100 Historical Stories That Unlock Teenage Wisdom

Chapter 2

Chapter 1 The Art of Relationship

Some people are lonely because of discord with relatives and friends; some people are exquisite and attractive.Most of the reasons for this difference come from ourselves, while background, status, wealth, etc., at best, can only bring some people false flattery, which is often unreliable.Interacting with others requires both a kind heart and an intelligent approach. This is an art.If we are good at communicating with people, we will get help from others when we walk in society. ——Filial piety is the foundation of being a human being Chapter 11 Zheng Zhuanggong sees his biological mother
For young people in the new century, the topic of filial piety seems to have been around for a long time. No wonder, because in real life, too many people do things for themselves and abandon their parents. People say that such people are "unfilial and righteous" ".Just imagine, can you expect him to be sincere to his friends if he doesn't even pay respect to his parents?
Zheng Wugong, the king of the state of Zheng, married a wife named Wu Jiang in China, and had two sons, the eldest son Wusheng, and the second son Duan.Wu Sheng was born with dystocia, and Wu Jiang almost lost his life, so she only likes Duan.

Zheng Wugong is going to establish a prince.He discussed with the ministers and decided to make the eldest son Wusheng the crown prince.Mrs. Wu Jiang firmly disagreed. She wanted her youngest son Duan to inherit the throne, and repeatedly asked Wu Gong to make Duan the crown prince.Duke Wu is a very assertive monarch. He did not adopt Wu Jiang's opinion, but established Wu as the prince according to the rules.

After Zheng Wugong died of illness, the prince Wusheng came to the throne, which was Zheng Zhuanggong.Wu Jiang saw that his youngest son, Duan, had no power, so he asked Duke Zhuang to confer Zhiyi to Duan.Because Zhiyi is a famous military town, Duke Zhuang refused his mother's request, and explained that the first emperor had a will, that Zhiyi was not allowed to be entrusted to anyone.Wu Jiang was very angry after hearing this, but he didn't give up, and asked Zhuang Gong to entrust the capital to Duan.In order to comfort his mother, Duke Zhuang agreed to seal the capital to Duan.

After all the ministers knew about this, they dissuaded Duke Zhuang one after another.The doctor Ji Zhong said bluntly: "My lord, the capital is vast and the people are divided. Dividing the capital is tantamount to dividing the country in two. Besides, if son Duan relies on his wife's favor to expand his power, it may be harmful to the country in the future!" But Zhuang Gong has promised his mother and cannot change it.

Duan got the capital, and under the instigation of his mother Wu Jiang, he quietly began to recruit soldiers, train soldiers, accumulate all strength, make all preparations, and secretly plan a rebellion.Once there is a chance, he will cooperate with his mother inside and outside to attack Zheng Zhuanggong and seize the position of the monarch.He gradually expanded his sphere of influence to the northern and western borders of Zheng State.These areas were originally not under the jurisdiction of the capital, but the local officials did not dare to offend him, so they had to obey his orders against their will.

Duan's conspiracy activities have long been seen by the doctor Ji Zhong, who advised Zhuang Gong to take measures to eliminate the disaster as soon as possible to consolidate his position.Zhuang Gong did not agree.

In the first year of Lu Yin (772 BC), Duan believed that the time had come, and led chariots and soldiers to approach the capital, preparing to attack the capital and depose Duke Zhuang.Wu Jiang plans to act as an internal response in the city, trying to win in one fell swoop.However, Zheng Zhuanggong already knew the date when they were preparing to rebel, and he was on guard.And sent his son Lu to lead more than 200 chariots to attack the capital in advance.

Duan learned the news that the capital had fallen, and he had no intention of attacking the capital again, let alone regaining the capital, so he had to station outside the city.Zheng Jun attacked him, and he had no choice but to run to the Republic.

After the rebellion was ruled out by Zhuang Ping, he sent his mother Wu Jiang to Yingdi and imprisoned him, and vowed: I will never see her again until I am in the Underworld!A few years have passed in a blink of an eye.One day, an official named Uncle Ying Kao came to see Duke Zhuang.Duke Zhuang asked him to eat with him and gave him a leg of lamb.Uncle Ying Kao cut off the good meat of the leg of lamb and refused to eat it, but respectfully put it aside.Duke Zhuang asked him why he didn't know why, and Uncle Ying Kao said: "I have an elderly mother in my family. I want to take the mutton you gave me home to honor my mother..." When Duke Zhuang heard Uncle Ying Kao's words, After saying these words, I immediately thought of my mother Wu Jiang, and couldn't help crying.Uncle Ying Kao pretended to be ignorant, and asked him why he was so sad.Duke Zhuang sighed sadly, and told him his contradictory feelings: "You can see your mother and honor your mother at any time, but I don't have such an opportunity!"

Uncle Ying Kao said with a smile: "I have a good solution, which can solve this problem perfectly. You can have people dig a ditch until the spring water flows out, where you can meet your mother. Doing so does not violate Oath, fulfilling filial piety, isn't it the best of both worlds?"

When Duke Zhuang came to the cave, the mother and son met and made up again.

Zheng Zhuanggong was particularly grateful to Uncle Ying Kao, and also appreciated his tact and intelligence, so he issued an order to worship him as a doctor and take charge of the country's military and political affairs.

Wisdom Interpretation:

The ancients said that "loyal ministers come from the gate of filial piety", because filial piety is the most basic kindness. If you don't even repay your parents' kindness, how can you expect a person to do good deeds?Therefore, filial piety is not only comfort to parents, but also self-improvement, and the fundamental way to win social capital

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