The neighbors were amused by Sai Weng's words. Losing the horse is obviously a bad thing, but he thinks it may be a good thing, obviously just comforting himself. A few days later, the lost horse not only went home automatically, but also brought back a Xiongnu war horse.
When the neighbors heard about it, they all admired Sai Weng's foresight and congratulated him one after another, saying, "You still have foresight. Not only did you not lose your horse, but you were lucky to bring back a good horse. " Sai Weng listened to his neighbor's congratulations, but he was not happy at all. He said anxiously, "A good horse for nothing is not necessarily a blessing, but it may cause some trouble."
Neighbors think his posturing is purely the cunning of the elderly. I was very happy, but I didn't mean to say it.
Sai Weng has an only son who likes riding horses very much. He found that the horse he brought back was a good horse, with long hooves, loud neighing, fat and fierce. He rides a horse every day. He is proud of himself.
One day, he was so happy that he ran into a horse, galloped, fell, fell off his horse and broke his leg. When the neighbors heard about it, they came to offer their condolences.
Sai Weng said, "Nothing. It may be a blessing to be able to save your life if you break your leg. " Neighbors think he's talking nonsense again. They can't figure out what good luck a broken leg will bring. Soon, Xiongnu soldiers invaded on a large scale and young people were recruited into the army. Sai Weng's son can't join the army because he broke his leg. All the young men who joined the army died in battle, but only Sai Weng's son saved his life.
Jiang Shang, a squire who wanted to fish, was punctual because of his orders. He set up a fish hook and caught fish on the Weihe River three feet from the water. He said to himself, "Those who can't live are hooked!"
Interpretation of "squire", that is, Jiang Shang in the early Zhou Dynasty, also known as Jiang Ziya. Jiang Taigong fished with a hook instead of bait. If he wanted to fish, he would fish by himself. Metaphor is willing to trap yourself.
Taigong, surnamed Jiang, whose name is Lu Shang, is the minister who assisted and destroyed Shang. When he was not reused by King Wen, he lived in seclusion in a place near Weishui, Shaanxi. Li Na was an area ruled by Ji Chang (Zhou Wenwang), the leader of the Zhou Dynasty. He hopes to arouse Ji Chang's attention to himself and build his own achievements.
Taigong often hangs a clock by Fanxi. Most people fish with a hook, followed by a bait, and then sink into the water to lure the fish into taking the bait. But Taigong's hook is straight, there is no bait on it, it does not sink into the water, and it is three feet away from the water. As he held the fishing rod high, he said to himself, "Fish that don't want to live, if you want, take the bait yourself!" One day, a woodcutter came to the stream and saw Taigong fishing with a straight hook on the water without bait. He said to him, "Old man, you can't catch a fish in 100 years!" "
Taigong raised his fishing rod and said, "To tell you the truth! I don't want to catch fish, but I want to catch the king and the marquis! "
Taigong's peculiar fishing method finally spread to Ji Chang. When Ji Chang found out, he sent soldiers to call him. But the squire ignored the soldiers and only cared about fishing by himself, saying to himself, "Fishing, fishing, fish don't bite, shrimp make trouble!" " "After listening to the soldier's report, Ji Chang sent an official to invite the squire. However, Taigong still didn't answer. He said while fishing: "Fishing, fishing, big fish don't bite, small fish don't make trouble!" ""Ji Chang realized that the fisherman must be a talented person and should invite him personally. So I ate vegetarian food for three days, took a shower and changed clothes, and went to Fanxi to hire Taigong with a generous gift. Seeing that he sincerely hired himself, Taigong agreed to work for him.
Later, Jiang Shang assisted King Wen, prospered the country and founded the country, and also helped King Wu Ji Fa, the son of King Wen, destroy the business, and was sealed in the State of Qi, thus realizing his desire to make contributions. "
The famous saying about discarding: (1) It's unfair to yourself, but fair to others. (2) Be indifferent when you get it, and calm when you lose it. (3) Learn from mistakes.