In all kinds of complicated contradictions and struggles, if the opposing sides are deadlocked, they will both lose and benefit the third party. Tell people: at present, the enemy is big, and the weak should unite, eliminate contradictions, unite as one and jointly deal with the enemy.

Local interests should be subordinated to the overall interests, and immediate interests should be subordinated to long-term interests. Otherwise, internal struggle and intransigence will only hurt both sides and benefit the third party. We should know how to weigh the gains and losses, resolve contradictions and be humble to each other.

Original text:

When Zhao beheaded Yan, Su Daiyan called, "I came to the water today, and the clam exposed, and the snipe pecked at its meat, and the clam closed and clamped its beak. The snipe said, "If it doesn't rain today, there will be dead mussels tomorrow. "

The clam is also called the snipe:' If you don't come out today, you will die tomorrow.' If the two men refuse to give up, the fisherman will get it and catch it. Today, Zhao attacked Yan, and Yan and Zhao Jiu attacked each other to save the public, fearing to be a fisherman. So, I hope the king is familiar with it. "

Hui Wangdao: "Good!" It's a stop.

Interpretation of vernacular:

Su Weiyan advised Zhao, "I came to Yishui today and saw a clam open its shell to bask in the sun. There is a snipe sticking out its mouth to peck at mussels. The mussel quickly closed its shell and bit the snipe's mouth tightly. The snipe said, "If it doesn't rain today, if it doesn't rain tomorrow, you will die."

The mussel also said to the snipe, "If I don't let you go today and tomorrow, you will die!" " Neither of them would let go. When the fisherman saw it, he caught them both together. Now Zhao wants to attack Yan, and the two countries are deadlocked. After a long time, the strength of both sides is consumed badly. I'm worried that the powerful state of Qin will become a fisherman competing with the clam.

So (I) hope your majesty will consider it carefully. Hearing this, King Hui suddenly realized, and said, "That makes sense!" He stopped attacking Yan.

This article comes from the Warring States Policy written by Liu Xiang during the Warring States Period.

Extended information article appreciation:

This story shows that if you can't see the real enemy, it will create favorable opportunities for the strong enemy and bring disaster to both sides of the dispute. "Selected Works" tells the story that when Zhao was preparing to attack Yan State, the famous lobbyist stepped forward and gave advice to Zhao Huiwang that "the snipe and the clam compete, and the fisherman gains".

Euphemistically revealed the great disaster that Zhao's attack on Yan might bring to Yan and Zhao, and hoped that Zhao Huiwang would assess the situation, look at the situation in the Warring States period, weigh the pros and cons, and think twice before acting. Facing Zhao, who was ambitious in attacking Yan, he did not tell the truth about Chen Zhaoguo's attack on Yan, but told the truth skillfully with fables, which not only showed his extraordinary courage, but also showed his superb language art.

Writing background:

Liu Xiangchu used his father's shadow as a doctor and later became a doctor. When Xuan Di was elected as a Confucian scholar, he was asked to submit dozens of poems and praises, and officials went to the office to give advice to doctors. When he was in Yuan Di, he was sent to Zong Zheng to give a talk. Because of repeated letters, he impeached eunuchs, Shi Xian and consorts Xu and Shi, and was imprisoned twice. He was exempted as Shu Ren and lived in seclusion for more than ten years.

After the emperor ascended the throne, he was activated, worshipped the corps commander, led the three assistants into the water, moved to Dr. Guanglu, and became a captain in Zhong Lei. Liu Xiang wrote many times to suggest weakening the power of his consorts, which was praised by the emperor, but in the end it was useless. He is simple and honest, does not pay attention to dignity, is honest and happy, concentrates on reading, recites books by day, watches the stars at night, and often stays up all night.

Liu Xiangxi said that the five elements are disastrous and different, and used it to demonstrate real politics. He is knowledgeable, and he has been ordered to organize the poems of five classics secretaries and philosophers for nearly 20 years, making great contributions to the collation and preservation of ancient books. Bielu is China's earliest bibliography work.

He also collected different records of disasters in Fu Rui from ancient times to Qin and Han Dynasties, deduced and followed each other, and wrote 1 1 biography of Hong Fan's Five Elements. He is good at Ci and Fu in literature, including 33 poems in Han Shu Literature and Art Records, which are scattered today. Only Jiutan is a copy of Qu Yuan.

Some of his essays have been played and recorded in ancient books, such as "Sword Shadow Changling Book" and "Introduction to Warring States Policy", which are simple in narration, smooth in argument and carefree, and have certain influence on ancient writers in Tang and Song Dynasties. He also collected historical anecdotes of the previous generation and wrote the Warring States Policy.