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Today's Three Kingdoms idiom story is found in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Biography of Huang Gai, which is between the fifth year of Emperor Jian'an (200 AD) and the thirteenth year of Emperor Jian'an (208 AD), and the protagonist is Huang Gai. The original text is as follows:
Shicheng County official, special difficult to inspect the emperor, Gai Nai bureau two, divided the lord Of Cao. The teachings say: "Ling Chang is not virtuous, and the disciples take martial arts as officials, not as civilian officials." Now that the thief Kou Weiping has a military service, he entrusts two pieces of paperwork with one, and when he examines Zhu Cao, he corrects errors. If there is adultery, in the end, it is not necessary to whip the rod, and it is advisable to do one's own best, and do nothing first. ”
At first, they were all bu wei, and they were honored at night; for a long time, the officials ignored the documents and gradually tolerated personnel affairs. Gai is also too lazy outside, and sometimes there is a province, and each has to do two things without following the law. He asked the officials to give him wine and food, and he questioned him about something had happened. Both bowed their heads and apologized. Gai Yue: "The former has been mutually exclusive, and in the end it will not be added with a whip, nor will it be deceived." "Kill him." The county was shaken. After turning to the spring valley long, looking for the yang order. Where the nine counties are guarded, the place is pingding. Qiandan Yang Duwei, suppress the strong and support the weak, and shan yue is attached.
The gist of this record is that the officials of Shicheng County were particularly difficult to restrain and manage, and Huang Gai sent two subordinates to take charge of various departments. Huang Gai issued a proclamation saying: "I, as a county magistrate, lack virtue, and can only rely on martial arts to become an official, and it is difficult to be praised by virtue of civil rule." Now that the thieves had not been pacified, I had military affairs at my disposal, so I entrusted all the paperwork to these two officials. They will certainly discipline and manage all departments and report and expose mistakes. They manage their day-to-day affairs, and if there is a phenomenon of favoritism and deception, my punishment will not be limited to the use of whips. Hopefully, both of them will lead by example and set a good example for others. ”
At the beginning of their tenure, these two officials were still able to fulfill their duties, but after a long time, they thought that Huang Gai really could not review documents and conduct inspections, so they gradually slackened off and did things that violated the law and discipline. Huang Gai was suspicious of the two men, so he checked their daily work and soon discovered their illegal behavior. Huang Gai then gathered all the officials of the county court together, entertained them with wine and food, and held accountable some of the illegal things of the two of them. The two of them were poor in reason and prostrated their heads and confessed their mistakes. Huang Gai said: "I have issued an announcement before, that is, if you two break the law, I will not punish you with just a whip. I will not say unbelief. ”
Therefore, Huang Gai ordered the execution of the two, which shook the whole county, and the officials were very afraid. Later, Huang Gai was transferred to the posts of governor of Chungu County, Xunyang County Ling, and later successively served as the county magistrate or county commander of nine counties, stabilizing the local situation everywhere he went. After that, Huang Gai was promoted to the rank of Danyang Du Lieutenant, suppressing rape and helping the weak, and the people of Shanyue were all happy and convinced.
The Three Kingdoms idiom to be introduced in this article is the performance of Huang Gai, called "suppressing the strong and helping the weak", which means suppressing violence and assisting the weak. The earliest source of this idiom is Yuan Kang's "Yue Zhi Shu • Outer Transmission Skills" in "When the Heavenly Son is weak, the princes are rebellious, so the Practice suppresses the strong and helps the weak." ”
When it comes to the character of Huang Gai, everyone is more familiar with his performance in the Battle of Chibi. He not only proposed a plan to surrender, but also offered a fire attack strategy, and finally assisted Zhou Yu in defeating the invincible Cao Cao. But in addition, many people do not know about Huang Gai's other deeds. Judging from this idiom story, Huang Gai is not only a general with both wisdom and courage on the battlefield, but also has experience in local management, and can be called a great talent of both culture and martial arts. His experience as a county magistrate or county commander like this is unique among all the generals of the same period, let alone in Eastern Wu.
Reference book: Romance of the Three Kingdoms