One Word and Nine Tripods
During the Warring States Period, Qin’s army surrounded Handan, the capital of Zhao State. The situation was very critical.
The king of Zhao State, Xiaocheng Wang faction Lord Pingyuan went to Chu State to ask for help. Pingyuan plans to lead 20 disciples
to complete this mission. Nineteen have been selected, but one is still missing. At this time,
Mao Sui volunteered to go. Lord Pingyuan was dubious and reluctantly took him with him to
Chu.
After Lord Pingyuan arrived in the Chu Kingdom, he immediately talked with the King of Chu about "aiding Zhao", and they talked for a long time to no avail.
No results. At this time, Mao Sui said to King Chu: "We came today to ask you to send reinforcements, but you didn't say a word, but don't forget that although Chu has many soldiers and a large territory, it has suffered successive defeats. , even
the capital was lost. In my opinion, Chu State needs to unite to fight against Qin more than Zhao State!"
Mao Sui's words convinced the King of Chu. He immediately agreed to send troops to aid Zhao.
After returning to the Kingdom of Zhao, Lord Pingyuan said with emotion: "As soon as Mr. Mao arrived in Chu, he made Chu more important than Jiuding
Da Lu." (Jiuding Da Lu: Zhong Ming, and Ding is also a treasure of ancient countries.)
The idiom "One word nine tripods" comes from this story, describing how one sentence can play a significant role.
Returning to Hometown in Rich Clothes
"Southern History. Volume 38. "Biography of Liu Yuanjing"
Qingyuan Wenhe was also a disciple of Yuanjing. ... The Bafu was built for the purpose of being a Zhonglang. Emperor Wu accepted Zen and was granted the title of Marquis of Chong'an, the rank of Sanqi Changshi, and was changed to the title of Marquis of Yundu. He became the governor of Yongzhou and became the governor. The emperor paid farewell to the new pavilion and said: "You have returned home in fine clothes, and I have no worries about the west." Emperor Shiwu was in Yongzhou
and Qingyuan was his farewell master, so he said: " In the past, Yang Gong said to Liu Hong that the queen should live in my place. Now the situation is the same. "In the past ten years, when I was in Qingyuan Governor's Mansion, I thought he was better than Wei Yongzhi.
Liu Bang's embarrassment on all sides further shook Xiang Yu's military morale. The soldiers cried bitterly. I think back then, Xiang Yu lost the "good opportunity to conquer Xianyang first and become king" in order to
conquer Qin. Then because of his "intolerance" mistake
I missed the opportunity to kill Liu Bang at the Hongmen Banquet; later because of "burning Epang Palace", he wanted to "collect his treasures
women and go eastward". At that time, some wise men suggested that he establish a capital in Qin and proclaim himself king. But when Xiang Yu faced the dilapidated palace of Qin, he wanted to return eastward. He also said: "If wealth and honor do not return to their hometown, they will walk at night like fine clothes. Who knows?" The words hit the nail on the head and expressed Xiang Yu's concept of "returning to his hometown in glory and honoring his ancestors"
As the saying goes: "A good man has his ambitions in all directions." Although Xiang Yu possesses the traditional thinking of ancient China, he also has the ambition to "become emperor". During his eight years of bloody battle, he has always been a lonely tragic hero. . On the one hand, Xiang Yu wanted to be an emperor, and on the other hand, he also wanted to be a great hero that everyone
envied. And he wanted to become famous in front of the people in Jiangdong. These all became the "stumbling blocks" for him to become an emperor.
The wind is blowing and the cranes are chirping, and the grass and trees are all fighting.
Idiom explanation: Chirping: birdsong. When they heard the sound of wind and the cry of cranes, they suspected that they were pursuers. Describes a person who is suspicious when panicked.
Origin of the idiom: "Book of Jin·Xie Xuan Zhuan": "Hearing the roar of cranes, everyone thought that the king's master had arrived."
Idiom example: The gangsters were fleeing in embarrassment, scared out of their wits.
