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20 famous classic idiom stories

1, the old horse knows the way

During the Spring and Autumn Period, at the request of Yan State, Qi Huangong led an army to defeat the invasion of Shanrong State. The Milu, the king of Shanrong, fled to the lonely bamboo country to ask for reinforcements, and Guan Zhong followed Qi Huangong to defeat the reinforcements of the lonely bamboo country. On the way back to China, Qi Jun was trapped by a fake guide's agency. Guan Zhong suggested using an old horse to lead the way to save the day.

Step 2 apologize humbly

During the Warring States Period, Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, two important ministers of Zhao State, were named Guo Xiang by Zhao Wang for their repeated meritorious deeds. Lian Po was unconvinced, thinking that his martial arts had overshadowed his mouth. Lin Xiangru avoided Lian Po many times for the sake of the country. Lian Po was ashamed when he learned of his good intentions, so he went to Lin Xiangru's house to confess secretly. From then on, the two made up and became friends with each other.

3, talk on paper

During the Warring States Period, Zhao Kuo, the son of Zhao She, a famous Warring States soldier, was proficient in the art of war. Even his father can't beat him, and he thinks he is invincible. Zhao She thinks that he is an armchair strategist and doesn't understand traffic. Later, when Zhao She died, Zhao Kuo took Lian Po's place. Lin Xiangru and others strongly opposed it. Zhao Wang insisted that Zhao Kuo lost 400,000 troops in the battle of Changping.

4. Repeated orders and applications

Sun Wuliu lived in the State of Wu, and the King of Wu wanted to test Sun Wu's military talents, so he gave Sun Wu the 180 young maid-in-waiting to practice. Sun Wu divided the ladies-in-waiting into two teams and made the prince's favorite concubine the captain. After Sun Wu confessed the password to the ladies-in-waiting, he drummed and commanded. The ladies-in-waiting burst into laughter and the team was in chaos. Sun Wu gave another order, but the ladies-in-waiting just thought it was fun and didn't listen at all.

Sun Wu said that since he had understood the order and didn't listen, it was the crime of the leader and ordered the two captains to be put to death. The prince of Wu hurriedly ordered that the princess should not be killed, but Sun Wu killed two princesses. Then, Sun Wu rehearsed the ladies-in-waiting, and this time no one dared not listen to orders.

5, wai Wei to save Zhao:

During the Warring States Period, Wei Jun besieged Handan, the capital of Zhao. Zhao asked Qi for help and sent Tian Ji as the general and Sun Bin as the strategist to send troops to save Zhao. Tian Ji wanted to directly lead troops to save Zhao Handan, while Sun Bin advocated that troops should besiege the capital girder of Wei, and Wei would return to the army to save himself. This will not only lift the siege of Zhao, but also consume Wei Jun.

Tian Ji adopted Sun Bin's strategy and led his troops to take the lead. When Wei Jun heard the news, he quickly withdrew the troops besieging Handan and returned to the army to rescue the girder overnight. Going to Guiling, the Qi army will meet Wei Jun earlier and earlier. Wei Jun was defeated, almost completely annihilated.

6, a golden word

During the Warring States Period, Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, succeeded to the throne at a young age, and Lv Buwei, the prime minister, assisted him. In order to win the hearts of the people and enhance their own strength, the organizer compiled "Lu Chunqiu", and hung this book with 65,438+10,000 words in Xianyang's shop, announcing that whoever can point out the shortcomings in the book and add or delete a word will reward his daughter.

7. Don't get in the way

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was civil strife in the State of Jin, and Jin Xiangong's son Zhong Er fled to Chu. King Chu Cheng received him and promised that if there was a war in Chu Jin, the Jin army would stay away from him. Later, Zhong Er returned to the State of Jin with the help of Qin Mugong. The state of Jin supported the struggle between Song and Chu, and the two armies met in Chengpu. Zhong Er avoided, lured the enemy in and won.

8. Assemble.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi bullied and attacked Lu, and Duke Zhuang of Lu led the army to meet the enemy. When the two armies met, the Qi army drummed, but the Lu army didn't. The morale of the Qi army was already very low when it beat the drum for the third time, and the Lu army beat the drum for the first time. With high morale, the Lu army defeated the Qi army.

9. Dark Chen Cang

At the end of Qin Dynasty, Xiang Yu claimed to be the overlord of the west, betraying the agreement that the first attacker in Xianyang was king. Liu Bang was extremely dissatisfied, led the troops into Sichuan, burned the Bashu plank road along the way and named it Hanwang. With the help of Han Xin, Liu Bang openly built a plank road, secretly bypassed Zhang Han, the general of Xiang Yu, and claimed the title of king for the Central Plains.

10, hanging beam is picky.

Sun Jing, a master of Confucianism in Han Dynasty, studied very hard when he was a child. He often reads until late at night and ties his hair to the beam for fear of falling asleep. During the Warring States Period, Su Qin, a military strategist, failed to lobby the State of Qin. For the sake of fame and fortune, he studied hard, reading until late at night every day, and whenever he wanted to doze off, he stabbed his thigh with an iron awl to refresh himself.

