Once upon a time, a countryman lost an axe. He thought it was a neighbor's son who stole it, so he paid attention to what the man said and did everywhere. The more he looked at it, the more he felt that he looked like a thief stealing an axe. Later, the axe thrower
The man found the axe, which he left in the valley when he went up the mountain to cut wood a few days ago. After finding the axe, he met his neighbor's son again. Look at him again. He doesn't look like a thief.
Suspecting neighbors and stealing axes: not paying attention to facts, being suspicious of people and things.
The second step is to "encourage seedlings"
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a farmer in Song State. He always thinks that the crops in the field grow too slowly. He went to see them today and tomorrow and felt that the seedlings never seemed to grow taller. He thought to himself: Is there any way to make them grow taller and faster?
One day, he came to the field and pulled up the seedlings one by one. It took a lot of effort to pull out many seedlings one by one. When he finished pulling out the seedlings, he was exhausted, but his heart was tired.
Happy. When I got home, I boasted, "I'm exhausted today." I helped Miao Miao grow several inches! " "Hearing this, his son hurried to the field and found that all the seedlings in the field were dead.
3. It's past praying for
There was a nobleman named KATTO in the Zhou Dynasty. KATTO is not only talented in poetry, but also good at managing state affairs. Later, he was by Zhou Liwang's side to help handle state affairs. However, Zhou Liwang is arrogant and misinterprets the law. Treacherous court officials try their best to please. earth
"Advice when most needed is least heeded, list the disadvantages of failure, but treacherous court official speaks ill of him in Zhou Liwang's ear. Zhou Liwang is very tired of KATTO. Since then, treacherous court officials have gone in and out, ignoring KATTO. KATTO was so angry that he wrote a poem.
Income "Book of Songs". In the poem, he attacked the traitor and said, "There is no cure for evil!"
"incorrigible": terminally ill, medicine can't save it. The latter metaphor is that things are hopelessly bad.
riding the winds and breaking the waves
In the ancient Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a general named Zong Qiming in Song State. He was brave and ambitious since he was a child. One day, Zong Yi's uncle asked him what his ambition was, and Zong Yi replied, "I would like to ride the wind and waves." I must break through all obstacles, go forward bravely and make a difference. After studying hard and working hard, Zong Yi finally became a general who can be good at fighting.
Later, people used "braving the wind and waves" to describe the spirit of facing difficulties.
5. A layer of water
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Northern Zhou Dynasty in the north and the State of Chen in the south were bounded by the Yangtze River.
Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty, Prime Minister of Northern Zhou Dynasty, abolished Emperor Jingdi of Zhou Dynasty, established Sui Dynasty on his own.
Determined to destroy the State of Chen, he once said, "I am the parents of the whole country. Is it because there is a Yangtze River as narrow as a belt that I watch the people in the south suffer and don't save them? "
Later, people used "only a strip of water" to describe that the two places are very close, with only a narrow water area.
6. High mountains and flowing water
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Yu Boya, who was proficient in temperament and superb in piano skills. He was a famous pianist at that time. When Yu Boya was young, he was smart and eager to learn. He has learned from others, and his piano skills have reached the level, but he always feels that he has not.
Can express the feelings of all kinds of things superbly. Boya's teacher knew his idea and took him to Penglai Island in the East China Sea by boat, so that he could enjoy the natural scenery and listen to the waves of the sea. Boya lifted up his eyes and looked out, only
Look at the choppy waves and splashing waves; Seabirds are roaring and singing; The lush trees in the forest are like entering a fairyland. A wonderful feeling arises spontaneously, as if the harmonious and beautiful music of nature is playing in the ear. Other feelings
I couldn't help playing the piano, and my voice turned at will, blending the beauty of nature into the sound of the piano. Boya experienced an unprecedented realm. The teacher told him, "You have learned."
