Chapter 23 Z

This work is "make persistent efforts".Answer: fight.Grind: sharpen.When roosters fight each other, they have to sharpen their beaks first.Metaphor to continue to work hard and persevere.Today I write "make persistent efforts". Tang Han Yu and Meng Jiao's "Cockfighting Couplets": "One spray and one wake up, and then continue to work hard." Both Meng Jiao and Han Yu were famous poets in the Tang Dynasty, and Meng Jiao was 18 years older than Han Yu.When Han Yu first entered the poetry world, Meng Jiao had basically formed his own unique poetic style, and Han Yu was influenced by him; later, when Han Yu's poetic style was fully mature, his original styles and achievements were recognized by everyone. Meng Jiao was in turn influenced by Han Yu.Han Yu, Meng Jiao and other poets with similar poetic style paid for singing and learning from each other, and encouraged each other, forming a common trend in aesthetic consciousness and common pursuit in art. Later generations called them "Han-Meng Poetry School".

Han Yu's character is dull and upright, with a strong sense of right and wrong.On the one hand, it caused him to be hit repeatedly in the political vortex again and again, on the other hand, it also caused his aesthetic taste to show strange characteristics of resentment, depression, and passion.In the nineteenth year of Zhenyuan (803 A.D.), Han Yu exhorted the emperor by admonishing him, and was demoted to the magistrate of Yangshan County.The huge political pressure of Yangshan's demotion greatly aggravated Han Yu's psychological conflict, and on the other hand, it also allowed him to appreciate the remote and dangerous landscape in the south.The interaction of the two caused a great change in Han Yu's poetic style.After the first year of Yuanhe (806 A.D.), Han Yu, who had left the demotion office and returned to the capital, was more devoted to creating strange poetic environments. Together with Meng Jiao and others, he created many couplet poems. These poems were mainly for competition , each showing off their strangeness and talents, and one of the poems "Cockfighting Couplets" describes the scene of cockfighting.In this poem, Han Yu wrote about the people who watched the cockfight: "Everyone competes to watch, like dark clouds filling the road; everyone shouts to help, like the sea whipping up raging waves (competing to see the clouds fill the road, helping the waves to overturn the sea)." Meng Jiao went on to write about the scene of two chickens fighting each other: "When you get dizzy from the fight, you wake up with a sip of cold water, then sharpen your steel teeth and iron your mouth, and go into battle again (spray once to wake up, then continue to sharpen again)."

Crown: hat.Put the hat of the person surnamed Zhang on the head of the person surnamed Li.It is a metaphor for mistaking the object or mistaking the facts. Volume 3 of "Xia Xia" by Qian Xiyan in the Ming Dynasty: "Mr. Zhang's hat is worn by Mr. Li." Qian Xiyan, a literati in the Ming Dynasty, recorded the origin and evolution of this idiom in the third volume of his book "Xia Xia" under the article "Zhang Gong eats wine and Li Gong gets drunk".During Wu Zetian's reign in the Tang Dynasty, there was a folk song "Zhang Gong eats wine and Li Gong gets drunk".Zhang Gong is the brothers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong. They are Wu Zetian's favored ministers.In Wu Zetian's later years, the government was mostly dominated by their brothers.Li Gong was later Tang Zhongzong Li Xian.The Zhang brothers were deeply favored and spent their time drinking and drinking. As the prince at that time, Li Xian could only pretend to be confused in order to preserve his position.So the common people used this ballad to satirize the absurd reality that the Zhang brothers were favored and Li Xian pretended to be confused.In the Song Dynasty, proverbs such as "Zhang Gong's hat is worn by Li Gong" and "Zhang San has money but can't use it, but Li Si can do it but has no money" evolved, expressing the wrong object or fact.

He said that Li Bai's "Jiangjinjiu" was written by Su Shi, which is really Zhang Guan Li Dai. This refers to only changing the name, not the essence to deceive people.Now it is mostly used as a metaphor for changeable or capricious. "Zhuangzi·Qiwulun": "Snipe (ju, macaque) public Fu (xu, acorn), saying: 'Go three and go four.' All snipers are angry. Said: 'But go four and go three.' Everyone is happy." Zhuangzi believes that all things in the world, including human character and emotion, seem to be very different, but in the final analysis they are all the same.In this example, the monkey breeder distributed acorns to the monkeys and said, "Everyone has three acorns in the morning and four in the evening." All the monkeys were very angry.The monkey keeper said again: "In this case, four in the morning and three in the evening." So all the monkeys were very happy.In this example, neither the name nor the reality has changed, but the monkey’s emotions are different. This is the so-called "Tao" that appears to be different but is actually the same.

