The story of "The King of Chu Buried the Horse" tells us that everything we do must comply with the standards and order it should have, otherwise it will only make people laugh. At the same time, we should be good at listening to other people's opinions when doing things, and we should not insist on our own way, otherwise we will easily be blinded by desire and make wrong things.

The story of "The King of Chu Buried the Horse"

King Zhuang of Chu liked horses very much. He kept the horses in a spacious and comfortable hall and let them sleep. A cool mat bed, eating delicious jujube meat, and covering the horse with gorgeous brocade.

Later, a horse became obese and died. King Chuzhuang was very sad and ordered all the ministers to pay tribute to the horse. He prepared to bury the horse in a beautiful coffin and bury it grandly according to the doctor's funeral standards. The left and right ministers advised the King of Chuzhuang not to do this, but the King of Chuzhuang refused to listen and even ordered: "Anyone who dares to express different opinions on horse burial will be executed." As a result, no one dared to express their opinion.

There was a singing and dancing artist named Youmeng in the Chu Palace. He was eloquent and good at performing. On this day, he burst into tears when he walked into the palace gate. King Chuzhuang was very surprised when he saw it, and asked him why he was crying so sadly.

Youmeng replied: "The dead horse was the king's favorite. It is really shameful for a big country like Chu to bury it with only the etiquette of a doctor. It's over!"

King Zhuang of Chu asked him: "What do you think should be done?"

You Meng then said: "It should be in accordance with the standards of the king. What a befitting funeral! Use precious white jade as the coffin and fine catalpa wood as the outer coffin. Send a large number of soldiers to dig a large grave, and mobilize the people of the city to build the tomb. On the day of the funeral, ask Qi and Zhao to send envoys. They beat gongs and drums in front, and asked Wei and Korea to send envoys to wave banners to call out the soul. Then they built an ancestral hall to worship the horse for a long time, and gave Ma Wanhu a salary. This way, everyone in the world knew that the king cared about the horse. It's very important, and it treats people very lowly."

After hearing this, King Chuzhuang's face turned red and white, and said: "Is my fault so big? What should I do now? What to do with this horse?"

Youmeng said: "It's too easy. Use the stove as its outer coffin, use the copper pot as its coffin, put some seasonings in it, and stew the horse meat until it's delicious. Yes, just let everyone have a good meal.