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People use "eight-to-one friendship" to express the etiquette of two disciples who have been friends for generations when they visit each other's elders, and it has gradually become an important etiquette for sworn brothers.

The allusion of "Eight Worshipers" comes from Shao Bowen, a famous scholar during the Huizong period of the Song Dynasty, "Shao Hearing and Seeing Records": Wen Yanbo, a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty, heard that the doctor Li Ji was very arrogant and was very unhappy. He told people: "Li Ji's father is my master, and he should be my junior according to seniority. He is too arrogant, and I have to teach him a lesson." Once, Wen Yanbo served as a guard in Beijing. After Li Ji heard about this, he came to express his condolences. Wen Yanbo deliberately asked Li Ji to wait in the living room, and it took a long time to see him. After meeting Li Ji, Wen Yanbo said: "Your father is my friend, please bow to me eight times!" Because of his junior qualifications, Li Ji did not dare to make a mistake, so he had to bow to Wen Yanbo eight times. Wen Yanbo defeated Li Ji's pride as an elder. The idiom "eight worshippers" comes from here.

It is generally believed that the eight prayers refer to the ritual of eight prayers. These "Eight Bows" are actually eight earth-shattering gifts of friendship. They tell the historical story of eight pairs of ancient friends who treated each other sincerely and lived in the United States.

The first worship: a friend from childhood;

The second worship: Lian Po is like a friend who committed suicide;

The third worship: Chen and Guoqi Friendship;

In the fourth prayer, it was Yuan Bo’s turn to raise green chicken and millet;

The fifth prayer: the friendship between Jiao and Tao:

The sixth prayer: Liu Life and death;

The seventh prayer: the friendship between Uncle Yi Wu and Guan Bao;

The eighth prayer: Kong Rong and Mi Heng forgot to celebrate the New Year.

1. Friends in childhood.

The story is from "Liezi Tangwen". The idiom "mountain and flowing water" derived from this is a metaphor for a close friend or confidant, and also a metaphor for beautiful music.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a musician named Boya in the Chu State who was proficient in music and piano. But he always felt that he could not express his feelings about various things in a superb way. His teacher Cheng Lian once took him to Penglai Mountain in the East China Sea, listening to the sound of the waves and appreciating the magnificence and magic of nature, which made him realize the true meaning of music. He plays the piano beautifully, like a mountain and flowing water. However, although many people praised his piano skills, he believed that he had never met anyone who truly understood his piano skills. He felt very isolated, lonely and distressed, and he was constantly looking for his soulmate.

Bo Ya worked as a doctor in Jin State. One year, Boya was sent to Chu as an envoy by the order of the King of Jin. On August 15, he took a boat to the mouth of Hanyang River. When he encountered wind and waves, the boat had to stop at the foot of a hill. At night, the wind and waves gradually subsided, the clouds opened and the moon came out. The scenery is very charming. Facing the clear breeze and bright moon, Boya's mind is full, and Qin Xing is furious. He took out the piano he brought with him and started playing it with concentration. While he was intoxicated by the wonderful sound of the piano, he suddenly saw someone listening to the music on the shore, so he called the listener on the boat to come over.

Seeing that he was just a woodcutter, Boya didn't think so. Unexpectedly, the woodcutter was talented and knew all music and piano well, which surprised Boya. Boya played a few more songs for the woodcutter and asked him to identify the meaning. Boya misses the mountains and plays songs. The woodcutter praised: "It's so beautiful. All your wishes are in the mountains." Boya thought of flowing water again and played a song. The woodcutter also praised: "Beautiful! Aim at the flowing water!"

Bo Ya was overjoyed, pushed the piano, saluted the guest, and asked: "Famous people in the world, may your name be Gao or Ya?" The woodcutter said: He reciprocated the love and said: "My surname is Zhong, but my name is humble." Bo sighed: "I know all over the world, and I know a few people." He ordered the young man to burn incense and light candles, become brothers with his son, and meet here again in the Mid-Autumn Festival next year.

