《晏子春秋》里有一个“二桃杀三士”的故事,大意是:齐景公养着三名勇士,他们名叫田开疆、公孙接和古冶子。这三名勇士都力大无比,武功超群,为齐景公立下过不少功劳。但他们也刚愎自用,目中无人,得罪了齐国的宰相晏婴。晏子便劝齐景公杀掉他们,并献上一计:以齐景公的名义赏赐三名勇士两个桃子,让他们自己评功,按功劳的大小吃桃。三名勇士都认为自己的功劳很大,应该单独吃一个桃子。于是公孙接讲了自己的打虎功,拿了一只桃;田开疆讲了自己的杀敌功,拿起了另一桃。两人正准备要吃桃子,古冶子说出了自己更大的功劳。公孙接、田开疆都觉得自己的功劳确实不如古冶子大,感到羞愧难当,赶忙让出桃子。并且觉得自己功劳不如人家,却抢着要吃桃子,实在丢人,是好汉就没有脸再活下去,于是都拔剑自刎了。古冶子见了,后悔不迭。仰天长叹道:如果放弃桃子而隐瞒功劳,则有失勇士尊严;为了维护自己而羞辱同伴,又有损哥们义气。如今两个伙伴都为此而死了,我独自活着,算什么勇士!说罢,也拔剑自杀了。 There is a story of “Two Peaches, Three Kinds of Peasants” in “Spring and Autumn Annals of Yanzi”. The effect is that three warriors are reared in Qi Jinggong, whose names are Tian Kaijiang, Gongsun Jie and Gu Yezi. These three warriors are extremely powerful, superb martial arts, Qi King made a lot of public credit. However, they also just got used to their own use, no one in the crowd, offended Qi Yan’s prime minister. Yan Zi will persuade Qi Jinggong to kill them and offer a plan: reward three warriors in the name of Qi Jinggong two peaches, let them evaluate their merits, according to the size of the credit peach. Three Warriors think their credit is great, you should eat a peach alone. So Kung-sun took over his tiger power, took a peach; Tian Kaijiang talked about his Kill, picked up another peach. Two people are ready to eat peaches, ancient Yezi said their own greater credit. Kung-sun then, Tian Kaijiang feel their credit is really inferior to the ancient rule, ashamed, quickly let the peaches. And I feel as good as others credit, but rushing to eat peaches, it is shameful, there is no face to live a hero, so all draw their own sword. Old Met child met, regretful. Heaven Sighs: If you give up the peach and conceal credit, then there is loss of brave dignity; humiliation to defend their companions, but also undermine the loyalty. Now both partners die for this purpose, I live alone, what kind of warrior!