Allusions about dishonesty in ancient my country

Allusion 1: "Breaking Promises and Gaining Fat"

In the sixth month, Duke Ai came back from Yue, and the officials Ji Kangzi and Meng Wubo greeted him at Wuwu.

At that time, Guo Chong was driving for Duke Ai. When he saw the two of them, he said to Duke Ai: "They said a lot of bad things about you behind your back. You must question them face to face!" Duke Ai of Lu was in Wuwu. When the doctor was invited to a banquet, Meng Wubo disliked Guo Chong, so he served wine and joked: "Why are you so fat?"

Ji Kangzi said: "Uncle Wu should be punished to eat meat! Because our country is adjacent to us. The enemy country, we cannot accompany the king, so we cannot participate in this expedition, but you, Uncle Wu, think that Guo Chong is fat when he is working outside."

Duke Ai of Lu was disgusted after hearing this, so he took Guo Chong's place. He replied: "You can't be fat if you break a lot of promises!" This sentence is clearly a mockery of Meng Wubo's habit of not keeping his words. Moreover, in front of the ministers at the banquet, Meng Wubo said it from the king's mouth. Meng Wubo suddenly blushed and felt Extremely embarrassed.

This is where the idiom "Breaking one's word leads to gain" comes from. It describes people who do not keep their word, do not keep their word, and only seek to benefit themselves.

If it means that you will resolutely fulfill your promise and you must keep your word, it is "never break your promise."

Allusion 2: "Gong Hui of Jin was captured"

?Gong Hui of Jin is the elder brother of Duke Wen of Jin, one of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.

After the death of his father Jin Xiangong, Jin Gongzi Yiwu ended his escape life and returned to Jin to inherit the throne and became the king, namely Jin Huigong.

During Yiwu's escape career, he once promised Duke Mu of Qin that if one day Yiwu had the opportunity to return to the country and become the king, Yiwu would cede five towns to Qin as a life-saving favor.

However, Yiwu did not fulfill his promise after becoming the king.

Duke Mu of Qin only regarded this as a joke and did not really ask Duke Hui of Jin for it.

Later, there was a famine in Qin, and Duke Hui of Jin did not lend a helping hand to help Qin. Duke Mu of Qin held a grudge for this.

After the famine ended, Duke Mu of Qin sent troops to attack the Kingdom of Jin, and soon reached a town in the Kingdom of Jin. In order to resist the powerful Qin army, Duke Hui of Jin personally led the troops to resist.

He ordered that the horses pulling the chariot must be horses from the state of Zheng.

When a minister saw it, he quickly said to Duke Hui of Jin: "Although Zheng's horses look very strong, they are actually very weak. When they are nervous in battle, they will not obey the command.

At that time, there is no way to advance or retreat, so the king should not make this decision!"

But Duke Hui of Jin was not willing to listen to the advice of his ministers. As expected, it didn't take long for Duke Hui of Jin to The chariot went out and did not obey the command, and Duke Hui of Jin was immediately captured by the Qin army and made a prisoner. As a result, the Jin State was severely defeated.

Allusion 3: "Yu Ion" records:

There was a businessman in Jiyang when his boat sank when he was crossing the river. He grabbed a hemp stalk and shouted for help.

A fisherman heard the sound and went there.

The businessman hurriedly shouted: "I am the biggest rich man in Jiyang. If you can save me, I will give you 100 taels of gold."

After being rescued ashore, the businessman turned his back on his account.

He only gave the fisherman 10 taels of gold.

The fisherman blamed him for not keeping his word and going back on his word.

The rich man said: "You are a fisherman and you have never made much money in your life. Are you not satisfied with suddenly getting ten taels of gold?" Ganfu had no choice but to leave in dismay.

Unexpectedly, the rich man capsized again in the same place.

When someone wanted to save him, the man who had been deceived by him said, "He is the one who doesn't keep his words!" So the businessman drowned.

It was an accident that the businessman capsized twice and met the same man, but the bad news for the businessman was to be expected.

Because if a person is not trustworthy, he will lose the trust of others.

Therefore, once he is in trouble, no one is willing to come to his rescue.

Those who break their trust will have no choice but to sit back and wait for death if they are in trouble.

Allusion 4: "Chen Taiqiu and his friends were on a journey in the future"

Chen Taiqiu and his friends were on a journey in the future. During the visit, they did not arrive during the visit. .

Yuan Fang was seven years old and was performing outside his home.

The guest asked Yuan Fang: "Is your Majesty here?" He replied: "I will leave if you don't come for a long time." The friend then said angrily: "You are not a human being! We behave as expected and agree with each other. Then go." Yuan Fang said: "If you and your family are on the same day, if you don't come on the day, it is untrustworthy, and if you scold the father, it is rude." The friend was ashamed and got off the car to lead him. Yuan Fang came in and ignored him. .

Allusion 5: "Beacon Fire Plays on the Princes"

King Zhou You had a beloved concubine named Bao Si. In order to win her smile, King Zhou You ordered more than 20 beacon towers to be set up near the capital. Light the beacon - the beacon is a border alarm signal. It can only be lit when a foreign enemy invades and the princes are called to rescue.

As a result, when the princes saw the beacon fire, they hurried over with their soldiers and generals. They understood that this was the king's trick to win his wife and left angrily.

Bao Si finally smiled happily when she saw how the normally dignified princes were at a loss.

Five years later, Youyi Tairong launched a large-scale attack on Zhou Dynasty. King You's war was reignited but the princes did not arrive - no one wanted to be fooled a second time.

As a result, King You was forced to commit suicide and Bao Si was captured.