What does it mean for children to break away from thieves and return home?

It means that the children came back after defeating the enemy.

Source:

Liu Yiqing's "Shishuo Xinyu Yaliang" by Liu Yiqing of the Southern Dynasties.

Original text:

Mr. The guest asked about the interests of the Huai River, and he replied: "The thieves have returned home." His mood, appearance, and behavior were no different from normal. ?

Vernacular translation:

Xie An and his guests were playing Go when suddenly his nephew Xie Xuan sent a letter home from the battlefield of the Battle of Feishui. Xie An didn't speak for a long time after reading the letter. After a while, he slowly approached the chess game and prepared to continue playing. The guest asked him how the war was going. Xie An only said, "The children have returned after defeating the enemy." His demeanor and behavior were no different from usual.

Extended information:

The Battle of Feishui was related to the life and death of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. How could his nephew Xie Xuan not be extremely happy when he defeated the enemy. However, he acted very seriously, and his expression and behavior were the same as usual, which shows how strong his ability to control his emotions is. It is certainly not easy to hide "happiness", but it is even harder to hide "sorrow".

Xie An is a character who appears throughout the book, and there are more than a hundred stories about him. His outstanding talent for conversation was recognized even by his enemies. Before finally acceding to the court's desire for his talent at the age of forty, he remained a hermit, wandering around the mountains and rivers of Zhejiang.

In the process of his promotion to the power of the court, he faced many major crises. He always maintained absolute calmness and composure, a character called "magnanimous" in "Shishuo".

In this regard, "Shishuo" provides practical examples in one chapter (the sixth chapter). 'Grace' involves the concealment of the slightest hint of worry, fear, excitement or joy expressed facially, verbally or in any part of the body.

"Magnificence" is unusual and amazing. It is similar to the quality of "calmness", and this quality can only be found in the lost ancient Greek world-another world under the precarious threat of annihilation. Only in a highly civilized social life.

Xie An’s story, whether he was suddenly attacked by a storm while boating with others, or faced the ambush and unavoidable death set by his relentless enemy at the Hongmen Banquet, or the harvest of Until the victory of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's army over Feishui, in every situation, he could continue to write poems or play chess, as if nothing had happened.

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