With honey in his mouth.
Song Sima Guang's "Zi Tongzhi Tang Jian Xuanzong Tianbao First Year": "Avoid the scribes especially, or be kind to them, and spit them out with sweet words. The world says that Li Fulin' has honey in his mouth and a sword in his stomach'. " It means sweet in the mouth and hard in the heart. Describe a two-faced person who is cunning and insidious, referring to a person with a snake and a scorpion heart.
Li, an important minister of the Ministry of War of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (Li Longji), is not bad in terms of talent, and his words and paintings are very good; But as an official, he is not sincere in doing things, but blindly accommodating and catering to Xuanzong's will. Not only that, he also used some improper methods to make friends with eunuchs and concubines who were closely related to Xuanzong.
So he was very popular with Xuanzong and became an official in the DPRK 19 years. Li is in contact with ordinary people. He always shows friendliness and cooperation in appearance, and all he says is nice and kind words. But in fact, his temperament and his superficial attitude are completely opposite; He turned out to be a very cunning and insidious person, who often gave bad ideas to harm people. However, although bad people can sometimes achieve the goal of harming others and not benefiting themselves, they will find this hypocrisy after a long time, so everyone will say that he has "honey in his mouth and a sword in his stomach" behind his back. That is: the mouth is sweet, but the sword in the heart hurts. ?
In the Tang Dynasty, there was assistant minister Li Yifu in the book. His usual movements and expressions are loyal and gentle. And no matter who he talks to, he always grins at himself first to show his sincerity and kindness. In fact, people on earth are mean and treacherous at heart, and often use insidious tricks to harm people. After a long time, people also found his mask, wrapped it behind his back and said that he "hides the knife in his smile." People like Li and Li Yifu are terrible because they are not what they seem. If they are not careful, they will suffer. Therefore, it is not only a good idiom, but also a warning for us to make friends. Although "Hidden Sword" and "Hiding Knife in Laughter" come from two stories of two people, they have the same meaning, both of which describe people's duplicity and duplicity; External performance is very good, very attractive, and people are willing to make friends, but inside they are trying their best to calculate and murder people.
Guide things along its development process.
Sun Bin was a famous strategist in the Warring States Period. He once studied the art of war with Pang Juan. Later, Pang Juan became a general in Wei, and he was very trusted. But he knew that his talent was not as good as Sun Bin's, so he invited Sun Bin to Wei for a pretence and set a deadly trap to dig out Sun Bin's two kneecaps.
Later, Sun Bin secretly fled to Qi with the help of Qi's emissaries, and gained the trust of Qi. On one occasion, Wei sent Pang Juan and Zhao to attack South Korea, and South Korea asked Qi for help. The King of Qi sent Tian Ji as the general and Sun Bin as the strategist, and led the army to aid Korea. As soon as Sun Bin and Hotan entered the customs, they pointed the finger at the capital girder of Wei, forcing Pang Juan to withdraw his troops and return home. When Sun Bin saw that Pang Juan was lured back, he said to Tian Ji, "Wei Junqiang looked down on Qi and always thought our army was timid. Those who are good at commanding operations should conform to this trend and guide them in a favorable way (the original saying is' good soldiers are guided by their potential'). Now we can pretend to be defeated and adopt the strategy of reducing the number of stoves every day to make the enemy misunderstand. " So Tian Ji ordered the troops to repair the stove and cook. On the first day,100000 stoves were repaired, on the second day, 50000 stoves were repaired, and on the third day, it was reduced to 30000 stoves.
Pang Juan saw that the firewood stoves of the Qi army were decreasing day by day, thinking that the soldiers of the Qi army were timid, and most of them fled, only taking some light cavalry to pursue them.
Sun Bin estimated that the pursuers could reach Maling at night, so he chose a big tree, scraped off its bark and wrote, "Pang Juan died under this tree!" " A few big characters, and let several shooters ambush in the messy grass around the tree, and agreed to shoot arrows together when they saw the fire.
Sure enough, Pang Juan arrived in Maling at night. When he sent someone to light a torch to recognize the handwriting on the tree, countless arrows shot at the fire. Suddenly, Wei Jun was in chaos. Pang Juan fell into a trap at this moment and committed suicide.
