Idiom Story in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

make three calls at the thatched cottage/repeatedly request sb to take up a post

The yellow turban insurrectionary uprising at the end of Han Dynasty caused great chaos in the world. Cao Cao sat in the imperial court, and Sun Quan supported Dongwu. Liu Bei, the imperial clan of the Han Dynasty, heard from Xu Shu and Si Mahui that Zhuge Liang was very knowledgeable and talented, so he came to Wollongong in Longzhong (now Xiangfan City, Hubei Province, now the west of Nanyang City, Henan Province) with gifts and invited Zhuge Liang to come out of the mountain to help him do things for the country. It happened that Zhuge Liang was out that day, so Liu Bei had to turn back in disappointment. Soon, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei braved the snowstorm and invited them for the second time. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang went out for a walk again. Zhang Fei doesn't want to come again. Seeing that Zhuge Liang was not at home, he urged him to go back. Liu Bei had to leave a letter expressing his admiration for Zhuge Liang and asking him to come out of the mountain to help him save the country's crisis. After a while, Liu Bei was a vegetarian for three days and was ready to invite Zhuge Liang again. Guan Yu said that Zhuge Liang may have a hollow reputation, but he may not have real talent and learning, so he doesn't have to go. Zhang Fei, on the other hand, advocated that he should make a phone call alone and tie it up with a rope when he didn't come. Liu Bei scolded Zhang Fei and went to visit Zhuge Liang with them for the third time. At this time, Zhuge Liang was sleeping. Liu Bei dare not disturb him. He stood until Zhuge Liang woke up and sat down to talk to each other.

Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei was interested in doing things for the country and sincerely asked him for help, so he came out to help Liu Bei establish the Han Shu Dynasty.

Seven escapement mechanism

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wei, Shu and Wu were divided into three parts. Entrusted by Emperor Liu Bei of Zhaolie, Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, decided to make a Northern Expedition to revive the Han Dynasty. Just then, the southern barbarians of Shu attacked Shu again, and Zhuge Liang immediately ordered the army to go south. In the land of barbarians, the two sides fought Zhuge Liang in the first battle and captured Meng Huo, the leader of barbarians. However, Meng Huo was unconvinced, saying that victory and defeat were common with military strategists. Kongming learned that Xiao Yi ordered Meng Huo's release. After Meng Huo was released, Kong Ming called his lieutenant and deliberately said that Meng Huo blamed him for the rebellion. The lieutenant was very angry and shouted grievances, and Kong Ming put him back. When the lieutenant returned to the camp, he was always angry. One day, he invited Meng Huo to his account, tied him up and sent him to Han Ying. Kongming captured Meng Huo twice by stratagem, but Meng Huo still refused, and Zhuge Liang let him go again. This time, Han Ying's generals were puzzled. They think it's like a joke that everyone has come from afar to let the enemy go so easily. Kong Ming has his own reason: only by serving people with virtue can we truly serve people; Persuading others with strength will lead to future troubles. Meng Huo returned to the cave again, and his brother Meng You provided him with a plan. In the middle of the night, Meng You took people to Han Ying to surrender. Kong Ming saw through him at a glance, so he ordered a lot of wine for the soldiers of Nan Man, which made everyone brought by Meng You drunk. At this time, Meng Huo came to rob the camp as planned, only to be trapped and captured again. This time Meng Huo was still unwilling, and Kong Ming set the tiger free for the third time. Meng Huo returned to the camp and immediately set out to rectify the army and wait for the opportunity. One day, suddenly a spy came to report that Kong Ming was alone in front of the front line to inspect the terrain. Meng Huo was overjoyed and immediately took people to catch Zhuge Liang. Unexpectedly, this time he was trapped by Zhuge Liang and became a turtle in the jar for the fourth time. Kong knew that he would not be persuaded this time, so he let him go again. Meng Huo led the troops back to camp. Yang Feng, the general of his battalion, brought the cave master, who was arrested and released many times with Meng Huo and was very grateful to Zhuge Liang. In order to repay their kindness, he and his wife got Meng Huo drunk and took him to Han Ying. Meng Huo was arrested five times and still refused to accept it, shouting that it was framed by an insider. Kong Ming released him for the fifth time and told him to fight again. This time, Meng Huo went back and didn't dare to be careless. He went to see King Muru. King Mulu's camp is extremely remote. Kong Ming went out with his troops and went through difficulties and obstacles. Coupled with the barbarians using wild animals to participate in the war, the Han soldiers were defeated. After that, the Han soldiers encountered several poisonous springs, and the situation was even worse. Fortunately, Kong Ming soon got instructions from General Fu Bo and Meng Huo's brother Meng Jie, and they returned to the camp safely. After returning to the camp, Kong Ming made a fake beast several times larger than the real beast. When they fought King Muru again, Muru's people were very afraid of seeing the fake beast and retreated without fighting. Although Meng Huo was still not satisfied this time, there was no reason to speak any more. Seeing his mind, Kong Ming let him go. After Meng Huo was released, he went to the kingdom of Ugo. Gu Wu, King of Ugo, has a set of brave and skillful rattan armor, which is invulnerable. Kong Ming was prepared for this. He killed all Angkor soldiers in a valley with fire. Meng Huo was captured for the seventh time, and Kong Ming deliberately wanted to let him go. Meng Huo quickly knelt down and vowed never to rebel again. Seeing that he was convinced that he was available, Kong Ming appointed him to be in charge of the barbarian land, and Meng Huo and others could not help but be deeply moved. From then on, Kong Ming no longer worried about Na Man, but devoted himself to Wei.

