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151 恒 Hengji Fengjie Xuanyuan DomineeringModern Romance1.2M WordsOngoing 8Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Boiled Frogs in Warm Water: The Rise and Fall of Wenshui Town in the Spring and Autumn Period In the seventeenth year of Duke Zhuang of Lu, there was a small town on the southeastern border of Qi State, which was called Wenshui Town. This city is adjacent to the Yishui River. It is named after the hot springs with constant temperature all year round on the outskirts of the city. Most of the people make a living through farming and border trade. Although their lives are not rich, they are stable. In the late autumn of that year, the king of Qi sent a doctor named Bing Yuan to be the governor of the city. No one expected that this peaceful town would go from peace to destruction in just five years. When Bing Yuan first took office, he did not impose excessive taxes or carry out projects that wasted money and people like his predecessor. Instead, he did three things that made the people applaud. The first one was "broad border defense". He said that there had been no war at the border for many years, and it was too hard for the soldiers to guard the city wall in the wind and sun all year round, so he ordered that the original three-shift patrol be changed to one every five days, so that the extra soldiers could go home to help with the autumn harvest. When the people saw that the soldiers took care of their families, they all praised Bingyuan for being considerate to his servants. The second thing is "tariff reduction". In the past, salt and cloth from Ju State had to pay 30% tax, but Bingyuan has directly reduced it to 10%. The price of salt and cloth in the market has been lowered. The small traders made more than before, and even the taverns and inns in the city became lively. The third thing is the "simple decree". In the past, if the people lost their chickens or had a quarrel with their neighbors, they would have to go to the government to record statements and wait for the verdict. It took several days. Bingyuan asked the village elders to mediate minor matters. The government only dealt with major matters such as murder and theft. The officials were free and the people felt less trouble. In the first two years, Wenshuiyi was in a really good situation. In the spring, the fields beside the Yishui River were full of people planting rice, and the cries from the market could be heard at the city gate. At night, the guests in the tavern could sit there until midnight, and there was no need to close the city gate early - after all, the border security was loose, and no thieves were seen. Everyone said, "Now that Doctor Bing is here, the days are called days." Bing Yuan himself was also very proud. Every time he went to the capital of Qi to report on his duties, he brought silk cloth and salted fish from Wenshui County as gifts. He said that under his rule, "the people were happy and the environment was safe." The king praised him repeatedly after hearing this. But in this peaceful place, something amiss quietly emerged. The first person to notice it was Gongsun Xu, an old official in the city. He had been working as an official in Wenshui County for almost thirty years and had experienced border conflicts between Qi and Ju. Once, Gongsun Xu saw several merchants from Ju State wandering around the city wall, holding paper and pen in their hands as if they were drawing something. He hurriedly went to tell Bing Yuan, but Bing Yuan smiled and said: "They are here to do business. Maybe they want to draw a map. Next time I will bring my companions." "What's there to worry about?" Not long after, an envoy from Ju State came again, saying that the tributaries of the Yishui River in Ju State often flooded, and they wanted to build a canal outside Wenshui City, which could not only prevent floods, but also help irrigate Qi State's fields, and they were willing to contribute half of the manpower. Bing Yuan thought this was a good thing. It would not only help the people water their fields, but also show the friendship between countries, so he immediately agreed. Gongsun Xu went to persuade them again, saying that the canal was too close to the city wall. If the Ju people dug the foundation of the city wall in the name of building the canal, it would be troublesome. But Bing Yuan frowned and said, "Old official Gongsun, are you old and always thinking about the worst? People are kind enough to help us build the canal. It's better for you to just say some depressing words." Gongsun Xu did not persuade Bing Yuan, but he still felt uneasy. He watched as Ju merchants opened more and more warehouses in the city, from two or three at the beginning, to more than a dozen. The people in the warehouses became more and more mixed, and some looked not like merchants at all, but like people who had practiced martial arts; he saw that there were fewer and fewer patrolling soldiers on the city wall, and some soldiers were even playing cards and sleeping on the towers. The guard at the door did not even check the identity of the passers-by; he also looked at the canal that Ju Guo helped to build, which was getting wider and wider. It was only a few steps away from the root of the city wall. The soil at the bottom of the canal was being dug deeper and deeper, and the bricks of the city wall were exposed. But no one cared - everyone felt that if the life was so comfortable, how could anything happen? In the winter of the third year, the State of Ju suddenly sent an envoy, saying that they would make a "good alliance" with Wenshuiyi and held a banquet by the hot spring outside the city. Bing Yuan took the officials from the city to a banquet. At the banquet, the people of Ju State were very enthusiastic, drinking one glass after another and giving Bing Yuan a sword inlaid with precious stones. Bingyuan was very drunk. After returning, he felt that Ju State was sincerely on good terms with Qi State. Even the border patrols were changed to once every ten days. Most of the soldiers returned home. The spears, bows and arrows in the weapons arsenal were all covered with a layer of dust. The