impartial and strict officials(tiě miàn yù shǐ)

impartial and strict officials

Imperial censor with iron face, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ti à mi à NY à sh à, which means that Zhao à of the Song Dynasty served as the imperial censor in the palace, impeached the dignitaries, upright and selfless, known as "imperial censor with iron face"; later, it was generally known as the officials who were not afraid of the dignitaries, did not show favoritism, fair and strict. It comes from the biography of Zhao Yu in the history of Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Zhao Yu in the history of Song Dynasty, it is said that "Zeng Gongliang, the academician of the Imperial Academy, did not have the knowledge to recommend him as the imperial censor in the palace. He did not evade the right to impeach him. He claimed that he was awe inspiring, and the head of the capital was an" iron faced imperial censor. "

Idiom usage

As an object or attributive, it refers to a fair and strict official. The first volume of Cheng dengji's the forest of children's learning: "Wang Deyong is called the black king Xianggong; Zhao Qingxian is the world's number." Song Sushi's "Zhao Qing Xian Gong Shen Dao Bei" said: "impeachment does not evade the power of luck, the capital is called the official iron face Yushi." Volume IV 9 of Shuo Ying quoted Lu Shu's journey to the south in Song Dynasty: "in the early days of Shang Dynasty, Wu Gu was in constant dispute, so he followed it. At that time, people called it "the censor with iron face."

Idiom story

During the Song Dynasty, Zeng Gongliang, the academician of the Imperial Academy, heard that Zhao he was a loyal man who dared to be angry and to speak up. Although he had never met him, he still recommended him to the emperor as the imperial censor in the palace. After Zhao took office, he witnessed all kinds of malpractices of the imperial court. He wrote a letter to impeach the powerful people. Because of his uprightness and selflessness, he is called the censor with iron face.

Chinese PinYin : tiě miàn yù shǐ