"I don't kill Boren, Boren dies of me", which is a famous saying of Wang Dao in the Eastern Jin, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. After Wang Dun's rebellion, Wang Dao, for fear of being implicated, led more than 20 people of the clan to kneel outside the palace and confess their sins every day. When the noble Zhou E entered the palace, Wang Dao pleaded: "Boren (Zhou E), I will entrust my family of 100 to you."

Zhou Ai ignored it. He entered the palace and told Ming Di that Wang Dao was loyal and saved even numbers. Ming Di took his advice. Zhou E was left to drink, and Zhou E went out of the palace drunk. Wang Dao knelt in front of the palace and begged Zhou E. Zhou E didn't answer, but said, "I'm going to kill those traitors and thieves and get a gold seal to hang on my elbow!" Wang Dao thought that Zhou E didn't save him, and he was very resentful. ?

Later, Wang Dun went to Jiankang, and asked Wang Dao whether Zhou E would give him an official or kill him. Wang Dao was silent. So Wang Dun killed Zhou E. Later, Wang Dao expected to check the story in the book and saw Zhou E's letter to save him. His words are both touching and considerate. Wang Dao sobbed sadly and said to his sons, "I didn't kill Boren. Boren died because of me. In the gloom, I am ashamed of such a good friend. "

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Whether a piece of jade has defects or not is an important criterion to judge a piece of jade. Nothing is worth a hundred times, and some things are as humble as dust. The figure is like jade. If it is innocent and pure, it is noble, admired by millions of people and sets an example for the world. If you are mean and dirty, you will be spurned by the world and will never forget it for thousands of years.

However, as the saying goes, no one is perfect. Even sages are inevitably flawed in character. Wang Dao, the founding minister of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and regarded as the pillar of the country, once made such two mistakes, which have been criticized by later generations.

When Wang Dun and Wang Dao were discussing the personnel arrangement of the imperial court, they asked Wang Dao's opinion: "No matter the north or the south, Zhou Yi or Dai Yuan won the hearts of the people. Therefore, they should be appointed to three higher vocational colleges. Is there any problem? " Wang Dao didn't reply. Wang Dun although feel strange, but on second thought, ponder Wang Dao's mind, may arrange the position for two people is too high?

So Wang Dun asked again: "If the positions of Sangong are too high, then it is no problem to appoint them as the chief ministers of Shangshu Province and Zhongshu Province, Shangshuling and Zhongshuling, or Shangshuling's deputy." Wang Dao was silent again. Impatient Wang Dun said impatiently, "This won't do, and that won't do either. Do you want me to kill them? " Wang Dao didn't speak again.

So Wang Dun sent soldiers to arrest Zhou E and Dai Yuan. After being captured and escorted to the ancestral temple, Zhou E shouted loudly: "Heaven and earth, the first emperor had a spirit: Wang Dun, a thief, overthrew the country, killed loyal ministers in vain, and the mausoleum abused the world. God has only a spirit, so he should kill and escape quickly, and there is no poison. "

Before the words were finished, the sergeant hurt his mouth with a halberd and blood flowed to his heel. Zhou E's face remained unchanged, while Rong Zhi remained as cool as a cucumber. He was finally killed outside the south gate of Shitou at the age of 54.

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