This is the story of Sun Bin's wits in history. The idiom "make the best use of the situation" is simplified from Sun Bin's saying that "a good soldier makes the best use of the situation". "Cause" is to follow and follow; "potential" is the trend; "Guidance" is guidance. The whole idiom means to guide things well according to their development trends and laws.
Talk like a waterfall
In the Jin Dynasty, there was a great scholar named Guo Xiang, whose name was Xuan.
He was already a very talented person when he was young. In particular, he can carefully observe some phenomena in daily life and then calmly think about the truth. So his knowledge is very profound, and he often has original opinions on things. Later, he devoted himself to the study of Laozi and Zhuangzi and had a deep understanding of Laozi and Zhuangzi.
After some years, the court sent someone to invite him again and again. He really couldn't refuse, so he agreed to go to North Korea and wait for Lang. When he arrived in Beijing, he was able to talk about everything clearly because of his rich knowledge. Besides, his eloquence is very good and he likes to express his opinions very much, so whenever people listen to him, they feel with relish.
At that time, there was a captain named Wang Yan who appreciated Guo Xiang's eloquence very much. He often praised Guo Xiang in front of others, saying, "Listening to Guo Xiang is like an upside-down river that keeps pouring down and never dries up." Guo Xiang's eloquence illustrates this point.
Later generations described people who are good at talking as "eloquent". Once they talk, they are like a never-ending upside-down river.
Too ordinary to be surprising.
Liu Yuxi was an outstanding poet in the middle Tang Dynasty. During his tenure in the imperial court, he sought political and metallurgical reforms. After his failure, he was demoted to a remote place as a secretariat (official name) and returned to Beijing in his later years. On his way back to Beijing via Yangzhou, his friend Shen Li hosted a banquet for him. Shen Li was a "common" (official name), and his family was rich and paid great attention to ostentation and extravagance. Talking and laughing at the party, Shen Li invited the singers to sing and politely asked them to propose a toast to rachel. In the face of this luxurious scene, Liu Yuxi could not help but sing a poem:
High-pitched clouds and palace-like makeup, a spring song "Du Weiniang". It is common to meddle in other people's affairs, which broke the Jiangnan secretariat. The idiom "commonplace" is condensed from the poem "commonplace and nosy" "Sikong" refers to Li Shen in the original poem. "I am used to it" means I am used to it. Since "Sikong" has lost its specific meaning, it is not surprising to use this idiom to describe it.
Similar idioms are "common occurrences". "Repeated" means many times; "Fresh" means fresh and novel. In other words, if you watch more, you won't feel fresh.
Drip wears away the stone-persistence is success.
Zhang Guaiya is the county magistrate of Chongyang County. Once, he saw a clerk in charge of the warehouse come out of the warehouse and put a copper coin in the warehouse into his pocket. He immediately sent someone to arrest the little official for questioning and ordered him to be tortured with sticks. The little official shouted discontentedly, "What's the big deal about a copper coin? Why are you so mean to me! "
Hearing this, Zhang Guaiya took a pen and wrote a comment: "One yuan a day, a thousand yuan a day, a rope sawed off, a drop of water wears away the stone." It means: a copper coin a day, a thousand days is a thousand copper coins, which is like sawing wood with a rope and dripping water through a stone. Over time, wood will be sawed off and stones will drip down. Then, he ordered the beadle to be beheaded.
The idiom "a drop of water wears away a stone" comes from this story. Sometimes it is written as "dripping water wears away the stone", which means the same thing. The original intention of the story is that although the shortcomings and mistakes are small, they will cause great harm when accumulated. Zhang Guaiya killed the beadle according to this article, which is naturally an abuse of criminal law. It is often used in the front now, which means that as long as you have perseverance and perseverance in studying or doing things, you will definitely be able to "drop water through the stone", overcome difficulties and achieve success.
It takes years to build a big ship-great ideas mature late.
