Allusions and origins of classic idioms in history

Idioms, as an integral part of language, are the greatest treasures and wealth in any language. Idioms not only reflect a nation’s history and its labor and spiritual activities, but also reflect the nation’s moral value system, emotional world, religious beliefs, etc. Emotion is a psychological state of a person, reflecting a person's subjective attitude towards reality. The following is the allusions and sources of classic idioms in history that I have compiled for you. I hope it will be helpful to you! Chapter 1 of the allusions and sources of classic idioms in history: Making a sound in the east and attacking in the west

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Ban Chao made an expedition to the Western Regions for the purpose of Unite all the countries in the Western Regions to fight against the Xiongnu. In order for the countries in the Western Regions to fight together against the Huns, the north-south passage must first be opened. The Shache Kingdom, located on the western edge of the desert, incited the surrounding small countries to submit to the Xiongnu and oppose the Han Dynasty. Ban Chao decided to pacify Yarkand first. King Yarkand went north to Kucha for help, and King Kucha personally led 50,000 troops to rescue Yarkand. Banchao united with Khotan and other countries, with only 25,000 troops. The enemy is outnumbered and we are difficult to defeat, so we must outwit them. Ban Chao then decided to make an attack in the east and attack in the west to confuse the enemy. He sent people to spread dissatisfaction with Ban Chao among the army, making it impossible to defeat Kucha and showing signs of retreat. And especially let the Yarkand prisoners hear it clearly. At dusk that day, Ban Chao ordered the Khotan army to retreat to the east. He led his troops to retreat to the west. On the surface, he appeared panicked and deliberately let the prisoners escape. The prisoners fled back to the Yarkand camp and hurriedly reported the news of the Han army's hasty retreat. King Qiuci was overjoyed. He mistakenly believed that Ban Chao was afraid of him and fled in a hurry. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to hunt down Ban Chao. He immediately ordered his troops to divide into two groups to pursue the fleeing enemies. He personally led 10,000 elite troops to the west to pursue Ban Chao. Ban Chao was so confident that he took advantage of the darkness to cover the desert and retreated only ten miles, hiding his troops on the spot. King Qiuci was eager to win and led his pursuers to fly past Banchao's hiding place. Banchao immediately gathered his troops, and with the Khotan troops and horses agreed in advance, they quickly returned to attack Shache. Ban Chao's troops fell from the sky, and Yarkand was caught off guard and quickly disintegrated. King Shache was so frightened that he could not escape, so he had to surrender. The King of Kucha was so aggressive that he chased them all night, but saw no trace of Banchao's troops. He also heard reports that Yarkand had been pacified and that the casualties of the troops and horses were slightly heavy. The situation was over, so he had to pack up the remaining troops and return to Kucha in despair.

Source: Song Dynasty Zhang Gang's "Notes on Begging to Repair Warships": The situation of the captives is unpredictable; the left is true and the right is false; make claims in the east and attack in the west. ? Allusions and origins of classic idioms in history Chapter 2: Watching flowers on horseback

In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, there was a famous poet Meng Jiao. He was born in poverty, was studious and talented since childhood. However, his official career has been very unsatisfactory. From his youth to his prime, he failed the Jinshi examination several times. Although he was so poor that he could not even support his own family, he had an upright temperament and refused to join the powerful family. He was determined to study hard and use his true talents to open the door to an official career. In the thirteenth year of Zhenyuan (797 AD) of Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty, Meng Jiao went to Beijing to take the Jinshi examination again. This time, he passed the Jinshi examination, and Meng Jiao was very happy. He put on brand new clothes, tied with ribbons and red flowers, rode a tall horse, and toured the city of Chang'an to his heart's content. He was amazed by the beautiful scenery of the capital, and he was extremely proud of the joy of being a Jinshi in high school, so he wrote this famous poem "After Admission": The filthiness of the past is not enough to be praised, but now the dissolute thoughts are boundless; the spring breeze is proud of the horse's hoof, See all the flowers in Chang'an every day. This poem vividly expresses the poet's joy after becoming a Jinshi. Among them, "The spring breeze is proud of the horse's hoofs, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day" which has become an eternal famous line.

Source: Tang Dynasty Meng Jiao's poem "After Enrollment": The spring breeze is so proud that the horse's hoofs are so bad that he can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day. ? Allusions and origins of classic idioms in history Chapter 3: Ban Men Nong Ax

Lu Ban was a native of Lu during the Warring States Period. He is a master who is good at making exquisite utensils. People call him "Qiaoren", and the people have always regarded him as the ancestor of carpenters.

One day, a young carpenter casually walked up to a house with a big red door, raised the ax in his hand, and said: "This ax of mine, even though it is inconspicuous, does not matter whether it is Whatever wood, as long as it comes into my hands and I use my ax to do this, I will make something extremely beautiful. ?

The people next to him felt that he was too boastful, so they pointed to the big red door behind him and said: "Little master, can you make a better door than this one?" The young carpenter is arrogant. He said: "I'm not bragging, I'm telling you, I was once a student of Lu Ban, so why can't I make such a simple door? It's a joke." ?

After hearing this, everyone couldn’t help laughing and said: "This is Mr. Luban’s home. This door was made by him. You can really make a better door than this one." ?

The young carpenter ran away in embarrassment.

Source: "A Book with Mei Shengyu" by Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty: "Yesterday it was true; there were seven or eight poems; now they are recorded; I am playing tricks on the door; it is ridiculous." ? Allusions and origins of classic idioms in history Chapter 4: Be confident

The painters of the Northern Song Dynasty had the same writing and the same words. His bamboo paintings are famous far and wide, and many people come to ask for paintings every day. What is Wen Tong’s secret to painting bamboo? It turns out that Wen Tong planted various bamboos in front of and behind his house. No matter in spring, summer, autumn or winter, whether it was cloudy, windy or rainy, he often went to the bamboo forest to observe the growth and changes of the bamboos. I ponder the length and thickness of the bamboo branches, the shape and color of the leaves. Whenever I have a new feeling, I go back to the study, lay out paper, grind ink, and draw the impression in my heart on the paper. Over a long period of time, the images of bamboo in different seasons, different weathers, and different times are deeply imprinted in his mind. As long as he concentrates on picking up his pen and standing in front of the drawing paper, the various forms of bamboo he observes will immediately emerge. In front of you. Therefore, every time he painted bamboo, he seemed very calm and confident, and the bamboos he painted were all lifelike and lifelike.

When people praised his paintings, he always said modestly: "I just painted the mature bamboos in my mind." ?

A young man wanted to learn to paint bamboo. He learned that the poet Chao Buzhi was very knowledgeable about Wen Tong's paintings, so he went to ask for advice. Huang Buzhi wrote a poem for him, including two sentences: "You can draw bamboo, and you have a confident mind." ?