庭燎招贤 A Torch Lit Before the Palace to Enlist Men of Virtue | 中国成语寓言故事

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Huan Gong, King of the State of Qi and the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period, in order to show his sincerity to enlist able and virtuous men and scholars from various places, had a bright torch lit in front of his palace day and night. But the torch had been burning for one whole year, and yet nobody came.

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One day, a villager from the eastern suburb of the capital wished to have an audience with Huan Gong, claiming that he had the ability to recite the multiplication table.

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When Huan Gong heard of this, he thought it was very funny and sent an officer to tell the villager:

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