What are the contents of historical stories told in Wu, Saint and Eight-character Proverbs?
King Chu Ping put Wu She in prison. In order to eradicate the future trouble, the king of the day ordered Wu She to invite his two sons, Wu Shang and Wu Zixu, into the palace, and took the opportunity to catch them all. Wu Shuo: "I can write this letter, but only the eldest son will come, and the second son Xu will not come." Wang Ping asked, "Why?" Wu said, "Wu is still loyal and kind. When he saw his father in trouble, he knew that he would die, and he would come at the risk of death. And Zixu is resourceful, resourceful, and ambitious. I knew I was going to die, so I definitely wouldn't come.
When the letter was sent to Wu Fu, the attitude of the two brothers was indeed as Wu She said. Wu Shang attaches great importance to righteousness, knowing that going there will be a sea of knives and mountains, but they do not hesitate to pin their hopes for revenge on their younger brother. Soon, both father and son were killed. Wu Zixu fled all the way. With the help of a fisherman, he crossed the Yangtze River and arrived in the State of Wu.
Saint Ji Zha:
On his deathbed, Wu Wangshou called his four sons to his side, intending to pass the throne to his youngest son, Ji Zha. However, Ji Zha obeyed the etiquette and refused to agree. So the king of Wu passed the throne to his eldest brother, Zhu Fan. Zhu Fan wanted to pass the throne to Ji Zha by abdicating, and Ji Zha simply fled to Shan Ye to make a living as a farmer.
Traveling around the world, I once saw Xu Jun's intention after passing a sword that he liked very much. However, because he was going to the state of Jin, it was indecent for courtiers to visit without swords, so he did not give them away. When Ji Zha came back from the state of Jin, Xu Jun was already dead. After paying homage to his grave, Ji Zha hung his sword on a branch in front of the grave.
Ji Zha likes the etiquette culture of the Central Plains and is determined to devote himself to learning and personality cultivation. Especially after interacting with Zi Chan, Zhao Wenzi, Han and others, he was even more careless politically. After returning to Wu, he still refused to accept the throne and died in Yanling.
Eight-character motto:
Qi Jinggong got a golden pot when he went to Ji Guo to play. There is a Dan book hidden in the pot, which reads: "If you eat fish, you won't turn it over, and bad horses won't ride it." Everyone has speculated on the meaning of this eight-character proverb. Gong Jing said, "I guess, it means don't flip when eating fish, so as to avoid fishy smell. Bad horses can't go far. " Yan Zi said: "These eight-word proverbs should have different meanings. Eating fish without turning it over is telling Shicheng Wang not to be insatiable, not to levy exorbitant taxes, and to leave half for the people to live. A bad horse is a metaphor for a treacherous villain, warning you to be meritocratic and not to reuse your despicable character.
Duke Jing of Jin asked again, "Then why did Ji Guo, who has this motto, die?" Yan Zi said: "A gentleman's motto should be engraved and hung in a conspicuous place to remind himself to look at himself at any time. But Ji Guo is in the golden basin, how can he not die! "