Preface Ⅰ. Celebrity Stories 1. Promotion of the Beneficial & Abolishment of the Harmful——Emperor Yaodi‘ s Stories( Ⅰ ) 2. Coarse Closing and Simple Food——Emperor Yaodi’ s Stories( Ⅱ ) 3. Winning good Reputation When Taking Reign for Seven Decades——Emperor Yao- di‘s Stories( Ⅲ ) 4. Filial Piety, Kindheartedness, Benevolence——Emperor Shundi’ s Stories 5. Get-together with Allied Dukes in Mount Tushan——Xia Yu‘ s Stories( Ⅰ ) 6. Governing the Country with Five Finds of Musical Instruments——Xia Yu’ s Stories( Ⅱ ) 7. Yellow Dragon Loaded On the Boat——Xia Yu‘s Stories ( Ⅲ ) 8. Taking Off the Clothes to Save Time——Xia Yu’ s Stories ( Ⅳ ) 9. Going on a Punitive Expedition against King Jie of Xia Dynasty——King Tang‘ s Stories( ⅠⅣ ) 10. Praying for the Rain from the Heaven King Tang’ s Stories ( Ⅱ ) 11. Encouraging Virtue and Renovating the Policy Stories of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty( Ⅰ ) 12. Keeping Ji Chang in Captivity in a Place Called Youli Stories of King Wen of Zhou Dynasty( Ⅱ ) 13. Going on an Punish Expedition against King Zhou of Shang Dynasty —— Stories of King Wu of Zhou( Ⅰ ) 14. Loving the People Stories of King Wu of Zhou( Ⅱ ) 15. Asking Yin Yi for the Administration of the Country Stories of King Cheng of Zhou 16. Playing Three Important Roles in Different Stages Stories of Duke Zhou ( Ⅰ ) 17. Building Palace on the Taihang Mountain Stories of Duke Zhou( Ⅱ ) 18. Being Authorized with Kingdom Lu Stories of Duke Zhou( Ⅲ ) 19. Being Honored as King Su the Stories of Confucius( Ⅰ ) 20. Following Confucius‘ instruct the Stories of Confucius( Ⅱ ) 21. Knowing Far From Near the Stories of Confucius( Ⅲ ) 22. Reducing it When it Brims over the Stories of Confucius( Ⅳ ) Ⅱ. The Story of History 23. Huishi Made Laws 24. Zhao Xiangzi Knew Powerfulness and Weakness 25. Zhao Xiangzi Gave Rewards 26. Zhao Xiangzi Surrounded Zhongmou 27. Zhao Xiangzi Won but Worried 28. Zigong Ransomed People 29. Duke Qihnan Appointed Ninqi 30. Duke Qi and Lunbian 31. Zihan Seized the Kingdom Song 32. Jiu Fangyin Judged Horses 33. King Chuzhuang Didn’ t Attack the Kingdom Jin 34. Song Jinggong Didn‘ t Transfer Disaster 35. Gongsun Long Employed Skillful People 36. Zi Fa Did Not Accept Awards 37. Zi Fa Employed A Thief 38. Gong Yixiu Did Not Accept Fish 39. Sun Shuao Avoided Three Resentments 40. Sun Shuao Asked for Qinqiu for an Award 41. King Mu of Qin Attacked Zheng 42. King Mu of Qin Did Not Hurt People Who Ate His Horse 43. King Wei of Qi Set a Large Pot 44. The Duke of Xue Presented Jade Earrings 45. Ji Zijian Administered Darffu 46. Zhao Wenzi Inquired Shuxiang 47. Marquis Wen of Wei Gave a Banquet in Quyang 48. Chun Zikun Tried to Canvass the King of Wei 49. Ziyang in Zheng Was Keen on Punishing Others 50. Chen Sheng Started an Army in Daze 51. Yang Hu Injured Someone 52. Yang Gu Presented Wine 53. Yue Yang Ate His Son 54. Sea, Big, Fish 55. Chenpianzi Fled to Xue Area 56. Ximenbao Governed Ye City 57. Xuangao Refused to Accept the Award 58. Zhang Mengtan Persuaded Han and Wei 59. Yong Ji Persuaded Jinwengong 60. Mozi Defeated Gongshuban 61. Duan Ganmu, a Wise Man 62. Huang Shuaiwei Kicked Chugongwang 63. Zhibo Asked for Lands 64. Qinxiba Released the Deer 65. Jinxiangong Passing via Yu State 66. Shenbaoxu Wept at the Hall of Qin State 67. There Were Three Unpropitious Matters in the World 68. Zigong’ s Lobbying toward the Wu State 69. Jinxiangong Got Concubine Li 70. Shusun Being Cheated by Shuniu 71. Lady Cai Boated 72. King Huan‘ s Preference of Food 73. Confucius Killed Shao Zhengmao 74. Guan Zhong Earned Much Honor at the Price of Little Shame 75. Shi Kuang Smashed His Instrument towards King Ping of Jin 76. Prince Jian Stationed at Ch.engfu City 77. Baigong Sheng Grabbed the State of Jing 78. Cao Mo Led the Army for Ln 79. Lao Tse Learned from Shang Rong 80. Zihan Turned Down the Jade 81. Qi was Beaten for its Power King Min Relied on 82. Shang Yang Established the Law 83. Wu Qi Led the Army 84. Su Qin was Skilled in Canvassing 85. How Qu Boyu Saved the State of Wei 86. Zilu Died of His Braveness 87. Yanzi Stood on His Ground 88. Two Peaches Killed Three Men 89. King Qi Jian had Three Extraordinary Skills 90. When Zhou Ji Played His Zither 91. Zhaoxuanzi Saved His Life by a Bowl of Meat 92. How Did Yongmenzi Make