lai zhe bu ju（those who have some or what has been offered/not/refuse.）
When Mencius arrived in the state of Teng, he stayed in a fine hotel. There was a pair of straw sandals, not yet woven, lying on the windowsill. The people in the hotel looked for them but could not find them.
Mencius was asked, ‘How can the men who followed you hide other people’s things like this?’ Mencius said, ‘Do you think these people came here to steal shoes?’
The man said, “Probably not. “
Mencius said, ‘As a master, I have come to teach; I do not inquire of those who have passed, nor refuse those who have come. If you come with a learning mindset, I’ll take it, that’s all.”
In the late Tang Dynasty, Guo Ziyi became the greatest contributor to the rebellion of An Shi and his son Guo Ai married Princess Shengping.
But the princess had always treated herself as a royal and had little respect for her husband. Once when Guo Ai was drunk, he beat the princess and said, “You rely on your father to be the emperor, but my father does not want to be the emperor.”
When Guo Ziyi knew what had happened, he immediately went to the emperor with his son to apologize. The emperor said, “This is a quarrel between two couples. It should not be taken seriously.” And asked the princess and Guo Ai reconciliation.
Later, Guo Ai and the princess treated each other with respect. Their children were also excellent. Guo Zhao, the second son, was handsome but taciturn and sedate. Let the Kwok family continue to prosper.
沉默寡言
[chén mò guǎ yán]，指人不声不响，很少说话。
出自《旧唐书·梁崇义传》。
例句
台下的她是个害羞、沉默寡言的人。
她的丈夫变得沉默寡言而且喜怒无常。
鲍勃平时总是沉默寡言，不是个爱出风头的人。
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Meaning of Words
词语
华文解释
英文解释
攻克
意思是战胜。 例句：科学家们宣称攻克癌症已有重大的突破。
conquer
卓著
意思是显著地表现出。 例句：他是这一领域成就最为卓著的学者。
brilliance
厥伟
意思是在某件事上，功劳很大。 例句：这次和平谈判的成功，让两国的领导人获得了广泛的认同，居功厥伟。
The greatest achievement is the greatest achievement
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Qin Qiong, a famous man in Shandong Province, served as an official in the county government. The magistrate sent Qin Shubao to arrest the robbers. These robbers were also heroes to the common people and friends of Qin Shubao.
Qin Shubao secretly notice was arrested friends to avoid; On the way to arrest, he deliberately led his men to go the wrong way, finally, the arrest operation failed, Qin Shubao was implicated, almost died. Later rescued friends in Dengzhou City, struggling to rescue Qin Shubao, they helped the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Qin Shubao became the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
Later, in order to praise Qin Shubao for deliberately taking the wrong road to help his friend out of danger, the village near the fork of the road was called Liangli Village. The fork of Liangli fork road sounds like “inserting a knife”, which finally evolved into “Liangli Dao for friends”.
Ji Kang, one of the “Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove” in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, was personable and talented, and many people admired him at that time.
Ji Kang wrote many poems and papers in his life. In his poems, he repeatedly mentioned the danger of the environment. His articles had clear viewpoints and strong debating power, full of Revelations to the society at that time and criticism to the scholars of etiquette and law.
Because of this, Liu Xie, a literary theorist in the Southern Liang Dynasty, describes that Ji Kang is a heroic character, so his articles are noble in spirit and sharp in style.
gu zhu yi zhi（to put all one’s stakes on the last cast of dice）
During the reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a wise and able prime minister named Kou Zhun. Once, the northern Liao suddenly invaded the Song Dynasty. Kou Zhun suggested, “Your Majesty, the enemy forces are so strong that the only way to boost your morale is to come in person!” Zhenzong thought it made sense, so he took his advice. As expected, the Song soldiers defeated the Liao soldiers, and Zhen Zong placed more trust and trust in Kou Zhun.
Wang Yinruo, a treacherous official, was very jealous of Kou Zhun. He sought every opportunity to slander Kou Zhun. Once, Wang Yinruo gambled with Emperor Zhenzong, deliberately losing several times in a row, and then wagered all his money. Emperor Zhenzong was very surprised and asked him why this was so, so he said to Emperor Zhenzong, “Your Majesty was fighting the Liao army, didn’t you gamble all your money? Kou Zhun risked your life by insisting that you go to war. If we had lost militarily, wouldn’t your life have been in danger?”
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhenzong became enraged and immediately demoted Kou Zhun.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the two states of Jin and Chu fought a war because of the State of Zheng. The Chu army fought bravely and nearly surrendered the state of Zheng.
The Jin general, Xian Lin Fu, ignored his command and attacked the state of Chu on his own. Wu Can, the official of the state of Chu, told King Zhuang of Chu, “The Jin army will be far ahead of the others. The army will be disunited, and we can launch a campaign to destroy Jin.”
As a result, the state of Chu defeated the state of Jin.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a mayor of Luoyang named Yuan Zhi. He was talented in writing and efficient in his work, so Yuan Zhi had great authority before Emperor Xiaowen.
