The story of the queen of chickens

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During the Warring States period, the Qin State wanted to unify the whole world, so it often attacked and annexed other small countries.

Among them, there is a small country called Korea, and the king of Han is very afraid that the Qin state will attack them, so he wants to give a piece of land to the state of Qin and declare himself a vassal to the state of Qin, and this matter was known to the king of Chu, the king of Chu, so he sent a person named Su Qin to persuade the king of Han not to do this! When Su Qin arrived in Korea, he said to King Han: "Great King, although your country is small, it is rich in resources, very well armed, and there are so many warriors, why do you want to give land to Qin and become a vassal state of Qin?" King Han said hesitantly: "The Qin State is so powerful, let's send him a piece of land to make them happy, and they won't come to fight us!" Su Qin shook his head and said, "You send a piece of land to Qin now, and in the future, he will ask you for other land, how much land can you give?" When you can't send it out, the Qin State will come to beat you! King Han: "But..."Su Qin: "Don't be, there is a saying: I'd rather be a chicken than a cow." , although the mouth of the chicken is small, it can eat, and although the butt of the cow is large, it cannot eat anything at all, but can only poop! Now that you don't even have to resist, you give the country's land to the Qin State and let yourself go to the Qin State to be a vassal of the Qin State, isn't this the same as a cow's ass? ”

After listening to Su Qin's words, King Han felt very reasonable: "You are right! I'd rather be the king of a small country like Korea than a courtier of a big country like Qin! I won't give the land to the Qin State! ”

Open book useful story

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Source: Song Wang Pizhi's "Rope Water Swallow Talks: Wen Ru" Taizong read the three volumes of "Yuxian" daily, because there is a valve for things, and he makes up for it in his spare time, and he tastes it and says: "It is beneficial to open the book, and I don't think it is labor." From the Encyclopedia of Idioms

The interpretation of "open book" is to open the book, which means to read a book. There are benefits to reading books in metaphors.

StoryWhen Zhao Kuangyin, the ancestor of the Song Dynasty, established the Song Dynasty, there were still some separatist regimes in various places. The task of unifying the whole country was not completed until his younger brother Zhao Guangyi became emperor. After Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, he changed his name to Zhao Guangling, and was known as Song Taizong in history. After Song Taizong unified the country, he was determined to carry forward the traditional culture and ordered the sorting out of various ancient books. At the same time, it also attaches great importance to the collection of various ancient cultural materials. During the Taiping Xingguo period (976-983). He ordered the compilation of three major types of books, namely "Taiping Guangji", "Taiping Yulan" and "Wenyuan Yinghua", thus making important contributions to the preservation and development of China's cultural heritage. Seven or eight out of ten of the ancient books cited in the "Taiping Yulan" are now unseeable. Therefore, it can be said that it is the sum of cultural knowledge before the Northern Song Dynasty. The original name of this book was "Taiping Compilation". After compiling it, Song Dazong attached great importance to it, stipulating that he read three volumes a day and read them all after a year; Therefore, it was renamed "Taiping Yulan", which means the book that the emperor personally read during the Taiping Xingguo period. Song Taizong was very busy with political affairs, and often failed to read this book as planned due to other matters, so he made up for it in his spare time. The courtiers were afraid that if he read for too long, it would affect his health, so Taizong said: "As long as you open the scroll and read, you will have benefits, so I don't feel tired." ”

The story of the honey-bellied sword

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Source: "Zizhi Tongjian, Tang Ji, Xuanzong Sky First Year" Li Linfu is the phase, especially jealous of literary scholars, or yang and good, and yin with sweet words. It is said that Li Linfu "has honey in his mouth and a sword in his belly." ”

Interpretation: The metaphor speaks nicely and is as sweet as honey, but there is a conspiracy in the belly.

Story: Li Linfu, the official residence of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was the position of the prime minister.

This person is not bad if he talks about talent, he can write and paint. But when it comes to morality, it's bad. He is jealous of talent and harms others, and he will do whatever it takes to repel and attack anyone whose talent is stronger than him, whose prestige is higher than him, and whose power and position are similar to his. For Tang Xuanzong, he has a set of flattering skills. He tried his best to accommodate Xuanzong, and used various methods to curry favor with Xuanzong's favored concubines and confidant eunuchs, and gain their favor and support in order to maintain his position. When Li Linfu comes into contact with people, he always shows an amiable appearance on the outside, and he says some beautiful "goodwill" words in his mouth, but in fact, his character is very sinister and cunning, and he often secretly harms others. For example, on one occasion, he pretended to be sincere and said to his colleague Li Shizhi: "Huashan produces a lot of gold, and if it can be mined, it can greatly increase the wealth of the country." It's a pity that the emperor doesn't know yet. Li Shizhi thought this was the truth, and hurriedly ran to suggest that Xuanzong hurry up and mine, Xuanzong was very happy to hear it, and immediately brought Li Linfu to discuss, but Li Linfu said: "I already knew about this matter, Huashan is the place where the emperor's 'feng shui' is concentrated, how can it be mined casually?" I am afraid that others will persuade you to mine, I am afraid that it is not good; I've tried to tell you about it a few times, but I'm afraid to say it. Xuanzong was moved by his words, thinking that he was really a loyal and patriotic courtier, but he was dissatisfied with the right amount and gradually alienated him. In this way, Li Linfu relied on this special set of "skills", and he has been the prime minister for 19 years. Later, Sima Guang commented on Li Linfu when compiling "Zizhi Tongjian", pointing out that he was a person with a sweet mouth and a sword, which was very realistic.

