就是------始作俑者自作自受的意思
成语来源来唐朝武则天时有两个残酷的大臣,
平时对犯人无所不用其极,住住酷刑逼供,
请君入瓮
唐朝女皇武则天,为了镇压反对她的人,任用了一批酷吏.其中两个最为狠毒,一个叫周兴,一个叫
来俊臣.他们利用诬陷、控告和惨无人道的刑法,杀害了许多
正直的文武官吏和平民百姓.有一回,一封告密信送到武则
天手里,内容竟是告发周兴与人联络谋反.武则天大怒,责令
来俊臣严查此事.来俊臣,心里直犯嘀咕,他想,周兴是个狡
猾奸诈之徒,仅凭一封告密信,是无法让他说实话的;可万一
查不出结果,太后怪罪下来,我来俊臣也担待不起呀.这可怎
么办呢?苦苦思索半天,终于想出一条妙计.他准备了一桌丰盛的酒席,把周兴请到自己家里.两个人你
劝我喝,边喝边聊.酒过三巡,来俊臣叹口气说:“兄弟我平日办案,常遇到一些犯人死不认罪,不知老
兄有何办法?”周兴得意地说:“这还不好办!”说着端起酒杯抿了一口.来俊臣立刻装出很恳切的样子
说:“哦,请快指教.”周兴阴笑着说:“你找一个大瓮,四周用炭火烤热,再让犯人进到瓮里,你
想想,还有什么犯人不招供呢?”来俊臣连连点头称是,随即命人抬来一口大瓮,按周兴说的那样,在四
周点上炭火,然后回头对周兴说:“宫里有人密告你谋反,上边命我严查.对不起,现在就请老兄自己钻
进瓮里吧.”周兴一听,手里的酒杯啪哒掉在地上,跟着又扑通一声跪倒在地,连连磕头说:“我有罪,
我有罪,我招供.”
故事见于《资治通鉴·唐则天皇后天授二年》.成语“请君入瓮”,比喻用某人的方法整治他自己.
KindlyStepintotheVat--TryWhatYouHaveDevisedagainstOthersInordertosuppress
thosewhowereagainsther,WuZetian,theempressoftheTangDynasty(618-907),appointed
afewmercilesspersonstobejudges.Twoofthemwereextremelybrutal;onewascalledZhou
XingandtheotherwascalledLaiJunchen.Theykilledmanyuprightcivilandmilitary
officialsaswellasordinarypeoplebyframingupcasesagainstthamandbyadministering
inhumancorporalpunishmenttothem.Once,WuZetianreceivedaletterwhichinformedagainst
ZhouXing.TheletterasidethatZhouXingwasplottingarebellionincollaborationwith
others.WuZetianwasfuriouslyangrywhenshereadtheletter,andimmediatelyorderedLai
Junchentodealwiththecaseseverely.Hearingtheorder,LaiJunchenhadmisgivingsabout
it.HeknewthatZhouXingcouldnotbeforcedtotellthetruthmerelybyusingaletter
informingagainsthimbecausehewasveryslyandcrafty.LaiJunchenalsoknewthathewould
notbeforgivenifheshouldfailindealingwiththecase,becausetheempresswould
certainlyblamehimandpunishhim.Howcouldhesolvetheproblemthen?Heturnedthe
problemoverandoverinhismind,andfinallythoughtouta"brilliantscheme".Lai
Junchenhadasumptuousfeastprepared,andinvitedZhouXingtohishome.Thetwoof
themurgedeachothertodrink,andtheytalkedwhiledrinking.Afterthewinehadgone
roundthreetimes,LaiJunchenpretendedtosigh,"WhenIhandlecasesinordinarytimes,
Ioftencomacrossprisonerswhostubbournlyrefusetoadmittheyareguilty.Iwonderif
youhaveanyeffetivemeasures."Hearingthis,hetookasipofthewine.LaiJunchen
immediatelypretendedtobeveryearnest,saying,"Oh,pleasedotellmeatonce."Smiling
insidiously,ZhouXingsaid,"Getabigvat,scorchithotwithcharcoalfireallaround,
andthenlettheprisonercomeintothevat.Willtheprisonerfailtomakeaconfession
ofhiscrime?"Hearingthis.LaiJunchennoddedhisheadinapprovalrepeatedly.Hethen
orderedhissubordinatestobringabigvat,andhadacharcoalfirelitallarounditas
ZhouXinghadsaid.HethenturnedtoZhouXingandsaid,"Someoneintheimperialcourt
hasinformedagainstyou,sayingthatyouareplottingarebellion.Theem