Hermes and Tiresias.

Fable stories are a rich literary treasure house, some of which reflect social features and political reality, some carry people's wisdom and lessons, and some articles are wonderful and fascinating. Below I recommend two fables full of philosophy for you. You are welcome to read and enjoy them. More wonderful stories are in China fans.

(a) Hermes and Tiresias

Hermes wanted to verify the validity of Tiresias's prediction, so he stole two cows from the pasture, turned them into mortals, went to the city to find him, and visited his home. When Tiresias learned that the cow had been stolen, he took Hermes to the suburbs to observe the signs of theft and told Hermes to tell him if he saw any birds. Hermes saw an eagle flying from left to right and reported to him at once. Tiresias said, it doesn't matter. Then Hermes saw a crow fly to a tree, sometimes looking up and sometimes looking down, and ran to report to him. Tiresias went on to say, "The crow swears to the god of heaven and earth that my cow can be found back if you like."

This can be told to thieves.

(2) Don't give the emperor "pleasure"

Anyone who has a part-time job always wants to ask his subordinates, "How do I compare with my predecessor?"

As a matter of fact, he knew in his heart that "people are cool without tea" and that his predecessor was "born inferior to him", but he still had to hear it from his subordinates and get that kind of "pleasure".

This is the psychology of being an official, and even the emperor's father, the "real dragon emperor", needs similar "pleasure".

In a leisurely time, Emperor Huan of Han pretended to calmly ask Yan Yan who was with him, "What kind of emperor do you think I am?" -Compared with all the predecessors.

What makes people sigh is that this Yan Yan is not "oily". He said to Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty, "You are the emperor who can go up and down in the Han Dynasty!"

"Why do you say that?"

"If Chen Fan presided over major events, the country will rectify rectified. If you let eunuchs preside over major events, the country will be in chaos, whether you do it well or not! "

Not only did he not get pleasure, but Emperor Huan of Han was forced to make a "multiple choice"-"for good" or "for evil"?

Emperor Huan of Han promoted Yan Yan to an official position and then put him aside. At the same time, we continue to reuse eunuchs, which leads to corruption in state affairs and weakness of the country.

Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty didn't get "pleasure" from his subordinates, so did his successor, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.

Emperor Han Ling sat on the throne of the emperor, not compared with others, but with his predecessor, Emperor Han Huan.

He asked Yang Qi around him, "How do I compare with Emperor Huan?"

It is also a pity that Yang Qi is not "oily".

He said: "If compared with Emperor Huan, it is like Yu Shun and Tang Yao!" This hit the nail on the head-your father is neck and neck with Emperor Han Huan!

Emperor Han Ling couldn't get what he wanted, so he had to curse bitterly: "Your neck is hard ... you should recruit eagles after you die!" " "

After all, Emperor Han Ling, like his predecessor, failed to get even a moment's "pleasure" from Yang Qi, who had integrity.

This is the historical beauty of feudal society.