1 1, the last stop

In the third year of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Bangpa sent general Han Xin to attack Zhao, and Zhao, Xie and general Zhao led the troops with 200,000 troops to meet at Jingxingkou. Chen Yu didn't listen to Li Zuoche's advice and desperately fought Han Xin. Han Xin tricked him to the river, then sent troops to take Zhao's camp lightly, killed it, captured Liu Xie alive and destroyed Zhao.

12, dig the wall for light

Kuang Heng is diligent and studious, but there is no candle lighting at home. There are candles in the neighbor's house, but the lights can't shine on his house. So, Kuang Heng dug a hole in the wall to attract the light from his neighbors, so that the light could shine on the book to read. There is a big family in the same town who is illiterate and rich. There are many books at home. Kuang Heng went to his house as an employee, and he didn't want to be paid.

The host felt very strange and asked him why. He said, "I hope to get your book and read it through." The master was deeply moved and lent him the book. Therefore, Kuang Heng became a great scholar.

13, carving a boat for a sword

A man who crossed the river in Chu State (also called Jiang Ren) dropped his sword into the river. He quickly carved a mark on the side of the boat and said, "This is where my sword fell."

After the ship docked, the man went into the water to look for the sword along the mark engraved on the side of the ship, but he couldn't find it for a long time. The ship has gone a long way, and the sword is still in its original place.

Long Hao Yegong 14

Once upon a time, there was a man named Ye Gong who liked dragons very much. In his home, dragons are painted on walls, carved on columns and embroidered on the cover. The real dragon in the sky heard that Ye Gong likes dragons, so he came to visit him at Ye Gong's house. His long tail stretched out in the hall and put his head into the window to look around.

When Lord Ye saw the real dragon in the sky, he was terrified out of his wits, his face changed and he quickly hid. At first, Ye Gong was not interested in real dragons, but those painted, embroidered and carved fake dragons.

15, vicissitudes of life

Mulberry fields, farmland. The sea becomes a mulberry field, and the mulberry field becomes the sea. Things have changed a lot.

Once upon a time, Wang Yuan met Ma Su and Li Xiannian to go to Cai Jing's house for a drink. Wang Yuan and his party soon arrived at Cai Jing's house, but they didn't see Ma Gu's arrival, so they sent messengers to invite him. Ma Gu came and said that she had been ordered to visit Penglai. She has seen the East China Sea turn into a mulberry field three times, and now the sea has retreated by half.

16, not stick to one pattern

Detention: restrictions; G: specifications and methods. Not limited to specifications or models.

Facing the corrupt Qing government, Gong Zizhen, a thinker in Qing Dynasty, advocated reform and banning smoking, which was not reused by the court. At the age of 48, he resolutely resigned and retired. Passing through Zhenjiang, he saw the local people worshiping the gods. He wrote a poem: "Kyushu is angry by the wind and thunder, and thousands of troops are studying sadly; I advise god to stand up again, let go of his talents, and don't stick to a pattern. "

17, like the back of my hand.

Yes: I understand; Finger palm: Point to the palm of your hand. Describe knowing things clearly and like to put things in the palm of your hand for others to see.

Ancient emperors built ancestral temples, and the gods in them were arranged in turn according to the level of their ancestors. Whenever there is a major event or festival, the emperor will go to the temple to worship his ancestors. This is the so-called "Luo" ceremony. Many people don't understand etiquette, so they ask Confucius for advice. Confucius believed that Luzong Temple violated the Rites of Zhou. He avoided talking about it, pointed to the palm of his hand and said, "He who knows courtesy knows the way to govern the country."

18, break the waves.

Metaphor is ambitious, fearless and brave.

Zong Yi, a famous general in the Southern Song Dynasty, was ambitious since he was a child. He likes dancing with a gun and casting swords. When his uncle Zong Bing asked him about his ambition, he replied, "I want to break through a thousand miles with a long wind!" Later, he led troops to attack Linyi country, won by stratagem, and was named General Zuo Wei.

19, pull out the seedlings and encourage them.

Metaphor is a bad thing to go against the objective law of the development of things and be eager for success.

Once upon a time, there was a farmer in the Song Dynasty who was worried that the seedlings in his field were not tall, so he went to see them every day. Three days passed and the seedlings did not move. He thought of a way and hurried to the field to raise seedlings tree by tree. I went back and told my son that the seedlings had grown a lot. My son ran to the field and saw that all the seedlings were dead.

20. A leaf is blind

The eyes are blocked by a leaf, which means that you can't see the whole picture of things.

A bookworm read the story of "cicada slough" from ancient books, believed it and looked around. He picked all the leaves from the cicada's hiding place, took them home to cover his face for an experiment and asked his wife if she could see him. The wife said angrily that she couldn't see. He took this leaf and stole it in the street. After being arrested, he said, "I'm blind. Can you see it? "