One night boating in Boya. Facing the cool breeze and bright moon, he was full of thoughts, so he played the piano again, and the sound of the piano was melodious and getting better. Suddenly I heard someone screaming on the shore. Boya came out of the boat and saw a woodcutter standing on the shore.
Knowing that it was a bosom friend, he immediately invited the woodcutter aboard and played for him with great interest. Boya played a tune praising the mountains, and the woodcutter said, "How wonderful! Majestic and solemn, such as Mount Tai towering into the clouds! " When he plays,
When the waves were rough, the woodcutter said, "How nice! Vast and boundless, it seems to see rolling water and boundless sea! " Boya was excited and said excitedly, "bosom friend!" You are really my bosom friend. "This woodcutter is just
It's Zhong Ziqi. Since then, the two have become very good friends.
This story comes from Liezi Tang Wen. The idiom "high mountains and flowing water" is a metaphor for bosom friends and wonderful music.
7. A word teacher
Refers to a teacher who corrects a very key word in an article.
This language comes from Tao Yue's Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties in the Song Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty was a very prosperous period in the development of feudal society in China, and literature and art were also very developed, among which poetry was the most representative. At that time, there were not only many poets but also many poems, and the level of art and content was very high.
Among many poets at that time, there was a poet named Miracle. One winter, in vilen after the heavy snow, he saw plum blossoms proudly blooming, so he wrote a poem "Early Plum" to recite the plum blossoms in full bloom in early winter. There are two lines in this poem: In the former village of Zita Law, several branches opened last night. He felt very satisfied after writing it.
A man named Zheng Gu, after seeing this poem written by Miracle, thought that the meaning of this poem was not perfect, so he changed these two poems to: In the former village of Zita Law, a branch blossomed last night. Because he thinks that since there are several plum blossoms, it can't be considered as early plum blossoms.
Zheng Gu's changes, although only changed the number into a word, only changed a word, but it made the theme of Morning Plum more appropriate and the artistic conception of the poem more perfect. Qi was very appreciative of this change in Zheng Gu. At that time, he called Zheng Gu his own lyricist.
Concentrate
Once upon a time, there was a chess player named Qiu. His chess skills are superb.
Qiu has two students studying chess with him. A student is very absorbed in learning from the teacher. The other one didn't. He thinks it's easy to learn chess, so there's no need to be serious. When the teacher explained, he
Although I sat there, my eyes seemed to be looking at the chess pieces, I thought to myself, "If I shoot a swan in the wild now, it will be a good meal." Because he was always daydreaming and absent-minded, the teacher didn't listen at all.
Go inside.
As a result, although both students are famous teachers, one has made rapid progress and become a famous chess player, while the other has not learned any skills.
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9. Follow the map
Sun Yang had a son who read the "Xiangma Jing" written by his father. He thought it was easy to kiss up to horses, so he took this book and looked for good horses everywhere. He followed the pattern drawn in the book and found nothing. And according to the characteristics written in the book,
Finally, I found a clam frog with the characteristics very similar to those of the swift horse described in the book, so I happily took the clam frog home and said to my father, "Dad, I found a swift horse, but my hoof was a little poor." Father saw it, crying and laughing.
Well, I didn't expect my son to be so stupid, so he said humorously, "It's a pity that Matthew likes to jump and can't be used to pull a cart." Then he sighed: "Follow the map."
10. Conan Yimeng
Idiom to dispel doubts: describe a big dream, or compare it with an empty joy.
Idiom origin: Tang ligong wrote biography of Conan satrap.
Idiom story: Chunyuba came from the Tang Dynasty. Once, because he was drunk, he couldn't help resting under the locust tree in the yard. I didn't expect him to fall asleep In his dream, he saw King Huai 'an send someone to take him to Huai 'an, and then he married his beloved princess and appointed him as the magistrate of Conan County.
During this period, Chunyuba managed Conan very well, and the king appreciated him very much. His five sons were knighted and his two daughters were married to the prince, so his position in Huai 'an was very high.
