1. Zhi Bo was insatiable and brought about his own destruction

At the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, the rule of the Zhou Dynasty fell apart, and the governors became independent. Jin State is one of the most powerful vassal states. Zhao Xiangzi, Wei Huanzi, Han Kang Zi, Fan, Zhi Bo and Bank of China were six ministers in the State of Jin. Among them, Zhi Bo is ambitious and tries every means to expand his sphere of influence. He first joined forces with Han, Zhao and Wei to attack the Bank of China and seized its land.

A few years later, he forced Han Kangzi to cede a fief with 1, families. Then, he bullied Wei Huanzi. Wei Huanzi had no choice but to cede territory for peace. After obtaining the land of the three Shangqing, Zhi Bo got carried away, thinking that everyone in the world was afraid of himself, and asked Zhao Xiangzi to cede Cai Hegao and Wolf.

Zhao Xiangzi resolutely refused to agree. Zhi Bo became angry from embarrassment and coerced Han Kangzi and Wei Huanzi to crusade against Zhao Xiangzi. The two sides confronted each other in Jinyang for three years. Zhao Xiangzi adopted the stratagem of Zhang Meng, a counselor, to persuade Han Kangzi and Wei Huanzi to unite with themselves and attack Zhi Bo by night and kill him. Zhi Bo was greedy and never satisfied, and finally came to a desperate end.

2. Looking at Shu in Dragon

In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wei Xiao (ao) ruled Longdi, while Gongsun Shu ruled Sichuan, making himself king. They colluded with each other against the imperial court.

In the eighth year of Jianwu, Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu and general Cen Peng led an army to attack Tianshui (now Gansu Province), and Cen Peng and partial general Wu Han surrounded Wei Xiao in the west city. Gongsun Shu sent troops to rescue Wei Xiao, stationed in Shangguan (gui), and Guangwu sent Gaiyan and Geng Yang to surround it, and returned to the east by himself.

After returning to Kyoto, Liu Xiu wrote to Cen Peng, saying, "If the two cities leave, they can lead troops to the south to smash Shu and Lu. "If people are not satisfied, they will have peace and hope for Shu again." It means that you should not be satisfied after pacifying Gansu, and then go south to pacify Shu.

3. Waiting for the rabbit

According to legend, in the Warring States Period, in Song Dynasty, there was a farmer who worked at sunrise and stayed in the sun. In a good year, he just had enough to eat and wear warm clothes. In case of famine, he will starve. He wants to improve his life, but he is too lazy and timid. He is lazy and afraid of everything and always wants to meet unexpected wealth delivered to his door. But there has been no windfall, and I live a life every day.

There is always a bit of good luck in life. Finally, a miracle happened. One day in late autumn, he was plowing in the field and there were people hunting around him. The sound of shouting rose and fell everywhere, and the frightened little beast ran desperately. Suddenly, a rabbit, impartial, bumped into the root of his field.

that day, he had a delicious meal.

from now on, he will not farm any more. All day long, keep the roots hit by rabbits and wait for the next rabbit to hit them.

4. A snake swallows an elephant because of lack of heart

According to legend, in a village in Shenze during the period of Song Ren, there were only two people in the family, the mother was too old and sick to work, and the life was very hard. The son Wang Kuang, who was thirty years old, didn't get a wife and made a living by selling grass.

One day, Wang Luan went to the north of the village to pull weeds, pulling and pulling, and found a spotted snake more than seven inches long in the grass, covered in injuries and unable to move. Wang was moved by pity and carefully took it home to wash and apply medicine. After a while, the snake woke up and nodded at Wang to express its gratitude. The mother and son were very happy when they saw it. They quickly made up a small Jing basket for it and carefully put the snake in.

Since then, the mother and son have been carefully cared for, the snake wound has gradually healed, and the snake has grown up, and it always seems to be talking to them. It is very cute, adding a little fun to the monotonous and lonely life of the mother and son.

As the days passed, Wang Zao mowed the grass as usual, and his mother kept the house as usual. The little snake was in the basket all day. Suddenly one day, the little snake felt bored in the house, climbed into the yard to bask in the sun, and became thick and long like a beam. This situation was stunned by the old lady when she saw it. When Wang jumped back, the snake had returned to the house and recovered its original shape. She said anxiously, "I lost my mind today and scared my mother to death, but don't be afraid. You should take three small skins off me quickly and do it again."

Wang Qian said, "No, that will hurt your health. Think of another way!" "

The spotted snake urged, "Never mind, hurry up, I can hold it."

