1. Cao Zhi's "Seven-Step Poetry": Boil the beans to burn the bean sprouts, and drain the soybeans to make the juice. The bean sprouts are burning under the cauldron, and the beans are weeping in the cauldron. They are originally from the same root, so why rush to fry each other! Story: Cao Zhi is the youngest son of Cao Cao. He has been talented since he was a child and is loved by his father. After Cao Cao's death, his brother Cao Pi became the emperor of Wei. Cao Pi was a very jealous man. He was worried that his brother would threaten his throne, so he wanted to kill him. One day, Cao Pi called Cao Zhi in front of him and asked Cao Zhi to compose a poem in seven steps to prove his talent in poetry writing. If he couldn't write it, it would be tantamount to deceiving the emperor and he would be executed. Cao Zhi knew that his brother was deliberately trying to kill him, and he was sad and angry. He suppressed the grief in his heart and thought hard... Sure enough, he composed a poem within seven steps and read it out on the spot: The buds are crying under the cauldron, and the beans are crying in the cauldron. They are born from the same roots, why rush each other? 2. Meng Jiao misses his mother. It is said that during the Dezong period of the Tang Dynasty, Meng Jiao served as the county lieutenant of Liyang County, Jiangsu Province. One night, he was reading in the study. After reading for a while, he felt a little tired, so he stood up and walked to the window. At this time, the bright moon was in the sky outside the window, and the evening breeze was blowing gently. He looked up at the bright moon, feeling homesick. Recalling that I studied hard for decades, it was not until I was in my fifties that I became a Jinshi and became a small county captain. In the past few decades, how much effort the old mother has put into herself! Every time I go to Beijing to take the exam, my gray-haired old mother is always busy preparing her luggage before going out. Especially the night before going out this time, my mother sat under the dim oil lamp, sewing clothes for herself stitch by stitch. As she sewed, her mother muttered in a low voice: "Sew more stitches and make them more dense, so that they are strong and durable. Take care of your health when you go out, and come back early so that your mother won't worry about you at home..." At that time, I listened to His mother's heart-warming words, looking at his mother's wrinkled face and frosty white hair, Meng Jiao felt sad and his eyes were moist... He deeply felt how great maternal love is, just like The spring sunshine is so warm. Meng Jiao thought of this, and a wave of passion reverberated in his chest. He returned to the desk and wrote with a swipe of hair: The thread in the hands of a loving mother, and the clothes on the body of a wanderer. Before leaving, I am afraid of returning late. Whoever speaks of an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring light. 3. Lu You, a patriotic poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, was attacked many times by the Zhuhe faction because of his insistence on resisting the Jin Dynasty. In 1166 AD, the forty-two-year-old Lu You was dismissed from office. With no way to serve his country, Lu You returned to his hometown of Shanyin (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang) with full of grief and indignation. He shut himself up at home and studied all day long, often sitting alone until late at night with a green lantern.