Jiang Taigong Fishing —— The Origin of the Willing Hook

Jin Fulang's Outside Fu Zi: "Taigongjuan fished in a dark stream for five or six years, but he didn't catch any fish. Lu Lian heard and read it. Taigong climbs the cliff, fishes without bait, recites scriptures, and puts the pole at dusk. "

2. Allusions

Jiang Shang's fishing method is very strange, long and short, with a bamboo hook hanging on the fishing line. He doesn't need bait, and the fishing rod doesn't hang into the water. It is three feet above the water, and he talks to himself while fishing. "When Jiang Shang fishes, he who wishes takes the bait." A woodcutter named Wu Ji, seeing that Jiang Ziya has no bait, sneered: "Fishing like you, not to mention three years, even a hundred years, can't catch a fish." Jiang Shang said, "You only know one thing, but you don't know another. It is not a gentleman's move to take fish from a song. I'd rather accept it directly than from the song. My hook is not for fishing, but for kings and princes. "

Later, he did catch Zhou Wenwang Jichang. Ji Changxing was in urgent need of talents, and learned that Jiang Shang, who was old and thin, was very talented. He fasted for three days, bathed himself, took a dowry, and personally went to Panxi to apply for a job, and named Jiang Shang as a photo. Jiang Shang assisted King Wen, prospered the country and founded the country, and helped Zhou Wuwang Ji Fa, the son of Ji Chang, destroy the business. I was also sealed in the state of Qi by King Wu, and my desire to make contributions was realized. Jiang Ziya caught a "big fish waiting for the king".

3. Idiom Enlightenment

The idiom Jiang Taigong goes fishing, and the willing tells us that if you want others to surrender to you, you must first improve yourself and make yourself powerful. Only in this way can we attract more talented people to help.