Chao Qin Mu Chu capricious stick to the same rut She is always on the go, no one likes her. Soldiers: Art of war, military matters.This refers to Zhao Kuo who only knew the art of war during the Warring States period, but did not know how to use it in practice.Later, it is used as a metaphor for empty talk about theory, which is unrealistic and cannot solve practical problems. "Historical Records: Biography of Lian Po Lin Xiangru": "King Zhao replaced Lianpo because of Kuo. Lin Xiangru said: "The king used Kuo as an envoy, like a stick of glue, and his ears are ringing. Kuo can read his father's biography, but I don't know He Bian also.'...Zhao Kuo learned the art of war when he was young, and he talked about military affairs, thinking that there is no one in the world. Trying to talk about military affairs with his father extravagantly, extravagant can not be difficult, but it is not good."

Zhao Kuo was the son of Zhao She, a famous general of the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period. He learned the art of war since he was a child. When he talked about using troops to fight, he believed that no one in the world could match him.Zhao Kuo once talked with his father Zhao She about using soldiers, Zhao She couldn't say anything about him, but Zhao She didn't think he could really do it.Zhao Kuo's mother asked why, and Zhao She replied: "War is a matter of life and death, but Zhao Kuo said it too easily. If he is allowed to be a general, Zhao will definitely be defeated."

After the death of King Zhao Huiwen, his son King Xiaocheng succeeded to the throne.In the seventh year of King Xiaocheng, Qin Jun and Zhao Jun confronted each other in Changping, and a decisive battle was launched that related to the fate of the two countries.After the Zhao army was defeated several times, the veteran Lian Po adopted the strategy of standing firm and not fighting.Zhao Xiaocheng Wang believed it to be true, and asked Zhao Kuo to replace Lian Po as a general.Lin Xiangru said: "Your Majesty uses Zhao Kuo to rely on his reputation, just like sticking the strings on the zither with glue and then playing the zi. ” Zhao Wang refused to listen, and still appointed Zhao Kuo as a general.

After Zhao Kuo replaced Lian Po, he replaced officers and changed the original orders, disciplines and countermeasures.Qin general Bai Qi pretended to be defeated, and cut off the Zhao army's food road by surprise, splitting the Zhao army into two parts.Zhao Kuo personally led the elite troops to fight the Qin army, but was shot to death by the Qin army, and the Zhao army was defeated.After the remaining hundreds of thousands of Zhao troops surrendered, they were all buried alive by the Qin army.In the next few years, Zhao State was on the verge of subjugation. Even if you identify a great mission statement, if you fail to execute it, it is only a dream on paper.

Point to the deer and say it is a horse.The metaphor deliberately reverses black and white, and confuses right and wrong. "Historical Records Qin Shihuang Ben Ji": "Zhao Gao wanted to cause chaos, fearing that the officials would not listen, so he set up a test first, holding a deer and offering it to the second emperor, saying: 'The horse is also.' The second emperor laughed and said: 'Is the prime minister wrong? A deer is a horse.' Ask the left and right, and the left and right are either silent, or they talk about horses, and they say A Shun Zhao Gao. Or they talk about deer, because in the shadows, those who talk about deer use Dharma. All the later officials are afraid of heights.

