800-word historical story

During the reign of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, Zhang, a native of Tongcheng, went to Wenhua Hall as a university student and a minister of rites. The neighbor is another big family in Tongcheng, and the owner is Ye Shilang of the same dynasty. There was a dispute between the two families because of the courtyard wall. Mrs Zhang wrote a book for Zhang Ying.

Zhang Ying was deeply worried after reading the letter. She replied to the old lady, "A letter thousands of miles away is just a wall, so what's the harm if it makes people three feet?" The Great Wall of Wan Li is still there today, but I haven't seen Qin Shihuang. "So, Mrs. Zhang told the family to stand back three feet and build a wall. Ye Fu was so moved that he ordered his family to move the courtyard wall back three feet. Since then, Zhang and Ye's two governments have eliminated barriers and become family friends.

2. Dig the wall and steal the light

Kuang Heng, the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty in the Han Dynasty, liked reading since childhood. But the family is so poor that they can't even eat enough. How can they afford to go to school? He had to work during the day and study by himself at night. What should I do if I have no money to buy lamp oil at home?

Kuang Heng didn't give in to the difficulties, so he came up with an idea: he cut a small hole in the wall and studied by the dim light of his neighbor's house. He worked hard and learned a lot, and later became prime minister.

3. Che Yin yeast reads at night.

Che Yin was a famous minister in Jin Dynasty, who was famous for his erudition. He has been diligent and studious since childhood, but his family is extremely poor, and sometimes he can't even afford to buy oil for lighting. In this way, Che Yin can't study at night, so he is very upset.

One summer night, Che Yin was bored sitting outside enjoying the cool. At this time, fireflies flying in the grass caught his attention. The light flashing on those bugs is like a lamp.

He quickly found a small pocket made of white gauze and caught dozens of fireflies in one breath and put them in his pocket. Isn't the light from so many bugs just a small lamp? Che Yin took this "lamp" and went into the room to study happily. In this way, after years of hard study, Che Yin finally became a learned man.

4. Peng measures magnanimity.

More than 30 people, including Peng, commander-in-chief of the Third Army of the Red Army, inspected the terrain ahead, and the messenger shouted out of the way while holding the red flag. Only one soldier sat still.

Peng shouted a few words when he saw someone in the way. The soldier stood up and gave General Peng two punches. Mr. Peng told him to hurry. Later, the messenger tied up the soldiers and went to see General Peng. General Peng immediately sent him back to find soldiers, knowing that he was in trouble. He's scared. He was deeply moved to see that General Peng was indifferent. Then he said to everyone, "The commander-in-chief is really generous!"

5. Ban Chao was sent to the Western Regions.

After preparation, Ban Chao and Guo Yao led their troops to the Western Regions, and first arrived in Shanshan (southwest of Lop Nur, Xinjiang). King Shanshan was caring and attentive to Ban Chao and others. Later, his attitude suddenly changed and he became slack and indifferent.

Ban Chao estimated that there must be a reason, so he said to his men, "Haven't you noticed that King Shanshan's attitude has become indifferent? This must be the reason why an envoy of the Northern Xiongnu came here and made him hesitate and didn't know who to obey. Anyone with a clear head can foresee what has not happened yet, not to mention that it is obvious now! "

So Ban Chao called the Shanshan waiter who received them and asked him unexpectedly, "I know that the emissary of the Northern Xiongnu has been here for many days. Where do they live now? "

The waiter was surprised and couldn't answer at the moment, so he had to tell the truth. Ban Chao locked up the waiter to prevent the news from leaking. Then, immediately called 36 men, a high drinking meeting.

Ban Chao was drunk and deliberately angered everyone, saying, "You and I are both in a foreign country, so we should make contributions and achieve prosperity.

But now, it's only been a few days since the messenger of the northern Xiongnu came, and King Shanshan has been unkind to us. If King Shanshan had tied us to the northern Xiongnu, wouldn't we all become food in the mouth of wolves? What do you think we should do? "

Everyone said with one voice, "We are in danger now. Life and death are decided by Sima. "

Ban Chao said, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Now, the only way is to attack the northern Xiongnu emissary with fire at night. They don't know how many of us there are, and they will be scared. We can take this opportunity to destroy them. As long as they are destroyed, King Shanshan will be scared to death and we will be finished. "

Someone said, "This matter should be discussed with Guo."

Ban Chao-da was furious and said, "That's the matter. Guo is a mediocre civil servant. When he hears this, he will expose our plan out of fear, and we will die in vain and have a bad reputation. This is not a strongman. " All the subordinates agreed unanimously.

Every day as soon as it gets dark, Ban Chao leads his soldiers straight to the North Xiongnu Messenger Station. When it was windy, Ban Chao ordered ten men to hide behind the enemy's compound with drums. As soon as the fire broke out, they banged the drums and shouted loudly. He also ordered others to ambush on both sides of the door with swords, guns and crossbows.

After the arrangement, Ban Chao set fire to the fire, and at that time 36 people surrounded him, and they had a big fight. The Huns were in a mess, and there was no way out. Ban Chao personally killed three Huns, his men also killed more than 30 people, and the rest of the Huns died in the fire. This is the origin of the idiom "nothing ventured, nothing gained".

The next day, Ban Chao informed Guo Yao about it. Guo Yao was surprised at first, and then there was an unfair expression on her face. Knowing that he was jealous, Ban Chao raised his hand and said to him, "Although you didn't act with us, how can I, Ban Chao, have the heart to monopolize the credit?"

Guo Yao's face lit up. Ban Chao invited King Shanshan to show him the head of the Xiongnu messenger. King Shanshan was shocked and shocked the whole country. Ban Chao kindly comforted him, and King Shanshan expressed his willingness to join the court and sent his prince to the court as a hostage.