Discussing Heroes by Cooking Wine
One day in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei was pouring vegetables. Cao Cao happened to be cooking wine and he sent someone to invite Liu Bei to the pavilion for a while. Liu Bei followed Cao Cao to the small pavilion. They put green plums in wine bottles and started cooking wine. They sat across from each other and drank happily. When the wine was half drunk, Cao Cao suddenly asked Liu Bei, please tell me who the heroes of the world are. Liu Bei pretended to have no ambitions and named several people, but Cao Cao denied them all.
Liu Bei asked, who can be a hero? Cao Cao said straightforwardly: "Today, there are only two heroes in the world, you and me!" When Liu Bei heard this, he was startled and dropped the chopsticks in his hand to the ground. It happened that it suddenly rained heavily and thundered loudly. Liu Bei had an idea and said that he dropped his chopsticks because he was afraid of thunder. Cao Cao believed that Liu Bei was a mediocre man with no ambitions and was as timid as a mouse, and he never doubted Liu Bei again.
Taoyuan Sect
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. The imperial court issued a proclamation and ordered the recruitment of troops. When the article went to Zhuoxian, it led to three heroes: Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu. The three heroes all wanted to contribute to the country, so they expressed their ambitions while drinking and had a very good conversation. The next day, the three of them came to a peach garden, lit incense and candles, prayed to heaven and earth, and became brothers. According to age, Liu Bei is the eldest brother, Guan Yu is the second brother, and Zhang Fei is the third brother. And vowed to "work together to serve the country." After that, the three of them did something earth-shattering.
Cao Cao offered his sword
After Dong Zhuo proclaimed himself Prime Minister, he deceived the emperor and took power. The upright ministers in the court all wanted to get rid of him.
The school captain Cao Cao was resourceful and had long wanted to kill Dong Zhuo. One day, Cao Cao came to the Prime Minister's Mansion with a treasured sword. He walked to the small pavilion and stood aside waiting for the opportunity to kill Dong Zhuo. When Cao Cao saw him lying down, he quickly drew his knife and wanted to stab him. Dong Zhuo saw Cao Cao's actions in the mirror, turned around and asked urgently: "What are you going to do?" At this time, Lu Bu also came back with his horse. Cao Cao was in a hurry and wisely said: "I have a precious sword, and I want to show my kindness." Dong Zhuo took the sword and saw that it had a long ruler and was extremely sharp. It was indeed a precious sword. Dong Zhuo led Cao Cao out of the pavilion to see the horse. Cao Cao thanked him and said, "I would like to borrow the horse for a try." Then he galloped toward the southeast and escaped without a trace.
Three British Battles against Lu Bu
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, various princes led their troops to attack the Dong thief. Dong Zhuo sent Hua Xiong to fight, but Guan Yu killed him. Dong Zhuo heard that Hua Xiong had been killed and sent Lu Bu to fight. Zhang Fei charged forward and fought for fifty rounds. Later, Guan Yu and Liu Bei also entered the battle. The three surrounded Lu Bu and took turns fighting like a revolving lantern. After all, Lu Bu was unable to defeat the three of them. He gradually found it difficult to resist, so he rushed out of the encirclement and escaped.
Free Cao Cao
Cao Cao's army was defeated in the Battle of Chibi. The remaining 300 men followed Cao Cao and retreated to Huarong Road. Guan Yu led a group of men and horses to barricade the way. When Cao Cao saw this, he had no choice but to beg Guan Yu: "I have no way out today. I hope the general will leave me a way to survive for the sake of our past friendship!" Guan Yu said: "I have repaid your kindness, and I can't do anything for you today." Personal affairs interfered with national affairs. "Cao Cao said: "General, do you still remember to kill six generals through five passes?" After hearing this, Guan Yu thought to himself, if it weren't for Cao Cao's care, I would not be able to save my life even if I passed through five passes. Guan Yu was a man of righteousness and waved his hand to let Cao Cao and others pass, and Cao Cao finally saved his life.
