fool 's paradise(huáng liáng měi mèng)

fool 's paradise

Huangliang meimeng, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced Hu á ngli á NGM ě im è ng, which refers to dreams that cannot be realized. It comes from zhenzhongji.

The origin of Idioms

Shen JiJi of the Tang Dynasty wrote in zhenzhongji: "strange saying:" is it a dream? " Weng said with a smile, "things in the world are just the same."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. His vision is nothing more than ~.

Idioms and allusions

Version one

Lu Sheng, a young man, passed Handan and lived in an inn. Lu Dongbin, a Taoist, also lives in this inn. While talking with Lu Weng, Lu Sheng laments his poverty. Lu Weng took out a pillow from his luggage and said to Lu Sheng, "if you sleep on this pillow, you will be rich and prosperous." At this time, the owner of the shop was cooking (yellow rice). It was still early to leave the meal. Lu Sheng put the pillow on and went to sleep for a while. I don't want to dream as soon as I lie down. In his dream, he married a noble and beautiful young lady in cuifu, Qinghe, and lived a rich and decent life. In the second year, he passed the examination of "Jinshi". Later, he was promoted step by step and became an official. He had always been a "Jiedushi" and "Yushi doctor". He also served as "prime minister" for ten years. Later, he was granted the title of "Duke of Yan". All of the five sons have been married to famous families, and all of them have become high officials: there are more than ten grandchildren in all, all of them are smart and outstanding. It's full of children and grandchildren. He didn't die until he was in his eighties. As soon as the dream was over, he woke up. At this time, he realized that it was a dream. The rice cooked by the owner of the shop was not cooked yet. Lu Sheng was surprised to think that decades of prosperity was a short dream. Lu Weng said with a smile: "life is like this! If you want to really enjoy the glory and wealth, you must rely on your own hands to work hard and create. " (also a dream)

Version 2

Lu Weng, a Taoist who has been practicing alchemy for many years, came to a hostel on the road of Handan on his way. At the end of spring, the weather was warm and the road was tired. As soon as he entered the hostel, Lu Weng ignored everything, put his luggage on the ground, took off his hat, loosened his belt, and sat down under the gate to have a rest. As soon as he sat down, he saw a young scholar in a brown jacket and riding a blue pony running straight towards the hostel from a distance. This young scholar, who used to live in a shop, is Lu Sheng. It didn't take long for Lu Weng and Lu Sheng to get to know each other. They sat together, chatting and laughing. In the process of talking and laughing, Lu Sheng suddenly lowered his head to look at his old pocket. At the same time, he sighed: "ah Lu Sheng's sigh aroused Lu Weng's curiosity and asked, "Lu Sheng, you are strong and talkative. I thought you were very happy, but why do you sigh?" Lu Sheng said: "life in the world, should build a reputation, enjoy glory and wealth. But I... " Obviously, Lu Sheng was not content with his mediocre and poor life. Lu Weng was amused and said, "young man, don't you want to achieve fame and glory? I have a magic trick: I have a celadon pillow with me. As long as you sleep on it for a while, you will get all the fame and wealth in the world. " Let me have a try With that, Lu Sheng took the celadon pillow from Lu Weng and went to sleep. Strange to say, as soon as his head touched the pillow, he was in a daze At this time, the owner of a restaurant in the corner of the courtyard was putting rice into the pot. Lu Sheng immediately entered the dream. He felt that the celadon pillow under his head was getting bigger. He was so strange that he straightened up and looked down. One end of the celadon pillow gradually turned into a big door. He walked in carefully. Somehow, the inside of the celadon pillow is also a world of heaven and earth. Besides, his home is inside. He walked home happily. From then on, he lived a peaceful life. time flies like a shuttle. He married a wife. She married Cui's daughter in Qinghe County. Cui's daughter, not only very beautiful, but also very rich at home, brought him a very thick dowry. Lu Sheng's life is happy. Later, Lu Sheng went to take the exam and won the Jinshi. He first served as the commander of Weinan, and succeeded as the censor of supervision, the interview envoy of Henan, the Minister of the Ministry of history, the Minister of the Ministry of household and the censor doctor During his term of office, he opened rivers and built canals, killed the enemy before the battle, and built his achievements wherever he went. He was known as a virtuous prime minister. However, before the end of glory, disaster has come. On this day, he was suddenly hated by the treacherous officials, fabricated many charges for him out of thin air, and wanted to go to prison. When the warder brought people to arrest him, he trembled and said to his wife, "my hometown is in Shandong. There are five hectares of fertile land, which is enough to make a living. Can put a stable life, but I went out to seek honor, only such a result. I might as well die... " With that, he would kill himself with a knife. Thanks to his wife's resistance, he was saved from death. Later, Emperor Mingcha pacified him and restored him as the Duke of Yan. But at this time, he was no longer interested in fame, and devoted himself to his family. He wants to make himself a famous family. So he had five sons. His five sons became officials again, married a five bedroom girl from wangmen, and gave birth to more than ten children. His wish came true, and he really became a famous family. Moreover, there are countless famous horses in the stables, and beautiful women in the backyard. Old old, Lusheng again extravagant and romantic up. However, time does not spare people. Lu Sheng's life is coming. When he was dying, he wrote a letter to the emperor. The letter describes his fame and loyalty to the emperor. The emperor was very moved after reading his letter, so he wrote back to him and hoped that he would take good care of his illness. However, on the night of receiving the emperor's letter, he died. The death in the dream awakened Lu Sheng. He opened his eyes and saw that he was still in the hostel and Lu Weng was still beside him. Looking back on his dream, he said to Lu Weng: "the dream of just now is really a beautiful dream. I appreciate the honor and disgrace, poverty and wealth, gain and loss, life and death of a person's life. Thank you! Thank you With that, Lu Sheng stood up and bowed to Lu Weng deeply. At this time, the rice cooked by the owner of the shop is not yet ripe.

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