Chinese culture is extensive and profound, and every idiom has a historical allusion. The allusion of "Come Back from the Mountain" comes from the "Book of Jin·Biography of Xie An", which tells that after Xie An resigned and returned to Dongshan, he became an official again. thing.
(Statue of Xie An)
Among the celebrities of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Xie An was a highly sought-after idol figure regardless of his origin, appearance, or talent.
Why do you say this?
First, the Xie family was the most prestigious family in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Xie An was a noble son.
Second, Xie An is extremely talented and has high attainments in literature and calligraphy.
Third, Xie Ansheng was clear and handsome, an elegant and broad-minded person who did not want to pursue high-ranking officials and generous salaries.
In short, Xie An is a perfect man and everyone’s idol. It is said that due to rhinitis, his nasal voice was heavier when talking or reciting poetry. Scholars rushed to imitate him, deliberately covering their noses and reciting poems to imitate his voice.
Xie An, who was a smash hit, was not only highly sought after among scholars, but also enjoyed a high reputation among dignitaries. Therefore, when he was young, he was recruited by the imperial court as an official.
Some people in the court were jealous of Xie An's talent and learning, and often made slanderous remarks in front of the emperor.
The fatuous emperor believed it, so he promoted him sometimes and demoted him sometimes.
Xie An disdained being associated with villains and looked down upon the official position given to him by the emperor, so he simply resigned and lived in seclusion in Dongshan, Kuaiji.
However, if the Eastern Jin Dynasty royal family wanted to consolidate its power, it must obtain the support of aristocratic families. In addition, Xie An was well-known, so the court recruited him to serve as an official several times.
However, although the official positions were getting bigger and bigger each time, he ignored them and refused to answer the call.
When the scholars saw that he was determined not to become an official in the court, they had to sigh: "If An Shi (Xie An's word) refuses to come out, what will happen to the common people?" This means that if Xie An refuses to come out, what will happen to the common people? As an official, what should the people of the world do?
(Fu Jian) ??
In the summer of 383 AD, Fu Jian of the former Qin Dynasty led an army of 870,000 to attack the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Seeing that the Eastern Jin Dynasty was invincible, Emperor Xiaowu of Jin Dynasty and his courtiers were panicked and thought of Xie An again. Just when everyone was worried that Xie An would refuse to answer the call, Sima Yu, the king of Kuaiji, stood up and said, "Since An Shi can share happiness and sorrow with others, he will definitely not refuse when he is called upon."
So Emperor Kao Wu of Jin personally sent people to Dongshan to recruit, and appointed Xie An as the commander-in-chief of the expedition.
As expected, Xie An did not shirk this time. However, due to the powerful ministers controlling the government and warlords dividing the country, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was in decline and the available troops were less than 80,000.
Xie An knew that it would be really difficult to compete with the 870,000 horses of the former Qin Dynasty with 80,000 horses. However, this battle must be fought. Although there are few people, the spirit is very important. Therefore, in order to boost morale, he sent his nephew Xie Xuan to the front line to fight despite everyone's obstruction.
Xie Xuan led 5,000 elite troops to attack the camps of the former Qin forward troops at night. Because the Qin army was unprepared and had been walking for a month at the same time, some people were exhausted. Therefore, the Jin army achieved victory in a short period of time.
This battle boosted the morale of the Jin army, while the morale of the former Qin army was greatly reduced and people's hearts were floating.
(Battle of Feishui)
?Subsequently, the unprecedented "Battle of Feishui" began.
At that time, the Qin army was pressing on the west bank of Feishui River, and the Jin army was unable to cross the river and get ashore.
Xie Xuan used Xie An's idea and sent an envoy to see the Qin army general Fu Rong, asking the Qin army to retreat a few miles so that the Jin army could go ashore and decide the outcome.
Fu Rong thought it was inappropriate, but the former Qin Emperor Fu Jian believed that the so-called "attack them halfway across the river" would take advantage of the Jin army to cross the river and quickly wipe out them, so he agreed with Xie Xuan's idea .
However, the morale of the Qin army was already low, and everyone was ordered to retreat under unknown circumstances. The Qin army in the rear thought they were defeated and immediately disorganized their positions.
At this time, the Jin general Zhu Xu, who had already mixed up with the former Qin army, shouted in the former Qin army: "The Qin army is defeated! The Qin army is defeated!" The soldiers in front all believed it. , and immediately fled in all directions.
Just when the Qin army lost control, the Jin army quickly crossed the river and entered the chaotic Qin army's camp, quickly killing General Fu Rong.
Without generals, the Qin army became increasingly chaotic. Seeing that the situation was over, Fu Jian had no choice but to escape with his wounds in embarrassment.
After the good news came, the ruling and opposition parties in the Eastern Jin Dynasty cheered. Xie An, who saved the Eastern Jin Dynasty with his strategy, was also named prime minister by the court, ranking above the three princes.
Because Xie An resigned and returned to Dongshan after becoming an official, and then became an official again and achieved great success. Therefore, people call people who return to seclusion and then take up important positions, or people who lose power and regain power, called "comebacks."
As for Nanshan, Xishan and Beishan, the idioms related to them are "life is longer than Nanshan", "the sun is thinning on Xishan" and "Beishan Foolish Old Man", all of which have nothing to do with this matter, so they cannot "get up again".
(Reference historical materials: "Book of Jin·Biography of Xie An")