You should not be perfunctory(虛應故事)
There was a famous politician and poet in
the Song Dynasty in China. His name was (Su Shi).
There are stories about him in history
books.
He sincerely hopes that the whole kingdom
will get better and better and stronger.
So he made many suggestions to the king.
Some of these recommendations are as
follows.
The first point.
I think we should often convene important officials
of the central government to discuss major events in our kingdom. We should
grasp the character and ability of these important officials.
The Second point.
We would like to ask the governors of
various localities to report to us the general situation, customs and cultures
of various regions on a regular basis. We should observe whether the governors
are qualified.
The third point. We should use our free
time to read more history books. After reading these books, we must seriously
consider the enlightenment that these stories can bring us. We can't read it
perfunctorily.
The fourth point.
As long as an official makes good
suggestions, we should publicly praise the official regardless of his position.
If we do this, we can make everyone more
willing to make good suggestions.
The Fifth point.
As long as there is an official with good
work results, we should publicly praise the official regardless of his
position.
If we do this, we can make everyone pursue
better work results.
This idiom is used to describe a person doing
things perfunctorily and not seriously.
Dear friend, after listening to this story,
what are your feelings or thoughts.
Do you like to read history books or
biographies? If you were a king, would you accept these suggestions?
I hope this story can bring you some new
gains.
虛應故事(You should not be perfunctory)
中國宋代有一位著名的政治家，也是一位著名的詩人，他的名字叫（蘇軾）。
歷史書上有關於他的故事。
他是真心希望整個王國能夠越來越好，越來越強大。
因此他向國王提出了很多建議。
這些建議的部分內容如下。
第一點。我認為我們應該經常召集中央政府的重要官員一起開會，討論我們王國的重大事件。我們應該掌握這些重要官員的的性格和能力。
第二點。我們要請各地方的省長向我們定期匯報各地區的概況和風俗文化。我們應該觀察那些省長是否適任。
第三點。我們應該利用閒暇時間多讀一些歷史書籍。讀完這些書後，我們要認真思考這些故事能帶給我們的啟示。我們讀書不能敷衍。
第四點。只要有官員提出好的建議，不論這個官員的職位高低我們都應該公開表揚。
我們如果這樣做就能讓每個人都更願意提出好的建議。
第五點。只要有官員有好的工作成效，不論這個官員的職位高低我們都應該公開表揚。
我們如果這樣做就能讓每個人都更追求更好的工作成效。
這個成語用來形容一個人做事敷衍，做事不認真。
親愛的朋友，聽完這個故事，你有什麼感受或想法。
你喜歡讀歷史書或人物傳記嗎？你如果是國王，你會接受這些建議嗎？
我希望這個故事能給你帶來一些新的收穫。
出處為宋-蘇軾集-卷46-策略5