(where ~ represents this entry: the wind and cranes roar, and the grass and trees are all soldiers)
Idiom story: Civil strife occurred in the late Western Jin Dynasty. Due to the long-term unrest, the Western Jin Dynasty finally failed
Fortunately, Sima Rui, king of Langya, established the Eastern Jin Dynasty in Jiankang. When the Jin Dynasty crossed the river and came to the south,
the Hu people occupied the north. However, the north was later completely occupied by the former Qin Dynasty and opposed the Eastern Jin Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River.
The leader of the former Qin Dynasty at that time was called Fu Jian. He asked Wang Meng of the Han Dynasty to be his prime minister, and he was determined to make the country
very strong. In order to fulfill his wish to unify China, Fu Jian led 800,000 troops to attack the south. The kings and ministers of the Jin Dynasty were very frightened when they heard the news. Only Prime Minister Xie An was very calm and calmly arranged the war.
At Feishui, Xie An quickly sent troops to cross the river before the former Qin army had gathered.
Sneak attack on the former Qin army. As a result, the former Qin Dynasty suffered a terrible defeat. The soldiers ran for their lives everywhere. When they heard the sound of the wind or the cry of cranes, they thought it was the Jin army who was about to attack, and they were very scared. In this battle,
the soldiers of the former Qin Dynasty suffered heavy casualties, and it also determined the future long-term confrontation between the north and the south.
Serving the tiger
wèi hǔ zuò chāng
〖Explanation〗伥: 伥鬼, in ancient legend, people who were eaten by tigers became ghosts after death , specializing in luring people to feed tigers. Act as a ghost for the tiger. It is a metaphor for acting as an accomplice of evildoers.
〖Source〗Volume 430 of "Taiping Guangji": "A rogue ghost is a person who is eaten by a tiger. It is for
the ear of the tiger." Song Dynasty· Sun Guangxian's "Bei Meng Suoyan Yiwen" Volume 4: "Anyone who dies from a tiger,
The ghost who drowned in the water is called a harem, and must be replaced by someone."
Fire Trees and Silver Flowers? < /p>
Ruizhong was the most hedonistic emperor among the Tang Dynasty monarchs. Although he only served as emperor for three years
, no matter what the festival was,
he A lot of material and manpower must be spent on extravagance for his entertainment. On the night of the Lantern Festival every year, he would set up a 20-foot-tall lantern tree and light more than 50,000 lanterns, which was called the Fire Tree. Later, the poet Su Weiwei took this as the title and wrote a poem describing its situation. His poem on New Year's Eve said: "Fire trees and silver flowers are blooming, star bridges are unlocked
, dark dust follows the horse, and the bright moon chases people
. Traveling prostitutes are all in season, traveling. The plum blossoms are falling when the song is over, and the golden moon cannot help but the night, and the jade leaks cannot rush each other." This poem describes the lively situation at that time without any concealment, and seems to be active in our readers. in front of my eyes.
This idiom describes a place with bright lights, which looks like trees and flowers. So
Nowadays, this sentence is used to describe any prosperous city
or where a grand gathering is held at night with bright lights.
Tianya Haijiao
Han Yu, also known as Tuizhi, was a great writer in the middle of the Tang Dynasty.
His father died when he was two years old, and his mother died soon after. When he was young, he relied on his brother Han Hui
and his sister-in-law Mrs. Zheng to survive. < /p>
Lang, Han Yu is a little younger at this age. Later, when Han Hui was forty-two years old, he was demoted to the governor of Shaozhou due to the incident of Prime Minister Yuan Zai. He died of illness in Shaozhou within a few months. At this time, Han Yu was only eleven.
Years old, Twelve Lang is also very young. Although Han Yu had three older brothers (Hui,
Ben and Jie), they all passed away early. At this time, the only people who inherited the descendants of their ancestors were Han Yu and his nephew Twelve Lang. They were all alone and had not left for a day.
Han Yu left Yicheng for the capital when he was nineteen years old. In the next ten years, he only met Twelve Lang three times.
