Don't get to the top of everything

During the Shang Dynasty, Boyi and Shuqi were the two sons of guzhujun. His father wanted to make Shuqi king. When his father died, Shuqi would give up the throne to Boyi. Boyi said, "this is my father's will." So he ran away, and Shuqi refused to inherit the throne and ran away. The Chinese had to support guzhujun's other sons. Later, Boyi and Shuqi heard that xibochang could support the elderly well, so they thought why not go to him! But when he got there, xibechang was dead. His son king Wu respected xibechang as King Wen, and carried his wooden Spirit card on the chariot to fight against Yin Zhou in the East. Boyi and Shuqi held King Wu's horse reins and remonstrated: "if my father died and was not buried, he would start a war. Is that filial piety? Is it benevolence and justice to kill a monarch as a minister? " King Wu's entourage wanted to kill them. Lu Shang said, "this is a man of integrity." So he helped them to leave.

When King Wu succeeded in conquering Zhou, the whole world turned to Zhou Dynasty, but Boyi and Shuqi thought it was a disgrace. They insisted on benevolence and righteousness, did not eat the grain of the Zhou Dynasty, lived in seclusion on Shouyang mountain, and relied on picking wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger. When they were about to starve to death, they wrote a song with the lyrics: "climb up the western mountain and pick Osmunda there. It's a mistake to trade a tyrant for a tyrant. The peaceful and prosperous times of Shennong, Yu and Xia disappeared. Where is our destination? Oh, there is only death, and fate is so bad! " So they starved to death in Shouyang mountain.

The Chinese people a middle course of action avoid leaning to either side, or to be left or right. When dealing with people, we should be strict with ourselves, know how to handle affairs, and not go to extremes.