Source: "Historical Records of the King of Yue Goujian's Family": I left, and I stayed with the doctor, planting a book: "Birds are exhausted, good bows are hidden; A sly rabbit dies, but a running dog cooks. The King of Yue is a bird with a long neck. He can share joys and sorrows, but he can't share happiness. Why don't you go? 」
Quote from: "The Biography of Huaiyin Hou": "If people say,' A sly rabbit dies, a running dog cooks; High birds are exhausted, good bows are hidden; Destroy the enemy and the counselor will die. "The world is set, I will cook!"
Meaning: It means that if a person loses the use value, he will be killed or leave a worse fate than others.
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Historical story
After Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor in the Western Han Dynasty, in order to weaken Han Xin's influence, he named the followers of the "King of Qi" as "King of Chu", keeping them away from their prosperous places. Then someone denounced Han Xin's "rebellion" in time, and Liu Bang demoted him to "Huaiyin Hou". Within a few months, Queen Lv Zhi was lured to Changle Palace and executed in the name of rebellion.
In 202 BC, Liu Bang won the world, and in 196 BC, Han Xin was beheaded. It's only been a little over five years since this couple, who once shared weal and woe, were settled in the world. Before the execution, Han Xin issued "a wily rabbit dies, a good dog cooks;" High birds are exhausted, good bows are hidden; The sigh that the enemy country is broken and the counselor is dead.