The famous sayings of kicking away after using them are:

1. When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dogs will be cooked; when the high bird is gone, the good bow will be hidden; when the enemy's country is destroyed, the adviser will perish.

Source: Han Dynasty Sima Qian's "Historical Records: The Family of King Goujian of Yue"

Interpretation: When the bird is gone, the bow will be hidden and no longer used. When the hare dies, the hunting dogs will cook it and eat it. It is a metaphor for kicking away those who have contributed once something is successful.

2. Participating in politics can be described as burning bridges across rivers.

Source: "The History of the Yuan Dynasty: Biography of Cheritemur"

Interpretation: It is a metaphor for kicking away those who have helped you after reaching a certain goal.

3. You don’t have to push the boat along the current, but you don’t allow me to cross the river and burn the bridge.

Source: The third chapter of "Li Kui Bears the Thorn" by Yuan Kangjin

Interpretation: After something is successful, kick away the people who are going together.

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Historical figures who suffered this misfortune

Bai Qi

As a general, he has the power of life and death in one hand. In the battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao, 400,000 Zhao soldiers were killed. This was so majestic that Zhao had no capable soldiers for 10 years. He was frightened by the news and became afraid of the government. He was not familiar with political affairs and refused to obey the king's orders. He died at the end of Qin Prime Minister Fan Ju. hand.

Wu Zixu

Born in a rough place, grew up in danger, determined at a young age, loyal and courageous, his hair turned gray overnight, bitter and bitter, the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period Wu began with his strategies and management , but the master was unknown. Although he was loyal to the king of Wu, he was sentenced to death. After committing suicide, he set his eyes on the capital of Wu and regarded Wu as Yue's destruction!

Wen Zhong

Gou Jian, the king of Yue, lay down on the firewood and tasted his courage. He adopted Wen Zhong's strategy. Three of the seven strategies have destroyed Wu. However, "when the birds are gone, the good bow is hidden; when the cunning rabbit dies, "The running dog cooks." Gou Jian is a man who can deal with adversity, but not with wealth. After Wu was destroyed, he was jealous of his talent and suspected his rebellion, and Wen Zhong was eventually condemned to death.

Wu Qi

Wu Zi, also known as "Sun Wu" together with Sun Tzu, wrote "Wu Zi's Art of War", which is also called "Sun Wu's Art of War" together with "Sun Tzu's Art of War". After their reforms, the states of Lu, Wei, and Chu embarked on the path of becoming rich and powerful. However, the reform weakened the power of the nobles in the royal palace. With King Chu's mourning gone, all the king's clans gathered together to attack him. Wu Zi laid his body on the king's body and was killed by random arrows. Therefore, the nobles of the clan were executed. More than 70 people!

Li Mu

Li Mu used his troops very elusively and had many strange soldiers. He fought against the Huns in his early years. He lived in Dai County and guarded Yanmen. He repeatedly defeated the Huns and beheaded more than 100,000 people in one battle. He taught the Hu people for 10 years. I didn't dare to look south into the Central Plains. Later, he resisted Qin and protected Zhao, made countless military exploits, and protected the weak Zhao from being destroyed by the strong Qin. However, the king of Zhao was stupid and suspicious. He listened to the words of the sycophant Guo Kai, suspected that he was rebelling, and had Li Mu executed. Soon, Zhao was destroyed by Wang Jian!

Shang Yang

Why did Qin think it was strong? It was because of reforms. The basic national policy of rewarding farming and fighting is to "reward no ordinary man, and punish no one high, so that the interests of the world are in the same hole." The Qin Dynasty established political principles within the country to store resources for the military and state, and opened up new territory and territory outside the country to compete with other countries. After the reform, the Tiger and Wolf Division fought more than a hundred battles with the Eastern countries, large and small, and planned to annihilate more than 1.5 million troops of the six countries. On the battlefield where "millions of corpses were laid down and blood was shed for thousands of miles", the cold-blooded Qin people embarked on the road to unification by stepping on the bones and blood of the people of the six kingdoms. Shang Yang, the founder of the reform, was also killed in the city for offending his relatives like Wu Qi.

Han Xin

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, wars broke out everywhere, and the rule of Qin was in danger. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang competed in the Central Plains. Han Xin, who was humiliated under the crotch when he was young, worked hard to learn and learn The art of war is to fight against an enemy of ten thousand people. In a battle with Zhao Beishui, 30,000 people will be destroyed and 200,000 of them will be destroyed! For a time, he was invincible. Later, he built a plank road from the Han and Ming Dynasties, crossed Chencang secretly, attacked the powerful Chu, and was unprepared, and the overlord committed suicide. "The enemy's country was destroyed and the counselors were killed." Chen Ping, Empress Lu, and Xiao He conspired and were executed in the bell chamber of Changle Palace.

Zhou Yafu

The Seven Kingdoms Rebellion was at its peak, and the Han Dynasty was in danger. The Wu and Chu companies marched into Suiyang and blocked the Han Valley. Emperor Jing was shocked and ordered Zhou Yafu to face the danger. , Zhou Yafu, who strictly controlled the army, established military discipline, and was good at using troops, led the troops to pacify the four kingdoms of Shandong at the snap of a finger, attacked the grain road, quelled the rebellious armies of Wu and Chu, and became an all-powerful man for a while, and the world was settled. Emperor Jing suspected that his achievements were too great, so he cut off his nobility, which was a sin. Afterwards, Yafu went on a hunger strike for five days and died in prison.

Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang

Ended the Mongolian rule over the Central Plains for decades, helped Zhu Yuanzhang unify the world, defeated Zhang Shicheng, killed Chen Youliang, conquered the south and the north, and made outstanding contributions. Together with Liu Bowen and Chang Yuchun and other leaders were the founding fathers of the country, but Zhu Yuanzhang was very suspicious, and all the generals who founded the country were killed. The mourning for the emperor is like a tiger, and this hatred lasts forever.

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