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Rise at cockcrow and practise one’s swordsmanship―be diligent and self-disciplined  Today, Victoria Liu, a teacher in Wuxi mandarinedu, who will introduce the historical story of the idiom : rise at cockcrow and practise one’s swordsmanship―be diligent and self-disciplined. Jin Dynasty there was a general called Zu ti. His military strategy, loyal patriot, is a highly respected person. Zu ti, however, when I was a child was a naughty boy. Reading kung fu, he only likes to play around all day. Zu ti grew up, see national decline, year after year, day of the people is very hard. However, he has little strength, and shallow knowledge, what also can't help you. In order to change the present situation of the country,Zu ti start strenuously to study, study hard, learn a wealth of knowledge from the book, learning very well. Zu ti also often go to the capital of luoyang, the learned person to consult. People all know him said: "zu ti is the backbone of the country in the future." InZu ti 24 years of age, he was recommended to him, but he felt his own knowledge is not enough, there is no promise, but continue to study hard. Zu ti have a good friend called Liu Kun, he likeZu ti, all hope to pacify the war, make country strong, and let the people a better life. Every time two people together to talk about the affairs of state, will unconsciously when it comes to very late, just on a piece of bed. The next morning, they can practice kung fu jian together, prepare themselves to serve the motherland in the future. One day in the middle of the night,Zu ti heard the chicken calls, in his sleep and got up to Liu Kun said: "the rooster in told us to get up, now is to practice sword?" Liu Kun readily agreed. Since then,Zu ti and Liu Kun convention, hear chicken calls his sword to get up every day. No matter hot summer winter, rain or shine, never interrupted. Everything comes to him who waits, after a long period of hard practice,Zu ti and Liu Kun become can write good articles, and plotting to win victories wenwu all-rounder. The chickens in the story tells us: only through unremitting efforts, success is possible.