Who is the historical figure who looked at the plum blossoms to quench his thirst?

The historical figure who looked at the plum blossoms to quench his thirst is: Cao Cao.

From Liu Yiqing's "Shishuoxinyu·Jiejue", the original text: Wei Wu lost his way during the battle, and all the troops were thirsty, so he ordered: "There is a big plum forest in front of you, Raozi, the sweetness can quench your thirst." ’ When the soldiers heard this, water came out of their mouths, and by taking this they could reach the source.

Translation:

On his march, Emperor Wu of Wei (Cao Cao) could not find a source of water. The soldiers were very thirsty, so he sent an order: There is a plum forest ahead with many fruits. Fruit, plums are sour and sweet to quench thirst. After hearing this, the soldiers drooled from their mouths. Cao Cao used this method to urge the troops to rush to the front as soon as possible and find the water source.

Cao Cao took advantage of people's conditioned reflex to sour plums and overcame the soldiers' difficulties caused by thirst and successfully walked out of the dry land. So when you encounter difficulties, don't be afraid. You can use success to motivate yourself, so that you will have the courage to overcome difficulties.

Extended information:

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao led his troops to attack Zhang Xiu. It was midsummer and the journey was very hard. At this time, Cao Cao's army had been walking for many days and everyone was very tired. Moreover, the road is full of barren mountains and ridges, with no water source. Because the soldiers had no water to drink and the weather was hot, their lips were so chapped that many of them died of heatstroke.

Cao Cao was very anxious when he saw this situation. He tried hard to find water sources, but he couldn't find them. If this continues, more soldiers will be lost.

So he had an idea, pulled out his command flag and pointed it forward, and said to the soldiers, "There is a large plum forest ahead. As long as you stick to it, you can eat plums to quench your thirst." After the soldiers heard this, they thought of the plum trees. The sour taste immediately made a lot of saliva secrete in my mouth, so I cheered up. Finally, we reached a place with water.