1. Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times

From the winter solstice of 207 AD to the spring of 208 AD, Liu Bei, who occupied Xinye (now Xinye, Henan Province) at that time, took his generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Zhuge Wollongong three times. The story of visiting Zhuge Liang in Caolu Mountain and assisting him. After that, it became a good story and gradually became an allusion, which was recorded in "Three Kingdoms·Shu Zhi·Zhuge Liang Biography·Chu Shi Biao".

2. Tang Bohu devoted himself to studying painting

Tang Bohu studied under the great painter Shen Zhou. He studied hard and diligently, and mastered painting skills quickly. He was highly praised by Shen Zhou. Unexpectedly, due to Shen Zhou's praise, Tang Bohu, who had always been modest, gradually became complacent. Shen Zhou saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart. During a meal, Shen Zhou asked Tang Bohu to open the window. Tang Bohu found that the window under his hand was actually Tang Bohu was very ashamed of a painting by his teacher Shen Zhou, and he devoted himself to learning painting from then on.

3. Xiang Yu committed suicide in Wujiang River

After the Qin Dynasty was overthrown. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang fought for the throne for several years, which was known as the "Chu-Han War" in history. In the nearly five years of the Chu-Han War, Xiang Yu turned from strong to weak, and was finally surrounded by Liu Bang's army. This story describes Xiang Yu's final battle, when he led dozens of men to break out of the encirclement. Flee to the Wujiang River. Finally he committed suicide.

4. Fan Zhongyan cut off his bones and made porridge

Fan Zhongyan, a famous scholar, politician and military strategist in the Northern Song Dynasty, loved reading in his childhood. Because his family was poor and could not afford to go to school, he lived in the monk's room of Liquan Temple in Changshan when he was 10 years old and studied hard. He cooked a small pot of gruel every day. Cut a few pickles and eat them. This is the story of "breaking the knot and cutting the porridge" that has been passed down as a legend in later generations.

5. Hanging beams and thorns

Sun Jing of the Han Dynasty, known as "Mr. Closed House", often studied alone behind closed doors. Sometimes he was too tired. In order to prevent him from dozing off, he tied one end of a rope to the beam and the other end with his hair, so that his head and neck could be hung upright. In this way, if you doze off, your hair will be pulled and hurt and you will wake up immediately. Therefore, later generations used the term "hanging beam to stab the stock" to describe the spirit of diligent study and good reading.