He relies on the strength of others to accomplish
this(因人成事)
During the Warring States Period of China,
there was a person named Mao Sui in the Kingdom of Zhao.
He joined a 20-person mission led by (Zhao
Sheng) to the Kingdom of Chu to seek military assistance.
The other 19 people originally looked down
on him, but after these people talked to him for a few days, these 19 people
changed their attitude towards him, and everyone became very respectful to him.
The day after they arrived in the Kingdom
of Chu, (Zhao Sheng) held talks with the king of the Kingdom of Chu.
The two of them talked from morning to
noon, but they still couldn't reach a consensus.
The 19 people told him together.
In this situation, we may not be able to
complete the task this time.
Your martial arts and wisdom surpass all of
us, and you must find a way to help (Zhao Sheng) convince the king of Chu
Kingdom.
After a few minutes of silence, he suddenly
ran to the conference table.
He interrupted the meeting, and he said to
(Zhao Sheng) respectfully.
We ask the Kingdom of Chu to send troops to
assist us. Our two kingdoms and the other four kingdoms have signed a contract
to jointly fight against the Kingdom of Qin.
The Kingdom of Chu should immediately agree
to our request, but why haven't you reached a consensus yet?
The king of the Chu Kingdom was very
unhappy when he saw him suddenly rushing over to interrupt the meeting.
Who is this guy?
(Zhao Sheng) replied.
He is a member of the mission that came
with me.
The king of Chu Kingdom said loudly.
I'm talking to your country's ambassador,
you're not qualified to speak to us, get out of here.
At this time, he slowly turned his head to
face the king of Chu Kingdom.
Why do you dare to scold me, do you think
you are the king of Chu Kingdom, your country has many armies, so are you so
arrogant?
At this time, his right hand was holding
the hilt of the sword at his waist, and his head turned left and right to look
at the guards around the king of Chu Kingdom.
He said coldly to the king of Chu Kingdom.
I am less than three meters away from you
now, and all these guards around you are not my opponent. If I attack you now,
even if you have a million troops, these troops will not be able to protect you.
The territory and number of troops of the
Kingdom of Chu surpass all other kingdoms, but in the past ten years, you have
been defeated by the Kingdom of Qin every time in your battles with the Kingdom
of Qin.
You lost so thoroughly, your capital was
overrun by the army of the Qin Kingdom, and the tombs of your ancestors were
burned. Have you forgotten these humiliations?
Our six kingdoms have signed this contract
to unite against the Qin Kingdom. Our ambassador's status is equal to yours.
How can you scold me?
We are now under threat from the Qin
Kingdom so we are here to seek your reinforcements.
If you don't help us now, then you are in
breach of contract.
The result of your failure to abide by the
contract is that you will face the attacks and threats of the Qin Kingdom alone
in the future.
The king was silent for a few minutes after
hearing these words, and then spoke to him.
You are right, I will send troops to assist
Zhao Kingdom.
He said to the king of Chu Kingdom.
Are you sure.
The King of Chu Kingdom said.
I'll be sure to send troops.
He said to the guards of the Chu Kingdom.
You go get a cup of chicken blood, a cup of
dog blood, and a cup of horse blood.
We and your king are going to perform the
ritual of this blood alliance.
After the guards had prepared the three
bloods, he poured them into a plate.
He picked up the plate, he said loudly.
Our two kingdoms are now carrying out the
ceremony of this blood alliance, and our two kingdoms have reaffirmed their
determination and sincerity to unite against the Qin Kingdom.
After he finished speaking, he took the
plate to the king of Chu Kingdom, and the king of Chu Kingdom took a sip of the
blood from the plate.
Then (Zhao Sheng) took the plate and drank
a sip of blood from the plate.
He took the plate back from (Zhao Sheng)'s
hand, and he also took a sip of the blood from the plate.
He picked up the plate, he said to the 19
other members of the mission who had come with him.
You all come to join in, and you all come
to take a sip of the blood from this plate.
Although you did not help in this process,
and you rely on the strength of others to complete this task, you should also
share the results.
