A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise, which means that although you suffer for a while, you may benefit from it. It also means that bad things can be turned into good things under certain conditions. An allusion in Lie Hong's Huai Nan Zi Jie comes from the idiom "A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise".

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During the Warring States Period, there was an old man named Sai Weng. He kept many horses, and one day, one of them suddenly got lost. When the neighbors heard this, they came to comfort him. Don't worry too much. When he is old, pay more attention to his health. When Sai Weng saw someone comforting him, he smiled and said, "Losing a horse is not a big loss, and maybe it will bring good luck."

The neighbors were amused by Sai Weng's words. Losing the horse is obviously a bad thing, but he thinks it may be a good thing, obviously just comforting himself. But a few days later, the lost horse not only went home automatically, but also brought back a good horse.

Neighbors heard that Ma had come back by himself and admired Sai Weng's foresight. They congratulated Sai Weng and said, "You are still far-sighted. Not only did you not lose your horse, but you also brought back a good horse. What a blessing. "

Sai Weng listened to his neighbor's congratulations, but he was not happy at all. He said anxiously, "A good horse for nothing is not necessarily a blessing, but it may cause some trouble."

Neighbors think his posturing is purely the cunning of the elderly. I was very happy, but I didn't mean to say it. Sai Weng has an only son who likes riding horses very much. He found that the horse he brought back was a good horse, with long hooves, loud neighing, fat and fierce. He rides a horse every day. He is proud of himself.

One day, he was so happy that he ran into a horse, galloped, fell, fell off his horse and broke his leg. When the neighbors heard about it, they came to offer their condolences.

Sai Weng said, "Nothing. It may be a blessing to be able to save your life if you break your leg. " Neighbors think he's talking nonsense again. They can't figure out what good luck a broken leg will bring.

Soon, Xiongnu soldiers invaded on a large scale and young people were recruited into the army. Sai Weng's son can't join the army because he broke his leg. All the young men who joined the army died, except Sai Weng's son.