The story of the horse's head

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Source: "Zuo Chuan: The Fourteenth Year of Xianggong" Xun Yanling said: "The rooster crows and drives, the foundation is well and the stove is the stove, and only the horse is the head."

Interpretation: "Zhan" means to see. The original meaning of this idiom is that in battle, the soldier looks at the head of the general's horse to decide the direction of action. It is now used as a metaphor for obeying a command or being willing to follow.

Story: During the Warring States Period, the Duke of Jin Nao united twelve vassal states to attack the Qin State, and the commander of the coalition army was Xun Yan, the general of the Jin State.

Gou Yan originally thought that the Twelve Nations Alliance was attacking Qin. The Qin army must have panicked. Unexpectedly, Jing Gong had already learned that the coalition forces were uneven and their morale was low, so he was not timid and did not want to seek peace. Gou Yan had no choice but to prepare for battle, and he issued an order to the generals of the whole army, saying: "Tomorrow morning." As soon as the rooster crowed, he began to set off on horseback and cart. All armies were to fill in wells and dismantle stoves. When I was fighting, the whole army would look at my horse's head to determine the direction of action. I ran there, and everybody ran there. Unexpectedly, Gou Yan's generals thought that Gou Yan's feint order was tyrannical, and he was disgusted and said: "The Jin State has never given such an order, why should you listen to him?" Well, his horse's head is west, and I want to go east. The general's deputy said, "He is our head, and I listen to him." So he also led his own army to the east: and with this the whole army was immediately confused. Gou Yan lost his lower army, and looked up to the sky and sighed: "Since the orders given cannot be carried out, there will be no hope of victory, and a battle will definitely benefit the Qin army." He had no choice but to order the entire army to be withdrawn.

The story of a blind man touching an elephant

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Idiom: A blind man touches an elephant

Pinyin: xiang

derivation

"The Great Nirvana Sutra" 32: "The one who touches the teeth is like a reed root, the one who touches the ears is like a basket, the one who touches the head is like a stone, the one who touches the nose is like a pestle, the one who touches the feet is like a mortar, the one who touches the spine is like a bed, the one who touches the abdomen is like a revel, and the one who touches the tail is like a rope." ”

interpretation

The metaphor is based on only a partial understanding of things or partial experience, and then speculating and trying to make a comprehensive judgment.

Allusion

According to ancient Indian Buddhist scriptures, there was a small country in India in ancient times, and the king was called the Mirror King. He believed in Shakyamuni's Buddhism, worshiped Buddha and chanted sutras every day, and was very devout. However, at that time, many gods and witches were popular in the country, and most of the subjects were confused by their teachings, and the people's hearts were confused, and right and wrong were not clear, which was very unfavorable to the governance of the country. The Mirror King wanted his subjects to convert to Buddhism, so he came up with the idea of educating and inducing them with the appearance of a blind man touching an elephant. The Mirror King instructed his courtiers, "Find some blind men who are completely blind and come to the royal city." The messenger soon gathered a group of blind men and led them to the palace. The messenger went into the palace and reported to the King of Mirrors, "O king, the blind man you commanded to find has been brought to the palace. The Mirror King said, "Take the blind people to the elephant garden early tomorrow morning, let each of them touch only one part of the elephant's body, and then immediately bring them to the square in front of the palace." ”

The next morning, the Mirror King gathered all his ministers and tens of thousands of commoners in the square in front of the palace, and the people were boiling with each other, and no one knew what important thing the king was about to announce. After a while, the messenger led the blind people to the high seat of the Mirror King, and the people in the square fell silent. The Mirror King asked the blind people, "Have you all touched the elephant?" The blind people replied in unison, "I have touched an elephant!" Then the Mirror King said, "Tell each of you what an elephant looks like!" The blind man who touched the elephant's leg was the first to stand up and say, "Tell the holy king, that the elephant is like a large round barrel of lacquer." The blind man who touched the elephant's tail said, "King, the elephant should be like a broom." The blind man who touched the elephant's belly said, "O king, the elephant is indeed like a drum." Then those who touched the elephant's head said that the elephant was like a big spoon, those who touched the tusks said that the elephant was like a bull's horn, those who touched the back of the elephant's tail said that the elephant was like a stick, and those who touched the elephant's ears said that the elephant was like a dustpan. Finally, the blind man who touched the elephant's trunk said, "O holy king, the elephant is like a thick rope." "A group of blind people divided into several groups, arguing and arguing, saying that they were right and others were wrong. Then they came to the King of Mirrors and argued, "O king! The elephant does look exactly what I said! At this time, the subjects present all laughed when they saw this, and the Mirror King also looked at everyone meaningfully and laughed.

