Chapter 9 Part [-]
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The third quarter is wrong, right wrong

Mini scene house:
When encountering ridiculous people or ideas, how to point out their absurdity through questioning.

Question story session:
Youmeng is an entertainer of Chu State. He is eight feet tall and likes to debate. He often uses humorous language to persuade him.King Zhuang of Chu had a beloved horse, so he dressed it in beautiful clothes, let it live in a gorgeous house, made a bed for it with curtains, and fed it with dried dates soaked in honey. As a result, the horse became obese and died.King Zhuang ordered his courtiers to mourn Ma, asking him to be buried in a coffin and buried according to the etiquette of a doctor.The ministers dissuaded him one after another, thinking that it could not be done.King Zhuang was angry and ordered: "Anyone who dares to complain about the horse burial shall be executed immediately."

When You Meng heard this, he walked into the palace gate and cried loudly.Zhuang Wang was taken aback and asked him why he was crying.Youmeng said: "This horse is the king's favorite. How can you only bury it according to the ceremonies of a doctor in the dignified state of Chu? It will die unsatisfactorily. Can you please ask your majesty to bury it with the rites of burying a king?"

Zhuang Wang asked: "How to bury?"

Youmeng said: "Why don't you make a coffin with beautifully carved jade, use beautiful catalpa as the outer outer shell, and use various kinds of high-quality wood to make the coffin, and mobilize soldiers to dig a grave for it, and let the old and weak people carry soil on their backs? Please ask the representatives of Qi and Zhao to accompany the sacrifice in front, and invite the representatives of South Korea and Wei to guard at the back, build a temple with cattle, sheep and pigs as sacrifices to it, and arrange a city of ten thousand households to worship it? I think that when all countries hear about this, they will all know the king's attitude towards people and horses."

Zhuang Wang said: "My fault has come to this extent? What should I do now?"

Youmeng said: "Let me bury it for the king in the same way as the six animals: pile up an earthen stove as the outer outer shell, use a copper pot as the coffin, mix ginger and jujube, add some magnolia, use rice as a sacrifice, and use firelight to bury it." Wouldn't it be better to make clothes and bury them in people's guts?"

After hearing this, King Zhuang sent someone to hand over the dead horse to the eunuch, so as not to publicize the matter to the world.

Wonderful question:

The story in the article seems absurd, but it takes so much effort to bury a dead horse, and the owner of the horse, King Zhuang, also ordered that anyone who dares to speak out about the burial of the horse will be executed immediately.Under such circumstances, it is not easy to persuade him to change the way of burying horses.On the surface, Youmeng didn't intend to persuade the king to change his mind. Instead, he was very sad because of the death of the horse, and felt that the specifications for burying the horse were not enough.

When such words are said, it will definitely make people feel ironic.A dead horse will enjoy the same treatment as the king, so where is the treatment of the king?This is Youmeng's trick, he just wants to make mistakes and control mistakes with mistakes.The king is absurd, and he is even more absurd.You Meng's series of questions actually caused a great inner shock to Zhuang Wang: So my idea is so ridiculous, why didn't I feel it before?
With this kind of reflection, Zhuang Wang gave up his previous thoughts.In many cases, it is not difficult for others to realize their mistakes, but it is difficult for them to correct them.You Meng took advantage of Zhuang Wang's shame and made him feel ashamed in front of his own ideas.Anyone who faces their own ridiculous and stupid behaviors and ideas has a mentality of avoidance and rejection. Zhuang Wang is aware of this, and of course he does not want to be a fool in the eyes of others. Taking back his life is the best way .

When trying to persuade others, you can grasp the hidden absurd points in the propositions of the other party in the dialogue, and deduce them, or from one to the other, from small to large, from hidden to obvious, and finally draw ridiculous conclusions, prove that The inaccuracy of the opponent's argument.Although the entire dialogue process may be ironic, the interrogator is not malicious, and the other party is more likely to be persuaded.

(End of this chapter)

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