A man sells spears and shields. He said that the shield is the strongest and the spear is the sharpest. A man asked him what it would be like to poke a shield with a spear. He couldn't answer, which the ancients called self-contradiction.
2. Just be happy and don't think about it.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei occupied Shu and established Shu. After his death, his son Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, but Liu Chan was incompetent. After the death of these talented ministers, Shu was destroyed by Wei. After Liu Chan surrendered, Cao Mao of Wang Wei named him "An Le Gong", who had no real power in food and salary, and moved him to Xuchang, Weijingdu. At a banquet, Si Mazhao deliberately arranged a performance in front of Liu Chan.
Eat your bread and taste your courage
It is said that Wu fought against Yue, and Fu Cha, the king of Wu, was defeated. After that, he slept on dry wood every day and suffered hardships every day. In the end, the weak defeated the strong and defeated Gou Jian, the king of Yue. This is a famous service.
Step 4 draw cakes to satisfy hunger
When Cao Cao conquered Zhang Xiu, the army was hungry. At this time, Cao Cao climbed the mountain to wait and see and claimed that there was Meilin ahead, which survived the mutiny crisis. Later, he called it painting cakes to satisfy his hunger.
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Cock crow and practice sword-diligence and self-discipline
Zu Ti of the Jin Dynasty heard the cock crow in his sleep. He kicked Liu Kun awake and said to him, "Everyone else thinks it's unlucky to hear a rooster crow in the middle of the night. I don't think so. Why don't we get up and practice swords after hearing the cock crow? " Liu Kun readily agreed. So they get up every day after the rooster crows and practice swords, and the swords dance brightly. Spring goes to winter and cold goes to summer, and they never stop. Many things happen. After long and arduous study and training, they finally became generalists who can write good articles and lead troops to win the battle. Zu Ti was appointed General Zhenxi, which realized his wish to serve the country. Liu Kun became commander-in-chief, in charge of the military affairs in Sanzhou, Hebei and Youzhou, and also gave full play to his literary talent and military talents.
6. Keep your promise.
During the Warring States Period, the Qin army surrounded Handan, the capital of Zhao, and the king of Zhao sent Ping Yuanjun to Chu for help. Pingyuan plans to lead 20 public tourists to complete this task, of which 19 has been selected, but one of them can't decide. At this time, I volunteered to go.
When Ping Yuanjun arrived in Chu, he immediately talked with the king of Chu about "assisting Zhao", but for a long time there was no result. At this time, Mao Sui said to the king of Chu: "We asked you to send reinforcements today, and you didn't say a word, but you should not forget that despite the large number of soldiers, Chu has been defeated repeatedly and even lost its capital. In my opinion, Chu needs to unite against Qin more than Zhao! " Mao Sui's words convinced the king of Chu and immediately allowed him to send troops to help Zhao.
When he returned to Zhao, he sighed: "When Mr. Mao arrived in Chu, Chu was more important than Jiuding Road."
7. Debate between Confucianism
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Biao died and Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao. The situation is extremely unfavorable to Liu Bei and Sun Quan. Liu Bei sent Zhuge Liang to Soochow with Lu Su to persuade Sun Quan to unite against Cao. Zhuge Liang refuted the capitulationism of Zhang Zhao, Yu Fan, Lu Bu and Lu Ji in front of Sun Quan Temple, and Sun Quan finally agreed to unite with Liu Kang Cao.
8, cut the wall to borrow light
Kuang Heng is diligent and studious, but there is no candle lighting at home. There are candles next door, but the lights can't reach his house. Kuang Heng cut a hole in the wall to attract the light from his neighbor, so that the light could shine on the book to read. There is a large family in his hometown who is illiterate and rich, and there are many books at home. Kuang Heng went to his house as an unpaid employee. The host felt very strange and asked him why. He said, "I hope."
9. Carve a boat for a sword
A man who crossed the river in Chu State (also called Jiang Ren) dropped his sword into the river. He quickly carved a mark on the side of the boat and said, "This is where my sword fell." After the boat landed, the man went into the water to look for the sword along the mark carved on the side of the boat, but he couldn't find it for a long time. The ship has gone a long way, and the sword is still in its original place.
Long Hao yegong 10
Once upon a time, there was a man named Ye Gong who liked dragons very much. In his home, dragons are painted on walls, carved on pillars and embroidered on the quilt he wears. When he heard that Ye Gong likes dragons, the real dragon in the sky came to Ye Gong's house and asked him. His long tail stuck out in the hall and put his head in the window to see. When Lord Ye saw the real dragon in the sky, he was scared out of his wits, his face changed and he quickly hid.
1 1, Zheng people buy shoes.
Zheng has a man who wants to buy a pair of shoes. He measured his feet first, and then put the measured size on the seat. He hurried to the market and forgot his measurements. He has got the shoes, but said, "I forgot my size." He went home to get it. By the time he came back, the market was over and he finally didn't buy any shoes.
Someone asked him, "Why don't you try on the size of your shoes with your own feet?" He replied, "I would rather believe in size than my own feet!" 」
12, which is contradictory.
There was a man in Chu who sold both shields and spears. (He) praised himself and said, "My shield is as solid as a rock, and nothing can penetrate it." (He) also praised his spear and said, "My spear is very sharp and can't pierce anything." Someone said, "What will happen if you stab your shield with your spear?" The seller can't respond. An airtight shield and an airtight spear probably won't exist at the same time.