turning point occurred in the spring of the fifth year. That morning, when it was just dawn and the people in the city were still sleeping, they suddenly heard a cry of murder coming from outside the city. Bing Yuan got up from the bed and ran towards the city wall without even putting on his clothes. When he arrived at the city wall, he discovered that soldiers from Ju State had climbed along the canal to the bottom of the city wall, and some had even climbed over the city wall. Because it had not been maintained for a long time, the bricks of the city wall were loose and would fall down when pushed. The guards at the city gate had long been subdued. The people in the city panicked, some ran to their homes, and some wanted to ask the soldiers for help, but most of the soldiers were not in the city, and the few who were there couldn't even hold a spear because they had not been trained for many years. Bing Yuan wanted to organize people to resist, but after shouting for a long time, only Gongsun Xu and a few old officials rushed up with swords. Soon he was surrounded by Ju soldiers. Looking at the people fleeing around the city and the blazing market, Bingyuan suddenly remembered what Gongsun Xu had said before, and then remembered the frog that drowned in the hot spring - last summer, he was reading by the hot spring and saw a frog jumping into the hot spring. At first, he squinted comfortably, but then the water temperature slowly increased, but the frog didn't notice. When it wanted to jump out, its legs were already weak, and finally it sank into the water and became motionless. At that time, he thought the frog was stupid, but now he realized that he was no different from that frog. Wenshuiyi was captured by Ju, Bingyuan was captured, Gongsun Xu died in battle, and some of the people in the city were kidnapped, and some fled to the capital of Qi. Later, the king of Qi sent troops to recapture Wenshui City, but the city never returned to its previous state. The cracks on the city wall were still there, and the cries in the market were much weaker. The historian of Qi State wrote this incident in "Qi Yu", and added at the end: "Misfortune arises from safety, and danger hides from ease, just like boiling a frog in warm water. You don't feel the heat, and you will regret it until you die." Later, people used "boiled frogs in warm water" to remind themselves not to relax their vigilance in comfortable days. Those seemingly harmless "little comforts" may hide fatal dangers. Just like the people of Wenshui County, they thought it was a good thing to widen border defenses and reduce tariffs at first, but they gradually forgot about the risks at the border; just like Bingyuan, they thought the warm water boiled frogs at first: The Rise and Fall of Wenshui County in the Spring and Autumn Period In the seventeenth year of Duke Zhuang of Lu, there was a small town on the southeastern border of Qi State, called Wenshui County. This city is adjacent to the Yishui River. It is named after the hot springs with constant temperature all year round on the outskirts of the city. Most of the people make a living through farming and border trade. Although their lives are not rich, they are stable. In the late autumn of that year, the king of Qi sent a doctor named Bing Yuan to be the governor of the city. No one expected that this peaceful town would go from peace to destruction in just five years. When Bing Yuan first took office, he did not impose excessive taxes or carry out projects that wasted money and people like his predecessor. Instead, he did three things that made the people applaud. The first one was "broad border defense". He said that there had been no war at the border for many years, and it was too hard for the soldiers to guard the city wall in the wind and sun all year round, so he ordered that the original three-shift patrol be changed to one every five days, so that the extra soldiers could go home to help with the autumn harvest. When the people saw that the soldiers took care of their families, they all praised Bingyuan for being considerate to his servants. The second thing is "tariff reduction". In the past, salt and cloth from Ju State had to pay 30% tax, but Bingyuan has directly reduced it to 10%. The price of salt and cloth in the market has been lowered. The small traders made more than before, and even the taverns and inns in the city became lively. The third thing is the "simple decree". In the past, if the people lost their chickens or had a quarrel with their neighbors, they would have to go to the government to record statements and wait for the verdict. It took several days. Bingyuan asked the village elders to mediate minor matters. The government only dealt with major matters such as murder and theft. The officials were free and the people felt less trouble. In the first two years, Wenshuiyi was in a really good situation. In the spring, the fields beside the Yishui River were full of people planting rice, and the cries from the market could be heard at the city gate. At night, the guests in the tavern could sit there until midnight, and there was no need to close the city gate early - after all, the border security was loose, and no thieves were seen. Everyone said, "Now that Doctor Bing is here, the days are called days." Bing Yuan himself was also very proud. Every time he went to the capital of Qi to report on his duties, he brought silk cloth and salted fish from Wenshui County as gifts. He said that under his rule, "the people were happy and the environment was safe." The king praised him repeatedly after hearing this. But in this peaceful place, something amiss quietly emerged. The first person to notice it was Gongsun Xu, an old official in the city. He had been working as an official in Wenshui County for almost thirty years and had experienced border conflicts between Qi and Ju. Once, Gongsun Xu saw several merchants from Ju State wandering around the city wall, holding paper and pen in their hands as if they were drawing something. He hurriedly went to tell Bing Yuan, but Bing Yuan smiled and said: "They are here to do business. Maybe they want to draw a map. Next time I will bring my companions." "What's