A strategic house

A strategic house

A Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Ji à NL í ng à ow à, which means to pour the water in the bottle from the top of the building. The metaphor is condescending and irresistible. From the preface to playing chess.

The origin of Idioms

In the preface to the playing chess notation written by Emperor Jianwen of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, it is said that "when you look at the style of war chess, if you are different, you will be able to have a wide range of skills, and if you go down, you will be able to have a strategic position."

Idiom story

Han Xin, the general of Liu Bang, the king of Han Dynasty, made great contributions to the struggle between Chu and Han. He was proud of himself and a little bit on the air. After calming down Qi, he wrote a letter to Liu Bang, demanding that he be called "the fake (Acting) king of Qi". Liu Bang was very angry when he heard that. He called Han Xin a daydream! After reading the letter, his subordinate Zhang Liang advised: "at present, our side is not good, Chu army is still strong, and Han Xin holds a large part of military power. It's better for the king to push the boat with the current and agree to his request." Liu Bang understood and sent Zhang Liang as his special envoy to seal Hanxin as king of Qi. Han Xin was very happy and promised to attack Chu overlord quickly. Han Xin served as commander in chief of the three armed forces and asked Liu Bang to guard the camp. Han Xin was brave and resourceful. Chu overlord was defeated and killed himself. Liu Bang worried about Hanxin's high power, so he took over his military power, seized Qi, and renamed him king of Chu. in 202 BC, Liu Bang became emperor, that is, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. Soon after, it was reported that Han Xin hid Xiang Yu's general Zhong LiMao at home. It seemed that he wanted to rebel. When it came to Han Xin, someone advised him, "why don't you kill Zhong Limai, show your heart and make the emperor happy?" Han Xin said: "Zhong Limai has always been friendly with me. When I was in Chu camp, the overlord wanted to kill me. Thanks to Zhong LiMao, he saved me. Now that he is desperate, how can I have the heart to kill him? " Despite what he said, Han Xin finally talked to Zhong Limai face to face. Zhong Limai saw through his mind and scolded him for being merciless and committing suicide. Later, Han Xin presented Zhong Limu's head to Liu Bang. Liu Bang still doubts that Han Xin is not sincere, and orders the samurai to tie him up. When doctor Tian Ken knew about it, he called on Liu Bang and said, "there are several things worthy of congratulations to your majesty. One is Han Xin's surrender; the other is his Majesty's firm control over the Sanqin (Guanzhong). His majesty uses this dangerous terrain to control and control the princes, just like pouring water from a bottle on a high roof. " Tian Ken said, "it's very important to have more than 2000 li of Qi land and more than 70 cities. If you control this place, you can be ten. In such an important place, non relatives can't make him king of Qi. " Liu Bang hears Tian Ken's gentle plea for Han Xin. Because Han Xin's contribution to the establishment of Sanqin and pingqi was mainly due to his efforts. Therefore, Liu Bang pardoned Han Xin, but reduced him to Huaiyin marquis.

Discrimination of words

A strategic position

Idiom usage

Take China as a gully, build a strategic position, flow from the source, the water potential will be greater and greater from now on (Zheng Guanying)