According to legend, during the Warring States period, Qin was the most powerful country and often bullied other countries. There was a man named Su Qin who persuaded Han, Wei, Zhao, Qi, Yan and Chu to unite and form an alliance against Qin, thus gaining the appreciation of these countries.
Unfortunately, Su Qin met an assassin and was stabbed in the chest. That night, he died. King Qi was very angry when he heard the news. He immediately ordered the arrest of the murderer. But the assassin has escaped without a trace. Where can he be arrested?
The King of Qi had a brainwave and came up with a good idea. He ordered Su Qin's head to be cut off, then hung the bloody head at the city gate, and posted a notice saying, "Su Qin is a big mole and deserves to die. The king of Qi always wanted to kill him. Fortunately, a just man saved people's lives and won their hearts. The King of Qi ordered a reward of 1,200 yuan and asked the righteous to receive the reward. "
As soon as this list came out, four people came to receive the reward, and they all insisted that Su Qin had killed himself.
So the soldiers brought them to the King of Qi. The king of Qi saw the four of them gnashing their teeth, but he held back his anger and asked, "How do you divide this 1200 gold?"
The four men were so happy that they immediately replied, "It's easy, 1000 ÷ 4 = 250, 250 each."
After listening to this, the King of Qi was still thinking about the reward in high spirits and was furious: "Push these four 250 out and behead them!"
These four men became scapegoats and were killed. The real assassin, said to be the killer sent by Qin, has already fled back to Qin.