The restaurant entertained the prime minister with the best food, why was he actually slaughtered?
Yang Xingwen. Lou Shide, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, was a veritable upright gentleman, and everyone around him had special respect for him.
Lou Shide served as prime minister of the imperial court twice, and after his first inauguration, he set off from the capital city of Chang'an (now Xi'an, Shaanxi Province) with several subordinates, and hurriedly came to Bingzhou (now Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province) to inspect it.
When it was close to noon, Lou Shide and his subordinates went to the post house for dinner, he didn't want to cause trouble to the waiter in the restaurant, so he deliberately let his subordinates eat with him.
The waiter brought the food, and Lou Shuaide actually found that he was eating fine white rice, and his subordinates were eating rough black rice, he felt very surprised, and immediately asked the waiter to call the post chief.
After the post chief came to his side, Lou Shide asked unusually sternly, "Why did you treat us with two kinds of rice?" ”
The post chief explained in a panic: "You suddenly came to my restaurant, my white rice is not enough to cook your meal, and if I can't refuse, I have no choice but to make you eat fine white rice and let your subordinates eat rough black rice, and if you think what I am doing is wrong, please sentence me to death." ”
Figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, Lou Shide calmly said to the post chief: "It was we who came too hastily, causing you to have no time to prepare food. There is nothing wrong with the way you treated us, but I did not do it properly and did not greet you in advance. Even if the entourage is my subordinate, I have to respect them, how can I let them eat black rice and I eat white rice alone? Please arrange for the waiter to bring back the rice made with white rice in front of me and bring me the rice made with black rice. ”
Hearing Lou Shide's sincere narration, the post chief's panicked heart finally calmed down, thinking that he was an amiable prime minister.
When you get into trouble, dealing with it from different angles can lead to very different results. Thinking that you are right and looking for reasons from others not only makes things better, but also makes people angry; Feeling that others have no problems, and exploring the root cause from oneself not only solves the problem, but also convinces others.