What is the origin of selling dog meat on the head of a sheep? What s the history behind it?

The phrase "selling dog meat on the head of a sheep" means that on the surface it is an excellent thing, but secretly it is a dirty behavior, and the story behind this is harmonyQi Linggongdeeds. Qi Linggong is the State of Qi.

The king of the kingdom has the power of ten thousand people, and no one dares to obey his orders. However, this Qi Linggong really has a strange hobby, that is, he likes to see women wearing men's clothes very much, dressed like men. His hobby is well known, so in order to please him, all the women wear male clothes, so not only the women in the palace, but also the women of the people are masculine.

But later, when Qi Linggong visited, he saw that the streets were full of masculine women, but he felt very awkward, this phenomenon was simply abnormal. He was also afraid that if this phenomenon lasted too long, it would affect the social atmosphere, so after some careful consideration, Qi Linggong decided to prohibit this kind of behavior. He immediately ordered that all women should be forbidden to wear men's clothes, and sent some soldiers to strictly supervise the enforcement, and any women who were seen wearing men's clothes would be torn and destroyed.

But the women didn't react, they still dressed themselves in the direction of men, and if their clothes were damaged, they would change them, and in short, they would not change themselves. Qi Linggong was very puzzled in the face of this situation, so he summoned Yan Zi.

came to inquire about the reason, and after Yan Zi learned about Qi Linggong's doubts, he directly told the real reason for this situation. It turned out that although Qi Linggong forbade women to wear men's clothes, he only forbade folk women, and he didn't have any requirements for women in the palace. <>

This kind of behavior is like selling cattle heads on the surface, but in fact they are being soldHorse meat, so women are not afraid of this prohibition of the people, so they insist on wearing men's clothes. These words made Qi Linggong pause, and then Qi Linggong quickly ordered that the women in the palace were not allowed to dress in masculine clothes, and sure enough, after a period of time, this phenomenon never happened again. "Selling dog meat on the head of a sheep" is also derived from this, which has a lot to do with Qi Linggong's habits, but this behavior must not be done.

This is an allusion to Yan Zi's Spring and Autumn Period, which is in the miscellaneous space. This general story is what it says, and what it does is the work of robbers.

**In "Yanzi Spring and Autumn Period: Miscellaneous Chapters", a story is recorded, and the general content is the process of Qi Linggong changing women's clothes**.

Bait and switch. The owner of the mutton shop hangs the sheep's head outside the store to attract customers, and sells the dog meat according to the mutton's **. Selling dog meat on a sheep's head is a Chinese idiom that refers to the inconsistency between inside and outside, and is used as a metaphor for making a sign in the name of good, but actually peddling inferior goods.

Inconsistency, cunning and deception.

Selling dog meat on a sheep's head" was first seen in "Yanzi Spring and Autumn Inner Miscellaneous" and "Linggong Good Woman"; "The monarch obeys it inside, and forbids it outside, like hanging the head of a cow at the door, and selling it to a horse breast inside" Later, "Hou Han Shu Baiguan Zhi III" "Shangshu ......The "Regulations" of the "Lingshi" are attached to Liu Zhao's note: "Hanging the head of the ox, selling the breast of the horse, stealing the foot, Confucius". Although it is not "selling dog meat on the head of a sheep", the meaning is already clear:

Those who sell horse meat on the head of a bull, that is, they speak the words of Confucius and do the work of robbers and willows. The main idea is:

Everything should lead by example to ensure the effective implementation of the policy.