Confucius once said, "Only women and low-class laborers are difficult to get along with." "Here it is"Villain"It does not refer to moral character, but to people who are engaged in low-level labor.
Looking back at the past and present, it is often not the celebrities and great men who influence the course of history, but the neglected low-level laborers.
Hua Yuan was a doctor of the Song State during the Spring and Autumn Period, and he had a high reputation among the Song State and even the vassal states. He was also the main promoter of the first Mibing Movement in the Spring and Autumn Period.
The Mi Bing Movement originated from the struggle for hegemony between the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin and Chu, and the small countries were forced to swing between the two countries in order to protect themselves, and the long-term war not only exhausted the small countries, but also caused great losses to large countries such as Jin and Chu.
In this context, Hua Yuan took the initiative to intervene and facilitated the alliance between Jin and Chu, which is the famous "Song Ximen Alliance" or "Hua Yuan Soldiers".
Hua Yuan can have today's prestige and status, in addition to the situation of the truce between Jin and Chu, his personal identity is also indispensable.
He was the minister of the Song state and a friend of Luan Wuzi of the Jin state and Yin Zizhong of the Chu state, a status that made him a key figure in the Mibing movement.
However, this big man with a high status in the Spring and Autumn International was captured alive by the enemy because of his contempt for a small person, and he almost died.
This story teaches us that no matter how high the status, no one should be taken lightly, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.
In 606 BC, in the fourth year of Duke Wen of Song, the state of Zheng launched an attack on the state of Song under the command of the state of Chu.
Although the Song State was not a great power, it was not inferior in strength compared to the Zheng State, but the result of the war was the defeat of the Song State, and even the commander Hua Yuan was captured alive by the enemy.
In the past, it was up to you to decide the distribution of mutton, but today I will make my own decisions when it comes to driving a chariot.
When Hua Yuan was handing out mutton, he forgot to give it to the coachman, and looking at the satisfied expressions of others, the coachman couldn't help but be angry. This small negligence made Hua Yuan plant hatred in the coachman's heart.
The coachman used his profession to successfully deliver Hua Yuan and the chariot to the enemy.
As a result, the commander was captured and the Song army suffered a crushing defeat in the battle with Zheng Guo. Who would have thought that the victory of a war would be the result of the unexpected help of the enemy coachman?
Hua Yuan was the core force of the Song State, and Zheng Guo did not embarrass him, but the Song State paid the price of 100 chariots and 400 horses. However, it is said that the supplies have not yet arrived, and Hua Yuan has successfully escaped back to the Song Kingdom.
It is recorded in the Left Biography"Sheep soup"The story of Yang Pour, which has become a typical example of harming the public because of private interests, also reminds people that it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain.
The big guy may think a cup of yokan is nothing, but to the little guy, it may be"Big deal"！