Now look at the meaning of plum quenching thirst

Metaphor wishes can not be realized, so we have to masturbate with imaginary or fictional things.

Yuan Jia Zhong Ming's To Yu Shu: "What you want from me is to quench your thirst with plum blossoms."

One summer, Cao Cao led his army to crusade against Zhang Xiu. The weather is unusually hot, the sun is like fire, and there is not a cloud in the sky. The troops walked on the winding mountain road, and the dense trees and rocks scorched by the sun on both sides made people breathless. By noon, the soldiers' clothes were soaked, the marching speed slowed down, and several weak soldiers fainted on the side of the road.

Guo Han asked angrily: Cao Cao is worried that the marching speed is getting slower and slower, and he is worried about delaying the fighter plane. However, at present, tens of thousands of people can't even drink water. How can we speed up? He immediately called the guide and asked him quietly, "Is there a water source near here?" The guide shook his head and said, "The spring is on the other side of the valley. It's a long detour. " Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "No, it's too late."

He looked at the forest in front of him, thought for a moment, and said to the guide, "Don't say anything, I'll think of something." He knew that even if he ordered the troops to speed up at the moment, it would not help. A brainwave, the solution came. He grabbed the horse by the stomach and quickly rushed to the front of the team. Pointing at the front with a whip, he said, "Soldiers, I know there is a large area of Merlin in front, where the plums are big and delicious. Let's hurry around this hill and go to Meilin!

"Hearing this, the soldiers seemed to eat into their mouths, their spirits soared and their pace was greatly accelerated.