In the Mid-Autumn Festival of the next year, Boya arrived as promised, but who would have expected that he would be separated from his good friend Onmyoji at this time. It turned out that he had died of illness a few months ago. Boya played the song "High Mountains and Flowing Waters" in front of Zizi's grave, and cried while playing the piano. At the end of the song, I cut the strings with my knife and sighed, "Who am I playing the piano for when my friend is gone?" After that, the piano hit the altar, the strings were broken, and Boya finally stopped playing. Later generations felt inspired and built a Qintai at the end of Guishan Mountain in Hanyang and on the edge of Yuehu Lake to commemorate it.

The stories of boyhood have been passed down through the ages, and the beautiful music of mountains and rivers still lingers in people's ears, along with the story of friends being hard to find and friends being hard to find.

2. Lian Po is a close friend.

The story comes from "Historical Records of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru": "Death and pleasure are friends of suicide."

During the Warring States Period, Zhao State official Lin Xiangru was sent to the Qin State by King Zhao to lead With rare treasures and colored stones. With wisdom and courage, he returned to Zhao State intact, was appreciated by King Zhao, and became a doctor. Later, the King of Qin proposed to meet the King of Zhao in Mianchi, hoping to force the King of Zhao to surrender. Generals Lin Xiangru and Lian Po urged Wang Zhao to participate in order to show the strength of Zhao and Wang Zhao's courage.

Lian Po strengthened the style of King Zhao and put pressure on King Qin with his bravery and skill in fighting and careful arrangements. Lin Xiangru made good friends with the King of Qin at the Mianchi Conference. He showed no weakness and fought back against various means imposed by the King of Qin. This not only restored Zhao's reputation, but also shocked the King of Qin and his ministers. Finally, King Zhao escaped humiliation and returned to Zhao safely.

In order to commend Lin Xiangru, Zhao made him a senior secretary, a higher official position than General Lian Po.

Lian Po was very unhappy about this. He considered himself brave and good at fighting, and made great contributions to seizing the city and expanding the territory. Lin Xiangru, who was of low status, was higher than himself just by his movements. This was intolerable. He openly threatened to humiliate Lin Xiangru in public.

Hearing the news, Lin Xiangru avoided seeing Lian Po everywhere. You can't complain about being sick on the day of court. Lin Xiangru asked his men to make room for Lian Po's men in the future and not to quarrel with them. Later, he went out by himself in a car. As soon as he heard that Lian Po was coming, he asked the coachman to drive into the alley and wait for Lian Po to pass. Once, Lin Xiangru went out to meet Lian Po. Lian Po ordered his men to use various methods to block Lin Xiangru's road, and finally Lin Xiangru had to order him to return home.

Lian Po was even more proud. He preached it everywhere. When the officials in Lin Xiangru heard about it, they all asked to go home. Lin Xiangru asked why, and they said: "We defected to you because we admire you as a true gentleman. Now you have to succumb to Lian Po's arrogance. We really can't stand it."

Lin Xiangru smiled after hearing this. Question: "Do you think it is King Qin who is more powerful, or General Lian Po? How can I be afraid of General Lian Po? Even the mighty King of Qin dares to insult the ministers in the court? Qin does not dare to invade my country Zhao now, but it is General Lian and I are just protecting Zhao. If we fight with each other, we are like two tigers hurting each other. How can I ignore the country's mountains and rivers because of personal grievances? Lin Xiangru's words later reached Lian Po's ears. After Lian Po heard this, he was so ashamed that he exposed his breasts and asked Lin Xiangru to bear a thorn. From then on, they became good friends in times of adversity and hardship, serving the country freshly.

3. It’s Chen’s turn to apply glue paint.

Bid on "The Duxing Biography of the Book of the Later Han Dynasty". Chen Zhong and Lei Yi were called "gentlemen" in Zhangyu County during the Yongjian and Yang family reigns of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty because of their "noble moral character" in "Wenda". They are close friends. At that time, people praised, "glue paint is stronger than Lei and Chen." After "Chen Lei glue painting", the friendship between them was extremely deep.

