Celebrities of the Three Kingdoms and their stories and idioms.

Cao Cao (looking at plum to quench thirst)

One summer, Cao Cao led his army to crusade against Zhang Xiu. The weather is unusually hot, the sun is like fire, and there is not a cloud in the sky. The troops walked on the winding mountain road, and the dense trees and rocks scorched by the sun on both sides made people breathless. By noon, the soldiers' clothes were soaked, the marching speed slowed down, and several weak soldiers fainted on the side of the road. Cao Cao was worried that the marching speed was getting slower and slower, and that the fighter plane would be delayed. However, at present, tens of thousands of people can't even drink water. How can we speed up? He immediately called the guide and asked him quietly, "Is there a water source near here?" The guide shook his head and said, "The spring is on the other side of the valley. It's a long detour. " Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "No, it's too late." He looked at the forest in front of him, thought for a moment, and said to the guide, "Don't say anything, I'll think of something." He knew that even if he ordered the troops to speed up at the moment, it would not help. A brainwave, the solution came. He grabbed the horse by the stomach and quickly rushed to the front of the team. Pointing at the front with a whip, he said, "Soldiers, I know there is a large area of Merlin in front, where the plums are big and delicious. Let's hurry around this hill and get to Meilin! " Hearing this, the soldiers seemed to eat it in their mouths, and their spirits were greatly boosted, and their pace could not help but accelerate a lot. The idiom "looking at plum to quench thirst" is to comfort yourself or others with fantasy.

Liu Chan (happy)

During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei occupied Shu and established Shu. After his death, his son Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, also known as Liu Adou. Liu Chan is incompetent. After the death of the sage, Shu was destroyed by Wei in 263 AD. After Liu Chan surrendered, Cao Mao of Wang Wei gave him the title of "An Le Gong" with no real power and moved him to Xuchang, Weijingdu. Wang Wei himself has no real power, and Si Mazhao has the final say. At a banquet, Si Mazhao deliberately arranged to perform Sichuan songs and dances in front of Liu Chan. At the thought of the ruin of the old country, Liu Chan's followers were very sad, but they said to him, "Just have a good time here and don't think about Shu any more." He doesn't miss Shu at all. According to this story, people derive the idiom "being happy without thinking" to describe some people who are content with the status quo and forget their roots. It also describes some people who are happy and forget their roots.