The meeting started very late again, and everyone was still exhausted before the meeting had to be adjourned and rested.
After the meeting ended, Bai Shuo did not rush back to his room, but went to the "Yunque" studio on the top floor alone.
Seeing Bai Shuo's arrival, the guards and staff on duty at "Yunque" were not surprised, because since the establishment of "Yunque", Bai Shuo always likes to come here if he has anything to worry about, even late at night.
Entering the office, Bai Shuo turned on the TV. Now is the busiest time in Europe and the United States, so he can get more inquiries immediately. However, Bai Shuo didn't pay too much attention to the information on the TV. He seemed to just need some background sound.
.He poured a glass of whiskey and took a few sips, then fell down on the large boss chair and frowned, continuing to think about those complicated issues.
"It's so late, boss, aren't you ready to take a rest?"
Seeing that Yuan Xiaowen came here after sorting out the meeting materials, Bai Shuo immediately corrected his sitting posture.
"Why are you here? It's so late. Go and rest. You don't have to follow me."
Yuan Xiaowen smiled slightly and said: "The boss hasn't taken a break yet, so why should the assistant take a break first? How about you go to bed quickly so that I can get off work."
Bai Shuo said helplessly: "How can I sleep? I will be dizzy after driving for a day."
Yuan Xiaowen quickly took away Bai Shuo's wine glass, then found another glass and poured him some milk.
"Don't drink if you can't sleep. After the effects of alcohol wear off, you will find that you can't fall asleep even more and your mood will become worse. Drink a glass of milk to help you sleep."
Bai Shuo saw that Yuan Xiaowen did not allow him to express his opinion at all, so he took it upon himself to replace the whiskey with milk, and said angrily: "Since I had you, I feel like I have no freedom. Will I lose someone in the future?
Miandu still has to think about it for you."
Yuan Xiaowen was not angry, but still smiled and said: "Boss, you are just saying angry words. I am your assistant, and of course I can only serve you. Look, am I trying to find a way to help you solve your insomnia problem?"
"Haha, what else can you do?"
Yuan Xiaowen said: "In addition to milk, listening to some soothing music is also a good way. In addition, if you really can't sleep, don't force yourself. You can do some relaxing things, such as reading books, watching TV series, etc."
Bai Shuo: "Haha, these are just treating the symptoms but not the root cause. It's always hard to relax when you are preoccupied with things."
"Then let's read a book." After saying that, Yuan Xiaowen picked up a book and put it in front of Bai Shuo.
"It's no use what I said..." Before Bai Shuo finished speaking, he glanced at the book from the corner of his eye, and then he realized that what Yuan Xiaowen was holding was the "Yan Zi Chun Qiu" that Nangong Ming had brought.
He reached out and flipped through a few pages, then pushed the book out. This was originally without explanations. If you really read those difficult and difficult ancient texts carefully, you might actually be able to fall asleep.
"How do you read such a difficult-to-understand text?"
Yuan Xiaowen picked up the book and said, "I know a little bit too. How about I read a few paragraphs to you? Maybe you will fall asleep while listening to it."
Bai Shuo had no objection, so Yuan Xiaowen turned off the TV and began to read a book.
"Yan Zi Chun Qiu" is a historical classic that records the words and deeds of Yan Ying, a statesman of the Qi State during the Spring and Autumn Period. Yan Ying was famous for his political foresight, diplomatic ability and simple style. He was intelligent, witty and eloquent. He assisted in domestic affairs and assisted in state affairs.
He repeatedly admonished the monarch of Qi. He was both flexible and principled when dealing with foreign affairs. He was not humiliated when he was on envoys, and he repeatedly defended Qi's national character and prestige."
Yuan Xiaowen turned the page to a place, then stopped, looked at Bai Shuo and said: "This story is quite interesting, why don't I tell the boss about this section."
Bai Shuo: "Just say whatever you want, I'm listening..."
Yuan Xiaowen slowly said: "Gongsun took over, and the fields opened up. Gu Yezi served Jinggong and used his courage to fight against tigers. Yanzi passed by and the three sons couldn't stand up. Yanzi came to see the Duke and said: I heard that Mingjun is gathering courage.
A scholar has the righteousness of a monarch and his ministers..."
"Hey..." Bai Shuo suddenly interrupted Yuan Xiaowen and said, "If you read it like this, I might as well read it myself. Maybe it's more intuitive."
"Well, then..."
Bai Shuo: "Can you turn it into vernacular and tell it to me?"
Yuan Xiaowen paused, looked at the content on the page again, and continued after a while:
This is a story recorded in Chapter 25 of the Inner Chapter, Admonishment, about Yan Ying's plan to admonish the King of Qi.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Jinggong had three warriors named Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, and Guyezi. They were able to fight tigers with their bare hands and were extremely brave. These three people relied on their bravery and were deeply appreciated by Qi Jinggong, so they became arrogant and domineering.
Qi Prime Minister Yan Ying didn't even take it seriously.
Yan Ying was very dissatisfied with this and told Qi Jinggong: "Confucian scholars raised by sages are respectful to the king, courteous to their ministers, can prevent violence internally, and resist enemies externally. They are the pillars of the country and the backers of the people. They take credit.
