| 兵权 | [兵 权 / 兵 權] military leadership; military power #41,215 [Add to Longdo] |
| 杯酒释兵权 | [杯 酒 释 兵 权 / 杯 酒 釋 兵 權] to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups; cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces [Add to Longdo] |