Yan Zi, the name baby, the word Zhong. He was a famous politician, thinker, and diplomat in the Spring and Autumn Period. He served as the Duke of Qiling, the Duke of Zhuang, and the Duke of Jing, and served as an assistant for more than 50 years. With intelligence and wit, he can speak well, and he assists the national government and repeatedly admonishes Qi Hou. Here's how:
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Yan Zi, how to persuade Jing Gong with "Harmony and Harmony" and get rid of the "Gang of Four" in Qi State?
1. Knowing the principle of "Yi" and being in harmony with Jing Gong
Yan Zi and Qi Jinggong's "distinction between harmony and harmony" was carried out by him knowing the principles of "Yi", especially the 62 lines of the "Tongren Hexagram" of the Book of Changes. Let's first interpret "Sixty-two: Homo Yu Zong, stingy." This is the second line of the I Ching's "Homo Hexagram".
Among them, the "sect" is the suzerain. "Tongren Yuzong" refers to the slave and the master, or the subordinate is the same as the superior, and the minister is the same as the king. The meaning of this is that if you are completely the same as the king or the lord, you will not have your own opinions, and therefore, it will be miserliness rather than blessing.
Yan Zi is applying the philosophy of the second line of the "Homo Hexagram" to "distinguish harmony" with Qi Jinggong, please listen to the details as follows:
Homo hexagrams and hexagrams
2. The famous "Harmony and Harmony"
Qi Jinggong went out hunting, and Liang Qiu, as usual, stayed around Qi Jinggong without leaving an inch. Looking at Liang Qiu's loyal servant appearance, Qi Jinggong said to Yan Zi very happily: "Only Liang Qiuji is at peace with me. Yan Zi objected: "Liang Qiu is just the same as you." Qi Jinggong asked suspiciously: "What's the difference between harmony and the same?"
Yan Zi said: "Harmony and the same are fundamentally different. For example, making delicacies is inseparable from water and fire, and various ingredients, and it is necessary to use these just right in order to make delicious dishes. "If the monarch says yes, the people and ministers still have shortcomings, and the monarch says no, and the people and ministers say that there are still desirable points, so that the monarchs and ministers have different opinions and refer to them, which is also harmony." ”
On the contrary, if the monarch says yes, the minister also says yes, and the monarch says it is wrong, and the minister does not say it is wrong, and this is the same. It is like adding water to water, adding fire to fire, and simply adding the same thing. Liang Qiu has never objected to your words, how can he say that he is harmonious?" After listening to Yan Zi's famous "Harmony Debate", Qi Jinggong seemed to understand.
Yan Zi persuaded Qi Jinggong
Liang Qiu listened to it from the side, his face was red and white, and he gritted his teeth in anger. But he had no choice but to take Yanzi, so he had to bear it. Qi Jinggong turned his head and asked Liang Qiu, "What do you think Yan Zi said?" Liang Qiu said with a smile: "Yan Zi is really worthy of being a sage today, and he makes it very clear that he is harmonious and the same.
However, King Qi, you are the monarch and I am a courtier, how can you not listen to the monarch as a courtier? If the monarch says one and the courtier says two, what prestige does the king have? I am a loyal courtier of the monarch, and of course everything must be said according to the king's tune, so that the whole country will have the unified authority of your monarch!" Hearing Liang Qiu's words, Qi Jinggong couldn't stop nodding. Yan Zi saw it on the side and sighed incessantly.
3. Get rid of the "Gang of Four" in Qi
Since this hunt, Liang Qiu has been more careful to flatter Qi Jinggong, and colluded with the "Three Heroes of Qi Bang" to form the "Gang of Four" of Qi and worship them as brothers. The "Three Heroes of Qi Bang" are the three mindless warriors of Qi State.
Qi Jinggong stills
Yan Zi saw that the four of them colluded inside and outside, rampant in the government and the opposition, and knew that Qi Jinggong favored Liang Qiu and others, so he designed to kill the "Three Heroes of Qi Bang", which was the famous story of "Two Peach Killing Three Soldiers" in the Spring and Autumn Period, which prevented the huge hidden danger of Qi State.
It is said that Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang and Gu Yezi are famous for their courage and strength, and they are known as the "Three Heroes of Qibang", and they are mainly dedicated to Qi Jinggong. However, Yan Ying because the three of them "have no righteousness of kings and ministers, no long-term morality, no prohibition of violence inside, no threat to the enemy outside, and this weapon of danger to the country." So persuaded Jing Gong to design to get rid of them, Jing Gong agreed with Yan Zi's opinion, and Yan Zi gave two peaches to the three scholars and asked them to eat peaches.
Gongsun, who didn't know what it was, reported that he had the merit of fighting the milk tiger; Tian Kaijiang reported that he had fought the enemy twice, so the two of them each took a peach. In the end, Gu Yezi said: "When I followed Jun Shang to cross the Yellow River, the horse of the chariot was pulled into the mainstay by the big turtle, I was young and couldn't swim in the water, but I sneaked a hundred steps against the current, nine miles downstream, and killed the big turtle."
Qi Jinggong stills
When I jumped out of the water with a horse in my left hand and a turtle head in my right hand, the people on the shore mistook it for Hebo. I can say that the two of you are the most qualified to eat peaches, why don't you return the peaches?" Gongsun Jie and Tian Kaijiang both died of shame after hearing this. Seeing this, Gu Yezi said sadly: "The two friends are dead, and I am the only one and is not benevolent; I boast of my own merits and shame the two friends to death, which is unjust; what I do is unkind and unjust, and if I don't die, I am not considered a warrior." Therefore, he also killed himself.
Fortunately, Qi Jinggong was a wise and virtuous monarch, and then he entrusted all political affairs to Yanzi. So that Liang Qiu and his gang have never been able to do anything. After the "Three Heroes of Qibang" was removed, Liang Qiu was lonely according to the situation, and he could only accompany Qi Jinggong to have fun every day, and in the end, there was no good ending. In this way, Yan Zi successfully got rid of the "Gang of Four" in Qi State.
4. The life revelation of the event
To sum up, Yan Zi, a politician in the Spring and Autumn Period, was well aware of the principle of "Yi", and used "harmony to distinguish between the same" to persuade Jinggong and get rid of the "Gang of Four" of Qi State The historical story inspires us:
Yan Zi, a politician in the Spring and Autumn Period
If a small family, a country, or the whole society wants to prosper, it must be "harmonious", not "same". However, in many places in the real society, especially where traitors are in power, they can only eat if they are in the same stream.
Even Qi Jinggong, who is known for his virtuousness, likes Liang Qiu, who is completely in the same spirit as him. Nevertheless, a "harmonious society" is still the highest goal we should pursue. In short, Yan Zi's debate on "harmony" is a famous event in the history of Chinese culture.
In today's society, we also need people like Yanzi. They dare to speak out, always thinking about the interests of the country and the people. They are not afraid of power and difficulties, and firmly safeguard social justice and harmony. We should learn from them and contribute to building a better society.
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