1. Don't do it because of the small evil, and don't do it because of the small good

Source: The History of the Three Kingdoms, Shu Shu, Biography of the Ancients by Chen Shou in the Western Jin Dynasty

Interpretation: Don't do it because it is a small bad thing, and don't care because it is a small good thing.

allusion: to serve others with virtue means to exercise admiration with good virtue. Although Liu Bei has a slight deficiency in the power of the machine, he has a noble moral sentiment, which has influenced his assassin. Before he died, Liu Bei also used this as a way to educate his son Liu Chan, that is, "Don't do it with small evil, and don't do it with small good".

2. Asking for fields and asking for homes

Origin: Chen Shou's Biography of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu and Chen Deng in the Western Jin Dynasty

After that, Xu Yun and Liu Bei * * * sat in Jingzhou, herding Liu Biao, and talking about the people in the world, they said, "Men in Chen Yuanlong's lakes and seas are full of heroism." Prepare to say, "Xu Jun talks about right and wrong?" The table said: "If you want to say something wrong, this gentleman is a good man, and it is not appropriate to say it in vain; What I want to say is that Yuan Long is famous in the world. " Prepare to ask: "Jun Yan Hao, would rather have something evil?" "I saw Yuan Long when I was in chaos," said Bi.

Yuan Long didn't want to be the guest host, and he didn't talk to each other for a long time. He went to bed and made the guest get out of bed. " Bei said, "You have the name of a national scholar. Today, the world is in chaos, and the emperor has lost his home. I hope you are worried about your country and forget your home, and you have the intention of saving the world. However, you beg for land and ask for shelter, which is taboo for Yuan Long. Why should you talk to you? If you are a villain, you want to lie a hundred feet upstairs and lie on the ground. Why is it evil between getting on and off the bed? "

Interpretation:

Xu Yi and Liu Bei sit together in Jingzhou, where Liu Biao and Liu Bei comment on the world together. Xu Wei said: "Chen Deng is a Jianghu man, and his arrogance is unruly." Liu Bei asked Liu Biao, "Is Xu Yijun right?" Liu Biao said: "If it is wrong, Xu Yijun is a good man and won't say false words;" If he is right, Chen Yuanlong is famous all over the world. "

Liu Bei asked Xu Li, "You said he was bold. Is there any example?" Xu Wei said: "I was once in a war and passed by Xiapi. I went to see Chen Deng. He didn't mean to entertain guests. He didn't talk to me for a long time. He slept on the big bed and let me sleep under the bed. "

Liu Bei said, "You have a reputation as a statesman. Now the world is in chaos, and the emperor can't be in power. I hope you will worry about your country and forget your home. But what about you? You are busy buying land all day, asking about the price of real estate everywhere, and nothing you say can be taken as good words. This is a taboo for Yuan Long. Why should he talk to you? If it was raining at that time, I would have slept on the floor a hundred feet by myself, so how could it be just between getting on and off the bed? "

3, Zhurou resurrected

Source: The Spring and Autumn Annals of Kyushu by Sima Biao in the Western Jin Dynasty.

describes living a comfortable life for a long time and doing nothing. Later, he lamented that he had wasted his time and wanted to make a difference.

Interpretation:

Liu Bei lived in Jingzhou for many years after he attached himself to Liu Biao in Jingzhou. One day, Liu Bei found that his thigh gave birth to fat, which made him cry. When Liu Biao met him and asked why, Liu Bei replied, "I used to ride a horse, and I didn't have fat on my thighs." Now I don't ride horses anymore, and the meat on my thighs has grown again. Time flies, people are about to step into old age, but they have failed to make contributions, so they feel sad. "

Extended information

In the History of the Three Kingdoms, Chen Shou commented on Liu Bei's heroism: "My ancestors were generous and generous, knowing people and treating scholars, with the style of high ancestors and heroic tools. And the whole country is lonely in Zhuge Liang, but the mind is innocent, sincere to the public, and the ancient and modern track is also prosperous. If you don't grasp Wei Wu, you are too narrow. However, if you don't bend and don't scratch, you will not be the next one. If you suppress the other, you will not tolerate yourself, not only for profit, but also to avoid harm. "

Liu Bei's machine power is not as good as Cao Cao's, but his generous, considerate and indomitable character and spirit finally made him an emperor. Liu Bei once spared no expense in visiting the thatched cottage, used many talents to unite with Sun Quan, and led the allied forces with Zhou Yu to defeat Cao Cao in Chibi, and also took over four counties in Jingzhou in the south. Liu Bei borrowed Jingzhou Jiangling from Sun Quan and won the battle in Hanzhong. He is a veritable strategist and politician.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Liu Bei.