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EPISODE · Nov 15, 2015 · 2 MIN

下马作威

from 成语典故

下马作威 【释义】指新官上任,显示威风。 【出处】汉·班固《汉书·叙传》 西汉有个叫班伯的少年,家世显贵,常出入宫中,很受皇帝的信任。当时,定襄石、李两家大姓对抗朝廷,捕杀地方官吏,弄得定襄一带人心惶惶。班伯听到此事,主动向皇上请求去定襄做太守。 定襄的豪绅大姓听说来了一位年少气盛的新太守,料定他走马上任初期,要雷厉风行,大抓大杀,显示一下威风。因此,他们把犯了罪的人藏了起来,然后静观其变。 班伯首先请来了当地的豪绅大姓,对他们客气地说:“在座的都是我的父兄师父,今后有什么事,还需要大家鼎力相助。班伯一人治理不好定襄,也不打算在定襄呆得太久。定襄是在座诸位的,要治理好也是诸位的事。我这次来,只同大家交个朋友。”说完,班伯对年长的行了儿、孙礼。从这以后,班伯果然不问定襄的事,日日广交朋友。久而久之,他结交了不少的人,逐渐了解到那些犯法的人藏匿在何处。于是,班伯召集官吏,分头捕获,不到10天,郡中震动。定襄很快恢复了秩序。 《汉书·叙传》中记叙此事有这么一句话:“定襄闻伯素贵,年少,自请治剧,畏其下车作威,吏民悚息……”。后来“下车作威”演化为“下马作威”、“下马威”的成语。

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