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What do you mean, soft-hearted but innocent? Soft and innocent allusions

tenderness is tenderness but inviolability. Just because a person looks good-tempered, doesn't mean he doesn't have a temper. However, the usage rate of this idiom is not very high at present. This time, I will help you explain the meaning of this idiom and its story. This story happened in the Three Kingdoms period, and the driver died on the highway. Cao Cao wanted to crusade, but Du persuaded him. We all know that Cao Cao is violent and always kills people. Isn't Du afraid that Cao Cao will get angry and kill him? In fact, Du just showed his gentle but not aggressive character. Let's take a look at this story.

Today's story about the Three Kingdoms idioms can be found in The History of the Three Kingdoms? Biography of Du Xi, about seventeen years after Jian 'an, was named Du. As shown below:

When General Xu You embraced Song, he said slowly without hair attached. Mao was furious and wanted to cut it first. Many ministers remonstrated, saying, "You can invite your bosom friends and fight for a strong enemy." The burr hurt his knee, but he wouldn't listen. When the attacker wanted to protest, Mao said, "I have made up my mind, so don't answer." Attack: "If your highness's plan is evil, I will help your highness realize it." If your highness's plan is not evil, it is better to change it. Your highness's traitor told you not to say anything. Why didn't you explain? "

Mao said," How can I get rid of Xu You? " He said, "Your Highness says Xu You is evil?" Mao said, "mortals are also." He said: "The husband only knows sages, and sages know sages. How can ordinary people know about extraordinary evil? Today, when the wolf is in power and the fox is in the lead, people will say that your highness avoids the strong attack and the weak, dares not enter, and cannot retreat. I can't hear a thousand crossbows, I can't hear the squirrel's engine, I can't hear the ten thousand stone bells ringing. How can you worry about how many people there are in this area? " Mao said, "Good." Therefore, if you caress your wife, you will obey. It is the same as being soft-hearted and not committing a crime.

The main idea of this passage is that Xu You, a general at that time, was arrogant and domineering in Guanzhong area, and he often spoke wildly and refused to submit to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was furious and planned to send troops to conquer. However, this decision was opposed by many civil and military officials. Instead of listening, Cao Cao put his knife across his knee and told all the officials to shut up. At this point, Du Lai advised. Cao Cao coldly said to him, "I've made up my mind, so don't mention it again." Du Xi said, "If your decision is correct, I will try my best to help you finish it. But if your decision is wrong, you must change it even if you have made a decision. Why not let me tell you my opinion? "

Cao Cao said, "Xu You snubbed me. What do you think we should do? " Du Xi replied, "What kind of person do you think Xu You is?" Cao Cao: "Ordinary people." Du said: "Sages can know each other, and saints can also know each other. How do ordinary people understand sages? Now that the rich wolf is in the way, you have to deal with a fox. Of course, people will say that you are weak when you avoid the strong, but you are not brave enough to attack and retreat. I have heard that crossbows are not used to shoot mice, and mangoku bells will not make a sound because of the impact of grass stalks. How can a mere excuse be worth your trouble? " Du's words finally calmed Cao Cao's mood, so he was kind to Xu You, who immediately expressed his obedience. Du's gentle and inviolable personality was mostly reflected in this way.

What I want to talk about in this article is "softness but not rigidity", which shows Du's character, meaning that his temperament is gentle and inviolable. This idiom was also originated by Chen Shou, the author of The Three Kingdoms.

after the idiom, let's talk about two related characters in this story. During Jian 'an period, Du came to the Central Plains from Jingzhou and defected to Cao Cao. He has served as magistrate of Hubei county, member of parliament, wine festival of Prime Minister's House, assistant minister, chief history of Prime Minister's House, and surname Xu. After Cao Cao's death, Du worked as a strategist under Cao Zhen and Sima Yi. As for Xu You mentioned in the article, it was not Yuan Shao's adviser who surrendered to Cao Cao during the battle of Guandu, but a separatist force entrenched in Guanzhong.