The Savior Riding Alone
In the battle of Xinye, Liu Bei defeated Cao Cao with a small number and a large number. Cao Cao led an army of 500,000 to take revenge. In a panic, Zhao Yun discovered that Liu Bei was missing, and that he had separated Mrs. Mi and his son. He hurriedly gathered thirty cavalry and fought back to look for him among the rebels. Under the guidance of a sister-in-law, Zhao Yun found Mrs. Mi and her son. Zhao Yun accidentally jumped into the well and died. At this time, Cao soldiers came to kill him. Zhao Yun tearfully pushed down the wall and buried his wife. He hurriedly picked up Adou and rushed out. When General Cao came to kill him, Zhao Yun fought against all the generals with great force and bravery. Cao Cao, who was watching the battle on the mountain, saw that Zhao Yun was unstoppable and ordered that he must be captured alive. Zhao Yun took advantage of this opportunity to break out of the siege and finally handed Adou to Liu Bei.
The Seventh Army was flooded
Cao Cao ordered General Jin and Pang De to rescue Fancheng. Guan Yu was convinced and went to meet the enemy in person. Unexpectedly, he was hit by Pound's arrow. Later, he saw that the water in Xiangjiang River was fierce and the water flooded the seven armies, and the plan was born spontaneously. One night, there was a heavy storm. Pang De was in his tent and heard thousands of horses galloping and shouting loudly. When I came out of the tent, I saw water rushing in from all directions. The soldiers of the Seventh Army drifted with the waves and many drowned. Guan Yu led his army to charge forward. Seeing that there was no way around, Yu Jin surrendered to Guan Yu. Pound was captured alive.
Visiting the thatched cottage three times
One day, Liu Bei took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Wolonggang and wanted to invite Zhuge Liang to come out. The child said that Zhuge Liang went out this morning. A few days later, Liu Bei visited Guan and Zhang for the second time. Zhuge Liang was not seen again, but his younger brother Zhuge Jun was seen. So he left a letter expressing his admiration. The three brothers went back in the snow again. Not long after returning to Xinye, Liu Bei wanted to invite Zhuge Liang again. After some debate, the three brothers came to Wollongong for the third time. When they arrived, the boy said that Zhuge Liang was sleeping. Liu Bei waited until Zhuge Liang woke up and changed his clothes before meeting him. Liu Bei worked tirelessly and visited the house three times, and finally asked Zhuge Liang to assist him in his great cause.
Borrowing Arrows from Straw Boats
Soochow and Liu Bei joined forces to fight against Cao Cao. Zhou Yu ordered Zhuge Liang to make 100,000 arrows within ten days. Zhuge Liang said that the attack would only take three days, and issued a military order. Lu Su came to see Zhuge Liang, but saw no movement on the first day and no movement on the second day. At the fourth watch on the third day, Zhuge Liang secretly invited Lu Su to the ship. At the same time, the twenty boats were connected with ropes and headed towards Cao Ying.
At this time, there was heavy fog on the river, and no one could be seen on the other side. At five o'clock, the ship approached Cao Ying. Zhuge Liang asked the sergeants to beat drums and shout on the boat, pretending to be Zhou Yu and attack him secretly. Unfortunately, the fog on the river made it difficult to see clearly, so Cao Cao had to mobilize 3,000 archers to shoot arrows at the ship. When the grass man's body was densely covered with arrows and it was daylight, Zhuge Liang ordered the ship to be closed. The sergeants shouted: "Thank you, Prime Minister Cao, for the arrow." They walked back happily. After returning to camp, I took down the arrows and found more than 100,000.
Hengshan composes poems
Cao Cao personally led an army of 830,000, preparing to cross the river to eliminate Sun Quan and Liu Bei, and then unify all of China. At night, the moon in the sky was very bright, and the generals were so majestic. Cao Cao told the generals: Since I raised my army, I have eliminated harm for the country, wiped out the four seas, and brought peace to the world. The only thing I haven't gotten is the south. I invite you to come today and work together to unify China for me. In the future, the world will be peaceful and we will enjoy glory and wealth. The civil and military officials all stood up to express their thanks. Cao Cao was very happy. He first offered wine to the Yangtze River, and then drank three large cups. And he sang: "Singing over wine, how many years there are in life."
The Empty City Strategy
Zhuge Liang's misuse of Ma Su led to the loss of the street pavilion.
Sima Yi personally led an army of 150,000 people, which has rushed towards the West City and will be arriving soon.
