Those who are determined can achieve great results, even if the cauldron sinks the boat, a hundred and two Qin Passes will eventually belong to Chu;
Those who work hard will not be disappointed by God. If they lie on the salary and taste their gall, three thousand Yue Jia can swallow Wu.
Quan Lian means: People who can do great things have perseverance and will work hard and strive for success after failure. And he has the courage to break the boat.
This couplet has neat antitheses, implicit meaning, and rich philosophy. Its greatest feature is that its use of allusions is flexible and innovative, with the upper and lower couplets echoing nature and flowing through the lines, like flowing clouds and flowing water.
This couplet is widely circulated among the people and has a great influence. There are many legend authors. According to the notes of Deng Wenbin of the Qing Dynasty in "Xingshenglu", the author was Hu Jiyuan of the Ming Dynasty, and it will be said from now on. This couplet quotes the story of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, who sank his boat and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, to illustrate the importance of determination.
One theory is that it is Kim Zhengxi. I once read Wu Gongheng's "Couplets" and recorded: "Jin Youyou wrote a couplet in his library: if the cauldron sinks the boat, a hundred and two Qin Pass will eventually belong to Chu; if you lie down on firewood and taste courage, three thousand Yue Jia is determined to annex Wu. He is full of vigor and aggressiveness. In the future, he will launch an army to fight with the Qing Dynasty. This couplet is the first one. It can be seen that Jin Zhengxi is not an unfounded author.
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1. Burning cauldrons
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, people all over the country held uprisings to resist the Qin Dynasty. Tyrannical rule. At that time, Qin's 300,000 horses surrounded the giant deer of Zhao. King Zhao asked King Huai of Chu for help overnight. Xiang Yu sent Lord Dangyang and General Pu to lead 20,000 people across the Zhang River to rescue the giant deer. There were only some small victories in the war, and Chen Yu came again to ask for reinforcements. Xiang Yu first sent a force to cut off the Qin army's grain transportation route; he personally led the main force across the Zhang River to rescue Julu.
After all the Chu troops crossed the Zhang River, Xiang Yu asked the soldiers to have a hearty meal, and each of them brought three days of dry food. The boat) was dug through and sank into the river, the cooking pot (called a cauldron in ancient times) was smashed to pieces, and all the nearby houses were set on fire. This is called burning the cauldron. Xiang Yu used this method to express his determination to advance without retreating and to win.
The soldiers of the Chu army were all counted as ten. The soldiers were killing each other loudly, and the soldiers of the princes were trembling with fear. After Xiang Yu defeated the Qin army, he summoned the princes and generals. When they entered the military gate, they all knelt and walked forward on their knees. No one dared to look up. From then on, Xiang Yu truly became the general of the princes, and all princes were subordinate to him.
2. Sit down on fuel and taste courage
In 496 BC, King Helu of Wu sent troops to attack the state of Wu, but was defeated by the state of Yue. Helu was also seriously injured and died. Two years later, Helu's son Fucha led an army to defeat the State of Yue. King Gou Jian of Yue was escorted to the State of Wu as a slave. After Gou Jian endured humiliation and served the King of Wu for three years, Fu Chai finally removed his wariness and sent him back to the State of Yue.
In fact, Gou Jian did not give up his desire for revenge. On the surface, he obeyed the King of Wu, but secretly trained elite soldiers, strengthened his political power, and waited for the opportunity to counterattack the Wu Kingdom. Gou Jian was afraid that his desire for immediate comfort would weaken his will to seek revenge, so he arranged a difficult living environment for himself. He didn't use a mattress to sleep at night, but only spread some firewood (called firewood in ancient times). There was also a piece of gall hung in the house. He would taste the taste of gall from time to time in order not to forget the shame of the past.
In order to encourage the people, Gou Jian participated in labor with the queen and the people. With the concerted efforts of the people of Yue, the country of Yue became stronger and stronger, and finally found the opportunity to destroy the country of Wu in one fell swoop.
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