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When it comes to "Tian Ji Horse Racing", do you immediately think of that familiar story, yes, Tian Ji used the strategy of "inferior horses against superior horses, medium horses against inferior horses, and superior horses against medium horses" to finally win the race. But do you know that this seemingly clever victory has laid the root of Tian Ji's bane, and the textbook doesn't tell us what happened later!
Speaking of Tian Ji and Qi Wei Wang are good friends who grew up together, the two spent a carefree childhood together, read together, played together and established a deep friendship, who would have thought that this precious friendship would eventually crack because of a horse race?
One day, Tian Ji visited King Qi and the two happily agreed to have a best-of-three friendly horse race, which should have been a good opportunity to enhance their relationship, but Tian Ji knew in his heart that his horses were not as good as those of King Qi. Faced with this problem, he fell into deep thought, should he tell the truth to King Qi frankly or find a way to win, after some weighing, Tian Ji decided to find the military advisor Sun Bin to discuss countermeasures.
Sun Bin gave a clever suggestion that Tian Ji adopt the strategy of "defeating the superior with inferiority", and successively used inferior horses, middle horses, and upper horses, which seems to be ingenious, but it ignores an important factor, the essence of friendly matches. The game began in the first game, Tian Ji's inferior horse was really defeated by King Qi's upper horse, but in the second game, Tian Ji's middle horse defeated King Qi's inferior horse, and in the last game, Tian Ji's upper horse successfully defeated King Qi's middle horse, so Tian Ji won the victory with a score of 2:1.
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On the surface, this is a perfect strategy, Tian Ji won the game to prove his wisdom, but don't you think it's a bit of a problem, yes, King Qi Wei must not feel very comfortable in his heart. After all, who wants to lose to a good friend in the field they are best at, let alone using this "tricky" way, this victory may make King Qi Wei feel cheated, and may even feel that his friendship has been betrayed.
After this game, the State of Qi was involved in a border war, and at this critical moment, King Qi Wei still chose to trust Tian Ji and appointed him as the commander Sun Bin as his military advisor. This decision may be a way for King Qi Wei to try to repair the relationship with Tian Ji, the two have cooperated tacitly to make many achievements, Tian Ji also introduced Sun Bin to King Qi can be described as a spring breeze, but life is impermanent, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other, and Tian Ji's good luck did not last long.
As the saying goes, the success of the tree to recruit Feng Tian Ji caused the jealousy of Zou Ji, the prime minister of Qi, and Zou Ji began to spread slander in front of the king of Qi and constantly slandered Tian Ji, he may have mentioned that horse race, implying that Tian Ji was not loyal enough and might even betray Qi State, as the saying goes, gossip stops at the wise. It's a pity that King Qi Wei is not like this, maybe because of the mustard left by the horse race, maybe because Zou Ji's words spoke to his heart, King Qi Wei gradually became suspicious of Tian Ji.
In order to confirm his own statement, Zou Ji even buried false evidence in Tian Ji's residence, this despicable method makes people sigh at the complexity of human nature and the cruelty of the power struggle. Now it is good that King Qi Wei completely believed Zou Ji's words, he arrested Tian Ji for treason, revoked his official position, and confiscated his property.
After Sun Bin learned of this, he defended Tian Ji many times, and he tried to remind Qi Wei that Wang Tian Ji had always been loyal and made great contributions to the Qi country, but unfortunately his words were not adopted. In this case, with the help of relatives and friends, Tian Ji escaped from Qi and went into exile to Chu State, this scene can't help but think of the tragic scene of "the wind is sluggish and the water is cold, and the strong man will never return".
The king of Chu appreciated Tian Ji's talent and took care of him, perhaps because the king of Chu valued Tian Ji's military talent, or he wanted to use it to attack the Qi State, in any case, Tian Ji found a temporary place to live in the Chu State. However, just when Tian Ji thought that he had finally found a new direction in life, another change occurred in the Qi Kingdom, and King Qi Wei died, and King Qi Xuan succeeded to the throne.
The new king ascended the throne naturally to amnesty the world, King Qi Xuan rehabilitated Tian Ji and restored his official position and identity, and also sent envoys to welcome him back to China, this decision is not only to win people's hearts, but also may be that King Qi Xuan realized the value of Tian Ji. However, after so many twists and turns, Tian Ji was already disheartened, and he chose to stay in Chu and not return to Qi, this decision is both a summary of the past and a plan for the future.
Looking back on Tian Ji's experience, people can't help but feel emotional, that seemingly clever horse racing strategy actually laid the root of the bane. It made King Qi Wei have a mustard against Tian Ji, and also made others jealous of Tian Ji, which doesn't just confirm the ancient adage of "being smart but being smart and mistaken", a moment of cleverness may bring long-term trouble.
Life is like a chess piece, and Tian Ji has taught us a vivid life lesson, which tells us to judge the situation and be cautious in our words and deeds. At the same time, we should be wary of villains not to believe slander, we often encounter similar situations in the workplace, and a small decision can affect our entire career.
As a courtier, you must beware of grudges with the monarch, the words of the king are like the words of the courtiers of the mountains must be cautious in their words and deeds, and the friendship between Tian Ji and King Qi Wei finally caused a rift because of a horse race is really embarrassing. It also reminds us of the importance of maintaining a good relationship with our superiors in the workplace, even if you have talents, it is difficult for you to fulfill your value if you do not have the trust and support of your superiors.
The story also tells us not to offend the powerful easily, it can lead to serious consequences, and we should act with kindness and care. As the saying goes, "success is also failure", it reminds us to always examine our own behavior and maintain humility, and this principle also applies in modern society, we need to learn to show our own abilities at the same time, but also know how to respect others and maintain good interpersonal relationships.
The tragic lesson of Tian Ji is a must for everyone to practice the way of life, which makes us understand that the wise man must make a mistake in a thousand thoughts, and we must always be vigilant and not be misled by our own wisdom.
So the next time you're faced with a choice, you might as well go the extra mile and ask yourself if this decision will cause discomfort to others, whether it will become a stumbling block for me at some point in the future, and remember that the way to live in the world is to be peaceful, and not to lose long-term benefits for the sake of momentary cleverness.
Each of us may encounter a situation similar to Tian Ji, at this time we need to think calmly, weigh the pros and cons, not be swayed by momentary emotions, but take a long-term view and make the most suitable choice for ourselves. This requires us to have enough courage and wisdom to be able to step out of the current predicament and look at the problem from a higher perspective.
At the same time, we also saw the complexity of human nature, Qi Wei Wang and Tian Ji grew up together and were originally friends, but a horse race and the villain's discord caused a rift in this friendship. This reminds us to cherish the people around us and not to let small things affect important relationships, and we often encounter similar situations in our lives, a small misunderstanding may affect many years of friendship, so we must learn to tolerate and learn to communicate and maintain our cherished relationships.