A man who can learn the croak of a rooster
and a man who can disguise himself as a dog(雞鳴狗盜)
The Warring States Period in China was an
era of turmoil.
The feudal system established by the Zhou
Dynasty disintegrated, and all the nobles in the Zhou Dynasty established many
kingdoms.
There was a famous nobleman in the Qi
Kingdom in the Warring States Period, his name was (Tian Wen)
In order to strengthen their influence and
political power, the nobles at that time would hold dinner parties in their
homes every day, and they would entertain many guests every day.
These noble guests were friends with the
nobles rather than servants, and they were free to leave at will.
He is as close to these guests as friends,
and there are more than 3,000 guests of this type who eat at his home every
day.
There is a story in the history books about
him and his friends.
In 299 BC, he led a mission to the Qin
Kingdom.
In order to reduce the strength of Qi
Kingdom, the king of Qin Kingdom put him under house arrest and planned to kill
him.
The situation is very critical and he is
very anxious.
A friend of his told him.
The most favored concubine of the king of
the Qin Kingdom is called (Xing Ji). If he is willing to intercede with the
king for you, the king will surely let you go.
He replied, but how do I convince (Xing Ji)
to help me.
The friend answered.
Women love beautiful clothes and jewelry,
and it's better if she owns the dress or jewelry that's unique.
In the treasure house of the Qin Kingdom,
there is a shawl coat made of white fox fur. This shawl coat is the only one in
China.
If we steal this shawl coat and give it to
her, she will certainly plead with the king of Qin Kingdom for you.
He answered.
It is an impossible task to steal from the
warehouse of the king of the Qin Kingdom.
The friend answered.
I used to be a thief.
I am very thin and small, and I have a
special talent that I can dress up as a dog.
I've never lost my hand in stealing, you're
my good friend, and I'm willing to steal this shawl jacket for you.
Because he had no other countermeasures, he
said to this friend.
Good, but you have to be careful and don't
get caught.
The next day, the friend managed to steal
the shawl jacket.
He happily gave this shawl coat to (Xing Ji).
(Xing Ji) pleaded with the king of the Qin
Kingdom for him.
On the third day after he stole this shawl
coat, he left the capital of the Qin Kingdom with this mission.
On the night of the third day after he
stole the cloak, he and the members of the mission arrived at the border city
of the Qin Kingdom.
Since it was already dark, the city gates
had been closed, and the gates would not be reopened until the next day.
They were forced to stay in the city.
Everyone is very anxious, because as long
as they have not left the border of the Qin Kingdom, all of them are in danger
at any time.
It is very likely that the king of the Qin
Kingdom will regret letting them go.
At this critical time, another friend of
his helped him through it.
This friend has a specialty, that is, he is
very good at imitating the sounds of animals.
At two o'clock in the middle of the night,
the friend imitated the rooster's cry .When the other real roosters in the city
heard the sound of this friend, all the rooster's cry in unison.
Because there was no clock at that time,
the city gate keeper quickly got up and opened the city gate after hearing the
crowing of the rooster in his sleep.
The group of them immediately left the
border of the Qin Kingdom.
Their predictions were right, and the king
of Qin Kingdom really regretted letting them go.
About an hour after they left the city, the
army sent by the king of the Qin Kingdom arrived at the border city.
They escaped the pursuit of this army.
This idiom means a person who can learn the
croak of a rooster and a person who can disguise himself as a dog.
This idiom is used to describe a person's
skill is very special but there is no way for this skill to create actual
benefits.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you have any special expertise? Do you
think a feat must be able to create benefits to be valuable?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
(雞鳴狗盜)( A man who can
learn the croak of a rooster and a man who can disguise himself as a dog)
中國的戰國時代，是一個動亂的年代，
周王朝所建立的封建制度瓦解，周王朝中的所有貴族們建立了許多王國。
戰國時代的齊王國有一個著名的貴族，他的名字叫做(田文)
當時的貴族為強化自已的影響力與強化自已的政治力量，他們每天都會在自己家中舉辦餐會，他們每天會招待許多客人。
這些貴族的客人與貴族的關係像是朋友而不像是僕人，他們可以隨意地離開。
他與這些客人們就像朋友一樣親密，每天在他家中吃飯的這類型的客人就超過3000人
歷史書上記載了一個關於他與他的朋友的故事。
西元前299年，他率領一個使團到了秦王國。
勤王國的國王為了削減齊王國的實力，所以把他軟禁起來並且計畫要殺了他。
情況非常的危急，他非常的焦慮。
他的一個朋友對他說。
秦王國的國王最寵愛的妃子叫做(幸姬)。如果他願意為你向國王求情，國王一定會放了你。
他回答，但是我要怎樣說服(幸姬)幫我。
這個朋友回答。
女人都喜歡漂亮的衣服與珠寶，而且最好她擁有這件衣服或是珠寶是獨一無二的。
秦王國的寶庫中，有一件白色的狐狸的毛皮做成的披肩外套，這件披肩外套整個中國只有這一件。
如果我們把這件披肩外套偷出來送給她，她一定會為你向秦王國的國王求情。
他回答。
到秦王國的國王的倉庫中偷東西，這是一件不可能的任務。
這個朋友回答。
我以前是個小偷。
我的身材很瘦很小，我有一種特殊的才能就是我會裝扮成一隻狗。
我偷東西從來沒有失過手，你是我的好朋友，我願意為你去偷這件披肩外套。
他因為沒有其他的對策，他就對這個朋友說。
好，但是你要小心，千萬不要被抓到了。
隔天，這個朋友成功偷到了這件披肩外套。
他很開心地把這件披肩外套送給(幸姬)。
(幸姬)為他向秦王國的國王求情。
他在偷到這件披肩外套後的第三天，他帶著這個使團離開秦王國的首都。
他偷到這件披風後的第三天的夜晚，他與使團的成員抵達秦王國的邊境城市。
由於已經天黑，這座城市的城門已經關閉，要等到第二天才會重新打開大門。
他們一行人被迫只能留在這座城市內。
所有人都很焦慮，因為只要還沒有離開秦王國的邊境，他們所有人隨時都有危險。
秦王國的國王很有可能會後悔放了他們離開。
在這個危急的時刻，他的另一個朋友幫他度過了這個難關。
這個朋友有一個專長，就是他很會模仿動物的叫聲。
當天半夜的兩點， 這個朋友大聲地模仿公雞的叫聲。
這座城市中的其他真正的公雞聽到這個朋友所發出的聲音後，所有的公雞就跟著一起叫。
因為當時沒有時鐘，所以城門的管理員在睡夢中聽到公雞的叫聲後，就趕緊起床並且打開城門。
他們一行人立刻離開秦王國的邊境。
他們的預測沒有錯，秦王國的國王果然後悔放了他們離開。
在它們離開這座城市大約一個多小時後，秦王國的國王派出的軍隊抵達了這座邊境的城市。
他們逃過了這支軍隊的追殺。
這句成語的意思一個會學公雞的叫聲的人與一個會喬裝成狗的人。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的技能很特殊但是這項技能沒有辦法創造出實際上的收益。
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。
你有沒有甚麼特殊的專長呢?你認為一個專長一定要可以創造出收益才算是有價值的嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-孟嘗君列傳
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