Add a sword to the water

Add a sword to the water

Pangshuijiajian, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p á nshu ǐ Ji ā Ji à n, which means that if the minister does not commit suicide, he will be killed in the court. It's from public security policy.

The origin of Idioms

"Public security policy": Generally speaking, when the minister heard the emperor's censure, he was also censured. If you feel guilty, you should choose to commit suicide. Secondly, he added his sword and asked the emperor to make a ruling. If the minister has no sense of shame, the emperor gives the sword, implying that the minister must commit suicide. (killed in the court). See "the doctor who cannot be punished". (Biography of Jia Yi in Hanshu, written by Ban Gu in Eastern Han Dynasty): "therefore, those who are in the area of Da he, who hear Da he, will be white crowned with yak tassels, add swords to the water, and make an invitation room to make a plea."

Idiom usage

For example, Taizu often talked with his courtiers about how to treat his ministers. The Taishi ordered Liu Ji to say, "in ancient times, Gongqing was guilty. He asked the court to judge himself. He did not feel slighted or humiliated, so he kept the style of a minister." History of the Ming Dynasty criminal law records 3