It may be a compliment to say that you are leng. Cockfighting and listening to sheng. Is he a bad king?

"stupefied" is the most distorted idiom. It is now used to describe a person who is stupid, especially when he is afraid or surprised. But in fact, the original meaning of this word is definitely a compliment. If someone said you were "stupefied" during the Warring States period, congratulations, you must have some stunts and be a tough character.

"Surprise" comes from Zhuang Zhou's "Zhuangzi Sheng Da": "Although the chicken sings and remains unchanged, it looks like a wooden chicken; Its morality is complete, and those who dare not respond to it will walk away. " This is a fragment of a fable recorded in it. What does this fable say?

During the Warring States Period, Qi Xuanwang had many hobbies. He is obsessed with cockfighting, and the king has superior conditions. When he recruited all the wise men in the world, he specially called a chicken breeder to train him to love chickens.

Cockfighting, as we understand it, is nothing more than choosing cockfighting and choosing strong chickens. After training, you can probably fight. Qi Xuanwang is also anxious to test the effect of Ji Aiko's chicken training, and he wants to choose powerful chickens to compete. Therefore, after ten days, Qi Xuanwang sent someone to ask how the cockfighting training was going. Ji Xunzi said: "Not yet, but incredibly proud with a stream of blood." 10 days later, Qi Xuanwang asked if there was any result. Ji Yanzi still said: "Not yet, I still responded to the crowing and approaching of other chickens." If this is an ordinary person, it is estimated that he will be anxious in his heart. He must have met a liar. So after ten days, Wang Xuan came to ask again, and Ji Xunzi was still the same, saying, "Not yet, still looking at each other angrily." Finally, after the fourth ten days, Ji Xiezi took the initiative to find Qi Xuanwang and said that the chicken training was almost over. Now this "cockfighting" has no response even in the face of other crows. It looks like it is made of wood, but, magically, once it is put in the cage, other chickens are afraid to fight, and when they see it, they turn around and run away.

Coincidentally, another work, Lieyukou Liezi Huangdi, also recorded this story. It seems that this story has spread widely.

Judging from the effect of Ji's chicken training at each stage, his unique skill of chicken training is to make chickens highly focused and not disturbed by the outside world, and you are strong and strong, and the breeze blows the mountains. It seems a little bit like our traditional philosophy of Tai Chi with static braking. It is also true that experts are willing to watch more and move less, see through each other's flaws and defeat the enemy with one blow. If you have watched boxing matches, you should also know that expert tests are essential, and then look for fighters patiently. People who can't hold their temper often raise their fists first and suffer.

Let's talk about Qi Xuanwang here. This is a very interesting monarch. At least he left his name many times in history.

Everyone is familiar with just making up the numbers, and the protagonist is Qi Xuanwang. He likes blowing sheng's performance and often likes a large group of people to play in an ensemble. So, Mr. Nanguo took advantage of this loophole and went to Qi State to make a living. He does that every time he acts, but in fact he doesn't work hard. King Xuan died and his son Qi Xuan succeeded to the throne. The new monarch just likes to listen to solos, but he can't mix any more. Mr. Nan Guo ran away quickly.

If you think that Qi Xuanwang is a plaything, stupid and stupid vassal, it is not true. In fact, during the reign of Qi Xuanwang, Qi developed rapidly. The greatest contribution is Qi Xuanwang's actions and achievements in recruiting talented people.

He expanded Jixia Academy founded by Qi Huangong, and based on Jixia Academy, he recruited talents from all over the world. Although there are also people who fish in troubled waters, a large number of talents from all walks of life have been able to enter Qi. Qi Xuanwang is indeed an excellent corporal. In order to show his concern for talents, he will personally meet talents who have defected to Qi State, regardless of their abilities. As long as students, whether teachers or apprentices, enter Jixia Academy, Qi will generously allocate special funds to support them. Chicken expert Ji is also one of the special talents. Anyway, they are really world-class in training cockfighting.

During the period of Qi Xuanwang, there were more than 70 famous scholars in Jixia Academy, and there were at least thousands of students in the whole Jixia Academy.

Therefore, there are many elites from various countries in the courts of Qi Xuanwang, many of whom hold important positions. There are many talents in internal affairs, diplomacy and military affairs. Zou Yan, Chunyu Kun, Shen Dao and others did their best for the State of Qi, and Mencius also came to offer suggestions many times.

Attaching importance to talents, creating a relaxed environment and giving respectful courtesy are the characteristics of every official. Our basic education penetration rate today is remarkable, and the related dividends are being reflected. Talents will play a decisive role in the future competition.