Polish First Division

The Poor Wife

The three brothers Wang Huangmen all went to see Xie Gong. Ziyou and Zizhong talked a lot about worldly matters, while Zijing just exchanged greetings. After he left, a guest asked Xie Gong, "Who of the three sages is better?" Xie Gong said, "The younger one is the best." The guest asked, "How do you know that?" Xie Gong said, "Auspicious people speak less, while impetuous people speak more. I can tell this by inference."

I am truly a god

Wang Chuzhong was a man of noble character, but he indulged himself in lust, which damaged his body. The people around him advised him against it, but Chu Zhong said, "I just didn't realize it. It's so easy to do this!" So he opened the gate of the rear gate and drove dozens of maids and concubines out, letting them go wherever they wanted. People at that time sighed at this.

My husband, dote on me

When Duke Huan was about to attack Shu, all the wise men present at the event believed that Li had been in Shu for a long time, had inherited the power of the dynasties, and was in a strategic position upstream, so it would be difficult to conquer the Three Gorges. Only Liu Yin said: "He will certainly be able to conquer Shu. Looking at his Pu Bo, if he doesn't have to win, then don't do it."

The years are peaceful, why don't you grow old?

Nine days of snow

When Xie E and his companions discussed the merits and demerits of the Bamboo Grove, Xie Gong said, "Our predecessors did not praise or criticize the Seven Sages at first."

Ugly Woman

Yan Ding was good at mourning: when he died, he was anxious as if he wanted to find it but couldn't get it; when he was buried, he looked around as if he wanted to follow but couldn't reach it; after the burial, he sighed as if he couldn't reach it and stopped.