Just when he was planning to return to Xigui and live together forever with Twelve Lang, unfortunately Twelve Lang died at this time. When Han Yu learned the news, he was so sad that he wrote an article "Sacrifice to the Twelve Langs" and asked Jianzhong to prepare some current items.
From far away Go and sacrifice him.
This memorial article is filled with tears every word, making it sad to read.
There is a sentence in the memorial text: "One is at the end of the sky, and the other is at the corner of the earth." Later generations extended it
to the sentence "The end of the world"
Words are used to describe extremely distant places.
Fresh out of the cottage
Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times to invite Zhuge Liang out and worship him as military advisor. But Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were satisfied with diesel.
Not long after, Cao Cao sent general Xiahou Dun to lead an army of 100,000 to attack new areas. Liu Bei approached Zhuge Liang for discussion.
Zhuge Liang said: "I am afraid that the generals will not listen to my orders, so I would like to lend my lord's seal." Once the sword is used, Liu Bei hurriedly handed the seal sword to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang began to gather his generals. Guan Yu was ordered to lead a thousand men and horses to ambush in Yushan.
He let go of the enemy's vanguard, but when he saw the fire, he quickly attacked. Zhang Fei led a thousand men and horses to ambush in the mountain valley. After a fire broke out, they attacked Bowang City. Guan Ping and Liu Feng led 500 troops and waited in two groups behind Bowang Slope. As soon as the enemy troops arrived, they immediately set fire to them. He also transferred Zhao Yun from Fancheng to serve as a vanguard.
He was only allowed to lose but not win. Liu Bei brought a thousand troops as backup. Guan Yu couldn't help but asked: "We are all going to fight. What are you doing, sir?" Zhuge Liang said, "I will wait in the city." Zhang Fei laughed and said, "We are all going to fight." Go and fight, sir, you are so happy!" Zhuge Liang said: "Here is the seal sword, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were speechless and left with a sneer. During the battle, each general acted according to Zhuge Liang's instructions and killed Cao's soldiers directly.
Cao's soldiers abandoned their helmets and armor. Zhuge Liang used his troops for the first time and won a great victory with his clever calculation. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were so impressed that they fell into admiration.
Drawing cakes to satisfy hunger
During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a man named Lu Yu in the State of Wei. He became an orphan at the age of ten, and his two older brothers passed away one after another. In the chaos of war, he worked hard to support his widowed sister-in-law and nephew, and his life was very difficult.
His personality and knowledge were praised by people.
Later Lu Yu became an official. He was an upright official. He served for more than three years and made many good suggestions. Emperor Wei Ming trusted him very much.
At that time, officials were generally selected based on personal recommendations, and recommenders often only recommended famous figures. Most of these celebrities only focused on talk, not practicality, and flattered each other. Therefore, Emperor Wei Ming was very dissatisfied. When selecting Zhongshu Lang, Emperor Wei Ming issued an order: "This selection must be recommended by Lu Yu. The selected person should not only look at reputation. Reputation is like a person on earth. It's like drawing a cake, but it's actually inedible! "
The idiom "drawing a cake to satisfy hunger" came from this story. Nowadays, it is often used as a metaphor to use fantasy to comfort oneself, or to illustrate that false names are of no practical use. There is also an idiom "looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst", which has a similar meaning.
The Cook and the Ox
The Cook and the Ox were later used as a fable by Zhuangzi to describe the principles of health care
It actually comes from "Zhuangzi". That is to say, "The cook eats the cow" is actually a saying created by Zhuangzi.
On this day, the cook Ding was invited to Wen Huijun's house to slaughter a beef cow for him. I saw him pressing the cow with his hands,
leaning on the cow with his shoulders, stepping on the cow with his feet, and pressing his knees against the cow. His movements were extremely skillful. When he pierced the butcher's knife into the cow's body, the sound of the skin, flesh and tendons being peeled off matched with the action of the cook Ding's knife.
