Only Zhou Guan was allowed to set fire, and the people were not allowed to light lamps. What do you mean?

Only state officials are allowed to set fires, but people are not allowed to light lamps (zh ǐ x ǔ zh not u gu ā n fà ng hu ǒ, bù x ǔ bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng d ǔ ng d ǔ ng). Officials set fires and people are not allowed to light lamps. It means that powerful people can run amok by themselves, but ordinary people have to be restricted from even legal activities.

From the Song Dynasty's Notes on the Old Learning Hall, Volume 5: "Tian Deng is a county, and his name is hidden. Those who touch it will be angry, and his officials will be condemned. So for the country, the light is fire. Shangyuan turned off the lights and let people enter the state for sightseeing. Officials then announced the book list in the city, saying that' the state has set fire for three days as usual'. " Later, because "only state officials can set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps."

Describe that rulers can do whatever they want, but the legitimate words and deeds of the people are subject to various restrictions. It also refers to doing whatever you want, but strictly demanding others or prohibiting others from having legitimate rights.

original text

Tian Deng is a county magistrate. He keeps his name secret. Anyone who touches him will be angry, and many officials and soldiers are condemned by the list. So for the country, the light is fire. In the Yuan Dynasty, people were allowed to visit our state. The official then revealed the list of books in the city and said, "The state set it on fire for three days according to law." Therefore, as the saying goes, "only state officials are allowed to set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps." Stupid.

-Lu You's Notes on the Old Learning Temple? [2]?

To annotate ...

1. Tiandeng: Song Dynasty, name.

2. Become a county: become the governor of a state.

3. Taboo: Avoiding "self-taboo" means not allowing others to say their names.

4. Beating and torturing with sticks and bamboo boards.

5. Shangyuan: The fifteenth day of the first month is the Lantern Festival.

6. Lighting: Hanging lanterns.

7. State government: the seat of the state capital.

8. List: Notice.

9. reveal: announce.

10.x: agreed.

1 1. Cloud: Say.

translate

He used to avoid using his own name when he was a state official. Anyone who makes a mistake in his name will be angry, and most officials and soldiers will be punished for it. So people have to call it "fire lamp". On the fifteenth day of the first month, lanterns were decorated to let the people go into the city to watch. Officials wrote a notice and announced it in the market: "As usual, the state government set fire for three days." So he said, "Only state officials are allowed to set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps." This is where it came from.

Extended data

In the Northern Song Dynasty, the Changzhou magistrate named Tian Deng was overbearing. Because there is a word "Deng" in his name, Changzhou people are not allowed to talk about any word with the same sound as "Deng". Therefore, as long as it is homophonic with the word "Deng", it must be replaced by other words. Anyone who violates his taboo will be accused of "insulting the local governor", ranging from imprisonment to punishment. Many officials and soldiers were flogged for saying something with the same pronunciation as Deng.

The annual Lantern Festival is coming. According to past practice, fireworks and lanterns were set off for three days to celebrate. The state government should post a notice in advance so that people can come and watch the lights.

But this time, the officials who posted the notice were in a dilemma. How to write? Using the word "light" violates the satrap; The word "light" is not used, and the meaning is not clear. The little official who wrote the notice thought for a long time, but he could only change the word "light" into "fire" In this way, the notice was written as "the state set fire for three days according to law."

After the announcement was posted, the people were shocked and noisy. Especially some foreign guests, as well as Zhang Er monks, really thought that the government would set fire to the city for three days! Everyone packed their bags and left this troublesome place in a hurry.

The local people are already very dissatisfied with the tyranny and insolence of Tiandeng. This time, after reading this notice posted by the government, they were even more angry. They said angrily, "Only state officials can set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps. What a world this is! "

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Only state officials can set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps.