Short stories of history

  In the eleventh century BC, Jiang Ziya, an 80-year-old man, was a doctor in the Shang Dynasty. Seeing that King Zhou was desolate and unscrupulous, he abandoned his official and fled to Xiqi. He wanted to surrender to Xibo Jichang, but he was afraid of being laughed at, so he temporarily lived in seclusion in a small village by the Weishui River. waiting for the opportunity.  One day, when he was fishing by the Weihe River, Wu Ji, a woodcutter, was passing by. He saw him fishing with a straight hook, which was still three feet away from the water, and there was no fragrant bait on the hook, so he asked the old man his last name.  Jiang Shang replied: "Jiang Mingshang, the word Ziya, the number Zhengxiong."  Wu Ji sighed and said: "it is really ambitious not to be old, no empty words to say a hundred years old." it's not appropriate for a foolish man like you to call himself a bear! "  Jiang Shang smiled: "the old man's fishing is a fake, standby ...

  In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Taizong Li Shimin led an army to crush Koryo. After Gai Suwen was broken in Liaodong and Gai Suwen fled back to the Korean Peninsula by sea, Taizong prepared to cross the sea to attack Koryo.  But when he came to the seaside, Taizong looked in front of the horse and saw that the sea and the sky met each other, and the boundless sea made Taizong dizzy and nearly fell off his horse.  Therefore, when the army was about to cross the sea, Taizong refused to get on board anyway.  The generals tried hard to persuade each other, but all to no avail.  When Zhang Shigui, the marching director, returned to the big account and was at his wit's end, Deputy General Xue Rengui walked into the big account and said to Zhang Shigui, "are adults worried that the emperor refuses to cross the sea?"  After Xue Rengui whispered in Zhang Shigui's ear, Zhang Shigui nodded and called it a "brilliant plan."  A few days later, Taizong was...

                                             Zhang Liang picked up shoes Zhang Liang was a minister in the early Han Dynasty in ancient China. When he was young, he lived in Xiagi (now the south of Pi County, Jiangsu Province).  One day, Zhang Liang had nothing to do, so he took a walk on the bridge.  At this time, he saw an old man in shabby clothes suddenly take off his worn shoes on his feet and throw them under the bridge. Then he pointed to Zhang Liang and said, "son, go under the bridge and get my shoes!"  After hearing this rude request, Zhang Liang's anger went straight up, but thinking that the old man was old and not fit, he suppressed his anger and went under the bridge to get shoes for the old man.  Watching Zhang Liang come up to the bridge with his shoes, there was a smile on the old man's face.  He slowly stretched out his foot and sa...

  The origin of allusions：The three knot of Taoyuan is the first story in the Romance of the three Kingdoms.  When it comes to Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, people always think of the peach garden in full bloom after Zhangfeizhuang, Zhuo County, where they prepared black cattle and white horses, offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, burned incense and worshipped again, and became brothers with different surnames. They did not want to be born on the same day in the same year. I only wish to die on the same day in the same year.  People have been reciting this story, and some people have followed the example of burning incense again and again.  Liang Qichao said in an article: "Today, our national green forest heroes are everywhere, and we have Taoyuan worship every day."... "  In the Qing Dynasty, some societies, such as triads, will not forget to insert peach branches at their quite solemn initiation ceremony, as a symbol of their marriage in Taoyuan.  ...

  Once upon a time, an elderly mouse couple lived in a damp, cold black hole and watched their beautiful daughter grow up day by day.  The couple promised to find the best mother-in-law for their daughter and to get her daughter out of this dark life. So he went to the black cloud and asked for marriage.  Heiyun replied with a wry smile: although I have the power to block out the light, it only takes a little breeze to make me disappear.  The mouse couple pondered and found the wind to control the dark clouds.  The wind smiled and said: I can blow away the black clouds, but as long as a wall can subdue me!  The mouse couple found the wall again, and the wall saw them with a look of fear: in this world, I am most afraid of you rats. No matter how strong the wall is, no matter how strong the wall is, it will not stop the rats from making holes and eventually collapse.  Mouse couple looked at each other, it seems that we rats are the most powerful.  ...