(of people living in a foreign country) so happy that they forget their home and responsibilities.

At that time, Wei Jun entered Sichuan, and Liu Chan, the last ruler of Shu, surrendered and was sent to Luoyang. Si Mazhao named him the Duke of Happiness, gave him a house, gave him a monthly allowance, and had a hundred servants. Liu Chan made a special trip to thank him, and Si Mazhao hosted a banquet, singing and dancing. When the music of Shu started, the old ministers of Shu recited the sadness of the country's demise, and all of them burst into tears. Liu Chan, on the other hand, is insensitive and laughs. Si Mazhao said, and then asked Liu Chan; "Do you want to relax?" Liu Chan replied, "This place is very happy. I don't miss Shu. " Hearing this, Zheng Gu, his old minister, quickly found an opportunity and whispered to him, "Your Majesty, when Si Mazhao asks you again, you will cry and answer,' The ancestral grave is far away in Shu, and I don't miss it every day!'" "In this way, you can let your majesty go back to Shu." After hearing this, Liu Chan kept it in mind. Halfway through the wine, Si Mazhao asked again. Liu Chan soon understood what Gu Zhengjiao told him, but he just wanted to cry. Si Mazhao listened and said, "Hey, how does this sound like what Zheng Gu said?" Liu Chan said in surprise, "You are absolutely right! Si Mazhao and his ministers all laughed. Si Mazhao saw that Liu Chan was so honest that he never doubted him again. In this way, I spent the rest of my life happily in Luoyang, and this hilarious allusion of "being happy but not thinking about Shu" was handed down.

Being able to write a poem in seven steps ―― sharp intelligence.

After Cao Cao's death, the eldest son Cao Pi succeeded to the throne. Xelloss was afraid that his younger brothers would compete with him, so he took the lead and seized the relieving of his second brother Cao Zhang. And forced the fourth brother Cao Xiong to hang himself. At this time, the third Cao Zhi was left, and Cao Pi hated it. Therefore, Cao Zhi was ordered to walk seven steps above the main hall, and then improvise a poem on the topic of "brother", but the word "brother" cannot appear in the poem, which is enough, otherwise it will hurt the killer. Without thinking about it, Cao Zhi blurted out immediately: "Boil beans and burn beans, and beans cry in the kettle. This is the same root, why rush to fry! " -This is the famous "seven steps into a poem". After hearing this, Cao Pi burst into tears, but he didn't do it. He just demoted Cao Zhi to Hou of Anxiang.