Celebrity stories in idioms
The yellow turban insurrectionary uprising at the end of Han Dynasty caused great chaos in the world. Cao Cao sat in the imperial court, while Sun Quan supported Dongwu. Liu Bei, the imperial clan of the Han Dynasty, heard from Xu Shu (a famous digger in the Three Kingdoms period) and (a famous counselor in the Three Kingdoms period) that Zhuge Liang was well-read, so he came to Wolonggang in Longzhong (now Xiangyang County, Hubei Province) with gifts and invited Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain to help him do things for the country. It happened that Zhuge Liang was out that day, so Liu Bei had to turn back in disappointment. Soon, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei braved the snowstorm and invited them for the second time. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang went out for a walk again. Zhang Fei doesn't want to come again. Seeing that Zhuge Liang was not at home, he urged him to go back. Liu Bei had to leave a letter expressing his admiration for Zhuge Liang and asking him to come out of the mountain to help him save the country's crisis.
After a while, Liu Bei was a vegetarian for three days and was ready to invite Zhuge Liang again. Guan Yu said that Zhuge Liang may have a hollow reputation, but he may not have real talent and learning, so there is no need to go. Zhang Fei, on the other hand, advocated calling alone and tying the ground with a rope when he didn't come. Liu Bei scolded Zhang Fei and went to visit Zhuge Liang with them for the third time. At this time, Zhuge Liang was sleeping. Liu Bei dare not disturb him. He stood until Zhuge Liang woke up and sat down to talk to each other.
Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was interested in doing things for the country and sincerely asked him for help, so he came out to help Liu Bei establish the Han Shu Dynasty.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms called Liu Bei's three personal invitations to Zhuge Liang "three visits to the cottage". In Zhuge Liang's famous "Teacher's Table", there is also a saying that "the first emperor was unkind to his minister, was wronged by his accusation, and took care of his minister in the grass." Sentence. So when the world saw someone go to that person's home several times in a row and ask the person he admired to help him, he quoted this sentence to describe his desire and sincere mood. In other words, I'm not ashamed to ask, I'm seeking the virtuous with an empty mind.
2. The rising star in Ran Ran
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Chen showed his talent when he was young and was highly praised by relatives and friends. His uncle, Fan Ning, was a famous Confucian scholar at that time and attached great importance to Chen Wang. When famous scribes visit, he always asks Chen Wang to be present for reception. On one occasion, Chen Wang visited his uncle and met Zhang Xuan, who was famous earlier than him. My uncle asked them to talk. Zhang Xuan has long heard that Wang Chen is very interested and wants to talk to him. He is older than Wang Chen. Naturally, he hoped that Wang Chen would say hello to himself first and just sit up straight and wait. Unexpectedly, Wang Chen shrugged off Zhang Xuan's appearance. He also sat silently, saying nothing. Seeing him like this, Zhang Xuan can no longer put down the shelf. He sat for a while and left unhappily. Afterwards, Fan Ning blamed Chen Wang and said, "Zhang Xuan is an outstanding talent in Wuzhong. Why don't you talk to him? Wang Chen replied haughtily, "If he really wants to associate with me, he can come and talk to me. Hearing this, Fan Ning praised his nephew and said, "You are so romantic and elegant. You are really an outstanding talent." . Chen Yu said with a smile, "Without an uncle like you, how can there be a nephew like me?"
Origin of Idiom: Liu Song Yiqing's "Talking about New Words and Appreciating Reputation" Fan Zhangyu refers to Wang Jingzhou, "The Qing Dynasty is beautiful."
Definition of idiom: "Xiu", which means excellent, is an outstanding person among the younger generation. This idiom is also called "a rising star".
3. Better late than never.
This story comes from the Warring States Policy.
During the Warring States Period, there was a minister in the State of Chu named Zhuang Xin. One day, he said to King Xiang of Chu: "When you were in the palace, Zhou Hou was on the left and Xiahou was on the right; When you went out, Yan Lingjun and Shou Jing Jun followed you all the time. You and these four people are very particular about luxury and debauchery. Regardless of state affairs, Ying (Chudu, in the north of jiangling county, Hubei) is bound to be in danger! "
Wang Xiang was very dissatisfied and scolded angrily, "Are you crazy? Deliberately saying these insidious words to confuse people? "
Zhuang Xin replied unhurriedly: "I really think things must come to this, and I dare not deliberately say that Chu has any misfortune." If you always cherish this man, Chu will surely perish. Since you don't believe me, please allow me to hide in Zhao and see what will happen. "Zhuang Xin lived in Zhao Guocai for five months, and the State of Qin invaded Chu and was forced into exile in Yangcheng (now northwest of Xixian County, Henan Province). Only then did I feel that Zhuang Xin's words were good, so I quickly sent someone to get Zhuang Xin back and asked him what he could do. Zhuang Xin said sincerely: "I've heard that it's not too late to think of hounds when I see rabbit teeth;" "It's not too late to mend. ……"
This is a very meaningful story. If you only know how to have fun and don't know how to do things, the result will be a fiasco. The idiom "Better late than never" is based on the above two sentences, which means that if something goes wrong, it's not too late to fix it. For example, an entrepreneur misjudges the development of things, travels lightly and falls into a state of failure. However, he was not discouraged. He patiently thought things over, learned a lesson from this mistake, and thought that "it is not too late to mend" and start from the beginning!