The idiom of severing relations tells the story of Guan Ning and Hua Xin, both of whom were famous men from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms. Guan Ning and Hua Xin were originally close friends, studying together and living together and making progress together.
At the end of their lives, Guan Ning and Hua Xin were hoeing the field together, and as a result, they dug up gold. Ordinary people like us who dig up gold must be very excited, because we have made a fortune.
How did the two of them react?
Guan Ning still hoes the ground, as if he had not found any gold, and Hua Xin picked up the gold and threw it away.
Guan Ning and Hua Xin are hoeing vegetables in the garden, there is a piece of gold in sight, pipe waving hoes is not different from tile stones, Hua catches and throws them away - "The World Speaks a New Language"
Some people may say that these two people are really stupid, how can they throw away when they see that gold should be collected? Are these two stupid?
I remember answering a Question from Wukong 3 days ago: Why did Lao Tzu say, "Saints are not kind, and take the people as dogs"? As a result, a netizen named Dong Xiaoa left a message saying: Hui Zhi out, there is a big fake, it is not easy to explain, right?
My reply to Ye at the time was: You can figure out what is called pseudo-
I don't know if this netizen really studied it.
What is pseudo? Pseudo is artificial.
Guan Ning and Hua Xin Whose actions are fake?
Is there a difference between the gold dug up in Guan Ning's eyes and the stone dug up? If there was, he would stop or make other movements, not because he did not see the gold, but because in his eyes there was no difference between gold and stone, and since there was no difference, he would do whatever he wanted. This sentence may not be understood by many people.
Journey to the West: When Ah Dao and Jia Ye asked tang monks for money and property twice, was it a disguised bribe or another deep meaning? This is what I wrote earlier, and if I really didn't figure it out, you will naturally know the deep meaning of the two Noble Lords asking tang monks for "personnel affairs" after reading them.
Pay attention to the details of Hua Xin's actions, he is picking it up, why pick it up?
Because he has gold in his heart, he knows the value of gold.
Why did it go away again?
He knew that if he accepted the gold, he might lose Guan Ning's friend, and at the same time, he would damage his reputation and bear the name of greed for money. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, fame was the most important, and whether a person was poor or rich did not affect it, but when the reputation was gone, then nothing was gone.
This is also the reason why a rich man like Cao Cao still forced Xu Shao to give him a review. As soon as the reputation of the review is there, the reputation is opened with a natural official path. The gold he had measured was still much more lost than it was about to be lost, and eventually he threw it away.
This is pseudo.
Through this action, Hua Xin proves to the world that he is dismissive of gold, just as some people say that I am indifferent to fame and fortune, I have no interest in fame and wealth, so why should I say it without you, why prove it to others?
We also often hear some people say that I don't care about the judging at all, do I really not care? If you really don't care, you won't say that the evaluation is first.
For example, Zengzi's father accidentally broke a small seedling when Zengzi hoeed the ground and directly knocked him unconscious with the handle of the hoe, and Zengzi woke up and crawled into the room to play the piano to tell his father that he was fine.
When Confucius learned of this, he scolded Zengzi.
ZengZi's behavior is false, he is to show "filial piety".
Even people like Zong Sheng will fall into the cliché, not to mention those of us ordinary people, I think we should understand the meaning of wisdom and wisdom in the Tao Te Ching.
Some people say how to recognize "pseudo", which has actually been mentioned above.
Later, the dignitaries passed by the door by car, huaxin put down the book and ran to the door to read, but Guan Ning was still quietly reading. After this incident, there was a severance of diplomatic relations.
From looking at the dignitaries and throwing gold, it can be seen that Hua Xin still attaches great importance to fame and fortune. Because the two people chose differently, they embarked on two different paths, Guan Ning became a hermit, and Hua Xin became a high-ranking official.
Seeing this, some people may say that Hua Xin is not a good person, but in fact, Hua Xin is not as bad as you think in your hearts.
Hua Xin's ability is still quite strong.
To the east of Xuzhou, zhao is to worship Yu Zhang Taishou, thinking that the government is quiet and not annoying, and the officials love it. - "The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms" (Romance of the Three Kingdoms)
His punctuality as Yuzhang was deeply liked by the common people and officials, which showed that his ability to handle things was still very strong. Sun Ce laid siege to Jiangdong and treated him as a guest, and during the period of Sun Quan, he was forcibly recruited by Cao Cao to the imperial court, and from then on Hua Xin became acquainted with Cao Wei.
There are two things that can be seen in Hua Xin's character.
After he became a high-ranking official, his salary and the emperor's reward for him were given to the poor or to the poor relatives, etc., and there was no surplus food in the family.
The enslaved maids whom the court had given him, he released them and then allowed them to marry.
During the reign of Emperor Ming of Wei, the entire State of Wei had begun to waste extravagantly, and Hua Xin could choose this as always, which should not be expressed by a "pseudo" word.
In addition, although Guan Ning had severed relations with him, he still recommended Guan Ning to the imperial court several times.
After Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he asked the chancellor to nominate talents, and Hua Xin elected Guan Ning, but Guan Ning did not go.
After Emperor Cao Rui of Wei succeeded to the throne, Hua Xin was already made a marquis and made a lieutenant. At this time, Hua Xin proposed to Emperor Wei Ming that he was old and wanted to give up his position to Guan Ning. Of course, Emperor Wei Mingdi did not agree, but he still ordered Guan Ning to be Guanglu Xun, and Guan Ning did not go.
From here, it can be seen that Hua Xin's character is still leveraged, but the utilitarian heart is a little heavier.
Guan Ning was more like a cultivator, because in addition to Hua Xin's recommendation, there were also chen Qun, Lu Yu, the son of Liu Bei's teacher Lu Zhi, and others.
No matter how the imperial court tossed, Guan Ning just didn't go out of the mountain.
Therefore, Guan Ning can be determined to the end, Hua Xin can stick to the bottom line, it should be said that it is two very rare characters.
However, the evaluation of Guan Ning by later generations is much higher than that of Hua Xin, because Hua Xin pursues fame and fortune. This is also why the image of Zhonghua Xin in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is black.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao killed Fu, and Hua Xin led his troops into the palace to search for Empress Fu, and personally dragged her hair out.
Xin personally grabbed the bun and dragged it out. Later: "Hope to save my life!" Xin Ling said, "Ru Zi saw Wei Gong go quickly!" ——" The Sixty-sixth Romance of the Three Kingdoms
When Cao Pi wanted to be proclaimed emperor, Hua Xin showed special enthusiasm.
The emperor was horrified and raised his sleeves, and Wang Lang looked at Hua Xin with his eyes. Xin stepped forward, pulled on the dragon robe, changed color, and said, "Allow or not, say a word early!" ——" The Eightieth Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Wang Lang and Hua Xin should be said to be two figures who have a relatively large gap with history.
The reason why Hua Xin was hacked was naturally because he had a noble friend Guan Ning, and the image of Li Guan Ning was prominent. Naturally, you can choose to dwarf Huaxin, so that others can see the superiority at a glance.
Therefore, I think that at this point, I should completely explain the great hypocrisy of wisdom and wisdom mentioned in the Tao Te Ching.