After Qin Shihuang died of illness during a parade, Zhao Gao, who accompanied him, killed Qin Shihuang's eldest son, Fusu, and supported Qin Shihuang's second son, Hu Hai, to succeed him as Qin II.Bewitched by Zhao Gao, Qin Ershi became more licentious and tyrannical, and at the same time was gradually overshadowed by Zhao Gao.Later, Zhao Gao killed Li Si again, and became the prime minister himself. All matters, big or small, were completely up to him to decide, and gradually he did not pay attention to Emperor Qin II.In order to test his own authority, Zhao Gao first conducted an experiment.He presented a deer to Qin Ershi and said, "This is a horse." Qin Ershi smiled and said, "I'm afraid the prime minister made a mistake? He said the deer is a horse." Qin Ershi and Zhao Gao immediately asked again The left and right ministers, some of the ministers kept silent, some said they were horses, and flattered Zhao Gao.There were also people who said it was a deer in a matter-of-fact manner, and Zhao Gao secretly punished those who said it was a deer.From then on, the ministers were very afraid of Zhao Gao, and everyone in the court kept silent. They all looked at Zhao Gao's eyes and acted, which finally accelerated the collapse of the Qin Dynasty.

reverse black and white In court, when a witness gave false testimony, the defendant said angrily: "This is turning black and white, calling a deer a horse!" Pointing at a mulberry tree and scolding a locust tree is a metaphor for explicitly pointing at one and secretly scolding another. Chapter 59: "That's what we made up, don't blame Sang and Huai." The twenty-sixth strategy of "Thirty-six Strategies: Combining War Strategies": "Referring to Sang and scolding Huai: the big bullying the small, the police to lure it. Just hit Instead, take risks and follow suit.” In the fifty-ninth chapter, it is written: Chunyan's mother and aunt manage the willow embankment in the Grand View Garden.Yinger, Ruiguan, and Ouguan were weaving wicker on the willow embankment. Chunyan passed by and chatted with them.Chunyan's aunt and mother were very angry when they saw everyone picking flowers and willows, but they didn't dare to offend the girls, so they beat and scolded Chunyan.Ying'er then hurriedly said, "We made up those things, don't blame Sang and scold Huai." "Thirty-six Strategies" are thirty-six excellent military strategies in ancient my country. Its ideological prototype can be traced back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties.For example, "The Book of Southern Qi·Wang Jingze Biography" said: "Tan Gong's thirty-six strategies, the best strategy is to walk, and your father and son should only follow the ears." This sentence later evolved into "Thirty-six strategies, the best strategy is to walk." count".In the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, someone (whose records are no longer available) wrote the book "Thirty-Six Strategies" on this basis, which has become an excellent cultural heritage that has been widely circulated.Thirty-six strategies are divided into six sets, namely victory strategy, enemy strategy, attack strategy, melee strategy, merger strategy, and defeat strategy; the first three strategies are strategies used when one is in an advantage; The meter used at the time; each set contains six subtotals, a total of thirty-six meter. "Pointing at the mulberry and scolding the scorpion" is the second strategy of the war. The key is: "The strong control the weak, and use warnings and inducements. If the strong center can get the echo of the subordinates, even dangerous things can be carried out smoothly." He was always accusing Sang and Huai in the community, picking quarrels and making troubles, which had aroused people's disgust. Mainstay: The name of the mountain, in the east of Sanmenxia, ​​Henan, stands in the torrent of the Yellow River.It is a metaphor for a person or group that is strong and can play a supporting role. "Yanzi Chunqiu Remonstrance 24": "I tried to help the river from the king, and the turtle held the left horse to flow into the mainstay." Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, and Gu Yezi are the three warriors of the Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period. They are extremely powerful and skilled in martial arts.Yan Ying, the chancellor of Qi State, wanted to plot to get rid of them, but was afraid of their bravery, so he asked Jing Gong to reward the three of them with two peaches, and asked them to tell their own merits, and only the one with the most merit could eat. Gongsun Jie looked up to the sky and sighed, "Yanzi is really a smart man! He asked the king to use this method to compare our merits. If we don't want peaches, it will make people feel brave. But there are many people and peaches are few, and we really have to compare the merits. Only then can you decide who eats a peach. I once killed a strong monster, and twice killed a tiger. No one can compare to my credit, and I can eat a peach." After he finished speaking, he took a peach and walked away . Tian Kaijiang went on to say: "I took the weapon and repelled the army twice! The credit like mine is