The source of the allusion introduces the explanation and interpretation of the change of heart

After Sun Ce died, he handed Wu Dong over to Sun Quan. Unexpectedly, under the leadership of Sun Quan, Wu Dong became stronger and stronger and became the only country among the Three Kingdoms that could compete with Cao Wei. In fact, many people speak highly of Sun Quan. He has the highest emotional intelligence among Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Wu Dong never had any major internal strife, and Sun Quan did a good job in this regard. And Sun Quan is also a person who can put down his figure. There is such a story behind the idiom "Changing One's Mind" that I will talk about this time. Let's take a look.

Today's Three Kingdoms idiom story comes from "The Legend of Zhang Zhao", which takes place between the first year of Huanglong and the first year of Jiahe after the sun rises. This story is actually a conversation between Sun Quan, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Zhang Zhao, a veteran of Jiangdong. Let’s take a look at the original text:

Every time Zhao appears in court, his words are sonorous and powerful, and his righteousness shines through. He has spoken bluntly in the past, defeating his purpose, but he has not entered into it. After the Shu envoy came, he summoned Shu Demei, but the ministers refused. Quan sighed and said, "Let Mr. Zhang sit down. If he doesn't give up, it's useless. How can he boast?"

Tomorrow, I will send you to ask for help, because I ask you to see Zhao. Xie, Quan wanted to kneel down and stop him. Zhao sat down and said: "In the past, the Empress Dowager and King Huan did not belong to Your Majesty, but belonged to His Majesty. Because they did everything they could to repay their kindness, they had something to say after they disappeared. But they were short-sighted, did not listen to the imperial edict, and kept themselves in secret. In a remote place, I have been abandoned for a long time, and I have no hope of being introduced again. However, I am stupid enough to serve the country and serve my country with the purpose of loyalty. If you change your mind and worry about it, you can't steal your honor. "I declined Yan politely.

The general idea of ??this passage is as follows: Every time Zhang Zhao goes to court, his words are majestic and stern, and his expression is righteous. Once he lost Sun Quan's sanity because of his unrestrained speech, and Sun Quan banned him from attending court meetings for a period of time. Later, envoys from the Shu Han came to Wudong to show off the virtues of the Shu Han, but no one in Wu Dong could deal with them. Sun Quan sighed and said: "If Zhang Zhao is here, the Shu Han envoys will be depressed even if they don't think so. How can they brag like this!"

The next day, Sun Quan first sent someone to visit him, and then he came to Zhang Zhao Barbie's Party 2 care. Seeing Sun Quan's arrival, Zhang Zhao left the table and apologized to Sun Quan, but Sun Quan knelt down to stop him. After the two parties sat down, Zhang Zhao raised his head and said to Sun Quan: "In the past, the Queen Mother and King Huan did not entrust the old ministers to your majesty, but your majesty entrusted them to the old ministers. Therefore, I tried my best to repay the great kindness. Even if I die, I will still I will be praised by future generations. Unfortunately, I was short-sighted and went against His Majesty's wishes. I thought that I would sink until I died of old age and would never gain His Majesty's trust. I didn't expect to be summoned by Your Majesty again and I could continue to serve you. In my heart, I want to do things for the country and be loyal to the country until death. If I want to change my original intention to please them and gain glory and wealth, I can't do it." After hearing this, Sun Quan immediately apologized to Zhang Zhao.

The idiom I am going to talk about in this article, in Zhang Zhao’s words, is “it’s easy to worry when you change your mind”, which means changing your mind and violating your original intention. This idiom first appeared in "Xunzi Ruxiao": "Within the four seas, there must be changes of heart and change."

Anyone familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms knows that Zhang is a celebrity in the Jianghuai area. He not only He made great contributions to Sun Ce's occupation of Jiangdong, and also played an important role when Sun Quan first came to power. But as Sun Quan grew older, his attitude towards the veteran changed greatly, especially his dissatisfaction with Zhang Zhao's outspoken attitude.

Zhang also has a weakness. He always treated Sun Quan as a child, liked to rank based on seniority, and liked to use the trust and attention of Sun Quan's mother and brother to teach Sun Quan a lesson, which made Sun Quan intolerable. Therefore, Sun Quan was indifferent to Zhang Zhao for a time, even ridiculing him. And Zhang Zhao didn't want to be humiliated

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhao didn't follow Sun Quan's tricks at all and kept repeating the same old tune. Not only did he mention Sun Quan's mother and brother again, but he also reminded Sun Quan that "changing his mind" would not change anything. Because he asked for something, Sun Quan had to endure it this time and apologized to Zhang Zhao, but he was very dissatisfied. Not long after, the two sides clashed again, resulting in a big joke that Sun Quan ordered people to seal Zhang Zhao's family with earth.