Taking Stock of Idiom Origins from the Start [History Livestream]

The ongoing novel Wicked Disciple, Why Do You Keep Clinging to Me? Click into my author page and take a look! Blurb: Historical studies student Leng Yue gives humorous, hilarious explanations of idioms and their origins, often leaving viewers with food for thought. Her videos have won the affection of countless parents and students, and earned her a huge following. Who could have guessed that her videos about idioms would accidentally be broadcast to various parallel worlds? [Calling a deer a horse] [Everyone surely knows who the main character in the story of calling a deer a horse is.] The names Zhao Gao and Hu Hai suddenly appeared on the sky screen. [That's right! Qin Er Shi, Hu Hai, and Zhao Gao conspired together, leading the Qin dynasty to its downfall!] Hearing this, the First Emperor came rushing over with his sword. Zhao Gao and Hu Hai were so scared they wet themselves on the spot. First Emperor: !!! [Hiding a beauty in a golden house] [Today, Yueyue wants to use this idiom's story to talk about the women behind emperors. A golden house and a beauty were originally meant to evoke something wonderful, but this idiom tells the story of Empress Chen Ajiao's tragic life.] Chen Ajiao: I'm not marrying him! Liu Che: The sky screen has ruined me! [But we can't deny that Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, was a great ruler of his generation, celebrated alongside the First Emperor as Qin Shi Huang and Han Wu Di!] Ying Zheng: Heh. Liu Che: That's a fair point! A viewer named "Ajiao Ajiao Is So Lovely" entered the livestream and commented, "The man who belongs to lovely Ajiao, delights in her!" [Three visits to the thatched cottage] Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang looked completely calm. A viewer named "Everyone Calls Me Big-Eared Bandit" commented, "Coming through, coming through! I didn't mean to become famous for all eternity." Another viewer, "The Silent Wolong," commented, "How about staging an empty-city ruse?" [Grinding an iron pestle into a needle] Li Bai: "Poetry immortal? I'd rather be called a drunkard. That's much more satisfying!" "A Genius Soaked in a Wine Barrel": "We have to clear this up. The wine worms got the better of me!" Countless little "friends" speaking in classical Chinese suddenly flooded Leng Yue's livestream. She stared in astonishment, then had a sudden idea and created a group called "Playing House with History," inviting everyone to join. Leng Yue gaped when she saw the group's name. Were these little friends dressing up as emperors? Ying Zheng: I am the First Emperor of all ages. Can I achieve immortality? Liu Che: I have the same question. Li Shimin: Please enlighten us. Leng Yue: Taking elixirs will kill you faster. The little friends: What does it mean to take elixirs? Emperor Yang of Sui suddenly chimed in: I wonder if they can cure hemorrhoids? Wu Zhao, the only female emperor of her generation: Hah! Men, isn't that your common ailment? The little friends: ... Later, Leng Yue decided to explain historical mysteries in her videos. On the other side of the screen, the little friends stood in court, each wearing imperial robes, calmly waving at her. "Hi, Teacher Yueyue." Leng Yue promptly fainted. "Is this a dream?!" PS: Reading notes: 1. No contemporary history is altered in the parallel worlds. 2. Many historical sources are referenced, but some content may include personal interpretations and opinions. Don't argue for the sake of arguing. If you do, you're right! 3. If you don't like it, just stop reading. Don't tell me. Blurb for My Wicked Disciple Is Actually So Charming: Ming Liu was a genius card-maker in a future world. To create a divine card, she traveled to the cultivation world and became the sect leader of the foremost immortal sect, who had the same name as her. Her predecessor seemed aloof and proud, but secretly harbored unmentionable feelings for her third disciple, Gu Hanli. That third disciple really was handsome. His fiery-red fur was so soft and lovely that nobody could resist stroking it, and despite his young age, he had created his own Fengming sword style and stood tall among the immortal sects. In the past, the predecessor would use her authority as his master to find excuses to get close to him and offer guidance, but he always rejected her. The third disciple, Gu Hanli, had even declared that he didn't like older people. He might as well have stuck a label on his master's face! Then one day, the third disciple, Gu Hanli, caught his master off guard and killed the poor man with a single sword strike! And that's how Ming Liu took the predecessor's place. A wolf cub you just can't warm up! Everyone urged her to put this wicked disciple who had betrayed his master on public trial and execute him on the spot! Ming Liu agreed with a perfunctory smile, but was actually searching for a target for her card-making. At the immortal sect's trial, the more she looked at the third disciple, the more she liked him. Just as heavenly lightning came crashing down, she threw her arms around him and burst into tears. "He's mine, my darling!" Everyone: "..." Look at that besotted face! The whole sect was frustrated with her, but couldn't do anything about it! Mainly because they couldn't beat the master and disciple! ** Gu Hanli was once the Demon Venerable, who vanished three hundred years ago in the demon realm. One day he awoke inside the body of a fire fox, and was taken away as soon as he came to. The person who took him became his master. His master cuddled him every night and loved stroking his soft, fluffy fur. Gu Hanli felt utterly humiliated, and swore to himself that one day he'd kill him! But later, when he heard of his master's death, he couldn't sleep at night. It felt as if something was missing from his heart. Then, at the immortal sect's trial, his master came back from the dead. Gu Hanli was secretly delighted, but then his master hugged him and confessed in front of everyone: "You're mine, my darling!" Gu Hanli's heart went thump, thump, thump, like thunder. That very night, his master summoned him to share his bed. For the first time, Gu Hanli carefully washed his fur until it shone. He was determined to make sure his master enjoyed stroking him. Just as he pushed open the door and eagerly slipped into bed, his master's blood-red eyes sank into his neck. Then his master licked his Adam's apple, and finally stroked his fiery-red tail... At last, as one of them wept and whimpered for mercy, a voice sounded in both their ears: "To create a divine card, you must first cultivate together..." Gu Hanli: "?!" Reading guide: 1. The disciple is the top, and the master is the bottom. Between the sheets, it's a battle between 1 and 0... 2. The master is unhinged in the early chapters, and the disciple becomes unhinged later. An unhinged battle... Theme: Learn from history to understand the rise and fall of nations.