Wang Luan had to do it with tears. Mother woke up soon after drinking the soup. Both mother and son were grateful and puzzled, but no one said anything. Wang jumped back to the situation of putting golden light in the snake basket every night and felt that the snake was extraordinary.

In other words, Song Renzong ignores the affairs of state affairs all day, and life in the palace is nothing new day after day. He feels bored. If he wants to play with a night pearl, he will put up a notice, and whoever can offer one will be rewarded.

This story reached Wang Meng's ears. When he went home, he told the snake. The snake pondered for a while and said, "You have been very kind to me in recent years, and you have saved your life. You always want to repay me, but you have never had a chance. Now I can finally do something for you. To tell you the truth, my eyes are two night pearls. If you dig out one of my eyes and give it to the emperor, you will be promoted and rich, and your mother will be able to spend her old age safely. "

Wang was very happy after hearing this, but after all, he had feelings for snakes and couldn't bear to do it. He said, "It's cruel to do that, and you will be in unbearable pain."

The snake said, "Never mind, I can resist."

So the king gouged out one of the snake's eyes and went to Beijing the next day to present the orb to the people's emperor. Man Chao Wen Wu had never seen such a strange orb, and he was full of praise. At night, the orb gave off a strange brilliance and lit up the whole court. The emperor was very happy, and he made the king a high official and rewarded him with a lot of gold and silver.

when the emperor saw the orb, he appreciated it and took it for himself. When the empress Nishimiya saw it, she also wanted one. As a last resort, Song Renzong ordered the search for the orb again, and said that the position of prime minister would be reserved for the second person who contributed the treasure. Wang delusion, I get the snake's second eye to offer, then the prime minister is not mine?

So he went to the emperor and said that he could still find one. The emperor happily gave him the Prime Minister. Unexpectedly, when Wang Kuang's guardian went to get the second eye, the snake refused to give it anyway, saying that he had to see Wang Kuang, so Wang Kuang had to come to see the snake himself.

When the snake saw the king, he bluntly advised him, "I have given one eye to repay you, and you have risen to the palace and made a fortune, so don't ask for my second eye. People should not be greedy. "

Wang Luan had long been obsessed with the official position, but he still listened. He said shamelessly, "Don't I want to be a prime minister? How can I be one if you don't give it to me? Besides, I have told the emperor about this matter, and the official gave it to me. If you don't give me a bad ending, you will fulfill me! "

He insisted on taking the second eye. When the snake saw that he had become so greedy and cruel, he was so angry that he said, "All right! You take the knife! However, you have to put me in the yard to get it again. "

Wang Kuang couldn't wait. He didn't analyze the snake's words. As soon as he agreed, he put the snake in the sunny yard and turned back to the house to get a knife. When he came out to gouge out the treasure, the snake had become a beam, panting at him with his mouth open, and Wang Kuang's frightened soul was scattered. It was too late to run, and the snake swallowed the greedy man in one bite.

5. Fisherman and Goldfish

Once upon a time, an old man and his old woman lived by the blue sea. They lived in a shabby mud shed for thirty and three years.

The old man cast a net to catch fish. The old woman spun and knotted. Once the old man cast a net into the sea and pulled up a net of algae. He cast the net again and pulled up a net of seaweed. He cast his net for the third time, and this time he caught a fish, not an ordinary fish, but a goldfish.

the goldfish begged desperately! She spoke in a human voice: "Grandpa, please put me back in the sea, and I will give you a valuable reward: you can have anything to redeem myself."

The old man was surprised, but he was still a little scared: he had been fishing for thirty and three years, and he had never heard that fish could talk. He released the goldfish and said a few kind words to her: "God bless you, goldfish! I don't want your reward. Go to the blue sea and roam freely there. "

The old man went back to the old woman and told her the great miracle. "Today I caught a fish, not an ordinary fish, but a goldfish; This goldfish can talk like us. She begged me to put her back in the blue sea, willing to redeem herself with the most valuable thing: in order to redeem her freedom, she would do whatever I wanted. I dare not ask for her reward, so I put her back in the blue sea. "

The old woman pointed at the old man and scolded him, "You fool, you are really an old fool! Dare not take the reward of goldfish! Even if we want a wooden basin, ours is already broken. "

So the old man went to the blue sea and saw the sea slightly rippling. The old man called to the goldfish, and the goldfish swam to him and asked, "What do you want, grandpa?"

The old man saluted her and replied, "Come on, goldfish, my old woman scolded me and didn't let me be at peace. She wants a new wooden basin, and ours is broken and can no longer be used. "

The goldfish replied, "Don't feel bad, go, and God bless you. You will have a new wooden basin soon. " When the old man went back to the old woman, she really had a new wooden basin.