there to worry about?" Not long after, an envoy from Ju State came again, saying that the tributaries of the Yishui River in Ju State often flooded, and they wanted to build a canal outside Wenshui City, which could not only prevent floods, but also help irrigate Qi State's fields, and they were willing to contribute half of the manpower. Bing Yuan thought this was a good thing. It would not only help the people water their fields, but also show the friendship between countries, so he immediately agreed. Gongsun Xu went to persuade them again, saying that the canal was too close to the city wall. If the Ju people dug the foundation of the city wall in the name of building the canal, it would be troublesome. But Bing Yuan frowned and said, "Old official Gongsun, are you old and always thinking about the worst? People are kind enough to help us build the canal. It's better for you to just say some depressing words." Gongsun Xu did not persuade Bing Yuan, but he still felt uneasy. He watched as Ju merchants opened more and more warehouses in the city, from two or three at the beginning, to more than a dozen. The people in the warehouses became more and more mixed, and some looked not like merchants at all, but like people who had practiced martial arts; he saw that there were fewer and fewer patrolling soldiers on the city wall, and some soldiers were even playing cards and sleeping on the towers. The guard at the door did not even check the identity of the passers-by; he also looked at the canal that Ju Guo helped to build, which was getting wider and wider. It was only a few steps away from the root of the city wall. The soil at the bottom of the canal was being dug deeper and deeper, and the bricks of the city wall were exposed. But no one cared - everyone felt that if the life was so comfortable, how could anything happen? In the winter of the third year, the State of Ju suddenly sent an envoy, saying that they would make a "good alliance" with Wenshuiyi and held a banquet by the hot spring outside the city. Bing Yuan took the officials from the city to a banquet. At the banquet, the people of Ju State were very enthusiastic, drinking one glass after another and giving Bing Yuan a sword inlaid with precious stones. Bingyuan was very drunk. After returning, he felt that Ju State was sincerely on good terms with Qi State. Even the border patrols were changed to once every ten days. Most of the soldiers returned home. The spears, bows and arrows in the weapons arsenal were all covered with a layer of dust. The turning point occurred in the spring of the fifth year. That morning, when it was just dawn and the people in the city were still sleeping, they suddenly heard a cry of murder coming from outside the city. Bing Yuan got up from the bed and ran towards the city wall without even putting on his clothes. When he arrived at the city wall, he discovered that soldiers from Ju State had climbed along the canal to the bottom of the city wall, and some had even climbed over the city wall. Because it had not been maintained for a long time, the bricks of the city wall were loose and would fall down when pushed. The guards at the city gate had long been subdued. The people in the city panicked, some ran to their homes, and some wanted to ask the soldiers for help, but most of the soldiers were not in the city, and the few who were there couldn't even hold a spear because they had not been trained for many years. Bing Yuan wanted to organize people to resist, but after shouting for a long time, only Gongsun Xu and a few old officials rushed up with swords. Soon he was surrounded by Ju soldiers. Looking at the people fleeing around the city and the blazing market, Bingyuan suddenly remembered what Gongsun Xu had said before, and then remembered the frog that drowned in the hot spring - last summer, he was reading by the hot spring and saw a frog jumping into the hot spring. At first, he squinted comfortably, but then the water temperature slowly increased, but the frog didn't notice. When it wanted to jump out, its legs were already weak, and finally it sank into the water and became motionless. At that time, he thought the frog was stupid, but now he realized that he was no different from that frog. Wenshuiyi was captured by Ju, Bingyuan was captured, Gongsun Xu died in battle, and some of the people in the city were kidnapped, and some fled to the capital of Qi. Later, the king of Qi sent troops to recapture Wenshui City, but the city never returned to its previous state. The cracks on the city wall were still there, and the cries in the market were much weaker. The historian of Qi State wrote this incident in "Qi Yu", and added at the end: "Misfortune arises from safety, and danger hides from ease, just like boiling a frog in warm water. You don't feel the heat, and you will regret it until you die." Later, people used "boiled frogs in warm water" to remind themselves not to relax their vigilance in comfortable days. Those seemingly harmless "little comforts" may hide fatal dangers. Just like the people in Wenshui, they thought it was a good thing to widen border defenses and reduce tariffs at first, but gradually forgot about the risks at the border; just like Bingyuan, they thought Ju State's good intentions were sincere at first, but gradually lost their guard. What can really put people into trouble is never a sudden disaster, but a little bit of accumulated comfort - when you get used to comfortable days, just like a frog gets used to warm water, when danger really comes, you will have no strength to resist. There are several "danger signs" hidden in this story, such as the Ju merchants painting the city wall and the water channel close to the base of the city wall. Do you need me to help you sort out these "signs" and make a simple warning list for you to write down to remind yourself or share with others? Ju Guo's kindness was sincere, but he gradually lost his guard. What can really put people into trouble is never a sudden disaster, but a little bit of accumulated comfort - when you get used to comfortable days, just like a frog gets used to warm water, when danger really comes, you will have no strength to resist.

