1, Gou Jian tasted bravery: During the Spring and Autumn Period, wuyue in the south was adjacent to each other and never got along. Fu Cha, the prince of Wu, led an army to attack Yue, and Yue was defeated. Gou Jian, the king of Yue, was taken to Wu to feed Fuxi. Later, Gou Jian returned to Yue, fearing that the ease in front of him would kill his ambition. He hung a gallbladder where he ate. Whenever he eats, he tastes bitter first. He also took off the mat and made a mattress out of straw. He made great efforts to rule the country, and finally defeated Wu to become the overlord of the south.

2. Lin Xiangru returned it to Zhao intact: There was a treasure jade in Chu called He Shibi, which was obtained by Huiwen. After hearing this, King Zhao of Qin expressed his willingness to exchange 15 for Heshibi. Zhao Huiwen summoned Lin Xiangru, and Lin Xiangru offered to take Cui to Qin. If Zhao gets the city of Qin, she will stay in Qin, otherwise, she will return to Zhao. When Lin Xiangru arrived in Qin, he presented Choi. The king of Qin was overjoyed, but he didn't give these cities to Zhao. Lin Xiangru said that the jade had a small flaw and wanted to show it to Zhao Haoqi of Qin, so he took Baoyu back. He stood by the court pillar and said, The prince of Zhao is worried that the state of Qin is strong and refuses to give the jade to the city. I persuaded him to agree. Stop fighting for five days, and then let me come with Bi to show my respect and respect for the majesty of Qin. Unexpectedly, the king's manners are simple and slow, and he has no sincerity to deliver to the cities. Now, if the king must take Baoyu away, I'd rather smash my head on the post with Baoyu. The state of Qin had no choice but to leave the city of 15 to Zhao. Lin Xiangru estimated that the king of Qin just pretended to cope, so he proposed to fast for five days, and then communicate seriously. King Qin Zhao had to agree. Lin Xiangru sent his entourage to secretly return to Zhao from the path. After Qin Zhaowang fasted and held the exchange ceremony, Lin Xiangru told Qin Zhaowang about sending Choi back to Zhao, thus preserving Choi.

3. Warlords in Zhou Youwang's bonfire drama: In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Youwang's favorite concubine didn't like to laugh, and Zhou Youwang smiled for Bomei people, which made people light up the beacon tower. The warlord thought that Zhou had been attacked and rushed to save him, only to find that the thief was gone. The laughter of that boast made Zhou Youwang lose his heart. Later, Zhou Youwang was attacked, and then the beacon tower was lit. The teased princes think that another bad king is trying to please beautiful women. They held their horses, the magnificent scenery fell, Zhou Youwang was killed and the Western Zhou Dynasty perished.

4. Standing at the south gate of Shang Yang: Qin Xiaogong appointed Shang Yang to implement the political reform. Shang Yang was afraid that the people would not trust him and would not abide by the new law. First, he had a 30-foot-high log erected at the south gate of the capital, and ordered, "Whoever can carry this log to the north gate will be rewarded with 12 gold." The people thought he was joking, and no one carried him. Later, Shang Yang raised the reward to 50 Liang. Someone carried the wood to the north gate with the mentality of trying, and sure enough, he got a reward of 50 taels. So the people felt that Shang Yang's orders were unambiguous. Shang Yang then promulgated a new law, which was implemented and made Qin gradually become a powerful country.

5. Zhao Gao refers to a deer as a horse: Zhao Gao knew that he had great power and wanted to test whether the court officials obeyed, so he presented a deer at the court meeting and pointed to it as a horse. The second one smiled and said, "The Prime Minister made a mistake and called the deer a horse!" " He also asked whether the left and right officials were deer or horses, and some people were silent; Some people were afraid of Zhao Gao and answered that it was a horse; Others are honest. Afterwards, Zhao Gao plotted to kill the deer responder. From then on, everyone feared for himself, and no one dared to say that Zhao Gao was wrong.