A virtuous prime minister of a generation avenged his personal revenge - two peaches killed three men

Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, and Guyezi were the three warriors under Qi Jinggong. Once the three of them were sitting talking

when Qi Xiang Yan Ying walked past them, but they did not stand up to salute. Yan Ying went in and said to Qi Jinggong: "I heard that the warriors under you have the righteousness of monarch and ministers above, and the etiquette of elders and young below. They can eliminate violence internally and resist the enemy externally. Now the Lord

The three warriors under the Duke have no righteousness as a ruler and no courtesy as a subordinate. They cannot eliminate violence internally and cannot resist the enemy externally.

This is the source of the country's chaos. ! I think we should get rid of them." Qi Jinggong said: "No one can catch these three people, and no one can kill them." Yan Ying said, "The Lord can send two men." He gave them a peach and said: "Give it to the two bravest people." When Gongsun saw the two peaches sent by the envoy, he immediately looked up to the sky and sighed: "Yan Ying." He is a wise man. It must be him

who came up with the idea for the Lord to ask the three of us to fight for merit. Although I can see through his plot, if I dare not accept it

Tao Zi, He can't be considered a warrior anymore." So he said to Tian Kaijiang and Guyezi: "Three people have two peaches, so I have to take credit for each other

I went hunting with my lord and made the first kill. Kill a wild boar and kill a tiger for the second time. I'm probably qualified to eat a peach, right?" So he took a peach. Tian Kaijiang said: "I led the army to defeat the enemy who attacked Qi twice. I am probably more qualified to eat a peach, right?" So he also took a peach. Gu

Gu Yezi said calmly: "I once drove a carriage across the river for my lord. A giant turtle bit the horse on the left and dragged the carriage towards the river. I couldn't swim, so I took a deep breath and jumped out of the carriage, walked a hundred steps under the river, and finally killed the giant turtle and saved my lord from danger. Are you more qualified to eat a peach?" He stood up and drew his sword. Gongsun then said: "My bravery is not as good as yours, and my merits are not as good as yours. I take credit for my courage and take a peach without any humility. I am a villain who is greedy for credit. But I am not a coward. Dare to do what you dare to do." After saying that, he handed over Tao Zi, pulled out his sword and committed suicide. Tian Kaijiang also handed over Tao Zi without saying a word and drew his sword to commit suicide. Guyezi looked at the two corpses and

the two peaches and said: "The three of us were as close as brothers, but now in order to fight for these two peaches, both of you have been killed by me

Forced to commit suicide. If I live alone, it would be unkind; if I brag about myself and humiliate the warriors, it would be unjust; if I regret that I have done something wrong and refuse to die, it will be unyielding." He threw two pills. Taozi placed himself on the two corpses and raised his sword to commit suicide. The envoy returned to the palace and reported to Qi Jinggong: "All three people are dead!" Qi Jinggong ordered them to be buried generously.

This story reminds me of Greek mythology. It is said that a certain banquet of the gods on Mount Olympus forgot to invite the discord

The goddess Eris, who was dissatisfied, sent a golden apple to Mount Olympus with ulterior motives.

"Dedicated to the most beautiful goddess". Three goddesses proposed themselves as candidates: Zeus's wife Hera, Zeus's two daughters Athena and Aphrodite. The cunning Zeus did not want to offend anyone, so he asked the wisest mortal Prince Paris to make the decision.

So far, this Greek myth is surprisingly similar to the fable of Two Peach Killing Three Soldiers: Zeus is equivalent to Qi Jing

Gong, Eris is equivalent to Yan Ying, Eris sent a peach to cause a dispute Yan Ying gave two peaches that caused a dispute

. Sending apples and peaches are both for personal revenge: one was not invited, the other was not saluted, both are motivated by small anger and murderous intent. There are three beauties competing for the apple, and three warriors competing for the peach. The three warriors are mortal mortals, and Yan Ying's goal is successfully achieved; the three beauties are immortal goddesses, so death is transferred to the human world.

What happened next is the story Homer sings. Because Paris awarded the golden apple to the goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, Paris gained the love of Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world - Helen was from Greece.

Queen, eloped with Paris. The Greeks, who aroused public outrage, formed a coalition to attack Troy and besieged the city of Troy for ten years. Warriors on both sides suffered heavy casualties.