This idiom means that a person relies on
the strength of others to complete a task.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were him, would you share this
achievement with others? Why do you think the king of Chu Kingdom didn't want
to keep the contract in the first place?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
因人成事(He relies on the strength of others
to accomplish this)
中國的戰國時代，趙王國有一個人的名字是(毛遂)。
他加入(趙勝)率領的20人的使團到楚王國去尋求軍事援助。
其他19個人原本都瞧不起他，但是這些人與他對話幾天後，這19個人都改變了對他的態度，每個人都變得非常的敬重他。
他們到達楚王國後的第二天，(趙勝)與楚王國的國王進行會談。
他們兩個人從早上對談到中午，但他們仍無法達成共識。
這19個人就一起對他說。
照這種情勢看來，我們可能無法完成這次的任務。
你的武藝與智慧超越我們眾人，你必須想個辦法幫助(趙勝)說服楚王國的國王。
他沉默了幾分鐘，他就突然跑到會議桌旁。
他打斷會議，他很恭敬地對(趙勝)說。
我們請求楚王國出兵協助我們，我們兩個王國與其他四個王國之間，已經簽過了一份共同對抗秦王國的合約。
楚王國應該要立刻答應我們的要求，但為何你們還沒有達成共識呢?
楚王國的國王看見他突然衝過來打斷會議就很不開心的說。
這個人是誰?
(趙勝)回答。
他是跟我一起來使團成員。
楚王國的國王大聲的說。
我跟你們國家的大使在對談，你不夠資格與我們說話，你快滾下去。
他這時候緩緩地轉頭正視著楚王國的國王。
你為何敢斥責我呢，你以為你是楚王國的國王，你的國家擁有許多軍隊，所以你那麼囂張嗎。
他右手這時候握著腰間的劍的劍柄，他的頭左右轉動看了一下楚王國的國王周圍的幾個衛兵。
他很冷酷的對楚王國的國王說。
我現在距離你只有不到三公尺的距離，你周圍的這些衛兵全部加起來也不是我的對手。我如果現在攻擊你，你就算有一百萬的軍隊，這些軍隊也不能夠保護你。
楚王國的領域與軍隊數量超越其他所有王國，但是你們這十幾年來，在與秦王國的戰役中，你們每次都被秦王國打敗。
你們輸地如此徹底，你們的首都被秦王國的軍隊攻破，你們祖先的陵墓被焚燒。你忘記這些屈辱了嗎?
我們六個王國簽訂過這一份要一起聯合對抗秦王國的合約，我們大使的地位跟你是平等的，你怎麼可以斥責我呢?
我們現在遭遇秦王國的威脅因此我們來尋求你的援兵。
你如果現在不幫助我們，那麼你就是違約。
你不遵守合約的結果就是你們以後要獨自面對秦王國的攻擊與威脅。
國王聽完這些話後沉默了幾分鐘，然後對他說。
你說的是對的，我會出兵協助趙王國。
他對楚王國的國王說。
你確定嗎。
楚王國的國王說。
我確定會出兵。
他對楚王國的衛兵說。
你們去拿一杯雞血與一杯狗血與一杯馬血過來。
我們與你們的國王要進行這個血盟的儀式。
這些衛兵把這三種血準備好後，他把這三種血倒入一個盤子中。
他拿起盤子，他大聲的說。
我們兩個王國現在進行這個血盟的儀式，我們兩個王國再次確認彼此聯合對抗秦王國的決心與誠意。
他說完之後，他把盤子拿給楚王國的國王，楚王國的國王喝了一小口盤子中的血。
接著(趙勝)接過盤子後也喝了一小口盤子中的血。
他從(趙勝)手上接回盤子，他也喝了一小口盤子中的血。
他拿起盤子，他對一起來參加這個使團的另外19個成員說。
你們也過來一起參與，你們也都來喝一小口這盤子中的血。
雖然在這個過程中，你們並沒有幫到忙，你們依靠別人的力量完成這件任務，但你們也應該同享這份成果。
這句成語的意思是一個人依靠別人的力量完成了一件任務。
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。
如果你是他，你會把這成果與其他人分享嗎?你認為楚王國的國王為何原本不想遵守合約呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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