It takes a long time to finish precious items. It is often said that talented people often achieve late. Laozi: "A late bloomer." Wang Chong wrote "On Balance and Form" in the Han Dynasty: "It is difficult to sell goods when you are a late bloomer. If you worship more, you will become a good person. " "The Story of the Three Kingdoms Cui Yan": "Strictly follow the younger brother's forest without much hope. Although marriage and family are still very light, Yan often said, "The so-called late bloomer will come." "Song Chen Shidao's" The Back Mountain "Volume II:" Those who are wonderful in their twilight years are late bloomers. "Go back to Chapter 49 of The Scholars:" Two gentlemen are talented and will be great in the future. " Lao She's Four Generations under One roof: "Finally, the famous' White Apricot' was covered with tissue paper, ending the apricot season, as if it were a late bloomer. "
Use more and use less-use less and use less talents.
After Zhou Yu died, Lu Su recommended Pang Tong to Sun Quan, who didn't need him. Lu Su recommended Pang Tong to find Liu Bei. Seeing that he was ugly, Liu Bei arranged for him to be a county magistrate in Leiyang County. Pang Tong was unhappy and wanted to impress Liu Bei with his talent. Seeing Zhuge Liang's absence, I had to say goodbye. After that, I drank all day. Liu Bei heard that Pang Tong ignored politics, so he drank all day for fun. He was furious and ordered Zhang Fei to visit Jingnan.
Zhang Fei went with Sun Gan. Pang Tong didn't come out to meet him at that time. Pang Tong's colleagues told Zhang Fei how Pang Tong ignored politics. Zhang Fei was furious and wanted to capture Pang Tong alive. It is not too late for Sun Gan to persuade him to see Pang Tong. When Zhang Fei met Pang Tong, he told him to scrap all kinds of things in the county. Pang Tong, on the other hand, thinks everything is trivial. As a result, it took only half a day to deal with everything this month. Zhang Fei admired him very much and recommended him to Liu Bei. Later generations turned Pang Tong into a county magistrate-two-part allegorical saying, which was overqualified.
Go forward without hesitation
Sima Xiangru is a gifted scholar. He knows fencing and violin, but what he is best at is writing poems and composing poems. Therefore, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty appreciated him very much and let him be an official around him. At this time, Tang Meng is repairing Southwest Sichuan Road. Because he recruited too many migrant workers and killed their leader, it caused panic and anxiety among Bashu people and caused riots. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty knew about this, he asked Sima Xiangru to accuse Tang Meng and let him write a proclamation to explain it to the people of Bashu.
Sima Xiangru said in the statement: "It is appropriate to mobilize migrant workers and soldiers to build roads, but Your Majesty has no intention of disturbing the elderly and children. Some people don't understand the laws and regulations of the country, and it is wrong to be afraid of running away or killing each other. When a soldier is fighting, he should go up against a sharp knife and an arrow pick and never look back. He would rather die than turn and run away. You still have to take a long-term view, care about the country and the people, and do your best ... "
Sima Xiangru has done a good job in this respect, and highway construction projects are progressing smoothly. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very happy and worshipped Sima Xiangru as a corps commander.
Young people should be respected.
When Confucius was traveling, he met three children, two of whom were playing and the other was standing by. Confucius was surprised and asked the standing children why they didn't play with everyone. The child replied seriously: "fierce fighting will hurt people's lives, and pandering play will also hurt people's bodies;" To say the least, tearing clothes is no good. So I don't want to play with them. What's so strange about this? "
After a while, the child made a castle out of mud and sat in it himself. He didn't come out for a long time, and he didn't make way for Confucius who was ready to leave. Confucius couldn't help asking, "Why don't you avoid the car when you are sitting inside?" "I only heard that the car will go around the city, but I have never heard of the castle to avoid cars!" The child said. Confucius was very surprised. He thought it was amazing that such a young child could speak so well, so he praised him and said, "You know a lot at such a young age!" " The child replied, "I heard that fish can swim for three days, rabbits can run in the fields for three days, and horses can walk with mares for three days." These are all natural things. What is the size? " Confucius sighed and said, "Alas, now I know that young people are really amazing!" " "
unselfish
During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a place called Nanyang in the State of Jin, which lacked a county magistrate. Duke Ping of Jin went to ask Qi Huangyang, a doctor at that time, and said to him, "Wan County lacks a county magistrate. You see, who should be sent to be this official? "
Qi Huangyang replied without hesitation: "Tell Xie Hu to go. He is a just man. He is the most suitable county magistrate there. He will be competent! "
Gong Ping asked him in surprise: "Xie Hu is not your enemy?" Why recommend him! "
Qi Huangyang smiled and said, "You only ask me who is capable and who is the most suitable county magistrate in Nanyang. You didn't ask me if Xie Hu was my enemy! He and I are just personal grievances and can't cover up his talent. "
Qi Huangong Jinping thought what he said was very reasonable, and thought Xie Hu was really good, so he sent Xie Hu to Wan County to take office. After Xie Hu took office, he was really talented in governance and did a lot of good things for the people there. Everyone praised him.
