seek fame and wealth through sinister and cruel means(shā qī qiú jiàng)

seek fame and wealth through sinister and cruel means

It is an idiom to kill one's wife and ask for a general. (pronunciation: SH ā Q ī Qi ú Ji à ng) it means to kill one's wife in order to get the position of general. It is used as a metaphor to show that in order to pursue fame and fame, he does not hesitate to do anything harmful.

explain

He killed his wife in order to get the position of general. It refers to hurting others in pursuit of fame and success by all means.

evaluate

It comes from the story of Wu Qi killing his wife Mingzhi. In ancient times, although women's status was relatively low, it was not accepted by the society to kill their wives. However, in the Warring States period, Wu Qi's etiquette collapsed, his morality was in chaos, and Lu was facing the attack of a strong enemy, so his behavior was reasonable at that time. However, with the establishment of the unified dynasty, it was too cruel and seriously violated family ethics, which led to extensive and sharp criticism of scholars. The most famous one is in the middle part of the biography of Duan Zhuo in the book of Jin: "Wu Qi was a corrupt official, his mother died but did not return, killing his wife and asking for general, which was very unfilial." Xu Jun's "the book of war, Sima Zu is equally famous, and it's also shocking to hear that his mother killed his wife." The evaluation of Wu Qi in the past dynasties often affirmed his military strategy and denied his cruel character. Killing his wife and asking for his general has become a permanent stain on the famous general of the generation.

usage

In Sima Qian's historical records, biographies of Sun Tzu's Wu Qi: "Qi attacked Lu, Lu wanted to rise Wu Qi. Wu Qi married Qi's daughter, but Lu doubted it. Wu wanted to be named, so he killed his wife to make it clear that he was not with Qi. Lu Zui thought he would. We will attack them all and break them When Qi attacked Lu, Lu wanted Wu Qi to be a general, but Wu Qi's wife was Qi, so Lu had doubts about Wu Qi. Wu Qi killed his wife in order to make people get rid of their doubts, so as to show that he would not be interested in Qi. So the state of Lu made Wu Qi a general. Wu Qi led the army to attack and defeat Qi.

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