Story: Cang did not protect Guan Yu at first, but listened to Zhao Yun's orders and made up a complete set of two-part allegorical sayings. On one occasion, when the army was practicing martial arts, Zhou Cang hit a broadsword, and the soldiers cheered in unison, even Zhao Yun praised him a few words. Now Zhou Cang is proud. He poked the broadsword on the ground, slapped it on his chest and blew it away. Hey! If there is someone in the army who knows how to use a knife better than Lao Zhou, I am willing to pull the horse and push him! ? A soldier saw that he was too mysterious and deliberately said to him: Brother Zhou, don't blow yet. If you dare to compare with Master Guan, you will be convinced! ? Zhou Cang hasn't seen Guan Yu yet, but he has heard how good Guan Yu's saber is, and he has long wanted to touch Guan Yu. His strength came when he was excited by the team. He took the horse for a walk and strode aside to see Mr. Guan. Master Guan was reading Sun Tzu's The Art of War in his mansion when he heard Zhou Cang shouting at the door and wanted to compete with him. Although I haven't seen Zhou Cang, I have heard from Zhao Yun, the fourth brother, that he has high martial arts and integrity, but he is too reckless. He belongs to a firecracker. He just explodes. So I didn't share his knowledge, just smiled. Who knows that Zhou Cang doesn't know much, thinking that Mr. Guan was afraid of him, he took a bite? Coward? This land was directly destroyed by Mr Guan. Master Guan has a bad temper, and now he is angry. I saw him put a pile of art of war, tucked his shirt in, strode out of the mansion, grabbed the pike from the guards, replaced the knife with a gun, and used his specialty Spring and Autumn Knife to compete with Zhou Cang.
2. Did Guan Gong go to the meeting? Speak bluntly
Story: After Battle of Red Cliffs, Zhuge Liang made Zhou Yu angry and won nine counties in Jingxiang, among which Jingzhou was an important military position at that time and a battleground for military strategists. In order to complete the tripartite confrontation, Liu Bei needed to seize Xichuan to establish his own career, so he sent general Guan Yu to guard Jingzhou. In order to get the lost land, Wu never gave up the idea of retaking Jingzhou, so he hosted a banquet for Guan Yu, which was actually the Hongmen banquet. Guan Yu has been through the battlefield and knows the art of war. If he knew it was a plan, he would be prepared. So he only led a dozen followers, carrying a treasure knife and sailing lightly, and went to the meeting alone. During the dinner, Guan Yu took Lu Su to propose a toast to each other on the grounds that he had not seen him for many years. In fact, he took Lu Su hostage to escape. Seeing that Lu Su was trapped, the ambush hatchet man dared not do it easily. Guan Yu was not only invited to dinner, which frustrated the spirit of Wu State and dismissed Sun Quan's idea of retaking Jingzhou, but also praised Guan Yu's brave spirit and extraordinary intelligence.
3. Does Cao Cao eat chicken ribs? The food is not delicious enough, but people don't want to throw it away.
Story: Wei and Shu compete for the important place in Hanzhong. Cao Cao led an army stationed at the border of Gu Jie. Cao Cao was depressed because of the unfavorable start of the attack for several days in a row. At night, Cao thought about the strategy of breaking Shu alone in the big account. It happened that the official sent the chicken here for the prime minister to enjoy. Just then, Xia Houdun entered the account and asked the night slogan, and Cao Cao, who was chewing chicken ribs, casually said: Chicken ribs! Chicken ribs! ? General Xia paid the bill and, willy-nilly, called the herald and told him to pass on the slogan at night. Chicken ribs? . Is the main force of marching in the tent thin Yang Xiu a listen to this slogan? Chicken ribs? , immediately know the reason, immediately strode out of the account, called the sergeant, packed, ready to go home. This surprised Xia Houdun and asked why it was mainly thin. Yang Xiu said? With tonight's order, I knew that Wang Wei was leaving soon. Chicken ribs, eat no meat, throw them away. If you can't win today, it's no use returning it, for fear of being laughed at. Why don't you come home early? Wang Wei will be transferred tomorrow. So pack your bags first, lest you panic when you leave. ? That night, Cao Cao was puzzled and stepped out of the account, but he was surprised to see the sergeant packing in the noise. Cao Cao was furious and sent someone to ask Xia Houdun. Xia confessed the whole story. Cao Cao stamped his feet again and again after hearing this. How dare you make up words, disturb our morale and ruin my great event. Stand and cut! ? So Cao Cao was furious and beheaded Yang Xiu, and ordered his head to be hung on Yuanmen as an example.
4. gild the lily? Make unnecessary moves
Story: In ancient times, there was a family in Chu State. After offering sacrifices to their ancestors, they are going to give a pot of sacrificial wine to their clerk. Many people attended. If everyone drinks this pot of wine, it will not be enough. If you drink alone, you can have a good time. Who is this pot of wine for?
Everyone is quiet. At this time, it was suggested that everyone draw a snake on the ground. Whoever draws quickly and well will have this pot of wine for him to drink. Everyone thinks this method is good and agrees to do it. So, draw a snake on the ground.
A person draws quickly, and finishes it in the blink of an eye, so he picks up the hip flask and asks for a drink. But he looked back at the others. They weren't finished. I thought to myself, they draw so slowly. He wanted to show his skill again, so he drew a foot for the snake with a hip flask in his left hand and a branch in his right, and proudly said, You draw so slowly! It's not too late for me to draw more feet for the snake! ?
Just as he was talking, another person had already done it. The man immediately snatched the hip flask from his hand and said, "Have you ever seen a snake? A snake has no feet. Why add feet to it? So the first person to draw a snake is not you, but me! "
The man raised his head and gulped down the wine.
What will people get from this story in the future? Gild the lily? This idiom means that some people think they are smart and often do unnecessary things, but they make themselves worse and make things worse.
5. Does Jiang Taigong fish? Those who want to take the bait.
Story: Tai Gong surnamed Jiang, also known as Lu Shang, is a hero who helped and destroyed the business. When he was not reused by King Wen, he lived in seclusion in a place near Weishui, Shaanxi. This is the area ruled by Ji Chang (Zhou Wenwang), the leader of the Zhou Dynasty. He hopes to attract Ji Chang's attention and build his achievements.
The clock hangs by Taigong Changxi. Most people fish with a hook, followed by a bait, and then sink into the water to lure the fish into taking the bait. But Taigong's hook is straight, there is no bait on it, it does not sink into the water, and it is three feet away from the water. He held the fishing rod high and said to himself: Fish that don't want to live, if you want, take the bait yourself! ?
One day, a woodcutter came to the stream and saw Taigong fishing with a straight hook on the water without bait. He said to him, old man, you can't catch a fish in 100 years! ?
Taigong raised his fishing rod and said, to tell you the truth! ? I don't want to catch fish, but I want to catch kings and marquis! ?
Strange fishing methods
Taigong's peculiar fishing method finally spread to Ji Chang. When Ji Chang found out, he sent soldiers to call him. But Taigong ignored the soldiers and only cared about fishing by himself, talking to himself. Fishing, fishing, fish don't bite, shrimp make trouble! ?
After listening to the soldier's report, Ji Chang sent officials to invite the squire. But squire still didn't answer, fishing way:? Fishing, fishing, big fish don't bite, small fish don't fool around! ?