152 白 White Tiger Tongyi BanguHistorical53k WordsCompleted 29Reads8.6Score—Shelves

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Cultivate oneself, manage one's family, govern the country and bring peace to the world! [Working on manuscript][Working on manuscript][Working on manuscript]

153 你 You Carry the Breeze and Embrace the Stars Cat Music391k WordsOngoing 1Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Little sisters learn about astronomy. A sweet story about two male protagonists. It is popular science and is not boring.

154 瘦 Thin Shadow and Dream: Zhao Yuanyuan's Weight Loss Journey Senior Sergeant NankongModern Romance85k WordsCompleted 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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"Slimming Counterattack: Zhao Yuanyuan's Weight Loss Diary" is a touching inspirational novel that tells the story of how Zhao Yuanyuan found a scientific way to lose weight amidst many challenges, regained her confidence, and ushered in a turning point in her career and love. This book is not only a weight loss guide, but also a collection of life philosophy, teaching you how to avoid weight loss traps and embrace a healthy life. Follow Zhao Yuanyuan's footsteps, start your health journey together, and discover the true meaning of "getting fat ruins everything, losing weight brings everything".

157 顶 Top Crazy Comment: Being Seduced and Ensnared by the Sinister Canary Flowers Attack AzhiziModern Romance500k WordsCompleted 432Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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Let's learn about finance and law, and read crazy articles that are both emotional and intellectual. The author popularizes science every day. In the latest chapter, he popularizes the two-factor motivation theory [face covering] [face covering]. . .

