He is very enthusiastic to help others out
of danger.(急人之困)
(Wei Wuji) was a famous nobleman of the Wei
Kingdom during the Warring States Period in China.
His older brother was the king of the Wei
Kingdom. His sister is married to the Prime Minister of Zhao Kingdom, and his
brother-in-law's name is (Zhaosheng).
One of his stories is recorded in the
history books.
In the 20th year of his elder brother becoming
king, the army of the Qin Kingdom surrounded the capital of the Zhao Kingdom.
His sister wrote several letters to him and
his brother in succession.
In these letters, his sister begged his
brother to send an army to assist the Kingdom of Zhao in resisting the attack
of the Kingdom of Qin.
In these letters, his sister begged him to
persuade his brother to send the army.
His brother ordered a general with 100,000
soldiers to rescue Zhao Kingdom.
The king of Qin Kingdom sent an envoy to
Wei Kingdom after receiving this news.
The envoy of the Qin kingdom said to the
king of the Wei kingdom.
The capital of the Zhao Kingdom is about to
be captured by us, if you dare to send your army to the rescue. After our army
of the Qin Kingdom captured the Zhao Kingdom, the next goal is to attack you
with all the strength of the whole country.
The Qin Kingdom’s intimidation took effect. The king of the Wei Kingdom ordered the
army to stop immediately. He ordered the army of 100,000 people to be stationed
on the border between the Wei Kingdom and the Zhao Kingdom to prevent the Qin
Kingdom from attacking.
The situation in the capital of the Zhao
Kingdom became more and more critical.
His brother-in-law wrote a letter and sent
a messenger to deliver it to him.
The contents of the letter are as follows.
You are a person with a high moral level
and you have a great sense of justice.
You have always been zealous in helping
many people out of trouble.
The capital of the Zhao Kingdom is about to
be breached, and everyone in the city is facing the threat of death. We are
anxiously waiting for the reinforcements of the Wei Kingdom.
Even if you don't want to help our Zhao
Kingdom out of this crisis, don't you even care about your sister's life or
death?
After he received the letter, he was very
anxious and distressed, so he went to his brother.
He begged his brother to order the 100,000
soldiers to rescue Zhao Kingdom.
But his brother was too afraid of the
threat from the Qin Kingdom, and his brother did not agree to his request.
He saw that his brother still refused to
agree to send troops, and he made a decision.
He called his 3,000 guests, and he
collected 100 carriages.
He was determined to sacrifice his own
life.
He was going to take these 3,000 guests and
100 carriages to the capital of the Kingdom of Zhao to support the Kingdom of
Zhao,
This idiom means that he is very
enthusiastic to help others solve their difficulties.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were him, what would you do? Are you
willing to sacrifice your life for something?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
急人之困(He is very enthusiastic to help
others out of danger.)
(魏無忌)是中國戰國時代魏王國一個著名的貴族。
他的哥哥是魏王國的國王。他的姐姐嫁給趙王國的首相，他的姊夫的名字是(照勝)。
歷史書上記載過一個他的故事。
他的哥哥當上國王的第20年，秦王國的軍隊包圍趙王國的首都。
他的姊姊接連寫了好幾封信給他與他的哥哥。
在這些信中，他的姊姊懇求他的哥哥派出軍隊去協助趙王國抵擋秦王國的攻擊。
在這些信中，他的姊姊懇求他說服他的哥哥派出軍隊。
他的哥哥命令一個將軍帶著10萬個士兵去援救趙王國。
秦王國的國王收到這個消息後派遣了一個使者到魏王國。
秦王國的使者對魏王國的國王說。
趙王國的首都即將被我們攻下，如果你敢派遣你的軍隊前來救援。我們秦王國的軍隊在攻下趙王國後，下一個目標就是傾全國之力來攻打你們。
秦王國的恐嚇生效了。魏王國的國王下令這支軍隊立刻停止行動，他命令這10萬人的軍隊駐紮在魏王國與趙王國的邊境防止秦王國的攻擊。
趙王國的首都的情勢愈來愈危急。
他的姊夫寫了一封信並且派遣使者把這封信交給他。
這封信的內容如下。
你是一個道德水平很高的人，你很有正義感。
你時常熱心的幫助許多人脫離危難。
趙王國的首都即將被攻破，城中的所有人都面臨死亡的威脅，我們焦急地等候魏王國的援軍。
就算是你不想幫助我們趙王國脫離這個危機，難道你連你的姊姊也不在乎她的生死了嗎。
他收到這封信後，內心非常的焦慮與痛苦，他去找他的哥哥。
他懇求他的哥哥下令讓這10萬名士兵去救援趙王國。
但是他的哥哥太恐懼秦王國的威脅了，他的哥哥不答應他的請求。
他看見他的哥哥始終不肯答應出兵，他做了一個決定。
他號召了他那3000個客人，他徵集了100輛馬車。
他抱著犧牲自已的生命的決心。
他要帶著這3000個客人與100輛馬車前往趙王國的首都去支援趙王國，
這句成語的意思是他很熱心地幫助別人解決困難。
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。
你如果是他，你會怎樣做呢?你是否願意為了甚麼事情，犧牲自己的生命呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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