obtain a high rank easily
It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t á nxi à of à NGH ó u, which means to be a marquis between jokes. In the old days, it was very easy to gain fame. It's from Fu Chou by Du Fu of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Du Fu's poem "Fu Chou" in Tang Dynasty: "Lu Yan listens to the boy, talks and laughs, and looks for the marquis."
Idiom usage
He Zengsheng, a Hu Lu, is not willing to stop fighting. Lu Yan listens to the boy and looks for the marquis.
obtain a high rank easily
The city is threatened by black clouds - hēi yún yā chéng chéng yù cuī
blazing fire and dry wood -- from bad to worse - liè huǒ gān chái