The idiom story of internal and external troubles comes from "Guanzi·Jie": "Duke Huan gave up outside but did not give up on the tripod. .... I heard that you gave up outside but did not give up on the tripod. If you don't have internal troubles, you will have external troubles.

The idiom story of internal and external troubles comes from "Guanzi·Jing": "Duke Huan gave up outside but did not give up on the tripod. .... I heard that you gave up outside but did not give up on the tripod. If you don't have internal troubles, you will have external troubles. .....Tomorrow, Guan Zhong Dynasty announced it, and Guan Zhong said, "This is the words of the sage, and you must do it." ”

Internal and external troubles refer to the internal instability of a country and the invasion of foreign enemies. Sometimes it also refers to a person in a difficult situation.

Duke Huan once stayed outside without placing a cauldron to eat. The wife and sons of the inner officials said to the palace maids: "Don't you come out yet? The king is about to go out." The palace maids all came out to serve Duke Huan.

guan Zhong

Duke Huan was angry and said, "Who said I was going out?" The palace maids said, "We were listening to the words of the Chinese women and men." Duke Huan summoned the Chinese women and men and women and men and women, "How did you know I was going out?" replied, "As far as I know, whenever you stay outside and don't put a cauldron to eat, either have internal worries or external worries . Now you stay outside but don't put a cauldron to eat. Since you have no internal worries, I know you must go out."

guan Zhong and Duke Huan of Qi

Duke Huan said, "Okay, this was not what I wanted to say to you, but your words end here, so I will tell you. I want to summon the princes of various countries, but they are not there, what should I do?" The Chinese-style maid replied, "If I don't do anything to serve others, others won't make clothes for me. Do you have any reason to prevent the princes from coming?"

The next day, Guan Zhong went to court, and Duke Huan told him about this. Guan Zhong said: "This is really a saint's words, you must do as you do."

Later people summarized and extracted the idiom of internal and external troubles from the above stories.

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