Related person: Jing Ke? Qin Shihuang Yan Taizi Dan

Jing Ke (? -227 BC), Jiang surname, Qing nationality (ancient "Beijing" sounds like "Qing"). At the end of the Warring States Period, he was a famous assassin, also known as Qing Qing, Jing Qing and Qing Ke. He is a descendant of the doctor of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period.

Qin Shihuang (259 BC-265438 BC+00 BC) won the surname Zhao. Son of King Xiang of Qin Zhuang. Born in Handan, the capital of Zhao, he succeeded to the throne at the age of thirteen, proclaimed himself emperor at the age of thirty-nine, and reigned for thirty-seven years. China is a famous politician, strategist and reformer in history, and also the first iron-fisted politician to complete the reunification of China. It is the first feudal dynasty monarch who called the emperor at all times and in all countries.

Yan Taizi Dan (? -226 BC), Ji surnamed Dan, son of Yan State, Prince of Yan State at the end of the Warring States Period. At that time, Qin had conquered Korea, Zhao and other countries, and Yan was second. On the eve of Qin's destruction of Korea, he was sent to Qin as a hostage. After being humiliated, he returned to Yan State in the 23rd year of Xi (232 BC). He blocked the annexation of Qin by assassinating the king of Qin, and also planned Jing Ke to assassinate the king of Qin. When it was revealed, the prince of Yan was worried that Qin would send troops to attack Yan, so he killed Taizi Dan and dedicated his head to Qin Jun for peace.

Smell the chicken and dance: the original meaning is to get up and dance the sword when you hear the chicken crow. Later, people who are interested in serving their country get up at once. Related person: Zu Ti.

Biography of Zu Ti in the Book of Jin: According to legend, Zu Ti, a general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was ambitious when he was young. Every time I talk to my good friend Liu Kun about the current situation, he is always impassioned and indignant. In order to serve the country, as soon as they heard the cock crow in the middle of the night, they got up in clothes, drew their swords and practiced martial arts, and worked hard.

Taste courage: describe a person who bears the burden of humiliation, is furious, works hard, and finally stands in the same boat through thick and thin. Related person: Fucha? Gou Jian

The original "Historical Records" reads: "Gou Jian, the King of Yue, returned to China, suffering and worried, and dared not sit on the ground. As soon as he sits down, he is afraid of eating and drinking. " There is only "tasting courage" here, and there is no mention of "lying on the salary". This idiom was created by Su Shi, who used his imagination to joke about Sun Quan's "taste courage on salary".

On paper: on paper. Metaphor is empty talk, which can't solve practical problems. It is also a metaphor that empty talk cannot become a reality. Related person: Zhao Kuo.

According to Records of the Historian Biography of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, Zhao Kuo, the son of Zhao She, a famous soldier of Zhao State in the Warring States Period, studied the art of war when he was young, but his father could not beat him in military affairs. Later, he succeeded Lian Po as Zhao Jiang in the Battle of Changping. I only knew how to act according to the art of war, but I didn't know how to be flexible. As a result, I was defeated by Qin Jun.