The story of the river

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Source: "Jin Shu Guo Xiang Biography" Wang Yanyun: "Listening to the elephant language, like a hanging river pouring water, the injection is inexhaustible." ”

Interpretation: "hanging river", waterfall. He spoke like a waterfall. It is described as being eloquent and very talkative.

Story: During the Jin Dynasty, there was a university scholar named Guo Xiang, whose name was Xuan.

When he was young, he was already a very talented person. In particular, he can pay attention to some phenomena that he comes into contact with in daily life, and then calmly think about the truth. As a result, he is very knowledgeable and often has a unique perspective on things. Later, he devoted himself to the study of the teachings of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and had a deep understanding of their teachings. After a few years, the imperial court repeatedly sent people to invite him. He really couldn't refuse, so he had to agree, and went to the court to be a yellow doorman. When he arrived in the capital, because he was very knowledgeable, he could speak the truth about everything, and he was very eloquent and liked to express his opinions, so whenever people heard him talk about it, they felt it was fun. At that time, there was a Taiwei Wang Yan, who admired Guo Xiang's eloquence very much, and he often praised Guo Xiang in front of others and said: "Listening to Guo Xiang is like an upside-down river, pouring down endlessly, and there is never a time to dry up." Guo Xiang's eloquence can be seen from this. Later generations used "mouth like a hanging river" to describe people who are good at talking, and once they speak, they will be upside down and overflowing, and there will never be a time to stop.

Open and honest stories

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The idiom "open and honest" means that people have simplified "open and honest" to the idiom "open and honest", which is used as a metaphor for treating people with sincerity and being frank and selfless.

This idiom comes from the Three Kingdoms. Shu Shu. Zhuge Liang's Biography Commentary", Zhuge Liang's Xiangguo is also ...... Be open and honest.

During the Three Kingdoms, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu Han, won the credit of Emperor Liu Bei. Before Liu Bei died, he entrusted his son Liu Chan to him, asking him to help Liu Chan govern the world, and sincerely said that if you can assist him, you will assist him, if he does not listen to you well and does something harmful to the country, you will replace him. After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang did his best to help the mediocre queen Liu Chan govern the country. Some people persuaded him to become king, but he sternly refused, believing that he had been entrusted by the first emperor and had already held such a high official position; Now the crusade against Cao Wei has not achieved any results, but it is unjust to increase the number of officials and knights. Zhuge Liang treats people fairly and reasonably, and does not show favoritism. Ma Tan (su) was a general he held in high esteem, and was at the forefront of the attack on Cao Wei. Because of violating moderation and losing the street pavilion, Zhuge Liang strictly abided by the provisions of the military order and killed him painfully. Before Ma Tan was sentenced, he wrote to Zhuge Liang, saying that although he died, he had no resentment under Jiuquan. Zhuge Liang himself also took responsibility for the loss of the street pavilion, and asked the queen to approve his demotion from prime minister to right general. He also issued a special order for his subordinates to criticize his shortcomings and mistakes. This was a rarity at the time. In 234 AD, Zhuge Liang fell ill and died in the army. He lived in poverty and had no inheritance for future generations.

The story of carving a boat for a sword

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Source: "Lü's Spring and Autumn Chajin"

Original:

The Chu people have a person who wades into the river, and his sword falls into the water from the boat, and he deceives his boat, saying: "It is the place where my sword falls." "The boat stops, and the one to whom it is contracted enters the water and asks for it. The boat has been done, but the sword is not, if the sword is like this, it is also confused!

Translations:

There was a Chu man who crossed the river by boat, and accidentally dropped the sword he was wearing into the river. He hurriedly carved a mark on the edge of the ship, saying, "This is where my sword fell." After the ship docked, the man went into the water to look for the sword along the mark engraved on the edge of the boat, but he did not find it for a long time. The ship has gone a long way, and the sword is still in its place. Isn't it nonsense to find a sword by carving a boat to find a sword?

A well-known story

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This idiom is derived from a story recorded in Mencius: "Burning, the same; Sheep dates, the only one. ”

Zeng Shen in the Spring and Autumn Period was a filial son. His father, Zeng Xi, liked to eat sheep dates (a small wild persimmon, commonly known as milk persimmon). After Zeng Xi's death, Zeng Shen couldn't bear to eat sheep dates anymore. This matter was passed down by Confucianism as a beautiful talk.

On one occasion, Gongsun Chou, a student of Mencius, asked Mencius about this matter: "Which is the best thing to eat?" Mencius said, "Of course it's delicious." Gongsun Chou said: "Then Zeng Shen's father and son must have loved to eat broil, but why did Zeng Shen only quit sheep and jujube after his father's death, not burning?" ”

Mencius replied, "It is loved by everyone; Sheep bezoars are Zeng Xi's special hobby, so after his death, Zeng Hui continued to eat bezoars instead of sheep bezoars. ”

According to the above records, later generations derived the idiom "popular among the people", which is a metaphor for everyone to praise and recite (mostly referring to poetry).

A groundbreaking story

Legend has it that in the earliest days in the world, heaven and earth were one. The world is like an egg, and Pangu, the founder of heaven and earth, is in the egg.

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