It seemed so harmonious. Wonderful and moving. His movements when slaughtering the cow are like dancing to the music "Sulberry Forest" from the Tang Dynasty of Shang Dynasty, and the sound made when slaughtering the cow is also in perfect harmony with Yao's "Jingshou".
Wen Huijun, who was standing by, was stunned. He couldn't help but exclaimed loudly: "Ah, it's amazing!
How can you have such superb skills in slaughtering cattle? ?"
When Pao Ding asked, he quickly put down his butcher knife and said to Mr. Wen Hui: "I prefer to explore the laws of things,
Because this is a step above ordinary technical skills. When I first started to learn how to butcher cows, because I didn’t understand the structure of cows
all I saw was huge cows. By the time I had 3 years of experience in slaughtering cows
.After my experience, I fully understood the structure of a cow. When I looked at a cow again, what appeared in front of me was no longer a whole cow, but many parts that could be disassembled. Now that I have slaughtered many cows, I only need to feel the cow with my heart instead of looking at it with my eyes.
What can't be done? I can skillfully and freely penetrate the gaps between the bones of the cow according to the natural structure of the cow. Using these gaps will not cause any damage to the butcher knife. Even the connecting parts of the bones and meat will not be touched hard, let alone the large bones. Because a skilled chef uses a knife to cut the meat, it usually needs to be replaced every year. A knife; and more kitchen workers use knives to chop bones, so they have to replace their knives every month, and my knife has been used for 19 years. The slaughtered cows are no longer thin, but the blades are still as sharp as if they had just been sharpened on the whetstone. Why? Because there are gaps in the joints of the cows. , and the blade is very thin. I inserted the extremely thin blade into the gap between the cow bones, and it naturally appeared to be wide and easy to use. Therefore, my 19-year-old knife still looks like it has just been sharpened. Even so, whenever I encounter a place where muscles and bones are intertwined, I often find it difficult to get started. At this time, I have to be particularly vigilant and keep my eyes open. , move slowly and use light force. When you find the key part, you can cut the cow open with one knife and spread it on the ground like dirt. After slaughtering the cow, I stood up with the knife. , looking around,
I couldn't help but feel satisfied and happy. Then I wiped the knife clean and put it in the scabbard for use
next time.
After hearing what Cook Ding said, Mr. Wen Hui nodded repeatedly and said as if he had some understanding: "Okay, I listened to your words.
I also learned something from these golden words. There are a lot of principles for self-cultivation! ”
This story tells people: Everything in the world has its own inherent laws. As long as you are a thoughtful person in practice,
Continuously explore, over time, Practice makes perfect, and things will come out beautifully.
Zhizi Suspicious Neighbors
There was a rich man in the Song Dynasty. It rained heavily and the wall of his house was broken. The rich man's son said: "If we don't build it, thieves will definitely come and steal things." The neighbor's father-in-law also said the same. The rich man's house indeed lost a lot of things at night.
As a result, the rich man thought his son was smart, but he suspected that his neighbor's father-in-law had stolen something from his house.
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Story
In the Spring and Autumn Period, King Ling of Chu personally led thousands of chariots and 100,000 troops to conquer the state of Cai. This expedition was very
smooth.
King Ling of Chu saw that the work was accomplished, so he sent his younger brother to abandon the disease and stay in Cai State, with full authority to handle the military and political affairs there.
He then gathered 100,000 troops and continued to advance, preparing to destroy Xu State in one fell swoop. Qiji, the younger brother of King Ling of Chu, was not only bad in character, but also extremely ambitious. He was not willing to just serve as the leader of a small place like Cai State, and often fought for it. Sullen. There was a counselor named Chao Wu under Qiji. This man was very scheming. On this day,
he tried to say: "Now that King Ling is out with his army, the country must be empty. You might as well take this opportunity at this time." Lead the troops back to the country,
Kill King Ling's son, establish a new king, and then let you decide the government affairs. Will it be a problem to become the king in the future?
