Posted 8:21 PM
by Anonymous
ANCIENT CHINESE FABLES
Safety in Numbers
Whenever King Xuan of the state of Qi ordered musicians to play the yu, an ancient wind instrument consisting of reed pipes, he insisted on three hundred musicians playing together. Nanguo, an educated man in retirement, asked permission to play the yu for the king. The king graciously gave his consent and Nanguo received the same salary as the other several hundred musicians.
After the death of King Xuan, King Min became the ruler of Qi. He liked to listen to the musicians one by one. Nanguo fled.
Hanfeizi