Be good as flowing

Source] (Spring and Autumn) Zuo Qiu Ming "Zuo Chuan Cheng Gong Eight into the Year

【Interpretation】From: Obey; Good: good, right (opinion); Like a stream: like a stream

Water is the same. Accept the correct opinions of others as quickly and naturally as flowing water. simile

Be open to the right advice and be good at following well-intentioned advice

Idiom stories

楽shu, the secretary of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period, was promoted to marshal of the Chinese army for his repeated military merits

In 585 BC, the state of Chu sent tens of thousands of elite troops to attack the state of Zheng, and the state of Zheng was defeated by Xiang Jin

The country asks for help. Jin Jinggong sent Luan Shu to lead his army to rescue Zheng, and Luan Shu's army had just arrived in Zheng State

In the territory, I met the Chu army. When the Chu army saw that the Jin army was menacing, they withdrew and returned home

Rakushu didn't want to withdraw his troops here, so he went to attack the state of Cai, which was allied with the state of Chu. Weak strength

When the little Cai Guo saw that the Jin State was coming, he hurriedly sent an envoy to ask for help from the Chu State. Chu Guo didn't want to deal with it

The Jin State fought head-on, but Cai Guo came to ask for help, so this battle was unavoidable

Yes, the king of Chu sent Gongzi Shen and Gongzi Cheng to lead their own army to the rescue.

Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo, the generals of the Jin Kingdom, asked Luan Shu for battle, and prepared to lead the army to attack and come to help

Saved Chu Jun, Luan Shu agreed. At this time, the subordinates of the book knew Zhuangzi and Fan Wen

Zi and Han Xianzi suggested: "The Chu army has already retreated, and now it is turning back

Come, you must come prepared, don't be careless. If we win

, it's just the defeat of the Chu army, and there's nothing to be happy about: but such as

If it fails, it will be a shame. Weighing the pros and cons, this battle is still no

If we fight well, we might as well collect our troops and return home. ”

Lai Shu felt that they were right, and ordered the withdrawal of troops to return home. But still in the army

However, there are many people who want to fight the Chu army, and they heard that Rakushu decided to withdraw their troops, so they followed

He said: "In fact, the idea of the sage is the same as that of most people, as long as you do it with your heart,

Things can be done. Why don't you do what the majority thinks? As the Lord

Shuai, there are eleven people who assist you, and only three of them do not advocate war, which means that they want to

The people who hit are still in the majority, so why don't you act according to the idea of the majority?"

The book replied, "The right opinion is representative of the majority." Knowing Zhuangzi and the three of them

It is the sage of the Jin Kingdom, and their opinions are correct and can represent the majority of people, me

Take their advice on board. So, Luan Shu ordered the withdrawal of troops and returned to China

Two years later, Luo Shu led his troops to capture the state of Cai, and then wanted to attack the state of Chu

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Zi, Fan Wenzi, Han Xianzi and others analyzed the specific situation at that time and suggested

For the time being, the case should not attack the Chu State, but should invade the Shen State. Rakushu thinks about them

The suggestion was correct and reasonable, so he went to attack Shen State, and finally won the war.

The book listened to his subordinates correctly, and people praised him: "He listens."

Good, correct opinions are as swift as flowing water.