swear allegiance facing the north(běi miàn chēng chén)

swear allegiance facing the north

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B ě IMI à NCH à ngch é n, which means that the ancient monarch faces north and south, and the courtiers face north when they visit the monarch. It means to submit to people. It comes from the biography of Li Sheng and Lu Jia in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Li Sheng and Lu Jia in historical records: "the monarch should be welcomed by the suburbs, and be a minister in the north."

Idiom usage

This article is mainly about the following three aspects: the first is to pursue the South Yue, the second is to serve the baby, the third is to listen to the advice. (book for Shi Zhongrong and SUN Hao by sun Chu in Jin Dynasty)

Idiom story

At the time of emperor Gaozu, it was initially decided in China that Wei TA would level Nanyue because of the king's ruling. Lu Jiawei, an envoy of Gaozu, was appointed king of Nanyue. Lu Sheng to, Wei He Jie Ji, see Lu Sheng. Lu Yinjin said that he said: "Chinese people, relatives Kun Di grave in Zhending. Now I'm against nature. I'm abandoning the crown belt. I want to fight against the emperor with a mere Yue. It's a disaster for me. And his husband Qin lost his political power, and the princes and Princes Rose together. Only the king of Han entered the pass first, according to Xianyang. Xiang Yu was the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty. He belonged to all the vassals and was the most powerful. However, the king of Han Dynasty set up Bashu, whipped the whole world, robbed the princes and killed Xiang Yu. In five years, peace at home was not built by human power, but by heaven. The emperor heard that the king, Wang Nanyue, did not help the world to punish the tyrant. He wanted to move his troops to kill the king. The emperor had pity on the new labors of the people, so he gave it up. He sent his officials to grant the seal of the king and dissected the symbols. The king should be welcomed by the suburbs and be a minister to the north, but he wanted to build a new Yue without gathering, and Qu was stronger than that. When Han Cheng heard about it, he dug up and burned the tombs of the king's ancestors, destroyed the clan, and made one of the generals come to Vietnam. Then he killed the king more and more and subdued the Han Dynasty When Gaozu first pacified China, Wei also pacified South Vietnam, where he became king. Gaozu considered that the world had initially decided that China was working hard, so he didn't kill Wei. He also sent Lu Jia to appoint Wei with the prepress of the king of Nanyue. When Lu Sheng arrived in Nanyue, he combed his hair in an awl like bun, which was popular in the local area, and sat with his legs stretched out like a dustpan to meet Lu Sheng. Lu Sheng then said to Wei, "you are Chinese. The graves of your relatives, brothers and ancestors are in the real world. But now you are against the Chinese custom, throw away your clothes and scarves, and want to fight against the emperor with the tiny South Vietnam, and become an enemy country. Then your great disaster is coming. Moreover, the Qin Dynasty was tyrannical, and all the princes and heroes rose one after another. Only the king of Han entered the pass first and occupied Xianyang. Xiang Yu betrayed the alliance and established himself as the overlord of Western Chu. All the princes belonged to him, which can be regarded as extremely powerful. However, after sending troops from Bashu, the king of Han conquered the world, pacified the princes, killed Xiang Yu and destroyed the state of Chu. In five years, China was calm. This is not the result of human power, but the result of God's help. Now the emperor of the Han Dynasty has heard that you are king of Nanyue, and you are not willing to help the people of the world to pacify the rebellion. The generals of the Han Dynasty want to lead the troops to destroy you. However, the emperor cherished the common people and thought that they had just gone through the hardships of the war, so he stopped for the time being. He sent me to grant you the gold seal of the king of Nanyue, which was written into a letter to exchange envoys. You should go to the outskirts and face the north. But you want to be proud of the little Nanyue, which has just been established and has not yet gathered people together. If you let the imperial court know about this, dig and burn the graves of your ancestors, kill your clan, and send a special general to lead 100000 people to Vietnam, then it will be as easy as turning the back of your hand to kill you and surrender to the Han Dynasty. "

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: bow to be a minister; antonym: rebellious, king in the south

Chinese PinYin : běi miàn chēng chén