A reckless warrior(匹夫之勇)
In the Spring and Autumn Period of China,
the Yue Kingdom had a very famous king, whose name was Goujian.
His story is recorded in the history books.
In 494 BC, a war broke out between the
Kingdom of Wu and the Kingdom of Yue.
Almost all the troops of the Yue Kingdom
were wiped out, leaving only 5,000 soldiers in the Yue Kingdom.
He sent messengers to ask for peace with
the king of Wu Kingdom, and he also bribed an important official of Wu Kingdom.
In order to survive, he became the servant
of the king of Wu Kingdom.
He was a servant in the palace of Wu
Kingdom for three years, and three years later, the king of Wu Kingdom let him
return to Yue Kingdom.
After he returned to the Kingdom of Yue, he
really wanted to take revenge, but the people of the Kingdom of Yue were very
poor and had no strong army, so he carried out great reforms.
He remembered those who had died in battle,
and he cared for those wounded by the war.
He personally went to condolences to those
who had mourning, and he personally went to congratulate those who had happy
events.
He helps the underprivileged in society,
and he rewards people for having children.
He abolished the rules that the people
hated, and he listened to the people's opinions.
He farms by himself, his wife weaves by
herself.
He exempted the people from taxes for ten
consecutive years, and he allowed all the people to have food to eat and
clothes to wear.
His actions helped him win the hearts of
the people of the Yue Kingdom.
Ten years later, he thought the time was
ripe, he said to all the people.
The king of Wu Kingdom is not a good leader
because he is always bothered that his soldiers are not enough.
He never worries that his virtues are not
high enough, he does not care about the lives of his people.
So we're going to attack him now, and what
we're doing is a righteous thing.
I expect you to be a wise and brave
warrior, not a reckless warrior.
We must all unite our goals, act together,
and fight bravely for glory and reward, and I am sure we will win.
The Yue Kingdom won three consecutive
victories in the next battle with the Wu Kingdom.
473 BC. After many victories, the king of
Wu Kingdom was surrounded by the army he led, the king of Wu Kingdom begged him
for peace but he did not agree, and the king of Wu Kingdom committed suicide.
He finally succeeded in revenge.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
is brave but reckless, who does not think with his head.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What do you think a good leader should care
about first? What was the most inspiring speech you've ever heard?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
匹夫之勇(A reckless warrior)
中國的春秋時代，越王國有一位非常著名的國王，他的名字是(勾踐)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
西元前494年，吳王國與越王國之間發生一場大戰。
越王國的軍隊幾乎全被消滅，越王國只剩下個5000士兵。
他派出使者向吳王國的國王求和，他還賄絡吳王國的一個重要的官員。
他為了活命， 他成了吳王國的國王的僕人。
他在吳王國的皇宮當的三年的僕人，三年後，吳王國的國王讓他回到越王國。
他回到越王國後，他很想報仇，但是越王國的人民非常的貧窮，也沒有強大的軍隊，因此他進行很大的改革。
他紀念那些已經戰死的人，他照顧那些因為戰爭受傷的人。
他親自去慰問那些有喪事的人，他親自去祝賀那些有喜事的人。
他幫助那些社會中的弱勢階級，他獎勵人們生育。
他廢棄百姓所厭惡的規定，他聽取百姓的意見。
他自己耕作，他的妻子自己織布。
他連續十年免除人民的賦稅，他讓所有的百姓都有食物吃有衣服穿。
他的這些行動幫助他贏得了越王國的百姓的心。
十年後，他認為時機已經成熟，他對所有的百姓說。
吳王國的國王不是一個好的領導者，因為他總是煩惱的是他的士兵人數不夠。
他從不擔憂他的德行不夠高尚，他不關心他的百姓的生活。
所以我們現在要去攻打他，我們做的事情是一件正義的事情。
我期許你們成為一個有智慧又勇敢的戰士，而不是成為一個莽撞的勇士。
我們大家要統一我們的目標，一起行動，為了榮耀與獎賞勇敢征戰，我相信我們一定會勝利。
越王國在接下來與吳王國的戰役中，連續取得了三次的勝利。
西元前473年。他經過了多次的勝利，吳王國的國王被他所率領的軍隊包圍，吳王國的國王向他求和但他不答應，吳王國的國王自殺。
他終於成功復仇。
這句成語被用來形容一個人很勇敢但是很魯莽，這個人不用大腦思考。
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。
你認為一個好的領導者應該首先關心什麼呢?你聽過最激勵人心的演說是哪一場呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為國語-越語