The old woman cursed even more: "You fool, you are really an old fool! What an old fool! All you want is a wooden basin. How much can a wooden basin be worth? Go back, old fool, and go to the goldfish again, pay her a gift and ask her for a wooden house. "

So the old man went to the blue sea again. The old man called to the goldfish, and the goldfish swam to him and asked, "What do you want, grandpa?"

The old man saluted her and replied, "Come on, goldfish! The old woman scolded me even more. She didn't let my old man rest, and my nagging wife asked for a wooden house. "

The goldfish replied, "Don't feel bad, go, and God bless you. That's it: you will have a wooden house. "

The old man walked to his mud shed, which had disappeared without a trace. In front of him was a wooden house with a bright room, a white chimney made of bricks and a door made of oak boards. The old woman sat at the window and swore at her husband: "You fool, you are ten years old! Old bastard, all you need is a wooden house! Get out of here, salute the goldfish and say, I don't want to be a lowly old woman anymore, I want to be a hereditary lady.

The old man walked towards the blue sea (the blue sea was in a commotion). The old man called to the goldfish again, and the goldfish swam to him and asked, "What do you want, grandpa?"

The old man saluted her and replied, "Come on, goldfish! The old woman lost her temper even more. She didn't let my old man rest. She is no longer willing to be a farmer, she wants to be a hereditary lady. "

The goldfish replied, "Don't feel bad, go, and God bless you."

the old man went back to the old woman. What did he see? A tall building. His old woman stood on the steps, wearing a valuable sable waistcoat, a splendid headdress, pearls around her neck, gold rings with jewels in her hands and red leather boots on her feet. Hard-working slaves stood before her, and she whipped them and pulled their foreheads. The old man said to his old woman, "Hello, noble lady! I think your heart should be satisfied this time. "

The old woman yelled at him and sent him to work in the stable. A week later, another week later, the old woman made more mischief, and she sent the old man to the goldfish. "Get out of here and salute the goldfish and say that I don't want to be a lady anymore, I want to be a free queen."

The old man was startled and pleaded, "What's the matter, wife, have you taken crazy medicine? You can't even walk or talk properly! You will make the whole country laugh. "

The old woman became more and more angry. She slapped her husband in the face. "Hillbilly, you dare to talk back to me and argue with me this hereditary lady? -Go to the seaside quickly. To tell you the truth, if you don't go, you have to go. "

The old man walked to the seaside (the blue sea became gloomy). He called to the goldfish again, and the goldfish swam to him and asked. "What do you want, grandpa?"

The old man saluted her and answered. "Come on, goldfish, my old woman is yelling again: she doesn't want to be a lady anymore, she wants to be a free queen."

The goldfish replied, "Don't feel bad, go, and God bless you. Well, the old woman will be the queen! "

the old man went back to the old woman. Why, in front of him was a royal palace, and his old woman became the queen, sitting at the table eating, and the ministers and nobles waited on her. Pour her wine from abroad. She was eating fancy cakes, surrounded by majestic guards with sharp axes on her shoulders. The old man looked-startled! Hurriedly bowed and kowtowed to the old woman and said, "Hello, majestic queen! Well, your heart should be satisfied this time. "

The old woman didn't even look at him and ordered him to be driven away. Ministers and nobles rushed over together, grabbed the old man's neck and pushed him out. At the door, the guards came and almost cut down the old man with a sharp axe. People laughed at him: "Old fool, really deserved it! This is to teach you a lesson: you have to behave yourself in the future! "

after a week, another week, the old woman became even more ridiculous. She sent courtiers to find her husband, and they found the old man and brought him here. The old woman said to the old man, "Go back and salute the goldfish. I don't want to be a free queen anymore. I want to be the overlord of the sea, let me live in the ocean, call the goldfish to wait on me, and tell me to use it casually. "

The old man didn't dare to talk back or disobey. So he ran to the blue sea and saw a dark storm on the sea: the raging waves surged, raging and roaring. The old man called to the goldfish, and the goldfish swam to him and asked, "What do you want, grandpa?"

The old man saluted her and replied, "Come on, Fish Queen! What am I going to do with this damn old woman? She doesn't want to be the queen anymore, she wants to be the overlord at sea; In this way, she can live in the sea of Wang Yang and ask you to wait on her yourself and listen to her. "

The goldfish didn't say a word, just scratched its tail in the water and swam into the deep sea. The old man waited for an answer at the seaside for a long time, but he didn't wait. He had to go back to see the old lady. He saw that there was still the broken mud shed in front of him, and her old woman was sitting on the threshold, and there was still the broken wooden basin in front of her.

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