According to legend, one year in ancient times, ten suns appeared in the sky, which made the earth smoke and the ocean dry up, and ordinary people could no longer live.
This incident alarmed a hero named Hou Yi. He climbed to the top of Kunlun Mountain, drew his bow and shot down nine redundant suns in one breath.
Hou Yi has made great achievements in the world and is respected and loved by the people. Many people with lofty ideals come here to study and be teachers. The treacherous and cunning Meng Peng also mixed in.
Soon, Hou Yi married a beautiful and kind wife named Chang 'e. Besides hunting, Hou Yi spends all his time with his wife, and people envy this beautiful and loving couple.
One day, Hou Yi went to Kunlun Mountain to visit friends and seek truth. He happened to meet the Queen Mother passing by and asked her for a bag of elixir. It is said that taking this medicine can instantly ascend to heaven and become immortal.
However, Hou Yi was reluctant to leave his wife, so he had to temporarily give the elixir to Chang 'e. Chang 'e hid the medicine in the dresser's treasure chest, but Meng Peng saw it.
Three days later, Hou Yi led his entourage out hunting, while Meng Peng with ulterior motives pretended to be ill.
Shortly after Hou Yi led the crowd to leave, Meng Peng broke into the backyard of the back room with a sword in his hand, threatening Chang 'e to hand over the elixir.
Chang 'e knew that she was no match for Meng Peng. In times of crisis, she made a decisive decision, turned around and opened the treasure chest, took out the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp.
Chang 'e swallowed the medicine and immediately floated off the ground, rushed out of the window and flew into the sky. Because Chang 'e was worried about her husband, she flew to the nearest moon and became a fairy.
In the evening, when Hou Yi came home, the maids cried and told what happened during the day. Hou Yi was surprised and angry, and drew his sword to kill the villain. Meng Peng has escaped. I was so angry that Hou Yi beat his chest and shouted. The grief-stricken Hou Yi looked up at the night sky and called the name of his beloved wife. At this time, he was surprised to find that today's moon is particularly bright and bright, with a swaying figure resembling Chang 'e.
Hou Yi hurriedly sent someone to Chang 'e's favorite back garden, set up a table sweetmeats, put on her favorite honey-eating fresh fruit, and offered a memorial service to Chang 'e at the Moon Palace.
After hearing the news that the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon became an immortal, people set up an incense table under the moon and prayed for good luck and peace to the kind Chang 'e. Since then, the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival in Yue Bai has spread among the people.
A symbol of Jingwei's reclamation/tenacious determination
Emperor Yan has a daughter named girl. This girl is very clever. When the Yellow Emperor saw her, he couldn't help praising her. Emperor Yan regarded this girl as the apple of his eye.
Emperor Yan is not at home, and the girl plays alone. She really wants her father to take her out to see the East China Sea where the sun rises. But because my father is busy with business: work at sunrise and rest at sunset; Day after day, I can't take her away. On this day, the girl rowed the boat alone to the place where the sun rose in the East China Sea without telling her father. Unfortunately, there was a sudden storm at sea, and a mountain of waves overturned the girl's boat. Unfortunately, the girl fell into the sea and was finally swallowed up by the ruthless sea and never came back. Emperor Yan missed his little daughter, but he couldn't illuminate her with sunshine and bring her back to life, so he had to lament alone.
When the baby girl died, her soul turned into a bird with a flower head, a white shell and red claws, and gave a cry of "Jingwei, Jingwei", so people called this bird "Jingwei".
Jingwei hates the ruthless sea for taking her young life, and she wants to avenge herself. So she kept walking a pebble from the pigeon Xana where she lived, spread her wings and flew to the East China Sea. She went back to the rough sea, groaning, throwing stones and branches, trying to fill the sea.