One day, Yuan Zhi went out by carriage, he met the official LiBiao on the road. Libiao position higher than yuan Zhi, according to etiquette Yuan Zhi should give way to LiBiao, but Yuan Zhi dont agree to give way to LiBiao, two people dont give way to each other, they had to come together to see Xiaowen emperor. Li Biao said: “I am a senior official of the state, how can the mayor of Luoyang argue with me?” Yuan Zhi said, “All those who live in Luoyang are listed on my household register. Do I have any reason to avoid them?”
Emperor Xiaowen looked at them and said, “Luoyang is our capital. It is time to go our separate ways. From now on, you will go your separate ways.” From then on Yuan Zhi and LiBiao folding ruler measure road, each occupies half.
King Mu of Zhou often went to various places to inspect the conditions of the people. Once, he met a skilled craftsman named Yan Shi.
King Mu of Zhou saw Yan Shi and asked him, “I heard that you are a great craftsman. What do you think of your ability?” Instead of answering King Mu’s question directly, Yan Shi invited him to show him his latest creation, a strange doll, saying, “This is the puppet I made that looks like a real person. Now let him sing and dance for the king.”
The Marionette sang a beautiful little tune, and when he had finished, he bent down to thank him. Then, with the music played by the musicians, the marionette gently twisted his waist and jumped up the ever-changing dance steps, as if a fairy descended to the earth.
King Mu of Zhou did not believe that this “man” who could sing and dance was really a lifeless puppet, so he would retreat and take a look inside. The Yan Shi took apart the puppet and showed it to King Mu of Zhou. The original puppet is really made of wood, leather, rubber paint and other materials. Then the puppet teacher put it back together again, and it performed vividly again.
King Mu of Zhou could not help but exclaim: “This is really incredible!”
da yi mie qin（to punish one’s own relations in the cause of justice）
During the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC), there was many dukedoms under the king of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. These dukedoms often fought one another to expand their territories. And within a dukedom, the struggle for power frequently occurred. A typical case was the murder of the Duke of Wei by his younger brother Zhou Xu.
Zhou Xu committed the crime with the help of an important official called Shi Hou. Eventually, Zhou Xu became duke himself. Then he launched wars against other dukedoms and the people suffered. There were complaints and resentments all around.
When he learned about this, Zhou Xu was worried. He talked with Shi Hou about how to stabilize the situation and win back people’s confidence. Shi Hou said:”That’s easy. I’ll ask my father to speak for us. He is highly esteemed by all the officials and the people. I’m sure he’ll help us out.”
Shi Hou’s father, Shi Que, had been a high-ranking official serving under the former duke. He resigned when Zhu Xu seized power. He hated Zhou Xu for his murder of the former duke. He also hated his own son, Shi Hou, for his part in the murder.
Now, Shi Hou came and asked him for help. the father said, “A duke’ ascendance to power should be granted by the king. If the king approved it, all the problems will be solved.”
“But how can we bet the king’s approval?” Shi Hou asked his father. The old man said, “The Duke of Chen is trusted by the king and his dukedom has good relationship with ours. If you and Zhou Xu go to the Duke of Chen and ask him for help, I’m sure he is willing to say a good word for you before the king.”
Shi Hou passed his father’s word to Zhu Xu and they went to the Dukedom of Chen. But before they arrived, the old man sent an express letter in secret to the Duke of Chen asking him to kill the two murderers.
As soon as Zhou Xu and Shi Hou arrived in the Dukedom of Chen, they were arrested. Some officials from Wei made a special trip to Chen to kill the two men. They put Zhou Xu to death but hesitated to kill Shi Hou because of his father. When the old man learnt about this, he said firmly :’My son has also committed the murder of the duke. What’s the good to have him in the world!” he sent his own man to Chen and beheaded Shi Hou. Later historians commented: “To safeguard the interest of the country, Shi Que did not bend the law for the benefit of his relative. It’s really a case of cutting off consanguinity for the sake of righteousness!” Hence comes the idiom “Uphold justice at the cost of one’s blood relation”.
ming bu xu chuan（deserve the reputation one enjoys）
During the reign of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, there was a swordsman named Guo Jie. He is a small man, but he loves chivalry. When he was young, he did some bad things, but later he realized that it was wrong, so he changed his behavior, and people gradually changed their opinion of him.
Guo Jie’s local reputation is growing, and some of the richest people have frequent contact with him. Guo Jie had a nephew who forced himself to drink alcohol with others. The man killed him in a rage and fled. Later, the murderer came back to tell the truth to Guo Jie. Guo Jie thought that his nephew was at fault, not only did not add the crime to him, but also let him go. Guo Jie is so fair that people respect him all the more.
Soon after, the government ordered the arrest of Guo Jie in connection with a murder case. But many people defended him, and the official reported back to Emperor Wudi that Guo Jie was innocent. Minister Gong Sunhong said: “Guo Jie may not have killed people, but as an ordinary person, he became famous, because some small contradictions caused others to kill, this crime is more serious than his own murder.”
Emperor Wudi took his advice and Guo Jie’s whole family was killed.
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