Ancient wisdom stories (1)

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Jinggong liked to keep birds. He asked the courtier Zhu Zou to take care of a bird. As a result, Zhu Zou accidentally let the bird fly. Qi Jinggong was very angry and wanted to kill Zhu Zou.

When Yan Zi, the prime minister of the State of Qi, knew this, he said, Well, kill Zhu Zou and apologize to the King of Qi. Before I kill him, I will condemn his crimes in front of the king and let him die peacefully.

Yan Zi ordered people to tie candles to condemn him. There are three things: first, the bird of the king actually let you fly; Second, you let the king's bird fly, causing Wang Weiyi to kill a bird; Third, it doesn't matter if you die, but the story that a bird killed a person in Wang Weiyi spread, and the monarchs and nationals of other vassal states would laugh at us, saying that Qi valued a bird more than human life. Isn't this a disgrace to the king? With these three rules, Zhu Zou should be killed.

Qi Jinggong smiled and said, "Let people go quickly, I see."

This is the wisdom of Yan Zi's "complete music".