1. The story of Zhuge Liang’s seven captures of Meng Huo

In the past five thousand years, I like the story of his seven captures of Meng Huo the most. This story made me deeply understand Zhuge Liang’s Generosity, wit and Meng Huo's tenacity and unyielding ability to correct his mistakes

This story mainly tells the story of when Wei, Shu and Wu were divided into three parts of the world, when the Southern Barbarians invaded Shu, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang led his troops to march south. In the first battle between the two sides, Shu won a great victory and captured Meng Huo, the leader of the Southern Barbarians. But Meng Huo was not convinced, so Kong Ming ordered him to be released. Later, Kongming found Meng Huo's lieutenant and deliberately said that Meng Huo had blamed him for the rebellion, and then released the lieutenant. After the lieutenant returned to the camp, he was always aggrieved. One day, he sent Meng Huo to the camp. Please go into your tent, tie up Meng Huo and send him to the Han camp. Kong Ming captured Meng Huo for the second time, but Meng Huo still refused to accept the offer, so Zhuge Liang let him go again. Meng Huo returned to the camp again and conspired with his younger brother Meng You. Meng You led his men to the Han camp and pretended to surrender in order to cooperate with the outsiders. Kong Ming saw through it and used the trick to get him drunk. At this time, Meng Huo came to rob the camp as planned and was captured again, but he still refused to accept it.

Repeat this seven times. After Meng Huo was captured for the seventh time, Kong Ming deliberately let him go again. Meng Huo hurriedly knelt down and swore that he would never rebel again. Seeing that he was sincerely convinced, Kong Ming felt that he could be used, so he appointed him to take charge of the southern barbarians. Meng Huo and others couldn't help being deeply moved after hearing this. From then on, Kong Ming no longer worried about Nanman.

2. Meng Jiangnu Cries at the Great Wall

Meng Jiangnu Cries at the Great Wall (mèng jiāng nǚ kū cháng chéng) is one of the four major Chinese folk love stories. It is said that when Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall, the labor was heavy. Three days after the wedding of young men and women Fan Xiliang and Meng Jiangnu, the groom was forced to set out to build the Great Wall. Soon he died of hunger, cold and fatigue, and his bones were buried under the Great Wall. Meng Jiangnu, carrying cold clothes on her back, went through many hardships and traveled thousands of miles to find her husband and came to the Great Wall, but what she got was the sad news that her husband was dead. She cried bitterly under the wall for three days and three nights. This section of the Great Wall collapsed, revealing Fan Xiliang's body. After Meng Jiangnu buried Fan Xiliang, she threw herself into the sea and died in despair.

Shanhaiguan in Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province is considered by later generations as the place where "Meng Jiangnu cried at the Great Wall", and a temple for Meng Jiangnu was built there. People traveling from south to north often shed tears of sympathy here. There is a couplet in the temple that says: "The Emperor of Qin is alive and well, and the Great Wall has built up grudges; Jiangnu is still alive, and her integrity will be engraved on every piece of stone for thousands of years." The story of Meng Jiangnu tearing down the Great Wall reflects the deep suffering caused by corvee labor in the Qin Dynasty to the people. Some people believe that the story comes from the Warring States Period.

3. The Yellow Emperor’s battle with Chi You?

The story of the Yellow Emperor’s battle with Chi You comes from the ancient Chinese book "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" and is found in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" written by Yuan Ke, the father of Chinese mythology and Eastern mythology. "Chinese Myths and Legends" is very exciting. Huangdi Ji Xuanyuan is located southeast of the Shennong and Jiuli tribes. At that time, these three tribes were the most powerful among them, so the battle for hegemony began. Ji Xuanyuan was afraid of being attacked on both sides, so he adopted a preemptive strategy, raided the Shennong tribe, and defeated the Shennong tribe in the battle on the outskirts of Banquan. Ji Xuanyuan took advantage of the victory and led his army to Zhuolu, the base of the Jiuli tribe. The battle took place in the outskirts of Zhuolu. This was one of the earliest and most famous battles in history. Chinese mythologists deified this battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You. Both sides used their magical powers, and both Feng Bo and Yu Master came to participate in the battle. Finally, Huangdi defeated the Jiuli tribe and killed Chiyou. This famous battle made Ji Xuanyuan famous in the world at that time. The chiefs of various tribes called him "Son of Heaven" and respectfully called him "Yellow Emperor". The Yellow Emperor, the yellow land.

4. Wu Zixu’s crossing of Zhaoguan

Wu Zixu’s crossing of Zhaoguan is an ancient Chinese folklore story. Wu Zixu was the second son of Wu She, an official of the Chu State. King Ping of Chu came to the throne and was extravagantly appointed as Grand Master. King Houping listened to his young master Fei Wuji's slander and was killed. Zixu fled. King Ping of Chu ordered people to draw shadows and capture Zixu everywhere. Zixu first went to the Song Dynasty, but due to the chaos in the Song Dynasty, he defected to the Wu Kingdom. He passed by the Chen Kingdom and traveled eastward for a few days before arriving at Zhaoguan (today's north of Hanshan County, Anhui Province). Zhaoguan is located between two confrontational mountains, with the river in front of it. The situation is dangerous and heavily guarded. It is really difficult to cross the pass and reach the sky. Legend has it that when Wu Zixu passed Zhaoguan, he turned his head in a hurry all night and found this place. Thanks to Dong Gao Gong's ingenious arrangement and changing clothes, Wu Zixu sneaked through Zhaoguan and arrived in the state of Wu. The story was selected into the Intangible Cultural Heritage Catalog of Anhui Province.

5. King Wuling of Zhao, riding and shooting in Hufu

When King Wuling of Zhao came to the throne during the Warring States Period, the State of Zhao was in a period of decline, and even small neighboring countries like Zhongshan often came to invade. In the wars with some big countries, Zhao State often suffered defeats, its generals were captured, and its cities were occupied. The State of Zhao was about to be annexed by other countries. Especially in terms of geographical location, Zhao State is connected to Donghu in the northeast, adjacent to the Xiongnu in the north, and bounded by Linhu and Loufan in the northwest. These tribes lived as nomads and were good at riding horses and archery. They often invaded the Zhao border with cavalry.

King Zhao Wuling saw that the Hu people had some special advantages in military clothing: they wore narrow sleeves and short coats, which were more convenient for daily life and hunting and fighting; they used cavalry, bows and arrows in battle, and they were in harmony with the Central Plains' chariots and chariots. Compared with the spear, it has greater flexibility and maneuverability. He said to his subordinates: "The cavalry of the northern nomadic people comes like flying birds and goes like a dead string. They are today's rapid reaction forces. There is no reason not to win with such troops galloping on the battlefield."

Chest King Wu Ling, who had great ambitions to make Zhao strong and prosperous, had a clear understanding of the superiority of Hu cavalry.

He believed that converting the army with cavalry and archery was the way to strengthen the army, so he said to the general Lou Xi: Our country is surrounded by powerful enemies. What should we do? "I want to be clothed."

Therefore, in order to enrich the country and strengthen the army, King Wuling of Zhao put forward the idea of ??"wearing Hu clothes" and "learning to ride and shoot" in Handan City, determined to take the strengths of the Hu people to make up for the shortcomings of the Central Plains.