Why didn't Zhang Zhidong, a famous minister in Qing Dynasty, allow the words "room" and "thing" to be used together?

Zhang Zhidong, a famous minister in the Qing Dynasty, did not allow the use of "room" and "thing" together, not because there was anything wrong with "room" and "thing" itself, but because "sex" at that time meant what was going on in the bridal chamber when a man and a woman got married.

"sexual intercourse" is not only used in the past, but also has the same meaning in contemporary times. This meaning is very rude, so it is naturally not allowed to be used in the office of the court. At that time, "copywriting sex" was actually a matter in the copywriting room, but it was very rude to use it together in this way at that time. When Zhang Zhidong saw these two words used together, he immediately became angry and severely criticized them, and explicitly prohibited the use of the words "room" and "thing" in the office of the court from happening again.

At that time, the wind of civilization prevailed above the court, and Zhang Zhidong, a famous minister of the Qing Dynasty, was also a civilized minister, so this kind of thing appeared under his nose, which is no wonder that he was angry.