Why do you call traitors "lackeys"?

n versions of the origin of dog legs

Funny version

Once upon a time, there was an emperor who broke his leg ...

In order to show his loyalty, the prime minister took off his leg and connected it to the emperor's leg. ......

In recognition of the Prime Minister, the emperor sent a letter to Zhao Shu and sawed off a minister's leg and attached it to the prime minister's leg ...

The minister lost his leg again ...

A magistrate saw that the minister had no leg, so he sawed off his leg and gave it to the minister ...

Another magistrate gave his leg to the magistrate ...

The chief can only hold the post, but can't move ...

The magistrate ordered that a dog's leg be sawed off and given to the chief ...

A four-legged dog had only three legs, so a kind person made a mud leg for the dog ... Whenever the dog peed, it was afraid of breaking the mud leg, so it lifted its hind leg, and that was the last one. This also confirms that the official's leg is really a dog's leg.

Therefore, the official is widely called a lackey.

Slave Edition

The origin of dog legs

Once upon a time, there was a rich man whose leg was suddenly broken. In order to please his master, his slave volunteered to cut off his leg and connect it for his master. as one pleases, the master, asked him, "What about your broken leg?" The slave said unconcerned, "I can attach a dog leg!" " The master asked again, "So, what about the dog's legs?" The slave replied with confidence: "I have thought about it for a long time. Just pinch a fake dog leg with mud and connect it!"

From then on, when a dog urinates, it always has to lift its back leg and let the urine flush, which is to flush the mud leg!

Folklore Edition

In the past, people called the yamen officials, the servants, the villagers and the servants of powerful families "lackeys" because these people were like a group of vicious dogs kept in captivity. They were submissive, fawning and fawning before their masters, and looked like complete slaves. But in front of the common people, they are another pair of faces. It's true that dogs look down on people, bully others, and bully others with power. Of course, it is easy for ordinary people to compare them to evil dogs, but why do they call them "dogs"? There may be many people who are hard to know. When I was a child, I heard an adult tell a story about the origin of "dog legs", so I told it. Once upon a time, there was a county grandfather who had a malignant tumor on his right leg. He had pus and dripping water, and the pain was unbearable. He sought medical treatment everywhere, but he never recovered and was miserable. One day, a man named Mr. Guiguzi came to this county. Mr. Guiguzi was not only proficient in medical skills, but also extremely skilled in magic. After he arrived in this county, he practiced medicine everywhere, cured many incurable diseases for the people and relieved the suffering of many patients. Everyone was very grateful and called him a living fairy. The news soon spread to the county grandfather's house, and the county grandfather immediately sent two chiefs to ask Mr. Guiguzi to treat his leg tumor. In the past, it was a wonderful thing for an official to go out on a job. Everywhere he went, no one dared to neglect, entertain and flatter, and when he left, he had to send travelling expenses (also known as sandals money). But when I went out this time, I searched for a few days before I found Mr. Guiguzi, but Mr. Guiguzi was busy treating people, so I didn't even say hello. Not only did I have no hospitality, but I didn't even drink a mouthful of water. The two officials were very unhappy. Therefore, on the pretext of neglecting to treat the county grandfather, I tied Mr. Guiguzi with a rope and dragged him out of the door. I dragged and dragged him all the way, pushing and beating him, making things difficult for Mr. Guiguzi in every way, and abusing him in every way, especially the taller chief, who was even more vicious. In this way, I was taken to the yamen and untied the rope and brought it to the county grandfather. It is difficult for the county grandfather to stand and greet him because of his leg injury, but in order to treat the disease, he still said many good words and asked Mr. Wang to cure the leg injury. Mr. Guiguzi looked at the leg injury, asked about the situation, and took a pulse. Then, with a reluctant face, he said to the county grandfather, "It is impossible to cure this leg unless …". The county grandfather hurriedly said, "Unless someone else's leg is connected?" The county grandfather said, "It's ok to change someone else's leg. As long as my leg is good, please see whose leg is the most suitable." Mr. Guiguzi didn't give a positive answer, but glanced at the tall chief. The county magistrate naturally knew it and immediately ordered everyone to tie the tall man down. At this time, the tall chief suddenly woke up, his face turned white and begged not to cross off his leg. However, it was already late, and the county magistrate asked Mr. Guiguzi to start work immediately. Mr. Guiguzi used some drugs and read some spells. First, he scratched off the rotten leg of the county grandfather, and in the same way, he scratched off the tall right leg and connected it to the county grandfather. It took less than a cup of tea, and the county grandfather's leg was as good as his own. It was flawless and moving freely. It's just that the tall chief ruined a good leg in vain, so he begged Mr. Guiguzi, blaming himself for being as blind as a bat and ignorant of Mount Tai, and begging Mr. Gui to be merciful and save himself, so as not to let him become a man with only one leg. Just then, a male dog smelled the blood and ran in from the outside. Mr. Guiguzi saw that the tall man was pathetic, so he grabbed the male dog in his hand and said to the tall man, "OK, I'll connect a leg for you, too, but it's just different in length, and it's a little high and low when walking." At this time, the tall man can still care about this, as long as he can connect a leg. So Guiguzi cut off the right leg of the male dog and connected it to the tall man. The male dog came because he smelled blood. He thought he could eat some delicious food, but it was a disaster. He gave away a thigh in vain and barked incessantly. Mr. Guiguzi said to the male dog, "Don't be sad either. I'll get a leg for you." He asked the chief to bring in some mud from the outside, moisten it with water, and rub a mud leg according to the dog's leg as it is. Although the male dog received a mud leg, it was no different from the original meat leg. He could run and jump, and he was free to move. Only when urinating, he was afraid that the urine would wet the mud leg and always tilted it up. Because the chief has a dog leg, dog legs have become synonymous with these people since then. When people see or talk about these people, they say, "Dog legs ..." Bad dogs never come to a good end. In the past, there was a saying that "Sang Men dogs", that is, when their owners fell out of favor and their homes declined, those watchdog dogs that had been favored in the past became Sang Men dogs, and their fate was as miserable as their masters. There is also the saying of "beating Reservoir Dogs", and you can imagine the taste of being a dog.

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