When the river is choked up, it will collapse

When the river is choked up, it will collapse

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Chu ā NY ō NGB ì Ku ì, which means to act according to the situation, otherwise it will lead to adverse consequences. From Guoyu zhouyu Shang.

explain

Choking: clogging. Break: a breach, a bank break. this word is used to describe blocking a river and causing a breach. It means that we should make good use of the situation, otherwise it will lead to bad consequences.

source

In Guoyu zhouyushang: "Duke Shao said," it's better to guard against the mouth of the people than to guard against Sichuan. When the river is choked up, it will break down. When it hurts many people, so will the people. Therefore, for those who serve Sichuan, they should make a decision to guide them, and for those who serve the people, they should make a decision to publicize them. "

allusion

In 630 ad, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty sent people to recruit soldiers. A minister suggested that a man under the age of 18 could apply as long as he was tall. Emperor Taizong agreed. But the imperial edict was withheld by Wei Zheng. In a rage, Emperor Taizong sent someone to call Wei Zheng and reprimanded him: "those tall men, who said they were under 18 years old, may have deliberately concealed their age to avoid conscription. Why do you hold on to my imperial edict? " Wei Zheng said: "I heard that if we drain the lake to catch fish, we can catch fish, but there will be no fish in the lake next year. If we burn all the woods to catch wild animals, we can catch wild animals, but there will be no animals next year. If all the strong men under the age of 18 are recruited as soldiers, where will they be recruited in the future? Who is going to bear the state's taxes and miscellaneous duties? " Wei Zheng said that Emperor Taizong was speechless. Emperor Taizong then issued a new imperial edict to exempt men under the age of 18. Because Emperor Taizong could accept admonition with an open mind, the political stability and economic prosperity of the Tang Dynasty during his reign became peaceful and prosperous. In 603 ad, in the backward feudal system, the important decision-making power of the state was only in the hands of the emperor. Fortunately, the common people have a loyal and honest minister who dares to admonish them directly, and a wise king who distinguishes right from wrong and accepts admonition with an open mind.