Chapter 107: Whose horse is this, why is it so funny

"Probably, but how could this kid race this horse, doesn't he even have a good horse?"

"No, with a bet of a hundred taels of silver, you can't afford to buy a good horse. ”

"Don't underestimate this crutcheted horse, you look at its momentum, plus its majestic appearance, if there are no crutches, this horse is definitely a rare good horse. ”

"Hehe, but a crutch horse is a crutch horse, no matter how it used to be a good horse and a BMW, now it is also a crutch horse. ”

"Looks like this guy is going to send us money!"

"Why do you say that?"

"This person has just come to the capital, and he is not familiar with the place, except for wanting to make friends with all the stubborn masters, who else is willing to use a crutch horse to compete. ”

"I think you have a bit of a sense when you say that. ”

"Whatever! Look at what Shan Laosan says! Don't be preempted by them when you are running. ”

"Okay! Shan Laosan, now let's talk about how to start the game!"

Shan Lao Sandao:

"Okay, I arranged it like this, I asked people to go to various piracy websites first, and every time I go to a pirated website, there will be two people reporting .............................."

The envoy of Qi is like Liang, and Sun Bin sees it as a prisoner and says that it is an envoy of Qi. Qi made it surprising, and stole it with it. Qi will treat Tian Ji with kindness and hospitality. The taboo number and Qi Zhugongzi galloped and shot again. The grandson saw that his horses were not far away, and the horses had upper, middle and lower generations. So the grandson said Tian Ji and said: "The gentleman's brother shoots again, and the minister can make the monarch win." Tian Ji believed it, and shot a thousand gold with the king and the princes. and the question, Sun Tzu said: "Today, the king is under the donkey and the other is on the horse, the king is on the horse and the other is on the horse, and the king is on the horse and the other is on the bottom." "After three generations, Tian Ji won again and again, and died as the king's daughter. So he was jealous of his grandson King Yu Wei. King Wei asked about the art of war, so he thought it was a teacher.

Translation of this paragraph

The envoy of Qi came to Daliang, and Sun Bin secretly visited him as a prisoner to persuade the envoy of Qi. The envoy of Qi felt that this person was a strange person, so he secretly carried him back to Qi. Tian Ji, the general of Qi State, appreciated him very much and treated him like a guest. Tian Ji often races horses with the sons of Qi and sets heavy bets. Sun Bin found that their horses were almost the same, and the horses were divided into upper, middle, and lower, so he said to Tian Ji: "You just have to make a big bet, I can let you win." Tian Ji believed and promised him, and bet with the king of Qi and the princes with a thousand gold. The race was about to begin, and Sun Bin said, "Now use your inferior horses against their superior horses, your superior horses against their medium horses, and your medium horses against their inferior horses." After three games, Tian Ji lost one game and won two, and finally won the gold bet of King Qi. Therefore, Tian Ji recommended Sun Bin to King Qi Wei. King Qi Wei consulted him on the art of war, and he took him as a teacher.

Notes to this paragraph

1. Such as: to, to...... go

2. Liang: The capital of the Wei state

3. Number: repeatedly, many times

4. Childe: During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the sons of princes who could not inherit the throne were called Childe

5. Galloping: Racing in a horse-drawn carriage

6. Reshoot: Place a large bet to win or lose. Shot: Bet.

7. This refers to Sun Bin, a native of Qi during the Warring States Period, who was a descendant of the famous military strategist Sun Wu (author of "The Art of War") in the late Spring and Autumn Period, and the year of birth and death cannot be examined. In 1972, the "Art of War" of Sun Bin that had been lost for more than 1,000 years was discovered from a Western Han Dynasty tomb in Yinque Mountain, Linyi, Shandong Province

8. Horse foot: refers to the horse's foot strength

9. Not very far apart: not very far apart

10. Senior: class, which refers to the different grades of horses

11. Brother: Just take care of the reshoot: You just bet big

12. Ran: think...... Yes is right: that is, it is so

13. Shoot a thousand gold: Bet on winning or losing a carriage race

14. And: Wait

15. Quality: When the game is about to be played. Quality, judging, here refers to the competition.

16. Si: In ancient times, driving a car, four horses, and a horse driving the same car was called a car

17. Both: already. This refers to the end of the three classes of horse driving races

18. Win without winning: Fail to win once, but win the last two times. Again: twice.

19. Paw: Last

20. Sun Bin: A famous military strategist during the Warring States Period and a nobleman of the Qi State

So: So.

This idiom story

Tian Ji, the general of Qi State, liked horse racing very much, and once, he agreed with King Qi Wei to have a race. The respective horses can be divided into upper, middle, and lower classes. When competing, King Qi Wei always used his upper horse to Tian Ji's upper horse, middle horse to middle horse, and lower horse to lower horse. Since King Qi's horses of each level were stronger than Tian Ji's horses, Tian Ji failed several times in the competition.

Once, Tian Ji failed again, felt very disappointed, the race was not over, so he left the racecourse dejectedly, at this time, Tian Ji looked up and saw that there was someone in the crowd, it turned out to be his good friend Sun Bin. Sun Bin beckoned Tian Ji over, patted him on the shoulder and said, "I watched the horse race just now, and King Wei's horse is not much faster than your horse." Before Sun Bin finished speaking, Tian Ji glared at him: "I didn't expect you to ridicule me!" Sun Bin said: "I'm not sarcastic about you, I'm saying that if you play with him again, I have a way to make you win him." Tian Ji looked at Sun Bin suspiciously: "You mean to change another horse?" Sun Bin shook his head and said, "Even a horse doesn't need to be replaced." Tian Ji said without confidence: "That's not even if you have to lose!" Sun Bin said confidently: "You can do things according to my arrangement." King Qi Wei won many battles, and when he was proudly boasting about his horses, he saw Tian Ji walking towards Sun Bin with him, so he stood up and said sarcastically: "What, are you still not convinced?" Tian Ji said: "Of course I'm not convinced, let's play again!" As he spoke, he poured a large pile of silver coins on the table as gambling money. When King Qi Wei saw this, he was secretly amused in his heart, so he ordered his subordinates to bring all the silver coins they had won the previous times, and add another thousand taels of gold, and put them on the table. King Qi Wei said contemptuously, "Then let's start!" A gong sounded, and the game began. Sun Bin first faced the superior horse of King Qi Wei, and Tian Ji lost in the first game. King Qi Wei stood up and said, "I can't imagine that the famous Mr. Sun Bin would come up with such a clumsy countermeasure. Sun Bin ignored him. Then the second game will begin. Sun Bin took the top horse and faced the middle horse of King Qi Wei and won a game. King Qi Wei was a little flustered. In the third game, Sun Bin took the middle horse to the inferior horse of King Qi Wei and won another game. At this moment, King Qi Wei was dumbfounded. The result of the match was a best-of-three game, with Tian Ji winning against King Qi Wei. It's the same horse, but by reversing the order of the race, the result is a victory.

What to know about this paragraph

Tian Ji: A famous general of Qi in the early Warring States period, he led his troops to defeat the Wei army in Guiling and Maling, and was sealed in Xuzhou, and was deeply trusted and loved by King Qi Wei. He and Sun Bin are partners militarily and good friends who care about each other in life.