This is my favorite sentence, and it is also a sentence from the teacher before the middle school entrance examination.
(The following quotes other people's articles to explain the meaning and allusions of this sentence)
"Where there is a will, there is a way, cross the rubicon, 120 Qin Guan will eventually return to Chu; Hard-working people, the sky pays off, go forward bravely, and 3,000 Yue families can swallow Wu. " Pu Songling (Qing Dynasty) was keen on imperial examinations all his life, but he was always frustrated. This pair of famous couplets is an inspirational couplet written by Pu Songling himself when he failed many times in the imperial examination in his later years and was extremely depressed. Ambitious people will succeed in everything they do, just like Xiang Yu burned his bridges and finally 120 Qin Guan returned to Chu; God won't let him down, just like Gou Jian, who swallowed Wu with only 3 thousand armor. This sentence is to tell people that you must have perseverance and perseverance in doing things. If you want to succeed, you must be a willing person.
This couplet was carved on a copper ruler at first, and then hung in the study of the bookstore.
The All-China Federation is magnificent and inspiring, citing two famous allusions and corresponding results in history. One is that Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, burned his bridges to destroy Daqin, and the other is that Gou Jian, the king of Yue, wanted to swallow Wu. Pu Songling inspired himself with this connection, and finally went down in history with the strange story of a strange studio.
"Where there is a will, there is a way": Biography of Geng Yan in the Later Han Dynasty (written by Ye Fan in the Southern Song Dynasty): "When the general built this grand plan in Nanyang, he often thought that it was difficult to adjust the public opinion, and where there is a will, there is a way." On one occasion, Liu Xiu sent Geng He to attack Zhang Bu, a strongman who occupied thirteen counties in Qingzhou, Shandong Province. Zhang Bu's soldiers are stronger than Mazhuang's, and they are the strong enemies of Geng He. Zhang Bu heard that Geng led the troops to attack. He sent generals and soldiers to guard lixia, zhua and linzi to prepare for them. Geng He captured Zhuan Xu first, and then successively captured Lixia and Linzi in a planned way. Worried, Zhang Bu personally led the troops to counterattack Linzi, so he launched a bloody battle for life and death outside Linzi. In the battle, Geng got an arrow in his thigh, but he bravely cut off the shaft with his sabre. Although he was injured, he still insisted on fighting. Liu Xiu heard the news. Lead troops to support in person. When reinforcements haven't arrived, Jun Chen thinks that Zhang Bu is very strong, suggesting a temporary truce, and then attack when reinforcements arrive. However, Geng He believes that difficulties cannot be left to others. After a fierce battle, Geng He finally defeated Zhang Bu. A few days later, Liu Xiu came to Linzi to comfort the army. In front of many generals, he praised Geng He and said, "In those days, Han Xin broke history and started an inheritance. Now the generals have conquered Zhu A. Lien Chan and Jie Jie have similar merits. Once upon a time, you suggested in Nanyang that Zhang Bu should be pacified. At that time, I thought your tone was too big, and I was afraid it would be difficult to succeed. Now I know that where there is a will, there is a way! "
This sentence shows that no matter how difficult it is, a person can succeed as long as he has ambition and perseverance. On the other hand, if a person has no ambition, even doing simple things is not satisfactory.
"Burn one's bridges" is not only a famous battle example in ancient China, but also a familiar idiom, which means to make up your mind and fight to the death. Chuwang Town, Neihuang County, located at the junction of Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces, is the place where this allusion happened. "Wang Chu" is also called "overlord of the place of Chu".
Xiang Yu-the hero of "cross the rubicon"
Historical Records of Xiang Yu's Biography records: "Xiang Yu was reported, and when he led his troops to cross the river, they all sank, broke the kettle, burned the house, and gave three meals to show that his soldiers would die, and there was no return."