" Qiji listened. If he wanted to go to Wu, he would lead his troops back to Chu, kill King Ling's son, and make his brother's other son Ziwu the king. During the expedition, King Ling of Chu heard that there had been changes in the country and that his son had been killed by his younger brother. He was immediately heartbroken and thought that living in the world was meaningless, so he hanged himself. Qiji, who was at home, knew that King Chu Ling was dead, and immediately threatened Ziwu to commit suicide and proclaimed himself king. He became the infamous King Ping of Chu.
Another story is: Duke Xian of Jin dotes on Li Ji, and he really obeys her words. Li Ji proposed to make her youngest son Xi Qi the prince. Duke Xian of Jin agreed and killed the original prince, his own son Shen Sheng. Li Ji finished these two things, but she still felt deeply uneasy because Duke Xiang of Jin also had two sons, Chong'er and Yiwu. At this time, the two sons were adults. Ling Ji felt that they were a great threat to Xi Qi's future succession to the throne, so she suggested that Chong'er and Chong'er be killed. Brothers Yi and I, Duke Xiang of Jin agreed happily. But their plot was overheard by an upright minister
and he immediately informed Chong'er and Yiwu. After hearing about it, they immediately ran away to seek refuge abroad.
The author of "Huainanzi" commented on these two things: "Listening to the bad people's words and causing fathers, sons and brothers to kill each other is like cutting off the toes to fit the size of the shoes. It's the same (still cutting off the feet to fit the shoes), it's too unwise
Ancient and modern famous sayings:
☆That's why it's not a good thing to be victorious in a hundred battles; it's a good thing to defeat the enemy without fighting. (Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu)
☆Those who have attained the Way will have many help, but those who have lost the Way will have little help. (Warring States Period, Mencius)
☆The weather is not as favorable as the favorable geographical situation, and the favorable geographical conditions are not as favorable as the people. . (Warring States·Mencius)
☆The way to use troops is to attack the heart first, and attack the city below; to fight with the heart first, and to fight with soldiers next. Victory and defeat are common to military strategists, and those who make good use of soldiers can succeed from defeat (Jin·Zhang Fang)
☆Only the dead can see the end of the war (Greece·Plato)
☆Justice without force is incompetence; force without justice is tyranny (France·Bascal)
☆The soldiers and the people are the foundation of victory (Mao Zedong)
☆When the enemy advances, we retreat. , when the enemy retreats, we chase; when the enemy is stationed, we harass; when the enemy is tired, we fight. (Mao Zedong)
Buy coffins and return pearls
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a businessman in the Chu State who specialized in selling jewelry. , once he went to the state of Qi to sell jewelry. In order to do a good business and sell the jewelry, he made many small boxes out of precious wood and carved and decorated the boxes very well.
It is very delicate and beautiful. It makes the box emit a fragrance, and then puts the jewels in the box.
A man from Zheng saw the jewels installed. The box was exquisite and beautiful. After asking about the price, I bought one,
opened the box, took out the treasure inside, and returned it to the jeweler. >
A blockbuster
During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Chunyu Kun in the State of Qi. He was very eloquent and good at talking.
The argot is used to persuade the monarch so that he is not angry but is also willing to accept it.
The mighty king of Qi at that time was originally a very intelligent monarch, but after he came to the throne, he was addicted to wine and sex. ,
I don’t care about national affairs, I only know how to drink and have fun every day, and leave all the important matters to the ministers, and I don’t care about them.
Because
At this time, politics was not on track, officials were corrupt and neglected their duties, and princes from various countries also took the opportunity to invade, bringing Qi to the brink of
annihilation
.
Although some patriotic people in Qi were very worried, they were all afraid of the King of Qi, so no one came out to persuade him
But if the advice is correct, he will still accept it. . After Chunyu Kun knew this, he thought of a
strategy
and prepared to find an opportunity to advise King Qi Wei.
One day, Chunyu Kun saw King Wei of Qi and said to him: "Your Majesty, I have a riddle for Chen to ask you to guess: Its
The state-owned juice big bird , has been living in the king's court for three full years, but he neither flaps his wings or flies, nor does he scream.
