1, Sun Shuai became Yin of Chu, and all the officials and people of a country came to congratulate him. An old man, wearing linen mourning clothes and a white mourning hat, finally came to offer his condolences. Sun Shuai adjusted his coat and hat and came out to meet him. The old man said: "the higher the status, the more modest the attitude;" The bigger the official position, the more cautious; The salary is already very generous, so you shouldn't ask for extra property. If you strictly abide by these three rules, you can govern Chu well. "

2. During the Spring and Autumn Period, 12 countries such as Jin and Song jointly attacked Zheng, and Zheng had to make peace with Jin. Zheng gave money, jewels and beautiful women to Kim. Jin Wengong gave tributes to ministers for pleasure. Jiang Wei advised Duke Mourn of Jin not to just enjoy himself, but to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Jin Wengong thought what he said was reasonable and adopted his suggestion.

3. Wei Zhi put forward in Ten Thoughts on the Advice of Emperor Taizong that "people attach importance to artifacts, live in a large territory, do not think about being prepared for danger in times of peace, abstain from extravagance and frugality, and also want to cut down the roots to flourish, plug up the sources and want to flow long"

Mencius is one of the representatives of Confucianism. Mencius' "born in sorrow and died in happiness" refers to this kind of consciousness of being prepared for danger in times of peace. The expression means that sad and troubled situations can make people strive to survive, and a comfortable and happy life can make people slack off and lead to extinction. Only with a certain sense of crisis and anxiety can we survive in the fierce competition.

5. Emperor Taizong once said to the ministers around him, "Governing the country is like curing a disease. Even if you are well, you should rest and recuperate. If you let yourself go at once, once the old disease recurs, there is no way to save it. Now this country is fortunate to have peace and tranquility, and ethnic minorities in all directions obey it. I am afraid that this situation will not last long, so I hope to hear your arguments many times. "