Allusion: Cui Lie copper stinks

Allusion: Cui Lie copper stinks

Homologous allusion: Cui Lie's disciple Tai Heng　

Related character: Cui Lie

Book of the Later Han Dynasty, vol. 52 "The Biography of Cui Xiao" with the "Biography of Cui Lie"

Brother Lie, who has the same name as Beizhou, has been a county sheriff and nine secretaries. During the reign of Emperor Ling, the Kaihong Capital Gate List sold officials, and gongqing prefectures and counties had differences down to HuangShou. The rich get their money first, and the poor get to the officials and then lose twice, or because of the regular waiters and Abaobei, they can reach themselves. Although They had meritorious reputations, they all first exported goods and wealth and then ascended to the throne. Lieshi was given five million yuan because of fu's mother's money, and he had to be Situ. and bye-day, the Son of Heaven is linxuan, and the hundred officers will be the meeting. Emperor Gu said to those who were fortunate: "Repentance is not small, but it can reach tens of millions." Lady Cheng said, "Cui Gong Ji Zhou celebrity, are you willing to buy an official?" I have to be, but I don't know the evil!" As a result, Lie's reputation decayed. After a long time of not feeling at ease, he calmly asked his son Jun, "I live in the three dukes, how about the deliberators?" Jun Yue: "The great man rarely has a heroic title, and the successive secretaries of state are not said to be improper as three dukes; and now that he has ascended to the throne, the world is disappointed." Agni: "What is it?" Jun: "The commentators hate its copper smell." Furious, raise your staff and strike at it.

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Allusion

Brief Explanation

Cui Lie copper stinks

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cui Lie paid for the official position and was appointed to the third duke, and sometimes there was a hunger for "hating its copper smell".

It was originally used to satirize those who used money to buy officials or the rich. Later, it was often used to ridicule people who were mercenary. It is also commonly used to mock the filth of officials.

Tang Dynasty. Li Han's "Mengqiu": "Lu praises the god of money, And Cui Lie's copper stinks." "Don. Shao Gurudwara", "Sending Xu Qun Zai Wangjiang": "Although Tao Qian is LiYi, Cui Lie's disciples are Tai Heng. ”

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Li Han

Lu praises the god of money, Cui Lie copper stinks.

Shaw

Although Tao Qian was Li Yi, Cui Lie's disciples were Tai Heng.