The horse has grown and the horse has developed several
permanent teeth. (馬齒徒長)
During the Spring and Autumn Period in China, the name of
the 19th king of the Jin Kingdom was ((Bouzhu).
His story is recorded in the history books.
He wants to attack and occupy the Yu Kingdom and the Guo
Kingdom.
He used a way to destroy the strategic alliance of the
two kingdoms.
He sent an ambassador with two national treasures of the
Jin Kingdom to meet the king of the Yu Kingdom.
The ambassador said to the king of Yu Kingdom.
If you turn your back on the Guo Kingdom, and if you form
an alliance with us, these two precious gifts will be given to you.
The king of the Yu Kingdom was a short-sighted person. He
accepted these two gifts happily despite the objections of his ministers.
In the same year, the army of the Jin Kingdom crossed the
border of the Yu Kingdom and launched an attack on the Guo Kingdom.
The army of the Jin Kingdom was too strong, and the Guo
Kingdom was occupied in a very short time.
The king of the Guo Kingdom fled, and the territory of
the Guo Kingdom was incorporated into the Jin Kingdom.
Two years later, the king of the Jin Kingdom launched an
army to attack the Yu Kingdom, the Yu Kingdom was defeated, and the king of the
Yu Kingdom became a prisoner.
In the imperial palace of the Jin Kingdom, at the
celebration banquet, the minister who had offered him this suggestion smiled
and said to him.
The king of Yu Kingdom will keep these two national
treasures for you for only two years. These two national treasures are back in
your hands.
He smiled at the minister.
The piece of jade I gave him has not changed at all. But
the horse I gave him has grown up and has several permanent teeth.
The usage of this idiom is rather special.
This idiom is used to describe oneself when a person
describes himself as being old and unachievable.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts do you have
after listening to this story?
What is the most important achievement in your life? If
you were the king of Yu Kingdom, would you accept these two gifts?
I hope this story will give you something new to gain.
馬齒徒長(The horse has
grown and the horse has developed several permanent teeth. )
中國的春秋時代，晉王國的第19任國王的名字叫做((詭諸)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他要攻打並占領虞王國與虢王國。
他用了一個方式來破壞這兩個王國的戰略同盟。
他派出一個大使帶者兩件晉王國的國寶去見虞王國的國王。
大使對虞王國的國王說。
如果你背棄虢王國，如果你與我們結盟，這兩件珍貴的禮物就送給你。
虞王國的國王是一個目光短淺的人，他不顧大臣們的反對，他很開心地收下這兩件禮物。
同年，晉王國的軍隊穿越虞王國的國境向虢王國發動進攻。
晉王國的軍隊太強大了，虢王國在很短的時間內就被佔領。
虢王國的國王逃離，虢王國的領土納入晉王國。
兩年後，晉王國的國王發動軍隊攻打虞王國，虞王國戰敗，虞王國的國王成了俘虜。
晉王國的皇宮中，慶功宴上，當初提供他這個建議的大臣笑著對他說。
虞王國的國王為你保管這兩件國寶的時間只有兩年。這兩件國寶又重新回到你手中。
他笑著對這位大臣說。
我當初送給他的這一塊玉石完全沒有變。但我當初送給他的這一匹駿馬長大了，已經長出了好幾顆恆齒了。
這句成語的用法比較特別。
如果一個人形容自己年紀很大而毫無成就時，會用這句成語形容自己。
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。
你這一生中最重要的成就為何呢?你如果是虞王國的國王，你會接受這兩件禮物嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
公羊傳-僖公二年
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