In Chinese history, there have been many strategists and figures with great wisdom and wisdom. The most famous of these are Liu Bowen and Zhuge Liang. Liu Bowen was not only an outstanding literati, but also an outstanding strategist, who made great contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty. However, even such a man of superior wisdom was deeply impressed by the actions of an ordinary woman. When Liu Bowen participated in the examination, he was thirsty when he walked along the road, so he begged a family for water to drink. Who knows what the woman's intention was to deliberately sprinkle a handful of chaff in the water bowl? Liu Bowen was furious at the time, but many years later, he said with deep feelings: "She has great wisdom." "What's going on here?
Liu Bowen was a young prodigy and met a confidant
Liu Bowen has shown extraordinary talent since he was a child and is praised as a "prodigy". He was born in a scholarly family at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, with a family history and a good education since he was a child. It is said that when other children were still literate, Liu Bowen was able to count the lines at a glance, and the speed of reading was breathtaking. What is even more commendable is that he can not only read the classics by heart, but also understand the essence of them, and he can often recite the obscure classics after reading them several times, and interpret them by himself.
Such a performance made Liu Bowen's teachers and villagers all amazed, and praised him as a "prodigy". However, Liu Bowen is not the kind of nerd who reads hard, he has had lofty ideals and ambitions since he was a child, hoping to show his talents and benefit the country and the people. Therefore, he is not only diligent in learning, but also pays more attention to practical application.
In Liu Bowen's hometown, there is a story that one year, there was a severe drought in the local area, and the people were in dire straits. Although Liu Bowen was still young, he came up with a rather ingenious idea with his in-depth understanding of the classics. He suggested digging a large well in the center of the village and erecting a bamboo pole next to it to measure the rise and fall of the water level. Sure enough, as time went on, it was found that the water level of the well was decreasing, indicating that the groundwater source had dried up. So, under the guidance of Liu Bowen, the villagers gave up the original well and re-drilled it next to the mountain stream outside the village, which quickly solved the problem of water shortage.
This incident made Liu Bowen famous in his hometown. And his thirst for knowledge and passion for practical application have also allowed him to meet many like-minded friends. Among them, there is a confidant friend who is the same age as him. The two often studied the classics together, learned from each other, and talked about the past and the present. Their friendship is no less than the story of Bole and Maxima, supporting each other and making progress together. This friend later became a generation of celebrities, and the friendship between the two continued until his later years.
It was in this atmosphere that Liu Bowen gradually cultivated extensive knowledge and extraordinary wisdom, which laid a solid foundation for him to become the mastermind in the future. And the various experiences of his youth also made him understand the grace of knowing and cherishing friendship. This may also be one of the important reasons why he was able to be gentle and distant and reasonable.
Participating in the meeting, I was full of ambition and encountered strange things and suspicions
At the age of twenty-three, Liu Bowen was full of yearning for his career and went to Beijing to participate in the examination. As a young talent from a scholarly family, he is undoubtedly determined to win this examination. Along the way, he was silently praying, hoping that he could show his skills and stand out in this exam.
As he got closer and closer to the capital, Liu Bowen's excitement in his heart also increased day by day. He imagined that he would take the high school exam, win the fame, and start a new chapter in his life. But at this moment, a puzzling little thing made his mood drop suddenly.
It turned out that due to the long distance, in order to save expenses, Liu Bowen chose to walk to the capital. Along the way, he would often ask for water from the villages along the road to take a break. On one occasion he came to a house and asked the woman for a bowl of water to drink. Seeing this, the woman didn't say a word, so she scooped a bowl of water from the water tank, and when she was about to hand it to Liu Bowen, she suddenly turned around, took out a handful of chaff from the side, poured it into the water bowl, and then handed the water over.
When Liu Bowen saw this scene, he was immediately furious. He thought it was a hospitable woman, but he didn't expect her to be so unreasonable. It was obviously a bowl of water, so why should he sprinkle some filthy things into it? Could it be that he looked down on him as a passer-by? For a while, all kinds of suspicions grew in his heart.
But the thirst was really unbearable, so Liu Bowen could only bite the bullet and drink the bowl of water while blowing away the chaff on the water. After drinking, he wanted to thank the woman, but he felt a wave of resentment, and finally just glanced at her coldly, and turned away.
