1. Classical Chinese stories about friends

1. The acquaintance of Guan Bao ("Historical Records·Biography of Guan Yan") Guan Zhongyi and I are also from Yingshang.

When I was young, I often traveled with Uncle Bao, and Uncle Bao knew him as a wise man. Guan Zhong was poor and often bullied Uncle Bao. Uncle Bao eventually met him and ignored him.

Uncle Bao is now in charge of Young Master Qi, Xiaobai, and Guan Zhong is in charge of Young Master Jiu. When Xiaobai was appointed as Duke Huan, the young master was killed and Guan Zhong was imprisoned.

Uncle Bao then entered Guan Zhong. After Guan Zhong was appointed, he took charge of Qi.

Duke Huan of Qi used hegemony to unite the nine princes and rule the world, which was Guan Zhong's plan. Guan Zhong said: "When I was first in poverty, I tried to share the wealth with Uncle Bao Jia, and I gave him a lot of profit. Uncle Bao didn't think I was greedy, and knew that I was poor.

I tried it I am even poorer because of my job for Uncle Bao. Uncle Bao does not think that I am a fool because he knows that the times are good and bad. >

I fought three times and walked away three times, but Uncle Bao didn't think I was a coward, because he knew I had an old mother. I am not ashamed of small details, but I am ashamed that my fame is not shown in the world.

The parents who gave birth to me knew me. "Uncle Bao entered Guan Zhong and gave birth to him.

His descendants have been well-off in Qi, and have been granted fiefdoms for more than ten generations, often becoming famous officials. There are not many virtuous people like Guan Zhong in the world, but there are many like Uncle Bao who knows people well.

2. Boya Jue Xian ("Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals") Boya is good at drums and harp, and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening. Boya played the harp and played the harp, aiming at high mountains. Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is! It's as tall as Mount Tai!" His goal was on flowing water. Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is. It's as vast as a river!" What Boya was thinking about, Zhong Ziqi said You must get it.

When Ziqi died, Boya said that there would be no more music in the world, so he broke the strings of his harp and never played the drum again for the rest of his life. 2. Classical Chinese stories about friends

1. The friendship between Guan and Bao ("Historical Records·Biography of Guan Yan")

I, Guan Zhongyi, was a native of Yingshang. When I was young, I often traveled with Uncle Bao, and Uncle Bao knew him as a wise man. Guan Zhong was poor and often bullied Uncle Bao. Uncle Bao eventually met him and ignored him. Now Uncle Bao is in charge of Qi Gongzi Xiaobai, and Guan Zhong is in charge of Gongzi Jiu. When Xiaobai was appointed as Duke Huan, the young master was killed and Guan Zhong was imprisoned. Uncle Bao then entered Guan Zhong. After Guan Zhong was appointed, he took charge of Qi. Duke Huan of Qi used hegemony to unite the nine princes and rule the world, which was Guan Zhong's plan.

Guan Zhong said: "When I was first in poverty, I tried to share the wealth with Uncle Bao and I would make a lot of profits. Uncle Bao didn't think I was greedy and knew that I was poor. I tried to work for Uncle Bao and became even poorer. , Uncle Bao doesn't think I'm a fool, I know the times are good and bad. He thinks that I am cowardly, knowing that I have an old mother. When the young master is defeated, he is summoned to death, and I am imprisoned and humiliated. Uncle Bao does not think of me as his wife, because he knows that I am not ashamed of small details, and I am ashamed that my fame will not be shown to the world. The parents who gave birth to me knew me. "Uncle Bao entered Guan Zhong and gave birth to me. His descendants were well-off in Qi, and they were granted fiefdoms for more than ten generations, often becoming famous officials. There are not many virtuous people like Guan Zhong in the world, but there are many like Uncle Bao who knows people well.

2. Boya Jue Xian ("Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals")

Boya is good at drums and harp, and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening. Boya played the harp and played the harp, aiming at high mountains. Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is! It's as tall as Mount Tai!" His goal was on flowing water. Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is. It's as vast as a river!" What Boya was thinking about, Zhong Ziqi said You must get it. When Ziqi died, Boya said that there would be no more music in the world. He would break the strings of his harp and never play the drum again for the rest of his life.