Chen, whose real name is Yichun. When I was young, I studied "Lu Shi" and "Yan's Spring and Autumn Annals" from Lei Yi in Poyang County. They were very friendly. The leader Zhang gave Chen Zhong the title, praised his integrity, and recommended him as "Xiaolian"

Later, Chen Zhonghe went to Beijing as a businessman at the same time. Rey was removed from his post because he had taken the punishment for someone else. Seeing this, Chen Chongjian said that he had been ill for a long time. After that, Chen repeatedly said that he was appointed as the magistrate of Xiyang County and made great contributions. His measures were unconventional. He was promoted to the county magistrate of Kuaiji, but resigned due to the death of his sister. Later, he was recruited by Leighton Stuart and served as an official. He died in office.

Lei Yi, named Zhonggong, was born in Poyang, Zhang Yu. At that time, he was a hero in the early county government and recommended many people with both ability and political integrity, but he never boasted about his contributions. When Rey was appointed Minister of Finance, one of his colleagues was punished for a crime. Rey shares responsibility for him, pleads with his boss, and is willing to take the blame on his own. After Chen Chongwen learned about it, he left his job and went to Beijing to work for Chen Qu and asked for atonement. After Emperor Shun issued an edict, both men were exempted from official duties and criminal punishment.

Rey returned to his hometown and was recommended as a scholar. Lei Yi wanted to award this title to Chen Zhong, but the Secretariat did not approve it. Lei Yi pretended to be crazy and shouted on the street with long hair that Chen Chongben should not take office. Later, the governments of the three countries recruited two people at the same time. Rey was appointed governor of irrigation and asked to oversee customs and education in the counties. He gave a lecture, and more than 70 officials at all levels, including admirals and commanders, came to listen. Soon, Lei paid homage to the censor, was awarded the Nanton Medal, and died in his office.

Praise from the world: Chen Lei Qiaoqi treats each other with sincerity; for the people, political voice carries the road.

4. The friendship between Yuan Boju, Green Chicken and Xiaomi

Between the two villages in the northern part of the old city of Yangshan in Jiaozuo, there is a pair of burial mounds, known as Renyi Gang by the world. Records: "The tomb of Renyi is half a mile north of Yangshan City. It is said to be the tomb of Fan Juqing and Zhang of the Han Dynasty. The east tomb is slightly higher and the west tomb is slightly lower. There is a stone case in the middle, which is intact as before."

Fan type, The courtesy name is Juqing, from Yangshan; the courtesy name is Bo, from Runan. Zhang Shao went to Luoyang, the eastern capital, for promotion. In a hotel, he overheard a patient moaning. After asking about it, it turned out that he was a scholar who had been doing business for several generations, and he also came to get promoted. He was bedridden due to illness and no one cared about him.

Although Zhang Shao and Van Gundy had never met, Zhang Shao tried his best to help each other and delayed medical consultation. When Van Gundy did not rest, they missed the trial period. Paradigm said: "Because of my illness, I made a mistake in my reputation, and I feel uneasy." However, Zhang Shao said: "A gentleman values ??loyalty, reputation and wealth, but his ears are weak. What a big mistake!" "Since then, Paradigm and Zhang Shao have become like flesh and blood, becoming brothers and spending half a year together. Due to Fanny's homesickness, they met a year later on the Double Ninth Festival, and Fanny went to Zhang Shao's house for a reunion.

On the Double Ninth Festival of the next year, I cleaned the thatched cottage early in the morning, urged my mother and brother to kill chickens and hold a banquet, packed up my clothes, and looked around at the entrance of the village. However, one day passed and there was still no paradigm. His mother and brother urged him to go back many times, but he refused, saying, "I will never go back until Brother Fan arrives."

At night, both mother and brother fell asleep, and Zhang Shao was still outside the door. Wait. At about two o'clock, he saw Fan Nuo looming, and he couldn't help but said with joy: "My younger brother has been waiting for me for a long time. I know that my brother is unhappy." Zhang Shao hurriedly welcomed Fan Nuo into his home.