He just curls up aimlessly. "My lord, what kind of bird is this?"
King Qi Wei was a smart man, so he knew that Chun Yukun was sarcastic about himself. Like that big bird, as a bird
The honor of the country, but he does nothing but enjoys himself. But he was no longer a mediocre king, so he pondered for a while
After that
he resolutely decided to change, cheer up, and do something vigorous, so he Chunyu Kun said:
"Well, you don't know this big bird. If it doesn't fly, it will rush to the sky. If it doesn't sing, it will stop. Once it sings
It will alarm everyone, just wait and see!"
From then on, King Qi Wei no longer indulged in drinking and having fun, but began to rectify the country's affairs. First, he summoned the officials across the country and rewarded those who were loyal and responsible; and punished those who were corrupt and incompetent. As a result, the whole country quickly cheered up and was full of vitality
everywhere.
On the other hand, he also started to rectify the military, strengthen the force, and establish the country's prestige. After hearing the news, the princes of various countries were shocked. Not only did they not dare to invade again, they even returned all the land they had invaded to Qi.
This act of King Qi Wei is truly a "blockbuster"!
So later people used the idiom "a blockbuster" to describe a person who has extraordinary talents, as long as he can use them well
Once they are used, they will often become famous. There are amazing things to do.
The fox pretends to be the tiger's power
During the Warring States Period, when Chu was at its most powerful, King Xuan of Chu once feared his general Zhao
Xi for the sake of the northern countries at that time. shirt, and felt strange. So he asked the ministers of the DPRK why this was happening.
At that time, a minister named Jiang Yi narrated the following story to him:
“Once upon a time, there was a tiger in a cave because it was hungry. , he ran outside to look for food. When he walked into a dense forest, he suddenly saw a fox walking in front of him. He thought this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Yes, he jumped forward and captured him effortlessly.
But when it opened its mouth and was about to eat the fox, it was cunning. The fox suddenly spoke:
'Hmph! Don't dare to devour me just because you think you are the king of beasts; you must know that heaven and earth have ordered me to be the king of kings
"Whoever eats me will be severely punished by heaven and earth." The tiger was dubious after hearing what the fox said.
However, when he turned his head, he saw the fox's arrogance and calmness. He was shocked. The original arrogance and domineering attitude had disappeared. Even so, he was still thinking: Because I am a hundred<. /p>
The king of beasts, so any beast in the world will be afraid of me. And he is ordered by the Emperor of Heaven to rule us!
At this time, the fox hesitated when he saw the tiger. He didn't dare to eat it, knowing that he already believed some of what he said, so he puffed up his chest even more proudly, pointed at the tiger's nose and said, "Why?" , don’t you believe what I say?
Then come with me now, walk behind me, and see if all the beasts are scared out of their wits when they see me, hug
The tiger scurried away. The tiger thought this was a good idea, so he followed it.
So the fox boldly opened the way, while the tiger followed them cautiously.
After a while, they could vaguely see the depths of the forest, where many small animals were vying for food. However, when they found the tiger walking behind the fox, they couldn't help but wonder. The fox was so frightened that he ran away.
At this time, the fox proudly turned around and looked at the tiger. Seeing this, the tiger couldn't help but feel frightened.
But he didn't know it. The beasts were afraid of themselves, but they thought they were really afraid of the fox!
The cunning fox's plan succeeded, but his power was entirely due to the fact that he used the tiger to counteract a temporarily favorable situation
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Threatening the pack of beasts, the poor tiger was fooled, and he didn’t even know it!
Therefore, the reason why the people in the north were afraid of Zhao Xixie was entirely because of the king’s military strength. It is in his hands, that is to say, what they fear is actually the power of the king!"
From the above story, we can know that everything is controlled by authority! Those who use their power to oppress others, or those who use their power to do things for others, can be described as "the fox pretends to be the tiger's power".