Later, Chunyu Kun's army was defeated when he attacked the county, and then his wife became seriously ill. All these misfortunes made Chun Yuba not want to stay in the county, so he returned to Beijing. However, in Beijing,
In the park, someone spoke ill of Chunyuba in front of the king. The king didn't verify it, so he arrested his children and sent them back to his hometown. As soon as I left Huai 'an, Chunyuba woke up and realized that it was a dream.
Soon, Chunyuba found an ant hole under the locust tree in the courtyard, and there was a palace made of mud in the hole, and so on. It suddenly dawned on him that the Huai he saw in his dream should be this ant hole. The highest branch of Sophora japonica may be Conan County, where he is the magistrate.
Chun Yu remembered everything about Conan in his dream and felt that things were impermanent. The so-called wealth and fame really disappeared easily, so he finally retired to the door.
The story comes from Yang Shen's "Yilin Felling Mountain" in the Ming Dynasty. The idiom "from the book" means to do things mechanically in the old way and not know how to be flexible; It is also a metaphor to look for things according to certain clues. (End)
1 1. Teach fish to swim.
Quarrying a pile of soil by the river, Li Bai is famous for ages;
There are poems coming and going, making a big axe in front of Lu Ban.
This is the name of Li Bais Tomb written by a poet in the Ming Dynasty. Li Bai was a world-famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, and his fame spread through the ages after his death. How many literati pass by Li Bai's tomb and miss stopping for a minute to express their inner feelings by chanting poems. And their behavior can only be arty, "playing tricks in front of Lu Ban", which is too much.
Lu Ban was a native of Lu during the Warring States Period. He is an expert in making exquisite instruments. People call him an "able man", and people always regard him as the ancestor of carpenters. Who dares to show off his axe skills in front of Lu Ban?
In other words, trying to show your skills in front of experts is a ridiculous act of being too modest, which is called "playing axe in front of Lu Ban" or "playing axe in front of Lu Ban" for short. This has nothing to do with the saying that "Guan Yu plays with a broadsword in front of him"
Almost.
As a matter of fact, the idiom "teach fish to swim" took shape as early as the Tang Dynasty. Writer Liu Zongyuan has such a sentence in a preface: "Fuck the axe at the door of the class, Yaner!" It means too thick-skinned to show off the skills of using an axe in front of Lu Ban and Ren Ying (also skilled axe hands).
This idiom is sometimes used as a word of self-modesty, which means that you dare not show off your skills in front of experts.
12. Cup bow snake shadow
One day, Le Guang invited his friends to drink in the hall at home. When that friend was drinking, he suddenly saw the shadow of a small snake shaking in his glass. He was disgusted, but he drank the wine anyway. I feel uncomfortable and uneasy after drinking it. I got sick when I got home.
A few days later, Le Guang heard the news that his friend was ill and knew the reason why he was ill. Le Guang thought, "There will never be a snake in the glass!" So he ran to the place where he was drinking that day. As it turns out,
On the wall of the hall, there is a colorful bow. The shadow of the bow happened to fall where his friend put down his glass, so Yue Guang ran to his friend and explained the reason. When men understand why,
I'll be fine soon.
Later, people used the metaphor of "a cup bow and a snake shadow" to be suspicious and ask for trouble.
13. Bole Xiangma
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, which was very difficult.
Walk slowly on a steep slope. This horse is tired and it is difficult to take every step. Bole has always been very close to horses and can't help walking up to him. When the horse saw Bole approaching, he suddenly raised his head, widened his eyes and screamed loudly, as if to lean on Bole.
Sue what? Bole immediately judged from his voice that this was a rare good horse.
14. Rare
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a famous man named Mi Fei, who was outstanding in talent. At that time, Kong Rong, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine, especially appreciated him and recommended him to Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty. He wrote: "The emperor's room and royal residence must store extraordinary treasures. If it is equal, it is rare. "
Xian Di didn't dare to decide, so he handed Kong Rong's recommendation form to Cao Cao. Cao Cao loves talents, so he summoned Mi Heng. I didn't know that Mi Heng looked down on Cao Cao and was rude to him. Cao Cao appointed Mi Fei as the drummer and ordered him to play drums at the banquet.
