? (Han Feizi)

Original text:

The ancient duke of Tang called the marquis of Zhao and said, "Baoyu is useless now. Can you hold water? " Zhao Houdao said, "No, you can't." "If you have clay pottery that doesn't leak, can you hold wine?" Zhao Houdao: "Yes." Yes, he said, "pottery is very cheap. It can hold wine without leaking. Although there is a precious jade, it is too expensive to use. If it leaks, it can't be injected with water. Who will inject it? Today, being the master of one's own house and leaking the words of the monarch and his subjects is still an inappropriate piece of jade. Although there is sage wisdom, you can't exhaust it. " Zhao Houdao: "Of course." From now on, if he wants to do a great thing in the world, he has to sleep alone for fear of dreaming and letting people know his plan.

Translation:

Duke Tanggu said to Han Zhaohou, "If there is a jade cup worth thousands of dollars, can it be used to hold water?" Zhao Hou said, "No.""Is there any pottery that doesn't leak?" Can it be used to hold wine? " Zhao Houdao: "Yes." Tang Jiagong said, "Tao is the least valuable. If it doesn't leak, it can be used to hold wine. Although the precious jade cup is the most valuable, it has no bottom and can't hold water. Who else can pour drinks into it? Since you are the monarch, it is like a jade cup without a bottom. Although the lieutenants have great wisdom, they dare not give their own strategies completely because they are afraid of leaking out. " Zhao Houdao: "Yes." Zhao Hou listened to Tang Jiagong's words and wanted to take big action against the world from now on. No one sleeps alone, afraid to talk in his sleep and let others know his plan.