Excerpt from "Supplements and Essays" Author: Ming Dynasty anonymous
The whole sentence is:
Longyou shallow water was played by shrimp, and the tiger fell to Pingyang and was bullied by dogs.
A successful cat is not as good as a tiger and a phoenix as a chicken.
Dragon swam in shallow water, teased by shrimp, tiger descended to Pingyang, and bullied by dogs. The valued cat is fiercer than the tiger, and the phoenix can't compare with the chicken when it loses all its hair. Metaphor means that after losing power and influence, a person is oppressed by the weak.
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The story comes from Zhuge Liang's mission to Dongwu, lobbying Wu and Shu to unite against Cao. Zhou Yu was jealous of Zhuge Liang's cleverness and always wanted to find an excuse to kill him. At a banquet, Zhou Yu deliberately said to Zhuge Liang, "Mr. Kong Ming, you are right when I recite a poem. If you are right, you will get a reward. How about beheading if you can't? " Zhuge Liang smiled indifferently: "There is no joke in the army. Please give an order."
Zhou Yu was overjoyed and said, "Water is a stream, and it is ridiculous without water. If you remove the water from the stream and add the bird, it is a chicken. A successful cat is better than a tiger, and a falling phoenix is worse than a chicken. " Zhuge Liang said casually: "There is wood, it is chess, and there is no wood, it is also chess. If the wood on the edge of the chess is removed, it is bullying. Longyou shallow water was beaten by shrimp, and the tiger fell to Pingyang and was bullied by dogs. "
Famous sentences in augmented and benign works;
1. If you plant flowers with your heart, you can't open them.
There are many things in life, and you will find that this famous saying is really right. Many times, we put all our energy and efforts into a goal, but it ended in failure. But when you are disheartened, the people or things you care least about will often bring you unexpected surprises. Therefore, with more life experience, everything will be looked down upon, and everything will follow the fate. There is no need to force anything deliberately.
Don't be ashamed of yourself, and don't be afraid of ghosts knocking at the door in the middle of the night.
I believe everyone has this feeling, as long as a person is doing the right thing, to the end, aboveboard, naturally feel at ease, practical and steady. But it's really hard to do something against your conscience once in a while. I'm always worried about giving away clues and revealing my identity. What others do takes a long time to ponder, and I am always worried about being suspected.