Xing. Who knows that Miheng beat the drums and cursed Cao Cao, which made Cao Cao very embarrassed. Cao Cao sent Miheng to Jingzhou to surrender Liu Biao, trying to kill him by Liu Biao's hand. Unexpectedly, Liu Biao regards Mi Fei as a guest of honor. Every time he discusses or publishes a proclamation, he always
It depends on mi heng. Later, Mi Heng was disrespectful to Liu Biao. Liu Biao sent him to Huang Zu's department as a secretary. Miheng is arrogant and domineering. Finally, he was killed by Howie.
The idiom "rarity" comes from this and describes it as very rare and rare. Mostly used to praise talented people.
15. hopeless people
There was a nobleman named KATTO in the Zhou Dynasty. KATTO is not only talented in poetry, but also good at managing state affairs. Later, he was by Zhou Liwang's side to help handle state affairs. However, Zhou Liwang is arrogant and misinterprets the law. Treacherous court officials try their best to please. earth
"Advice when most needed is least heeded, list the disadvantages of failure, but treacherous court official speaks ill of him in Zhou Liwang's ear. Zhou Liwang is very tired of KATTO. Since then, treacherous court officials have gone in and out, ignoring KATTO. KATTO was so angry that he wrote a poem.
Income in The Book of Songs. In the poem, he attacked the traitor and said, "There is no cure for evil!"
"incorrigible": terminally ill, medicine can't save it. The latter metaphor is that things are hopelessly bad.
16. Learn without skill
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 Liu Xun as the queen, so she took advantage of Empress Xu's illness to bribe a female doctor to poison her.
Kill Hou Xu. 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 wanted to report it, but he didn't.
I had the heart to be punished by my wife. After thinking for a long time, I still concealed this outrageous 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 and discussed it with her family and cronies.
Measures, decided to call people to plan the rebellion, don't want to let the cat out of the bag, Xuan Di sent troops to surround her family, cut down with the doorknob.
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.
17. 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 that he was brilliant and often left his official duties behind.
Tube, but to travel. 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, Xie Lingyun's landscape poems are deeply loved by people.
Love. 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. "
18.
This idiom means treating all plants as enemy soldiers. Describe extreme doubt and panic.
This idiom comes from the Book of Jin. Fu Jian's notes show that soldiers are elite when they climb the city and look at Julian Waghann. Looking north, the vegetation on Bagong Mountain is all human.
In 383 AD, Fu Jian, the former Qin emperor in the north, was basically unified and led 900,000 soldiers and horses to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The Eastern Jin Dynasty appointed Xie Shi as the general, Xie Xuan as the pioneer, and led 80,000 soldiers to war.
After Qin Jun striker Fu Rong captured Shouyang (now Shouxian County, Anhui Province), Fu Shu personally led 8,000 cavalry into the city. He listened to Fu Rong's judgment and thought that the nomads from the army were vulnerable. As long as his follow-up troops arrive, they will surely win a great victory. So he sent a man named Zhu Xu to surrender to Xie Shi.
Zhu Xu was an official in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. After seeing Xie Shi, he reported the protection of Qin Jun, and suggested that 8 Jin Army attack Luo Jian (now Dongluo River in Huainan, Anhui) before the follow-up troops of the former Qin Dynasty arrived. Xie Shi took his advice and sent troops to attack Qin Jun's camp. The result was a great victory. Jin Jin occupied Shouyang.
Fu Jian learned that Luo Jian was defeated, and the Jin army was heading for Shouyang. In utter amazement, he immediately boarded Shouyang Chengtou with Fu Rong and personally observed the movement of 8 Jin J across the water. It was the middle of winter and the weather was gloomy. Seen from a distance, the sky above the water is gray. A closer look shows that there are many masts and warships, and the nomads from the army are armed with swords and halberds. The lineup is very neat. He couldn't help secretly praising the nomads from being well-protected and well-trained.
