Three locust trees and nine thorns(sān huái jiǔ jí)

Three locust trees and nine thorns

Sanhuai Jiuji, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ā nhu á Iji ǔ J í, which means that the court of the Zhou Dynasty planted sanhuai and Jiuji, under which Gongqing officials sat to determine the position of Sangong Jiuqing. Later, "three huais and nine thorns" was named as "three gongs and nine Qing". It comes from Zhou Li, autumn officials and court officials.

Analysis of Idioms

San Gong Jiu Qing

The origin of Idioms

In the book of rites of the Zhou Dynasty, autumn officials and court officials, it is said that "court officials are in charge of the law of building a foreign court. On the left, nine spines, the position of the GuQing official is the position of the group of scholars; on the right, nine spines, the position of the male Marquis, the position of the group of officials is the position of the male Marquis, and the position of the three officials is the position of the three huais, and the position of the governor is the position of the common people. "

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing. In the criminal law of Zhenguan, written by Wu Jing of Tang Dynasty, it is said that "in ancient times, if a person is sentenced to prison, he must be heard from the officials of the three Huai and nine Ji, and now the three gongs and nine Qing are his duties." In Yuan Dynasty, Zheng Guangzu's Qian Nu Li Hun wedge: "the Yellow scroll and the green light, a corrupt scholar, three locusts and nine thorns, live in the middle." Song Liu Yong "Yong Yu Le" Ci II: "Tang Jiao Cheng Zheng, Huai Fu Deng Xian, not a long time must go back." Song Wanzao chanted the poem "Santai · Qingming Yingzhi": "in Qingming, wax torches spread in the Han Palace, green smoke scattered, flying into Huaifu." In the book of the later Han Dynasty, volume 74, Yuan Shaochuan: "I'm afraid that your Majesty's brightness of the sun and the moon will not be illuminated, and that the four CONGs will not listen to you. I beg my ministers for advice, so that the three huais and nine thorns will be punished.". "Song Jiang Kui's poem" Shihu immortal: shoushihu Jushi "says:" Yuyou Jinjiao, Yuren Jinzou, move the zither column slowly, smell good words, and will be in Huaifu next year. "

Idioms and allusions

Allusion 1

The scholars of the dynasty were in charge of the construction of the state and the external court. The left nine spines, the position of the solitary Qing official, and the group of scholars were behind. Right nine thorn, Duke Bo son, male position Yan, group of officials in the following. Facing the three huais, the three gongs, the governors and the common people were behind. Zheng Xuan's note: "if a tree spine is a position, it should be punctured with its heart, as if it were punctured three times with its heart. Huai's words, Huai also, Huailai people here, want to work with it. 」

Allusion 2

The official position of Taifu maribei, Shibao, was responsible for the eastern expedition. However, he disrupted the emperor's mission. All the people he favored and appointed were unqualified, and all the people he selected and appointed were abandoned. However, he adopted the tactics of these people and took them as the counselors, turning the flesh and blood of his courtiers into enemies. When the swords and soldiers met, the disaster became more and more serious. Although I want to take off my mirror armor and throw away my spear, it can't be over. I'm really worried that if your Majesty's brightness is as bright as the moon, there will be places that can't be seen; if your Majesty's ears listen to the four directions, there will be situations that can't be heard. Ask your Majesty's generals and ministers to issue memorials to their ministers and ask them about their crimes. If the generals and ministers act as guilty, then Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin should be sentenced to death; if the generals and ministers don't fight against the bandits, then they don't need to write the derogatory words of "regicide". Although I am an ordinary man, I am determined to keep the integrity. If the envoys could show their true intentions and be worthy of the emperor, they would be willing to bow their heads to the sword and lift their clothes to make soup. Your majesty, please pay attention to the meaning of uniformity in "corpse Dove", put an end to flattery, and don't make me hate you.

Chinese PinYin : sān huái jiǔ jí