Nothing Gained and Nothing Lost
 
Li Shiheng was a member of the Imperial Academy (an institution that was in charge of writing imperial edicts) in the Song Dynasty (960 – 1279AD). He was once sent to Gaoli (present-day Korea) as an envoy, and Yu Ying, a military officer, accompanied him as his assistant. After their mission was successfully completed, Li paid no attention to the valuable gifts received from the Gaoli people and entrusted Yu with them all.
 
On their voyage back home, Yu Ying saw water seeping into the boat and worried that it would get his belongings wet. He put the silk cloth and fine silk items that were given to Li Shiheng underneath his own belongings to prevent his things from getting wet.
 
While sailing on the high seas, a sudden strong wind and high tide engulfed the boat, and with the heavy weight it was carrying, the situation became quite desperate. The boat's captain asked Yu Ying to throw some of the things overboard to reduce the weight, as otherwise, the boat ran the danger of capsizing. Amid the chaos and confusion, Yu Ying threw overboard about half of the items in the cabin. After a while, the storm subsided, the ship was stabilized, and they were out of danger.
 
When Yu Ying checked the goods that were left, he found that all the things he threw overboard were his own. Li Shiheng's belongings were stored underneath them, so none of them were thrown overboard, but they got a little wet.
 
These two men held different attitudes towards the gifts they received. Li Shiheng took them lightly and ended up losing nothing. Meanwhile Yu Ying took great care of his gifts and gained nothing after all. Nothing happens by accident. Li Shiheng gained because he was a righteous person, and he usually regarded fame and wealth lightly; Yu Ying lost because he was not a kind and honest man, and he emphasized wealth too much. The ideological difference between them produced different results for their actions. Reward the kind and punish the wicked: the Heaven’s law governs everything.
 
一无所失与一无所获
 
宋朝时，李士衡在翰林院任职，一次奉命出使高丽，武将余英担任其副手。圆满完成使命后，对高丽作为礼品赠送的财物，李士衡都不关注和在意，一切都委托给余英去处理。
 
在回国的船上，余英看到船底有渗漏的地方，担心会打湿自己的物品，就把李士衡得到的丝绸细绢等物垫放在船底，然后放上自己的东西以免弄潮湿。
 
船到大海之中，忽遇风起浪涌，几乎要把船吞没，船又太重，情况十分危急，船长急忙请求余英将装载的东西全部扔掉，以减轻船的重量，否则将船翻人亡。余英此时也非常慌张，就急急的把船上的东西抛入大海。大约东西丢了一半，风浪平息，航船稳定了，他们终于脱险。
 
余英检点物品时，才发现抛入海中的东西全是自己的，李士衡的东西由于堆在船底，所以完好无缺，只是受了点潮罢了。
 
对于馈赠的财物，二人态度不一样，李士衡因为「不关注」，结果一无所失，而余英是非常「关注」，结果一无所获。其实没有偶然发生的事情，李士衡的得，是源于他平时淡泊名利和做人的正直；余英的失，则因为他贪爱财物、做人不厚道。二人思想境界不同，做事后产生的结果不同，奖善罚恶，天理在衡量著一切。