One morning, Zou Ji got up, put on his clothes and hat, strolled to the mirror and studied his costume and appearance carefully. He felt that he was really different and superior, so he casually asked his wife, "Look, who is more beautiful than Xu Gong in the north of the city?"
His wife came forward to help him sort out his skirt and replied, "How beautiful you are! How can Mr. Xu compare with you?"
Zou Ji didn't believe it, because Xu Gong, who lives in the north of the city, is recognized as a handsome man, so he asked his concubine, "Who is more beautiful than Xu Gong in the north of the city?"
His concubine quickly said, "Your Excellency is much more beautiful than Mr. Xu. How can he compare with adults? "
The next day, a guest came to visit. Zou Ji sat and chatted with him. Recalling yesterday, he asked the guest, "Who do you think is more beautiful than Xu Gong in the north of the city?" The guest said without hesitation, "Mr. Xu Can can't compare with you, but you are much more beautiful than him."
Zou Ji made three surveys, and everyone agreed that he was more beautiful than Xu Gong. However, Zou Ji is a man with brains, and he is not complacent about it, thinking that he is really more beautiful than Xu Gong.
It happened that one day later, Xu Gong in the north of the city visited Zou Ji's house. Zou Ji was stunned by Xu Gong's imposing manner and radiant image at the first sight. Zou Ji kept looking at Xu Gong while they were talking. He realized that he was not as good-looking as Xu Gong. To confirm this conclusion, he secretly looked at himself in the mirror, and then turned to look at Xugong. Therefore, he felt that he was more tolerant than Xu.
In the evening, Zou Ji lay in bed and thought about it over and over again. Since I am not as beautiful as Xu Gong, why do my wives and guests say that I am more beautiful than Xu Gong? Finally, he finally found the conclusion of the problem. Zou Ji said to himself, "So these people are complimenting me! My wife says I'm beautiful because she prefers me. I said I was beautiful because I was afraid of me; The guests said I was beautiful because they wanted something from me. It seems that I have been praised by people around me and I can't recognize my true self. "
This fable tells us that people must keep a clear head in praise, especially those who are in a leading position, and they must have self-knowledge so as not to get lost.
Secondly, Schleswig-Holstein is interested in history, but unfortunately he can't read. Otherwise, it is likely that there will be works like "Comment on Twenty-four History of XX" handed down. Almost all the words I read written to Schleswig-Holstein will record such a dialogue between him and his ministers:
When the power of the post-Zhao dynasty reached its peak, at a banquet, Schleswig asked the ministers around him, "What kind of founding monarch can I compare with in ancient times?" ?
As a courtier, he would not miss such an opportunity of flattery, so he replied, "Your SHEN WOO is slightly better than Liu Bang, the emperor gaozu of Han Dynasty, and your heroism is even worse than that of Cao Cao, the emperor gaozu of Wei Dynasty. Yu, Tang, Wen and Wu are unparalleled, probably second only to Emperor Xuanyuan? "
Schleswig laughed and said, "How can people not know themselves? You talk too much. If I meet Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang, I should serve him in the north and compete with Han Xin and Peng Yue. If you meet Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, you will be neck and neck with him in the Central Plains. I don't know who will win. A gentleman should be aboveboard and never bully orphans and widows like Cao Cao and Sima Yi. My talent should be between Liu Bang and Liu Xiu. How can I compare with Xuanyuan the Great? "
This sentence is beautiful, and there is a kind of calmness of modern politicians in front of the spotlight. It not only shows the correct conceit, but also shows his knowledge in history. However, what interests me most is Schleswig's evaluation of Liu Bang and Liu Xiu.
Before and after the Han Dynasty, the two founding monarchs, who was better and who was worse, were already being discussed one after another when Han Guangwu started his business. Of course, this comparison will never be conclusive, but it is not surprising that Schleswig-Holstein praised Liu Bang more.
Tai Shigong is a great writer. In a word, Liu Bang's image in The Legend of Emperor Gaozu, though not liked by the literati petty bourgeoisie, undoubtedly provided a model for the uneducated successful people. As we all know, after Schleswig-Holstein, there was a far more successful emperor who admired Liu Bang, that is, Zhu Hongwu, the emperor of Ming Taizu who made his fortune in the peasant uprising.
Liu Bang made great achievements without studying, which really made Schleswig and Zhu Yuanzhang, who were illiterate and semi-illiterate, feel both cordial and excited. Liu Bang's desires are often undisguised, and some of his vanity is unnecessary in the eyes of more educated people (for example, because his father said that he was not as good as his second brother, he had to show this tone in front of his father when he became emperor), which is also very human, or "very human". Liu Bang is often ruthless, but this tough hand always seems to contain the wisdom of overall planning and decisive decision-making. This will certainly make later successful people feel that their ruthless means have also been beautified and are indeed indispensable.
