During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Yu Rui, a doctor in the State of Jin, had a precious banjo. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, when I was traveling across the country by boat, I jumped up and down, and one of the strings suddenly broke. Boya was startled and later found someone listening to the piano on the shore. So he recruited the pianist to board the boat, and he was very contemptuous when he saw that he was a woodcutter. I didn't expect the woodcutter to have countless knowledge in his chest, and he was surprised by the music he played. Thinking about the mountains, Yu Boya reassembled the broken strings and played a tune. The woodcutter praised: "Beautiful, the meaning of adults is also in the mountains." Boya played a tune thinking about flowing water, and the woodcutter praised it: "How beautiful and ambitious!" Bo Ya was frightened, pushed the piano, gave the guest a present, asked the woodcutter's name, and answered Zhong Minghui. The two chatted very speculatively. Yu Boya finally found a bosom friend and invited him to stay, but refused to do his filial piety, so they became brothers and Boya gave him two ounces of gold (48 ounces). See you next Mid-Autumn Festival and leave with tears in your eyes.
Time flies. Next Mid-Autumn Festival, Yu Boya is waiting for Zhong Ziqi by the river, but he can't wait. He played a song and found that Shang Xian was very sad. He felt that the reason for the future of the little chef hippo was either the death of his father or the death of his mother. So he asked around and found the home of the hippo chef. He met an old man, who is the father of the little chef of hippo. The old man cried and said that he used the gold he gave him to buy books and study. He worked hard day and night, but he spent all his heart and got sick. But they are laughed at by people who don't know the rhythm. All they know is that the piano is for playing. Yu Boya cut the strings, threw the piano at the sacrificial stone and cried the jade pot. Today, the emblem is messy, sighing: "The lyre is broken and the phoenix tail is cold, so it's not for anyone! All smiles are friends, but it is difficult to find a bosom friend. " Later, he abandoned his official position to join the army and went to the river to serve his childhood parents, saying, "My childhood is mine, and my childhood is mine." ?
Guan Zhong and Bao were both Qi people in the Spring and Autumn Period more than 2,650 years ago, and they were also famous statesmen of Qi at that time. They became good friends when they were young, and then they went through many ups and downs together. When I was young, I liked reading the history of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Sima Qian also focused on many stories in Historical Records during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Now many idioms and allusions also come from that period.
1. What is Guan Bao's share?
Guan Zhong met Bao in his twenties. At first, they cooperated in some business. Because Guan Zhong is poor, he invests less and more. Business is not bad, but I found that Guan Zhong paid off some debts he owed first with the money he earned, haha! The money was spent before it was recorded. Nowadays, the accounting terminology is: the crime of misappropriating public funds is not far away. Even more exasperating, Bao gave him half of the bonus at the end of the year, and he accepted it.
This can ruin the popularity of Bao's men. Someone told Bao that he contributed less and usually spent more, so he shared the profits with you at the end of the year. Obviously, he is a very greedy person. If I were Guan Zhong, I wouldn't have the cheek to accept the money. Bao scolded his men: you are all rich. Don't you find it difficult to stay at home? He needs money more than I do. I want to help him do business with him. I am willing to do so. Don't mention it again.
Second, banishment together?
Later, the two brothers joined the army together, and they lived alone. Once Qi was at war with its neighbors, and the armies of both sides launched a massacre. When charging, Guan Zhong always hides in the last place and runs slowly, but when withdrawing, Guan Zhong runs like a fly. The soldiers laughed at him and said that he was afraid of death, and the leader wanted to make an example of those who were afraid of death.
At the critical moment, Bao stood up again (Bao has become an officer at this time, but I think he is also a grassroots cadre like a company commander! He defended Guan Zhong and said: I know Guan Zhong's character best. There is an 80-year-old mother in his family, and no one takes care of her. He can't help but drag out an ignoble existence to be filial. Guan Zhong was moved to tears when he heard Bao's words. He cried and said, My parents gave birth to me, but only Bao Shu Ya knows me! ?
After more than two years, Guan Zhong's old mother died of illness, and he lost his heart. Only then did he make up his mind to serve Qi. He was really better than anyone else and was soon promoted and reused.
Third, do your own thing?
Later, Qi Xianggong's younger brother Gong Zijiu discovered that Guan Zhong was a talented person, so he was asked to be his own counselor, that is, an aide. He said that his brother took a fancy to Bao and worshipped him as a strategist. Two good friends each assisted a childe, and it was hard work. But it didn't last long. The fatuous Qi Xianggong always suspects that his two half-brothers are trying to usurp his throne. Let his men find a chance to kill Gong Zijiu and Xiao Bai. On hearing the news, the two grandsons took Guan Zhong to grandma Lu's house, and the grandsons followed. He also took the bag to Ju's grandmother's house to take refuge.
In the winter of 686 BC, the tyrannical Qi Xianggong was killed by his own soldiers, and one of his younger brothers, Gongsun Ignorance, was named King of Qi. Listen to this name-Sun is ignorant, he must be an idiot! Just a few months after he became king, he was killed by his ministers. Qi was in chaos at that time.
When the son in exile in Ju and the son Jiu living in Lu got the news, they both felt that their chance to inherit the throne had come, so they quickly packed their bags and went back to China to compete for the throne.