Thousand Characters

Chapter 59

[Original text]

It is good and wonderful.Mao Shishuzi, the worker frowns and smiles.

【Note】

Conflict: Disputes and conflicts between people.Vulgar: This refers to the common people and the whole society.And both: the meaning of together, together.Mao Shi: Mao Qiang and Xi Shi, both of them were great beauties of the State of Yue in the Spring and Autumn Period.Shu: Beautiful. "Shuzi": It refers to a woman who is impeccable in terms of voice, smile, appearance and posture.Work: Good at doing something.frown: frown.Yan Xiao: beautiful smiling face.The first two sentences here are admiration for the skills and inventions of the previous eight people, who not only promoted the progress of social life and production, but also facilitated the daily life of ordinary people.The last two sentences talk about Mao Qiang and Xi Shi, two great beauties in ancient China. We often say "sinking fish and falling geese" refers to these two beauties.

【Interpretation】

These technologies and inventions have helped people resolve disputes among themselves and promoted the development of society, which are very ingenious and commendable.The two beauties, Mao Qiang and Xi Shi, had perfect voices, smiles, postures and postures, even frowning looked extremely pretty, and their smiles were even more touching.

【allusion】

Liu Xiu, the founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is the ninth grandson of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.In 24 AD, a large-scale peasant uprising broke out in Bronze Horse, and soon developed into a powerful uprising team, which threatened the rule of the Han Dynasty.Emperor Liu Xuan then ordered Xiao Wang Liu Xiu to lead his troops to conquer.Liu Xiu was good at fighting and resourceful, and soon defeated the Bronze Horse Peasant Rebel Army.After the Bronze Horse Rebel Army was defeated, they returned to the Han Army. After obtaining the consent of Emperor Liu Xuan, Liu Xiu incorporated all the surrendered troops into his own team, which greatly enriched the strength of the army and enhanced its combat effectiveness.Liu Xiu also asked the emperor for permission to designate the leaders and generals of the Bronze Horse peasant uprising army as marquises on behalf of the emperor.After the generals of the Bronze Horse Peasant Uprising Army were named marquises, due to the large number of these generals, Liu Xiu's generals were worried that these people would join forces to launch a large-scale rebellion, so they couldn't believe them, and they often avoided them in fear. When interacting with them, some people even subconsciously regard them as enemies, be on guard everywhere, always be careful, always thinking that they will be attacked by them at any time.At the same time, these surrendered generals were also anxious all day long, because they also realized that the other party was doubting their sincerity, and even worried that they would be eradicated by Liu Xiu one day.Among them was a subdued general who had always been known for his outspokenness, and he could never pretend to have grievances in his stomach.One day, he uttered his worries in front of Liu Xiu alone.When Liu Xiu learned of this, he did not say anything to the outspoken general, but immediately arranged the generals according to their original positions, and withdrew their original soldiers from the army of his subordinate generals. Horses, let them lead directly.Later, when Liu Xiu inspected the various ministries, he only brought a few guards with him, and never guarded the surrendered generals and their soldiers.Liu Xiu's act of sincerity inspired and encouraged the generals under him, and they began to have friendly exchanges with the surrendered soldiers.The surrendered soldiers were even more moved by Liu Xiu's sincerity. Not only were the panic and worries in their hearts completely eliminated, but they also became more loyal to Liu Xiu and the Han Dynasty.They said in private: "King Xiao has put his heart in the belly of others, so what else should we worry about? We should serve him wholeheartedly and sincerely, in order to truly express our sincerity and gratitude." Later, these surrendered generals led a total of [-] troops and made great contributions in helping Liu Xiu establish the Eastern Han Dynasty.Xi Shi and Dong Shi In the Yue Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a beautiful woman named Xi Shi.On weekdays, Xishi is very lovable no matter her gestures or her voice and smile. Even if she doesn't wear makeup and dresses plainly, she will attract many people's attention when she walks on the road.It is said that Xishi suffered from heartache since she was a child. One day she fell ill, and she covered her chest with her hands and frowned, showing a coquettish and weak look. When she walked through the countryside, all the villagers opened their eyes wide look at her.There is also a woman named Dong Shi in the village next door to Xi Shi. She is average-looking and usually speaks loudly, but she always wants to be a beauty.Wearing this kind of clothes today, combing that kind of hair tomorrow, but still no one says she is beautiful.On this day, she saw that Xi Shi's way of covering her chest and frowning was liked by so many people, so she followed Xi Shi's way, covering her chest with her hands, frowning tightly, and walked around the village.Unexpectedly, this woman's pretentious and weird appearance made her even more ugly.As a result, the people in the village hid away when they saw it, as if they saw the plague god.It would be very stupid for a person to blindly imitate other people's appearance if he doesn't know how to use his own characteristics to maximize his strengths and avoid weaknesses, and to find an image that suits him.Similarly, when a person behaves in the world, he should also be based on his own actual situation, instead of copying others' practices mechanically, in order to achieve good results.

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