unite the whole empire under one government(yī kuāng tiān xià)

unite the whole empire under one government

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī Ku ā ngTi ā nxi à, which means to eliminate chaos and stabilize the world. It comes from the Analects of Confucius.

Notes on Idioms

Kuang: save; Tianxia: originally refers to the place where the emperor of Zhou ruled, that is, the whole of China.

The origin of Idioms

According to the Analects of Confucius, Duke Huan, the Prime Minister of Guan Zhong, dominates all the princes and dominates the whole world. The people are granted by him today. In the middle of microtubule, I was sent to the left

Idiom usage

It means to unify the world.

Examples

In Shiji, Qi Taigong aristocratic family: "the third meeting of the few soldiers and chariots, the sixth meeting of the car, the ninth meeting of the princes, and the one ruling the world."

According to the book of the Southern Qi Dynasty, the second chapter of Gaodi's Chronicle: "the virtuous, the able and the dedicated scholars and the people can save the world and save the world."

Lu Zhi of the Tang Dynasty wrote "the amnesty system of returning the car to Beijing after Pingzhu" that "the emperor's capital should be determined again, and the whole world should be ruled by one."

Guan Zhongxiang, Duke Huan, dominates the princes and dominates the world. The 43rd chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty

Idiom story

Story one

In the spring and Autumn period, Duke Huan of Qi ignored the past and appointed Guan Zhong as the prime minister, who had a grudge against him. Guan Zhong helped him to become the overlord of the spring and Autumn period. Confucius and his disciples Zilu and Zigong analyzed Guan Zhong. Both Zilu and Zigong thought that Guan Zhong had no benevolence. Confucius patiently enlightened them: Guan Zhong assisted Duke Huan of Qi in ruling the country and benefiting the common people.

Story 2

In 686 BC, civil strife occurred in the state of Qi, and Qi Xianggong was killed.

Qi Xianggong has two brothers, one is Gongzi Jiu, the other is Xiaobai. Both of them are assisted by a master. The master of Childe Xiaobai is Bao Shuya, and the master of Childe Jiu is Guan Zhong.

When they heard the news that Qi Xianggong had been killed, they rushed back to Qi to fight for the throne. Guan Zhong said to the young master: "young master Xiaobai is very close to the state of Qi. If you let him advance the state of Qi, things will be in trouble. Please allow me to take a team to stop him first." Sure enough, as Guan Zhong had expected, Xiaobai was in a hurry to the state of Qi. On the way, I met Guan Zhong. Guan Zhong takes an arrow with a bow and aims at Xiaobai. Xiaobai shouts and falls into the car. Don't hurry to escort childe to return to Qi, he how know he shot is childe Xiaobai hook belt just. When Prince Jiu and others rushed into the border of Qi, Prince Xiaobai had already become the king of Qi, which was Duke Huan of Qi.

After Duke Huan of Qi ascended the throne, he ordered to kill his son Jiu. Guan Zhongjing was recommended by Bao Shuya, and Duke Huan of Qi was magnanimous. Regardless of the past, he was entrusted with the responsibility of taking charge of state affairs.

Guan Zhong did his best to assist Duke Huan of Qi in governing the country, and Qi became more and more prosperous.

At this time, Guan Zhong gave advice for Duke Huan of Qi, asking him to issue orders to the vassal states in the name of Emperor Zhou, and to hold the meeting of the vassal states instead of Emperor Zhou; if he didn't listen, he would fight under the banner of Emperor Zhou. In this way, Duke Huan of Qi became the overlord, and the vassal states paid tribute to Qi one after another, and Qi became the most powerful country at that time.

Once Confucius and his disciples Zilu and Zigong talked about Guan Zhong, and both teachers and students expressed their opinions.

Zilu said, "Duke Huan of Qi killed his brother Gongzi Jiu, but Guan Zhong, the master of Gongzi Jiu, survived. In this way, Guan Zhong is afraid that he can't be regarded as benevolent?" Confucius said, "we can't see it like this. Guan Zhong still has benevolence. He made Qi strong." Zi Gong objected: "how can Guan Zhong be a benevolent man? Childe Jiu was killed by Duke Huan of Qi. As a master, Guan Zhong should die for his life according to etiquette and reason. But instead of dying, he went to help his enemy and was loyal to Duke Huan of Qi. Can this be called "benevolence" Confucius said: "look at a person, it's not enough to just focus on his details. If you think about it, would Qi be strong without Guan Zhong? Guan Zhong assisted Duke Huan of Qi and made him dominate the country. Didn't the common people benefit from this? "

Chinese PinYin : yī kuāng tiān xià