1. Duke Mu of Qin
Gong Mu of Qin once went out to the palace and lost his horse. He went out to look for it himself and saw that someone had killed his horse and were eating it together. Meat. Duke Mu of Qin said to them, "This is my horse." The men stood up in fear. Duke Mu of Qin said: "I have heard that those who eat the flesh of a swift horse and do not drink wine will die." So he gave them wine to drink.
The people who killed the horse left in shame. Three years later, Jin attacked Duke Mu of Qin and besieged him. Those who used to kill horses and eat their meat said to each other, “It’s time for us to repay with our lives our kindness to Duke Mu for giving us horse meat to eat and wine to drink.” So they defeated the army that surrounded Duke Mu of Qin, and Duke Mu of Qin finally defeated him. Overcoming difficulties, he defeated Jin and captured Duke Hui of Jin.
2. Han Xin
A favor from his mother. When Han Xin was a boy, his family was poor and his parents died. Although he studied hard and practiced martial arts, he still couldn't make a living. As a last resort, he had to go to other people's homes to eat for free, for which he was often looked down upon by others.
Han Xin couldn't swallow this breath, so he went fishing by the Huai River, trading fish for food, and often felt hungry and full. There was an old woman washing gauze for others by the Huai River. She was called "Piao Mu". Seeing that Han Xin was pitiful, she shared her food with him. This happens every day, without interruption.
Han Xin was deeply moved. After Han Xin was granted the title of Marquis of Huaiyin, he never forgot Piao's mother's kindness. He sent people to search for her and finally gave her a thousand gold coins as a gift.
3. Yu Boya
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Yu Boya was good at playing the strings, and Zhong Ziqi was good at listening to the music and discerning its meaning. Once, when Boya was visiting the north of Mount Tai (now Guishan, Hanyang, Wuhan City), he was caught in a heavy rain and was stranded under a rock. When he was lonely, he took out his guqin and started playing.
When Zhong Ziqi, a woodcutter who was also hiding from the rain nearby, heard it, he couldn't help shouting: "Good music! What a good music!" Then every time Boya played a piece of music, Ziqi could play it. Hearing its meaning and interest made Boya extremely surprised.
The two became close friends and made an appointment to meet again next year to discuss piano. But when Bo Ya came to meet Zi Qi the next year, he learned that Zi Qi had died of illness not long ago. Boya regretted his sadness and broke his guqin. He stopped playing the strings to express his gratitude for the rare friend he had in his life.
4. Yurang
A scholar dies for a confidant, which means he is willing to devote himself to those who appreciate and cultivate him. Yurang was a retainer of the Zhi family in the Spring and Autumn Period. In 453 BC, the Zhao family of Jin State, together with the Han family and the Wei family, defeated the Zhi family in Jinyang. Zhi Boyao, the leader of the Zhi family, was killed and his head was made into wine by Zhao Xiangzi. device use.
In order to repay the kindness of Zhi Boyao, Yu Rang went to the toilet on a bridge, swallowed charcoal and painted his body, and assassinated Zhao Xiangzi many times. After the incident was exposed, he committed suicide and died, leaving behind "a scholar is a confidant" The man dies, the woman pleases the man who pleases her." This is the eternal song.
5. Cai Shun
Cai Shun, a native of Runan (now Henan) in the Han Dynasty, lost his father when he was young and was very filial to his mother. At that time, Wang Mang was in chaos and there was famine. Firewood and rice were expensive, so they had to pick mulberries and their children to satisfy their hunger. One day, he happened to meet the Red Eyebrow Army. The rebel soldiers asked sharply: "Why are the red mulberries and black mulberries put in two baskets separately?"
Cai Shun replied: "The black mulberries are for my mother." Eat it and keep the red mulberries for yourself." The Red Eyebrow Army took pity on his filial piety and gave him three buckets of white rice and a cow to take back to his mother as a show of respect.
Extended information:
The meaning of repaying a favor: The recipient of a favor plans and prepares to repay the favor to the benefactor in the future.
Pronunciation: zhī ēn tú bào?
From: "Shuo Yuan·Fu En"
Dynasty: Western Han Dynasty
Author: Liu Xiang
Original text
Qin Mugong tasted it and his horse was killed. He went to ask for it. When he saw that his horse had been killed, he could only eat its flesh. Duke Mu said, "That's my fine horse." Everyone got up in fear. Duke Mu said: "I have heard that anyone who eats the flesh of a swift horse but does not drink alcohol kills someone." That is to say, the person who drank the wine. Anyone who kills a horse goes away in shame. After three years of residence, Jin attacked Duke Mu of Qin and surrounded him. In the past, those who ate horses said to each other: "You can go out of death to repay the favor of eating horses and getting wine." Then the siege was broken, and Duke Mu's soldiers were able to solve the problem, defeat Jin, and win Duke Hui back.
Translation
Qin Mugong once went out to the palace and lost his horse. He went out to look for it himself and saw that some people had killed his horse and were eating horse meat together. Duke Mu of Qin said to them, "This is my horse." The men stood up in fear.
Duke Mu of Qin said: "I have heard that those who eat the flesh of a swift horse and do not drink wine will die." So he gave them wine to drink. The people who killed the horses left in shame.
Three years later, Jin attacked Duke Mu of Qin and besieged him. Those who used to kill horses and eat their meat said to each other, “It’s time for us to repay with our lives our kindness to Duke Mu for giving us horse meat to eat and wine to drink.” So they defeated the army that surrounded Duke Mu of Qin, and Duke Mu of Qin finally defeated him. Overcoming difficulties, he defeated Jin and captured Duke Hui of Jin.