Said by: Shi Shuo Xin Yu Literature in the Southern Song Dynasty: "Wendi wants Dong Wang E to write poetry in seven steps, and if he fails, he will do Dafa; The answer is a poem:' Boil beans for soup and simmer them for juice; Glutinous rice is burned in the kettle, and beans weep in the kettle; We are born from the same root, so why should we speculate with each other! The emperor was deeply ashamed.
Translation:
Cao Pi, the Emperor of Wei Wen, once ordered Cao Zhi, the King of East Afghanistan, to write a poem within seven steps. If he can't write it, he will have to use the death penalty. Cao Zhi replied and wrote a poem: "Boiled beans are soup and soaked in juice. The dustpan is burned under the kettle, and the beans are crying in the kettle:' This is the same root, so why bother to fry!' "Wei Wendi listened to deeply ashamed.
Moral:
Seven steps into a poem, an idiom in China. The pinyin is Q and b ù ch é ng sh, which means that a poem can be completed in seven steps.
Metaphor means that people are quick-thinking and knowledgeable.