The sea roared and laughed at her: "bird, forget it." You will work for a million years and you will never fill me! " "
Jingwei answered the sea at high altitude: "Even if you work for 10 million years, 10 million years, until the end of the universe and the end of the world, I will fill you up eventually!" "
"Why do you hate me so much?"
"Because you took my young life, you will take many young and innocent lives in the future. I will work endlessly, and one day I will fill you up. "
Jingwei flew and sang, left the sea and flew back to Faduo Foshan to get stones and branches. Holding and throwing, she flew back and forth for several years and never stopped. Later, a petrel happened to see Jingwei while flying over the East China Sea. He was puzzled by her behavior, but after understanding the whole story, Haiyan was moved by Jingwei's fearless spirit, so she married him and gave birth to many birds, with women like Jingwei and men like Haiyan. Little Jingwei, like their mother, also went to pick up stones and fill the sea. Until today, they are still doing this kind of work.
Jingwei's perseverance, good wishes and grand ambitions are all respected by people. Tao Qian, a poet in the Jin Dynasty, wrote in his poem: "Jingwei holds Xiao Mu and will fill the sea." He warmly praised the solemn and stirring fighting spirit of Jingwei Bird who dared to fight against the sea. Later generations often use "jingwei reclamation" as a metaphor for the arduous cause of people with lofty ideals and benevolence.
People sympathize with and admire Jingwei, calling it "the bird of injustice", "the bird of oath", "the bird of ambition" and "the bird of emperor", and erecting a monument on the East China Sea, which is called "the land where Jingwei swears water".
Short Story of Sui and Tang Dynasties-Donkey Asking for Leave
Hook was a zaju actor in the court of Tang Dynasty. He became an official because of the emperor's appreciation. Because I have nothing to do on weekdays, I ride wool every day.
The donkey went to a friend's house to play chess for fun. Every time I go to a friend's house, my host warmly welcomes me from afar and tells the boy, "Take away the donkey that everyone knows."
Go to the backyard and feed carefully! "A stay is a day, less than a light, the master will never let him go home. Not fresh for a day or two,
After a few months like this, everyone knows that I am very happy to have such a rare bosom friend.
One day, he was playing chess with his master. When he was killed, he suddenly received an imperial edict from the emperor asking him to enter the palace at once.
Hook didn't dare to neglect, so he quickly asked his master to bring the donkey. After a while, the master still didn't come out. Hook hurried into the backyard.
I saw the donkey sweating and panting, unloading his shoulders from the millstone. Hook suddenly realized this.
The next morning, Hook came to his friend's house again. As usual, the master habitually opened his voice and shouted, "servants!" "
Add more forage and feed the donkey! "
Hook sneered, "Sorry, the donkey can't come today."
The host asked, "Why?"
Knowing all this, he said, "I was dizzy when I went back yesterday and couldn't get up in the shed." Please give him a few days off and let him breathe slowly! "
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[Rookie] The Allusions of Chengmen Sydney
Cheng Menxue Pear tells the story of Shi Yang and You Zuo, scholars in Song Dynasty, asking Cheng Yi and Cheng Hao for advice.
Cheng, a native of Yichuan, Luoyang, was a famous Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty. Cheng's theory was inherited and developed by Zhu, which is called "Cheng-Zhu School". Shi Yang and Zuo You, who are studying Chengcheng, have great respect. You Yang, two people, originally studied under Cheng Hao. After Cheng Hao's death, both of them were forty years old and had been admitted to Jinshi. However, they had to go to Cheng Yi to continue their studies. The story happened on the day when they first visited Cheng Yi in Songyang Academy.
According to legend, one day, Shi Yang and You Zuo came to Songyang Academy to visit Cheng Yi, and met an old gentleman who closed his eyes and took a nap. Cheng Yi knew that two guests were coming, but he wanted to keep silent and ignored them. Yang Heyou dared not disturb Mr. Wang's rest, but stood in awe and said nothing until he opened his eyes. After waiting for a long time, Cheng Yicai woke up like Luo, met Yang Heyou, and pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah! Ah! Sages have been calling here for a long time! " It means you two are still here. It was a very cold day in winter, and I don't know when it began to snow. There is more than a foot of snow outside the door.
