"I will not kill Boren, Boren died because of me" is a famous proverb that is often used to describe a situation that is not done by one's own hands, but whose final tragic result is indirectly caused by oneself. Like many other idioms and proverbs in Chinese, this proverb has a story behind it. So, which allusion does "I don't kill BoRen, Boren die because of me" come from, and what should I think of this allusion?
First, let's start with the most curious point and see who "I" am and who "Bo Ren" is. In fact, this story takes place in the Jin Dynasty, and the "I" who indirectly led to boren's murder is the famous politician and calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Dao. Wang Was born in the famous "Langya Wang Clan", received a very good education from an early age, and also used his family's power to befriend Sima Rui, the king of Langya at that time, and assisted him as the founding prince of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
And the person who was indirectly killed by Wang Dao was a famous scholar at that time, named Zhou Yan. Although not as good as Wang Dao, Zhou Yan was also from a famous family, and his father was the Andong general Zhou Jun, and he himself was
"Rarely renamed, radiant"
。 Zhou Yan had a high personality, did not seek fame and fortune, and had a popular Taoist style in the Jin Dynasty, and once refused to be called by the imperial court, but in the end, he was recruited by Sima Rui and made Shang Shu zuo from the sacrificial wine.
After introducing these two protagonists, let's see what kind of story they have created. At the beginning of the establishment of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the general Wang Dun held military power and was stationed outside, posing a great threat to imperial power. After Sima Rui guarded against him, he was even more angered by this and announced his rebellion. Hearing that his brother had committed a disobedience, Wang Dao was very alarmed and rushed to Sima Rui to apologize.
Wang Dao led the powerful people of the Wang family to kneel outside the imperial palace to plead guilty, just in time for Zhou Yan to enter the temple to face the saint, so Wang Dao hurriedly pleaded with him:
"Bo Ren, with a hundred mouths!"
That is to say, the lives of more than a hundred people in our family depend on you, and I hope that you will intercede with Your Majesty. However, Zhou Yan did not have any response, just went straight into the hall, and when he came out, he was already full of wine, Wang Dao hurried forward to inquire, but Zhou Yan did not pay attention, but drunk as mud and full of nonsense.
Wang Dao thought that Zhou Yan ignored his pleading, so he held a grudge. Later, Wang Dun led a large army to attack the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Jiankang, and seized the power of the imperial government, and he asked Wang Dao:
"Zhou Yan and Dai Ruosi looked north and south, and when they were on the third division, there was no doubt about it."
That is to say, a person with talent and prestige like Zhou Yan should undoubtedly be named a high official like the Third Division. And Wang Dao remembered Zhou Yan's disregard before, so he didn't say a word.
Wang Dun thought that his brother was indicating that they were not talented, so he asked:
"If you don't have three divisions, you should order your servants to be evil?"
As a result, Wang Dao still did not say a word, and Wang Dun thought that his brother was indicating that these two people could not be used for him, so he left a sentence
"If not, just right"
He arrested and killed Zhou Yan. Later, when Wang Dao browsed the previous recitals, he found Zhou Yan's intercession for him. It turned out that although Zhou Yan ignored him, he vigorously defended him in front of the emperor.
According to the Book of Jin, "The guide wept and was overwhelmed with sorrow, and told his sons: 'Although I will not kill Bo Ren, Bo Ren will die by me.' In the shadows, bear this good friend! This allusion tells us that sometimes others do things for you silently, sometimes people who are superficially indifferent to you may be trying to help you, and those who are smiling at you may have countless vicious thoughts in their hearts, so don't do things entirely on your own ideas, and don't make judgments easily because of appearances.