1. Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi
Boya was good at playing and Zhong Ziqi was good at appreciating. When Zhong Ziqi died of illness, Bo Ya was so sad that he thought there would be no more soulmate in the world, and that there would be no one else like Zhong Ziqi who could realize the meaning of his music. So he broke his zither, shattered his favorite zither, and stopped playing it for the rest of his life.
2. Guan Zhong and Bao Shu Ya
Guan Zhong and Bao Shu Ya had a deep friendship, and the two of them went into business together. When they made money in business, Guan Zhong always gave more to himself and less to Bao Shuya, and Bao Shuya never complained to Guan Zhong about it. People said that Guanzhong was greedy for money and did not care about friendship. When Bao Shuya found out about this, he explained for Guanzhong, saying that Guanzhong did not care about friendship but only cared about money, and that he did so because his family was poor, and that it was my wish to share more money with him.
Guan Zhong fought in three battles, but all three times he ran away from the battle and came back. Therefore people ridiculed him, saying that Guan Zhong was greedy and afraid of death, and did not have the spirit of bravery and sacrifice. When Bao Shuya heard this ridicule, he knew well that it was not in line with Guan Zhong's actual situation, and explained to the people that Guan Zhong was not afraid of death, because his family had an aged mother, and all relied on him to provide for her, and so he had to do that.
Guan Zhong's friendship with Bao Shuya was very sincere, and he tried to do something good for him many times, but it didn't work out; not only did it not work out, but it caused a lot of new difficulties for Bao Shuya, so it was better not to do it at all. Therefore, people thought that Guan Zhong did not have the ability to do things, but Bao Shuya did not see it this way, he knew in his heart that his friend Guan Zhong was a very capable person. He knew that his friend Guan Zhong was a very skillful man, and that he had not accomplished anything because the opportunity was not ripe for him to do so.
In the long term, the two of them formed a deep friendship, and Guanzhong told people many times: "It is my parents who gave birth to me, but it is Bao Shuya who knows me".
3. Lin Xiangru and Lian Po
Because Lin Xiangru was appointed as the upper secretary of state, which was higher than Lian Po's official position, Lian Po was very upset and determined to humiliate Lin Xiangru. When Lin Xiangru heard the news, he avoided meeting Lian Po at all costs. When it was time for him to go to court, he claimed that he was sick and did not come out.
On one occasion, Lin Xiangru had to go out and met Lian Po. Lian Po ordered his men to block Lin Xiangru's way by all means, and finally Lin Xiangru had to order him to go back to his house. Lian Po was even more pleased with himself and publicized the incident everywhere. Lin Xiangru's disciples couldn't understand that Lin Xiangru was a truly noble gentleman, but he was actually tolerating the arrogant Lian Po.
Lin Xiangru asked, "Do you think the King of Qin or General Lian Po is powerful? I am not even afraid of the King of Qin, so how can I be afraid of Lian Po? Qin dares not come to encroach now, only deterred by the fact that General Lian and I are protecting the state of Zhao with one man and one woman, as the right arm of the King of Zhao, how can I disregard the state of the country because of a small personal grudge?"
When Lian Po heard of this, he was so ashamed that he bared his chest and carried thorns on his back to apologize to Lin Xiangru. From then on, they became good friends who shared the same life and death **** in times of trouble, and worked together to serve the country.
4, Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen
Renhe ten years of the first month, Bai Juyi and Yuan Chun and met again in Chang'an City, the two exceptionally miss, often drinking all night long, not long after the incident, Yuan Zhen because of the straight advice, annoyed the eunuchs and nobles in the month of March, was relegated to the Tongzhou when the Secretary of State.
In August of the same year, Bai Juyi was also persecuted by powerful officials for tracking down eunuchs who had committed crimes, and was also relegated to Jiangzhou as a secretary, and their similar destinies made their hearts tightly linked together. Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi were so close that they became known as "Yuan Bai".
5. Fan Shi and Zhang Shao
Fan Shi and Zhang Shao were two lifelong friends. When they returned home on vacation, Fan Shi and Zhang Shao agreed that two years later he would return to Zhang Shao's home in the capital, thousands of miles away, to meet his parents and visit his children. Fan Shi went back to his parents' home in the capital to see his children.
Later, when Zhang Shao fell ill and was buried, the casket left before Fan Shi arrived, and when he arrived at the cemetery to be buried, the casket refused to enter the tomb. Fan style arrived and bowed to the coffin, saying: "Yuan Bo, you can go. You can go now. Life and death are on different paths, so let's say goodbye forever." More than a thousand people attended the funeral, all of them were moved to tears. Fan Shi then pulled the rope of the coffin to draw the coffin, and the coffin moved forward slowly. Then he stayed at the graveyard and repaired Yuan Bo's grave and planted trees before leaving there.
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