Criticizing the scale and asking for the sword

Criticizing the scale and asking for the sword

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ī L í NQ ǐ ngji à n, which means to dare to speak up and kill a traitor. It comes from the biography of Zhu Yun in the history of Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

If you dare to speak up, please kill the traitor.

The origin of Idioms

During the reign of emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, Huaili ordered Zhu Yun to say that "today's court ministers can't control the emperor, but they die to benefit the people. They are all dead and have a plain meal." he wrote to the emperor asking him to chop the horse and sword, and to chop the sycophantic minister Zhang Yu (chengdi's teacher) to do the rest. Emperor Cheng was so angry that he said, "I'm a junior minister. The court humiliates my master. I'm not forgiven for my crimes." See book of Han, Zhu Yun.

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.

Examples

My life is determined to ask for the sword and move south with loyalty. The fifth volume of Helin Yulu, the great Sutra of Song Dynasty.

Idioms and allusions

During the period of emperor chengdi of Han Dynasty, the teacher of emperor chengdi, an changhou, Zhang Yu, was arrogant and overbearing, and the ministers of the court dared to be angry. Zhu Yun of Huaiqian wrote to Emperor Cheng of Han Dynasty, asking him to give Shangfang a sword to kill his courtier Zhang Yu. Emperor Cheng was furious and said, "I'm a junior minister. If the court humiliates the master, I will not be pardoned."