When power and opportunity are inferior to people, they have to bow their heads and give in. At this time, people with will will use this as a way to temper themselves, so as to gain time to have a rest and improve their interest, so as to start again in the future, instead of being passive or even depressed; Those who can't stand difficulties and setbacks regard this as the end of their career, cringe, can't overcome obstacles, complain blindly and resign themselves to fate. In history, the struggle between power and interests is extremely complicated and changing rapidly. It is an indispensable quality for a successful person to endure humiliation, sharpen oneself and find suitable opportunities. The so-called "inchworm curve" is to stretch out; Being stung by dragons and snakes to survive. "This is what it means.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei was defeated by Lu Bu in Peicheng and took refuge in Cao Cao. But after Cao Cao destroyed Lu Bu, he left him as a hostage in Xudu. Although he is an uncle, he has no power and is in Cao Cao's hands. At that time, because Xian Di once recognized Liu Bei as an uncle, Prince Edward Dong also visited Liu Bei many times and begged him to join Cao Mi Alliance. But this is extremely dangerous. At that time, because Cao Cao was considered a traitor and Dong Cheng was pregnant with the imperial edict, Liu Bei had to sign the letter for a grass. In this way, Liu Bei seems to have fallen into the den of the tiger and the wolf, and he is in danger of being destroyed at any time. He knew that Cao Cao didn't kill him because his alliance with Cao Mi had not been exposed. After weighing the pros and cons, Cao Cao will not kill him for the time being, but this is not constant.
Under the control of Cao Cao, Liu Beishen was worried about his ambition, and he couldn't wait to put on his wings and fly away from Xudu to get rid of the fetters of Cao Cao. Although his heart was on fire, he was afraid that Cao Cao would see the flaw, so he had to paralyze Cao Cao by keeping a low profile and losing his guard.
Liu Bei's art of hiding his position is to grow vegetables. He dug a piece of land in the back garden and planted, watered and fertilized it himself. The purpose of this move is to show that he seems to be attached to the joy of the previous farmhouse music and is unwilling to continue to pay attention to world events.
However, Cao Cao did not forget Liu Bei. One day, Liu Bei was watering vegetables in the back garden. Chu Xu and Zhang Liao led dozens of people into the park and said, "The Prime Minister has orders. Please let him do it. " Because Liu Bei participated in the conspiracy for Cao Mi alliance, he was deeply surprised by the invitation of the Prime Minister. But I have to go. I had to follow them into the house to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao laughed and said, "Did you do anything important at home?" Liu Bei turned pale with fear. Cao Cao took Liu Bei by the hand and walked all the way to the backyard, saying, "It is not easy to learn from Liu Bei." Liu Bei was relieved and replied, "Nothing bothers me." Cao Cao said: "I saw that the plums on the branches were green, and suddenly I felt that when Zhang Nuo recruited soldiers last year, the roads were short of water and the soldiers were thirsty. I made a plan and pointed a whip at him. "There's Merlin ahead. "Smell it, with a mouthful of saliva, not thirsty. I can't help admiring this plum today. It is also worth cooking wine, so I want to invite you to eat the pavilion for a while. " Xuande's mind is determined. With the arrival of the kiosk, a bottle of wine has been set, with green plums on the plate and a bottle of wine. The two sat opposite each other and drank heartily. The wine is half drunk, suddenly the clouds are deserted and the shower is coming. Pointing to the dragon hanging in the sky, Cao Cao and Liu Bei watched from the railing. Cao Cao said, "Do you know the change of dragons?" Liu Bei said, "I don't know the details." Cao Cao said, "Dragons can be big or small, they can be raised or hidden; It's cloudy and foggy when it's big, and it's hidden when it's small; Rise and fly in the universe, hide and lurk in the waves. Fang Shen this spring, the dragon changes at any time, and the Jews aim high and travel all over the world. "
Cao Cao's feelings, on the surface, are dragons, but in fact they imply heroes like dragons. He said: "dragons are things, comparable to heroes in the world." Liu Bei has been traveling around the world for a long time. He must know the contemporary heroes. Please try to point it out. "For cao cao, liu bei heard clearly, so we have to talk nonsense and count the so-called heroes he identified.
But Cao Cao pointed his finger at Liu Bei, and then at himself, saying, "The only heroes in the world today are the monarch and Cao Er." Hearing this, Liu Bei was taken aback. The spoon and chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground.
If Cao Cao regards Liu Bei as a bear, Liu Bei must be calm. A bear can't be a big deal and pose no threat to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao showed an imposing manner that devoured the whole world, while Liu Bei looked timid and wretched, and was intimidated by Cao Cao's imposing manner. Liu Bei's move is precisely the expression of "small" and "hidden" that Cao Cao said "the dragon can be big or small, but it can be raised or hidden", so the dragon has to "hide" and "hide Apollo". Although Cao Cao knew that dragons had this potential, he didn't. It is with this profound kung fu that the dragon finally smashed the iron cage and broke the golden lock. Liu Bei blinded Cao Cao with a thunderbolt, but this is temporary, and Cao Cao will wake up soon.
One day, Liu Bei was sitting idle with Cao Cao when a large army came to report, "Yuan Shu sent someone to see Yuan Shao, who wanted to return to the emperor." Hearing the news, Liu Bei said to Cao Cao, "I will take the Tiger Army to stop him and kill Yuan Shu." Cao Cao actually allowed it. The next day, Liu Bei worried that Cao Cao would change his mind halfway, and personally invited Xian Di to lead a crusade against Yuan Shu. Xian Di agreed, and Cao Cao ordered Governor Liu Bei to go to war with fifty thousand troops. Liu Bei got the imperial edict, went back to the office overnight to tidy up the pommel horse, hung up general print, and urged Guan and Zhang to leave immediately. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei asked, "Why is Brother in such a hurry?" Liu Bei said, "I am a caged bird in Xudu and a fish in the net. This time, the fish went into the sea and the bird went to heaven, and was no longer bound by the cage. " Hearing this, Guan and Zhang Yi woke up like a dream, and dashed away with a great army, fleeing from Xudu.
Throughout the ages, anyone who can achieve great things knows how to stretch and bend. Li Bai has an intriguing poem: "The Great Sage Tiger becomes stupid and unpredictable, quite like an ordinary man in those days." People should have the mind of a tiger in the forest and a dragon in the pool, which is unpredictable and can act calmly here. So, the gentleman hid the device in his body and waited for the opportunity. "Only at the critical moment can they show their great intelligence.
Reference source: Three Kingdoms Online