Idioms and allusions

Yu Gong Moves Mountains

There were two big mountains in front of Yu Gong’s house. He was determined to level the mountains. An old man, the wise old man, laughed at him for being so stupid. Yu Gong said: I will persevere for the rest of my life. After he was able to dig it out, he moved the Emperor of Heaven and ordered the two sons of Hercules to carry away the two mountains.

Superfluous

There was a man in the state of Chu who, after worshiping his ancestors, rewarded his guests with a jug of wine. The guests discussed and said: "It's not enough for everyone to drink this pot of wine together, and there is still some leftover for each of us. So we have a competition to draw snakes, and the one who draws the first one drinks." The one who finished the drawing first, picked it up. A wine pot, but the left hand is holding the wine pot, and the right hand is drawing a snake's feet. Before he finished drawing the feet, another person had finished. He grabbed his wine bottle and said, "The snake has no feet in the first place. How can you draw feet for it?" As soon as he finished speaking, he took the bottle away. After finishing the wine.

During the Warring States Period, there were two important ministers in the State of Zhao, Lian Po and Lin Xiangru. Because Lin Xiangru had made many meritorious deeds, the King of Zhao appointed him Prime Minister. Lian Po was not convinced and thought that his martial arts were overshadowed. Lin Xiangru tried to avoid Lian Po many times for the sake of the country. Lian Po felt ashamed when he learned of his good intentions, so he went to Lin Xiangru's house to plead guilty. From then on, the two reconciled and became partners in life and death.