Eris, the goddess of discord, has never been praised by any Europeans, but Yan Ying became

the earliest wise man and virtuous minister in the minds of the Chinese before Zhuge Liang. why is that? Because Yan Ying's cruelty has the most sacred excuse:

Benevolence, justice and morality; Yan Ying's insidiousness has the most noble reason: to stabilize the country. In fact, the words and deeds of the three warriors are more in line with benevolence, righteousness and morality than Yan Ying, and the three warriors are more capable of stabilizing the country than Yan Ying. However, a gentleman sacrifices his benevolence, while a villain benefits from benevolence.

The three warriors who sacrificed their lives for benevolence have become the laughingstock of the ages, and the benevolent Yan Ying has become a wise prime minister. I was deeply moved by Gu Yezi's great loyalty

. He could have enjoyed those two peaches to himself, but he refused to live like Xiang Yu. Many Chinese

people think that Xiang Yu is more qualified to be emperor than Liu Bang, but people laugh at Liu Bang, but praise Zhang Liang who used conspiracy and tricks to help Liu Bang defeat Xiang Yu, because the Chinese have always They worship conspiracy and conspiracy. I believe that it is the countless wise ministers such as Yan Ying, Li Si, Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang who have enabled the Chinese people to continue to hope

in the long history of being unable to escape from imperial autocracy. The meager wishes of a benevolent monarch are difficult to realize, and he has to endure the brutal servitude of rogues who are not worthy of being emperor at all.

As Gongsun Jie said, Yan Ying is a famous wise man. As a wise man, the story of Yan Zi's mission to Chu has been passed down through the ages.

When Yan Zi was on a mission to Chu, the King of Chu deliberately opened a small door beside the city gate to humiliate the short stature of Yan Ying. Yan Ying said:

"Only when I am on an envoy to the dog country, I will use the dog cave. Now I am on an envoy to the Chu country, why should I use the dog cave?" The king of Chu had no choice but to order

Open the city gate. . The King of Chu said to Yan Ying: "It seems that Qi State really has no talents, so it sent a pocket-sized person like you

as an envoy." Yan Ying said: "We in Qi State have a practice of sending envoys If you want to go to a civilized state, you should send someone with a good appearance; if you want to go to a small country that is barbaric and uncivilized, you should send someone with no reputation like me." The king of Chu suffered repeated setbacks, but he still didn't. >

Refuse to give up. During a banquet, he had a prisoner escorted by him. The King of Chu deliberately stopped the "prisoner" and asked, "Where are you from?" The "prisoner" said, "I am from the state of Qi. The king of Chu asked again: "What crime have you committed?"

The "prisoner" said: "I stole something." The king of Chu turned to look at Yan Ying and said, "It turns out that all people in Qi are thieves." !"

Yanzi said: "I heard that there is an orange tree in Huainan. When transplanted to the north of the Huai River, it becomes a tangerine tree. The oranges are fragrant and sweet, but the tangerine trees are delicious. It's bitter and astringent. This is because the water and soil in Huainan and Huaibei are different. We Qi people are all law-abiding citizens in our country, but we have become thieves in your country. I don't know if this is also the same as the water and soil. Does it have anything to do with it? "The King of Chu tried to be smart three times in a row, but it turned out to be self-destructive due to Yan Ying's clever response.

However, although Yan Ying is a wise man, he is not a benevolent person. Regardless of the historical influence and merits and demerits of each of the pre-Qin scholars, most of them were original thinkers. However, Yan Ying had no thoughts of his own.

Although there is a book named "Yan Zi Chun Qiu" named after him, it has no ideological value. Yanzi is just a ruthless politician, but he enjoys the reputation of a "virtuous prime minister". Although he has outstanding intelligence, in my eyes, he is just like Li Si, who is no less talented than him. He is a ruthless, mean and ungrateful person. In the eyes of Qin Shihuang, how could Li Si not be a virtuous prime minister?

Of course, actual politics and short theory cannot be exactly the same.

Theorists can easily talk about political utopias,

but political doers have to walk through the door and dig through the dog holes; they have to recite the Buddha's name often and never leave their hands with the butcher's knife.