After a while, Jin Pinggong asked Qi Huangyang again, "Now there is a lack of a judge in the imperial court. Who do you think is qualified for this position? "
Qi Huangyang said without hesitation: "Wu Qi can hold this position."
Jin Pinggong was surprised again and asked, "Isn't Wuqi your son? How do you recommend your son? Not afraid of others gossiping? "
Qi Huangyang said: "But you only asked me who is qualified for the position of judge, so I recommended him;" You didn't ask me if Wuqi was my son! "
Jin Pinggong was satisfied with Qi Huangyang's answer, so he sent Wuqi as a judge. When Wu Qi became a judge, he was able to enforce the law fairly and did many good things for the people, which was very popular and loved by people.
After listening to these two stories, Confucius praised Qi Huangyang very much. Confucius said, "Qi Huangyang said it well! He recommends talents purely on the basis of ability, but does not recommend him because he is his own enemy and deliberately takes sides; Not because he is his own son, but because he is afraid of being discussed, he is not recommended. People like Huang Qiyang can say' selfless'! "
perfect
Xu regarded it as seamless, and Han asked, "Clothes without needles are wireless."
The original intention of this idiom is that the fairy's clothes are not sewn properly, and later it is said that things are perfect and natural, flawless and flawless.
In ancient times, there was a gentleman named Guo Han, who was good at poetry and painting, humorous and fond of joking. One night in midsummer, he enjoyed the cool under a tree, but he was famous for the blue sky and white clouds, the bright moon hanging high, the cool breeze in Xu Lai and the fragrance of the courtyard. At this time, an unusually beautiful fairy stood in front of Guo Han with a smile.
Guo Han asked politely, "Miss, who are you?" ? Where did it come from? "
The fairy said, "I am a weaver girl, from heaven."
Guo Han asked, "You are from heaven. Can you talk about things in the sky? "
The fairy asked, "What do you want to know?"
Guo Han said, "I want to know everything."
The fairy said, "It's hard. Where do you want me to start? "
Guo Han said: "People say that immortals are clever, so just talk about it."
The fairy said: "The four seasons in the sky are like spring, with no heat in summer and no cold in winter;" Trees are evergreen, and flowers do not fade. Birds are singing in the branches and fish are swimming in the water. No disease, no war, no taxes. In short, all the sufferings on earth are not in the sky. "
Guo Han said, "The sky is so fine, why did you come to earth?"
The fairy said, "Fortunately, you are still a scholar." Didn't your predecessor, Mr. Zhuang Zhoulao, say,' I've been in a room full of orchids for a long time and I can't smell the fragrance'? Staying in the sky for a long time is inevitably a little lonely, and occasionally playing on the earth. "
Guo Han asked again, "I heard that there is a medicine that can make people live forever." Do you know where it is? "
The fairy said, "There is no such medicine in the world, but it is everywhere in the sky."
Guo Han said, "Since there are so many in the sky, you can take some down and let people taste it."
The fairy said, "You can't bring it down." Things in the sky lose their aura when they are brought to the earth. Otherwise, Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi would have eaten it. "
Guo Han said, "You keep saying that you are from heaven. What can you prove that you didn't lie? "
The fairy showed the clothes to Guo Han. Guo Han looked at it carefully. It was strange that the fairy's clothes were not sewn.
The fairy said, "It's perfect. You don't even know this. What do you mean by genius? I think you are a complete fool. "
After listening, Guo Han smiled and said, When he looked again, the fairy disappeared.
