The story of Jiang Taigong fishing

Jiang Taigong, also known as Jiang Shang, is an expert in the East China Sea. Jiang Shang was born in a humble background, and he was wandering and miserable for the first half of his life, but he was knowledgeable and ambitious, and he firmly believed that he could make a difference.

It is said that Xibe Jichang respects sages and practices benevolent government. More than seventy years old, Xiqiao all the way. But after coming to Xiqiao, he didn't rush to be a volunteer, but came to live in Panxi on the north bank of Weishui. After that, he fished on the Weihe River every day, waiting for the arrival of the wise monarch.

Jiang Shang's fishing method is strange, short and long, the line is straight, no bait is used, the fishing rod does not hang into the water, and it is three feet high from the water. While fishing, he said to himself, "Jiang Shang fishes, who wants to take the bait?"

A woodcutter named Wu Ji, seeing that Jiang Ziya had no bait, sneered: "Fishing like you, let alone three years, even a hundred years, can't catch a fish."

Jiang Shang said, "You only know one thing, but you don't know another. It is not a gentleman's move to take fish from a song. I'd rather accept it directly than from the song. My hook is not for fishing, but for kings and princes. "

One day, Zhou Wenwang drove his son and soldiers to the north bank of Weishui for hunting. By the Weihe River, he saw an old man sitting by the river fishing. The old man pretended not to see this large group of people and quietly caught his fish. King Wen looked very strange, so he got out of the car, walked over to the old man and chatted with him.

After some conversation, I know his name is (also known as Lu Shang, Lu is the fief of his ancestors), and he is an artist who is proficient in the art of war. He wanted to overthrow the Shang Dynasty and look for great sages everywhere. Isn't Jiang Shang the Great Sage he is looking for?

King Wen was very happy and said earnestly, "My grandfather told me when he was alive that there would be a talented person to help you revitalize the Zhou family in the future. That's who you are. My grandfather has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come to us and help us govern the country! " Say that finish, ask his men to drive to invite Jiang Shang to get on the bus with him and go back to the city. ?

When Jiang Shang arrived at King Wen, he was first appointed as a Buddhist, and later promoted to minister of state affairs, in charge of state affairs and military affairs. Jiang Shang assisted King Wen, prospered the country and founded the country, and helped Zhou Wuwang Ji Fa, the son of Ji Chang, destroy the business. I was also sealed in the state of Qi by King Wu, and my desire to make contributions was realized. Jiang Shang caught a "big fish waiting for the king".

Therefore, the idiom "Jiang Taigong fishes, and the willing takes the bait" comes from this.

Extended data:

Main idea of the story: Lu merchants live in seclusion and fish in Weibin River. Zhou Wenwang met him when he was hunting, and had a good chat, that is, he became a teacher. Later, Lu Shang helped destroy Yin and established the Zhou Dynasty.

Later generations often use the homologous allusions such as "Taigong fishing, Shandong fishing, Wei fishing, Ziya hook, fishing, Weibin fishing, fishing week, Wei fishing, big fishing without hook, straight hook fishing, straight fishing in the stream, and not meeting in the stream" to write about seclusion, talent waiting for use, talent governing, and great prosperity; Use words like "squire fishing, willing to take the bait" to show that he is willing to fall into other people's plans.

The idiom Jiang Taigong fishes, and the willing tells us that if we want others to submit to him, we must first improve ourselves and make ourselves powerful. Only in this way can we attract more talented people to help.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiang Taigong Fishing

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