Ancient kings were good at citing examples of serious consequences caused by teachability and unteachability.

1, good at coaching:

Yu Kun is the adopted son-in-law of Qi State. He is less than seven feet tall, funny and eloquent. He has been to vassal States many times and has never been humiliated. When Qi Weiwang was in office, he loved to talk in code words, feasted all night, and indulged himself in drinking, and entrusted politics to Doctor Qing.

Civil and military officials indulge in debauchery, countries invade and the country is in danger, in the blink of an eye. The near ministers around the king of Qi dare not remonstrate. Chunyu Kun used argot to persuade and satirize Qi Weiwang, saying, "There is a big bird in the capital, which landed in the king's yard. It hasn't flown or screamed for three years. Does the king know what happened to this bird? "

Qi Weiwang said: "This bird will fly if it doesn't fly, and it will fly to the sky as soon as it flies;" If you don't scream, you will be surprised. "So he ordered the country's 72 county chiefs to come to the DPRK to play, reward one person and kill one person; He sent troops to resist the enemy, and the princes were frightened, and they all returned the occupied land to Qi. Qi maintained its prestige for 36 years.

2, not good at being taught:

West Zhou Liwang is greedy for money, cruel and ruthless, and cruelly oppresses the people, arousing their strong dissatisfaction.

Doctor Rui Fu Liang suggested that the royal family of Zhou Liwang would decline! That Rong likes to monopolize money and profits, but he doesn't know that disaster is coming. Wealth comes from all kinds of things and is naturally owned by heaven and earth. If someone wants to monopolize it, there will be more disasters.

Everything between heaven and earth can be shared by everyone. How can it be monopolized by one person? If one person is dominant, it will inevitably lead to widespread indignation and resentment, but he does not know how to prevent great disasters. Yi Rong lures you with public funds and profits. Can you be stable for long, king?

As a king, you should develop all kinds of property and distribute it to the people of ministers. So that God, people and everything can get their due share, even so, we should be careful and vigilant every day to avoid resentment. Zhou Liwang didn't listen to advice, and finally aroused public anger and was exiled to remote areas by the people.

Extended data:

1, Zhou Liwang's ruling philosophy

Zhou Liwang is tyrannical, extravagant and bossy, and his ruling means can be summed up in two words: tyranny. Because of Zhou Liwang's cruelty, people openly talk about his shortcomings.

Finally, Zhou Liwang was furious and found a wizard to defend the country and asked him to keep an eye on those who spoke. Whoever the wizard accuses of speaking will be killed by Zhou Liwang. As a result, fewer and fewer people talked about it, but at the same time, the governors did not come to worship.

2. Qi Weiwang's ruling philosophy.

Qi Weiwang attaches great importance to talents in his administration and regards talents as a national treasure. In the 24th year of Qi Weiwang (333 BC), Qi Weiwang compared the ministers Tan Zi and plough, Qian Fu and Zhong You to "national treasures" in his conversation with Wei Huiwang.

He chose people who had done things in the imperial clan as officials, such as Tian Ji as a general; At the same time, a large number of people from poor families were selected and entrusted with important tasks, such as Chunyu Kun, who had a son-in-law and was tortured to an ugly face, Zou Ji, a commoner, and Sun Bin, a disabled person.

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