country came to China and paid tribute to three identical golden figures. The golden walls were so brilliant that the emperor was very happy. But this small country was not kind and asked a question at the same time: Which of the three golden men is the most valuable? The emperor thought of many ways and invited a jeweler to check, weigh and see the workmanship. They were all exactly the same. what to do? The envoy is still waiting to go back and report. Isn’t it possible that such a huge country doesn’t even understand this little thing? Finally, an old minister who resigned said he had a solution. The emperor invited the envoy to the main hall. The old minister confidently held three straws and inserted them into the ears of the first golden man. The straws came out from the other ear. The second golden man's straw fell directly from his mouth, while the third golden man's straw fell into his stomach without making any sound. The veteran said: The third golden man is the most valuable! The messenger was silent and the answer was correct. This story tells us that the most valuable person is not necessarily the most eloquent person. God gave us two ears and one mouth, originally to let us listen more and speak less. Being good at listening is the most basic quality of a mature person. 2. Chen Atu is a farmer in Taiwan and has never traveled far. After saving money for half my life, I finally joined a tour group and went abroad. Everything abroad is very new. The key is that Chen Atu participated in a luxury group and lived alone in a standard room. This made him novel. In the morning, when the waiter knocked on the door to deliver breakfast, he loudly said: "GOODMORNING SIR!" Chen Atu was stunned. What does this mean? In his hometown, strangers usually ask when they meet: "What's your surname?" So Chen Atu shouted loudly: "My name is Chen Atu!" Like this, for three days in a row, the waiter knocked on the door every day. They all said loudly: "GOODMORNING SIR!" and Chen Atu also shouted back: "My name is Chen Atu!" But he was very angry. This waiter is too stupid. He asks him what his name is every day and can't remember when he tells him. It's very annoying. Finally he couldn't help but ask the tour guide, what "GOODMORNING SIR!" meant, and the tour guide told him, Oh my God! ! It's so embarrassing. Chen Atu repeatedly practiced the word "GOODMORNING SIR!" so that he could deal with the waiter decently. Another morning, the waiter knocked on the door as usual. As soon as the door opened, Chen Atu shouted: "GOODMORNING SIR!" At the same time, the waiter called: "I am Chen Atu!" This story tells us that people Interacting with others is often a battle between willpower and willpower. Either you influence him or he influences you. If we want to succeed, we must cultivate our own influence. Only those with great influence can become the strongest. 3. Three people were going to be imprisoned for three years. The warden gave each of them a request. Americans love smoking cigars and ordered three boxes of cigars. The French are the most romantic and want a beautiful woman to accompany them. The Jew said that he wanted a phone to communicate with the outside world. Three years later, the first person to rush out was an American, with cigars stuffed in his mouth and nostrils, shouting: "Give me fire, give me fire!" It turned out that he had forgotten to get fire. Next came the French. I saw him holding a child in his hand, the beautiful woman holding a child in her hand, and a third child in her belly. The last person to come out was the Jew. He held the warden's hand tightly and said: "In the past three years, I have been in contact with the outside world every day. Not only has my business not stopped, but it has increased by 200%. To express my gratitude, I will give you a labor truck." Schless! "This story tells us what kind of choice determines what kind of life. Our life today is determined by our choices three years ago, and our choices today will determine our life three years from now. We must choose to be exposed to the latest information and understand the latest trends, so as to better create our own future. 4. Everyone who has been to the temple knows that as soon as you enter the temple door, the first thing you see is Amitabha Buddha, who greets guests with a smiling face, and to the north of him is Wei Tuo, who is black-tongued and black-faced. But according to legend, a long time ago, they were not in the same temple, but were in charge of different temples. Maitreya Buddha was enthusiastic and happy, so many people came, but he didn't care about anything, was careless, and didn't manage the accounts well, so he still couldn't make ends meet.

Guan Zhong's Plan to Purchase Deer in Chu State Guan Zhong governed Qi State very well, conquered many vassal states that were divided on one side, and assisted Duke Huan of Qi to dominate the Central Plains. But the state of Chu did not listen to the orders of the state of Qi. If Qi did not conquer Chu, China would still not be able to unify. So, how to conquer Chu State? At that time, several generals of Qi State asked Duke Huan of Qi for war, asking to lead heavy troops to attack Chu State, so as to frighten Chu State into surrendering. But Guan Zhong, who was the prime minister, shook his head repeatedly and said: "The battle between Qi and Chu is evenly matched, which is enough to fight for a while. On the one hand, we have to use up all the food and grass we have saved so hard, and on the other hand, the lives of thousands of people in Qi and Chu will become corpses." " These words left the generals speechless. After Guan Zhong finished speaking, he took the generals to watch copper smelting. They didn't know what Guan Zhong had in mind to conquer Chu. One day, Guan Zhong sent more than 100 merchants to Chu State to buy deer. Deer at that time were relatively rare animals, only found in Chu State, but people only regarded deer as general edible animals, and you could buy one with two copper coins. The merchants sent by Guan Zhong threatened everywhere in the Chu State: "Qi Huangong loves deer and does not hesitate to pay a lot of money." Seeing the profit, the merchants of the Chu State stepped up their purchases of deer. At first, they paid three copper coins for each deer. After more than ten days, the price was increased to five coins. One copper coin. King Chu Cheng and the ministers of Chu State were very excited when they heard about it. They believed that the prosperous Qi State was about to suffer disaster because Wei Yigong was fond of cranes and destroyed the country 10 years ago, and Qi Huan Gong was fond of deer and made the same mistake. They feasted and drank in the palace, waiting for Qi to be severely weakened so that they could dominate the world. Guan Zhong raised the price of the deer to 40 copper coins per head. When the people of Chu saw that the price of a deer was the same as thousands of kilograms of grain, they put down their farm tools, made hunting tools, and went to the mountains to hunt deer. Even the officers and soldiers of the Chu State stopped training, replaced their weapons with hunting tools one after another, and secretly went up the mountain. In one year, the Chu land was desolate, but copper coins piled up into mountains. The Chu people wanted to use copper coins to buy grain, but they had nowhere to buy it. Guan Zhong has issued an order prohibiting all vassal states from trading grain with Chu. As a result, the Chu soldiers became thinner and lost their combat effectiveness. Seeing that the time had come, Guan Zhong gathered the armies of the eight princes and marched to the Chu territory in a mighty manner, with the potential to sweep across the country. King Chu Cheng was in trouble both internally and externally, and had no choice but to send his ministers to seek peace, agreeing not to separate one side from another and bully small countries, and promised to accept Qi's orders. Guan Zhong subdued the already powerful Chu State without using a single blow or killing anyone. ;