This story is called "Cheng Men Sydney". It was widely circulated among scholars in the Song Dynasty. Later, when people describe respecting teachers and earnestly seeking advice, they often quote this allusion and idiom.
Sincerity and Courtesy —— Yan Zhaowang's Search for Talents
Since Meng Changjun was removed, Qi Min and Chu Weiwang destroyed the Song State and became more arrogant. He was bent on annexing the nations and came to heaven himself. Gal, governors of all countries are not satisfied with him; Yan, especially the northern part of Qi, was bullied by Qi and wanted revenge. Yan is a big country. Later, it spread to kuài, and after listening to the bad guys' ideas, he actually learned the legendary method of Yao Shun's abdication and gave the throne to Xiangguozi. General Yan and Prince Ping attacked the son, and the state of Yan was in chaos. In the name of pacifying the civil strife in Yan State, Qi State entered Yan State, and Yan State almost perished. Later, the soldiers and civilians of Yan made the prince the monarch, rose up and drove the army of Qi out.
Prince Ping acceded to the throne, that is. He made up his mind to make Yan strong. He made up his mind to find talents to govern the country, but he didn't find the right person. He was reminded that Guo Kun, an old minister, was quite knowledgeable, so it was better to ask him.
Yan Zhaowang personally went to see Guo Kun and said to him, "I will never forget the humiliation of Qi invading us during the civil strife in our country. But now Yan's national strength is weak, and it is not yet possible to avenge it. If a wise man comes to avenge me, I would rather wait on him. Can you recommend such talents? "
Guo Kun touched his beard and said thoughtfully, "I don't know whether to recommend ready-made talents." Please allow me to tell a story first. " Then, he told a story:
In ancient times, there was a monarch who liked swift horses. He sent people everywhere to look for it, but he couldn't find it for three years. A courtier found a precious swift horse somewhere far away and told the monarch that he could buy it back by giving him 1200 gold. The monarch was very happy and sent his courtiers to buy it with 1200 gold. Unexpectedly, when the courtiers arrived, Maxima had died of illness. The courtiers thought it was not good to go back empty-handed, so they took out half the gold they brought and bought the horse bones back.
The courtiers presented the horse bones to the monarch, who was furious and said, "I want you to buy a live horse." Who asked you to spend money to buy back the useless horse bones? " The courtier said unhurriedly, "People have heard that you are willing to spend money to buy a dead horse, and you are afraid that no one will send a live horse?"
You presided over the skepticism and no longer blamed the courtiers. As soon as the news spread, everyone thought that the monarch really loved swift horses. Within a year, several swift horses were sent from all directions.
After telling this story, Guo Kun said, "Your Majesty must be thirsty for talents. It is better to try me as a horse bone."
Yan Zhaowang was greatly encouraged. After he came back, he immediately sent someone to build a very exquisite house for Guo Kun to live in and worshipped Guo Kun as his teacher. When the world's talents heard that they were sincerely recruiting talents, they ran to Yan to inquire. One of the most famous is Zhao. Yan Zhaowang worshipped Le Yi as Yaqing and asked him to rectify the state affairs.
Chen Ping endured humiliation and studied hard.
Chen Ping was famous in the Western Han Dynasty. When he was young, his family was poor and he lived alone with his brother. In order to maintain his father's orders, he was brilliant, childless and studied behind closed doors, but he could not get his sister-in-law's permission. In order to eliminate the contradiction between brother and sister, he endured humiliation again and again. With the intensification of his sister-in-law, he finally ran away from home and wanted to travel around the world. After being rescued by his brother, he no longer cared about the past. Finally, an old man came here to teach for free. After he finished his studies, he assisted Liu Bang and achieved great success.