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The Idiom Story of Holding Millet and Divination

The Idiom Story of Holding Millet and Divination

During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhao Yu of Langxie, the prefect of Guangling in the Wei state, was a well-known loyal and filial person. When he was 13 years old, his mother was ill for three months. He waited on him blindly. He often held millet and made divination to pray to the gods to bless his mother.

三国时期，魏国广陵太守琅邪人赵昱，是一个有名的忠孝人士。他13岁时，母亲生病有三个月，他目不交睫地侍候在左右，经常握粟出卜祈求神明保佑他母亲，有时磕头都流出血来，明显消瘦了许多，乡亲们称赞他是个孝子。

[Explanation] It is later used to refer to praying for God’s protection, removing evil, and bestowing good luck.