At this time, Zhuge Liang only had a few civil servants left, not even a single military general. It is impossible to fight at all.
Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, and with his plan in mind, he put on a long gown and a skullcap, climbed up the tower, sat down upright on the railing, and lit incense. Then, I looked ahead and started playing the piano happily.
Sima Yi came to the city and watched and listened for a long time. No matter from the expressions and movements of the other person or the sound of the piano played by Zhuge Liang, he could not see any flaws.
His son and other soldiers asked for troops to attack the city. But Sima Yi stood still and listened quietly. Suddenly his expression changed, showing a nervous look, and he hurriedly ordered: "Change the rear team to the forward team, and the vanguard to the rear team, retreat immediately!"
Zhuge Liang in the west city saw Sima Yi leading his troops to retreat hurriedly, and lightly He took a deep breath, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his hand, and laughed.
After falling into the trap, Sima Yi admired sincerely: "I am not as talented as Zhuge Kongming!"
The Fire Company
Liu Bei led 750,000 people The men and horses slaughtered Soochow.
Sun Quan was so anxious that he didn’t know what to do. Later, Sun Quan appointed Lu Xun.
Liu Bei's troops went out from spring to summer, but failed to defeat the main force of Soochow, so they camped in the woods. The camps are one after another, hundreds of miles long. Lu Xun learned that Liu Bei's camp had committed a taboo in the art of war, so he devised a plan to defeat Liu Bei. On that day, the southeast wind was blowing fiercely. Lu Xun commanded a large group of troops to carry thatch and fire, and divided into three groups to rush into the Shu camp, burning 40 camps of the Shu army into a sea of ????fire. Liu Bei escaped to the camp under the protection of Zhao Yun. Baidi City.
Losing Jingzhou due to carelessness
Seeing that Guan Yu was really rude, Sun Quan decided to take advantage of the battle between Guan Yu and Cao's army to recapture Jingzhou.
His general Lu Meng disguised his soldiers as merchants, deceived Guan Yu's riverside defenders, successfully crossed the river, took advantage of Guan Yu's unpreparedness, and occupied Jingzhou without hurting a single soldier.
While Lu Meng was crossing the river, Cao Cao sent general Xu Huang to lead a large group of troops to attack Guan Yu. Xu Huang had more soldiers than Guan Yu, so he surrounded Guan Yu. Guan Yu retreated to Maicheng, a small town outside Jingzhou City.
At this time, Lu Meng surrounded Maicheng tightly again. Later, Guan Yu failed to break through and was captured in Maicheng. Sun Quan killed him because he refused to surrender.
Battle of Chibi
Yu and Zhuge Liang discussed the time to attack Cao Cao, and only waited for the southeast wind to blow before they started taking action.
When the southeast wind picked up, Huang Gai took 20 fire boats filled with reeds, sulfur and other materials and sailed to the other shore. When they were approaching Cao Cao's military camp, the ships caught fire together, and following the wind, Cao Cao's ships were burned. Since all of Cao Cao's ships were locked together with iron rings, there was no way to escape.
At this time, Cao Jun’s water stronghold was all ablaze. Countless soldiers were burned to death. Cao Cao knew he had fallen into a trap, so he scolded and looked for ships. At this time, Zhang Liao came over in a small boat, and Cao Cao escaped from the sea of ??fire
Happily thinking about Shu
After the fall of Shu, Liu Chan was captured and enjoyed great wealth in Wei. Once, Sima Zhaoda held a banquet and invited Liu Chan and the former Shu Han ministers to attend. During the banquet, a group of singers were specially invited to perform Shu songs and dances. After watching these songs and dances, some ministers of the Shu Han Dynasty were so sad that they almost shed tears when they remembered the pain of their country's subjugation. Only Liu Chan was very happy to see it, as if he were in his own palace. A few days later, when Sima Zhao met with Liu Chan, he asked Liu Chan: "Do you still miss Shu?" Liu Chan replied happily: "It's very happy here. I don't miss Shu anymore."
Boiled beans and burning twigs
It is a metaphor for two brothers, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, who killed each other. Later generations used it as a metaphor for fratricide,
Eights of talents are equal to each other
Xie Lingyun appreciated Cao Zhi's talent, saying that he accounted for eight-tenths of the world's talents, which was a compliment. Later, he was described as "extremely talented" as a person with extremely high humanistic talents.
