1, cross the rubicon:
At the end of the Qin dynasty, the people of the whole country raised the banner of anti-Qin, the most famous of which was the army of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu is the grandson of Xiang Yan, a famous Chu. He is very brave and good at fighting.
In a battle, Xiang Yu ordered the soldiers to smash all the pots and boats crossing the river, saying that they would not turn back if they didn't win. The soldiers were infected by Xiang Yu's determination and fought bravely to kill the enemy, and finally won. This idiom means to fight to the end, leaving no way out.
2. The hongmen banquet:
Xiang Yu and Liu Bang became the two most powerful forces after the demise of the Qin Dynasty. Xiang Yu is much stronger than Liu Bang, but he made a fatal mistake and invited Liu Bang to his party. At the banquet, Xiang Yu had a chance to kill Liu Bang, but he didn't. Later, Liu Bang used the toilet as an excuse to escape and finally defeated Xiang Yu. This idiom refers to a malicious party or conspiracy.
3. Xiang Zhuang's sword dance is intended to be Pei Gong:
At the Hongmen banquet, Fan Zeng, the counselor of Xiang Yu, saw that Xiang Yu didn't kill Liu Bang, so he sent Xiang Zhuang to kill Liu Bang in the name of sword dancing. In the process of sword dancing, Xiang Zhuang tried to assassinate Liu Bang several times, but all of them were stopped by Liu Bang's guards. This idiom means that superficial actions are not the real purpose, but cover up their real intentions.
4. Farewell my concubine:
After losing the battle with Liu Bang, Xiang Yu and his concubine Yu Ji fled to a cave. Knowing that he had failed irretrievably, Xiang Yu bid farewell to Yu Ji. Yu Ji committed suicide in order to let Xiang Yu fight with peace of mind. Xiang Yu was very sad, holding Yu Ji's body and crying. This idiom describes the ending of a hero who is sad and helpless.
5. Embattled:
Xiang Yu was surrounded by Liu Bang's army, and the soldiers sang Chu songs. Xiang Yu was very sad after hearing this, and thought that his failure was irreparable and inevitable. This idiom refers to being surrounded by enemies and being helpless. Later, Xiang Yu committed suicide in Wujiang River, ending his heroic life.
The benefits of reading historical records;
1. Understand the historical background: Historical Records is the earliest biographical general history in the history of China, with a total of 130 articles, which are divided into twelve biographies, thirty biographies, seventy biographies, ten tables and eight books.
It provides a detailed record of the ancient history of China. By reading historical records, we can deeply understand the important events, people and culture in the history of China, so as to better understand the source of today's social and cultural traditions in China.
2. Learning wisdom and understanding: In Historical Records, we can see all kinds of characters and stories, which contain rich wisdom and understanding.
For example, some famous stories in Historical Records, such as Tian Dan's rejuvenating the country and Chen Ping's humble friendship, all contain profound philosophy of life, from which we can learn wisdom and enlightenment to better face the difficulties and challenges in real life.
3. Improve the ability of literary appreciation: Historical Records is a classic of ancient Chinese literature, and its unique literary style and expression techniques, such as vivid detail description, vivid language expression and ingenious story structure, are worth learning and appreciating.
By reading Historical Records, we can improve our literary appreciation ability and better appreciate and understand other literary works, thus enriching our spiritual world.