Sun Shuai benefited from modesty.
Sun Shuai became the head of the Chu government department, and officials and people from all over the country came to congratulate him. But only an old man, wearing coarse cloth and a white hat, finally came to Sun's house. Instead of congratulating him, he asked. Sun Shuai didn't blame him, but politely went out to see him in a coat and hat, saying, The King of Chu doesn't know that I am a black sheep without virtue or talent. He asked me to be an administrative officer, and all the officials and people came to congratulate me, but Mr. Chu came to ask me alone. Is there an old man's saying: of course. People will get rid of people who are noble but arrogant; The monarch hates those who are already in high positions but are good at seizing power; The salary is already generous, but it's not enough. It won't last long. ? Sun Shuai thanked him again and said that he hoped to hear more from you. ? The old man said that the higher the official position, the less shelf there is. The bigger the official position, the more careful you should be. The more generous the salary, the more careful you are not to take too much. You can strictly abide by these three rules, which is enough for Chu to rule. ? Sun Shuai inadvertently got three pieces of advice because he was polite to people.
Liu bang and Xiang Yu
One day, when Liu Bang and his troops were stationed in Levin, he was introduced to Shi Li. When Shi Li arrived at Liu Bang's residence, Liu Bangzheng sat comfortably on the bed, and two maids washed his feet. When Shi Li saw that Liu Bang despised himself so much, he was very unhappy. He just gave a slight hand and didn't kneel down and say, Your Majesty, do you want to help Qin attack the vassals or lead the vassals to attack the state? Not only can't you give Ali a gift, but you can't help asking such a question, which makes you furious. Shi lizheng said:? Since the king is determined to unite his army and rebel against Qiang Qin, he should not be so contemptuous of the elders. ? Liu bang was surprised at what Shi Li said, and felt that he really shouldn't meet the saint like this. So, I quickly wiped my feet, put on my shoes, adjusted my clothes, got out of bed, screened out the maids, respectfully asked Li to sit on it, and thanked him for reminding me.
Liu Bang's ability to correct his mistakes is in itself a kind of modesty. Liu Bang's modesty not only won the respect of Li, but also won the admiration of many people. Therefore, a large number of talents gathered around him, such as Sean, Xiao He and Han Xin. It was with the help of these people that Liu Bang was able to achieve the imperial career.
In contrast, Xiang Yu, though? At the end of my rope, complaining about others? Heroism is far more powerful than Liu Bang, but what about him? Be proud of your merits and demerits, and strive for your personal wisdom instead of learning from the past? ("Historical Records? Biography of Xiang Yu) was arrogant and headstrong, and everything went its own way, refusing to listen to the opinions of subordinates, resulting in many talented people, such as Chen Ping, Han Xin and Ying Bu. , all left Chu for Korea, even him.
The only adviser, Fan Zeng, was also forced away, and finally he was besieged on all sides and defeated himself. Even the body was divided into five pieces to take credit for the tragic ending.
Bai Juyi humbly asks for advice.
According to legend, Bai Juyi, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty in China, always read a poem to a shepherd boy or an old woman first, and then revised it repeatedly until they clapped their hands and said it was good. A famous poet like Bai Juyi doesn't despise shepherd boys and village women because of their ignorance, because he knows that real literary works must be recognized by the people, so he humbly asks the people for advice, which makes his poems easy to understand, widely circulated among the people and recited by future generations.
Xin Qiji is not ashamed to ask questions.