What does the top ranking mean?

Having excellent results in exams or competitions and ranking at the top is called "ranking among the best". Why is it called "top"? The source is contained in "Zuo Zhuan·Xuan Gong Twelve Years".

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the two great powers of Jin (today’s southwest Shanxi and Hebei) and Chu (today’s Hubei, northern Hunan, and southern Henan) competed for hegemony, and their conflicts were sharp. Zheng State (today's Xinzheng area in Henan Province) was a small country, sandwiched between two big countries, and was in a very difficult situation. Once, Chu State launched a large army and invaded Zheng State. Zheng State's army and people resisted resolutely, but failed. The state of Jin sent general Xun Linfu as commander-in-chief to send troops to aid Zheng. However, before they could cross the Yellow River, they received news that the king of Zheng had surrendered to Chu and the Chu army had begun to withdraw. Xun Lin's father summoned his subordinates and generals to discuss countermeasures. Xun Lin's father's idea was: "Now that the war is over and the Chu army has withdrawn, we can just go back." Another senior general agreed with the commander-in-chief's proposition, analyzed the situation of Jin and Chu in detail, and believed that it was correct to withdraw troops and return home. However, Xian Lin's father's lieutenant general Xian Yu did not agree. He refused to obey the command and led his troops across the Yellow River without permission to pursue the Chu army. In the end, he was severely defeated by the Chu army.

When the Scholars Association analyzed the situation between Jin and Chu, they once said that "the front line has no worries, the middle power has the staying power", which means that the Chu army's forward is heavily guarded, the middle army has strong leadership, and the rear army has strong leadership. The strength is also very sufficient, so it is not advisable to underestimate the enemy.

What exactly is the so-called "top"? According to the explanation of Du Yu, a scholar of the Pu Dynasty and an expert on "Zuo Zhuan" later, it is believed that "the vanguard" is the vanguard unit at the forefront of the army. Mao is a specialty of the Chu State. The scouts of the Chu army used it as a signal flag. When the scouts found any movement from the enemy at the front, they raised the Mao to signal. Therefore, the forward is called "the leader". "Consideration" means to be alert and alert to unexpected events.

Later, people used "top" to describe being at the top, so the idiom "top of the list" came into being

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