Guan Zhong (管仲)
(Guan Zhong) (725 BC-645 BC)
His surname is (Guan), his parents gave him
the name (Yiwu), when he grew up, his friend called him (Zhong), and he was
born in Anhui Province, China.
管
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A wind instrument similar to flute, also
one of the Chinese surnames
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夷
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Originally meant people living in Eastern
China
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吾
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Means my own meaning, also one of the
Chinese surnames
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仲
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The second-ranked man among the brothers.
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He is an outstanding politician. He is
known as one of the most capable prime ministers in Chinese history.
About (Guan Zhong). There is a story about
him in the history book.
The King of the Kingdom of Qi is dead, and
the two brothers of the King want to be the new King.
(Guan Zhong) helped the older brother of
the brothers, but the result was that the younger brother succeeded in becoming
king.
The new king sent soldiers to hunt down
(Guan Zhong). After successfully capturing (Guan Zhong), the soldiers escorted
(Guan Zhong) back to Qi Kingdom.
Since (Guan Zhong) was a prisoner, the
soldiers only gave him a little water and food.
The escorted team reached a border city in
Qi Kingdom .
An official in this city saw that (Guan
Zhong) was almost starving to death. The official secretly took food and water
for (Guan Zhong) to eat.
After Guan Zhong finished eating these
foods, the official told (Guan Zhong).
I heard that the new king appreciates your
talents. Therefore, after you return to the capital, the king will not only
release you, but even reuse you. You must give me a good return by then.
(Guan Zhong) answered the official. If I
were released and reused when I returned to the capital, I promised you and I
will definitely repay you.
The way I repay you is to be fair and just,
and find some truly talented people to serve the country.
The official felt ashamed after hearing
(Guan Zhong)'s answer.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you agree with this official's thoughts
and practices? If you were Guan Zhong, how would you respond?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
(管仲)（西元前725年－前645年）
他的姓是(管)，他的父母給他取的名字是(夷吾)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(仲)，他出生地位於在中國的安徽省。
管 | 一種類似於笛的管樂器，也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
夷 | 本來的意思是指住在中國東方的人。 |
吾 | 指我自己的意思，也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
仲 | 兄弟中排名第二的男子。 |
他是一位傑出的政治家。他被稱為中國歷史上最有能力的宰相之一。
關於(管仲)。歷史書上記載過一個關於他的故事。
齊王國的國王死了，國王的兩個兄弟都想成為新的國王。
(管仲)幫忙兄弟中年齡大的哥哥，但是結果是年輕的弟弟成功當上了國王。
新任的國王便派士兵去追捕(管仲)。成功抓到了(管仲)後，兵丁們便押解(管仲)回齊王國。
由於(管仲)是囚徒，兵丁只給他一點點的水與食物。
押解的隊伍到了一座齊國的邊境城市。
這座城市中的一個官員看見(管仲)已經快餓死了。這個官員便偷偷的拿了食物與水給(管仲)吃。
管仲吃完這些食物後，這個官員對(管仲)說。
我聽說新的國王很欣賞你的才能。因此在你回到首都後，國王不但會釋放你，甚至會重用你，你到時候千萬要好好的回報我啊。
(管仲)回答這個官員說。如果我回到首都的時候，被釋放而且被重用，我答應你、我一定會好好報答你。
我報答你的方式就是公平公正，找一些真正有才能的人來為國家服務。
這官員聽到(管仲)的回答之後，覺得很慚愧。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你認同這位官員的想法與做法嗎?若你是(管仲)你會怎樣回應呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為韓非子外儲說左下-130條
