Break the column to seek truth

Break the column to seek truth

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ò zh ù Qi ú Ji ā n, which means not afraid of the powerful, searching for bad people, in order to correct the national law. It comes from Li Ying, the biography of Danggu in the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Li Ying, the biography of Danggu in the later Han Dynasty: "when Zhang let his brother Shuo be the king of the wild, he was greedy and ruthless, and even killed a pregnant woman. When he heard that he was stern, he was afraid of crime and fled to the capital. Because he concealed his brother, he let his brother give up and hid in Hezhu. Yingzhi its state, the rate will be officials to break the column to take new, pay Luoyang prison. After receiving the words, I will kill them. "

Idiom story

During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Shuo, the younger brother of Zhang rang, a powerful minister, was a wild king. He was corrupt and even killed pregnant women. When he heard that Li Ying was a dignified law enforcer, he fled back to the capital and hid in the Hezhu of Zhang rang's family. When Li Ying heard about it, he immediately led officials and soldiers to Zhang rang's house, split the pillars, captured Zhang Shuo, and put him into Luoyang prison. After reporting to the emperor, he immediately brought him to justice.

Idiom usage

In Tang Dynasty, Yuan Zhen's "Dai Li Zhong Cheng Xie Guan Biao", it is said that "if Huo Lun's words fall and Dan Yu doesn't follow, he should break the column and ask for adultery. When you die, you don't want to be righteous. "