so great is one 's achievements as to make one 's boss feel uneasy or insecure(gōng gāo zhèn zhǔ)

so great is one 's achievements as to make one 's boss feel uneasy or insecure

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ō NGG ā ozh è nzh ǔ, which means too much credit, so that the monarchy is threatened and the heart has doubts. It comes from the biography of Huaiyin marquis in historical records.

Idiom explanation

Merit: credit, merit; shock: shock, awe; Lord: monarch. The credit is too great, so that the monarchy is threatened and the heart has doubts.

The origin of Idioms

Biography of Huaiyin marquis in historical records: when a minister hears that he is brave enough to shake the Lord, he is in danger, but he who has achieved great success will not be rewarded.

Idioms and allusions

Han Xin, Hou of Huaiyin, helped Liu Bang build the whole country. It is reasonable to say that there should be no end to his glory and wealth. At this time, there was a man beside him who knew Liu Bang's personality very well, called "Kuai Sheng". He told Han Xin, "because Liu Bang is suspicious of others, you should be very careful. Sometimes brave and resourceful people usually don't end well." But Han Xin didn't listen. Finally, Liu Bang killed Han Xin's three clans with a beauty trap because of his doubts.

representative figure

Bai Qi: he commanded major battles such as yique, poying, Changping, and won. He was slandered by fan Ju and was given death by King Zhao of Qin. Although fan Ju slandered him, he achieved great success. If Qin Zhao didn't kill him, he couldn't settle down. Fan Ju might just give Qin Zhao a step down. LV Buwei: known as Yafu, he moved to Shu after being dismissed by Ying Zheng and killed himself by drinking poison. Li Mu: he broke the Xiongnu and retired from the Qin Dynasty, because the Qin Dynasty was killed by the king of Zhao. Wang Jian: he destroyed Chu and Zhao and deliberately asked the king of Qin to increase his reward to reduce his suspicion. Han Xin, Peng Yue, and yingbu were killed by Liu Bang, and Zhang Liang retired. Sima Yi: meritorious, usurped power, son and grandson Jianjin office. Huan Wen: during the three northern expeditions, he manipulated the abolishment of the imperial court and attempted to seize the throne, but failed in the end, which was feared by the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Liu Yu: he won the throne of Jin Dynasty. Tan Daoji: he was killed by Liu Yikang, the king of Pengcheng. Er zhurong: Da Po Ge Rong, killed for emperor Xiaozhuang of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Xiao Yan: he had a plan and made great achievements in war. He was taboo by Xiao Baojuan, killed Xiao Baojuan and usurped the Qi Dynasty. Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, and Pu Gu Huaien: in the rebellion of Ping'an history, Guo Ziyi was given preferential treatment, Li Guangbi was slandered as a eunuch and died, but Pu Gu Huaien was forced to rebel and died later. Li Siyuan: for Li Cunxu, he usurped the throne. Han Xizai: for the Southern Tang Dynasty, it is taboo for the country's leader. If he fails to succeed, he will have a feast. Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and Wu fan: Yue Fei was killed, Han Shizhong retired, and Wu fan died of hard work. Feng Sheng, Li Wenzhong, Fu Youde, Wang Guangyang, Li Shanchang, Lan Yu, Liu Bowen: beat Daming and be killed. Zhang Juzheng: his family was killed after his death because of his achievements in "one whip". Hogg: pacify Sichuan and be harmed by duoergun. Nian gengyao: pacifying Qinghai was killed by Emperor Yongzheng.

Chinese PinYin : gōng gāo zhèn zhǔ