To cut the cudgel(huà zhōu gē jīu)

To cut the cudgel

As an idiom, Hu à zh à UG à J à in pinyin, when the porridge is frozen, divide the porridge into several pieces, cut the pickles into pieces and eat them together. It is very hard.

explain

After the congee is frozen, divide the congee into several pieces, cut the pickles into pieces and eat them together. It's very hard.

allusion

one

When Fan Zhongyan was less than 3 years old, his father died of illness. He remarried with his mother to the Zhu family, which was a rich family in Changshan. Fan Zhongyan studied very hard since he was a child. He often went to Liquan temple on Changbai mountain nearby for boarding. Between morning and evening, they read allegory. His unremitting spirit in film reading left a deep impression on the monks. At that time, his life was extremely hard. He only cooked a pot of thick porridge every day. When it was cold, he divided it into four pieces, took two pieces in the morning and two pieces in the evening, and ate them with pickled vegetables cut into small pieces. After eating, he continued to read. Later generations will have a good reputation of "scratch the grub and cut the grub". The ancient Chinese saying goes: "one porridge is made every day. It is divided into four pieces. Take two pieces in the morning and evening. Cut off the stems and add a little salt to eat it. Three years. "

two

Fan Wenzheng studied in Nandu society, cooked millet, made porridge, and then congealed for the rest of the night. He took four pieces of knife and painting, two pieces in the morning and two pieces in the evening, and ate dozens of stems. He left his son to live in school and told his father that he had been defeated. The left behind Master said, "when you hear about Gongqing, if you leave food instead of going down, is it not a crime to ask for it?" Gong Xie said, "if you don't feel generous, you've been eating porridge for a long time. Now you're enjoying a great meal. How can you eat this porridge in the future?"

three

Fan Zhongyan came to yingtianfu Academy in Suiyang at the age of 23. Yingtianfu academy originated from the famous scholar Qi Tongwen. When Fan Zhongyan arrived at the Academy, Qi Tongwen had already died (according to Qian Mu's opinion, the Song History and song and Yuan academic cases said that Fan Zhongyan had been in accordance with Qi Tongwen's literature, which was wrong). Fan Zhongyan was an outstanding politician and writer in the early Northern Song Dynasty. He not only made outstanding contributions in politics, but also showed extraordinary talent in literature and military affairs. The famous story of Yueyang Tower is written by him. The famous sentence in the article "worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later" is deeply loved by later generations and widely recited. when he served as the pacifier of Shaanxi West Road, he commanded many battles, successfully resisted the invasion of foreign nationalities, and made the local people's life stable. The officers of the Western Xia Dynasty warned each other, "Xiao Fan Laozi (referring to Fan Zhongyan) has tens of thousands of soldiers in his heart." It was rare in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty that Fan Zhongyan was awed in his words. The reason why Fan Zhongyan has such outstanding talent is due to his hard work in his youth. The early years of hard work, in exchange for the future fruitful. Learning the knowledge of running a country and making up one's mind to serve the country and the people. During his stay in yingtianfu academy, the living conditions were very difficult. He divided the porridge into several pieces and cut the pickled vegetables into small pieces as a meal of the day. One day, Fan Zhongyan was having a meal. His classmate friend came to see him and found that his food was very bad. He couldn't bear it, so he gave money to ask Fan Zhongyan to improve his food. Fan Zhongyan was very tactful, but he refused very firmly. His friend had no choice but to send many delicious dishes the next day, which Fan Zhongyan accepted this time. A few days later, his friend came to visit Fan Zhongyan again. He was surprised to find that the chicken, fish and other delicacies he sent last time had gone bad and moldy, and Fan Zhongyan didn't even move a chopstick. Some of his friends were not happy and said, "brother Xiwen, you are too pure and noble. You are not willing to accept anything you eat. Why don't you make your friends sad?" Fan Zhongyan said with a smile: "my brother misunderstood that I didn't eat, but I didn't dare to eat. I'm worried that I can't swallow porridge and pickles after eating fish. I understand your kindness. Don't be angry. " After listening to Fan Zhongyan's words, my friend even admired his noble character. Once, someone asked about Fan Zhongyan's ambition. Fan Zhongyan said, "either be a good doctor or a good prime minister. A good doctor treats people and a good prime minister governs the country. " This kind of great ambition of not studying for personal promotion and wealth is highly admired by people around us. Later, Fan Zhongyan became an official (Prime Minister) and put forward many measures to benefit the people and enrich the country. He realized his ambition and became a celebrity.

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