The Enlightenment of "Calling Deer Horses"

The idiom "A deer is a horse" refers to a measurement method used by Zhao Gao, a eunuch in the Qin Dynasty, when he usurped the throne. The main meaning of this idiom is to reverse black and white and deny the essence of things. By understanding this idiom, we should also get some enlightenment.

First of all, let's take a look at the allusion of the idiom "A deer is a horse": Zhao Gao, the eunuch of the Qin Dynasty, wanted to seize the throne of Hu Hai, but he was worried that the officials in the DPRK would not support him, so he presented a deer to Hu Hai in front of all the officials and said it was a horse. Qin Ershi Hu Hai laughed at Zhao Gao's stupidity when he saw a deer instead of a horse, but Zhao Gao only cared about the reaction of officials. Sure enough, many officials echoed Zhao Gao, saying that horses were not deer, and officials who said deer were not horses were killed by Zhao Gao.

Revelation 1: You can't reverse black and white, that is, you can't refer to a deer as a horse. Even if it is a temporary success, it will not escape the trial of facts.

Although Zhao Gao was recognized by many officials in the imperial court, it was forced by power. After Zhao Gao fell from power, the officials who once agreed with him that a deer is a horse no longer supported him.

Revelation 2: For one's own selfish desires, there will be retribution for reversing right and wrong.

Revelation II Anyone who knows the ending of Zhao Gao can understand it. After killing Qin Ershi Hu Hai, Zhao Gao was ready to ascend the throne, but all the officials did not support him, which forced Zhao Gao to pass the throne to Zhao Ziying. In the end, Zhao Ziying tricked Zhao Gao into the palace and made the eunuch Han talk about killing Zhao Gao with one knife. After Zhao Ziying acceded to the throne, he listed all kinds of charges against Zhao Gao in front of civil and military officials, making Zhao Gao famous in history.

What does it mean to call a deer a horse?

I believe we often hear the idiom "refer to a deer as a horse" in our daily life. Do you all know what it means to call a deer a horse? And where did the idiom "a deer is a horse" come from?

To call a deer a horse is to deliberately distort the facts and reverse right and wrong, rather than distinguish right from wrong. The idiom "A deer is a horse" comes from Historical Records.

It is said that Qin Shihuang devoted all his life to unifying the whole country, becoming the first emperor in the history of China, and establishing a vast country, namely the State of Qin. After the death of Qin Shihuang, Qin Ershi came to power, but he was always threatened by Zhao Gao, Zhao Gao's puppet eunuch. Zhao Gao saw that Qin Ershi was becoming more and more incompetent and useless, so he decided to make a mistake and seize the throne. Although Qin Ershi was in Zhao Gao's hands, he was worried about the dissatisfaction of the ministers in the DPRK and did not support himself to seize the throne. So, in order to test whether the DPRK officials were loyal to themselves, Zhao Gao gave Qin Ershi a sika deer, saying that it was not a deer, but a horse. Qin Ershi smiled and said that Zhao Gao was confused. That is a deer, not a horse. But when Qin Ershi asked the courtiers, many people didn't speak, or a horse instead of a deer. Therefore, referring to a deer as a horse has become an idiom that reverses right and wrong.

On 2014165438+10/2 1 day, many linguists and literature professors held a seminar by analyzing the votes of internet users, and finally decided to make a deer a horse as the four-character idiom of the year. For a time, the idiom "refer to a deer as a horse" became a popular phrase.

Idioms refer to places where deer are horses.

In our daily life, we often use the idiom "refer to a deer as a horse" to satirize other people's words or actions that turn right from wrong. So, how many people know where this idiom comes from?

The idiom "refer to a deer as a horse" comes from the historical book "Historical Records", and there is a story behind this idiom:

Zhao Gao, a celebrity around Qin Shihuang and a famous eunuch, privately tampered with the imperial edict with Reese after Qin Shihuang's death. Fu Su, the eldest son of Qin Shihuang who should have succeeded to the throne, committed suicide, while Hu Hai, the second son of Qin Shihuang, succeeded to the throne, while Zhao Gao always controlled Hu Hai. When Zhao Gao's power became more and more powerful, he was not satisfied with controlling everything behind Hu Hai's back, and he had the idea of making a mistake and tried to usurp the throne.

Zhao Gao wanted to know how many people supported him in the imperial court, so he presented a deer to Hu Hai and said it was a horse to observe the reaction of the imperial officials. Many officials, afraid of Zhao Gao's rights and means, echoed Zhao Gao and said it was a horse. Other officials who said they were not horses were retaliated by Zhao Gao afterwards. So people spread the story that Zhao Gao called a deer a horse to satirize Zhao Gao's reversal of right and wrong.

After the idiom "referring to a deer as a horse" spread for many years, Sima Qian, a famous historian in the Western Han Dynasty, compiled the background story of "referring to a deer as a horse" into Historical Records through insiders or folklore, leaving a valuable historical legacy for future generations. At the same time, it also taught future generations to respect the essence and development law of things, and never refer to a deer as a horse.

Who is the hero who refers to a deer as a horse?

In daily life, we often hear the idiom "refer to a deer as a horse". The idiom "a deer is a horse" means to reverse right and wrong and deny the essence of things. The idiom "A deer is a horse" comes from Historical Records. The protagonists of "A deer is a horse" are Qin Ershi Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, a famous eunuch in Qin Dynasty.

According to legend, eunuch Zhao Gao coveted Qin Ershi's throne for a long time and always wanted to usurp the throne, but he was afraid that the officials in the civil and military circles in the DPRK would not support it. So Zhao Gao ordered his men to buy a deer, and intended to give it to Qin Ershi Hu Hai in the imperial court to test whether the civil and military officials in the DPRK supported their usurpation.

On the court, Zhao Gao told Qin Ershi Hu Hai that he had got a good horse and wanted to give it to Hu Hai in Qin Ershi. Qin Ershi Hu Hai was very happy to hear Zhao Gao say this, so he ordered the guards in the palace to take the horse that Zhao Gao said to the court for the officials to enjoy together.

When the guards brought the horse mentioned by Zhao Gao to court, Qin Ershi Hu Hai saw that it was not a horse, but a deer, and smiled: "The Prime Minister is really confused. This is obviously a deer. Where are the horses? " But Zhao Gao insisted that it was a horse, and then observed the reaction of officials.

Many officials, afraid of Zhao Gao's power, agreed with Zhao Gao that it was a good horse, not a deer. However, many officials say this is not a good horse, but a deer. Finally, Zhao Gao openly retaliated against those officials who said that deer was not a horse, so the ironic idiom of referring to deer as a horse was handed down.