First, if the internal affairs are undecided, you can ask Zhang Zhao; If you are undecided about foreign affairs, you can ask Zhou Yu.

Ce said, "A younger brother is ten times better than his son, and he is good enough to be a great post. If the internal affairs are uncertain, you can ask Zhang Zhao; If you are undecided about foreign affairs, you can ask Zhou Yu. I hate Zhou Yu's absence, and I can't tell him face to face! "

Interpretation: Sun Ce said, "Brother, your talent is much stronger than my son's, and you can shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Lord of Soochow. If you are not clear about internal affairs, you can consult Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu. Unfortunately, Zhou Yu is not here now, so I can't tell him face to face! "

Source: The Twenty-ninth Chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "Little Overlord pesters Ji Bimu to attract Jiangdong"

Second, good birds choose wood to live in.

A good bird chooses wood to live in, and a good minister chooses the Lord to walk.

Interpretation: It means that excellent birds will choose ideal trees as their habitats, and talented courtiers will choose wise lords to assist them.

Source: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the third time, "On Wen Ming Dong Zhuo's scolding of Ding Yuan for giving golden beads and Su Li's saying Lu Bu"

Third, I would rather teach me to be negative to the whole world than to teach the whole world to be negative to me.

Gong said, "It is a great injustice to kill while knowing it!" Cao Cao said, "I would rather teach me to be ungrateful to the whole world than to teach the whole world to be ungrateful to me."

Interpretation: Chen Gong said: "Knowing the identity of others and killing them is a great injustice!" Cao Cao said, "I would rather disappoint others than me."

Source: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the fourth time, abolished the emperor Chen as a thief of Dong, and Meng De offered a sword.

Fourth, I lost my wife and lost my soldiers.

Zhou Lang's clever plan to defend the world lost his wife and soldiers.

Interpretation: Zhou Yu offered a plan of "fake relatives and taking hostages". Zhuge Liang saw through it and arranged for Zhao Yun to accompany him. He first visited Zhou Yu's father-in-law, Gong Qiao, who persuaded Wu Guotai to meet in Kanluoji, and Wu Guotai really married Sun Shangxiang to Liu Bei. Metaphor is thankless.

Source: Back to the 55th chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "Sun's wife, Kong Ming, was angry".

Five, indifferent ambition, quiet and far away.

Original: A gentleman's journey is to cultivate one's morality by quietness and frugality. Not cold, not awake, not quiet, not far away.

Interpretation: Gentleman's behavior, quietness is used to cultivate character, and frugality is used to cultivate virtue. If you don't pursue fame and fortune, you can make your interest noble, your mentality stable and quiet, and you can set (achieve) lofty goals without being influenced by other thoughts.

Source: Back to the 37th chapter of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "Si Mahui recommended the celebrity Liu Xuande to visit the cottage".