Up and down his hands
In the twenty-sixth year of King Xiang of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period. The State of Chu sent troops to invade the State of Zheng. As the Chu State was so powerful at that time, the weak Zheng State really had no ability to resist. As a result, the Zheng State suffered a defeat, and even Zheng Wangjie was captured by the Chu general Chuan Fengxu. After the war
After the war, the Chu army was surrounded by the younger brother of the King of Chu. He wanted to take credit for the capture of Zheng Jie, saying that King Zheng Jie was captured by him, so he went to Fengxu
and The two men had a dispute, and neither of them wanted to give in. There was no way to resolve it. Later, they asked Boli to be a just person to determine whose credit it was.
Bo Zhouli's method of resolving the dispute was very fair. He suggested that in order to know whose credit it was, it would be best to ask the captured King Zheng
So he ordered people to bring Zheng Wangjie, and Bozhouli explained the whole story to him. Then he stretched out his two fingers, using the upper finger to represent Chu King's younger brother
Gong Ziwei, and using the lower finger to represent Chu general Chuan Fengxu, and then Ask him by whom he was captured. King Zheng Jie hated him very much because he was captured by Chuan Fengxu, so he pointed his finger to indicate that he was captured by the young master Wei. Therefore, Bozhouli judged that this was Gongziwei's contribution.
The idiom "hands up and down" comes from this story; it means cheating in the gameplay and confusing right and wrong.
In today's society, this kind of situation often happens: for example, someone has done something illegal and knows that he deserves it
and cannot escape the fate of being punished; So they bribed secretly, or asked relatives and friends to plead for mercy and protection. As a result, big things turned into small things, and small things turned into nothing, and they still had to go beyond the reach of justice. For people like this who are involved in the matter and bend the law and commit fraud, it can be said that they are "hands on".
Unfounded worries
Once upon a time in the country of Qi, there was a very timid and a bit neurotic person. He often thought of some strange problems, which made people confused. I feel baffled.
One day, after dinner, he took a big cattail leaf fan, sat in front of the door, measured it, and said to himself:
"If one day, If the sky falls, what should we do? We have no way to escape and will be crushed to death. Isn’t this too unfair?
From then on, he worried about this problem almost every day. When his friends saw that he was in a trance and looked haggard all day long, they were very worried for him. However, when everyone knew the reason, they all came to persuade him. :
"Brother! Why do you have to worry about this matter? How could the sky collapse? Even if it does collapse,
You are not the only one. Worrying can be solved, just think about it!"
However, no matter what others say, he doesn't believe it and still worries about this unnecessary problem.
Later people based on the above story, extended it into the idiom "unfounded worries". Its main meaning is to wake people up
Don't worry about unrealistic things. . It has roughly the same meaning as "meaning to bother oneself."
One storm and ten colds
During the Warring States Period, a hundred schools of thought contended and lobbying was very popular. Generally speaking, lobbyists not only have profound scholarship and rich knowledge, but they are also most prominent in using profound and vivid metaphors to satirize those in power. Mencius was also a famous debater at that time. There is such a record in the first chapter of "Gaozi" of "Mencius":
Mencius was ignorant of King Qi's stupidity and lack of persistence in doing things. , was dissatisfied with the slanderous words of the traitor, and said to him rudely: "The king is too unwise. Although there are living creatures with strong vitality in the world, but you left them in the sun for a day, But I left it in a dark and cold place for ten days, but it was still alive! The time I spent with the king was very short, even if the king was there
I have a little determination to do good, but as soon as I leave you, those traitorous ministers come to deceive you again, and you will listen to them and tell me.
What should I do?" He pressed it and gave it a vivid blow. Metaphor: "Playing chess seems to be a trivial matter, but if you are not dedicated
you will not be able to learn well and will not win. Yi Qiu is the best chess player in the country. He taught Of the two apprentices,
one was attentive and listened to Yi Qiu's instructions; the other was always afraid of the big swan coming and was preparing to shoot the swan with an arrow. The apprentices were taught by the same master and learned together, but the latter's grades were very different. This was not a difference in their intelligence, but in their level of concentration." A story with great teaching significance. If we want to learn something and do something well, we must concentrate and work hard.
