an army of justice

an army of justice

Teacher of benevolence and righteousness, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R é NY ì zh ī sh ī, which means to uphold benevolence, justice and fight against evil army. From the first fifteen chapters of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Ming and Luo Guanzhong.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 115 of romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty: "I want to be a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and I want to be a master of no way. You an dare to go against my will!" The 19th chapter of the history of Zen written by Fang Ruhao in the Ming Dynasty: "when you wait for a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, who will not return to your heart Song Xianggong: a teacher of benevolence and righteousness

Idioms and allusions

Song Xianggong and Chu army fought on the shore of Hongshui. The soldiers of Song Dynasty had already arranged the formation, but the Chu army had not yet crossed the river. Yousima offered advice to song Xianggong: "there are many Chu troops but few song troops. If they launch a sudden attack while they are crossing the river, then they will surely lose." Song Xianggong said: "I heard the gentleman say:" there is a war between the two sides. They don't hurt people who have already been injured, they don't capture gray haired veterans, they don't push them into danger, they don't push them down into the abyss, they don't push them into trouble, they don't force them to have no way out, they don't attack teams that have not yet been formed. " Now that the Chu army has not yet crossed the river completely, it is immoral for us to launch an attack. Let's let them all cross the river and set up their positions before they attack with drums. " "You Sima said:" you do not love our people, let the country suffer damage, is this moral When the Chu army had crossed the river and got ready for the battle, Xianggong of song ordered to march with drums. As a result, the soldiers of song were defeated, Xianggong's thigh was seriously injured, and he died three days later.

Idiom usage

In this way, although the traitors, but also commendable loyalty. I'm a good teacher, but I don't care about Yang Xiao. The 49th chapter of the complete biography of Shuoyue by Qian Cai in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

A soldier of benevolence and righteousness