unparalleled. You can also eat a peach." He also took a peach. Gu Yezi also went on to say: "I once crossed the Yellow River with the king. A giant turtle bit the horse pulling the cart on the left and dragged me into the rapids of the river. At that time, I was still young and couldn't swim. At the bottom of the river, walk a hundred steps against the current and nine miles downstream to find the giant turtle and kill it. With the tail of the horse in your left hand and the head of the turtle in your right, you jump out of the river like a white crane soaring into the sky. People at the ferry said: 'The God of the Yellow River is here.' Who can compare to my contribution? Why don't you two bring me back the peaches?" Gu Yezi said as he drew his sword and stood up. Gongsun Jie and Tian Kaijiang said: "We are indeed not as brave as you, and our contributions are not as great as yours. It is greed to refuse to give up the peaches; it is even more courageous to be greedy and steal the merits without dying!" The peaches he took were put back, and then he killed himself.Gu Yezi said: "The two of them died over the matter of dividing the peaches, but I lived alone. This is inhumane; it is unrighteous to humiliate others and boast of oneself; it is unrighteous to regret one's actions and not die. It’s because they didn’t have the courage. The two of them have already died because of this matter, how can I monopolize the peaches and live on my own?” After speaking, Gu Yezi also put the peaches back and killed himself. Shuo: to melt.The speech of a crowd can melt metal.A metaphor for the powerful influence of public opinion.It is also a metaphor that speaking in unison can confuse the public. "Guoyu · Zhou Yuxia": "Therefore the proverb says: 'All hearts make a city, and many mouths make gold.' In three years, if you harm gold, it will flourish again, and you are afraid that one will be abolished." King Jing of Zhou planned to cast a big bell to play music. Shan Mugong thought that casting big money had exhausted the resources of the people in the past, and now it is inappropriate to build a big bell.King Zhou Jing refused to listen to dissuasion, so he asked the music official Lingzhoujiu again. Lingzhoujiu also thought that the excessive cost of casting the big bell would hinder the harmony of music, so it should not be cast. King Jing of Zhou didn't listen to the persuasion, and finally made a big clock.After the big bell was cast, the musicians reported that the music was harmonious.King Jing asked Lingzhoujiu: "Isn't the bell still very harmonious?" Lingzhoujiu replied: "Your Majesty does not understand the reason." Zhou Jingwang asked: "Why?" Lingzhoujiu said: "The king made a bell. Musical instruments, the people are very happy, this is harmony. Now that the people’s property is spent, the people are tired and resentful, I don’t think this is harmony. Things that the people like, rarely fail; things that the people hate, There are very few people who do not fail. Therefore, the proverb says: 'One mind is like a castle, and one word can melt metal.' You have done two big things that cost money in three years, and I am afraid that at least one of them will fail." Zhou Jingwang was very happy. He was not happy, and said: "You are old and confused, what do you know?" One year later, King Zhou Jing died, and the sound of the big bell became very discordant. Destroy bones People's words are awesome, but everyone's words make money. The wrath of the crowd cannot be offended. "Zuo Zhuan Ten Years of Xianggong": "It is difficult to offend public anger, it is difficult to achieve one's desires, and it is difficult to unite the two to stabilize the country, and the way is dangerous." During the Spring and Autumn Period, Zisi, the ruling minister of the State of Zheng, invaded the fields of five families because of the construction of water conservancy projects.So these five families united some unwilling people to launch a rebellion, killed Zisi, and hijacked the monarch Zheng Jiangong.Fortunately, Zichan, Zikong and others stayed calm in the face of danger, attacked the Beigong occupied by the rebels, killed the rebels, and rescued Zheng Jiangong. Subsequently, Zikong took control of the state affairs.He formulated the alliance document, stipulating that officials should keep their duties and fully obey the orders of the ruler.Doctors and officials refused to obey at first sight.Zikong was very angry and planned to kill them all.Zichan dissuaded Zikong and asked him to burn the alliance letter.Zikong disagreed, saying: "The purpose of making the book of alliance is to stabilize the country. Now that everyone is angry and burns it, isn't this the rule of everyone? If this is the case, the country will be difficult to govern." Zichan said: "The anger of the people cannot be offended, and the desire for dictatorship is difficult to succeed. The combination of these two things makes it difficult to stabilize the country. This is a dangerous road. It is better to burn the alliance book to stabilize everyone. This way you get what you need, Everyone can be stable, isn’t it possible? The desire for dictatorship cannot