The original text and its translation are as follows:

1. The original text of "Green Plum Cooking and Wine Discussing Heroes":

Xuan De also prevented Cao Cao's plots of murder, so he went down to the back garden to plant vegetables and water them himself, thinking of the tactics of biding one's time. Guan, Zhang two said: "Brother does not pay attention to the world's major events, but learn the small man thing, why?" Xuan De said: "This is not the second brother know."

Two people are not repeat. One day, Guan, Zhang is not, Xuan De is in the back garden watering vegetables, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao led dozens of people into the garden, said: "Prime Minister's orders, please make the king on the line." XuanDe shocked asked: "What is the matter?" Xu Chu said: "I do not know. Only teach me to invite." Xu Chu said, "I don't know, but I'm here to invite you." Xuan De had to follow the two men into the mansion to see the drill.

Fucking laughed and said: "At home to do a good job of great things!" The man said, "You're doing a great job at home!" Xuan De's face was as colorful as dirt. Operator XuanDe hand, until the back garden, said: "XuanDe learning nursery is not easy!" XuanDe Fang just rest assured, replied: "nothing to amuse ear." Fuck said: "I see the branches of the plum green, suddenly felt last year when the expedition Zhang Xiu, the road lack of water, the soldiers are thirsty; I have a plan, with a whip pointing to say: 'in front of the forest of plums.' Soldiers heard, mouth all spit, from not thirsty. Now see this plum, can not help but appreciate. And at the time of cooking wine is ripe, so I invite you to a small pavilion for a while." XuanDe's mind was fixed.

Then he went to the pavilion, and there were already bottles and chopsticks set up: a plate of plums and a bottle of boiled wine. The two of them were seated opposite each other and drank freely. The two of them sat down together and drank. When the wine was half full, suddenly the clouds were overcast and a sudden rain was coming. The man pointed to the dragon hanging in the sky, and Cao and Xuan De watched it from the fence.

Fucking said: "so that you know the dragon's change or not?" Xuan De said: "I do not know the details." Fuck said: "The dragon can be big and small, can rise can be hidden; large is the rise of clouds and fog, small is hidden in the hidden form; rise is soaring in the universe, hidden is lurking within the waves. Fang now deep spring, the dragon by the time of change, as if people have the will to cross the four seas. The dragon is a thing, comparable to the world's heroes.

Xuan De has been around for a long time and must know the heroes of the world. Please try to point out." Xuan De said: "Preparation of flesh eyes and recognize the hero?" Caviar said: "Do not be too modest." Xuan De said: "I have been harboring favor, and I have been served in the dynasty. The world's heroes, there are really unknown." Cao said: "I don't know their faces, but I have heard their names."

Xuan De said: "Huainan Yuan Shu, soldiers and food are ready, can be a hero?" Fuck laughed and said: "The dry bones in the mound, I will capture it sooner or later!"

Xuan De said: "Hebei Yuan Shao, four generations of three, the door more than the old officials; now the tiger is located in the land of Jizhou, under the Ministry of capable of a lot of people, can be a hero? "drill laughed and said:" Yuan Shao color and courage is thin, good plan without judgment; do great things and cherish the body, see small benefits and forget life: not heroes. "

Xuan De said: "There is a person's name eight Jun, the town of nine states: Liu Jing Sheng can be a hero?" Cao said: "Liu table false name without reality: not a hero."

Xuan De said: "There is a person's blood and vigor, the leader of Jiangdong - Sun Bo Fu is a hero?" Cao said, "Sun Ce through the name of his father, not a hero."

Xuan De said: "Yizhou Liu Jiyu, can be a hero?" Cao said: "Liu Zhang, although the clan, is a dog that guards the house, how can it be a hero!"

Xuan De said: "such as Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, Han Sui and other generations are how?" Fuck applauded and laughed and said: "This kind of bumbling villain, what is enough to worry about!"

XuanDe said: "outside of this, I really do not know." Cao said: "The heroes, the chest, the belly has a good plan, there is a hidden universe of opportunity, through the sky and the earth's will also." Xuan De said: "Who can be it?" Fuck to finger Xuan De, after pointing to himself, said: "Today under the hero, but only to make you and fuck ear!" Xuan De heard the words, ate a shock, the hands of the spoons and chopsticks, do not realize that fell to the ground.

Then the rain was coming, and the thunder was loud. Xuan De was calmly bending his head to pick up the chopsticks and said, "The power of a shock, and even this." Fuck laughed and said: "Husband also afraid of thunder?" XuanDe said: "saint swift thunder wind will change, and can not fear?" Will hear the cause of the loss of art, gently covered up. Cao then did not suspect Xuan De.

