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杯酒释兵权
bēijiǔshìbīngquán
Traditional: 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
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