3. Stories about friendship, famous quotes, ancient texts, and poems. Urgent need

"Farewell at the Jing Gate" Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty crossed the Jing Gate to travel from the Chu Kingdom. The mountains followed the plains, and the rivers flowed into the wilderness. . Flying mirror under the moon, the clouds are forming sea towers. I still feel sorry for the water of my hometown, and I see off my boat thousands of miles away. "Send Off a Friend" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty. Friendships between old friends at sunset. Wave your hands away, and the horses sing. Quotes about friendship. Friendship is the greatest joy in life. -- (English) Hume Friendship -- is the melody of pure life that makes youth colorful, and is extremely beautiful. Hymn of youth. --(Japanese) Daisaku Ikeda Friendship is a feeling of mutual attraction, so it is something that can be encountered but not sought. --Roland Without mutual respect, friendship is impossible. --(Soviet) Ma The life of the Kalenko people is inseparable from friendship, but it is not easy to obtain true friendship. It requires sowing with loyalty, watering with enthusiasm, and cultivating with principles. --(Su) Ostrovsky When friendship no longer grows, it will immediately begin to decline - a person's friendship will always retreat if it does not advance, and there is no static and balanced state between the two. - (U.S.) If Henry and James cannot forgive each other's petty Shortcomings cannot make friendship last forever. --(France) La Bruyère The strongest friendship is forged in times of adversity, just as pig iron can only be tempered into a pot in the fire. --(UK) Ke Loyal friendship is needed in times of happiness, especially in times of adversity. --(Ancient Rome) Seneca If friendship can adjust people's emotions, then another function of friendship is to enhance people's wisdom. . --(UK) Bacon Life is inseparable from friendship, but it is not easy to get true friendship; friendship always requires loyalty to sow seeds, enthusiasm to water, principles to cultivate, and understanding to care. --(Germany) ) Marx Sincere friendship is like health. You cannot appreciate its preciousness until it is lost. --(UK) Bacon In friendship, all thoughts, all wishes, and all hopes occur in silent joy without the need for words. And *** enjoyed it. --(Le) Gibran neither asked nor allowed others to do despicable things, as a principle of friendship. --(Ancient Rome) Cicero's gentle attitude towards a heart that was A person's contemptuous heart is indeed a great comfort. --(France) Romain and Roland bribe their friends with gifts, and they may also be bribed by others. --(English) Shakespeare have been together for a long time, sharing the joys and sorrows*** Only through adversity can we have an irresistible friend. --(Ancient Rome) Cicero The best effort in friendship is not to show our flaws to a friend, but to make him see his own flaws. --(France) Larochev Hypocritical friendship is like your shadow; when you are in the sun, it will follow you closely, but once you go to the dark place, it will immediately leave you. - (English) Bacon. 4. Idiom allusions in classical Chinese about friendship

Guan Bao’s friendship

Guan Zhong Yiwu ① is a person from Yingshang ②. When I was young, I often traveled with Uncle Bao, and Uncle Bao knew him as a virtuous person. Guan Zhong was poor and often bullied Uncle Bao. However, Uncle Bao eventually met him kindly and ignored him. Uncle Bao has been in charge of Qi Gongzi Xiaobai, and Guan Zhong has been in charge of Gongzi Jiu. When Xiaobai was appointed as Duke Huan, the young master was killed and Guan Zhong was imprisoned. Uncle Bao then entered Guan Zhong. After Guan Zhong was appointed, he took charge of Qi. Duke Huan of Qi used hegemony to unite all the princes, and he unified the world. This was Guan Zhong's plan.

