The protagonist of this idiom is Zhao Gao, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty. Zhao Gao wanted to recapture the regime of the Qin Dynasty, and worried that ministers would not listen to him, so he set a trap and tried to test it. He brought a deer to the second and said, This is a horse. Junior said with a smile, is the Prime Minister wrong? You call a deer a horse.

Qin Ershi also asked the ministers around him. Some ministers were silent, some deliberately catered to Zhao Gao, saying it was a horse, and some said it was a deer. So Zhao Gao secretly framed those who said they were deer under the guise of the law. From then on, ministers were afraid of Zhao Gao.

Interpretation of referring to a deer as a horse:

Pointing at the deer, saying it was a horse. Metaphor deliberately turns black and white and confuses right and wrong. From Historical Records of the First Qin Emperor: "Zhao Gao wanted chaos, fearing that his ministers would not listen, so he first set up a watch and offered a deer in the second place, saying," Ma Ye. II smiled and said,' Is the Prime Minister wrong? Call a deer a horse. Ask left and right, left and right or silent, or say Ma Yishun Zhao Gao. "

Revelation:

Revelation 1: You can't reverse black and white, that is, you can't refer to a deer as a horse. Even if it is a temporary success, it will not escape the trial of facts.

Although Zhao Gao was recognized by many officials in the imperial court, it was forced by power. After Zhao Gao fell from power, the officials who once agreed with him that a deer is a horse no longer supported him.