Watering poem
In order to prevent being murdered by Cao Cao, Liu Bei went to the backyard of his residence to grow vegetables and water himself, as a plan to save his strength and wait for the opportunity. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, two younger brothers, said, "Big Brother doesn't care about world affairs, but only does things for ordinary people. Why? " . Liu Bei said, "The two younger brothers don't understand the real reason." One day, when Liu Bei was watering vegetables, Cao Cao sent someone to invite Liu Bei, so Liu Bei had to go home to see Cao Cao trembling. Cao Cao quietly said to Liu Bei, "Do great things at home!" The speaker is interested, but the listener cares more. This sentence scared Liu Bei to death. Cao Cao said that it was not easy for you to learn to grow vegetables, which made Liu Bei feel a little relieved. Cao Cao said that only when he saw the plums in the branches of the garden were green did he think of a past event (that is, "looking at plums to quench thirst"). Today, when he saw this plum, he had to admire it. Just as the wine was boiling, he invited you to sit in the pavilion for a while. Liu Bei was very calm after listening. When Cao Cao came to the pavilion, he saw that all kinds of wine vessels had been set and the plums were placed on the plate, so he put the plums in the wine bottle and cooked the wine. The two of them sat opposite each other and drank heartily. Halfway through the drink, suddenly dark clouds are gathering and rain is coming. Cao Cao talked about the character of the dragon and compared it to a contemporary hero. He asked Liu Bei, please tell me who is the contemporary hero? Liu Bei pretended to have no ambition and said several people, all of which were denied by Cao Cao. At this time, Cao Cao was spying on Liu Bei's inner activities to see if he wanted to dominate the world, so he said, "A hero is ambitious, has a good plan in his stomach, has the opportunity to hide the universe, and has the ambition to control the world." Liu Bei asked, who can be a hero? Cao Cao bluntly said: "There are only two heroes in the world today, you and me! Hearing this, Liu Bei was taken aback, and his chopsticks fell to the ground unconsciously. It happened that it suddenly rained heavily and thundered. Liu Bei had a brainwave and calmly bent down to pick up chopsticks, saying that he dropped them because he was afraid of thunder. Cao Cao said safely at this time, are men afraid of thunder? Liu Bei said that even saints are rude to lightning and strong winds. Can I still be afraid After such concealment, Liu Bei made Cao Cao think that he was a mediocre man with no ambition and cowardice, and Cao Cao never doubted Liu Bei again. Therefore, there is a poem praised by later generations: Mian went to the tiger's den temporarily and said that the hero was shocked and killed.