The story of Zu Ti and Liu Kun is: Dancing after hearing the chicken

Zu Ti and his childhood friend Liu Kun served as the chief registrar of Sizhou together. He and Liu Kun had a deep relationship. Not only did they often sleep in the same bed and quilt, they also had the same lofty ideals: to make contributions, revive the Jin Dynasty, and become the pillars of the country. Once, Zu Ti heard the crow of a rooster in his sleep in the middle of the night. He kicked Liu Kun awake and said to him, "Did you hear the crow of the rooster?"

Liu Kun said: " Hearing the rooster crow in the middle of the night is unlucky. "Zu Ti said, "I don't think so. How about we just get up and practice swordplay when we hear the rooster crow?" Liu Kun agreed happily. So they got up after the rooster crows every day to practice their swords. The light of the swords danced and the sound of the swords clanged. Spring goes to winter, cold comes and heat comes, never stopping.

Kung Fu pays off, and after a long period of hard study and training, they finally became all-rounders capable of both literary and military skills. Zu Ti was named General Zhenxi, realizing his desire to serve the country; Liu Kun became Zhonglang General in the Northern Expedition, taking charge of the military affairs of the three states of Bing, Hebei and You, and gave full play to his literary and military talents.

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Introduction to Zu Ti and Liu Kun:

1. Zu Ti (266-321), named Shizhi, lived in Fanyangqiu County (now Laishui County, Baoding City), a military strategist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Zu Ti was born in Fan Yang's ancestral family. He once served as the chief secretary of Sizhou, the chief minister of the state, the hussar sacrificial wine, and the prince's minister. Later, he led his pro-party to escape the chaos in Jianghuai and was awarded the title of General Fenwei and governor of Yuzhou. In the first year of Jianwu (317), he led his troops to the Northern Expedition, which received responses from people everywhere.

In a few years, he recovered a large area of ??territory south of the Yellow River, which made Shi Le dare not invade south and made him a general of Zhenxi. However, because of his strong power, he was feared by the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the fourth year of Taixing (321), the imperial court ordered Dai Yuan to leave Hefei to contain Zu Ti. Zu Ti witnessed the overt and covert fighting in the court and the deterioration of the state affairs. He died of grief and anger. He gave a posthumous gift to the general of chariots and cavalry, and his younger brother Zu Yue took over the leadership of the tribe. The great cause of the Northern Expedition also failed due to this.

2. Liu Kun (271-June 22, 318), named Yueshi, was a native of Weichang, Zhongshan (now Wuji County, Hebei). A politician, writer, musician and military strategist of the Jin Dynasty, he was the son of Liu Fan, the official of Guanglu, after Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty. He specializes in poetry and has few literary names. He was selected as one of the twenty-four friends of Jingu. During the Eight Kings Rebellion, he served the kings, moved to Bingzhou as governor, and was granted the title of Marquis of Guangwu.

After the Yongjia Rebellion, he defended Jinyang for nine years, resisting the former Zhao and the latter Zhao. Emperor Min of the Jin Dynasty ascended the throne and paid homage to Sikong, the general, the governor, and the military officers of Jiyou. After Bingzhou was captured by Shi Le, he defected to Youzhou Governor Duan Pixi, became a brother, and was brutally killed. In the third year of Taixing (320), Zhaoxue was rehabilitated and given posthumous gifts to Shizhong and Taiwei, with the posthumous title Min.

Liu Kun is good at literature and proficient in music. His poems mostly describe life in the frontier. "Sui Shu·Jing Ji Zhi" contains 9 volumes of "Liu Kun Collection" and 12 volumes of "Bie Collection". Zhang Pu of the Ming Dynasty compiled it into "Liu Zhongshan Collection" and included it in "Collection of One Hundred and Three Masters of Han, Wei and Six Dynasties".

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