Explanation of the meaning of "waiting for the future"

Explanation of the meaning of "waiting for the day": lying with a weapon on your head and waiting for dawn.

Ge: an ancient weapon; Dan: morning. It means to be determined to kill the enemy, sleep with your weapon on your head and wait for dawn. Describes being ready for battle at all times. Previously, I only knew that military generals were mostly proficient in writing, and when "ready for action", they would write parallel telegrams. This time I realized that even civil servants are also well versed in strategy. Lu Xun's "Quasi Feng Yue Tan Chong"

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Sit back and relax: raise the pillow to sleep without worries. It is a metaphor for paralysis of the mind and loss of vigilance. Kong Ming is dead, and we all can rest easy. Ming Dynasty, Chapter 14 of Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Sleep easy: raise your pillow and sleep peacefully. Describes carefree. Peaceful and safe. If you are so virtuous, you can rest easy in the imperial court. How can you suddenly reconcile and settle down? Ming Dynasty, Li Zhi's "Collection of Miscellaneous Works on the Continued Burning of Books".

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Pillow on Godadan: pillow on weapons, waiting for dawn. Describes the eagerness to kill the enemy and serve the country. Same as "waiting for danger". Your Majesty should rest on Godardan to avenge his father and brother. You must not listen to mediocre people and get in trouble with peace negotiations. Qing Dynasty, Chapter 37 of Chen Chen's "Water Margin". Zhang Tingyu's "Ming Dynasty History Wu Liang Biography": "Sleep in the city tower at night, with a head resting on the weapon. Training generals and soldiers, often like when bandits arrive." Refers to a state of high alert. "New Miscellaneous Biography of the History of the Five Dynasties Twelve Liu Ci": "When the Ci lives in his spare time, he is often lying on his head."

Loaded gun and live ammunition: loaded: carry. Carrying the gun, loaded the bullet. Describes being fully armed and ready to go into battle. Jun Qing's "The Fighting in Lijiabu": "As soon as we arrived at the village head, we saw strict sentry posts on the fence wall; young militiamen were patrolling back and forth with guns and live ammunition."