The old saying goes, “It’s better to learn from Taoyuan than to learn from Wagang to make a stove of incense.” Why does it say this?

The brotherhood in ancient times is really valuable. Because in troubled times, it is not surprising that there are many conflicts of interest between brothers, but they can share the joys and sorrows, adversities and difficulties, which is enough to show their deep friendship. As the old saying goes, "It's better to learn from Taoyuan, where three people are sworn brothers, than to learn from Wagang, where one burner of incense is made." Why do you say this? Because Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, the "Taoyuan Three Brothers", had a deep relationship, even if Cao Cao poached him, Guan Yu would not be moved. As for some people in Wagang, they only care about fame and wealth, but not loyalty. Even if it is successful, it is not enough to serve as a warning.

Let’s talk about the “Three Brothers in Taoyuan” first. In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the story of the three sworn brothers in Taoyuan can be regarded as a good story, and this story is also true in history. Liu Bei met Zhang Fei and Guan Yu by chance. The three people had similar interests and hit it off immediately, so they prepared to become brothers. Three people were outside Liu Bei's hut. It was the season when peach blossoms were in full bloom. They burned incense and bowed before saying oaths: "I miss Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei. Although they have different surnames, as brothers, we will work together to rescue those in need." ; Report to the country, and make peace with the common people. I don’t want to be born in the same year, the same month and the same day, I just want to die in the same year, the same month and the same day. Emperors, queens, and queens, learn from this fact that they are treacherous and ungrateful, and will be killed by heaven and man! ?After saying the oath, he worshiped Xuande as his elder brother, Guan Yu as the second, and Zhang Fei as his younger brother.

Wagang is the base point of the peasant uprising. Wagang also has many famous figures in history: Qin Qiong and Luo Cheng. Luo Cheng is a young general like Zhao Yun, but he is ruthless and unscrupulous. Luo Cheng learned from his adoptive father how to defeat two guns with a single gun. After he learned it, he changed hands and picked up his adoptive father's gun. Wang Shichong treated him well, but in the end he was just a loser. Seeing that Li Shimin had many troops, he immediately went to Li Shimin. Therefore, most of the people in Wagang are just wallflowers who act according to the changing circumstances and have no loyalty at all.

Would you rather learn the three-sworn friendship in Taoyuan than the one-burner incense in Wagang? It still makes sense.