This fable describes feeding on illusions instead of real solutions.
Sānguó shíqī Lú Yù shì Wèiguó de dàchén
三国时期Sānguó shíqī🔊，卢毓Lú Yù🔊是shì🔊魏国Wèiguó🔊的de🔊大臣dàchén🔊。
Yǒu rén tuījiàn réncái shí zhǐ píng míngqì bù kàn zhēn cái shí xué
有人Yǒu rén🔊推荐tuījiàn🔊人才réncái🔊时shí🔊，只凭zhǐ píng🔊名气míngqì🔊，不看bù kàn🔊真才实学zhēn cái shí xué🔊。
Lú Yù duì Wèi Míngdì shuō xuǎnbá réncái bù néng zhǐ kàn míngqì jiù xiàng huà bǐng chōng jī yíyàng
卢毓Lú Yù🔊对duì🔊魏明帝Wèi Míngdì🔊说shuō🔊：选拔xuǎnbá🔊人才réncái🔊不能bù néng🔊只看zhǐ kàn🔊名气míngqì🔊，就像jiù xiàng🔊画饼充饥huà bǐng chōng jī🔊一样yíyàng🔊。
Huà chūlái de bǐng zài hǎokàn yě bù néng dāng fàn chī
画出来的Huà chūlái de🔊饼bǐng🔊再好看zài hǎokàn🔊，也yě🔊不能bù néng🔊当饭吃dāng fàn chī🔊。
English Translation:
During the Three Kingdoms period, Lu Yu was a minister of Wei. When some people recommended talents based only on reputation without looking at real abilities, Lu Yu said to Emperor Ming of Wei: "Selecting talents based only on reputation is like drawing a cake to satisfy hunger. No matter how beautiful the drawn cake is, it cannot be eaten as a meal."