This squire surnamed Jiang, also known as Jiang, is a hero who helped and ruined business. When he was not reused by King Wen, he lived in seclusion in a place near Weishui, Shaanxi. This is the area ruled by Ji Chang (Zhou Wenwang), the leader of the Zhou Dynasty. He hopes to attract Ji Chang's attention and build his achievements.
Taigong often hangs a clock by Fanxi. Most people fish with a hook, followed by a bait, and then sink into the water to lure the fish into taking the bait. But Taigong's hook is straight, there is no bait on it, it does not sink into the water, and it is three feet away from the water. As he held the fishing rod high, he said to himself, "Fish that don't want to live, if you want, take the bait yourself!" "
One day, a woodcutter came to the stream and saw Taigong fishing with a straight hook on the water without bait. He said to him, "Old man, you can't catch a fish in 100 years!" "
Taigong raised his fishing rod and said, "To tell you the truth! I don't want to catch fish, but I want to catch the king and the marquis! "
Taigong's peculiar fishing method finally spread to Ji Chang. When Ji Chang found out, he sent soldiers to call him. But the squire ignored the soldiers and only cared about fishing by himself, saying to himself, "Fishing, fishing, fish don't bite, shrimp make trouble!" " "
After listening to the soldier's report, Ji Chang sent officials to invite the squire. However, Taigong still didn't answer. He said while fishing: "Fishing, fishing, big fish don't bite, small fish don't make trouble!" " "
Ji Chang realized that the fisherman must be a talent and should invite him personally. So I ate vegetarian food for three days, took a shower and changed clothes, and went to Fanxi to hire Taigong with a generous gift. Seeing that he sincerely hired himself, Taigong agreed to work for him.
Later, Jiang Shang assisted King Wen to build a prosperous country, and also helped King Wu Ji Fa, the son of King Wen, to destroy the business, and was made a marquis by King Wu in the State of Qi, thus realizing his desire to make contributions.