treat worthy men with courtesy(zhōu gōng tǔ bǔ)

treat worthy men with courtesy

Zhou gongtuyu is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is zh ō UG ō NGT ǔ B ǔ. It means that later use is the code of rites for the incumbent. It comes from the family of Duke Zhou of Lu in historical records.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of historical records, Duke Zhou of Lu said, "I'm the son of King Wen, the younger brother of King Wu, and the uncle of King Cheng. However, I am afraid of losing the sages in the world. The son of Lu is careful not to be proud of his country. "

Idioms and allusions

After that, the king of Wu collapsed and became a less powerful king. The Duke of Zhou was afraid that the world would hear of the collapse of King Wu. The Duke of Zhou was the ruler of the state. Guan Shu and his younger brothers rumored that Yu Guo said, "Duke Zhou will not be good for becoming a king." Duke Zhou appealed to Duke Wang and Duke Zhao, saying, "the reason why I took charge of the administrators was that I was afraid that the whole world would not be able to sue my former kings, such as king Tai, King Ji and King Wen. The worries of the three kings have been in the world for a long time, and now they will come true. In the end, the king of Wu will become a king, but in the end, he will become a king. That's why I think so. " So the prime minister became king, and his son boqindai was granted the title of Lu. Duke Zhou said, "I am the son of King Wen, the younger brother of King Wu, and the uncle of King Cheng. I am not cheap in the world. However, I am afraid of losing the sages in the world. The son of Lu is not proud of his country. " Later, King Wu died, and Cheng was still in his infancy. The Duke of Zhou was afraid that people in the world would betray the imperial court when they heard that King Wu was dead, so he ascended the throne and took charge of the state affairs for King Cheng. Guan Shu and his brothers spread rumors in the Kingdom, saying: "Duke Zhou will be unfavorable to Cheng Wang. "Duke Zhou told Duke Wang and Duke Zhao that" the reason why I didn't evade the suspicion of acting as an agent of state affairs was that I was afraid that people in the world would betray the Zhou family and would not be able to account to our former kings, such as king Tai, Wang Ji and King Wen. The three former kings worked hard for the cause of the world for a long time, and now they have just succeeded. King Wu died early and King Cheng was young. It was only for the sake of stabilizing the Zhou Dynasty that I did so. "So he eventually helped Cheng Wang and ordered his son Bo Qin to be granted the title of Lu on his behalf. Duke Zhou warned Boqin: "I am the son of King Wen, the younger brother of King Wu, and the uncle of King Cheng. My position in the whole world is not low. But I wash my head once, hold my hair many times, eat a meal, spit out the food I'm chewing many times, and get up to receive the sages. In this way, I'm afraid of losing the sages in the world. After you come to the state of Lu, don't be arrogant because you have territory. However, when I bathe, I catch my hair three times, and when I eat, I spit and feed three times, and I rise to wait for scholars Feeding, food in the mouth. It means that when I wash my hair, I pull my hair many times and stop to wash it. When I eat, I spit out food many times and stop to eat. I'm eager to welcome guests. Later, he used the metaphor of "Zhou gongtuyu" to describe how he was busy trying to attract talents. It describes the courteous and virtuous corporal who is eager for talent. Later, it was used as the code of rites for the incumbent.

Idiom usage

In Cao Cao's short song line in the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is said that "Zhou Gong ' In the book baopuzi Yimin written by Gehong of Jin Dynasty, "the Duke of Zhou is a great sage, and he is afraid of losing people because he is noble and humble The third fold of Qi Ying Bu written by Wu Mingshi of Yuan Dynasty: "although it's impossible to be a celebrity, it's also the wind and cloud of he."

Chinese PinYin : zhōu gōng tǔ bǔ