Zhong Hui "Khan does not dare to come out" story, I think, most people know from the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", now we look at the narrative in "The World Speaks New Language":
Zhong Yu and Zhong Hui have little reputation. In the thirteenth year, Emperor Wen of Wei heard this and said to his father Zhong Xuan: "You can order the second son to come." So I saw it. There was sweat on the face of Yu, and the emperor said, "Why is Qingmian sweating?" Yu said, "The battle is fearful, and the sweat is like pulp." The reply will be asked: "Why doesn't the secretary of state sweat?" "Shuddering, sweat does not dare to come out." ”
Zhong Yu and Zhong met with Emperor Wen of Wei
Translated into modern Chinese, Zhong Yu and Zhong Hui have a good reputation in a very young age. When Zhong Yu was thirteen years old, Emperor Wendi of Wei heard of their reputation and said to their father, Zhong Xuan, "You can call your two sons to come and see me." So the two of them were ordered to meet Emperor Wen of Wei, and Zhong Yu was sweating profusely on his face, and Emperor Wei Wendi asked, "Why are you sweating on your face?" Zhong Yu replied, "Because of the panic of fear, sweat is coming out like water slurry." Emperor Wei Wendi asked Zhong Hui again, "Why don't you sweat?" Zhong Hui replied, "Because of the fear of trembling, sweat does not dare to come out." ”
The narrative of "The New Language of the World" is concise and concise, but we should think more when we read it. Why do Zhong Yu and Zhong Hui have "little reputation"? On the one hand, the two were indeed talented, Zhong Yu became a loose riding attendant at the age of fourteen, and later served as a waiter, a court lieutenant, and the governor of Jingzhou; Zhong Hui, who was compared to Zhang Liang of the Western Han Dynasty, had deep calligraphy and academic attainments, and was deeply appreciated by Emperor Cao Pi of Wei, and was an official to the general of Zhenxi and Situ. On the other hand, the two were the sons of the great calligrapher Zhong Xuan of the Eastern Han Dynasty, zhong Xuan first entered the Wei Dynasty, enjoyed a high reputation in the imperial court at that time, although it was not a famous and prestigious family, it was also regarded as a scholar with a head and a face, and among the scholars, there was a trend of mutual introduction and praise, and Zhong Yu and Zhong Hui were also in this introduction and praise, and their reputation became bigger and bigger, and finally reached the ears of Emperor Wen of Wei. It was also fashionable to meet and meet young talents at that time, so Emperor Wen of Wei ordered the two to be summoned.
Three Kingdoms character embroidery statue Zhong Hui
In front of Emperor Wei Wendi, the performance of the two is completely different, Zhong Yu can be said to be sweaty, trembling, sincerely afraid, is a thirteen-year-old child's normal performance of seeing the emperor for the first time, when Emperor Wei Wendi asked him why he sweated, he answered truthfully, which shows that Zhong Yu has a thick and honest personality. Zhong Hui is different, he does not sweat, indicating that the mind is calm and calm, not timid, for a child less than thirteen years old, it is already rare. What was even more rare was that when Emperor Wei Wendi asked him why he didn't sweat, he might have thought in his heart, how to say it? Say, I am bold, not afraid, so do not sweat. Definitely not, this is too detrimental to the majesty of the emperor. If you don't take care of the emperor's face, will you still have good fruit to eat? I could only lie to the emperor, saying that I was so frightened that I trembled and sweated. Although there is no more following, it is conceivable that the emperor is very popular. After being used, I must be surprised, how can a small child answer so cleverly? We know that in the past, there was a special technique for officials, called playing right, that is, how the courtiers answered the emperor's questions in person, and even the ministers who had been specially trained in the right words could not answer so skillfully. But Zhong Hui did it, which shows that this person's courage, cunning, wisdom, and agility are indeed much beyond ordinary people. This was also the reason why Emperor Wendi of Wei appreciated him.
This short story is collected in the "second language" of "The New Language of the World", the so-called "speech" is a particularly clever answer, as well as Bian Wenli's answer to Yuan Fenggao, Xu Ruzi's answer, Kong Rong's son said "Under the nest, there is a complete egg", etc., all of which show the different personalities and different styles of the protagonist in the story, which is really concise and meaningful, rich in flavor, and it is thought-provoking and evocative to read.
Zhong Hui was also the leader of Wei Jin Qing tan, very early known for his good talk about Lao Tzu and the I Ching, and had a deeper study of metaphysics, especially known for his good knowledge of people, after meeting Wang Rong and Pei Kai, he said: "Pei Kai Qingtong, Wang Rong is concise. Twenty years later, these two sages were appointed as the official Shangshu, and there was no delay in the world at the time of Ji'er. Later, the two of them indeed became the talents of Wei and Jin, Pei Kai became a lieutenant of the Tun Cavalry Andi, a general of the Right Army, and Wang Rong first went to Hedong Taishou and Jingzhou to assassinate Shi, until he entered the Marquis of Anfeng County.
The bell will be killed
Unfortunately, Zhong Hui did not have a good death, and in 263 AD, he and Deng Ai met to cut shu. After the fall of Shu, Zhong Hui held heavy troops in his hands, and his ambitions began to swell, and he conspired with Jiang Wei to oppose Wei, not wanting to expose the matter, but was killed.
Presumably Emperor Wendi of Wei did not anticipate this.