Paradigm said hurriedly: "My good brother is busy, I am no longer a human being."

It turned out that after Zhang Fan left, Paradigm was buried among the merchants, working hard all day long, and for a while he forgot about the Double Ninth Festival. . It wasn’t until my neighbor gave me dogwood wine a few days ago that I suddenly remembered my date with Zhang Shao’s chicken millet. However, Yang Shan and Runan are thousands of miles apart and cannot be reached in one day. At this time, Fan Shi suddenly remembered an old saying: "A person cannot travel a thousand miles in a day, but the soul can travel thousands of miles.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the king of Chu Yuan was benevolent and recruited wise men. Zuo, a Yan people, yes My friend, he was a man of great character. They heard that no one in the world could count on him, so they made an appointment to go to Chu State. It was a snowy winter and they traveled all the way. It was difficult to tell the direction of the snowy mountain road in Luyu. They were cold and hungry, and they were running out of dry food, so they had to trek forward step by step.

Zuo Taobo thought, if this small amount of dry food can be provided to one person, it will be enough. He can still reach Chu State. If both of them go, they will starve to death on the way. He knows that his knowledge is not as profound as that of Yang Jiao Ai, so he is willing to sacrifice himself to achieve Yang Jiao Ai's reputation. Lying on the ground, he had to move a big stone and sit down to rest.

While moving the big stone, Zuo had already taken off his clothes and was lying naked on the snow, dying. His clothes and dry food were neatly placed. On the other hand, Yang Jiaoai was very angry, and Zuo told him to put on his clothes, take away the dry food, and quickly seek fame. Before he died, he said to Yang Jiaoai: "A good brother must have Lingyun Zhi. I hope you can put it on your brother." Buried in golden clothes. "

With tears in his eyes, Yang Jiao'ai buried Zuo in a dry well of an old tree, then took his money and dry food and walked away crying step by step. When Yang Jiao'ai came to Chu State, Chu The king summoned him and asked him for advice on how to enrich the country and strengthen the people. Yang Jiao'ai replied: "The law of enriching the country and strengthening the people cannot be imagined out of thin air. This needs to be determined based on facts. Please allow me to stay in your country for ten days before telling the king. "The King of Chu agreed and sent the doctor Pei Zhongtong.

Ten days later, Yang Jiao'ai proposed ten strategies to strengthen the country. The King of Chu was overjoyed and held a banquet in honor of him. He officially named Yang Jiao'ai as a traditional Chinese medicine doctor and gave him 120 gold coins. Two, a hundred feet of brocade silk. Yang Jiao Ai thanked Ron, but cried bitterly. The King of Chu asked him why. Yang Jiao Ai told a story, saying that it was my good friend Zuo who gave him clothes and food, and asked him to do so. Burying his younger brother. The King of Chu was very moved after hearing this, so he paid Zuo a burial fee and sent a team to escort Jiao Ai.

After Yang Jiaoai found Zuo's body, Xiangtang bathed Zuo, put on the doctor's clothes, placed the inner coffin outside the coffin, and chose an auspicious place to bury him. That night, Yang Jiaoai guarded the grave.

It turns out that Zuo's cemetery is near the tomb of Jing Ke during the Warring States Period. At that time, Jing Ke was commissioned by King Yan Dan to assassinate King Qin and was killed. Gao Jianli and his body were buried here. Jing Ke's ghost had "boundless power" and bullied Zuo many times. After hearing this, Yang Jiao Ai was very sad and wanted to dig up Jing Ke's grave, but the locals refused to obey.

So Yang Jiao Ai "drew his sword and committed suicide" and turned into a ghost to help Zuo. , wind and rain, lightning and thunder, and news of killings came from dozens of miles away. On Jing Ke's tomb, the bones were scattered in front of the tomb, and pines and cypresses were overgrown and uprooted beside the tomb. A fire suddenly broke out in the temple and burned to the ground."

After the news was known to the King of Chu, the King of Chu felt righteous and sent officials to build a temple in front of the tomb. Well, it is called the "House of Loyalty". He is recorded on the monument and the incense burns endlessly.

