A truly talented and intelligent black man must be able to protect himself and not show off. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there is a story about "Cao Cao talks about heroes by cooking wine", in which Liu Bei's practice is the best example of hiding his strength and preserving himself.
Liu Bei was in trouble and took refuge in Cao Cao, who sincerely took him in. Liu Bei lives in Xudu. After signing his name with his coat, he planted vegetables in the backyard and watered himself in order to confuse Cao Cao and relax his attention.
One day, Cao Cao invited Liu Bei into the house to drink and discuss who is the hero in the world. Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Sun Ce, Liu Zhang, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu and Han Sui mentioned by Liu Bei were all belittled by Cao Cao. Cao Cao pointed out that the standard of a hero is "ambition, good strategy, the opportunity to hide the universe, and the ambition to swallow heaven and earth." Liu Bei's question: "Who should it be?" Cao Cao said that only Liu Bei and he were. Liu Bei, who lives quietly in Xudu, was so scared that his spoon fell to the ground when Cao Cao found himself a hero. It happened that the heavy rain was coming and the thunder was loud. Liu Bei calmly picked up a spoon and chopsticks and said, "The power of the earthquake is even here." Cleverly concealed his past panic, thus avoiding a disaster. Liu Bei answered the hero's question skillfully when he was cooking wine.
Liu Bei hides without revealing, hides without sending, does not show off in front of people, plays dumb, and does not count himself as a "hero". This method is very admirable. In reality, there are many talented people, but no matter how high their ability is, it is impossible to show them all. Especially when facing their opponents, learn to hide your hair and keep your hand for yourself, so that your opponents can't fathom your depth and never make a move. On the contrary, audacity and recklessness are the root of all disasters. Those who think they are smart and arrogant will eventually get burned and bring about their own destruction. Xinlingjun is such a vivid negative textbook.
Wang Wei's half-brother, Xinlingjun Wuji, was listed as one of the "Four Childes of the Warring States" at that time, and his popularity was very high. As many as 3000 people went to the public because of his admiration for Xin Lingjun's name.
One day, Xin and Wang Wei were playing chess in the palace for fun. Suddenly, someone reported that there was a thick smoke rising from the northern border, which might be a signal of the enemy's attack. When Wang Wei heard the news, he immediately put down his chess pieces and planned to convene his ministers to discuss meeting the enemy. Xin, who was sitting on the side, stopped Wang Wei unhurriedly and said, "Don't worry, maybe the monarch of a neighboring country is hunting. Our border guards made a mistake and mistakenly thought that the enemy was coming, so they raised fireworks to warn them. "
After a while, someone reported that it was wrong to report the enemy attack just now. In fact, the monarch of a neighboring country is hunting. Wang Wei was surprised and asked the new Ling Jun, "How do you know this?" Xinlingjun proudly replied: "I have eyes in neighboring countries, so I know that the monarch of neighboring countries will go hunting today."
Since then, Wang Wei has gradually alienated Xin Lingjun. Later, Xin was framed by others, completely losing Wang Wei's trust in him, indulging in debauchery in his later years and eventually dying of illness.
Anyone who understands what others don't know must have a sense of superiority. Be sure to hide this specialty that others can't do, so as not to cause trouble. Isn't it a pity that a famous politician like Xin will regret it for life because he doesn't know how to converge for a while? Dark philosophy
People with strong black faces should not be too exposed. They should enhance their mystery, either hide it or play their strengths in secret, so as not to become the target of public criticism.