Then, Fu Jian looked north again. Opposite is Bagong Mountain, where there are eight rolling peaks. The terrain is very dangerous. Nomads from the base camp is stationed at the foot of Bagong Mountain. A northwest wind roared by, and the swaying vegetation on the mountain was like countless soldiers moving. Fu Jian suddenly turned pale and said to Fu Rong in horror, "Nomads from the Golden Army are formidable enemies. How can it be said that it is a weak soldier? "
Soon, Fu Jian was tricked by Xie Xuan and ordered the army to retreat a little, so that the nomads from the army could survive the battle at the water. As a result, when Qin Jun retreated, he trampled on himself, fled and was defeated.
This war is a famous underwater battle in history. It is a famous war example in history.
19. Handan toddler
According to legend, two thousand years ago, there was a young man in Shouling, Yan State, who was not worried about food and clothing. He was also a medium-sized gifted scholar in appearance, but he lacked self-confidence and often felt that everything was inferior for no reason.
Clothes are people's good, food is people's fragrance, and standing and sitting is people's elegance. 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 kind of model he should be.
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His family advised him to change this problem, which he thought was because his family took care of 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. Finally, one day, he went to the distant Handan 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 Zhuangzi Autumn Water. The idiom "Handan toddler" means to imitate others mechanically. If you don't learn from the strengths of others, you will lose your own strengths and skills.
20. Call a deer a horse
Qin Ershi's prime minister, Zhao Gao, is ambitious, planning to usurp the throne all day long. However, he doesn't know how many people can be at his mercy and how many people are against him. So he thought of a way to test his prestige and find out who dared to oppose him.
One day, Zhao Gao brought a deer into the palace and said to Qin Ershi with a big smile, "Your Majesty, I will give you a good horse." Qin Ershi looked at it and thought: This is not a horse, this is obviously a deer! Then smiled at it.
Zhao Gao said, "The Prime Minister has made a mistake. There is a deer here. How can you say it's a horse? " Zhao Gao said with a straight face: "Please see clearly, this is indeed a swift horse." Qin Ershi looked at the deer again, a little skeptical.
He said calmly, "Why do horses have horns on their heads?" Zhao Gao turned around, pointed to the ministers and said loudly, "Your Majesty can ask the ministers if you don't believe me."
Ministers were all at a loss by Zhao Gao's nonsense, and whispered privately: What is this Zhao Gao doing? It's obviously a deer or a horse! Ministers see Zhao Gao sinister smile on his face, eyes staring at Zhao Gao in turn, eyes staring at everyone in turn, suddenly understand Zhao Gao's intention.
Some timid people with a sense of justice bow their heads and dare not speak, because telling lies is sorry for their conscience, and telling the truth is afraid of being hurt by Zhao Gao in the future. Some honest people insist that it is manual rather than horse. There are also some adulterers who usually follow Zhao Gao closely and immediately support Zhao Gao's statement and say to the emperor, "This is indeed a swift horse!"
Afterwards, Zhao Gao punished those honest ministers who did not obey him by various means, and even copied them.
2 1. Don't get in the way
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Jin Xiangong listened to rumors, killed Prince Shen Sheng, and sent someone to arrest Shen Sheng's younger brother Zhong Er. When Zhong Er heard the news, he fled the State of Jin and forgot about it for more than ten years.
After many hardships, Zhong Er came to the State of Chu. King Chu Cheng thought that Zhong Er would make great achievements in the future, so he greeted him with state gifts and regarded him as a distinguished guest.
One day, the King of Chu gave a banquet in honor of Zhong Er, and the two chatted, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. Suddenly, the king of Chu asked Zhong Er, "If one day you return to the State of Jin and become a monarch, how can you repay me?" Zhong Er thought for a moment and said, "Beauty is waiting."