Fabricated stories

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Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty was a famous general in the history of our country. He had great ambitions at an early age and later became a famous general in the Song Dynasty. During the period of Song Gaozong, the Jin Wushu (zhu) invaded, Yue Fei used a small number of troops, defeated the Jin soldiers, decided to cross the Yellow River and continue to pursue, he impassionedly said to the soldiers: "Directly smash the Huanglong Mansion, and everyone have a good time!" ”

Seeing that the situation was quite unfavorable to the Jin state, Jin Wushu secretly wrote to Qin Hui, a traitor of the Song Dynasty, asking him to try to kill Yue Fei. So, Qin Hui took advantage of the power of the prime minister to order Yue Fei to withdraw his troops and return to the dynasty after twelve gold medals in a row. Yue Fei had no choice but to abandon his plan to regain the lost territory and return to the capital Lin'an (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang). In order to achieve the goal of killing Yue Fei, Qin Hui actually framed Yue Fei for plotting to rebel out of nothing, and imprisoned Yue Fei and his son Yue Yun.

At this time, the general Han Shizhong was very unhappy, and ran to question Qin Hui in person: "You said that Yue Fei's father and son rebelled, is there any evidence?" Qin Hui couldn't come up with any evidence, so he had to answer shamelessly: "There is no need for this matter." In today's parlance, it means that there may be, and there may be. Han Shizhong pointed to his nose and said very angrily: "How can the three words 'unnecessary' convince the people of the world!" ”

Under Qin Hui's false accusation, Yue Fei was killed on "trumped-up" charges, and he was only thirty-nine years old when he died.

Later, people used the idiom "unwarranted" to refer to making something out of nothing, describing the deliberate fabrication of charges to frame others.

The story of Meng's mother's three migrations

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The story of Meng's mother's three migrations

【Zhuyin】mengmusanqian

【Story】

Mencius was a great thinker during the Warring States period. Mencius lost his father when he was a child, and he relied on his mother Ni to spin and weave cloth day and night to pick up the burden of life. Ni is a hard-working and knowledgeable woman, and she hopes that her son will be motivated to study and become a talent as soon as possible.

Once, Meng's mother saw Meng Ke fighting with the neighbor's children, and Meng's mother felt that the environment here was not good, so she moved.

Another day, Meng's mother saw a large stove in the neighbor's blacksmith's house, and several blacksmiths covered in oil were striking iron. Meng Ke is in the corner of the yard, using bricks to make anvils and wooden sticks to make hammers, imitating the movements of the blacksmith master, and he is playing hard! Meng Mu thought that the environment here was still not good, so she moved again.

This time she moved her family to the wilderness. One day, Mencius saw a funeral procession dressed in filial piety clothes, crying and carrying the coffin to the cemetery, and several sturdy young men dug out the tomb with hoes and buried the coffin. He thought it was funny, so he imitated their movements, dug the ground with a branch, and seriously buried a small branch as if it were a dead man. It wasn't until Meng's mother came to find him that he was pulled home.

Meng's mother moved for the third time. This time, there is a school next door to my home, and there is a gray-bearded teacher who teaches a group of students of all sizes. The teacher shook his head and led the students to read every day, and the procrastination voice was like singing, and the naughty Meng Ke also shook his head and read it. Meng's mother thought that her son liked to study, and she was very happy, so she sent Meng Ke to school.

