Our external conditions are really good(山河之固)
During the Warring States Period in China,
the king of the Wei Kingdom passed away and his young son succeeded to the
throne.
After the young king took office, his first
thing was to inspect the entire kingdom with a famous general.
The general's name is (Wu Qi).
This day. They sailed along the Yellow
River in a boat.
The two of them stood on the bow, enjoying
the scenery along the way.
The king turned his head and looked at (Wu
Qi), and he said to (Wu Qi).
Based on the inspection results over the
past few days, I think the geographical conditions of our Wei Kingdom are
really great.
There are many mountains and rivers in our
kingdom that can be our best barriers.
So I have confidence.
I will be able to fulfill my father's wish.
I will be able to grow our kingdom.
(Wu Qi) After hearing these words, he said
to the king.
My king, I also believe that you can grow
our kingdom.
But based on the historical records, I want
to share some of my insights with you.
The Xia Dynasty in ancient China also had
the Shang Dynasty.
The geographical environment of these two
dynasties is better than our kingdom.
Both dynasties were very strong, but they
all perished in the end.
When we analyze the reasons for their
demise, we can find that the last kings of these two dynasties only care about
their own enjoyment. They are very harsh on the people.
So I think.
Whether or not a country can expect to
grow, the key is not how good the kingdom’s external
conditions are.
The real key element is that a king
sincerely cares for all the people in the kingdom, and all the people in these
kingdoms support the king.
This is the strongest barrier of a kingdom.
After hearing this, the king said to (Wu
Qi).
Thanks for your reminder. What you said is
right, I will remember what you said.
This idiom is used to describe the
geographical conditions of a place is very good.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
did you have after hearing this story.
Do you agree with (Wu Qi)'s point of view?
Although we are not kings, do you think this concept can also be applied to a
family or a business?
I hope this story will give you some new
gains.
山河之固(Our external conditions are really good
在中國的戰國時代，魏王國的國王逝世，他年輕的兒子繼任王位。
這位年輕的國王就任後，他第一件事就是與一位著名的將軍一起視察整個王國。
這位將軍名字叫做(吳起)。
這一天。他們搭著船沿著黃河航行。
他們兩個人站在船頭，欣賞沿途的風光。
國王轉頭看著(吳起)，他對(吳起)說。
根據這幾天的視察結果，我認為我們魏王國的地理條件真是太棒了。
我們王國內有許多山川與河流可以當我們最棒的屏障。
因此我有信心。
我一定能夠完成我父親的願望。
我一定能夠壯大我們的王國。
(吳起)聽到這些話後，他對國王說。
我的國王啊，我也相信你可以壯大我們的王國。
但是我根據歷史書的紀載，我想要跟你分享一些我的見解。
中國古代的夏王朝還有商王朝。
這兩個王朝的地理環境都比我們王國更好。
這兩個王朝都曾經非常的強盛，但是他們最後卻都滅亡了。
我們分析他們滅亡的原因，我們可以發現這兩個王朝的最後一任國王都只在乎自已的享樂。他們對百姓非常的嚴苛。
因此我認為。
一個國家是否能夠期大，關鍵不在這個王國的外在的條件有多麼的好。
真正的關鍵要素在於一個國王真心的關懷王國中的所有的百性們，而這些王國中的所有百姓們都擁戴這個國王。
這才是一個王國最堅固的屏障。
國王聽完這一番話後對(吳起)說。
謝謝你的提醒。你說的是對的，我會記得你說的話。
這句成語被用來形容一個地方的地理條件非常的好。
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(吳起)的觀點嗎?雖然我們都不是國王，但你是否認為這觀念也可以運用在一個家庭或一間企業呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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