Original text:

Take a bull with a thin shovel, hang it in a corner of Hanshu and read it. When Yang Sushi, King of Yue, saw this, he pressed the thumbtack and crept behind, saying, "Why are scholars so diligent?" Secret knowledge, worship. Asked what he had read, he said it was "Biography of Xiang Yu" for strange reasons and language. It is said that Zi Xuangan said, "I am unequal to others in intimacy." Xuangan for nine years, devoted to the great cause. Xuangan was in Liyang, dispatched troops and sent people to enter the customs to meet the secret.

Translation:

Shi Biao rode an ox and sat on a saddle made of fine grass, with a roll of Hanshu hanging on the corner, reading while walking. Su Yang, the king of Yue, happened to see it on the road, so he followed it slowly and asked, "Where did the scholar come from so diligent?" Shi Biao knew Su Yang and got down from the cow's back to worship. Su Yang asked him what he was looking at, and he replied, "The Biography of Xiang Yu."

Su Yang was surprised to talk with him. When he got home, he said to his son Yang Xuangan, "I don't think Shi Mi's erudition is what you idle people have." Therefore, Xuangan fell in love with Shi Biao. In the ninth year of Yang Di, Yang Xuangan set out from Liyang and sent people into Hangu Pass to meet Shi Biao.

Source: New Tang Book Li Mi Biography

After "hanging a book in the corner"

Xuangan understood the importance of Shimi by hanging books in the corner and sent someone to take him to Liyang. Smith put forward three strategies to him: the best policy is to attack Zhuo Jun County, seize Chongqing Pass, and defeat Sui Jun; The central strategy is to capture Chang 'an and appease the officials and people. The best policy is to attack Luoyang, which is the most risky militarily. Xuangan just adopted the worst strategy. At first, although he won one victory after another, the team expanded to 6,543,800+people, but later he was besieged by Sui Jun, defeated and committed suicide.

On the way to the escort, Shi Biao was captured and tactfully escaped. He ran around incognito, looking for insurgents who resisted the Sui Dynasty. Later, he heard that there was a powerful rebel in Wagangzhai, Dong Jun, led by Zhai Rang, so he decided to go to Dong Jun to join Wagangzhai.

Classical Chinese and the Translation of Niu Jiao's Guashu

Original text:

Take a bull with a thin shovel, hang it in a corner of Hanshu and read it. When Yang Sushi, King of Yue, saw this, he pressed the thumbtack and crept behind, saying, "Why are scholars so diligent?" Secret knowledge, worship. Asked what he had read, he said it was "Biography of Xiang Yu" for strange reasons and language. It is said that Zi Xuangan said, "I am not equal to others in intimacy." Xuangan for nine years, devoted to the great cause. Xuangan was in Liyang, dispatched troops and sent people to enter the customs to meet the secret.

Translation:

Shi Biao rode an ox and sat on a saddle made of fine grass, with a roll of Hanshu hanging on the corner, reading while walking. Su Yang, the king of Yue, happened to see it on the road, so he followed it slowly and asked, "Where did the scholar come from so diligent?" Shi Biao knew Su Yang and got down from the cow's back to worship. Su Yang asked him what he was looking at, and he replied, "The Biography of Xiang Yu."

Su Yang was surprised to talk with him. When he got home, he said to his son Yang Xuangan, "I don't think Shi Mi's erudition is what you idle people have." Therefore, Xuangan fell in love with Shi Biao. In the ninth year of Yang Di, Yang Xuangan set out from Liyang and sent people into Hangu Pass to meet Shi Biao.

Appreciate:

We should learn from his reading spirit.

Character life:

Li Guang, Shi Mi's grandfather, is Zhu Di's satrap. Shimi grew up in a bad family. Her father died six months after she was born, and her mother remarried when she was four years old. He was brought up by his grandmother Liu. Shimi is famous for honoring his grandmother. According to Biography of Li Mi in the Book of Jin, my grandmother was ill and cried badly. She took off her clothes at night and deserved it. Meals, soups and medicines must be tasted in person and then presented.

Shimi was sickly and studious when he was young. He studied under Qiao Zhou and was familiar with the Five Classics. He was especially good at Zuo Zhuan in the Spring and Autumn Period and was good at literature. I used to be a businessman when I was young.

Shi Mi sent many missions to the State of Wu. Sun Quan, the emperor of the State of Wu, asked how many soldiers and horses there were, and replied, "Officials have more than enough, and the world is self-sufficient." Later, Wu Dadi and his ministers discussed moral issues together and said that they would like to be younger brothers. Shi Mi said, "I would like to be a brother." Asked about the reason, Shimi said, "Brothers have more time to serve their parents." The monarch and ministers of the State of Wu all thought that he was right.

After Wei destroyed Shu, the general of the Western Expedition, Deng Ai, appreciated his talent and asked him to be the master book. Shimei refused Wargo's employment on the grounds of supporting her elderly grandmother.

Read aloud the small ancient Chinese phonetic transcription book of Niu Jiao's Guashu.

Words and phrases

Pronunciation niú ji m: ogu à sh

Interpretation metaphor studies hard.

Li Mi Biography of the New Tang Dynasty originated from riding an ox with a shovel, hanging it in the corner of Hanshu, and reading it. When Yang Sushi, King of Yue, saw this, he pressed the thumbtack and crept behind, saying, "Why are scholars so diligent?" Secret knowledge, worship. Asked what he had read, he said it was "Biography of Xiang Yu" for strange reasons and language. It is said that Zi Xuangan said, "I am not equal to others in intimacy." The mysterious feeling is so heartfelt. In the ninth year of the great cause, Xuangan sent troops to Liyang and sent people to secretly enter the customs to meet him.

Used as an attribute; It means studying hard.

A cow riding on a saddle made of cattail grass has a scroll of Chinese books hanging on its corner, reading while walking. Su Yang, the king of Yue, happened to see it on the road, so he followed it slowly and asked, "Where did the scholar come from so diligent?" Shi Biao knew Su Yang and got down from the cow's back to worship. Su Yang asked him what he was looking at, and he replied, "The Biography of Xiang Yu." Su Yang was surprised to talk with him. When he got home, he said to his son Yang Xuangan, "I don't think Shimi's knowledge is comparable to yours.