杯酒释兵权

bei1 jiu3 shi4 bing1 quan2

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

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杯酒釋兵權|杯酒释兵权 [bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán] ► 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