If you do something today, throw it away
and do it again the next ten days, how can you do it well? This is also one of the decisive factors for success in studying and doing things. Therefore, later people simplified Mencius's saying "one day of violence, ten days of coldness" into "one day of violence" "Ten cold"
An idiom used to describe the lack of perseverance in studying and doing things, and the impermanence of things. For example, a classmate was very casual about his studies. He had little time to study and a lot of wasted time. We said: His approach of exposing himself to the cold is not good enough.
What can be learned from it?
Three men become tigers
During the Warring States Period, when people attacked each other, in order to ensure that everyone could truly abide by their promises, countries usually gave the prince to the other country
As a hostage. "Warring States Policy": "Wei Policy" has this record:
Pang Cong, the minister of the Wei State, was about to accompany the Prince of Wei to the State of Zhao as a hostage. Before leaving, he said to the King of Wei:
"Now there is a man who says that there is a tiger in the market. Can the king believe it?"
The king of Wei said: "I don't believe it."
Pang Cong said: " If a second person says that there is a tiger in the market, can the king believe it?"
The king of Wei said: "I am a little doubtful."
Pang Cong said again: "If there is a tiger. The third person said that there was a tiger in the market. Do you believe it?"
The king of Wei said, "Of course I will."
Pang Cong said, "There is no such thing in the market." Tiger, this is an obvious thing, but after three people talked about it, it seems that there really is a tiger. Handan, the capital of Zhao State, is far away from Daliang, the capital of Wei State, much farther than the market here. , there are more than three people talking about me.
I hope the king will be more careful."
Wei Wang said: "I know everything myself."
Pang Cong. After accompanying the prince back to the country, King Wei did not summon him again.
A city is a place where the population is concentrated, so of course there will be no tigers. Saying that there is a tiger in the market is obviously a rumor and deception, but many people say this, and if they do not look at the issue from the truth, they will often believe it to be true.
This story was originally a satire on King Hui of Wei's ignorance, but later generations extended this story to become the idiom "three people become tigers", which is a borrowed metaphor
Sometimes rumors can It means to cover up the truth. For example: To judge the authenticity of something, you must carefully examine and think about it
and not hearsay. Otherwise, "three people make a tiger" and sometimes they mistake rumors for truth.
An old horse knows the way: During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi led troops to defeat the invasion of Shanrong Kingdom at the request of Yan Kingdom; King Milu of Shanrong Kingdom fled to Gu
Zhu Kingdom asked for reinforcements , Guan Zhong followed Duke Huan of Qi and defeated the reinforcements from Guzhu State. On the way back home, the Qi army was trapped because of a false guide leading them into a mysterious valley. Guan Zhong suggested using an old horse to lead the way and averted the danger.
Three orders and five orders: Sun Wu lived in Wu. The king of Wu wanted to test Sun Wu's military talents, so he gave 180 young palace maids to Sun Wu for training. Sun
The military commander divided the maids into two teams, and let King Wu's favorite concubine be the captain. Sun Wu gave the order to the palace maids and then beat the drum to convey the order. The palace maids burst into laughter and the team was in chaos. Sun Wu issued an order again, but the maids only thought it was fun and did not obey the order at all. Sun Wu said that it was the crime of the leader to disobey the order even though he
understood it, and ordered the two captains to be executed. King Wu hurriedly sent an order not to kill the princesses.
Sun Wu still killed the two princesses. Then, Sun Wu trained the palace maids again, and this time no one dared to disobey orders.
Hufu riding and shooting: During the Warring States Period, King Wu Ling of Zhao State was determined to change and become stronger. King Wuling saw that the Hu people (minority people) were wearing narrow-sleeved short coats, riding war horses, running and shooting arrows, moving quickly and very flexibly, so he decided to learn from the Hu people and reform the soldiers. Clothing, development of cavalry
soldiers. In less than a year, Zhao State had a powerful cavalry. After fighting in the south and north, Zhao State became one of the few powerful countries at that time.