Disciples

Chapter 38

Original
Don't trample on the threshold, don't lame;
Don't squat, don't shake your legs.

Translation
Don't step on the threshold, don't lean on the wall with one leg supporting your body; don't sit on the ground with your legs stretched out, and don't shake your hipbones.Otherwise, it is a manifestation of lack of education.

allusion
In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, all heroes rose together. King Huai of Chu made an agreement with the princes that whoever could first invade Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty, would be the king of Guandong.Liu Bang led the army to enter Xianyang first, and then Xiang Yu led the army to arrive.At that time, Xiang Yu had an army of 40 troops stationed at Hongmen, while Liu Bang had only 10 troops. The difference in strength was huge. Liu Bang had self-knowledge, so he had to ask Xiang Bo to deal with it accommodatingly, explaining that he had no intention of rebellion, and brought Zhang Liang to Xiang Yu. Apologize.Seeing that he was very sincere, Xiang Yu prepared to host a banquet.

After the banquet started, Xiang Yu was not polite at all and took the high seat.Liu Bang came to apologize, and took the third place out of courtesy.Fan Zeng knew that although Liu Bang was pious on the outside, he concealed his ambitions, and if he kept him, there would be endless troubles.So he arranged for Xiang Zhuang to dance his sword on the spot to add to the fun, in fact, he used this to assassinate Liu Bang.The situation was critical, Zhang Liang was quick to find his wits and sent Fan Kuai to escort him.Fan Kuai was Liu Bang's attendant military officer, who rescued Liu Bang from the siege.Both Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were originally subordinates of King Huai of Chu. If the agreement was made that the one who entered the customs first would be the king, Liu Bang's status should be higher than that of Xiang Yu at this time.Even in terms of the same-level relationship, Xiang Yu should be treated according to the etiquette of the host and guest in order to meet the etiquette requirements, but Xiang Yu failed to do so.Liu Bang never forgets etiquette, does not dare to pretend to be a model, and is very humble, but Xiang Yu always regards himself as a king.

Later, Liu Bang finally defeated the strong with the weak, defeated the powerful Xiang Yu, won the world, and established the Han Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)