Therefore, later generations will call their close friends who have a deep friendship. "Zuo Yang".

6. Liu Yu's life-and-death acquaintance

Liu Bei, whose name is Xuande, is seven feet five inches long, with ears hanging from his shoulders and hands covering his knees. His eyes can see His ears, his face are like a jade crown, and his lips are covered with grease. Liu Bei is a lonely young man with a gentle nature, taciturn and filial to his mother. , expressionless, ambitious, good at making friends with the world's heroes. I learned from Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi, and became friends with Gongsun Zan.

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The man said: "A certain person. His name is Zhang and his courtesy name is Yide. He lives in Shizhuo County, has a lot of farmland, sells wine and kills pigs, and specializes in making friends with the world's heroes. I happened to see everyone sighing at the list, so I asked. Xuande said: "I am a clan member of the Han Dynasty. My surname is Liu and my given name is Bei." Now I heard that the Yellow Turbans were advocating chaos and wanted to destroy the thieves and calm the people, but I couldn't hate them, so I sighed. Fei said: "I am quite rich, why not recruit a village hero to do great things with the people?" Xuande was very happy, so he went to the village shop to drink with him.

While drinking, he saw a big man pushing a cart and resting at the door of the shop. After entering the shop, he sat down and called the bartender: “Pour some wine and eat. I'm going to rush into the city and join the army. Xuande looked at him: he was nine feet long, and his beard was two feet long; his face was heavy, his lips were smeared with grease; he had phoenix eyes and silkworm eyebrows; he was beautiful and powerful. Xuande invited him to sit with him and knelt on his name. /p>

The man said: "My surname is Guan Mingyu, and my courtesy name is Xian. Later I changed my name to Yunchang, a love saint from Hedong. Because we were powerful and bullied the weak and feared the strong, I killed him and fled to Jianghu for five or six years. I heard that I am recruiting troops here, so I am here to recruit troops. " Xuande told him his ambition, and Yun Chang was overjoyed. He went to Zhangfei Village to discuss important matters. Fei said: "There is a peach garden behind my village, and the flowers are in full bloom. Tomorrow, we will worship heaven and earth in the garden. The three of us will become brothers and work together. You can make a big difference.

Xuande and Yun Chang said in unison: "This is very good." "

The next day, in the peach garden, a ceremony was prepared to present a white horse as a black cow. The three of them burned incense and worshiped again, saying: "Liu Nianbei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, although their surnames are different, they have different surnames. We are all brothers, so we must work together to help those in need; after registering for the state, we will go to Anli. I don’t want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, I just want to die in the same year, the same month and the same day. Emperors, queens, heaven and earth, learn this mentality, be ungrateful, and let heaven and man die! "After that, he worshiped Xuande as his elder brother, Guan Yu as his second brother, and Zhang Fei as his elder brother.

The above description comes from "Xiuwu County Chronicles" written by Luo Guanzhong, in which "You don't want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, but only want to be born on the same day. Died on the same day, same month, same year. "Everyone knows this sentence. This is the difference between life and death. You can give up time, money, health, and even life to sincerely help each other. You will never be strangers, but only new ones.

7. The friendship between Uncle Yi Wu and Guan Bao

From "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty: "My parents are the ones who gave birth to me, and Bao Zi is the one who knows me. "

"Guan Bao" refers to Guan Zhong, a politician in the Spring and Autumn Period in the 7th century BC, and Bao Shuya, a doctor in Qi. Guan Zhong and Bao have been good friends since childhood. They understand each other and trust each other.< /p>

Guan Zhong and Bao were business partners in their early years. Guan Zhong contributed very little, but he took a lot of money in dividends. People talked about Guan Zhong's greed for money privately, and Bao Shuya explained to Guan Zhong. , saying that Guan Zhong was not greedy for money. He did this because his family had a heavy burden and he wanted to support his mother and give him more money.