After leaving that family, Liu Bowen's doubts in his heart were even worse. He couldn't help but begin to wonder if he was really qualified to gain fame in this examination? Doesn't a small act that made him so suspicious shows that he is narrow-minded and short-sighted? How can such a person take on the heavy responsibility of being an official?
Along the way, these troubles kept hovering in Liu Bowen's heart. He began to wonder if he really had the ability and wisdom to deal with this test and even his career in the future. In this contradictory mood, Liu Bowen finally came to the capital and prepared to participate in the critical moment of the examination.
Liu Bowen is not afraid of danger and responds to the dilemma with wit
On the way to the examination, Liu Bowen not only encountered the woman's strange behavior, but also experienced some dangerous moments. However, it was in the midst of these difficulties that he showed extraordinary wisdom and composure, which laid the foundation for a generation of masterminds.
One year, when Liu Bowen was passing by a remote mountain road, he unexpectedly encountered a group of murderous bandits. The bandits have been doing evil for a long time, and the local people have all heard about it. They blocked Liu Bowen's way, and when they stepped forward, they punched and kicked them, and uttered wild words to loot them.
Faced with the threat of the murderer, Liu Bowen did not panic at all. He said calmly: "It is a good thing to rob the rich and help the poor. However, in the next scholar, I have no long things, I'm afraid it will disappoint you. With that, he opened his bag, and in addition to a few simple clothes, there were only some classics and inkstones.
When the bandits saw this, they were immediately disappointed. The bandits led by scolded: "What a poor scholar, there is no money to rob!" Saying that, they planned to let Liu Bowen go and find another target.
Just as they turned around, Liu Bowen suddenly spoke: "Everyone, slow down! Although I don't have anything to grow, I have a unique subject, I don't know if I can take a look?" The bandits were so confused by his boldness that they actually stopped. Seeing this, Liu Bowen took out a handful of dice from his arms and spread them on the ground, still reading something in his mouth.
Suddenly, I saw that the dice rolled on their own, arranging themselves in strange shapes on the ground in a regular manner. The bandits were shocked when they saw this, and they retreated one after another, for fear of being subjected to Liu Bowen's evil law. Liu Bowen saw that he couldn't miss the opportunity, and shouted loudly: "I know how to spell, if you don't let me go, you will be cursed!"
The bandits were frightened by him and hurriedly got out of the way, and Liu Bowen swaggered and left calmly. When he was gone, he couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly, thinking that the dice trick was just a game he had seen since he was a child, but it had also scared the murderers.
Another time, when Liu Bowen was passing through a mountain stream, he encountered a sudden flash flood. The flood came and cut off all his path. At this critical juncture, Liu Bowen looked around and soon found a relatively safe place, which was a small hill, high and sheltered by a large tree.
He quickly climbed up the hill, clinging to the trunk of the tree, and then saw the torrent rushing in and almost covering the entire hill. At this critical moment, Liu Bowen suddenly shouted loudly, and he was reciting an ancient poem in his mouth.
His loud poetic voice, echoing through the valley, was deafening. In this way, he chanted until the torrent receded, and he was finally out of danger. Later, someone asked him why he still had the leisure to recite poetry at that critical juncture? Liu Bowen explained that it was actually a way for him to deal with the crisis.
He said that in such an environment, people's minds are often greatly disturbed, and it is easy to panic and lose judgment. And with the help of reciting ancient poems, he can relieve the panic in his heart, and secondly, he can also concentrate and keep his mind clear. It is with this composure that he can make correct judgments and actions in times of crisis.
The owner of the manor turned out to be an old man, reuniting and untying the knot
The years have flown by, and in the blink of an eye, Liu Bowen has left the club for many years. That encounter made him suspicious, and although he eventually achieved a very high score in the examination with his extraordinary talent and wisdom, the strange incident still haunted his heart, and he could not completely let go.
Until one day, when Liu Bowen was passing by the village, he stumbled upon an extraordinary manor, and the geographical location of the manor turned out to be the place where he pointed out the woman at will. Seeing this manor, Liu Bowen couldn't help but think of the past many years ago, and thousands of doubts suddenly passed through his heart.
He wanted to find out who the owner of the manor was, but he couldn't just trespass. As he wandered around, he saw an old woman with gray hair slowly walking out of the manor, followed by several young servants.
