Jiang Xiaobai (姜小白)
Jiang Xiaobai (姜小白)(? BC - 643 BC)
His surname is (Jiang), his parents gave
him the name (Xiaobai), and he was born in Shandong Province, China.
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姜 |
The name of a river. It is also one of
the Chinese surnames. |
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小 |
Small meaning. |
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白 |
White meaning. It is also one of the
Chinese surnames. |
He was a famous king of the Qi Kingdom in
the Spring and Autumn Period.
His story is recorded in the history books.
In 681 BC, he sent an army to attack the
Kingdom of Lu.
The Kingdom of Lu was defeated, so the king
of the Kingdom of Lu sent envoys to seek peace.
After the talks, the two sides reached an
agreement.
After the Kingdom of Lu ceded a city to the
Kingdom of Qi, the Kingdom of Qi stopped attacking.
At the meeting where the two kings signed
the armistice.
A general who attended this meeting with
the king of the Lu Kingdom suddenly took out a dagger.
The general approached him with great speed
and held him hostage.
Everyone involved in the meeting was
stunned.
He spoke to the general calmly.
My life is in your hands, what do you ask
for, what do you hope for.
said the general.
The national strength of our kingdom is
weaker than yours. You have attacked us many times. Every time we are defeated,
we must cede a city to you.
.
After the city was ceded to you today, the
next closest city is the capital of the Kingdom of Lu.
You must stop this meeting immediately, and
at the same time give us back all the land that belonged to our Kingdom of Lu.
If you agree to my request I will let you
go.
If you don't agree, then I'll kill you
right now.
The sharp knife was stuck to his neck, so
he answered.
No problem, I agree to your request.
After getting his verbal promise, the
general walked back into the ranks of the Kingdom of Lu.
At this moment, the guards of Qi Kingdom
immediately surrounded him.
He stood in the midst of all the guards,
and a few minutes later, after his breathing had calmed down, he whispered to
his most trusted Prime Minister, who was standing beside him.
This bastard, I'm going to kill him.
This bastard threatened me, and I decided
to send troops to kill them all right now.
the Prime Minister told him.
Calm down, you listen to my advice first.
He turned to look at the Prime Minister.
Although you agreed to his request because
you were kidnapped, if you immediately reneged on your promise now, then when
you want to talk to other kingdoms in the future, these kingdoms will no longer
trust you.
We can use this crisis to build the trust of
all kingdoms in you.
You should keep your promise, and I think
if you do, then all the other kingdoms will trust and respect you very much
from now on.
He spoke to the Prime Minister a few
minutes later.
I agree with you.
I want to achieve a greater cause, and I
have a higher pursuit in life.
I decided to do it the way you said.
As the Prime Minister expected, his actions
won the trust and respect of all other kingdoms, and a few years later Qi
Kingdom became the most powerful and respected kingdom at that time.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
When you encounter a crisis, do you think
about whether this crisis can be turned into a good opportunity? Do you have
lofty goals in life?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
姜小白(Jiang Xiaobai ) (西元前?年-西元前643年)
他的姓是(姜)，他的父母給他取的名字是(小白)，他出生地位於在中國的山東省。
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姜 |
一條河流的名字。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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小 |
小的意思。 |
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白 |
白色的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
他是春秋時代齊王國的著名的國王。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
西元前681年，他派遣軍隊攻打魯王國。
魯王國大敗所以魯王國的國王派出使者求和。
會談之後雙方達成協議。
魯王國把一座城市割讓給齊王國後齊王國就停止進攻。
在兩位國王簽訂停戰協議的會議上。
一個跟隨著魯王國的國王一起參加這場會議的將軍突然拿出一把匕首。
這個將軍用很快的速度靠到他的身旁並且挾持他。
參與會議的所有人都驚呆了。
他很冷靜的對這個將軍說。
我的生命操縱在你的手中，你的要求為何、你希望得到怎樣的結果。
這個將軍說。
我們王國的國力比你們弱，你們已經多次的攻打我們，我們每次戰敗後都必須割讓一座城市給你。
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今天這座城市割讓給你後，接下來最近的城市就是魯王國的首都所在地了。
你必須立刻停止這場會議，同時把原屬於我們魯王國的國土都還給我們。
如果你答應我的要求我就放了你。
如果你不答應，那麼我現在就立刻殺了你。
鋒利的刀子貼在他的脖子上，因此他回答。
沒問題，我答應你的要求。
得到他的口頭承諾後，這個將軍走回魯王國的隊伍中。
此時齊王國的衛士們立刻包圍住他。
他站在所有衛士中間，幾分鐘後，他的呼吸比較平穩後，他低聲地對站在他身旁的他最信任的首相說。
這個混蛋，我要殺了他。
這個混蛋竟然威脅我，我決定現在就立刻出兵把他們全都殺了。
首相對他說。
你冷靜一點，你先聽一下我的建議。
他轉頭看著首相。
雖然你是因為被挾持所以才答應他的要求，但是如果你現在立刻背棄你親口答應的承諾，那麼以後你要跟其他王國對話時，這些王國都不會再信任你。
我們可以利用這個危機建立起所有王國對你的信任。
你應該兌現你的諾言，我認為如果你這樣做，那麼從此之後其他所有的王國都會非常信任與非常尊敬你。
幾分鐘後他對首相說。
我認同你的看法。
我要成就更大的事業，我有更高的人生追求。
我決定照你所說的方式去處理這件事。
就如同首相所預料，他的行動贏得了所有其他王國的信任與尊敬，幾年後齊王國成為當時最強大而且最受人尊敬的王國。
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。
你遇到危機的時候，會思考這個危機是否可以變成一個好的機會嗎?你是否有遠大的人生目標呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為-史記-刺客列傳
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