Tell an idiom story about the Year of the Tiger.

The 26th of the 36 plans is to dress up as a pig and eat a tiger.

Playing dumb, Sima Yi cheated to earn Cao Shuang. Dress up as a pig and eat a tiger, and Cai Songpo plays Yuan Shikai.

There are two kinds of people in the world, one is to dress up as a tiger to eat pigs, and the other is to dress up as a pig to eat tigers. A man pretending to be a tiger and eating a pig is out of proportion to his position, so he has to pretend to be mighty and show off his power and prestige to scare his subordinates. This kind of person is just like Zheng Banqiao pointed out, such as "How can a mouse in the world pretend to be a tiger?". On the contrary, people who dress up as pigs and eat tigers are themselves tiger heroes. In order to achieve their goals, they deliberately cheated, played dumb and made people fall for it.

Confucius said that "great wisdom is foolish", and Confucius also said that "great wisdom is foolish", which means that people with higher learning should conform to nature, not be artificial, not be clever and not show off their skills. On the surface, they look clumsy. This argument, for Laozi, is his old idea of "governing by doing nothing"; According to Confucius, it is the embodiment of "appearance and virtue". However, it is not enough to use things actively, such an independent ethics and an attitude of waiting for the price. According to Taoist and Confucian theories, what it requires is that everything should be left to its own devices and wait for development. This is a lack of initiative, especially in modern times, Zhuge Liang's fishing method has been difficult to work. In ancient times, the folk customs were simple, and the atmosphere of seeking talents and being thirsty was very prosperous. At least talented people are not spoiled as they are today, and Liu Bei will go to visit the thatched cottage. But can we do it now? Even if there is "Sai Kongming", no one will send your job to your door for nothing. It's not easy to find a place to live, even if you run around in front of the powerful people's house day and night. Do you still want an old man to condescend to visit without asking? Therefore, the attitude of "cleverness is mistaken by cleverness" and "cleverness is mistaken by stupidity" can only be used as a sign of boasting when the rice jar is always full and the purse is not empty. If you want to do something, you shouldn't be so passive, especially when you are fighting. This attitude is even more unacceptable, unless you retreat from difficulties, pretend to be weak, secretly plot, deliberately play the fool, and make people unfathomable. As the saying goes, "dress up as a pig and eat a tiger" is really a finishing touch and a hit-the-nail experience.

What does it mean to dress up as a pig and eat a tiger? That is to say, the hunter wants to catch the tiger, and when he can't catch it, he dresses up as a pig, barks like a pig, draws the tiger out, and suddenly attacks it when he comes near. As a result of this sudden attack, the tiger will be injured even if it dies. If this strategy is applied to a powerful opponent, it can also be used. In front of him, he should try to hide his sharpness, be "stupid" like a pig, be obedient on the surface, smile on his face, put lard on his mouth and pretend to be a slave, so as not to doubt himself. Once the time is right and there is a gap, he will be killed by lightning immediately. The so-called "dressing up as a pig" means "hiding under the clouds" as Sun Tzu said, and "eating tigers" means "moving on for nine days".

Let's take a look at the means used by Wang Yun, the great Stuart in the late Han Dynasty, when he harmed Dong Zhuo. His ugly behavior was really like pigs. As a courtier, he went to please Dong Zhuo's adopted son, Lu Bu, and first sent a gift to attract Lu to thank him. Lu Bu said, "Bu is the prime minister, and Stuart is the courtier. Why do you respect him wrongly? " Wang Yun said, "Fang has no heroes today, only the ears of generals. He is not allowed to respect the position of the general, but he really respects the talents of the general. " The flattery was just right, which made Lu Bu feel high. When Dong Zhuo was invited again, he respectfully boasted: "Yun studied astronomy since childhood, and watched the dry elephants at night. The luck of the Han family has been exhausted. The great teacher's achievements shocked the world. If Shun is accepted by Yu, Yu will succeed to the throne, which is exactly what people want. " He also said: "Since ancient times, there has been no way, and it is not too much to have virtue without virtue." Dong Zhuo was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth. He said, "If fate belongs to me, Stuart should be the founding father."

Judging from Wang Yun's flattery, it has indeed reached the point where Confucius despised "clever words make the color bright and benevolent". However, under the demand of "achieving the goal by hook or by crook", Zhu Bajie did a good job of "eating tigers", so when the time was ripe, he kowtowed to Dong Zhuo and accused him of "the thief came". From these two faces, from prostitutes to butchers, we can see that any struggle will go through a difficult course. As the old saying goes, "I turned into the elbow room" and as the saying goes, "I ate noodles and turned over the bottom of the bowl", which just shows that when people get along with each other, conflicts of interest will occur, that is, there is often a conspiracy of "dressing up as a pig to eat a tiger". Therefore, some "heroes" have no contribution to people's attitude, while others have only interests. The so-called "neck shrinking" is limited to nerds, but nerds can never be heroes.

The reason why a bookworm can't be a hero is because he is obsessed with benevolence and morality, and his face is too thin, and the minimum condition for a "hero" is that he doesn't blush when he lies. If "cold neck" can maintain true feelings, then why did Xiang Yu commit suicide on the Wujiang River and why did Sun Bin pretend to be crazy? On the contrary, "dressing up as a pig and eating a tiger" often happens between "family ties", which is true in ancient times and even more so in modern times!

In ancient times, "dressing up as a pig" was the most similar, "eating a tiger" was the most thorough, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was the first to be promoted. When Gou Jian died, he didn't sacrifice himself to thank the late king, but also had the cheek to surrender to Fu Cha, the prince of Wu. He was imprisoned in a stone house and humiliated under a strong beam. His wife is a slave, barefoot, unkempt, sweeping the cowshed, picking up horse manure, tasting the tea shit and taking pity, flattering and begging for forgiveness. Once released and returned to Vietnam, he tried his best, lived together for ten years, learned lessons for ten years, plotted revenge and made seven strategies for the counselor's style of writing. On the one hand, he donated money to please his monarch and subjects (bribing them to please them), on the other hand, he spent a lot of money to accumulate them (disrupting the economy), on the other hand, he sent beautiful women to confuse his mind (doing honey tricks), and on the other hand, he sent skillful hands and excellent materials to exhaust his palace. This series of "drastic measures" actually brought Fu Cha, the king of Wu, down from the stage. When Fu Cha was captured, Gou Jian showed his true colors and pointed his sword at Fu Cha and said, "King of the Millennium, you are always born to die. Hey! Do you want me to do it myself? If you die in Fucha, you have to do it yourself. From this perspective, how pitiful is Gou Jian pretending to be a pig and how evil is eating a tiger? It can be seen that the reason why heroes become heroes is not the heroism of eating tigers, but the cultivation of dressing up as pigs and the ability to win the world. Those who are willing to bear hardships will benefit.

In addition, Sun Bin was jealous of Pang Juan, and the Prince Di was suspicious of his nephew, so they all pretended to be pigs to avoid harm. It is enough to prove that this plan of "pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger" can avoid disasters negatively, and the positive means is to seize power. The highlight of this plan is Sima Yi in a woman's shirt.