To reconcile and cease hostilities; to bury the hatchet and make peace with an adversary.
经过多年的争执，他们终于决定解剑拜仇，共同致力于社区的建设
After years of dispute, they finally decided to bury the hatchet and work together for the community's betterment.
Era:
Ancient
Frequency:
Story:
During the Han Dynasty, Xu Jing's nephew, Xu Shi, committed murder. The victim's family sought to kill Xu Shi in revenge.
Xu Jing knelt before the adversaries, pleading for his nephew's life, saying: 'His father, my brother, passed away early, leaving only this one son. I am willing to die in his place.'
The adversaries, recognizing Xu Jing as a highly respected and virtuous man in the county, replied: 'You are a great sage of this region; how dare we kill you?' Thereupon, they cast aside their swords and departed.
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