Guan Zhong said: "When I was first in trouble, I tried to share the wealth with Uncle Bao Jia, and I gave him a lot of profit. Uncle Bao didn't think I was greedy, and knew that I was poor. I tried to work for Uncle Bao, so I changed my mind. Although I am poor, Uncle Bao does not think that I am a fool. I know that the times are favorable and disadvantageous. Uncle Bao doesn't think I'm a coward, he knows I have an old mother. When the young master is defeated, he is summoned to death. It’s the world. My parents are the ones who know me.” Uncle Bao entered Guan Zhong and gave birth to him. His descendants were well-off in Qi, and they were granted fiefdoms for more than ten generations, often becoming famous officials. There are not many virtuous people in the world, but there are many virtuous people like Guan Zhong. Uncle Bao can know people well. Guan Zhong was in charge of the government, and he was on the seaside with only the district. He accumulated wealth with currency, enriched the country and strengthened the army, and had the same likes and dislikes as the common people. Therefore, it is said: "If the warehouse is solid, you will know the etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace; if you are obedient, the six relatives will be strong. If the four dimensions are not open, the country will be destroyed. Orders are like the source of flowing water, and orders will obey the hearts of the people." Therefore, it is said that it is humble but easy to do. . If the common people want it, go with it; if the common people don't want it, go with it.

In politics, good deeds turn misfortunes into blessings, and reversing defeats turn into merits. Weigh the importance carefully. Duke Huan was really angry with Shaoji and attacked Cai in the south. Guan Zhong therefore attacked Chu and blamed Baomao for not paying tribute to the Zhou Dynasty. Duke Huan actually marched north to conquer Shan Rong, and Guan Zhong therefore ordered Yan to repair the government of Duke Zhao. At the meeting at Ke, Duke Huan wanted to break Cao Mo's promise, but Guan Zhong believed in it, and all the princes returned to the throne. Therefore, it is said: "Knowing how to take it is the treasure of government."

Guan Zhongfu planned to return to the public office three times and rebel, which the people of Qi did not think was extravagant. After Guan Zhong died, Qi State followed his administration and was always stronger than the princes.

Tai Shigong said: I read Guan's "Herders", "High Mountains", "Riding Horses", "Light and Heavy", "Jiufu", and "Yanzi Chunqiu", and I have detailed what he said. After seeing his writings, I wanted to observe his actions, so I followed his biography. As for his books, there are many of them in the world, so I will ignore them and discuss their anecdotes.

Guan Zhongshi called virtuous ministers, but Confucius was inferior to him. How could he think that Zhou Dao was declining, and Huan Gong was a virtuous minister, but he did not encourage him to become the king, so he could dominate? The saying goes, "We will accommodate its beauty and rescue its evil, so the superiors and inferiors can be in love with each other." Do you care what Zhong said?

Fang Yanzi laid down the corpse of Duke Zhuang and cried over it, and then left after doing the ceremony. Is it wrong to say that "it is not courageous to see justice"? As for his admonishment, if you offend the emperor's appearance, this is the so-called "thinking forward to be loyal, thinking back to make up for mistakes"! If Yan Zi is here, I will hold a whip for him and admire him very much. " 5. Three ancient poems about friendship

High Mountains and Flowing Waters

Boya is good at playing the harp, and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening. Boya is good at playing the harp, and his ambition is high in the mountains, Zhong Ziqi said "It's so good, it's as tall as Mount Tai." Aiming at flowing water, Zhong Ziqi said: "It's so good, it's as tall as a river." What Boya thought about, Zhong Ziqi will definitely get it. Ziqi died, and Boya said that there will be no more in the world. Bo Ya is good at playing the harp, and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening.

Translation

Boya is good at playing the harp, Zhong Ziqi is good at listening. Said: "Wonderful! Towering and tall like Mount Tai! Boya's ambition was flowing, and Zhong Ziqi said: "Wonderful!" Mighty and mighty like a river! "After Zhong Ziqi's death, Boya threw his qin down and stopped playing the qin throughout his life, thinking that there was no one in the world worthy of playing the qin for him. This is not only true for playing the qin, but also for sages. Even if there are virtuous people, they can't play the qin. If no one treats him well, why should a wise man be loyal to others? The horse does not become a thousand-mile horse by himself, but waits until Bole appears.

