Legend has it that the fairy who manages horses in the sky is called Bole. In the world, people call people who are good at distinguishing the good from the bad horses Bole.
The first person is Bole, whose real name is Sun Yang, and he was born in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because of his excellent research on horses, people forgot his original name and have simply called him Bole until now.
On one occasion, Bole was entrusted by the King of Chu to buy a good horse that could walk thousands of miles every day. Bole explained to the king of Chu that swift horses are rare and hard to find. He needs to travel around the country. Please rest assured that the king of Chu will try his best to get things done.
Bole traveled to several countries and carefully inspected Zhao Yan, which is rich in famous horses. It's hard, but I still haven't found a good horse I like. One day, Bole came back from Qi. On the way, he saw a horse pulling a salt cart and struggling on a steep slope. This horse is tired and it is difficult to take every step. Bole has always been close to horses and walked towards him involuntarily. When the horse saw Bole approaching, it suddenly raised its head, widened its eyes and screamed loudly, as if to tell Bole something. Bole immediately judged from his voice that this was a rare good horse.
Bole said to the driver: "This horse gallops on the battlefield, and no horse can match it;" But it is not as good as ordinary horses for pulling carts. You'd better sell it to me. "
The driver thinks Bole is a big fool. He thought the horse was ordinary, had no strength to pull the cart, ate too much and was skinny, so he agreed without hesitation. Bole took a swift horse and went straight to Chu. Bole led the horse to the Chu Palace, patted the horse on the neck and said, "I found a good master for you." Like a swift horse, he understood the meaning of Bole, raised his front hoof and giggled, making his neck long, hissing and loud, like a stone pot of a big clock, reaching the sky. The king of Chu heard the neighing of horses and walked out of the palace. Bole pointed to the horse and said, "Your Majesty, I brought you a swift horse. Please watch carefully. "
When the king of Chu saw that the horse led by Bole was so thin, he thought Bole had fooled him and was a little unhappy. He said, "I believe you can look at the horse before buying it, but what kind of horse did you buy?" This horse is difficult to walk. Can it go to war? "
Bole said: "this is indeed a swift horse, but it looks very thin after being dragged for a long time and not carefully fed." As long as it is carefully fed, it will definitely restore physical strength within half a month. "
The king of Chu was a little skeptical and ordered the groom to try his best to feed the horse. Sure enough, the horse became thin and handsome. The king of Chu whipped his horse, only to feel that the wind was blowing around his ears and the time for breathing had already run out of a hundred miles away.
Later, a swift horse made great contributions to the battle of the king of Chu. The king of Chu has more respect for Bole.
Historical allusions: no learning and no skills
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, General Huo Guang was an important official of the imperial court and won the trust of Emperor Wu. On his deathbed, Emperor Wu entrusted his youngest son, Liu Fuling (Emperor Zhao), to Huo Guang for assistance. After the death of Emperor Zhao, Huo Guangli made Liu Xun Emperor (Xuan Di). Huo Guang was in power for more than forty years, which made great contributions to the Western Han Dynasty.
After Liu Xun succeeded to the throne, she made Xu Fei queen. Huo Guang's wife Huo Xian is a greedy woman. She wanted to marry her little daughter Cheng Jun to be a queen, so she took advantage of Xu Niangniang's illness to bribe a female doctor to poison Xu Niangniang. The poisonous trick was exposed and the female doctor was jailed. Huo Guang knew nothing about this beforehand, but when it came out, Huo told him.
Huo Guang was very scared and accused his wife of not doing such a thing. He also wanted to report it, but he couldn't bear to have his wife convicted. After careful consideration, he concealed this heinous thing. After Huo Guang's death, someone reported the case to Xuan Di, and Xuan Di sent someone to investigate and deal with it. Huo Guang's wife heard about it, discussed countermeasures with her family and cronies, and decided to gather people to plan a rebellion. She didn't want to reveal the secret, so Xuan Di sent troops to surround her family.
Ban Gu, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, commented on Huo Guang's merits and demerits in The Biography of Han Huo Guang, saying that he was "ignorant and dark in Dali", which meant that Huo Guang didn't study and had no knowledge, so he didn't know the truth of the overall situation. The idiom "no learning and no skill" means no learning and no skill.
Historical allusions: talented people
Xie Lingyun in the Southern Dynasties was a writer who wrote a lot of landscape poems. He is smart and studious, has read many books, and has been deeply loved by his grandfather Xie Xuan since he was a child.
He was born into a noble family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and the world called him "Xie" because he attacked the title of Gong. As a duke, he had no real power and was sent to Yongjia as a satrap. Xie Lingyun lamented his lack of talent, often leaving his official duties to go sightseeing. Later, he resigned and moved to Huiji, often drinking and having fun with friends. The local satrap sent someone to persuade him to restrain himself, but he scolded him. However, the landscape poems written by Xie Lingyun are deeply loved by people. Every time he wrote a new poem, he was immediately copied and spread quickly.
After Song Wendi ascended the throne, he was recalled to Beijing as an official and praised his poetry and calligraphy as "two treasures". Xie Lingyun is even more proud. He said, "There is only one stone in the world, and Cao Zijian has eight buckets. I have to fight, and the world is divided into one battle. "
This idiom comes from this, which describes people's extraordinary literary talent.
Historical allusion: Handan toddler
According to legend, two thousand years ago, there was a young man in Shouling, Yan State. He was well-fed and medium-looking, but he lacked self-confidence. He often felt that nothing was like others for no reason-his clothes were good, his food was delicious, and he was elegant when he stood and sat. He learns what he sees and loses what he learns. Although he has a new look, he still can't do one thing well. He doesn't know what he should look like.
His family advised him to change this problem, which he thought was because his family cared too much. Relatives and neighbors said he was a bear breaking a stick, but he didn't listen at all. Over time, he doubted whether he should walk like this, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt that his walking posture was too stupid and ugly.
One day, he met several people talking and laughing on the road, only to hear someone say that Handan people walk beautifully. Hearing this, he hurried forward to find out. Unexpectedly, the men saw him and walked away with a smile.
How beautiful is the walking posture of Handan people? He can't imagine, this has become his heart disease. Finally, one day, he went to Handan, a distant place, to learn to walk without telling his family.
When I arrived in Handan, I felt fresh and dazzling everywhere. Seeing children walking, he feels lively, beautiful and academic; Seeing the old man walking, he felt steady and learned; Watch women walk, sway and learn. In this way, after only half a month, he couldn't even walk, and his travel expenses were spent, so he had to climb back.
The story comes from Autumn Water in Zhuangzi. The idiom "Handan toddler" means to imitate others mechanically. Instead of learning from others' strengths, you will lose your own strengths and skills.