13, wait for him
There was a farmer in Song State. He planted several acres of land and had a big tree. One day, while he was working in the field, he suddenly saw a rabbit arrow flying normally, hitting the tree and kicking it to death. The farmer ran to pick up the rabbit and said happily, "It's a waste of effort. You can have a good meal when you go back." He took the rabbit home, the second one. Waiting for the rabbit to come. As a result, he waited all day and didn't wait for anything. He refused. From then on, he sat under the big tree every day, waiting for the rabbit to kill him. He waited and waited until the weeds in the field grew taller than the crops, and there was not even a rabbit.
14, hanging beam bites people.
Sun, a great literary master, loves learning. He doesn't rest in the morning and evening. When you are sleepy at night, tie your hair to the beam with a rope. Later he became a contemporary scholar.
It's snowing at Chengmen
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Guo saw him when he was still studying and thought he was a rare good teacher. He said to people, "It is easy to find a teacher to teach chanting, but it is not easy to find someone who can teach people to become teachers." So he worshipped Guo as a teacher and sent handmaiden to support him. But Guo was already sickly. On one occasion, he asked Zhao Wei to cook porridge for him himself. When he came in with the cooked porridge, Guo scolded him for not cooking well and cooked it again. This happened three times in a row. The fourth time, when there was no bad face when porridge was served again, Guo smiled and said, "I only saw your appearance before, but today I finally saw your sincerity!" " So he was overjoyed and taught Zhao Wei everything he had learned in his life. Zhao Wei finally became a great musical instrument.
16, pulling the mountain to lift the tripod
Xiang Yu didn't like reading and writing when he was a teenager. He switched to fencing and refused to study hard. His uncle Xiang Liang was very angry. Xiang Yu said: "As long as you can remember your name, it is enough to learn to write. Fencing is for people to see and not worth learning. I want to learn the skill of being enemies with ten thousand people. " Xiang Liang taught him the art of war, and he was very happy, but he just wanted to be sloppy and refused to study hard. It is said that Xiang Yu is twenty-three years old.
17, cup bow snake shadow
Fu Jian, king of Qin, fled after the defeat. In the process of escape, he felt that every grass and tree was chasing troops, and he was suspicious and finally escaped with an arrow.
18, according to the map
There was a man named Sun Yang in the State of Qin who was good at finding horses. Sun Yang has a son who has read "Looking for the Horse" written by his father. He found it easy to find a horse, so he took this book and looked for a good horse everywhere. But he just followed the book and found nothing.
19, Liu Ying horse test.
During the Western Han Dynasty, the central government could not effectively control the vassals because of their powerful power. Chao Cuo's separatist policy officially triggered the "Seven Kings Rebellion". Emperor ordered Zhou Yafu to send troops to rescue Liang, Zhou Yafu Liu Ying to inspect horses, cut off the rebels' back roads and cut off their supplies of food and grass, so that the rebels were defeated without a fight, and Zhou Yafu sent troops to pursue them.
20. Smell the chicken dancing
Zu Ti in the Jin Dynasty was a man with high aspirations. But he was a naughty boy when he was a child and didn't like reading. When he entered his youth, he realized his lack of knowledge and felt that he could not serve his country without studying, so he began to study. He read widely and studied history carefully, so he began to read. He read widely and studied history carefully, from which he gained rich knowledge and made great progress in his study. People who came into contact with him said that Zu Ti was a talented person who could help the emperor manage the country. When Zu Ti was 24 years old, he was recommended to be a lawyer. Without permission, he continued to study tirelessly.
2 1. Suspect the neighbor stole the axe.
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 man who lost the axe found it. It turned out that he accidentally lost his way in the valley when he went up the mountain to cut wood the other day. 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.
22. Encourage the growth of 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 up a large number of seedlings one by one. When he finished pulling out the seedlings, he was exhausted, but he was 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.
23. 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. KATTO bluntly advised him and listed the disadvantages of state affairs, but the treacherous court official spoke 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 very angry and wrote a poem, which was later included 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.
24. Ride the wind and 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.
25. A dress with 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.
26. 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 can't express his feelings about all kinds of things in a superb way. 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 looked up and saw the waves surging and splashing; 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 rises in my ear. He couldn't help playing the piano, his voice turned at will, and the beauty of nature was integrated 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. When Boya heard the sound, he got out of the boat and saw a woodcutter standing on the shore. Knowing that the man 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 played the surging waves, the woodcutter said, "How wonderful! 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 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.
27. 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 reading this poem written by Miracle, thinks that the meaning of this poem is not exhausted. So, after repeated thinking and deliberation, he changed these two poems into: In the old village of Zita Law, he opened a branch 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.
28. Focus (attention)
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, although he sat there, his eyes seemed to be looking at the chess pieces, but his heart was thinking, "If I kill a swan in the wild now, it will be a delicious meal." Because he is always daydreaming and absent-minded, the teacher doesn't listen at all.
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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29. 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. I searched according to the characteristics written in the book, and finally found a toad with characteristics very similar to those written in the book. I happily took toad home and said to my father, "Dad, I found a swift horse, but the hoof was almost the same." Father couldn't help laughing when he saw it. He didn't expect his 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."
30. 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, someone spoke ill of Chunyuba in front of the king, and the king did not 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.