  The golden toad of banghai opera is an ancient Chinese folklore, which comes from the allusions of Taoism.  There is a golden toad in the towel gourd well in Changde city, often spitting a white light from the wellhead at night, straight into the sky, youdao people can take advantage of this white light to ascend to the immortal.  Bangs, a young man who lives by the well, is poor, kind, and filial to his mother; he often goes to the nearby mountains to cut firewood, sell firewood and buy rice, and depend on his mother.  One day, a fox in the mountain forest became refined and transformed into a beautiful and handsome girl, Shiu-Ying Hu, who stopped the bangs' return and asked to marry him.  After marriage, Shiu-Ying Hu wanted to help Liu Hai to reach the sky, spitting a white bead at his mouth, making bait for bangs and fishing in the loofah well.  The golden toad bitten and fished, and the bangs rode on the toad's back, jumped, feathered and went away....

  Legend has it that Li Shimin, king of the Tang Dynasty, often had nightmares after he ascended the throne after the change of Xuanwu Gate.  He dreamt that his brother and brother came to kill him with demons and ghosts, which made him so afraid that he couldn't sleep at night, so he let two senior generals Qin Shubao Wei Chi Gong stand guard in front of the door with weapons in hand, so he could sleep peacefully.  The two generals later fell ill, and Li Shimin was so distressed that they worked too hard, so he ordered people to draw their images on paper and paste them on the door to deter demons.  This is where the door god came from.  The door god, the god of the Simen guard, is a kind of painting affixed to the door during the Lunar New year.  As the guardian of folk beliefs, people paste their idols on the door to ward off evil spirits, defend their homes, protect peace, contribute to utilitarianism, and bring good fortune.  According to traditio...

  Huangguoshu Waterfall, namely Huangguoshu Waterfall.  In ancient times, it is known as Baishui River Waterfall, also known as "Huangguoshu" waterfall or "Huangguoshu" waterfall. The myth of Huangguoshu Waterfall has been spread among the people of Guizhou since ancient times. The name of Huangguoshu Waterfall comes from the tree bearing "yellow fruit" in this fairy story.  Located in Zhenning Buyi and Miao Autonomous County, Anshun City, Guizhou Province, China, it belongs to the Baishui River section of the lower reaches of the Kobu River, a tributary of the Nanpanjiang River in the Pearl River system. It is the largest first-class waterfall in Huangguoshu Waterfall Group and one of the world-famous waterfalls.  It is famous for its great flood.  The height of the waterfall is 77.8 meters, of which the main waterfall is 67 meters high; the waterfall is 101 meters wide, of which the top of the main waterfall is 83.3 meters wide.  Huangguoshu Waterfall is...

   also known as Yuguan, Yuguan and Linluguan, is located 15 kilometers northeast of Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province. It is one of the northeast passes of the Ming Great Wall. It is known as one of the "three wonders" of the Great Wall of China (Shanhaiguan in the east, Zhenbeitai in the east, and Jiayuguan in the west), "the first pass in the world", "the throat of the border county and the protection of the capital". It echoes with Jiayuguan thousands of miles away and is famous all over the world.  Shanhaiguan city, the circumference of about 4 kilometers, is a small city, the whole city is connected to the Great Wall, with the city as the pass.  The city has four main gates, and a variety of ancient defense buildings, is a relatively complete defense system of the city pass, known as "the first pass in the world".  Take the majestic Arrow Tower of "the first pass under Heaven" as the main body, supplemented by Jingbian Lou, Linlu L...

 According to ancient Chinese legend, the Yellow River carp jumped over Longmen (the Yellow River canyon northwest of Hejin, Shanxi Province) and changed Jackie Chan.  It is a metaphor for the rise of the Chinese people, such as promotion and promotion.  It is also a metaphor for moving forward against the current and striving forward.  A long time ago, before the dragon gate was cut open, the Yi water was blocked by the quilt Longmen Mountain, and a big lake was accumulated in the south of the mountain.  Carp who live in the Yellow River want to go sightseeing when they hear that Longmen has a good scenery.  They set out from the Yellow River in Mengjin, Henan Province, through the Luo River and along the Yi River to the Longmen splash mouth, but there was no waterway on Longmen Mountain, so they had to gather at the foot of the north mountain of Longmen.  "I have an idea. How about we jump over Longmen Mountain?"  A big red carp said to everyone...

 Qian Wang Shechao is a folklore of Zhejiang Province. The tide of the Qiantang River has always been very large, the tide is both high and the impact of the tide is fierce, so the dikes on both sides of the Qiantang River have always been repaired on this side and collapsed on the other side.  "the Yellow River repairs a bucket of gold every day, and the Qianjiang River repairs a bucket of silver."  At that time, the disaster that the tide brought to the people could be imagined from this sentence.  By the end of the Tang Dynasty, there was a king of Wu Yue named Qian Kui, who was extremely brave. at that time, most people called him the "king of money".  When King Qian was in charge of Hangzhou, all kinds of things were easy to do, but the seawall of the Qiantang River could not be repaired.  Because it was just about to be repaired, and the tide came twice a day and night, there was simply no way to build the seawall.  Therefore, the people under Ki...

