Singing the lute

Singing the lute

Mingqinerzhi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m í ngq í n é RZH ì, which means to educate the people with rites and music to achieve the ruling effect of "simplifying the administration and punishing the people". In the old days, it was often used as a compliment to local officials. It comes from Lu's spring and Autumn Annals, chaxian.

The origin of Idioms

In Lu's Chunqiu · chaxian, it is said that "Mi Zijian governs his single father, playing the Qin, and he can't go down to the court, but his single father governs."

Idioms and allusions

The original text of "Lu's spring and Autumn Annals · chaxian": "when it is snowy, frosty and rainy, all things will be nurtured, the people will be mended, and the evil spirits of disease will be gone. Therefore, it is said that Yao's appearance is as good as his clothes and fur. Mi Zijian governs his father, playing the Qin, but he can't go down to court. Wuma expects to come out with stars and enter with stars. He doesn't live day and night. He will be close to them with his body, and he will be governed by his father. When Wu Ma Qi asked him why, he said, "I am Ren Ren, and Zi Ren Li; Ren Li is labor, Ren Ren Ren is lost." Mizi is a gentleman. It's just a matter of righteousness, just a matter of number. " When frost, snow, rain and dew are in season, everything will grow, people will be comfortable, and diseases and strange disasters will not happen. So when people talk about Yao's appearance, they say that he is wearing wide and drooping clothes, which means that he seldom has government affairs! Mi Zijian governs Shan Fu. He sits and plays the piano in the hall every day, so he governs very well. In Wuma period, he left early in the morning and late in the evening. He was not idle day and night. He personally dealt with all kinds of government affairs, and his father managed well. Wu Ma Qi asks Mi Zi why. Mizi said, "my method is called using talents, and your method is called using strength. People who use their strength work hard, and people who use their talents are comfortable. " Mizi is a gentleman. It is right for the government to handle all kinds of affairs well. He just uses the right method. Mi Zijian's "rule by singing the lute" in Shanfu county (now in the south of Shanxian County in Shandong Province) later used "rule by singing the lute" to refer to educating the people with rites and music to achieve the ruling effect of "simplifying the administration and punishing the Qing Dynasty", or to refer to the good management of officials. In the old days, it was often used as a compliment to local officials.