You have to find a way to steal this tiger carving(竊符救趙)
(Wei Wuji) was a famous nobleman of the Wei
Kingdom during the Warring States Period in China.
In 257 BC, the army of the Qin Kingdom
surrounded the capital of the Zhao Kingdom.
He wanted to rescue Zhao Kingdom, and a
good friend gave him a suggestion. This friend's name was (Hou Ying).
In ancient China, before sending a general
in the kingdom to go out to fight, the king of a kingdom sawed a small tiger
carving in half, and then gave the half to the general.
This little tiger carving is usually made
of bronze or jade or stone.
When the king wants to issue a major order
to the generals sent on the front line, the king will send an emissary to meet
the generals on the front line with the half tiger carving and his own message.
After the front-line generals met with the
emissary, the two men would take out the half tiger carvings they had kept, and
they had to confirm whether they could be combined into a complete tiger.
This small tiger carving can effectively
prevent the enemy from pretending to be the king's emissary and then sending
the wrong message to the front-line general.
(Hou Ying) said to him.
If you want to rescue Zhao Kingdom, if you
want to successfully assist Zhao Kingdom in resisting Qin Kingdom's attack.
You have to control an army.
The Kingdom of Wei currently has a general
with 100,000 soldiers stationed on the border between the Kingdom of Wei and
the Kingdom of Zhao.
You must find a way to gain control of this
army.
He asks.
How can I gain control of this army?
(Hou Ying) said.
Your brother, the king of the Wei Kingdom,
has a very favored concubine, and I remember you once did her a favor.
He answered.
The concubine's name is (Ru Ji). Her father
offended a wealthy rich man in the Wei Kingdom, and later his father was framed
by the rich rich man.
She has always wanted to avenge his dad,
but the rich, rich man spent a lot of money to bribe the judges of the trial.
So she has been unable to take revenge.
(Hou Ying) said.
That's right, she found you later, and she
asked for your help.
You have a good sense of justice, and you
got to the bottom of the matter with the help of your friends.
Because of your help, this evil rich rich
man was put to death.
He answered.
But what does this have to do with my
taking control of the military?
(Hou Ying) said.
You should ask her for help, you should beg
her to steal that tiger carving for you, because that tiger carving represents
the king's order.
This girl insists on vindicating her
father. I think she is a very principled person.
You've done her a favor before, so I'm sure
she'll promise to steal this tiger carving for you.
You should ask her for help from a
perspective that goes beyond money.
You have to tell her.
After you took command of this army, your
intention was to assist the Kingdom of Zhao in resisting the attack of the
Kingdom of Qin. You were not for personal interests, but you were on the side
of justice.
After she steals this tiger carving, she
will definitely be put to death by the king, but I am sure she will help you
out anyway.
He later followed (Hou Ying)'s advice.
A few days later, (Ru Ji) stole the tiger
carving for him.
This idiom is used to describe that at an
extraordinary moment, we have to use extraordinary methods and strategies to
achieve our goals.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Which one do you think is more important,
justice and money? If you were (Ru Ji), what choice would you make?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
竊符救趙(You have to find a way to steal this
tiger carving)
(魏無忌)是中國戰國時代魏王國一個著名的貴族。
西元前257年，秦王國的軍隊包圍趙王國的首都。
他想要去救援趙王國，一位很好的朋友給了他一個建議，這個朋友的名字是(侯嬴)。
中國古代，一個王國中的國王在派遣王國中的將軍外出征戰前，會把一個小小的老虎雕刻鋸成兩半，然後把其中一半交給這個將軍。
這個小小的老虎雕刻通常用銅或是玉或是石頭所製作。
當國王要下達一個重大的指令給派遣在前線的將軍時，國王就會派遣一個密使帶著這只有一半的老虎雕刻與自己的口信去見這個前線的將軍。
前線的將軍與這個密使碰面後，這兩個人會拿出各自所保管的半隻老虎雕刻，他們要確認是否可以組合成一個完整的老虎。
這個小小的老虎雕刻可以有效的預防敵人假扮成國王的密使，然後傳達錯誤的訊息給這位前線的將軍。
(侯嬴)對他說。
你如果要去救援趙王國，如果你要成功地協助趙王國抵抗秦王國的攻擊。
你就必須要掌控一支軍隊。
魏王國目前有一個將軍帶著10萬個士兵駐紮在魏王國與趙王國的邊境。
你必須想辦法取得這支軍隊的控制權。
他問。
我怎樣才能取得這支軍隊的控制權呢?
(侯嬴)說。
你的哥哥也就是魏王國的國王有一個很寵幸的妃子，我記得你曾經幫過她一個忙。
他回答。
這個妃子的名字是(如姬)。她的爸爸得罪了一個魏王國中的一個很有錢的富人，後來他的爸爸被這個有錢的富人所陷害。
她一直很想為他的爸爸報仇，但是這個有錢的富人花了很多錢去賄賂了審判的官員。因此她一直無法報仇。
(侯嬴)說。
沒有錯，後來她找到你，她請求你的協助。
你很有正義感，你在你的朋友的協助下查清了這件事情的真相。
因為你的幫忙，所以這個邪惡的有錢的富人被處以死刑。
他回答。
但是這件事情跟我要取得軍隊的控制權有何關係呢?
(侯嬴)說。
你應該請求她的協助，你應該懇求她把那一個老虎雕刻偷來給你，因為那個老虎雕刻代表了國王的命令。
這個女孩子堅持要替她的父親申冤，我認為她是一個很有原則的人。
你以前幫過她的忙，所以我相信她一定會答應幫你偷這個老虎雕刻。
你應該站在超越金錢的角度去懇求她的幫忙。
你要對她說。
你取得這支軍隊的指揮權後，你的用意是要協助趙王國抵擋秦王國的攻擊，你並不是因為個人的利益，你是站在正義的一方。
她偷了這個老虎雕刻後，她一定會被國王處死，但我相信她還是會幫你這個忙。
他後來聽從(侯嬴)的建議。
幾天後，(如姬)為他偷到了這個老虎雕刻。
這句成語被用來比喻在一個非常的時刻，我們要用非常的方式和計謀才能達到目的。
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。
你認為正義與金錢那一個更重要呢?你如果是(儒姬)，你會做出怎樣的選擇呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-魏公子列傳
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