A later poem said:

"barely from the tiger's lair temporarily tend to body, said broken heroes surprised murder. He was so skillful in disguising himself by hearing the thunder, that he was able to adapt to the situation as if he were a god."

Knowing that the rain stopped, see two people crashed into the back garden, hand-held sword, burst to the front of the pavilion, left and right can not stop. The drill is to see, is Guan, Zhang two people also. It turns out that two people from the city shooting arrows square back, heard Xuan De was Xu Chu, Zhang Liao invited to go, panicked to inquire about the Xiangfu; heard that in the back garden, fear of loss, so the conflict and enter.

But see XuanDe and fuck sit down to drink. The two men stood by their swords. Fuck asked the two why they came. Yun Chang said: "I heard that the prime minister and brother drinking wine, especially to dance sword to help a laugh." Cao laughed and said: "This is not the Hongmen meeting, and Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Bo?" Xuan De also laughed. Cao ordered: "Get some wine and two Fan Kuai to suppress the shock." Guan, Zhang thank you. In a few moments, Xuan De resigned and returned.

Yun Chang said: "Almost killed me two!" Xuan De told Guan and Zhang about the incident of falling chopsticks. Guan, Zhang asked what it means. XuanDe said: "my study nursery, just want to make the play know that I have no great ambition; I did not expect to play actually pointed out that I am a hero, I am lost in fear of falling chopsticks. And I am afraid that the drill suspicion, so borrow fear of thunder to cover up the ear." Guan, Zhang said: "Brother really high opinion!"

2, "plum boiled wine on heroes" translation:

One day, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei is not, Xuan De (is Liu Bei) is watering vegetables in the back garden, Xu Chu, Zhang Liao brought dozens of people to the vegetable garden to Liu Bei, said: "The prime minister has an order to please make the king of the line." Xuan De was shocked and asked, "What is the matter?" Xu Chu said, "I don't know. Only taught me to please."

Xuan De had to follow the two men into the mansion to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao smiled and said, "You're doing great things at home!" Scared, Xuan De's face turned ashen. Cao Cao took Xuan De by the hand, walked to the back garden, and said, "It's not easy for Xuan De to learn gardening!" Xuan De was relieved to hear this and replied, "It's just nothing to amuse me."

Cao Cao said, "Just now, when I saw the plums on the branches of the trees, I suddenly remembered that when I went to conquer Zhang Xiu last year, there was a lack of water on the road, and the soldiers were thirsty; I had a plan, and I used my whip to point vaguely, saying, 'There is a plum forest in front of us.' When the soldiers heard this, their mouths were full of spittle, so they were not thirsty. Now when he saw the plums, he felt that he could not fail to enjoy them. And when the wine was being cooked, so I invited the ambassador to come to the pavilion for a while." Xuan De's mind is fixed. Then he went to the pavilion, already set up good cups and plates: in the plate placed the plum, a bottle of boiled wine. The two of them sat down opposite each other and drank freely.

When the wine was half-full, suddenly dark clouds rolled in, and a sudden rain was coming. The attendant pointed to the dragon hanging in the sky, and Cao Cao and Xuan De watched from the railings. Cao Cao said, "Do you know how the dragon changes?" Xuan De said, "I would like to hear about it." Cao Cao said, "Dragons can be big or small, rising or hidden; big in size, they rise up and spit out mist; small in size, they hide their shape; rising in size, they soar through the universe; hidden in size, they lurk within the waves. Fang now deep spring, the dragon by the time of change, as if people have the will to cross the four seas. The dragon is a thing, comparable to the world's heroes.

Xuan De has traveled a lot, he must know the heroes of the world. Please tell me." Xuan De said, "How can I recognize who the heroes are, given my shallow knowledge?" Cao Cao said, "Don't be too modest." Xuan De said, "I have been favored and sheltered by His Majesty and have been able to serve in the imperial court. There are really no heroes under heaven that I have seen." Cao Cao said, "Since you haven't met him, you've heard of his reputation." Xuan De said, "Yuan Shu of Huainan, with his army and food, can be called a hero?"

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Yuan Shu is but a withered bone in the grave already, I will catch him sooner or later!" Xuan De said, "Yuan Shao of Hebei, who has been in the position of the Three Ministers for four consecutive generations, has many former officials in his family; now that he is in the land of Jizhou, and has many capable men under him, can he be called a hero? "Cao Cao laughed and said: "Yuan Shao is a man who is weak in color and courage, who is good at planning but not decisive; who loves his life when doing great things, and who forgets about his life when he sees small gains: not a hero.

