I will greet you with the highest standard of reception etiquette(庭燎招士)
During the Spring and Autumn Period in
China, there was a famous king in the Qi Kingdom, whose name was Jiang Xiaobai.
He led the Qi Kingdom to become the most
powerful kingdom at that time.
One of his stories is recorded in the
history books.
After he became king, he issued an edict.
The contents of the edict are as follows.
Our kingdom needs you, if you are a talented
person, if you can make suggestions and contributions to our kingdom, I will
welcome you very much.
I will hire you as my governing advisor,
and I will greet you with the highest standards of reception etiquette.
At that time, when each kingdom welcomed
ambassadors or distinguished guests from other kingdoms, many torches would be
lit in the great courtyard of the palace.
This was the highest standard of reception
etiquette at the time.
This is a good idea, but this edict has
been published for nearly a year, but it has not achieved the desired effect at
all.
One day, a man walked into the palace,
The man was dressed plainly, and his status
looked humble.
The king asked him curiously.
Are you the person with special talents I'm
looking for? What special talent do you have.
Said the man.
I can recite the nine-nine multiplication
table.
The king laughed when he heard this.
This talent is indeed rare, but not
special.
Many ministers in the central government
can also memorize the nine-nine multiplication table.
The man didn't care when he saw the king's
reaction.
He smiled at the king.
The king found himself a little gaffe, and
he asked the man.
If that's all you have, I can't hire you as
my governing adviser.
After hearing the answer, the man asked the
king.
Do you know why the edict you announced did
not achieve the desired effect at all?
The king shook his head.
I don't know why this happens.
Said the man.
If you want to achieve your goals, you have
to hire me as an adviser to the country. You must receive me with the highest
standards of etiquette.
The reason you must do this is as follows.
There are too many people in our kingdom
who are more talented than me, and I don't think they believe the edict you are
pronouncing, because they have two doubts in their hearts.
The first is that they are not sure if you
sincerely want to hire them as your governing adviser.
The second point is that they don't know
the criteria for your hiring.
If you reuse me, those who are truly
talented will know that you desperately want more talented people to join your
governing team.
Those who are really talented would compare
me to them. In their hearts, they would say, since he can be hired, then I must
be more valued.
After the king heard his words, he was
silent for a few minutes.
Said the king.
I think you have a point, you are a wise
man.
The king hired him as his own ruling
adviser.
The result was just as the man had guessed.
Soon after, many talented people appeared
and joined the ruling team of Qi Kingdom.
A few years later, the Qi Kingdom became
the most powerful kingdom at that time.
This idiom is used to describe a person who is very eager to recruit talented people to help him.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you think about things from someone
else's point of view? What special talents do you have?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
庭燎招士(I will greet you with the highest
standard of reception etiquette)
中國的春秋時代，齊王國有一個著名的國王，他的名字叫做姜小白。
他帶領著齊王國成為當時最強大的王國。
歷史書上紀錄了一個他的故事。
他當上國王後，他公佈了一道詔書。
這道詔書的內容如下。
我們王國需要你，如果你是一個有才能的人，如果你可以對我們王國有所建議與貢獻，我將非常的歡迎你。
我會聘請你擔任我的執政顧問，我會用最高規格的接待禮儀去迎接你。
當時各個王國在迎接其他王國的大使或是貴賓時，會在王宮中的大庭中燃起許多火炬。
這在當時是最高規格的接待禮儀。
這是一個很好的想法，但這張詔書公告了將近一年，卻完全沒有達成他所希望的效果。
有一天，有一個人走進了王宮，
這個人的穿著很樸素，他的身分看起來很卑微。
國王很好奇的問他。
你就是我想尋找的有有特殊才能的人嗎。你有什麼特殊才能呢。
這個人說。
我會背誦九九乘法表。
國王聽了大笑。
這個才能的確少見，但是並不特殊。
中央政府中有很多大臣也能背九九乘法表。
這個人看見國王的反應後他不以為意。
他微笑的看著國王。
國王發現自已有點失態，他問這個人。
如果你只有這項才能，那我無法聘請你成為我的執政顧問。
聽到著回答後，這個人問國王。
你知道為何你公告的這張詔書完全沒有達成你所希望的效果嗎。
國王搖頭。
我不知道為何會這樣。
這個人說。
如果你想達成你的目標，你就必須聘請我當國家的顧問。你就必須用最高規格的禮儀來接待我。
你必須這樣做的原因如下。
我們王國中有太多比我更有才能的人，我認為他們不相信你所公告的這張詔書，因為他們的內心有兩點疑慮。
第一點是他們不確定你是否真誠地想聘請他們當你的執政顧問。
第二點是他們不清楚你聘用的標準。
如果你重用我，那些真正有才能的人就會知道你迫切的渴求有更多有才能的人加入你的執政團隊。
那些真正有才能的人會拿我與他們對比。他們的心中會想說，既然他都能被聘用，那麼我一定能更被重視。
國王聽完他的話後，沉默了幾分鐘。
國王說。
我認為你說得有道理，你是一個有智慧的人。
國王就聘用他成為自已的執政顧問。
結果就如同這個人的推測。
不久後就有非常多有才能的人出現並且加入齊王國的執政團隊。
幾年後，齊王國成了當時最強盛的王國。
這句成語被用來形容一個人非常迫切地希望招攬到有才能的人來幫他。
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。
你是否會站在別人的角度去思考問題呢?你有什麼特殊的才能呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為說苑-尊賢
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