But one day, Meng Ke skipped school. Meng Mu was heartbroken when she found out. When Meng Ke came back after having had enough, Meng's mother called him to his side and said, "You are greedy for fun, skipping school and not studying, just like a cut cloth, you can't weave a cloth; If you can't weave cloth, you won't have clothes to wear; If you don't study well, you will never become a talent. As he spoke, he picked up the scissors, and with a "bang", he cut all the cloth that was about to be woven on the loom.

Meng Ke was stunned with fright. This time, Meng Ke's heart was really shaken. He thought about it for a long time, and finally understood the truth, and from then on he concentrated on reading. Because of his talent and intelligence, he later studied with Confucius's grandson, Zisi, and finally became the main representative of Confucianism.

【Source】Mencius was born with a ladylike nature, and was taught by his loving mother to move three times at an early age. Han Zhao Qi "Mencius Inscription"

【Explanation】Meng Ke's mother moved three times in order to choose a good environment to educate her children. Describe parents as having a good way of teaching their children.

[Usage] as an object, a definite; It refers to the education of children

【Similar words】The Religion of Three Migrations

He memorized the "Four Commandments" of Ban Ji from scratch, and didn't want to be angry with Meng's mother. Ming Tang Xianzu's "Peony Pavilion" is the twentieth play

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◎The story of "Meng's Mother's Three Migrations" illustrates the impact of the environment on children's psychology and behavior.

The story of Mao Sui's self-recommendation

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The allusion of Mao Sui's self-recommendation

"Historical Records: The Biography of the Plains Monarchs" records:

King Zhao asked Pingyuan Jun to ask for help from Chu, and Pingyuan Jun asked 20 of his diners to be equipped with civil and military equipment, and 19 people were obtained, and there was nothing left. Mao then recommended himself to Pingyuan Jun. The king of the plains said: "The place of the wise man is also in the world, such as the place of the cone, and the end of it is immediately seen." Mr. Jin's victory has been here for three years, and there is no praise left and right, and there is no sound of victory, and Mr. has nothing to do. Sir can't, sir stay! Mao Sui said: "The minister is pleasing to be in the bag today!" So that the fleas are in the bag, it is to stand out, not to see it at the end. ”

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qin army defeated the Zhao army on the front line of Changping. The Qin army's commander, Bai Qi, led his troops to pursue the victory and besieged Handan, the capital of Zhao.

At present, the situation of Zhao is extremely critical. Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, was ordered by the king of Zhao to go to the state of Chu to ask for troops to relieve the siege. Pingyuanjun gathered the doormen and wanted to select 20 civil and military all-rounders to go together. He picked and picked, and chose and chosen, and in the end there was still one person missing. At this time, the doorman Mao recommended himself and said, "I'll count one!" Pingyuan Jun saw Mao Sui's repeated requests, and only reluctantly agreed.

When he arrived in the state of Chu, the king of Chu only met Pingyuan Jun alone. And they sat on the temple from morning to noon, and there was no result. Mao Sui strode up the steps and shouted loudly from afar: "The matter of sending troops, whether it is beneficial or harmful, whether it is harmful or profitable, it is simple and clear, why is it not decided?" The king of Chu was very annoyed and asked Pingyuan Jun, "Who is this person?" Pingyuan Jun replied, "This man's name is Mao Sui, and he is my guest!" The king of Chu shouted: "Hurry up and retreat!" I'm talking to your master, and you're going to do it? Mao Sui saw that the king of Chu was angry, not only did not retreat, but walked up a few steps. He pressed his sword in his hand and said, "Now within ten paces, the king's life is in my hands!" Seeing that Mao Sui was so brave, the king of Chu did not scold him again, so he listened to Mao Sui's speech. Mao Sui made a very incisive analysis of the reason for sending troops to aid Zhao and the state of Chu. Mao Sui's words made the king of Chu happy and convinced, and promised to send troops immediately. Within a few days, Chu, Wei and other countries jointly sent troops to aid Zhao. The Qin army retreated. After Pingyuan Jun returned to Zhao, he treated Mao Sui as a guest. He sighed and said: "As soon as Mr. Mao arrived in Chu, the king of Chu did not dare to underestimate Zhao Guo. ”

【Interpretation】Mao Sui self-recommended. The metaphor volunteers to recommend yourself for a certain job. 166 Reading Network