In 209 BC, a peasant uprising led by Chen Sheng and Guangwu broke out in the history of China. After the failure of Guangwu Uprising in Chen Sheng, two armies led by Liu Bang and Xiang Yu gradually grew up. In 207 BC, Zhang Han, the general of the State of Qin, besieged Zhao Julu (now Pingxiang County, Hebei Province) with heavy troops, and Chu Huaiwang sent Yi Song as the general to follow Xiang Yu, the leader of the peasant uprising army at the end of Qin Dynasty, and led his troops to save Zhao. Chu Bing went to the south bank of Zhanghe River and stayed there for 46 days. Regardless of the war, Yi Song drinks and makes merry every day.
Xiang Yu couldn't bear it. He came to see Yi Song: "Saving soldiers is like putting out a fire. Now the prince of Zhao is in danger. We should immediately lead our troops across the Yellow River and cooperate with Zhao Wang, and we will definitely defeat Qin Jun! " Yi Song gave Xiang Yu a sidelong glance and said slowly, "Where do you know the wonderful use of the art of war? Our goal is to destroy Qin Jun. My idea is to let Qin and Zhao fight to the death first, so that we can reap the benefits of the fishermen. I can't compare with you on the battlefield. If you want to make suggestions, you are far behind me. " Xiang Yu was robbed for nothing, but he didn't have an attack. He angrily walked out of the army account.
Yi Song smiled at his back, then drafted an order and announced it to the whole army, saying, "Soldiers should fight fiercely like tigers and wolves, but anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded." This is obviously aimed at Xiang Yu, telling him to obey orders obediently.
Xiang Yu is a hot temper, how can he swallow this tone? One morning, armed to the teeth, he strode into Song Yijun's tent and once again demanded that troops be sent to rescue Zhao immediately. Song Yi lost his temper and shouted, "My military orders have been issued. Would you like to try the order first? " Xiang Yu roared, "I want to borrow my order!" Song Yiben was a straw bag, and he was scared into a ball at once. Xiang Yu cut off his head with a sword. When the soldiers heard that Yi Song had been killed, they immediately expressed their willingness to obey Xiang Yu's command and appointed Xiang Yu as the acting general.
Once in power, the order will be settled. Xiang Yu served as the commander-in-chief of Zhao Dajun, ordered the soldiers to bring enough food for three days each, and then ordered to smash all the cooking pots used for marching. The soldiers were shocked. Xiang Yu said, "No need for a pot. We can go into battle lightly and save Zhao immediately. He is in danger! As for eating, let's go to Zhang Han military camp and take a pot to cook! " When the army crossed the Zhanghe River, Xiang Yu ordered the soldiers to sink all the ferries and burn all the marching tents at the same time, so as to show the soldiers the determination to "only enter but not retreat, only win but not lose, and would rather die than come back". The soldiers saw that their retreat was gone, and no one could live without winning the battle.
Xiang Yu's Chu army quickly surrounded Wang Li's army and launched nine fierce battles with Qin Jun. The Chu army crossing the river took one as ten, and ten as a hundred. They were all tigers in the mountains and fought bravely. On the battlefield, smoke covered the sky and the sound of ShaSheng was deafening. The soldiers of the Chu army fought harder and harder, and the earth shook and the blood became a river. After many confrontations, the Chu army finally defeated Qin Jun, killed the Qin general Su Jiao, captured Wang Li alive, was desperate and set himself on fire, and hurried back with beaten army. When the reinforcements sent by the old nobles saw Xiang Yu's victory, they both admired and feared. From then on, Xiang Yu became a general, and all the vassal armies were under his command.
Zhang Han led the beaten army to retreat for dozens of miles, and sent people to Xianyang for help. However, Zhao Gao was busy seizing the throne and no reinforcements were sent. In desperation, Zhang Han led the rest of the Qin soldiers to surrender to Xiang Yu.