Bao Jingji is devoted to friendship. I was surprised by my friendship and was good to Wu Donghu. He even married his daughter in the family. I heard that Wu's daughter would be a suitable person, but she was too poor to dress up, so she gave her her daughter's dowry as a gift. Marry.

Translation

Bao Jingji was very loyal to his friends and was a good friend of Wu Donghu. After Wu Donghu's death, Bao Jingji took care of Wu. The family was extremely considerate. Later, when Bao Jing was about to get his daughter married, he heard that Wu Donghu's daughter was getting married, but because the family was poor and could not provide her own dowry, he gave her his daughter's dowry and himself His daughter got married a year later. People at that time praised him for his loyalty to friendship. The uncle said: "I am dead now, and you can go!" Ju Bo said, "I came to see each other from afar, and my son ordered me to go and defeat justice in order to survive. Isn't this what Ju Bo did?" When the thieves arrived, they called Ju Bo and said, "The army has arrived and the entire county is empty. Who are you, a man, who dares to stand alone?" Ju Bo said, "My friend is sick and I can't bear to entrust him to him. I would rather sacrifice my life for him." The thief said to him, "I am a man of no righteousness, but I have entered a country of righteousness." "Then the army returned and the whole county was captured.

Translation

Once, Jubo Xun traveled thousands of miles to visit a sick friend, and happened to encounter foreign enemies attacking the county. , the friend persuaded Jubo to leave, saying: "I'm going to die soon, you'd better leave here!" Jubo said: "I came all the way to visit you, but you asked me to leave and corrupt morality in order to survive. Is this something that I, Jubo Xun, can't do?" "In the end, he did not leave. After the county town fell, the enemy invaders entered the city. It was strange that Jubo Xun was still here, so he asked him: "As soon as our army entered the city, everyone in the county town ran away. Who are you? Dare you stay alone? Ju Bo replied: "My friend is sick, and I can't bear to leave him alone. If you insist on killing him, I am willing to pay for it with my life." After hearing this, the enemy invaders were greatly shocked and said to each other: "We, the unethical people, have invaded this moral place." "So he withdrew his troops and returned, and the entire county was preserved. 6. What are the classical Chinese stories that express "making friends"

1. Bao Jing Jie is devoted to friendship. Original text: Bao Jing Jing is devoted to friendship. , and was good to Wu Donghu.

Wu died, and his family even married a daughter. He heard that Wu's daughter would be a suitable person, but she was too poor to dress up, so he gave her his daughter's dowry to his wife. Zai Shi married.

Translation: Bao Jing was very loyal to his friends, and they were good friends with Wu Donghu.

After Wu Donghu's death, Bao Jing was very loyal. Ji took great care of the Wu family. Later, when Bao Jing was about to get his daughter married, he heard that Wu Donghu's daughter was about to get married, but because his family was poor and could not prepare his own dowry, he gave his daughter's dowry to him. Her own daughter got married a year later.

People at that time praised him for this. 2. Xun Jubo visited his sick friend. He said: "I am dead now, and my son can go." "

Ju Bo said: "When we look at each other from afar, my son ordered me to go away and betray my righteousness in order to survive. Is this what Ju Bo did? When the thieves arrived, they called Ju Bo and said, "The army has arrived and the entire county is empty. Who are you, a man, who dares to stand alone?" Ju Bo said, "My friend is sick and I can't bear to leave him. I would rather sacrifice my life for him." The thief said to him, "I am a man of no righteousness, but I have entered a country of righteousness." "

Then he sent his army back and captured the whole county. Translation: Xun Jubo went to a distant place to visit his sick friend, and happened to encounter the barbarians coming to attack the city.

A friend said to Jubo Xun: "I am about to die now, please leave as soon as possible!" Jubo Xun said: "I came all the way to visit you, but you asked me to leave; you ruined morality to survive. Why is it my behavior?" When the rebels came, they asked Jubo Xun, "When the army arrived, everyone in the city fled. Who are you that dare to stay here alone?" Jubo Xun replied, "My friend? He is ill, and (I) cannot bear to leave him. I would rather trade my life for the life of my friend." After hearing this, the thieves said to each other, "We are unrighteous people, but we want to invade this moral place!" So he mobilized the entire army and went back, and the whole city was preserved.

