Do you know the origin of "one step"?

"Step" is often used as a respectful title for peers or friends. "Records of Titles" written by Liang Zhangju of the Qing Dynasty said: "In ancient times, when a person was called a ruler, he was also called 'Zushi', so 'Zushi' was the honorific title." So, why do you use the word "Zushi" to address someone respectfully?

< p>According to Liu Jingshu's "Yiyuan" Volume 10: "The Jiezi pushed the eunuchs into hiding and hugged a tree and burned him to death. Wen Gong (Chong'er, Wen Gong of the Jin Dynasty) picked up the wood and lamented, and cut it down to make clogs (shoes with wooden soles). Every He was pregnant with the merit of cutting his thighs (when Jie Zitui was fleeing from Chong'er, Jie Zitui once cut the meat from his own thighs to satisfy Chong'er's hunger, also known as "cutting meat to serve the emperor"). He looked down at his clogs and said: "How sad is this step!" "One step" The title will originate from here."

After Jin Wengong took power, he had to accompany his exiled ministers to talk about their contributions and then reward them based on their merits. Seeing the faces of everyone bragging about themselves and vying for credit, Jie Zitui was very disgusted. He never said a word from beginning to end, and Duke Wen of Jin did not think of him. Jie Zhitui was disappointed and retired to the mountains with his mother. Someone defended him, and Duke Wen of Jin remembered his kindness and hurriedly sent someone to look for him. However, Jie Zitui was already indifferent to fame and fortune and refused to go down the mountain to receive the reward no matter what.

Someone suggested to Duke Wen of Jin that they set fire to the mountain to force him to come down. However, they did not expect that after the fire was extinguished, everyone found Jie who was burned alive while holding a tree in the ashes of the mountain. The recommendation was with the mother. The remorseful and heartbroken Duke Wen of Jin not only ordered a grand burial for Jie Zitui's mother and son, but also cut down the tree and made a pair of wooden clogs. Whenever he wore these shoes, he would be reminded of that period of hardship and tragedy. *'s past events, I can't help but sigh: "One step, how sad!"

Therefore, although the word "step" has something to do with feet, the meaning of the word is not to trample a friend under your feet, but to take a step. Seeing things, thinking about people, and feeling the past feelings, derived the meaning of honorific to friends.