Looking at plums to quench thirst: originally it means sour plums. People will drool when they want to eat plums, thus quenching their thirst. Metaphorically, after the wish can't be realized, comfort yourself with fantasy. The word comes from Liu Yiqing's Hypothesis of the World in the Southern Song Dynasty: "Wei Wu lost his way in the battle and the whole army was thirsty, so he said,' The day before yesterday, there was a great Meilin who pardoned his son, so he was sweet and sour to quench his thirst.' When the foot soldiers smell it, they can get the source with their mouths full of water.
Take in everything in a glance: describe a broad vision, no obstacles, seeing things or scenes in your eyes, and not missing them. It also means that things are simple and clear, or the architectural structure is not tortuous, or the environmental vision is empty, or the poetry content is dull and has no aftertaste, which is self-evident and understandable. The description is obvious. Also known as "everything in a glance". Shi Shuo Xin Yu, written by Liu Yiqing in Southern Dynasties.
Seven steps of poetry: the eldest son Cao Pi succeeded to the throne after Cao Cao's death. Xelloss was afraid that his younger brothers would compete with him, so he took the lead and seized the relieving of his second brother Cao Zhang. And forced the fourth brother Cao Xiong to hang himself. At this time, the third Cao Zhi was left, and Cao Pi hated it. Therefore, Cao Zhi was ordered to walk seven steps above the main hall, and then improvise a poem on the topic of "brother", but the word "brother" cannot appear in the poem, which is enough, otherwise it will hurt the killer. Without thinking about it, Cao Zhi blurted out immediately: "Boil beans and burn beans, and beans cry in the kettle. This is the same root, why rush to fry! " -This is the famous "seven steps into a poem". After hearing this, Cao Pi burst into tears, but he didn't do it. He just demoted Cao Zhi to Hou of Anxiang. This poem uses glutinous rice and beans from the same root to describe a half-brother, and glutinous rice to describe a brother who kills his brother.