Idiom stories about ancient celebrities.

Idiom story: Wang Sunjia was called into the palace at the age of 15 to be the courtier of the King of Qi. Wang Sunjia's mother loves Wang Sunjia very much. Whenever he enters the DPRK, her mother always urges him to come back early. If he comes home late, his mother will wait anxiously at the door for him to come back.

In 284 BC, Yan's army quickly captured Linzi, the capital of Qi. The king of Qi fled in panic. On this day, Wang Sunjia was not with the king of Qi. When he heard that the king of Qi had fled, he hurried to pursue it. He couldn't find the king of Qi and had to go home. His mother saw him and asked him, "Yan Bing is here, why don't you protect the King of Qi?" Wang Sunjia said, "I don't know where the king is." His mother was very angry and said, "If you come back late every day, I will wait for you at home.". Since you are the king's servant, you don't even know where he has gone, so why are you going home! " After hearing this, Wang Sunjia was ashamed and immediately left home to inquire about the whereabouts of the King of Qi.

"leaning against the door" is a metaphor for the hope and love of the elders for their children.

idiom: It is better to die than to die

Idiom story: In 55 AD, Gao Yang, the general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, forced Emperor Xiaojing of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to abdicate and established the Northern Qi Dynasty. The following year, Emperor Xiaojing and his three sons were poisoned. One year there was a solar eclipse, and Gao Yang was worried that his throne would be lost. He asked a confidant, "Wang Mang took the Liu family's world, why did Liu Xiu take it back later?" The confidant said, "Your Majesty, it's Wang Mang's own fault: he didn't kill all the Liu family." Gao Yang immediately went on a killing spree: he killed all 7 people of 25 lineal royal families in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, surnamed Yuan (formerly named Tuoba), and no one was spared.

When the news came, the Yuan surnames in the Eastern Wei Dynasty were very afraid, so they quickly gathered to discuss countermeasures. A county magistrate named Yuan Jing 'an said: At present, the only way to save their lives is to ask Gao Yang for permission to leave yuanshi county and change their names to Gao's. Yuan Jing 'an's cousin, Yuan Jing Hao, resolutely opposed it. He said, "How can we abandon this clan and take refuge in his surname to save our lives? A gentleman would rather be a jade broken than a pottery preserved! I would rather die than change my surname. "

The metaphor of "I'd rather die than die" means I'd rather die for integrity.

Idiom: last stand

Idiom story: Han Xin was a military genius in the Chu-Han War. In October of the third year of Emperor Gaozu (24 BC), Han Xin led 1, newly recruited Han troops across the Taihang Mountains and attacked Zhao, a vassal country of Xiang Yu, eastward. The prince of Zhao and general Chen Yu concentrated 2, troops and occupied Jingxingkou, a throat area east of Taihang Mountain, ready to fight. To the west of Jingxingkou, there is a narrow road about a hundred miles long, with mountains on both sides and narrow roads, which is the only place for Han Xin. Li Zuoche, the counselor of the Zhao army, offered a plan: to defend the war head-on, send troops around the back to cut off Han Xin's grain route and trap Han Xin in Jingxing narrow road. Chen Yu didn't listen and said, "There are only a few thousand people in Han Xin, and it's a thousand miles away. If we avoid hitting, wouldn't we let the princes see the joke?"

after learning the news, Han Xin quickly led the Han army into Jingxing Narrow Road and set up camp 3 miles away from Jingxing mouth. In the middle of the night, Han Xin sent two thousand light riders, each with a flag of the Han army, to ambush the rear of the Zhao army's camp from a small road. Han Xin warned: "When we are in battle, the Zhao army will definitely rush to catch up with our army. You rushed into the camp of the Zhao army, pulled out the flag of the Zhao army and erected the red flag of the Han army." After eating some simple dry food, the rest of the Han army immediately headed for Jingxingkou. When they arrived at Jingxingkou, the brigade crossed the water and lined up behind the water. When Zhao Jun at the height saw it from afar, they all laughed at Han Xin.

after dawn, Han Xin set up the general's flag and ceremonial, and led the crowd out of Jingxing. Chen Yu rate Qingqi elite swarmed out to capture Han Xin alive. Han Xin pretended to abandon the flag and fled back to the position by the river. Chen Yu ordered Zhao to attack the whole battalion, which matched the position of the Han army. Because of no way back, the Han army fought bravely for the first place. The two sides fought for half a day, and Zhao Jun could not win. At this time, Zhao wanted to return to the camp, only to find that his camp was full of flags of the Han army, and the team was immediately in chaos. Han Xin tried to fight back, Zhao was defeated, Chen Yu was killed and the prince of Zhao was captured.

After the war, someone asked, "It is said in the art of war that we should fight with our backs to the mountain and face to the water. This time, we fought with our backs to the water and actually won. Why?" Han Xin said: "Isn't it also said in the art of war that' you will be born after you are trapped in death, and you will survive after you leave it'?" You just didn't notice. "

" last stand "is a metaphor for being in a desperate situation, fighting to the death in order to survive.