Don't be arrogant, be cautious in everything, and never act domineering or use the strong to bully the weak. However, the warriors you have trained now do not respect the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, and have no upbringing and ethics. They disobey the emperor's orders, do not listen to the advice of friends, disturb the court, and confuse the hearts of the people.
, it is indeed a serious problem and should be eradicated as soon as possible.”
Qi Jinggong said: "I have thought about this for a long time, but these three people are extremely powerful and there is nothing they can do about it. If the stab is missed, it will arouse the animal nature and cause great chaos."
Yan Ying said: "It is better to fight skillfully than to fight vigorously. If you catch their weaknesses, things will be easier to handle. These three warriors are unethical and can find a breakthrough here."
So he suggested to Qi Jinggong that he should reward three people with two peaches and let them share them according to their merits.
After Qi Jinggong ordered the peach to be delivered to the residence of the three warriors, Gongsun Jie took a peach and said, "I have defeated wild boars and tigers. With such merit as mine, I can eat a peach alone instead of sharing one with others."
Already."
Then Tian Kaijiang also took a peach and said: "I held a weapon in my hand and repelled the enemy twice in a row. With such merit as mine, I can eat a peach alone."
At this time, Guyezi said: "I once helped the king cross the Yellow River and killed the giant turtle in his way. With such merit as mine, I can still eat a peach by myself! You two, please take out the peach!"
After saying this, he drew out his sword and prepared to fight.
Gongsun took over, and Tian Kaijiang sighed and said: "Our bravery is not as good as yours, our merits are not as good as yours, and we are not humble when we get peaches. This is greed. Living like this, there is no bravery at all!"
So both of them handed over the peaches and committed suicide by cutting their necks. Guyezi saw this and said: "You two are dead, but I am the only one alive. This is unkind; humiliating others and flattering yourself."
, this is unjust; regretting one's words and deeds, but not daring to die, this is not brave. Being unkind, unjust, and courageous allows me to take the whole thing, so how can I be justified in living in this world?"
Guyezi felt so ashamed that he put down the peach and committed suicide by cutting his neck. Afterwards, Qi Jinggong buried the three of them generously. This is the famous story of "two peaches kill three men".
After telling the story, Bai Shuo seemed to be thoughtful and said: "Actually, the three warriors are all quite 'gentlemen'. Yan Ying originally wanted to take advantage of the weakness of the three of them to rely on their talents and arrogance to make each other compete for credit and alienate people's hearts.
To weaken their political threat, they did not expect that they would sacrifice their lives for justice. When they felt that they had done something wrong, they would rather use their lives to make up for the shame. This is a very noble spirit. I think after they committed suicide, whether it was Yan Ying or Qi Jinggong,
, all had a sense of sadness. In order to stabilize the government and the opposition, they mistakenly killed three righteous generals. Therefore, three more people were buried generously afterwards."
"What do you think?" Bai Shuo looked at Yuan Xiaowen and asked.
Yuan Xiaowen smiled faintly and said: "Boss, you are right. Many people only appreciate Yan Ying's strategy and think these three people are brave men. Few people will find that they actually also have the demeanor of gentlemen."
Having said this, Yuan Xiaowen paused for a moment, and then said in a different tone: "As the saying goes, benevolence sees benevolence and wisdom sees wisdom. From another perspective, this story actually has something worth recalling."
Bai Shuo was stunned: "Oh? Tell me."
Yuan Xiaowen: "In my opinion, among the three scholars, Gu Yezi is the strongest and has the greatest merit. This is recognized. If only one person is rewarded, then no one will compete with Gu Yezi. Yan Ying's strategy is ingenious.
They took out two peaches, but the three of them couldn't share enough. However, except for Guyezi, others also saw the opportunity and thought that they could possess one peach, so as to arouse Gongsun Jie and Tian Kaijiang's desire to fight for it.
, which resulted in the final situation. Just like fishing, if you want many fish to compete for bait, you must have enough bait so that even the weak fish can see the opportunity."
"Hey...let the weak fish see the opportunity?" Bai Shuo suddenly had an idea in his mind, as if he had touched something.
Aren't these three companies just like the five foreign companies that are now bidding? The German company is the strongest, but there is only one bidder. The other companies know that they are defeated, so they have no intention of joining the competition...
Suddenly, the problem that Bai Shuo had been thinking about was solved.
After his thoughts matured, Bai Shuo looked at Yuan Xiaowen on the side, smiled slightly and said: "Yuan Xiaowen, Yuan Xiaowen, if you have any suggestions in the future, you can just say it directly. There is no need to express it in such a tactful way..."
Yuan Xiaowen was stunned: "Boss, I don't quite understand what you mean..."
Seeing that she was still pretending to be stupid, Bai Shuo pointed at "Yan Zi Chun Qiu" and asked angrily: "I don't think you really just flipped through this paragraph, did you?"
Yuan Xiaowen: "Boss, I'm really just that casual..."
Bai Shuo waved his hand to prevent Yuan Xiaowen from continuing: "Honestly, did you already guess Uncle Ming's intention when he sent the book?"
Yuan Xiaowen smiled and said: "I think the things Mr. Nangong sent must have his intentions, but I can't guess at all. I just saw that you couldn't sleep, boss, and I just wanted to help you relax."
"Haha, haha..." Bai Shuo suddenly stood up from his seat: "It's better now, I can't sleep anymore. You should work hard and work overtime with me..."