Mengchangjun Weep Bitterly 93. King Xu Yan with Benefaction 94. King Zhuang of Chu Feels Sorrowful for Wen Wuwei’ s Death 95. Yan He of Lu StateN}kNN199 96. Bi Gan Forced to Cut His Heart Open 97. Bian Que Cures the Sickness 98. Wei Wuhou Inquiring Li Ke 99. Qiuyou is Avid of a Big Bell 100. Weiji Asking for Punishment from Qi Huangong 101. Qi Jiangong Releasing Power of Ruling His Country 102. Ji Zha Appreciating Lu Music 103. Qing Ji Died from Sharp Edge of a Sword 104. Gao Tao As Chief Judicial Officer 105. Duke Ling Liked Slender Waist 106. Bai Lixi Fed Cattle 107. Yiyin Carried Tripod 108. Minister Zhong Knowing Strong Yue 109. Duke Li and Duke Kan 110. Battle of Hong River 111. Songboji Sat to be Burned Alive 112. Chungou Sword I13. Xizhong Building Vehicle 114. Lifuji Giving a Pod of Food Ⅲ. Folktales 115. Marrying off One‘ s Daughter 116. Man Who Likes Doing Good 117. Qin Niuque Met the Robbers 118. Aspirations of Crow and Magpie 119. A Man of Qi Stole the Gold 120. Keeping the Promise 121. Shan Bao and Zhang Yi Ⅳ. Fairy Tales 122. Nuwa Mends the Sky 123. Houyi Shoots Down the Suns 124. Chang’ e Flies to the Moon 125. Kua Fu Chasing the Sun 126. Gong Gong Smashed Mount Buzhou 127. Shennong Tasted All Kinds of Plants 128. God of Farming 129. Conflicts Between Yellow and Yan Emperor 130. Battle of Zhuolu 131. Fuxi Created Trigrams 132. Cangjie‘ s Creation of Characters 133. Suiren Created the Fire Ⅴ. Stories of Idioms 134. Cutting the Feet to Fit the Shoes 135. Winning Victory Without Blood 136. Bian Heh’ s Jade 137. Marking the Boat for a Dropped Sword 138. Draining the Pond to Get All the Fish 139. Plugging One‘ s Ears While Stealing a Bell 140. A Mantis Trying to Stop a Chariot 141. A Repeated Slander Makes Others Believe 142. The Old Man Lost His Horse 143. Piled Feathers Sinks the Boat 144. Dying Fox Putting Head to its Birthplace 145. The Inverted Fur Coat 146. Things Lost Can Be Found 147. Fearing the Wolf in Front and the Tiger Behind 148. The Hounds Are Killed Once All the Hares Are Bagged 149. Throwing Egg against Rocks 150. Lips and Teeth Are Exposed to Cold——Share a Common Lot 151. Carrying Firewood to Put Out a Fire 152. Grand Mountains ,Singing Waters 153. Eating no Food of the Enemy 154. Free from Old Customs 155. Sticking to Convention 156. Wearing Barbarian Uniform and the Use of Cavalry in Battle 157. Carving Up an Ox 158. Shed Blood and Loyalty 159. Pearl of Lord Sui 160. Playing the “se” with the Pegs Glued 161. Constant Exchange of High Officials’ Visit Between Two Nations 162. Alcohol Pool and Meat Garden 163. The Hunchback Sticks Cicadas 164. Sanctuary from the Secular 165. Dancing with Shields and Hammers 166. Enjoy no Good Sleep nor Delicious Food 167. A Disturbance Can Hurt Innocent By-standers 168. Stopping the Boiling Water by Stirring 169. The Fall of One Leaf Heralds the Autumn 170. Most Lofty 171. All Rivers Flow to the Sea 172. Ascend a Height and Watch Your Steps 173. Make a Feint to the East but Attack in the West 174. Firm Armors and Sharp Weapons Ⅵ. Seasonal Stories 175. The First Month of Spring( the First Month of the Chinese Lunar Year) 176. The Second Month of Spring( the Second Month of the Chinese Lunar Year) 177. The Third Month of Spring( the Third Month of the Chinese Lunar Year) 178. Tthe First Month of Summer( the Fourth Month of the Chinese Lunar Year) 179. The Second Month of Summer( the Fifth Month of the Chinese Lunar Year) 180. The Third Month of Summer( the Sixth Month of the Chinese Lunar Year) 181. The First Month of Autumn( the Seventh Month of the Chinese Lunar Year) 182. The Second Month of Autumn( the Eighth Month of the Chinese Lunar Year) 183. The Third Month of Autumn( the Ninth Month of the Chinese Lunar Year) 184. The First Month of Winter(the Tenth Month of the Chinese Lunar Year) 185. The Second Month of Wtinter(the Eleventh Month) 186. The Third Month of Winter( the Twelfth Month) Ⅶ. Maxims and Mottoes Appendix Ⅰ :Brief Introduction to Liu An,King of Huainan Appendix Ⅱ : Emperor Wu and Liu An : people holding different belief ean‘ t work together Appendix Ⅲ :Applying Wisdom to Practice and Grasping the Destiny——Stories of Wisdom in Huainanzi Appendix Ⅳ :Watching the Culture of Cai and Chu throughout 3000 Years Appendix Ⅴ :Salvaging the Memories Lost in Huaihe River