retain political power by fair means after capturing it by foul
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n ì Q ǔ sh ù NSH ǒ u, which means betraying the monarch to seize the world and governing the country according to common sense. It comes from the biography of Lu Jia in the history of Han Dynasty.
Idiom usage
The way of Tang Wu is also the same as that of Tang Wu. The 60th chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty
The origin of Idioms
In the biography of Lu Jia in the book of Han Dynasty, it is said that "in addition to Tang and Wu's rebellious attitude, it is a long-term skill to adopt obedience and keep it, and to use both civil and martial arts."
retain political power by fair means after capturing it by foul
Criticizing the scale and asking for the sword - pī lín qǐng jiàn
stand head and shoulders above others - hè lì jī qún