Chinese culture has a long history, and it has a history of thousands of years today, and in the process of cultural development, it has left a lot of colloquialisms, afterwords and various idioms.
However, today, with the passage of time, let alone the story behind the idiom, many people will even get confused and mistaken about the original meaning of the idiom, which should not be up to me, but I want to occasionally understand the story behind the idiom, the meaning of the idiom itself, is also a very interesting thing.
"Chinese History in Allusions (Spring and Autumn Chapter)" is from ".Left pass63 classic stories of the Spring and Autumn Period are selected from 8 ancient books such as "Historical Records", which tell the extraordinary strategies and wisdom of the Spring and Autumn Period, and tell the stories behind idioms and common sayings.
For example, in the article "The Originator of the Zongheng Family in the Spring and Autumn Period", Zigong's actions can't help but sigh that this is really "inhuman"!
At that time, the State of Qi wanted to attack the State of Lu.
The State of Qi was one of the overlords of the Spring and Autumn Period and was strong, but what about the State of Lu? It's just a small country, and its strength is not good, and when the news that Qi is going to attack Lu comes out, you can imagine how panicked Lu is in people.
At this time, Confucius, a Confucian sage who is a native of Lu, must be worried, after all, Lu is his motherland, and if Qi attacks Lu, then Lu has no chance of winning.
So, Confucius sent Zigong to stop this.
How did Zigong do it?
He first looked for the State of Qi, then the State of Wu, the State of Yue, and finally the State of Jin, and lobbied among several countries to let the State of Wu send troops to the State of Qi, the State of Yue sent troops to the State of Wu, and the State of Jin sent troops to the State of Yue, and finally made"Cunlu, chaotic, broken, strong, and domineering, and in the past ten years, the five countries have changed. ”
This is also the origin of the idiom "survival and death".
After watching the whole story, I have to be impressed by Zigong, his series of practices can't help but be amazing, and at the same time, this story really remembers this idiom and remembers Zigong's amazing wisdom.
And "The History of China in Allusions" is by no means just a story, since the title of the book has the word "allusion", it is naturally indispensable to "allusions".
When talking about this idiom or word, "Chinese History in Allusions" is also indispensable to explain the meaning of this idiom or word.
For example: the word Spring and Autumn Brushwork.
This word is said in "Chinese History in Allusions": "The language used in the "Spring and Autumn Period" is extremely concise, but almost every word and sentence implies praise and disapproval, which is what later generations called 'Weiyan Dayi' and 'Piri Yangqiu'. ”
A simple sentence explains the meaning of "Spring and Autumn Brushwork", which is simple and easy to understand.
The most interesting thing is that the book also says: "Confucius's ability to scold people is embodied in the historical book "Spring and Autumn". ”
It seems that Wu Zongyi, the author of "Chinese History in Allusions", also has a certain amount of humor.
By the way, at the end of each story, there is a part of the appreciation of Chinese classics.
The History of China in Allusions or the original texts of 8 classics such as "Historical Records" or "Analects" and "Zuo Chuan" are selected to supplement the explanation.
The original text of the Chinese classics makes people more aware of the development or impact of the story and the greatness of this person, and also allows readers to understand the meaning of the idiom more deeply from the original text.
Idioms, stories, and the original texts of the classics, each of "Chinese History in Allusions" complement each other, allowing readers to better understand the Chinese history behind the allusions.