Why did the paper that appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty have an allusion to talking on paper in

Because although the idiom "talking on paper" was created based on allusions from the Warring States Period, it did not appear in the Warring States Period, it was formed in the Tang and Song dynasties. As we all know, the writing medium of paper appeared in the Han Dynasty, and the writing carrier used in the Warring States Period was mainly bamboo slips. Although the paper that appeared in the Western Han Dynasty was popularized to a certain extent after being improved by the Eastern Han Dynasty eunuch Cai Lun, it did not completely replace bamboo slips.

It was not until the Northern and Southern Dynasties that the heavy writing material of bamboo slips was gradually eliminated, and the use of paper began to spread more widely from this period. <>

After entering the Tang Dynasty, due to the rapid economic development of the Tang Dynasty, the production process of paper was greatly improved, and the materials used to make paper gradually changed from hemp and rattan to more common bamboo. As a result of these changes, paper began to be mass-produced, and the use of paper became widely available. The term "talking on paper" appeared in the Tang and Song dynasties, but at this time it was not about Zhao Kuo in the Warring States period, but about those scholars.

By the Qing Dynasty, "talking on paper" began to be used as an idiom. <>

The connection between the idiom "on paper" and the Warring States period Zhao Kuo was first created by a book called "Five Thousand Years Up and Down", and then the "Modern Chinese Dictionary" made the connection between the two more concrete, thus giving the relevant origin of this idiom. The source of "on paper" is the Battle of Changping. During the Warring States Period, there was a man named Zhao Kuo, because his father was a famous general of Zhao State, and he studied the art of war since he was a child.

For a long time, Zhao Kuo has mastered many art of war, so he can always talk about the art of war when discussing the art of war with others, and others believe that he will be a brave and good soldier. <>

After the outbreak of the Battle of Changping, the two countries of Qin and Zhao were at a stalemate because of their equal strength. In order to break this deadlock, the Qin State began to spread rumors that the Qin army was very afraid of Zhao Kuo. When King Zhao heard this rumor, he believed it to be true, so he ordered Zhao Kuo to lead the army.

The result can be imagined, Zhao Kuo, who can only talk on paper, led to the defeat of the Zhao army, and he himself was killed by the Qin army.

The allusion on paper is just an idiom given by later generations when summarizing this incident at that time, but in fact, it was still bamboo slips used at that time.

In fact, paper was first invented in the Western Han Dynasty, most of which were mulberry paper, and the paper talk was also an allusion to the Han Dynasty, but later the protagonist of the story became Zhao Kuo.

During the Warring States period, cloth was generally used to record, and this allusion was summarized by the world based on this event, not at that time.

In fact, there was no such thing as a word on paper at that time, which was made up by later people by learning about the past.

"On paper" first began to appear in the Qing Dynasty, not from allusions, but generally refers to those who have no actual combat experience and can only theorize.