The Story of Zhuge Liang
Eat melons and leave seeds
Zhuge Liang was not only able to grow good crops, but also had a good skill in growing watermelons. There used to be such a rule in Xiangyang area: when you enter the watermelon garden, you can eat enough melons, but you cannot take away the melon seeds. It is said that this "rule" was also invited by Ge Liang to stay.
The watermelon grown by Zhuge Liang is large, sweet, and sour without tail. Everyone who comes to Longzhong as a guest or passes by must go to the melon garden to feast their mouths. The old farmers around came to learn from him the experience of growing melons. He told them without reservation that the melons should be planted on sandy soil and covered with sesame cakes or sesame oil. Many people came to ask him for watermelon seeds. Because they had not paid attention to saving the seeds before, many people had to leave disappointed. The next year, the watermelon garden opened again, and he put a sign on the ground, which read: "Eat the melon tubes and keep the seeds."
Zhuge Liang washed the melon seeds, dried them, and then Distributed to nearby melon farmers. Today, watermelons from Jiajiahu, Changfengzhou and Xiaofanzhou on the sandy land on both sides of the Han River are still famous for their large size, thin skin and sweet taste. In some places, the old rule of "eating melons and leaving seeds" is still observed.
The divine plan saved future generations
The truth of this matter cannot be verified. Judging from the records, it is still possible.
According to legend, Zhuge Liang said to his descendants before he died: "After I die, one of you will encounter a fatal disaster in the future. At that time, you will demolish the house and there will be a person inside the wall." Paper bag, there is a remedy."
After Zhuge Liang died, Sima O conquered the world and became emperor. He learned that one of the generals in the imperial court was a descendant of Zhuge Liang, so he wanted to punish him. One day, Sima O found an excuse and sentenced the general to death. In the Golden Palace, Sima asked: "What did your grandfather say before he died?" The general told him Zhuge Liang's words in detail. After hearing this, Sima Yu ordered the soldiers to demolish the house and take out the paper packages. I saw a letter inside the paper bag, which said "open when meeting the emperor". The soldiers handed the letter to 0. 0 opened the letter and saw that it read: "Take three steps back after the visit." 0 immediately stood up and took three steps back. As soon as he stood firm, he heard a "click" sound, and a piece of jade fell from the roof directly opposite the dragon case. Smash the tables and chairs to pieces. 0 was so scared that he broke into a cold sweat. In turn, I read the letter at the end and it said, "I saved your life, please save the lives of my descendants." After reading this letter, I secretly admired Zhuge Liang's miraculous calculation. later. He reinstated the general officer
Zhuge Liang's Bagua Yi
In the drama and pictures, Zhuge Liang is wearing the Bagua Yi, strategizing and winning thousands of miles. According to folklore, Zhuge Liang's Bagua Yi was a reward from his master's wife for his diligence and studiousness.
When Zhuge Liang was a boy, he studied under Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui. Zhuge Liang studied hard and was diligent in using his brain. Not only did Sima appreciate his virtue, but even Sima's wife also thought highly of him. She liked this diligent and studious person. , a boy who is good at using his brain. At that time, there were no clocks and sundials were used to keep time, and there was no sun on rainy days. Time is difficult to control. In order to keep track of time, Sima Hui trained the rooster to crow on time by feeding it regularly. Zhuge Liang was very talented. He could understand what Mr. Sima said as soon as he heard it, and he was insatiable in his thirst for knowledge. In order to learn more, he wanted his teacher to extend the lecture time, but his teacher always took the rooster's crowing as the criterion, so Zhuge Liang thought: If the rooster's crowing time is extended, the teacher's lecture time will also be extended. . So he would bring some grain in his pocket when he went to school. When the chicken was about to crow, he would feed it some grain, and the chicken would stop crowing once it was full.
After some time, Mr. Sima wondered why the chicken didn't crow on time. After careful observation, he found that Zhuge Liang fed the chicken when it was about to crow. When Mr. Sima was in class, he asked the students why the rooster didn't crow on time. The other students were confused. Zhuge Liang knew it in his heart, but he was an honest man, so he truthfully reported to Mr. Sima that he fed the chicken when it was about to crow to extend the teacher's teaching time. Mr. Sima was very angry and burned his books on the spot, preventing him from continuing to study. Zhuge Liang was eager to learn, but he couldn't do it if he couldn't study, but he couldn't force it, so he went to Mrs. Sima. Sima Fu felt deep sympathy after hearing that Ge Liang was punished for asking him to feed chickens to study, so he interceded with Mr. Sima. Mr. Sima said: "You are so young. If you don't work hard on your homework, you will use your mind to deceive the teacher. This is a bad intention, and this person should not be promoted." Mrs. Sima repeatedly interceded for Zhuge Liang, saying that even though he was young, he used his skills. I'm a bit cautious, but it's always for the sake of learning more, and I don't have any other plans. After hearing this, Mr. Sima felt that it made sense and agreed to Zhuge Liang to continue studying.
Mr. Sima burned Zhuge Liang's books in anger. After his wife persuaded him, he agreed that Zhuge Liang should continue studying. But how can you read without a book? My wife said to Mr. Sima: "You have a thousand-year turtle shell. It is said that if you wear it on your body, you can know the past for a thousand years and the future for five hundred years. Let Zhuge Liang give it a try. If it works "What do you want the book for?" Mr. Sima thought of burning the book, so he had no choice but to do as his wife said.
Zhuge Liang put the turtle shell given by his master on his body, and it became his life-long clothing - the Bagua Yi. What he had learned in the past was still vivid in his mind, and he could understand the things that the teacher had not taught. a bit.
Zhuge Liang’s Goose Feather Fan
Zhuge Liang’s Goose Feather Fan represents wisdom and talent, so in dramas about Zhuge Liang, Kong Ming always holds a goose feather fan in his hand.
Regarding the goose feather fan, there is a popular story among the people. Huang Chengyan’s daughter Huang Yueying is not ugly, but a very smart, beautiful and talented girl. Huang Chengyan was afraid that promising young people would not recognize Jingshan jade, so he called his daughter "A Chou". Ah Chou Huang Yueying not only writes eloquently, but also has outstanding martial arts skills. She once studied under a famous teacher. When Yicheng came down the mountain, the master gave her a goose feather fan with the words "Ming" and "Liang" written on it. The two characters also contain densely packed strategies for conquering cities and territories and governing the country. He also told her that anyone with the word "Ming Ming" in his name is your rightful husband. Later, Huang Chengyan's son-in-law riding a dragon was Zhuge Liang, the future prime minister of Shu who had the two characters "ming" and "liang" in his name. When she got married, Huang Yueying gave Zhuge Liang a goose feather fan as a gift. Kong Ming loved the goose feather fan like a pearl in his palm and was inseparable. In doing so, he not only expresses the sincere and undying love between their husband and wife, but more importantly, he skillfully uses Shan Shang's strategy. So no matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, I always keep my fan in hand.
During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Xiangyang observation envoy Zhao Hongen wrote in "Zhuge Thatched Cottage Poems": "The fan shakes the three-pointed cauldron of the moon, and the eight formations of dark and gloomy stones form a picture." This is enough to prove that Zhuge Liang is holding a goose feather in his hand. The function of the fan and the reason why he never leaves his hand.