Stories of Civilized Etiquette 1. Integrity and propriety - King Yan Zhao seeks virtue. After Lord Mengchang was removed from his position, King Min of Qi, together with Chu and Wei, destroyed the Song Dynasty and became even more arrogant. He only wanted to annex other countries and become emperor himself. As a result, the princes of all countries were dissatisfied with him; especially the Yan State to the north of Qi State, which was bullied by Qi State and wanted to find an opportunity to take revenge. Yan State was originally a big country. Later, it was passed into the hands of King Kuai of Yan. He listened to the bad guys' ideas and actually imitated the legendary method of Yao and Shun to give up the throne to the Prime Minister. The general and prince of Yan State attacked Zizhi in peace, and great chaos broke out in Yan State. In the name of quelling the civil strife in Yan, the State of Qi invaded the State of Yan, and the State of Yan was almost destroyed. Later, the soldiers and people of Yan State established the prince as king, rose up in resistance, and drove out the Qi army. Prince Ping ascended the throne and became King Yan Zhao. He was determined to make Yan State strong and determined to find talents to govern the country, but he could not find the right person. Someone reminded him that the veteran Guo Wei (sound wěi) was quite knowledgeable, so he might as well go to him to discuss it. King Yan Zhao personally visited Guo Wei and said to Guo Wei: "Qi State took advantage of the civil strife in our country to invade us. I will never forget this shame. But now that Yan State is weak, it cannot take revenge. If there is a wise man to help I want to avenge my shame, and I would rather serve him. Can you recommend such a talent?" Guo Wei touched his beard, thought for a moment and said, "I can't recommend a ready-made talent, please allow me to say something first. Tell a story." Then he told a story: In ancient times, there was a king who loved the horse most. He sent people to search everywhere, but they couldn't find it for three years. A courtier heard that there was a precious thousand-mile horse somewhere in the distance, and told the king that as long as he gave him one thousand taels of gold, he would be able to buy the horse back. The king was very happy, so he sent his ministers to buy it with a thousand taels of gold. Unexpectedly, when the courtiers arrived, Chollima had already fallen ill and died. The courtier thought that it would be hard to explain when he went back with empty hands, so he took half of the gold he brought and bought the horse bones. The courtier presented the horse bones to the king. The king was furious and said, "I want you to buy a live horse. Who asked you to spend money to buy useless horse bones?" The courtier said calmly: "Listen, people. You said you are willing to spend money to buy a dead horse, but you are afraid that no one will bring a live horse?" The king was doubtful and stopped blaming his ministers. As soon as the news spread, everyone thought that the king really loved the horse. Within a year, several thousand-mile horses were sent from all directions. After Guo Wei told this story, he said: "The king must recruit talented people, so you might as well try me as a horse bone." After hearing this, King Yan Zhao was greatly inspired. After he returned, he immediately sent people to build a very exquisite The house was given to Guo Wei, and he was also appointed as his teacher. Talented people from all over the world heard that King Yan Zhao was recruiting talents sincerely, and they rushed to Yan State to ask for an audience. The most famous among them is Le Yi, a native of Zhao. King Zhao of Yan worshiped Le Yi as his minister, and asked him to rectify the country's affairs and train troops. As expected, the country of Yan became stronger day by day. At this time, King Yan Zhao saw that King Min of Qi was arrogant and unpopular, so he said to Le Yi: "Now that King Qi is unruly, it is time for us to avenge our shame. I plan to mobilize the whole country to attack Qi. What do you think?" Le Yi said: "Qi has a vast territory and a large population. It is impossible for us to attack it alone. If the king wants to attack Qi, he must unite with other countries." King Yan Zhao sent Le Yi to Zhao. King Huiwen took over and sent another person to contact Han and Wei. He also asked Zhao to contact Qin. These countries couldn't stand Qi's tyranny, so they were willing to send troops with Yan. In 284 BC, King Zhao of Yan appointed Le Yi as his general and commanded the troops of the five kingdoms in a mighty massacre against Qi. When King Min of Qi heard that the five-nation coalition was coming, he was also panicked. He gathered all the soldiers and horses from all over the country to resist the coalition and fought a battle to the west of Jishui. Because Le Yi was good at commanding, the morale of the troops of the five kingdoms was strong, and the Qi army was completely defeated. King Min of Qi fled back to Linzi. The generals of Zhao, Han, Qin, and Wei won the battle, each occupied several cities in Qi, and did not want to continue fighting. Only Le Yi refused to give up. He personally led the Yan army and marched straight into Linzi, the capital of Qi. King Qi Min had to run away and was eventually killed in Jucheng. King Yan Zhao believed that Le Yi had made great contributions, so he went to the Jishui River to work in person, discussed his merits and rewarded him, and named Le Yi the King of Chang. 2. Unity and friendship - the calm Liu Mingchuan Liu Mingchuan, the governor-general of the Qing court stationed in Taiwan, was a major contributor to the construction of Taiwan. , it was he who supervised the construction of Taiwan’s first railway. There is a thought-provoking story about Liu Mingchuan's appointment: when Li Hongzhang recommended Liu Mingchuan to Zeng Guofan, he also recommended two other scholars. In order to test which of the three of them had the best character, Zeng Guofan deliberately invited them to Zeng Mansion for an interview at a certain time. But when the appointed time came, Zeng Guofan deliberately did not show up and asked them to wait in the living room, but secretly observed their attitudes carefully. The other two seemed very impatient and kept complaining; only Liu Mingchuan was quietly and calmly admiring the calligraphy and paintings on the wall. Later, Zeng Guofan asked them about the calligraphy and painting in the living room, and only Liu Mingchuan could answer it. As a result, Liu Mingchuan was recommended as the governor of Taiwan. Note: People who are impatient must lack the spirit of perseverance and perseverance to overcome all difficulties, and naturally they will not be able to accomplish anything great. If we hope to make a difference in the future, we must first hone our patience and perseverance. 3. Diligence, thrift and self-reliance - bearing humiliation and bearing heavy burdens Lu Xun, courtesy name Boyan, was born in Wu County, Wu County (now Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province) during the Three Kingdoms period.

He first worked in Sun Quan's general office as the governor of East and West Cao Cao, and later became the captain of Haichang Tuntian, where he was also in charge of the county's political affairs. The county suffered from drought for many years, so he opened a warehouse to help the poor. He encouraged farmers to supervise mulberry trees and achieved excellent political results. At that time, bandits harassed and invaded the people in Wujun, Kuaiji, and Danyang. Lu Xun was allowed to recruit his own troops, went deep into the dangerous passes to conquer, and defeated them one by one. He was promoted to captain of Dingwei and stationed in Lipu. Lü Meng, the governor who guarded Lukou, planned to seize Jingzhou and threatened to return to Jianye (now Nanjing), the capital of Wu State, if he was ill. Lu Xun went to see him and said to him: "Your defense line is connected with Guan Yu, why don't you leave far away? It is really worrying that there is no suitable person to take over." Lu Meng said: "You are absolutely right, but I am seriously ill. .

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