3. The original text of Guan Bao's friendship: Guan Zhong said: "When I was first in poverty, I tried to share the wealth with Uncle Bao, and I benefited a lot from him. Uncle Bao didn't think I was greedy, he knew I was poor. I I am even more impoverished when I work for Uncle Bao, but Uncle Bao does not think that I am a fool, because he knows the pros and cons of the times.

I have been in charge of you for three times, but Uncle Bao does not think that I am unworthy, and he knows me well. It's a bad time. I fought three times and walked away, but Uncle Bao didn't think I was timid. He knew I had an old mother. I am a ***, and I know that I am not ashamed of trivial details, but I am ashamed of not showing up in the world. My parents who gave me birth know me."

Explanation: Guan Zhong said: "I was poor at the beginning. When I was a kid, I used to do business with Uncle Bao, and I often got more profit from sharing the money. However, Uncle Bao didn't regard me as a greedy person. He knew that I was poor. Embarrassed and unable to deal with it, but Uncle Bao does not think I am stupid. He knows the favorable and unfavorable times.

I have been an official three times and been dismissed by the king three times. Uncle Bao does not treat me as an incompetent person. Knowing that I have not had good luck. I have fought three times and retreated three times. Uncle Bao does not think that I am a coward. He knows that I still have a mother at home.

After the young master failed in his struggle for the throne, my colleague Zhao Hu. I committed suicide for this reason, and I was locked up in a deep prison and endured the humiliation. Uncle Bao didn't think I was a ****. He knew that I would not be ashamed of losing my integrity, but I would be ashamed of my parents for not being famous in the world. "Uncle Bao is the one who understands me!" 4. The original text of "High Mountains and Flowing Waters": Boya is good at playing the piano, and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening.

Boya plays the drum and harp, aiming high in the mountains. Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is! It looks as tall as Mount Tai!" Aiming at flowing water, Zhong Ziqi said: "How good it is! It looks like a river!" What Boya wants, Zhong Ziqi will definitely get it.

Boya was wandering in the shadow of Mount Tai. He was caught in a heavy rain and stopped at the foot of a rock. Feeling sad, he played the harp and drums. At first it was the movement of rain, but now it was the sound of mountains collapsing.

Zhong Ziqi always ran out of fun every time the music was played. Boya abandoned his qin and sighed, "How good, how good. My son listens to his husband's will, and the imagination is still in my heart.

Where can I escape?" Translation: Boya is good at playing the qin, Zhongzi Be good at listening. Boya played the piano and thought about the mountains.

Zhong Ziqi said: "Okay! It's tall and looks like Mount Tai!" Thinking of the flowing water, Zhong Ziqi said: "Okay! It's broad and looks like a river!" What Boya was thinking, Zhong Ziqi must understand it. Boya was traveling to the north of Mount Tai when he suddenly encountered a heavy rain and was under a rock. Feeling sad, he took the piano and started playing.

First it was the song of heavy rain, and then it was the sound of collapsing mountains. Every time a piece of music is played, Zhong Ziqi can always find out the source of its interest.

Boya put down the piano and sighed: "Okay, okay! What you think of when you listen to the piano is just like what I think of when I play the piano. How can I let the sound of my piano escape you? "Where are your ears?" 5. The original text of "The Friendship of Chujiu": At that time, Gong Shamu came to visit the Imperial Academy and had no money, so he became a servant and rented a pound for you.

You Yuyu was shocked, so he decided to hand it over between the pestle and mortar. It means that you don’t have to be poor to make friends.

Explanation: During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a poor and studious scholar named Gongshamu. After studying hard for a period of time, I always felt that what I had learned was limited and wanted to enter the Imperial College in the capital to continue my studies.

