The Chinese Idiom Story: Seeing Death as a Homecoming

Treat Death as a Homecoming

Note: Treat: regard. The death of a person is as common as going home. Describes the person who is not afraid to sacrifice his life for a just cause.

Story:

Guan Zhong was a famous politician in the early Spring and Autumn period. Duke Huan of Qi had appointed Bao Shuya, a great doctor at that time, as the prime minister, but Bao Shuya politely refused, and he recommended Guan Zhong to Duke Huan of Qi. So Duke Huan of Qi asked Guan Zhong about the strategy of governing the world and rejuvenating the country. Guan Zhong replied to Duke Huan of Qi: ? I am not as good as Ning Ci in reclaiming large amounts of land, expanding towns and cities on a large scale, developing production, and utilizing limited land to create as much wealth as possible, so please send him to be an official in charge of the economy; I am not as good as Xie Peng in observing speech, judging the times and situations, familiar with etiquette and manners, and having a sense of propriety in his speech; I am not as good as Xie Peng in managing diplomacy; I am not as good as Dong Guo Ya in advising the state, and in sacrificing my personal life for personal gain, so I am not as good as Dong Guo Ya in advising the state. I am not as good as Dong Guo Ya, please send him to supervise the army; I am not as good as Prince Cheng Fu, please send him to lead the army; I am not as good as Tong Zhang, please send him to administer justice. If you want to enrich your country and strengthen your army, these five men are enough; if you want to dominate the world, you still have to rely on me, Guan Zhong. Duke Huan of Qi agreed with Guan Zhong's words, appointed him prime minister, and assigned the five men to their official positions according to what he said. These five men really did an excellent job. Under the assistance of Guan Zhong, the state of Qi gradually became powerful, and Duke Huan of Qi became the hegemon of a generation.

Conjunctions: In the revolutionary struggle, millions of members of the ****production party have gone through fire and death, showing the heroic spirit of the proletariat.

Source: First Qin?

Pre-Qin? Xiao Kuang"