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| Processed by: | ycandau (2011-05-16 18:11:53 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 33150 >> Once, during Wen's 19 years of exile, they had no food and Jie prepared some meat soup for Wen. Wen enjoyed it a lot and wondered where Jie had obtained the soup. It turned out Jie had cut a piece of meat from his own thigh to make the soup. Wen was so moved he promised to reward him one day. However, Jie was not the type of person who sought rewards. Instead, he just wanted to help Wen to return to Jin to become duke. Once Wen became duke, Jie resigned and stayed away from him. Duke Wen rewarded the people who helped him in the decades, but for some reason he forgot to reward Jie, who by then had moved into the forest with his mother. Duke Wen went to the forest, but could not find Jie. Heeding suggestions from his officials, Duke Wen ordered men to set the forest on fire to force out Jie. However, Jie died in the fire. Feeling remorseful, Duke Wen ordered three days without fire to honour Jie's memory. (Source: wikipedia) |
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# 介子推 介子推 [jie4 zi3 tui1] /Jie Zitui, one of many followers of Duke Wen of Jin before he became a duke - origin to 清明节 qingmingjie/ + 介子推 介子推 [Jie4 Zi3 tui1] /see 介之推[Jie4 Zhi1 tui1]/ |