Liu Bowen fixed his eyes and couldn't help but be taken aback, this old woman was the woman who deliberately sprinkled a handful of chaff into the bowl when he was begging for water to drink! The two looked at each other like this, and they were a little distracted.
After the old woman saw Liu Bowen's face clearly, she was stunned for a moment, then her face was happy, and she said again and again: "It turned out to be the son of the year, what a coincidence! I haven't seen you for many years, is the son okay?"
Liu Bowen couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when he saw her so enthusiastic, after all, he had a lot of doubts about the old woman's behavior back then. He hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Thank you, Madame, for remembering the juniors, the juniors are all right." I just don't know, this manor is Madame's family?"
When the old woman heard this, she nodded with a smile and said, "It is under your guidance that our family has today's family business. Childe pointed out this treasure land for us back then, and we moved here, relying on the blessing of this feng shui treasure land, the business gradually prospered, and we have what we are today. ＂
When Liu Bowen heard this, he couldn't help but feel surprised. It turned out that he just pointed it casually, but he didn't expect it to become the reason for this manor. He couldn't help but think of the strange incident back then, and finally couldn't hold it back, and asked: "It's just that there is something I have been puzzled about for a long time, and I hope that Madame can answer it for me." ＂
"When I asked my wife for water to drink, you deliberately sprinkled a handful of chaff into the water bowl, what was that for? Although I was suspicious at the time, it seems that you must have a deep meaning now, madam?"
When the old woman heard this, she laughed and said, "Childe is really a smart man! The reason why he did that back then was actually for the sake of you, Childe." ＂
Liu Bowen was ashamed and admired the woman's wisdom
The old woman saw that Liu Bowen was puzzled, so she told the truth of the incident back then.
It turned out that when Liu Bowen begged for water in front of her house, it was the height of summer, and the weather was extremely hot. The old woman knew at a glance that Liu Bowen must have traveled far away and was thirsty. If you drink the water in one go, it will definitely hurt your spleen and stomach.
So, she came up with the brilliant idea of deliberately sprinkling a handful of chaff in the water bowl. In this way, Liu Bowen can't be greedy when he drinks water, he can only blow the chaff apart little by little, and drink it in small sips, which will naturally not cause any harm to his body.
"At that time, it was my wife who looked down on me as a passer-by, and I thought it was out of kindness. After Liu Bowen heard this, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion, and a feeling of shame arose.
He remembered how many doubts and suspicions he had about the old woman's behavior back then, and even had a resentment, which made him not even say a word of thanks when he left. Now that I think about it, it was too short-sighted and rash.
"Madam, what you did back then was really out of kindness, but you were misunderstood. At that time, I was short-sighted, and I would have such doubts about you, Madam, what a shame for your kindness!" Liu Bowen said, and couldn't help but bow deeply to apologize.
Seeing this, the old woman hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and said with a smile: "Son, you don't have to blame yourself so much. It has been a long time since I took the events of that year to heart. However, if you can understand the reason today, I will be satisfied. ＂
Liu Bowen listened to the old woman's words, and became more and more emotional. He remembered how many doubts and suspicions he had about the old woman's behavior back then, and even had a resentment, which made him not even say a word of thanks when he left. Now that I think about it, it was too short-sighted and rash.
"Madam, what you did back then was really out of kindness, but you were misunderstood. At that time, I was short-sighted, and I would have such doubts about you, Madam, what a shame for your kindness!" Liu Bowen said, and couldn't help but bow deeply to apologize.
Seeing this, the old woman hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and said with a smile: "Son, you don't have to blame yourself so much. It has been a long time since I took the events of that year to heart. However, if you can understand the reason today, I will be satisfied. ＂
Liu Bowen listened to the old woman's words, and became more and more emotional. He couldn't help but admire in his heart that this seemingly ordinary woman had extraordinary wisdom and foresight. At that time, she did that not only out of kindness, but also to reflect her wisdom and cleverness.
The fact that such a profound intention can be reflected in a small gesture shows that this woman's wisdom is truly remarkable. Liu Bowen remembered his rash suspicion back then, and felt even more ashamed. If it weren't for this reunion with the old woman today, he might not be able to solve the doubts in his heart for the rest of his life.
"Madam, what you did back then was really out of a high degree of wisdom and foresight. I was so short-sighted at that time that I would have such doubts about you, I am really ashamed of my kindness to you!" Liu Bowen said, bowing deeply again to show his apology and respect.