 Once upon a time, there was a little bird in the flock, which was a little bigger than the average bird, with few feathers, gray and no luster.  Because it is not dazzling, many birds do not want to pay attention to it, in many birds, appear to be very common, this bird is called Phoenix.  At that time, Phoenix was not the king of birds, but a very inconspicuous bird.  In fairy tales, Phoenix has always been very industrious. It is not as playful as other birds. On the contrary, it is busy from morning till night. After eating, it will continue to collect fruits, pick up the fruits that people do not want, and hide them in the cave. I've been busy with all the trouble.  Other birds play and play together, can not understand the behavior of the Phoenix, flew over to ask the Phoenix, there are so many fruits in the forest, not enough to eat, why do they still store so much?  The birds laughed at Phoenix's insatiable greed, then shook their heads and left....

 Baotu Spring is located in Lixia District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, with Qianfoshan in the south, Quancheng Square in the east, Daming Lake and Wulongtan in the north.  Baotu Spring, with an area of 158mu, is a national AAAAA scenic spot featured garden and the first batch of national key parks.  In 2002, according to the textual research of oracle bone inscriptions unearthed in Anyang, Henan Province, Baotu Spring has a written history, which can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty in China, as long as 3543 years.  Baotu Spring is the source of the ancient water, which was called "Fu" in ancient times. It was recorded in the Chunqiu Chronicle as early as 2600 years ago that the Duke of Lu Huan would be Qi Hou.  Baotu spring water three strands, day and night gushing, when the water is as high as several feet.  The so-called "outburst", that is, the meaning of jumping and rushing, reflects the characteristics of the bursting and gushing of the three ...

 Extended data.  Before the old man appeared in ancient times, Nu WA held the post of matchmaker, and the ancients highly respected the matchmaker who was responsible for matchmaking men and women, which is also easy to understand.  In ancient times, a thriving tribe must be strong, and its productivity and combat effectiveness were correspondingly strong. If you want people to prosper, you naturally have to pray for the blessing of the matchmaker. In ancient times, the matchmaker also served as the god of fertility, so he became an important god sacrificed by the tribe or the state.  Every year in the middle of spring, the monarch sacrifices the matchmaker, offering offerings to chickens, pigs, sheep, cattle and other livestock.  According to legend, Nu WA was the earliest matchmaker in China.  We know that Nu WA is the god of making man and mending heaven, while Nu WA is not widely known as a matchmaker.  Therefore, one of the great factors in regard...

 Chang'e turned out to be a beautiful and kind-hearted village. she is hardworking, simple, lively and lovely, especially with a heart as shining as gold. she always tries her best to do good deeds for the people.  Chang'e has a lover named Hou Yi, who is not only an Archer, but also a good descendant.  One day, Chang'e and several good female companions were washing clothes by the river near the village.  Unexpectedly, the idle and unscrupulous Heshen Hebo is wandering here.  When he saw the appearance of Chang'e 's sunken fish and wild geese, he was suddenly surprised by heaven and man, so he turned his face into a handsome young man and walked over to talk to Chang'e with a straight face.  Chang'e saw that he had bad intentions and hurried away, but Hebo showed his ferocious true face and wanted to snatch Chang'e into the water.  At this critical juncture, Hou Yi arrived. as soon as he saw it, he was so angry that his eyebrows stood on end and his c...

 There was a scholar named Liu Xiang in the Han Dynasty. one day he accidentally saw the statue of San Niang and was suddenly deeply attracted by the beauty of San Niang. however, it was only a statue, a statue with no temperature and no emotion. Liu Xiang took out his pen and ink to express his love for San Niang affectionately on the wall.  All this happened to be seen by the three Niangs in the sky. After seeing these, she was moved by Liu Xiang, and Liu Xiang was not bad-looking, full of bookish, and then fell in love.  However, if one is a fairy in the upper world and the other is a mortal, how can he enter into a marriage?  As a result, San Niang turned into a folk woman, caught up with Liu Xiang and told him the truth, so that they became married and loved each other.  Soon San Niang became pregnant.  Just as the examination period for Liu Xiang was approaching, when San Niang was pregnant and said goodbye, Liu Xiang gave her a piece of ancestral Che...