From, precious silk, your majesty, you have a lot of rare bird feathers and ivory skins, which are even richer in Chu. What rare items are there for your majesty in the state of Jin? "The king said," childe is too modest. Having said that, you should always be good to me.
Show something, right? "Zhong Er replied with a smile," if this is your blessing. If I can really return to China to be in power, I would like to get along well with your country. If one day, Jin Chu goes to war, I will definitely order the army to stay away from the three houses (one house)
If I can't get your forgiveness, I will fight you again. "
Four years later, Zhong Er really returned to the State of Jin and became a monarch. This is the famous Jin Wengong in history. The state of Jin became stronger and stronger under his rule.
In 633 BC, the two armies of Chu and Jin fought. In order to fulfill his promise, Jin Wengong ordered the troops to retreat 90 miles and stay in Chengpu. When Chu Jun saw that 8 Jin J was retreating, he thought the other side was afraid and immediately pursued it. The Jin army took advantage of the weakness of the Chu army's pride in underestimating the enemy, concentrated its forces and defeated the Chu army greatly, and won the battle of Chengpu.
The story comes from Zuo Zhuan Xi Gong Twenty-two Years. This idiom means not arguing with others or making concessions on your own initiative.
22. Watch plums to quench your thirst
One summer, Cao Cao led his army to crusade against Zhang Xiu. The weather is unusually hot, the sun is like fire, and there is not a cloud in the sky. The troops walked on the winding mountain road, and the dense trees and rocks scorched by the sun on both sides made people breathless. By noon, the soldiers' clothes were soaked, the marching speed slowed down, and several weak soldiers fainted on the side of the road.
Cao Cao was worried that the marching speed was getting slower and slower, and that the fighter plane would be delayed. However, at present, tens of thousands of people can't even drink water. How can we speed up? He immediately called the guide and asked him quietly, "This is attached."
Is there a water source nearby? The guide shook his head and said, "The spring is on the other side of the valley, and there is still a long way to go." Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "No, it's too late." He looked at the forest in front of him and thought for a moment.
After a while, he said to the guide, "Don't say anything, I'll think of something." He knew that even if he ordered the troops to speed up at the moment, it would not help. A brainwave, here comes the solution. He grabbed the horse by the stomach and quickly rushed to the front of the team.
Pointing at the front with a whip, he said, "Soldiers, I know there is a big piece of Merlin ahead. The plums there are big and delicious. Let's hurry around this hill and go to Meilin! " Hearing this, the soldier seemed to have eaten it.
Mouth, spirits, the pace couldn't help to speed up a lot.
The story comes from a false prophecy in Shi Shuo Xin Yu. The idiom "looking at plum to quench thirst" is to comfort yourself or others with fantasy.
23. Steal bells from your ears
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhi Bo, a nobleman of the State of Jin, was defeated. Someone took the opportunity to steal from Fan's house and saw a big clock hanging in the yard. This clock is made of exquisite bronze with exquisite shapes and patterns. Thief's heart
I'm so happy. I want to take this beautiful clock home. But this clock is big and heavy, so it cannot be moved. There is only one way he can think of, and that is to break the clock and move home separately.
The thief found a big hammer and threw it at the clock desperately. There was a loud bang, which startled him. The thief panicked and thought, this is bad. Isn't this noise equivalent to telling people that I stole the clock here? In desperation, he jumped on the bell and tried to cover it with open arms, but how to cover it? The bell is still echoing in the distance.
The more he listened, the more afraid he became. He withdrew his hands freely and covered his ears hard. "Hey, the bell is getting smaller and I can't hear it!" The thief was very happy. "wonderful! If you can't cover your ears, you can't hear the bell.
Really! "He immediately found two cloth balls and plugged his ears, thinking that no one could hear the bell. So I let go and hit the bell. When the bell rang, it spread loudly to far away places. People flocked to hear the bells.
The thief was caught.