There is a story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, in which Cao Cao talks about heroes through cooking wine. At that time, Liu Bei was in trouble and took refuge in Cao Cao, who received Liu Bei sincerely. Liu Bei lives in Xudu. After signing your name with your coat, grow vegetables in the backyard and water yourself to confuse Cao Cao and relax his sight. One day, Cao Cao invited Liu Bei into the house to drink and discuss who is the hero in the world. Liu Bei visited Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Sun Ce, Liu Zhang, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu and Han Sui, all of whom were despised by Cao Cao. Cao Cao pointed out that the standard of a hero is "having ambition, having good strategies, having the opportunity to hide the universe and breathing in and out of the world." Liu Bei asked, "Who should it be?" Cao Cao said that only Liu Bei and he were. Liu Bei, who lives in Xudu with a low profile, was found to be a hero by Cao Cao, but he was so scared that his spoon fell to the ground. At this time, the heavy rain was coming and the thunder was loud. Liu Bei calmly picked up a spoon and chopsticks and said, "The power of the earthquake is even here." Cleverly hide your confusion in the past. Thus avoiding a disaster. Liu Bei answered the hero's question skillfully when he was cooking wine.
What is reassuring is that Liu Bei hides his secrets, does not exaggerate, show off, brag or be arrogant in front of others, and does not pretend to be a "hero". His vegetable growers and his heroes restrained their behavior at least on the surface. One should not be too arrogant in the world.
When Wei Di Cao, Fang Shi, Cao Shuang and Sima Yi all supported Fuzheng. Cao Shuang wanted to monopolize power and crowd out Sima Yi, who avoided it on the surface, but secretly prepared to seize power. In the winter of nine years (248), Li Sheng, a confidant of Cao Shuang, became the secretariat of Jingzhou, and Cao Shuang asked him to observe his own movements in the name of seeing off Sima Yi. Sima Yi knew Dr. Li's purpose and began to get sick. When he saw Li, he asked two handmaids to hold him, and his clothes fell to the ground again and again. He pointed his finger at his mouth again, which means I'm thirsty. The maid brought him a bowl of porridge, which Sima Yi drank, but the porridge flowed out of his mouth and filled his chest. Seeing this situation, Li Sheng felt pity and said, "I heard that your old wind disease has recurred. I didn't expect you to be so ill!" Sima yi gasped slowly. He said, "I heard that you are going to be an official in Bingzhou, which is very close to the conference semifinals. You should be careful. " Li Sheng said: "I am not going to Bingzhou, but to Jingzhou." Sima Yi pretended not to hear clearly and interrupted at will. Lunt explained loudly again and again, and Sima Yi understood. He said, "You are going to Jingzhou to make history. I think it's dying. This may be the last time I am with you. Today is the difference between life and death. I want my sons Sima Shi and Si Mazhao to make friends with you. Don't abandon them. " After saying this, he burst into tears and looked very pitiful. Lunt returned home and reported the situation of Sima Yi to Cao Shuang. Cao Shuang relaxed his vigilance against Sima Yi. Later, Sima Yi took Cao Shuang by surprise, staged a coup and seized power.
Showing off one's abilities too much may sometimes lead to failure in life.
Wang Wei's half-brother Xin was listed as one of the "Four Childes" at that time, and his popularity was extremely high. As many as 3000 people went to the public because he admired the name of New Ling Jun.
One day, Xin was playing chess with Wang Wei in the palace for recreation when he reported that there was an ambush in northern Xinjiang. When Wang Wei heard the news, he immediately put down his chess pieces and planned to convene his ministers to discuss meeting the enemy. Xin, who was sitting on the side, stopped Wang Wei unhurriedly and said, "Don't worry, maybe the monarch of a neighboring country is hunting. Our border guards made a mistake and mistakenly thought that the enemy was coming, so they raised fireworks to warn them. "
After a while, someone reported that it was wrong to report the enemy attack just now. In fact, the monarch of a neighboring country is hunting. Wang Wei was surprised and asked the new Ling Jun, "How do you know this?" Xinlingjun proudly replied: "I have eyes in neighboring countries, so I know that the monarch of neighboring countries will go hunting today."
Since then, Wang Wei has gradually alienated Xin Lingjun. Later, Xin was framed by others and lost Wang Wei's trust. In his later years, he indulged in debauchery and eventually died of illness.
Anyone who knows what others don't know is bound to have a sense of superiority. We must hide this advantage that others can't do, so as not to cause trouble. Isn't it a pity that a famous politician like Xin will regret it for life because he doesn't know how to converge for a while?
Everyone wants to be smart, and it seems difficult to play dumb. "Caigen Tan" said: "The eagle stands like a sleep, and the tiger walks like a disease." In other words, the eagle stood there as if asleep, and the tiger walked as if sick. This is their means before they are ready to catch food. Therefore, a person with real "calculation" and talent should not show off and show off his talent, so as to protect himself well.
Su Shi's view is that "fear is courage, and stupidity is wisdom". I am brave, but I pretend to be timid. I am smart and play the fool, so that I can save my personality and not go with the flow. People who are really "scheming" are not necessarily people who make a splash. They are only superficial, but also depends on strength. "cover the stream and strive to be bigger; The combination of earth and stone is solid and firm, so it is stupid. " All rivers merge and become bigger; Clay and stone are put together to make it strong. This is stupid wisdom.
In this world, no matter how you flaunt yourself, you are an ordinary person at best. Everything you are today is because of your past struggles and the efforts of many others. Therefore, celebrities have tight tails. What distinguishes them from others is not that he is a celebrity, but that they know that it is not easy for people to live their own lives and respect others. As "Caigen Tan" said: "Look at people with cold eyes, listen to words with cold ears, Leng Qing should feel, and his heart is cold." Because "impetuous people accomplish nothing, and peaceful people are blessed."
/kloc-Sir Charles Fair, a British politician in the 0 th and 9 th centuries, once taught his son: "Be smarter than others, but don't tell others that you are smarter than him." Pinching your tail is a moral choice, because it not only represents your sobriety, but also represents your gratitude for the help of your friends. If you are an ungrateful person, you are bound to be cocky. To suppress bad desires, we must keep a normal mind and drive away arrogance. If a cocky person wants to gain the growing point of life, he must bow to all moral forces that respect human life, and don't worry about his stupidity. People should develop in an all-round way, be simple and cautious, and seek truth from facts. One thing needs to be pointed out in particular: the tail is by no means a flag. We never measure a person's success by how high his tail is, but by his down-to-earth energy. And on the other hand, as long as he invests, it is difficult for him to have time to be cocky. Cocking one's tail is the patent of idle people. Because they are idle, they always want to express themselves, thus giving birth to some people who are "not" and "calculating", just thinking from another angle. What they are thinking about is how to go up a flight of stairs. They don't show their ass tirelessly when sitting on the bench, so they have always been respected by others.
When people are at a disadvantage, they will have a winning strategy. However, without hidden kung fu, secrets will be revealed prematurely and will not achieve final success.