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Meaning of 杯酒释兵权

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bēi jiǔ shì bīng quán (Trad.: 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