In contrast, Liu Xiu is beautiful, feminine, forbearing and even looks a little timid. It was not until the death of her protector, who had always been regarded as an idol, that she suddenly appeared as brilliant as fireworks in no way back's desperate situation. This kind of character generally exists in the protagonist of popular Japanese cartoons on the market today, and may be more infatuated by little girls, but it is too irrelevant for rough people like Schleswig and Zhu Yuanzhang.
The habits of the ancients, what he said, are things he can't do. In fact, what he said is what his ambition is. Schleswig-Holstein was somewhat infected with this Han habit. When he said that he would serve Liu Bang in the north, he was actually saying that he would follow Liu Bang's example.
Schleswig-Holstein took the old people and old friends from Wuxiang's hometown, arranged their seats according to their age and talked about his life. At this time, Schleswig-Holstein found that Li Yang, an old neighbor who often fights with his own pool, didn't come. Schleswig said: "Li Yang is a strong man. Why don't you come? Fighting was the hatred of ordinary people. Now I want to establish prestige in the world. How can I hold a grudge against ordinary people? " So I immediately sent someone to invite Li Yang. When he was drunk and hot, Schleswig grabbed Li Yang's arm and said, "You used to eat enough old fists and tasted the poison of loneliness." So I rewarded Li Yang.
Schleswig said: "Wuxiang is my abundance. When I die, my soul will go back. Exempt from the tax of III. "
A series of almost identical details, such as "laughing at the old road", "thinking about it with joy" and "taking back the person". Even if Schleswig did not compare Wuxiang with Abundance, this scene would undoubtedly be regarded as an imitation show of the return of Gaozu.
Jin Shu? Xerox Miscellanies is rich in literature, which describes the details of life more than the basic national policy of the post-Zhao regime. This makes us see more clearly that in many things, Schleswig-Holstein naturally or intentionally shows a vulgar, uneducated and magnanimous temperament. Then, after all, Liu Bang made a hint: when the world is generally stable, you can look down on and guard against intellectuals in your heart, but generally you should respect and appoint them. In this respect, it should be said that Schleswig-Holstein has done the best research. Schleswig-Holstein founded a school when the situation was difficult, and personally gave the students exams. I'm curious about how an illiterate person comments on classic papers, but it's a pity that these details are lacking in history books.
The following examples are often mentioned:
Schleswig summoned Fan Yuan and was surprised to see the ragged scholar. He said, "How did Fan become so poor?"
Fan Yuan was simple in nature and replied without thinking: "I met a Taoist robber just now and took all the wealth of my family."
Schleswig laughed and said, "Valerian bandits robbed others to this extent? I'll pay you back. "
Fan Yuan (suddenly realizing how he can speak ill of the Jie people in front of the head of the Jie people's congress, not to mention the word "Jie", because the law of the post-Zhao Dynasty stipulates that the Jie people can only be called "China people" and can't mention the word "Jie" at all) was very scared and kowtowed and cried.
Schleswig-Holstein said: "My law is to prevent vulgar people, not old scholars like you." So he gave Fan Yuan three million yuan to buy a car, a horse and clothes.
Of course, in fact, how many Confucian scholars were robbed by the Jie people, but they were not called by Schleswig-Holstein, so they could not stand the question. Just as Liu Bang practiced Shu etiquette and listened to people recite Lu Jia's Xin Yu, he did not actually abolish Qin's ban on private book collection.
Perhaps the most important influence of Liu Bang on Schleswig-Holstein was on the establishment of warehousing. Taizi Stone Hong of Schleswig-Holstein, who learned Confucian classics from Han people as a child, was a timid young man of literature and art. Schleswig-Holstein is not without doubt. At this time, the minister Guangxu advised him to say:
"Han ancestors immediately take the world, and filial piety is guarded. After the sage, the world will be defeated and the heaven will be heaven. "
Schleswig-Holstein was therefore "ecstatic". If this sentence really gives his successor confidence, then his attitude towards Liu Bang can only be described as "fans".
However, due to failure, Schleswig-Holstein failed to learn Henkel. At the very least, he has never done this by killing a hero at will. It is up to him to do so under uncertain circumstances. It is for this reason that Shi Hong could not create the situation of ruling the world like Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, but the result was closer to Emperor Wen of the Ming Dynasty.
Shortly after Schleswig's death, Shihu, the king of Zhongshan, usurped the throne. The life span of Schleswig-Holstein Empire is not only inferior to that of Emperor Guangwu, but also superior to that of Cao Cao, Sima Yi and Si Mazhao whom he despised.