This prime minister lives in the mountains.(山中宰相)
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties
of China, there was a famous Chinese physician and Taoist priest whose name was
(Tao Hongjing).
His story is recorded in the history books.
At the age of 36, he went to live in
seclusion in the mountains.
The mountain he chose was a famous Taoist
mountain.
During the Western Han Dynasty, three
Taoist priests with the surname (Mao) practiced here, so the mountain was
called Maoshan.
He made alchemy and forged swords on this
mountain, and he also devoted himself to the knowledge of medicine, feng shui,
numerology, and divination.
As he has achieved good results in these
professional knowledge and skills, his fame is growing.
Many students came to learn from him, and
many famous people came to visit him.
One of the most famous people was the
founding king of the Nanliang Kingdom.
Because the Nanliang Kingdom was just
established, there are many important policies in the kingdom that need to be
formulated.
So the king often came to ask him for
advice.
One day the king said to him.
I need your help very much and I value your
opinion very much.
Are you willing to end your seclusion life
and return to the capital of the Nanliang Kingdom to be my prime minister?
I will give you a high salary, I will also
respect your opinion very much, and I will treat you very politely.
He smiled. He took out a picture and said
to the king.
I had guessed that you would make this
request, and here is my answer.
Please open this painting after you return
to the palace.
After the king returned to the palace, he
hurriedly opened the painting.
This painting shows two cows, one is
grazing freely on the grass, and the other is being led by a man with a gold
bridle on its head.
The king laughed. The king never made the
same request again.
When there was some major policy in the
kingdom, the king, as was customary before, consulted him from the capital to
the mountain where he lived in seclusion.
The people of the King Nanliang Kingdom had
a proverb at that time. Our prime minister does not live in the capital, our
prime minister lives on Mount Mao.
This idiom is now used in a different way
than it was originally intended.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
is powerful enough to hold the position of prime minister, but he is not
reused.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What do you think the two cows in his
picture represent? Who do you most often consult when you encounter something
difficult to decide?
I hope this story will give you something
new.
山中宰相(This prime minister lives in the
mountains.)
中國的南北王朝時代，有一個著名的中醫師與道士，他的名字是(陶弘景)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他36歲時到山上隱居。
他選擇的這座山是道教的名山。
西漢王朝的時候，有三個姓(茅)的道士在這裡修練，所以這座山被稱為茅山。
他在這座山上煉丹與鑄劍，此外他還專心地研究醫學、風水、命理、占卜的知識。
由於他在這些專業的知識與技藝上都得到很好的成果，所以他的名氣愈來愈大。
有很多學生來向他學習，也有很多名人來拜訪他。
其中最著名的一個人，就是南梁王國的開國國王。
因為南梁王國剛創立，所以王國中有很多重要的政策需要制定。
因此國王經常來請教他的意見。
有一天，國王對他說。
我很需要你的協助，我很重視你的意見。
請問你願意結束隱居的生活，回到南梁王國的首都中當我的宰相嗎?
我會給你很高的薪水，我也會非常的尊重你的意見，我會非常禮遇你。
他笑了笑。他拿出一幅畫對國王說。
我早就猜到你會提出這個請求，這就是我的回答。
請你回到皇宮之後再打開這幅畫。
國王回到皇宮後急急忙忙地打開這幅畫。
這幅畫上面畫著兩隻牛，一隻牛自由的在草地上吃草，另外有一隻牛被一個人牽著，頭上帶著一個黃金打造的籠頭。
國王笑了。國王再也沒有提出相同的請求。
當王國內有一些重大政策時，國王就照之前的習慣，從首都特定到他隱居的山上向他諮詢。
國王南梁王國的民眾那時候就有一句諺語。我們的宰相不住在首都中，我們的宰相住在茅山上。
這句成語現在的用法與原意不相同。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的能力很強足以擔任宰相的職位，但他沒有被重用。
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?
你認為他畫的圖中的兩隻牛代表什麼意思呢?你如果遇見難以決擇的事情時，你最常找誰諮詢呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫
出處為南史-卷76-隱逸傳下-陶弘景
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