Xuan De said, "There is a man who is known as the Eight Junes, and who is a mighty ruler of the nine states: can Liu Jing Sheng be called a hero?" Cao Cao said, "Liu Biao's false name is not a hero." Xuan De said, "There is a man whose blood is strong, the leader of Jiangdong--is Sun Bofu a hero?" Cao Cao said, "Sun Ce is not a hero when he borrows his father's prestige." Xuan De says, "Can Liu Jiyu of Yizhou be called a hero?" Cao Cao said, "Although Liu Zhang is a clansman (that is, an imperial relative), he is nothing more than a dog guarding his family's property, so how can he be called a hero!"

Xuan De said, "What about Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu, Han Sui and the others?" Cao Cao applauded and laughed and said, "These bunglers are nothing to worry about!" Xuan De said, "Other than that, I really don't know." Cao Cao said, "Those who can be called heroes should be those who have a big heart, a good plan in their belly, and the will to encompass the opportunities of the universe and to gulp down the heavens and the earth."

Xuan De asked, "Then who can be called a hero?" Cao Cao pointed a finger at Xuan De, then pointed himself back at himself and said, "The only heroes in the world nowadays are the two of us, Envoy and I (Cao Cao)!" Xuan De was so taken aback by these words that the chopsticks and spoon he was holding couldn't help but fall to the ground.

This coincided with a heavy downpour of rain and thunder. It was only then that Xuan De calmly lowered his head to pick up the chopsticks and spoon and said, "I was startled because of the thunder, that's why (referring to the chopsticks and spoon falling to the ground)." Cao Cao laughed and said, "Is a great man also afraid of thunder?" Xuan De said, "Even a sage would change his face when he hears wind and thunder, let alone how can I not be afraid?" He gently covered up the fact that he had dropped his chopsticks and spoon because of what he had just said. Cao Cao didn't suspect Xuan De.

A later poem praised Liu Bei, saying, "He barely escaped from the tiger's lair, but the heroes were shocked and killed. The cleverly borrowed smell of thunder to cover up, and randomly adapt to the letter as God."

Appreciation:

This part of the story took place when Cao Cao returned to Xuchang with Liu Guanzhang after killing Lu Bu at the White Gate Tower, Liu Bei said he was the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan and the grandson of His Excellency, Emperor Xiaoging, Emperor Xian and Liu Bei discussed their kinship and called Liu Bei his imperial uncle. Cao Cao's advisors urged Cao Cao to finish Liu Bei off early, lest Liu Bei become a bigger man, but Cao Cao's mouth said, "It is really within my grasp, why should I be afraid?"

In reality, there are still concerns, Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness of the world know, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei are tigers and wolves of the generals, so Cao Cao's test of Liu Bei occurred, the above wonderful scene.

That day, the wind and rain change, the sky outside the dragon hanging, in modern language, that is, a tornado weather, so Cao Cao pointed to the sky as the title, to the dragon changes, rise hidden to allude to the hero's behavior, which is precisely Liu Bei's pain, Liu Bei is worried about Cao Cao as a rival, that is, afraid of Cao Cao treat him as a hero. If that happens, not to mention Liu Bei to realize his political ambitions, even the head will not be protected.

So when Cao Cao asked him about the heroes of the world, he pretended to be confused, put up defenses, and even used some other characters to get out of the way, such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Liu Biao. With Liu Bei's mind, how could these people be in his eyes? All of these excuses were dismissed by Cao Cao's few, brief comments, which hit the nail on the head.

Is Cao Cao overstating his case and being overly conceited? Cao Cao's words reflect the foresight of a politician, as seen in the later episodes of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Yuan Yu was defeated by Cao Cao after he was crowned emperor in Huaibei, but he was intercepted and killed by Liu Bei, and died of despondency and fear, and could not even drink the honeyed water he wanted to drink when he was dying.

Yuan Shao, who had a strong army, first destroyed the Great Wall, detained Tian Feng in prison, shut down Frustrated Professor in the barracks, and drove Xu You to the front of the battlefield, and was finally broken by Cao Cao in Guandu, where his three sons were destroyed by Cao Cao in more than ten years. Liu Biao in vain called eight handsome, worried and anxious to die, and his son is even worse than him, the descendants write words like this: Liu Jing Sheng son, guinea pig ear. And Sun Ce empty said Jiangnan small king, died in Xu Gong three students. Look at the end of these so-called "heroes", Cao Cao's vision is how far ahead?