Bao knew that Guan Zhong was very smart and talented. Talent, but Guan Zhong messed up Bao's work many times, causing Bao a lot of difficulties. People thought Guan Zhong was incapable of doing things, but Bao didn't think so. He knew that his friend Guan Zhong was a very capable person, and things didn't work out. The reason was just bad luck. Bao did not think he was worthy of being an official. He knew that Guan Zhong had not met with good times. People laughed at him and told people that he was afraid of death. It was explained that Guan Zhong was worried about his elderly mother. After hearing this, Guan Zhong said: "My parents know my Baozi." "In the long-term relationship, the two deepened their understanding of each other and forged a profound friendship.

Later, Guan Zhonghe became the teacher of Ji and Gongzi respectively. At that time, the monarch of Qi State King Qi Xiang

After Duke Huan of Qi came to the throne, he wanted to ask Bao Shuya to be the prime minister. He strongly recommended Guan Zhong, who was imprisoned in the state of Lu, because he thought he had the ability to govern the country. Not as good as Guan Zhong. Moreover, Guan Zhong was loyal to his master before and had no sins. Bao analyzed the five aspects of Guan Zhong's superiority: lenient administration and closeness to the people; governing the country and ensuring stable political power; winning the trust of the people and winning the hearts of the people; formulating etiquette and civilizing the world; and regulating the country. The army was brave and good at fighting, and he believed that if Duke Huan could reuse Guan Zhong, he would be able to dominate.

Finally, Duke Huan of Qi accepted Bao Shu's suggestion and worshiped Guan Zhong as prime minister, ranking him above Bao Shu. Guan Zhong assisted and finally achieved the hegemony of Qi.

The deep friendship between Guan Zhong and Bao has become a legend passed down from generation to generation in China. When people praise their friends for their closeness and mutual trust, they will say that they are "Guan". "Bao friend".

8. Kong Rongmi was an old friend.

Year: "We were weak at the beginning, but became friends after forty years." "

Kong Rong, a native of Lu, was the 20th grandson of Confucius. He had a broad family background and was a famous Confucian scholar in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Jian'an period, Kong Rong, together with Chen Zhang and Wang Can in Guangling, Xu Gan in Beihai, Wei Chang, Ruan, Runan Delian and Dongpinggan were both known as the "Seven Sons of Jian'an".

Kong Rong had an arrogant personality, sharp and concise prose, and liked to use a satirical tone. He had political differences with Cao Cao and often wrote essays to satirize Cao Cao. But Cao Cao was afraid of Kong Rong's reputation and had nothing to do with him. Later, Kong Rong was convicted for his words. In August of the 13th year of Jian'an, Kong Rong was abandoned and his wife and children were killed at the same time.

Pingshi Mi. Heng has a smooth mind, is smart and open-minded, has a photographic memory, and has good writing skills. However, Mi Heng is arrogant, sharp-edged, and unrestrained. ", "Everyone hates everyone". Only Kong Rong is noble and talented, regardless of his rudeness and contempt. At that time, Mi Heng was just twenty years old, and Kong Rong was already forty years old. Kong Rong appreciated The two admired Mi Fu's talent and became friends.

Kong Rong wrote many times to recommend Mi Heng and praised him in front of Cao Cao: "The qualifications are beautiful and good, and they are different from ordinary people. If you see something good, you will be shocked; if you see something evil, you will be disgusted. If you stand among the officials of the imperial court, you will see that you are honest and upright. "However, when Mi Fu met Cao Cao for the first time, he was frivolous and rude. He belittled Yu Xun, Xun You, Guo Jia, Zhang Liao, Huang Xu and other civil and military officials, and even called them slaves. Cao Cao was very angry and only let Mi Fu played the drums and scolded Cao Cao. Cao Cao had a grudge against Mi Fu, but because Mi Fu was very talented, Cao Cao didn't want to kill him, so he sent someone to Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Liu Biao couldn't tolerate the insult. He then borrowed the words of the martial artist Huang Zu and killed Mi Fu. Mi Fu died at the age of 26.

Later, "Friends of the Year" became an idiom to refer to making friends regardless of age.