Gongshamu's family was poor and did not have enough money to pay for his studies at Taixue. So Gongshamu went to work as a Sammi worker in a wealthy family of Wu You.

Wu You once held official positions such as Prime Minister of Qi and Chief History. One day, Gong Shamu was in Semi, and Wu You came to him. Wu You saw that Gong Shamu behaved politely and did not look like a rough worker at all, so he started chatting with him.

During the conversation, Wu You found that Gongshamu was knowledgeable and insightful. Regardless of the wealth gap between them, Wu You became friends with him in front of the pestle and mortar. 7. Famous ancient sayings and stories about "friends"

Mountains and flowing water Allusions to Boya's drum and harp Boya is a famous harp player who is very good at playing the harp, while Zhong Ziqi is good at appreciating music.

When Boya was playing the piano, he was thinking about climbing a high mountain. Zhong Ziqi said happily: "You played so well! I seem to have seen a towering mountain!" Boya thought about the flowing water again, and Zhong Ziqi said again: "You played so well! I seemed to see the vast river and sea. "Every time Boya thinks of something, Zhong Ziqi can understand what Boya is thinking from the sound of the piano.

Once, the two of them went to the north of Mount Tai to play together. When they were in the middle of the trip, it suddenly started raining heavily, so they came to take shelter under a big rock. Boya suddenly felt very sad. Sad, so I took out the piano I carried with me and started playing.

It started with the sound of drizzle, and then the sound of mountains collapsing.

Every time he plays, Zhong Ziqi can hear the meaning of the sound. Boya then put down the piano and sighed: "Okay, okay, your hearing can imagine the artistic conception I have when I play the piano, and the sound of my piano can't escape your hearing no matter what!" Later, Zhong Ziqi After he died of illness, Boya was very sad. He broke the harp and tore off the strings. He never played the harp again in his life because he felt that there was no other soulmate like Zhong Ziqi in the world who was worthy of his sacrifice. He played the piano.

Farewell to Dong Da Gao Shi Thousands of miles of yellow clouds and white sun, and the north wind blows wild geese and snow. Don’t worry about the road ahead without friends. No one in the world knows you.

[Notes] 1. Dong Da: Dong Tinglan, a famous piano player during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. He ranked first among the brothers, so he was called "Dong Da".

2.曛: dim. 3. Jun: Refers to Dong Da.

[Brief Analysis] This is a farewell poem to the famous luther player Dong Tinglan. Hu music was popular during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and not many people could appreciate ancient music such as the lyre.

Cui Jue said in a poem: "The five notes on the seven strings are cold, and it has been difficult to know the music since ancient times. Only Henan Fangcilu (the prime minister's official in the prosperous Tang Dynasty) always took pity on Dong Tinglan."

< p> At this time, Gao Shi was also very frustrated and wandered around, often in poor and lowly situations (he wrote in "Farewell to Dong Da" No. 2: "My husband is poor and lowly, so we have no money to drink when we meet today.").

But in this farewell poem, Gao Shi used a cheerful mind and a heroic tone to make his farewell words passionate and inspiring. The first two sentences "Thousands of miles of yellow clouds are shining in the daytime, and the north wind is blowing the wild geese and the snow is falling." Use line drawing to describe the scene in front of you: the north wind is howling, the yellow sand is thousands of miles away, covering the sky and the sun, and everywhere is gray, so that the clouds seem to It has turned yellow, and the originally bright and dazzling sunlight has now faded, like the afterglow of the setting sun.

Heavy snow fell, and the geese flew south in neat formation. In this desolate and magnificent environment, the poet bid farewell to this musician who had unique skills but was not appreciated by anyone.

The last two sentences, "Don't worry about the future, you are ignorant, no one in the world will know you." They are a consolation to friends: Don't worry about not meeting your confidant when you go, no one in the world will not know you, Dong Tinglan! The words are so loud and powerful, full of confidence and strength in comfort, and inspire friends to work hard and fight hard. [About the author] Gao Shi (700?-765), a poet in the Tang Dynasty.

