A wife who has shared her husband's hard lot must never be cast aside.(zāo kāng zhī qī bù xià táng)

A wife who has shared her husband's hard lot must never be cast aside.

"A wife who has nothing to do with her husband" comes from the book of the later Han Dynasty, which means not to abandon a wife who suffers from common troubles. Houhanshu is a biographical historical book recording the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Together with Shiji, Hanshu and Sanguo Zhi, it is called "four histories". The book is divided into ten chapters, eighty biographies and eight annals (SIMA Biao's sequel), recording the 195 year history from Wang Mang to Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty.

Entry

A wife who has shared her husband's hard lot must never be cast aside.

interpretation

Don't abandon a wife who is suffering together. Dross, the coarse food such as distiller's grains and bran used to satisfy hunger; hall, main room. It refers to a deep friendship, not a failure to a wife. Xiatang: banish from home. Song Gong: refers to song Hong, Gong, honorific name. Song Hong, the word zhongzi, Guangwu emperor for the big Sikong. The LORD said: Princess Huyang said emperor, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu.

Examples

If the wife of the dross doesn't go to the court, she would rather die than accept her life. If Wang listens to his ministers' self redemption, he can give up his family. Pu Songling's strange tales from a lonely studio

Canonization

The source of the idiom: "the emperor ordered his master to sit behind the screen, because he said Hong said:" as the saying goes, it's easy to make friends, but it's easy to get rich, and it's human. " Hong said: "when I hear about poverty, I must not forget my knowledge, and my wife will not go to court." Emperor Gu said to the Lord, "things are not harmonious."

original text

At that time, Princess Huyang, the elder sister of the emperor, was newly widowed. The master said, "the Duke of song is more powerful than other officials. "The emperor said:" Fang QITU. "Hou Hong was introduced. After the emperor ordered the Lord to sit on the screen, he said," as the saying goes, it's easy to make friends, but it's easy to get rich. Is it human? "Hong said:" I can't forget my poor knowledge, and my wife can't go to court. "The emperor said to the Lord," things are not harmonious. " -- Biography of song Hong in the book of the later Han Dynasty

translation

At that time, Princess Huyang, the elder sister of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, had just been widowed. Emperor Guangwu commented on the ministers of the court with her and observed her mind secretly. The princess said, "Song Hong's majesty, appearance and moral character are not comparable to those of the ministers in the court." Emperor Guangwu said, "I just want to think about it in him." Later, song Hong was introduced. Emperor Guangwu asked the princess to sit behind the screen and said to song Hong, "as the saying goes, if you are in a high position, you have to change your friends. If you have more money, you have to marry another wife. Is this human nature?" Song Hong said, "what I heard is that you should not forget your friends when you are poor and humble. A wife who has suffered can't abandon her." The emperor turned back and said to the princess, "this thing can't be done."

allusion

In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiuqi used song Hong, a servant of the Western Han Dynasty, and promoted him to "Taizhong doctor". Liu Xiu's elder sister is widowed and takes a fancy to song Hong. Liu Xiu wants to marry her elder sister to song Hong. When Song Hong is asked about his views on "being rich and easy to get married", song Hong replies: "you can't forget your poor friends, but you can't leave your wife in court." Liu Xiu has no choice but to give up. in the Han Dynasty, there was a story about fake Ziyu (actually Wang Lang) chasing Liu Xiu. At that time, Liu Xiu was weak and was chased by Wang Lang all the way, running from north to south day and night. In the battle, a senior general named song Hong under Liu Xiu was injured. When he fled to Raoyang, song Hong couldn't walk any more, but his pursuit was tight. What should he do? Liu Xiu has no choice but to entrust song Hong to Zheng Zhuang, a family surnamed Zheng. The family surnamed Zheng sympathizes with song Hong and is very kind-hearted. They treat song Hong as if he were a family member. They serve tea and water. It's delicious and good to drink. It's very considerate. In particular, Zheng's daughter, though not very beautiful, was decent, intelligent and generous. She treated song Hong like a brother, boiling soup and boiling medicine, asking questions about the cold and warmth, and being considerate. Song Hong was very moved. As time went on, they established a deep relationship. After Song Hong got well, they became husband and wife. Later, song Hong followed Liu Xiu to fight in the north and south, made many achievements, and finally helped Liu Xiu win the world. After Liu Xiu became emperor, everything went well. There was only one thing that worried him: Liu Xiu had a sister who lost her husband in her early years and was unhappy all day. Liu Xiu sent people to propose marriage to her many times, saying one after another that her sister was not satisfied. Later, Liu Xiu learned that her sister had a crush on Song Hong. He thought, I'm the emperor. Is this not easy? Besides, song Hong's wife, Zheng's, was older than her elder sister, so she sent someone to propose marriage to song Hong. However, song Hong said, "a wife of dross will not go to court. "After the visitors reported song Hong's words to Liu Xiu, Liu Xiushen was moved by Song Hong's behavior. Instead of blaming him, he paid more attention to him. From then on, the story of "the wife of the dross does not go to court" spread.

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