hēi黑bái白hùn混xiáo淆
To deliberately distort facts, confusing right and wrong; to present falsehood as truth and truth as falsehood.
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Ancient
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During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Grand Commandant Yang Zhen was a man of integrity and honesty, enjoying a high reputation and being known as the "Confucius of Guanzhong." However, Emperor An's wet nurse, Wang Sheng, and the eunuch, Fan Feng, were extravagant and arrogant, undertaking massive construction projects and causing alarming waste.
Yang Zhen deeply resented these luxurious and wasteful practices. He submitted a memorial to the emperor, stating, "Nowadays, black and white are confused, the clear and the turbid are indistinguishable, and people are widely criticizing this corrupt trend."