Guo Guo Lu from the former Shu Dynasty.
On the other hand, it refers to the clothes worn by Tianzhu (India) people:
The climate in India is not better than that in China. In areas from south India to central India, the weather is very hot and life is simple. It is enough to wear only one dress all year round. We used to say "flawless", and the original meaning of this "sky" is "Tianzhu". The pronunciation of translation in the Han Dynasty was different from today's, and it was translated into "India" only after the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the general style of Indian clothing could still be seen on the Thai border. It's just a piece of cloth, and around it, it's a "heavenly coat". There is no need to sew with needle and thread like we do, of course it is seamless.
Outstanding
In the Western Jin Dynasty, Shi Chong, the secretariat of Jingzhou, accumulated a great deal of wealth by plundering foreign businessmen, and was transferred to Beijing as a guard, where he spent a lot of money. Wang Kai, the uncle of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, also tried his best to compare wealth with Shi Chong. Wang Kai was very proud to get a piece of coral and took it to Shi Chong's home. Shi Chong took out six or seven dazzling corals for him. Wang Kai might as well sigh.
shoot two hawks with one arrow
Kill two birds with one stone from the biography of Northern History and Chang Sun Sheng. According to legend, Chang Sunsheng saw two eagles fighting for meat in the sky, and he shot them down with only one arrow. Carving refers to a fierce big bird, and killing two birds with one arrow refers to shooting down two big carvings with one arrow. Originally, archery was described as superb, and later it was compared to doing one thing to achieve two goals.
In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there was a man named Chang, who was clever and brave. It is said that he was very thin when he was born, and many people thought that he would not live to adulthood. Chang's mother doesn't think so. She thinks her son will have a bright future when he grows up.
In order to make her son grow stronger, Chang's mother often asked him to chop wood in the mountains when he was 3 years old. A three-year-old child went up the mountain to cut firewood, which caused many villagers to question. However, Chang's mother has always insisted that Chang go up the mountain every day. Just like this, when Sun Sheng was 8 years old, he was stronger than the boys of his age, and he had an inexhaustible power. Many people are surprised that an 8-year-old child can lift a stone that adults can't. Not only that, he is often particularly proficient in archery. Every time I go up the mountain to collect firewood, I will beat a few wild birds back. /kloc-when he was 0/8 years old, he often finally mastered archery, and no one dared to compare with him.
in imminent/impending danger
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Ling of Jin ordered the construction of a nine-story amusement platform, which aroused strong public dissatisfaction. Some ministers also advised Jin Linggong not to do such a waste of people and money. However, Duke Ling of Jin insisted on not listening, saying, "Whoever comes to give advice again will be killed." A minister named Xun came to see Jin Linggong and said, "Your Majesty, I will give you a little show."
Jin Linggong listened to, naturally very happy. Xun went to the table, took out twelve eggs, laid them flat on the ground one by one, and then took out nine eggs and put them away one by one. He put five pieces on the chess pieces first, three on the second floor and one on the third floor. Jin Linggong looked at the eggs barely resting on the tip of the pile and shouted nervously, "It's too dangerous! Too dangerous! " At this time, Xun said meaningfully: "This is not dangerous, there are more dangerous things than this. The nine-story platform you built has just been built for three years, which makes people panic and the state treasury empty. If invaded by foreign countries, our country will not.
As dangerous as this tired egg? "Jin Linggong listened to, got a fright, hurriedly ordered to stop building. This is the origin of the idiom "danger is like accumulation of eggs", and "tiredness" means accumulation; Eggs are eggs. Often used to describe that extremely dangerous situation.
Formulate/design strategy in the command tent-formulate/design campaign strategy.
Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu, established the Han Dynasty and became the first emperor of the Han Dynasty. Once, he held a grand celebration party in the palace. At the banquet, he asked the ministers a question: "Why can I turn the corner and build the Han Dynasty? Xiang Yu is so powerful, why did you throw away the whole world? "
General Wang Ling respectfully replied: "You seem to have no respect for others, but in fact your contribution will be rewarded and you will share the fruits of your victory with everyone." . Xiang Yu attaches importance to talents on the surface, but he is jealous of talents in his heart. Not only is he unwilling to reward those who have rendered meritorious service, but he also suspects them and even kills them. It is difficult for subordinates to unite with him. So he is doomed to fail. "
Liu Bang said with a smile: "You only know one aspect, but you don't know the overall situation! To tell the truth, I am not as good as Sean, sitting in the curtain of the military camp, making a winning strategy thousands of miles away; Governing the country, calming people's hearts and providing food and grass, I am not as good as Xiao He; As for leading troops to fight, I can't compare with Han Xin. These three people are heroes. I can unite them and give full play to their talents, so I can win. Xiang Yu has only one Fan Zeng, but he can't reuse it. How can he not fail by his own bravery? "
Liu bang's remarks won the praise of ministers. Liu Bang praised Sean's words, the original text was "strategizing, winning a thousand miles", which was later extracted into the idiom "strategizing". "Luck" is application; "Financing" refers to planning; "Curtain" refers to tents in ancient military camps. This idiom is often used to show that you are good at analyzing the situation between the enemy and ourselves and deciding the correct strategic policy. It also means planning, guiding and deciding on major policies. Often used with "winning a thousand miles".
Both parties suffer/suffer.
South Korea and Wei fought for more than a year, but neither side won. Qin wanted to take this opportunity to interfere, but he couldn't make up his mind.
When Chen Ke, the counselor of Chu State, came to Qin State, the king of Qin asked him for advice. Chen Ke told a story to King A Qin: A Zhuangzi named Bian stayed in a hotel. One day, he heard that the attached
Two tigers came to the nearby mountain. They are eating a cow, so they want to draw their swords out. The waiter in the hotel quickly stopped him and said, "Don't rush to fight now. Two tigers are eating and eating, and there is bound to be a fight. Isn't it much easier for you to fight again when they bite each other? " And killing two tigers can get a good reputation! "
Hearing this, Bian Zhuangzi felt very reasonable and stood on a high place to watch. Before long, two tigers were fighting. The little one was killed and the big one was bitten. At this moment, Bian Zhuangzi rushed out and easily hacked the injured tiger, which really earned him the reputation of stabbing Shuang Hu to death.
Chen Yi finished the story and said, "Your Majesty, now Han and Wei are attacking each other, but two tigers are fighting each other! If they both lose, you will be just like Bian Zhuangzi. "
The king of Qin did as Qiu Chen said, and Qin did not intervene in the war between Korea and Wei. It was not until the two countries were exhausted by the protracted war that Qin began to send troops and won easily. The idiom "both lose" comes from this story. "Two" refers to both sides in the struggle; "All" means all. This idiom means that both sides in a fight have suffered, and no one has benefited. This story also leads to the idiom "sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight", which is used to describe that in the struggle between the two sides, the third party temporarily takes a bystander attitude.
A little wizard is dwarfed by a big wizard.
During the Three Kingdoms period, there were two kindred spirits, one was Chen Lin, who was an official in Wei. A man named Zhang Hong is Sun Quan's counselor in Soochow. Both of them are very talented in literature. Although they have their own ways, they appreciate each other and often write letters to discuss their works.
Once, Zhang Hong saw Liu Xu's pillow and liked it very much, so he wrote a poem about it. Chen Lin, thousands of miles away, saw this essay and was amazed. At a banquet, I specially took out an article for the guests present to circulate and appreciate. I kept boasting: "How refined and fresh this article is!" You know, this is written by my compatriot Zhang Hong ... "
Before long, I also saw Chen Lin's "Arsenal Fu" and "On Ying Ji". I couldn't help clapping my hands and immediately wrote a letter to Chen Lin. The letter praised Chen Lin's fresh and unique writing style and said that he would learn from him.
Chen Lin was deeply moved after reading the letter. When he wrote back, he said modestly, "I live in the north and the news is blocked." I have little contact with scholars from all over the world and have never seen the world. " It's just that there are not many people who can write articles here, so it's easy for me to take the lead here and get excessive praise from everyone. It's not that my talent is really that good, but that you praise me too much. Compared with you and Zhang Zhao, the gap is too big, just like a wizard can't cast witchcraft when he meets a wizard. "