The King of Yue ordered his senior official Ziyu to be responsible for shipbuilding. When the ship was being built, a businessman came to seek a job as a foreman for himself, but Ziyu did not choose him. The businessman left (the Yue State) and went to the Wu State. He was introduced by Wang Sunlei and met with the King of Wu, and told the King of Wu that the officials of the Yue State could not make use of talents. One day, Wang Sunsu was watching with him by the river. Suddenly there was a strong wind, and the boats in the river were in chaos. The businessman pointed at Wang Sunsu and said: "This one will capsize soon, and that one will not capsize." The boat he pointed to There was no ship that failed to fulfill his prophecy. Wang Sunsu was surprised by his talent, so he recommended him to the King of Wu, who appointed him Zhouzheng (official name). When the people of Yue heard about this, they blamed the official Ziyu. Ziyu said: "It's not that I don't know his talents. I once got along with him. He liked to talk big words, saying that there was no one in Yue who could compare with him. I heard that people who like to brag always feel that they are It is correct to attract flattery from others and say that there is no one who can compare with him. He must be good at observing others but not good at observing himself. Now that Wu is using him, this person must be the one who will ruin their affairs in the future. "Yue! No one in the country believed what he said. Soon, the state of Wu attacked the state of Chu. The king of Wu asked the businessman to control Yuhuang's ship, sailed on the five lakes and crossed the three rivers, approaching Fuxukou, and the ship sank. Only then did the people of Yue admire Ziyu's wisdom and said: "If this man dies without being appointed, then the officials will have a bad reputation of neglecting talented people. Even the ancient criminal judge Gao Taolai will not be able to plead guilty. .
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