welcome the new and send off the old(yíng xīn sòng gù)

welcome the new and send off the old

Welcome the new and send off the old idioms

Explanation generally refers to ushering in the new and sending away the old. The same as "welcome the new and send the old".

origin

The history of the Han Dynasty Volume 86 biography of Wang Jia

Jia is upright, strict and dignified, and highly respected. At the beginning of emperor AI's establishment, there were many changes in his administration. Jiashangshu said, "I heard that the contribution of the sage king lies in obtaining people." In the period of Xiaowen, the official or the eldest son took the official as his surname, and the Cang and Ku families were the descendants of the warehouseman. Secondly, the chief officials of Qian Shi were also in charge of official affairs, and then they looked up and down to each other without any intention of indulgence. Later, it changed a little. Gongqing's biography urged him to change his political affairs. Sili and bu CI Shi observed the impeachment and carried forward private affairs. Officials or resident officials left for several months to see off the old and welcome the new. Sinoma's tolerance and integrity are the most important factors, and the most important factor is its self-interest. "

interpretation

Source translation

Wang Jia is upright, strict and has prestige. The emperor respects him very much. The emperor AI had just ascended the throne, and there were many changes when he wanted to rectify the political affairs of chengdi. Wang jiashangshu said, "I heard that the contribution of the emperor Shengming lies in obtaining talents In Emperor Xiaowen's time, some of the officials who were in the official position extended to their descendants and took their official names as surnames. Cang's and Ku's were the descendants of Cang's officials. Those high-ranking officials, who are paid 2000 yuan, are also content with their positions, like their careers, and then encourage them. No one has the mind to muddle along and be careless. After that, there was a slight change. The officials below Gongqing were in a hurry to each other, and changed their political affairs many times. When Sili and bu CI Shi found that the officials were negligent, they all impeached and promoted privacy. Some of the officials resigned after a few months in office, sent away the old and ushered in the new, and exchanged with each other on the road. The middle-class talents are willing to seek security, the lower class talents are afraid to take care of themselves, and the number of expedient self-interest seekers is increasing.

interpretation

It means ushering in the new and sending away the old. "It's the interaction of generation selection that makes changyueyi easy to welcome the new and send the old away, and it's hard to disturb." Also known as "welcome the new and send the old.".

Application examples

In Tang Yuanzhen's book "conferring on Ma Zong Jian Xiao, the Minister of the Ministry of punishment, the system of Jiedushi of the Tianping army", it is said that "if you have the trouble of meeting the new and sending off the old, and the trouble of making changes every day, you can't do something for yourself. If you are still old, you can't do anything for yourself."

Song Min asked for the southern suburb imperial edict in the first month of the first year of Baoli: "it's better to be vulgar than Zhou; it's better to welcome the new and send the old."

Chinese PinYin : yíng xīn sòng gù