The courtesy name is Dafu and the other is Zhongwu. A native of Bohai Quan (xiu) (today's Cangxian County, Hebei Province), he once served as a regular attendant on the cavalry.

There is "Gao Changshi Ji". Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya were good friends in the Spring and Autumn Period. They were known as the "Friends of Guan and Bao" in history. It was said that they had a "meaning of mutual wealth".

The so-called "tongcai" means that when they cooperate in business, they never care about the amount of profit distribution, regardless of you and me. As the saying goes, "Brothers will settle accounts clearly." It can be seen that they are closer than brothers, which is not easy.

However, if the connotation of "Guan Bao's friendship" is only based on money, it would be too frivolous. Their friendship is extraordinary.

Guan Bao was from the state of Qi. At that time, the princes of the state of Qi were fighting for the throne, and civil strife broke out. Guan Zhong was appointed to assist Prince Jiu, while Bao Shuya was appointed to assist Prince Xiaobai.

Because their elder brother Xiang Gong was immoral, the two princes were forced to go into exile. Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya naturally followed their respective masters. Guan Zhong and Jiu fled to Lu, while Bao Shuya and Xiaobai fled to Ju. country. After the civil strife subsided, Prince Jiu and Prince Xiaobai competed with each other to return to Qi to seize power and ascend to the throne. Naturally, Guan and Bao had to be their own masters.

In the middle of the battle, Guan Zhong once shot an arrow at Xiaobai. This arrow was supposed to be fatal, but Xiaobai was lucky and the arrow was blocked by the belt hook on his abdomen. . In the end, Xiaobai and Bao Shuya returned to Qi first. From then on, Xiaobai was no longer called Xiaobai, but was called Duke Huan of Qi.

Prince Jiu and Guan Zhong had no choice but to return to the state of Lu to continue their political asylum. Later, Bao Shuya planned to kill Prince Jiu with the sword of Lu State, and "extradited" Guan Zhong back to Qi State.

In order to vent his hatred for Shegou, Duke Huan of Qi wanted to kill Guan Zhong, but Bao Shuya stopped him. Bao Shuya told Duke Huan of Qi that Guan Zhong was a genius in governing the country. Not only could he not be killed, but he should also be reused.

At first Qi Huangong refused, but Bao Shuya said again: If you don’t want to achieve hegemony, then forget it. If you want to govern the country and seek hegemony, you must use Guan Zhong. I, Bao Shuya, am not as good as him.

So Guan Zhong became the prime minister of Qi. Guan Zhong was indeed a genius in governing the country. After taking office, he took care of state affairs in a lively and dramatic manner. Duke Huan of Qi only focused on drinking and playing with women every day, without having to worry about anything.

Over the past few years, Qi has become increasingly powerful in all aspects of politics, military, economy, etc., and even dominated the world. No one of the other four hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period dared to act rashly, and wars between countries continued all year round. Therefore, the world was calmed down and stabilized for more than forty years, which was a miracle in the Spring and Autumn Period. No wonder Confucius said in amazement more than a hundred years later: Although Guan Zhong is small, my hair is left unknotted.

What is puzzling is that when Guan Zhong appointed important ministers, he never promoted Bao Shuya. Bao Shuya seemed not very proud of himself in Qi's political arena.

What is even more incredible is that before his death, Guan Zhong repeatedly asked Duke Huan of Qi not to let Bao Shuya inherit the throne. However, Guan Zhong was right. The only thing he could do to repay Bao Shuya in this life was to prevent Bao Shuya from inheriting the throne.

Because he knew very well that as soon as he died, Duke Huan of Qi would be finished, and Bao Shuya would also die a tragic death. Sure enough, in the second year after Guan Zhong's death, Duke Huan of Qi also died.

His five sons began to compete for the throne and attacked each other. Duke Huan of Qi's body lay in bed for sixty-seven days, covered with maggots and no one cared about it.

But Bao Shuya survived and escaped unscathed. This is the "friendship between Guan and Bao" in a profound sense, between Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya.