Chapter 30
Qi Yuxuanang describes extraordinary spirit and full of energy.Used to praise a person of extraordinary temperament.Also do "qiyuxuanang".

In July 208 AD, Liu Bei defeated Dangyang and rushed to Xiakou. In October, Cao Cao went eastward from Jiangling along the river.Soochow Sun Quan sent Lu Su to Xiakou to meet Liu Bei.According to Lu Su's advice, Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang to Chaisang.

After Zhuge Liang arrived in Chaisang, Lu Su immediately went to see Sun Quan and told him the news of Zhuge Liang's arrival.Sun Quanguang had heard of Zhuge Liang's name, but had never met him in person.Although Bowang Burning Village and Fire Burning Xinye were very well arranged, Zhuge Liang was only 27 or [-] years old after all. In such a big war, Liu Bei only sent him to "jointly" fight against Cao. Is it enough?Soochow is also a counselor like a cloud, can he be compared to him?

After listening to Lu Su's report, Sun Quan said calmly: "Tell him to meet the talents of our Soochow first!" and informed Soochow's advisers in advance to wait in the outer hall.Zhuge Liang followed Lu Su in calmly. After introducing them one by one, he sat down.A group of counselors from Soochow began to look at Zhuge Liang carefully.Zhang Zhao (Zi Bu, Sun Quan's chief counselor) and others saw that Zhuge Liang was handsome and handsome, and he had an extraordinary spirit, so they expected that he would come to lobby.Thus, a fierce war of words ensued.As a result, a group of counselors from Soochow were defeated one by one by Zhuge Liang, who sometimes talked and laughed happily, and sometimes fought back righteously and solemnly.

Lessons from the past
Jia Yi was a famous writer in the Western Han Dynasty.When he was young, he was famous for his articles.Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty heard that Jia Yi was proficient in hundreds of schools of thought, so he recruited Jia Yi to the court as a doctor. At this time, Jia Yi was only 20 years old.In order to show his loyalty to Emperor Wen of Han, he wrote letters many times stating the major policies of governing the country, which was appreciated by the emperor.

Once, Jia Yi quoted in his memorial that the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties all ruled for hundreds of years, while the Qin Dynasty only passed down two generations of historical facts, and persuaded Emperor Wen of Han to follow the practices of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties and improve the political system. measures to govern the country.He quoted a proverb at the time: "The car in front overturns, and the car in the back will stop." It means that if the car in front overturns, the car in the back must be careful, and it should be used as a warning to avoid similar mistakes from happening again.Then he said: "We have seen the traces of the demise of the Qin Dynasty. If we don't pay attention, we will also embark on the road of perdition. Therefore, we must implement benevolent governance and appease the people."

Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty thought that Jia Yi's opinion was very good, so he took corresponding measures to recuperate, such as lightening corvees and reducing taxes, advocating frugality, and rewarding farming and mulberry.After two generations of emperors governed by him and his son Emperor Han Jing, the social economy has achieved great development, and the national power has gradually become stronger.Historically, the rule of this period was called "the rule of Wen and Jing".

Later, people summarized the proverb "the car in front overturns, the car behind" quoted by Jia Yi as "a lesson from the past", which was used to express that the previous car overturned accident should be used as a warning, learn from the lesson, and don't repeat this practice again.Now, it is mostly used as a metaphor to learn from the failures of others, so as to prevent yourself from going down the road of failure again.Mirror, mirror.

Preemptive
Qin Shihuang was the first emperor of our country, but he died after only being the emperor for 12 years, and passed the throne to his second son Hu Hai, also known as Qin II.Qin II became the emperor, extorting money like his father, and the lives of ordinary people were very difficult.Everyone couldn't live anymore. In 209 BC, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang took the lead in rebelling in Daze Township, and heroes all over the world responded one after another.

Xiang Liang and his family served as the generals of Chu State for generations during the Warring States Period. He and his nephew Xiang Yu were both ambitious and wanted to fight for the world.Before starting the army, he recruited Yin Tong, the deputy prefect of Kuaiji, who was known as a virtuous man, and said: "Chen Sheng and the others have rebelled west of the Yangtze River. Now is the time for heaven to destroy Qin. I think that if we attack first, we can quickly conquer Qin." To subdue the enemy, if you start too late, you can only wait to be subdued by the enemy. (The original text is: "First attack, then attack others.")" Yin Tong is a scholar, who knows the depth of it, and praised on the spot: "Listen! Said that you came from a family of generals in Chu State, and you can decide everything about raising troops." Xiang Liang asked Yin Tong to find Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu entered the house wearing a sword. Yin Tong hurriedly got up to meet him, but was cut by Xiang Yu with a sword He dropped his head and died.The poor prefect became the earliest victim of the "pre-emptive strike" strategy.Then, Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu subdued Yin Tong's army, and from then on they fought from east to west, fighting for the world.

The idiom "preemptive strike" is derived from this story, and it is now used by people to express that they should take action before the other party in order to gain the initiative in case of trouble.To send out, to start action; to control, to control, to subdue.

same

Since ancient times, there have been many famous generals with great reputation and great achievements. However, many of them ended in failure in their later years. This is all because of their arrogance and underestimation of the enemy.Hong Mai, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, wrote an essay on reading "Famous Generals Late Misunderstanding", which analyzed this phenomenon with examples.

The first is Guan Yu.During the Three Kingdoms period, Guan Yu was a fierce general under Liu Bei.When he fought Yuan Shao, he personally killed Yuan Shao's capable generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou among the ten thousand troops.Later, Guan Yu led an army to attack Cao Ren, the defender of the Wei army in Fancheng. Cao Cao sent Chu Jin and other generals to lead seven troops to reinforce. Guan Yu flooded Cao Wei's seven armies and captured Yu Jin alive. , in order to avoid Guan Yu's sharpness.However, such a wise and brave general did not realize the deceitfulness of Lu Meng and Lu Xun of Soochow. He fell into Sun Quan's scheme and was defeated in Maicheng.

Another was Wang Sizheng of the Western Wei Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.When he guarded Yubi, he was surrounded by Gao Huan of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.Gao Huan's army, with camps stretching for more than 40 miles, was finally defeated by Wang Sizheng.Later, Wang Sizheng moved to Jingzhou, and Gao Huan led an army to attack again. The two sides faced off for more than 50 days, and were finally defeated by Wang Sizheng.However, later he refused to listen to other people's advice, so he became Gao Cheng's prisoner.

In addition, Hong Mai also cited Murong Shaozong of the Northern Qi Dynasty and Wu Mingche of the Chen Kingdom of the Southern Dynasty as examples.He said with emotion: "The faults of these four people are exactly the same."

The idiom "like the same" means that it seems to come from the same rut.Metaphor two things are very similar.Ruts, traces of rolling wheels.

ten sheep and nine shepherds
Idiom Solitaire Lianliankan

Tracing back to the source to learn idioms

Ten sheep and nine shepherds: Ten sheep are herded by nine people.It is a metaphor that there are many officials and few people, and taxation and exploitation are heavy.It is also a metaphor for inconsistent orders and being at a loss.

Listening to the scriptures of herding pigs: while herding pigs, one listens to lectures.It is a metaphor for studying hard.

Jingming Xingxiu: Old refers to being proficient in Confucian classics and having good conduct.

Xiu Qi Zhiping: generally refers to ethical philosophy and political theory.

Pingbu Qingyun: flat: steady; step: walking; Qingyun: high altitude.Refers to a person rising to a very high position all of a sudden.

Cloud Hejingcong: Like clouds gathering together, like shadows following each other.It is a metaphor for the number of followers.

Take it easy: calm: not in a hurry, very calm; not urgent: not in a hurry.Take your time, stay calm.

Can't wait: forced: urgent.Too urgent to wait.describe eagerness.

up for grabs: sell: sell.Wait for a good price to sell.It is a metaphor to work for whoever gives good treatment.

广名托历: 广: buy; fish: use bait to lure fish into the bait, a metaphor for cheating.Use some kind of improper means to gain reputation.

Full of praise: keep praising.

Boiling mouth and red eyes: Describes the appearance of a person who is emotionally agitated, with a stern voice and complexion.

bare-handed: bare-handed: empty-handed.Empty hands.Metaphors have nothing to rely on.

Fist and keep in mind: Fist and fist: clench tightly, extended to sincere; keep in mind: keep in mind.Describe earnestly and never forget.

Yinglu receiving pictures: Taoism refers to being listed in the immortal book after being cultivated and receiving the Taoist scriptures of heaven and earth.It also refers to the fact that the emperor had to accept the picture book and prospered accordingly.Map, River Map; Lu, Fu Ming.It is the same as "Yingtu Shoulu".

Conspiring to misbehave: Misguided: Going out of the way, not abiding by the law.Planning things that go beyond the routine and the law.

Track things and models of the world: It is called the norm of things and the example of the world.

Xanadu: originally refers to the ideal state of being isolated from the real society and living in peace.Later, it also refers to a place with a quiet environment and a comfortable life.Borrowing refers to a fantasy world that is divorced from reality.

The source is clean and the flow is clean: the water at the source is clear, and the water downstream is also clear.The original metaphor is that people in high positions are good, and those below are also good.It is also a metaphor for the cause and effect relationship of things.

Self-cleaning: keep yourself pure and don't get caught up in dirty things.He also said that he was afraid of causing trouble, only caring about his own good, and not caring about public affairs.

好大喜gong: Refers to wanting to do great things and make great contributions regardless of the conditions.It is often used to describe an exaggerated style.

Success does not live: to live: to undertake, to possess.The original intention is to let it exist naturally, not to take it for oneself.Later, he described that he made meritorious deeds but did not attribute the credit to himself.

It's not easy to live in a big place: it was originally a joke by Gu Kuang, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, who used Bai Juyi's name.The last metaphor is living in a big city, life is not easy to maintain.

Changing children and eating: son: refers to children.It originally refers to the Song Dynasty being besieged in the Spring and Autumn Period, when the food in the city was exhausted, the people exchanged their children for food.Later, he described the extremely miserable life of the victims.

Food dislikes sweet taste: sweet taste: feel good taste.It feels tasteless to eat.Describe something in the heart, and the food is not delicious.

Poetry games

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Read allusions and learn idioms
Wu Niu Chuanyue
In the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty, there was a minister named Man Fen in the court.He was tall and burly, and he seemed to have a strong physique, but he was not.He was born weak, especially afraid of the cold.Whenever winter comes, when the north wind howls and the snowflakes fly in Luoyang, the capital city, he stays at home all day.In these cold days, not only the doors and windows of the house he lived in were tightly closed, but also thick curtains were hung.Sometimes when the whistling wind came into his ears, he would feel the coldness piercing his bones and feel restless.

One day, Emperor Wu of Jin wanted to talk about government affairs with Man Fen, so he sent someone to call Man Fen to the palace.Emperor Wu of Jin received Man Fen in the side hall and asked him to sit down facing the north window.Although there are colored glazes on the windows to keep out the wind, after all the colored glazes are transparent, he always felt the same as if there were no colored glazes, and he still felt the north wind and the chill.Man Fen was sitting with Emperor Wu of Jin, although he felt cold, he did not dare to speak out about his suffering.Seeing his uncomfortable expression, Emperor Wu of Jin knew that he might be afraid of the wind, so he smiled and asked, "Why are you so afraid of the wind?" Man Fen bent down and replied, "The buffaloes in Wu are afraid of heat, so they see the moon. I thought it was the sun, so I gasped. I have always been afraid of the cold, and when I saw the cold wind, I would shiver like Wu Niu panting at the moon." Emperor Wu of Jin laughed loudly.

In ancient my country, the Jianghuai area belonged to the land of Wu, and the buffalo here were called Wu cattle.Buffaloes are afraid of heat and like to soak in water.At night, when the buffalo saw the moon and mistook it for the sun, it gasped in fright.

Later, people used "Wu Niu Panyue" as an idiom, which is a metaphor for being afraid because of suspicion.

Wangmei quenches thirst
One summer, Cao Cao led his troops to crusade against Zhang Xiu. The weather was extremely hot, the sun was scorching hot, and there was no cloud in the sky. The troops walked on the winding mountain road, with dense trees on both sides and hot rocks scorched by the sun. , it is breathless.By noon, the soldiers’ clothes were all soaked, and the speed of the marching also slowed down. Several weak soldiers fainted by the roadside.

Seeing that the speed of the march was getting slower and slower, Cao Cao was worried that he would miss the opportunity of the battle, so he was very anxious.However, tens of thousands of horses can't even drink water right now, so how can they speed up?He immediately called the guide and asked him quietly: "Is there a source of water near here?" The guide shook his head and said, "The spring is on the other side of the valley, and there is still a long way to go around here."

Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "No, there is not enough time." He looked at the woods in front of him, pondered for a while, and said to the guide, "Don't say anything, I will find a way." Speeding things up doesn't help either.

After thinking about it, he came up with a solution. He quickly rushed to the front of the team, pointed his whip and said: "Soldiers, I know there is a large plum forest ahead. The plums there are big and delicious. Let's hurry up!" Hurry up, bypass this hill and you will arrive at Meilin!" Hearing this, the soldiers seemed to have eaten their mouths, their spirits lifted, and their pace couldn't help but speed up a lot.

The story comes from "Shishuoxinyu?"False Deceit".The idiom "Looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst" is a metaphor for comforting oneself or others with fantasies.

Nanke Yimeng

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