succeed, and chaos will occur if you offend the public, you must listen to me.” Zichan convinced Zikong with his words, and Zikong finally burned the alliance book outside the east gate.Everyone's dissatisfaction was subsided, and Zheng Guo also settled down again. Seeing that they were surrounded by everyone, the gangster knew that public anger would be hard to offend, so he obediently put down the murder weapon and captured him without a fight. Everyone opposed, cronies betrayed.The situation is described as very isolated. "Zuo Zhuan Yin Gong Four Years": "There are no soldiers to resist, no relatives to endure, and people who betray their relatives, it is difficult to help." During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Wei Zhuang, the king of the state of Wei, loved his youngest son, Zhou Yu, because Zhou Yu was born to his beloved concubine.Duke Wei Zhuang indulged Zhou Xu's mistakes without stopping them.After the death of Duke Zhuang, Zhouxu's half-brother succeeded to the throne, namely Duke Huan of Wei.Later, Zhou Xu killed Duke Huan of Wei and usurped the throne. Later, Zhou Xu killed Duke Huan of Wei and usurped the throne.When the king of Lu heard about this, he asked his ministers, Zhongzhong, "Can Zhouxu be successful?" Zhongzhong replied, "I only heard that virtue is used to stabilize the people, but I have never heard of people being stabilized by disaster. Disaster and chaos are the only way to bring peace to the people." It's like trying to sort out the messy threads, but it will make it even more chaotic. Zhou Yu is a man who relies on force to be cruel. If he relies on force, there will be no people, and if he is cruel, he will have no cronies. If everyone betrays and cronies leave, it will be difficult to succeed. Yes. The military is like fire. If you don’t stop it, you will burn yourself. Zhouxu killed his monarch and drove the people tyrannically. Instead of committing to establishing a virtuous government, he wanted to achieve success through disasters. He must not be free from disasters. .” Later, Minister of the State of Wei Shi Que designed to deceive Zhou Yu to the State of Chen, and persuaded the Lord of the State of Chen to catch him and hand him over to the State of Wei.Wei Guo sent ministers to kill Zhou Yu in Chen Guo. Those who lose their way will inevitably betray their relatives. Violence: spoil, damage.Abandon: cast aside, dislike.Self-willed to degenerate, do not seek progress. "Mencius Li Loushang": "Those who are self-violent should not talk to those who abandon themselves; those who abandon themselves cannot do anything. Words that violate etiquette and righteousness are called self-violence; my body cannot be benevolent and righteous, which is called self-abandonment." Mencius was a famous thinker in the Warring States Period, named Ke, styled Ziyu. The book "Mencius" is a collection of remarks about Mencius jointly compiled by Mencius and his disciples. It is an important classic of Confucianism.Mencius learned from Kong Ji, the grandson of Confucius, and inherited and carried forward Confucius' thoughts. He is a master of Confucianism second only to Confucius. Mencius once said: "Those who spoil themselves and harm themselves cannot talk to him; those who are willing to lag behind and do not seek to make progress cannot do anything with him. Talking is not etiquette. We can think that this is self-violence, and we can't do it ourselves." Acting according to benevolence and righteousness is called self-abandonment. Benevolence is the dwelling place for people to live in, and righteousness is the right way for people. It is really sad to abandon the right way and not to live in the empty house.” It is a pity to leave the house vacant and not to live, and to abandon the righteous way!Mencius summarized human morality into four types, namely, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom; at the same time, he summarized human relations into five types, namely, "Father and son have relatives, monarchs and ministers have righteousness, husband and wife are different, seniors and children are orderly, friends have letter".Mencius believed that among the four elements of benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom, benevolence and righteousness are the most important.The basis of benevolence and righteousness is filial piety and fraternity, and filial piety and fraternity are the basis for dealing with blood relations such as father and son, brother and younger brother.He believes that if every member of society uses benevolence and righteousness to deal with various relationships between people, the stability of the feudal order and the unity of the world will be more reliably guaranteed. resigned to depravity self-improvement You can't give up on yourself and make no progress because of this punishment! Ashamed: Ashamed of oneself.Dirty shape: vulgar and ugly in shape.A metaphor for being ashamed of being inferior to others. Southern Song Dynasty Liu Yiqing's "Shi Shuo Xin Yu Rong Zhi": "Hussar Wang Wuzi is Wei Jie's uncle. He is handsome and graceful. When he sees him, he sighs and says: 'Pearls and jade are on the side, and I