Dong Hu's pen

Dong Hu's pen

Dong Hu Zhibi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ǒ NGH ú zh í B ǐ, which means an upright historian who dares to write directly, respects historical facts, and is not a dignitary. From Zuo Zhuan, the second year of Xuangong.

Idiom explanation

Dong Hu: historian of Jin State in the spring and Autumn period. Straight pen: according to the facts, record truthfully. It refers to the honest historian who dares to write directly, respects historical facts and is not a powerful person.

The origin of Idioms

According to the second year of Xuangong in Zuozhuan, Zhao Chuan killed linggong in Jin Dynasty, but Zhao Dun, as the prime minister, didn't take charge of it. Dong Hu thought that Zhao Dun should be responsible, so he recorded that "Zhao Dun killed his monarch" in history. Killed by Zhao dun. Later Confucius praised and said: "Dong Hu, a good history of ancient times, calligraphy is not hidden."

Idiom usage

It refers to respecting historical facts.

Idioms and allusions

In the spring and Autumn period, King linggong of Jin was very cruel. Zhao Dun, the prime minister, urged him to change his style. Jin linggong wanted to kill him, so he had to prepare to flee. Zhao Chuang assassinated Jin linggong. Taishi Donghu wrote in the history books that Zhao Dun killed his monarch. Zhao Dun refused to accept the request for rewriting. Dong Hu said: "as a prime minister, when the monarch is killed, if you don't ask for thieves, you are the mastermind. I will not change this even if I die." In the second year of Xuangong, Zuo Zhuan: "Yi Chou, Zhao Chuangong attacked linggong in Taoyuan. Xuanzi did not return from the mountain. The book of Tai Shi said, "Zhao Dun killed his king" to show his respect to the dynasty. Xuanzi said, "otherwise." He said to him, "I'm the prime minister, but I'm not going to ask for a thief. Who is not the son?" "Confucius said:" the good history of Dong Hu is not hidden in calligraphy. " The historian is upright and upright. Huang Tingjian of Song Dynasty wrote Wang Yanzu Huiqi's ancestor Huangzhou's cursive script: "Dong Huchang wrote straight, Ji'an was in the middle." See also "Dong Hu's brush" in the Department of civilization and stationery, and "Dong Hu" in the Department of people and officials. When Confucius commented on this incident, he said that Dong Hu was not wrong. He was a good historian, who wrote directly according to the law without any concealment. Zhao Dun was not wrong either. He was a wise minister, who suffered evil words for the sake of the law. What a pity! If Zhao Dun escapes from the border, he will be exempted from the name of regicide. Du Fu mentioned Dong Hu's writing brush in his poem "writing in my heart": "the culprit is suirenshi, and Li Jie is Dong Hu's writing brush." In Song Dynasty Wen Tianxiang's Zhengqi song, there is an allusion: "in Qi Taishi bamboo slips, in Jin Dong Hubi."