The guard replied calmly: "Your Majesty, this is to let the general public know that Your Majesty is willing to pay a high price for even a dead thousand-li horse, let alone a live one. All the people in the world will know that Your Majesty wishes to buy a thousand-li horse sincerely. Your Majesty, don't be angry. Just wait and the horse you want will come very soon."
As the guard had expected, the king bought three thousand-li horses within one year.
燕国国君燕昭王即位后不久,去拜访贤士郭魄先生,向他请教如何治国图强,为先王报仇,为国雪耻。郭魄给燕昭王讲了一个“千金买骨”的故事。
古时候,有一位国君,他非常喜欢千里马。他派了很多人,想了不少办法,花了许多钱去买马。可是,三年过去了,千里马仍然没有买到。
一天,一个卫士自告奋勇,对国君说:“我愿意为大王买马。”
“你!”国君又惊又喜,“你能行吗?”
“请大王放心!”
国君答应了他的请求,让他去了。
卫士一心一意寻找千里马,花了三个月的时间,好不容易打听到了一匹千里马的下落。但是,等他赶到那儿的时候,这匹千里马已经死了。卫士毫不犹豫,花了五百金买下了这副千里马的骨头,回来报告国君。
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