feel dirty.'" Wei Jie, courtesy name Shubao, was born in the Western Jin Dynasty. He was a famous scholar and metaphysician after He Yan and Wang Bi.Wei Jie looks very beautiful, and his demeanor is different from ordinary people since he was a child.Once, Wei Jie went to the market in a sheep cart, and people thought he was a jade man.Hussar General Wang Ji, Wei Jie's uncle, is handsome and bold, and also looks talented, very personable.But every time he saw Wei Jie, he sighed and said, "With jewels and beautiful jade by his side, I feel ugly." Wang Ji once said to others: "Traveling with Wei Jie is like shining orbs by your side." , radiant." When Wei Jie grew up, he loved metaphysics and talked about metaphysics, but because of his frail health, his mother didn't let him talk too much.On good days, relatives and friends sometimes ask him to say a few words.Even if he only speaks a few words, everyone praises him, because everyone thinks that he has spoken out the subtleties.At that time, Wang Cheng, Wang Xuan, and Wang Ji were all well-known, but people said: "The third son of the Wang family is not as good as the first son of the Wei family." Clear as ice, son-in-law as clean as jade." Later, because of the chaos in the world, Wei Jie moved to Nanjing.The people there heard that Wei Jie was very good-looking, so they all came to see him, so that the people who watched him crowded into a wall. Wei Jie died of exhaustion because of this. He was only 27 years old at the time.People said at the time: "Wei Jie was watched to death." Humbled Pretentious Such cars are only visible in Paris at night; during the day, they seem to be ashamed and do not come out. Spear: A spear, a weapon used for assassination.Shield: A shield, a weapon used for defense.It is often used as a metaphor for people's language and actions, which are contradictory and inconsistent. "Han Feizi Nanyi": "Chu people have vend (yu, sell) 楯 (same as "shield", shield) and spears, and they praise it: 'My 楯 is so strong that nothing can sink it.' It is also known as its The spear said: "The sharpness of my spear can trap everything." Or say: "How about using the spear of the son to trap the shank of the son?" Standing together." There was a man in the state of Chu who sold both spears and shields.When he sold his shield, he praised: "My shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it." After a while, he started selling his spear again.At this time, he praised his spear again and said: "My spear is so sharp that there is nothing that can't pierce it." Someone heard these two words and asked him: "If you pierce your shield with your spear, what will happen?" What will happen?" The man could not answer.For a shield that cannot pierce and a spear that nothing can pierce cannot exist at the same time in this world. If you don't really work hard, the papers produced only by "cutting, pasting, and copying" will inevitably have unclear levels, confusing logic, and even the main points of view are contradictory. It is originally used to describe the proud and happy mood of being the last in the imperial examination.Now it is often used as a metaphor for understanding things in a hurry and superficially. Tang Mengjiao's "After Enrollment": "In the past, it was not enough to boast, but now there is no limit to debauchery. The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day." The imperial examination was an important method of selecting talents in ancient China, which lasted for more than 1,300 years from the Sui Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.In the past 1,300 years, the number of people who passed the Jinshi examination was not too many, even less than 100,000.Scholars often take the examination of Jinshi as the goal of studying, because if they pass the examination, they have the possibility of becoming an official career and showing their ambitions.Moreover, after the announcement of the gold list of the scientific examination, the imperial court will organize a series of grand activities such as roll call, celebration banquet, inscription on the stele, etc., so that the candidates who pass the examination will feel extremely honored in these activities and become the envy of everyone. Meng Jiao was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. He was poor in his early years and failed in many trials. He won the Jinshi examination at the age of forty-six. One can imagine the joy he felt at that time.He wrote in the poem "After Enrollment": "There is no need to mention the embarrassment and embarrassment of the past, but the sky is high and the earth is far away today. Riding a horse and galloping in the spring breeze, I can see the prosperous beauty of Chang'an in one day." This poem vividly expresses Meng Jiao's joy and longing for the future after he was admitted to the imperial examination, and has become a famous poem passed down through the ages. superficial After we arrived in Bangkok, we flew north to Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, south to Phuket and Phang Nga, and drove east to Pattaya. Although we were in a hurry, we had a panoramic view of the scenery of South Asia.