158 世 General History of the World (Written by Zhu Lichun) Zhu LichunHistorical522k WordsCompleted 367Reads9.5Score—Shelves

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This book introduces common problem-solving methods such as elimination method, recursion method, graphing method, calculation method, hypothesis method, and comprehensive method, and selects 500 of the world's top logic games.

162 魏 There Were Beautiful Men in the Wei and Jin Dynasties: a Book Will Show You All the Strange Things About the Beautiful Men in the Wei and Jin Dynasties The Ancients Were Very FashionableHistorical107k WordsCompleted —Reads5.8Score—Shelves

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Understand the lives of ancient people and improve their literary literacy. The lives of ancient people are also very interesting.

163 从 From Pangu to Puyi Wang WeishengHistorical2.2M WordsOngoing 1.6kReads5.8Score130Shelves

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When you read the Qin and Han Dynasties, you will feel that time is like strong wine, choking you to tears; when you read the Wei and Jin Dynasties, time turns into the wind in the bamboo forest, fluttering; when you read the Tang and Song Dynasties, time is like a big drum, beating people's hearts; when you read the late Qing Dynasty, time is broken into pieces of porcelain, and it hurts every step you step on. This book has the ability to give five flavors of drinking at the same "time". Only when you close the book do you understand: it's not that time has a flavor, but that too many people have lived in it.

164 孝 Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang Li ShuqinHistorical115k WordsCompleted 1.9kReads9.6Score142Shelves

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Taking the teenage Dorgon and the Mongolian princess Burbutai as the main line, it tells the story of how the girl step by step supported 6-year-old Shunzhi and 8-year-old Kangxi, thus leading the Qing Dynasty to the "Kangxi and Qianlong Dynasties"!

165 后 Romance of the Later Han Dynasty Cai DongfanHistorical585k WordsCompleted 6Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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The weight of history is overwhelming! ! [Working on manuscript][Working on manuscript][Working on manuscript]

169 大 The Rise and Fall of the Tang Dynasty over Three Hundred Years: Reading the History of the Tang Dynasty over a Thousand Years at a Glance Cai DongfanHistorical624k WordsCompleted 11Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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Classical books are a must-read, and you will definitely gain something from reading them😄

173 女 Girl, Please Love Yourself! Zhu Shiwu6k WordsCompleted 22Reads8.5Score—Shelves

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Recommended. Recommended! The heroine's wisdom in overcoming mental internal friction is amazing! If you read it, you can get out of your confusion. It is worth reading!

180 青 Green Seeds, Waiting for the Flowers to Bloom Little CrabModern Romance107k WordsCompleted —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Warm and healing, suspenseful detective, relaxed and funny, historical science, gentle art student + gentleman graduate student, Loli cute girl + irritable captain has been completed, the story is short and interesting, the content is rich and colorful, you will not lose money if you invest!

181 高 The Top Scorer in the College Entrance Examination, I Have Countless Systems Three Bean Persimmon ToshinUrban594k WordsCompleted 2kReads8.7Score241Shelves

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This book is simply a secret weapon for top students and bad students! Imagine that a mediocre student suddenly becomes the most dazzling person in the school. Not only his grades soar, he can easily handle various interpersonal relationships, and he becomes a campus legend! Don't hesitate, quickly activate this super academic system and become the handsome academic in your mind!

186 西 Essays on the Western Expedition Wang JingqiHistorical35k WordsCompleted 20Reads7.9Score—Shelves

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187 作 As a Miracle Doctor, I Have a Golden Finger My Head Is Full of Snow After Reading This ArticleUrban125k WordsOngoing —Reads—Score—Shelves

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A novel about traditional Chinese medicine that is definitely worth reading. It's full of useful information. Don't be fooled by the title. It's hard-core and detailed.

196 思 Siwo Wen HuanzhangSci-Fi & Apocalypse175k WordsOngoing 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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Partially philosophical and human, telling the essence of the digital age