Everyone knows Sima Zhao’s heart
Seeing the decline of imperial power and the ruin of Cao Wei, Cao Mao, the noble countryman, said this angrily, intending to tell his cronies, Sima Zhao's intention to usurp power is obvious, and it is right for him to plan it. Later, "Sima Zhao's heart" was used as a metaphor for the well-known conspiracy or ambition.
Exaggerate the truth
"Exaggerate the truth" originally means that Ma Di's words are exaggerated and exceed his actual talents. By extension, it generally refers to all exaggerations.
Exhausted military force
Exhausted, exhausted. Poor soldiers, using up all their strength. Abuse, abuse. Militant, abusing military force, and warlike.
Three horses in the same trough
According to legend, Cao Cao had a dream during the Three Kingdoms period, in which he dreamed of three horses eating in the same trough. After Wei Zhengshi, there was a situation where Sima Yi and his sons Sima Shi and Sima Zhao controlled the military and political power of Cao Wei. For details, see "Book of Jin: Chronicles of Emperor Xuan". Later, "three horses in the same trough" was used as a metaphor for several people holding great power together.
Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou
Cao Cao and Sun Quan were in a stalemate at Minxu. Cao Cao attacked but could not break it. Seeing that Wu's army was being reorganized, Sun Quan was extremely heroic and he was deeply envious of him. So he uttered the words of praise, "Having a son should be like Sun Zhongmou", which was another insult. Later generations often use this metaphor to hope that the younger generation will be virtuous.
Everything is ready, all that is left is the east wind
The original intention is that Zhou Yu planned to attack Cao Cao with fire. After making all preparations, he suddenly remembered that he could not defeat the enemy without the east wind. Later, it was used as a metaphor that all preparations were done and waiting for action.
How can there be intact eggs when the nest is overturned?
How can there be intact eggs when the nest is overturned? Literally means that since the nest is overturned, all the eggs will be broken. It is used to describe that if one person is in trouble, the whole family will not be spared.
After three days of farewell, we treat each other with admiration
Three means the minimum majority. Three days, even three or two days. To look upon with admiration means to look at something with new eyes. This was originally Lu Su's words to praise Lu Meng for his academic progress. Later, it was used to describe the importance and special treatment of people.
The old cow licks the calf
Lick, lick. calf, calf. The old cow licking the calf is a metaphor for the love and affection of elderly parents for their children. Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu. Yang Biao felt miserable that he could not be as foresighted as Jin Rixi during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He still cannot forget his son Yang Xiu. This contains a subtle irony towards Cao Cao.
Looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst
The story of "Looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst" shows Cao Cao's intelligence. He was able to mention the sweet and sour plums in a critical situation when the army was out of water and the soldiers were unbearably thirsty. It induces conditioned reflexes in the soldiers, temporarily relieves the pain of thirst, and also boosts morale, "reaching the source of the past." Later, "Looking at the plum blossoms to quench one's thirst" is used as a metaphor for fulfilling one's wish in vain.
Lantian produces jade
The ancient Lantian Mountain was located in the east of present-day Lantian County, Shaanxi Province. It was rich in beautiful jade, so it was also called Yushan. Jade comes from blue fields, originally Sun Quan praised Zhuge Ke, and later used it as a metaphor for a good father.
Wandering at night with a candle
Wandering with a candle at night means holding a candle to illuminate and playing at night. It describes that life is short and you should enjoy yourself in time. Also known as "Bingzhu Night Tour".
Battle of Chibi
Yu and Zhuge Liang discussed the time to attack Cao Cao, and only waited for the southeast wind to blow before they started taking action.
When the southeast wind picked up, Huang Gai took 20 fire boats filled with reeds, sulfur and other materials and sailed to the other shore. When they were approaching Cao Cao's camp, the ships caught fire together, and following the wind, Cao Cao's ships were burned. Since all of Cao Cao's ships were locked together with iron rings, there was no way to escape.
At this time, Cao Jun’s water stronghold was all on fire. Countless soldiers were burned to death. Cao Cao knew he had fallen into a trap, so he scolded and looked for ships.
At this time, Zhang Liao came over in a small boat, and Cao Cao escaped from the sea of ??fire