1, Ceng Zi kills pigs.
This historical story of China tells that Ceng Zi's wife once went to the market, and the children cried and wanted to go. The wife coaxed the child and said, don't go, I'll come back and kill the pig for you. When she came back from the market, she saw that Zeng Zi really wanted to kill pigs, and quickly stepped forward to stop her, saying it was just a joke. Ceng Zi said that children should not play jokes on him. You lied to the child this time, and the child will never believe you again.
Step 2 take care of thatched cottages
Liu Bei, who was stationed in Xinye, heard from Xu Shu and Sima Yi that Zhuge Liang was very knowledgeable and talented, so he went to Wollongong with gifts together with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and asked Zhuge Liang to come out to assist him. After three previous visits, he begged Zhuge Liang to come out and help him. Later, the situation in the three countries became very important. This is the classic story of "wandering in a thatched cottage" and the origin of this idiom.
3. Grass boat borrows arrows
Borrowing the arrow was deliberately put forward by Zhou Yu, but the witty Zhuge Liang calmly said that it only took three days. "Later, the right time, the right place and the right person, Zhuge Liang used Cao Cao's suspicious character to lure the enemy in-depth, and finally borrowed hundreds of arrows. The story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms tells us that if we want to fight a battle that is sure to win, we must make preparations in advance and make good use of various conditions to achieve our goal.
4. Tian Ji horse racing
During the Warring States Period, Qi Weiwang often competed with Tian Ji, the general of Qi State. Each of them chose three horses, and the horses were divided into three classes. However, in every competition, Tian Ji always loses to Qi Weiwang. Sun Bin, a good friend, gave him a trick to let Tian Ji deal with good horses with bad horses; First-class horse to middle-class horse; A medium horse versus a low horse. The horse is still the same horse, just change the order of appearance, and you can turn defeat into victory. Later, Tian Ji and Qi Weiwang told the story, and Sun Bin was appreciated by Qi Weiwang.
5. Supplement number.
It's about a man in the ancient state of Qi, Mr. Nan Guo, who can't play the flute, but mixed in a flute band and got a salary for nothing. Later, Qi Xuanwang died, and the king by the pool became a monarch, who liked to listen to solos. Hearing this, Mr. Nanguo packed his bags and fled overnight. The enlightenment of this story is that fraud can't stand the test of time and will eventually expose clues; People without real skills can muddle through for a while before others know the truth, but the truth will come out one day.
6, Taoyuan sworn
It tells the story of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, three people with lofty ideals, who are congenial to each other for the goal of doing something great together. They chose a Taoyuan after Zhang Feizhuang, where they toasted, burned incense and worshipped, and swore to heaven that they would share weal and woe, and share weal and woe together to realize the beautiful ideal of life. This is the famous "taoyuan sworn" in the romance of the three kingdoms.
7. Song Wu hit the tiger
The story tells that Song Wu, a hero of Liangshan, went home to visit his brother and passed by Jingyanggang. He didn't listen to the restaurant's advice and went up the hill drunk. After reading the notice on the temple door, he realized that there really was a tiger. He hesitated a little, but he went to the post anyway. Because of the attack of alcoholism, I found a big bluestone and lay down on my back. I was about to fall asleep when I saw a tiger coming. After several struggles, the tiger's prestige gradually decreased and was finally killed by Song Wu. After this incident, Song Wu became famous.
8. The East is effective.
It tells the story of ugly Dong Shi imitating beautiful Xi Shi, learning to frown and walking up and down the street, but pedestrians in the street are scared to hide when they see her like this. This historical fable tells us that it is foolish for everyone to find a suitable image and blindly imitate others according to their own characteristics.
9. Eat your bread and taste your courage.
The story of this historical figure tells the story of Yue being defeated by Wu, and Gou Jian, the king of Yue, is determined to take revenge. He used firewood as a sleeper, tried his courage before eating and sleeping, and encouraged himself not to forget his shame. After a long period of preparation, he finally defeated Wu. This idiom was later used to describe people's hard work and self-motivation.
10, poaching for light
It is mainly about a teenager, Kuang Heng. Although his family has been farming for generations, he is very studious and hardworking. Because his family is poor, he has to help others to get the cost of study. Because I have to work during the day, I only have time to read it at night, and the poor can't afford the oil for lighting, so Kuang Heng dug a hole in the wall to attract the light from his neighbors, so that the light can shine on books and read books. In this way, Kuang Heng studied hard and made a fortune. Later, he became the top scholar in the Western Han Dynasty and the official to the prime minister.