Zhou Wenwang asked Jiang Taigong to make a two-part allegorical saying.

Zhou Wenwang asked Jiang Taigong to make a two-part allegorical saying to try to find a wise man.

Jiang Ziya was a general of the Zhou Dynasty who helped King Wu destroy the Shang Dynasty in the Romance of Gods. It is said that he studied Taoism under the Buddha in the early Yuan Dynasty, knowing it for 500 years and understanding it for 500 years. Pinch number refers to using thumb to pinch other fingers to predict the future, which means that people are familiar with the development law of things and can make predictions.

There is a two-part allegorical saying called Jiang Taigong fishing-he who wishes takes the bait. What this two-part allegorical saying wants to express is that if Jiang Taigong doesn't pursue it, Zhou Wenwang can find him if he wants, and it doesn't matter if Zhou Wenwang doesn't. The story of Jiang Taigong fishing with a straight hook is recorded in many ancient books of later generations. It can be said that Jiang Taigong's straight hook fishing is a very successful case of self-promotion and packaging in the ancient history of China.

The meaning of two-part allegorical saying

Two-part allegorical saying is a special language form created by working people of Han nationality in China in their daily life. Generally, a sentence is divided into two parts to express a certain meaning. The former part is a metaphor or metaphor, and the latter part is an explanation of the meaning. In a certain language environment, the first half sentence and the second half sentence are usually spoken. You can understand and guess its original meaning, so it is called two-part allegorical saying.

Two-part allegorical sayings, also called wisecracks, can be regarded as a Chinese word game. Two-part allegorical saying is a kind of idioms, including idioms, proverbs, idioms and two-part allegorical saying. Two-part allegorical sayings are created by working people in their daily lives, with distinctive national characteristics and rich flavor of life. Two-part allegorical sayings are humorous and intriguing, and are deeply loved by the broad masses of the people.