In the fierce battle of Julu, Xiang Yu's Chu army defeated Qin Jun's main force, and the powerful Qin Dynasty was unable to resist the attack of peasant rebels. Soon, Liu Bang's army invaded Xianyang and overthrew the rule of the Qin Dynasty. Xiang Yu immediately led the army to the western expedition, also known as the "overlord of Chu"
Sleeping on salary and tasting courage: Historical Records of Goujian's Family: "Goujian, the king of Yue, rebelled, worried about the country and the people, and was afraid to sit down, and his diet was also daring." In 496 BC, He Lv, the king of Wu, sent troops to attack the State of Yue, and was defeated by the State of Yue. He Lv was seriously injured and died. He Lv asked Wu Zixu to choose his successor. Wu Zixu loved Fu Cha alone and chose him as king. Since then, Gou Jian heard that Wu wanted to build a water army, and despite the opposition of others, he sent troops to destroy the water army. The result was surrounded by Fucha Jones and was defeated. The general also died. Fu Cha wanted to capture Gou Jian alive, but Fan Li made a plan and pretended to surrender, leaving a green hill without firewood. Fu Cha didn't listen to the advice of veteran Wu Zixu, leaving Gou Jian and others to stay. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, took his wife and minister Fan Li to the State of Wu for hard labor at the request of the State of Wu. The King of Yue showed He Lv the grave, fed Fu Cha the horse, took off Fu Cha's shoes and waited on Fu Cha in the toilet. Gou Jian was laughed at and humiliated. In order to restore the country, Gou Jian stubbornly endured the mental and physical torture of Wu, and was more respectful and tame to Fu Cha, the king of Wu. Fu Cha was ill. Gou Jian observed his feces to see his condition. Fu Cha was very moved. After three years of humiliation, hard labor expired, and he was finally put back to Yue. As soon as Gou Jian met the ministers, he cried bitterly and decided to take revenge.
Gou Jian never forgot Wu's humiliation after he returned to China. I lie on firewood when I sleep, and I can't sleep at night. Open your eyes is to work hard and get revenge as soon as possible! Gou Jian hung a gallbladder in his room, and every meal should be tasted bitter to remind himself that he would never forget the suffering and humiliation in Wu. He wore coarse clothes and ate, plowed and sowed with the people. Mrs Gou Jian leads women to develop sericulture and weaving. Gou Jian's husband and wife share weal and woe with the people, inspiring the whole country and Qi Xin to make concerted efforts to eliminate Wu Xuezhi at an early date.
Gou Jian also bribed the prince of Wu with the minister's advice to paralyze the other side; Buy the grain of Wu, and make the grain depot empty; Giving wood costs Wu manpower and material resources to build a palace; Spreading rumors, alienating Wu Guojun and killing Wu Zixu; Use honey trap to kill the energy of Fu tea, don't ask the topic, and speed up Wu. Gou Jian's honey trap is the best. Fuxi was puzzled by the beauty of the beautiful woman Shi, and went to extinction step by step according to Yue's wishes and envisaged steps.
On one occasion, Fu Cha led most of the country's troops to a meeting in Huangchi in the north, and asked Gou Jian to lead troops to cheer. Seeing that the time had come, Gou Jian pretended to attend the meeting, took 3,000 chosen men, captured the main city of Wu, killed the king of Wu, and captured Fu Cha alive. Fu Cha regretted not listening to Wu Zixu and left Gou Jian behind. Before he died, he only asked not to hurt the people of Wu.
Gou Jian, the King of Yue, wanted to make himself remember the humiliation he had suffered before, inspire his fighting spirit and avenge himself in the future. After returning to China, trying to make a comeback and destroy Wu in one fell swoop just confirms the view that life is worrying and death is happy.
Ask bullshit questions and wait 20 years! Gou Jian endured humiliation and suffering that others could not bear! He created a miracle in the history of human kings! He made great efforts to make the country strong, and created the human myth of beating the big with the small, defeating the strong with the weak, and throwing eggs at the stone! Gou Jian's last allusion to Wu's death is a classic in China's thousands of years of civilization. Gou Jian's superhuman will has inspired people to forge ahead for thousands of years!