Feng Xuan(馮諼)(BC? Y - BC? )
His surname is (Feng) and his parents gave
him the name (Xuan).
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馮 |
Meaning of a fast horse. It is also one
of the Chinese surnames. |
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諼 |
Means to deceive. Means to forget. |
Since he lived a long time ago, according
to different historical records, his name is (Feng Xuan) or (Feng Huan).
He is a famous wise man. His story is
recorded in the history books.
(Tian Wen) was a famous nobleman in the Qi
Kingdom during the Warring States Period in China.
He receives more than 3,000 guests every
day.
He is one of these guests.
A history book records a story of the two
of them.
(Tian Wen) served as the prime minister of
the Qi Kingdom, and he lived in the capital of the Qi Kingdom.
He has a territory at the junction of Qi
Kingdom and Chu Kingdom.
At that time it was an era of agriculture,
and all the people lived by farming.
According to the law at the time, the
people of this territory had to pay him land rent.
he said to his guests. I need someone to
collect this year's land rent for me.
(Feng Zhen) took the initiative to strive
for and undertake this very difficult task.
He came to (Tian Wen)'s territory with the
land rental contracts of the year.
He found that the people in this territory
had very poor harvests due to climatic factors, so he made a decision.
He held a banquet to which he invited the
heads of every household in the territory.
During this banquet, he observed everyone's
clothes and appearance, he discerned that a few people could still afford the
land rent, and he observed that the lives of most people had fallen into
poverty.
After the banquet, he demanded that the
few, wealthier people must pay the annual land rent on the spot.
After he collected the rent for the land,
he let the wealthier people leave the banquet hall first.
The rest of the people in the banquet hall
who were living in poverty were very frightened. They didn't know what
punishment they would face. Everyone of these people was trembling with fear.
To everyone's surprise, he burned the land
rent contracts of these poor people in public.
He told everyone.
The lord of our land is a merciful man, and
he pitys you for this year's poor harvest,
So he waived your land rent this year.
In the banquet hall, all the poor and
impoverished people were amazed and couldn't believe it. Everyone was so
excited that they shed tears, and even most of them knelt down.
The day after the banquet, he took the land
rent he had received and returned to the capital to Tian Wen.
Tian Wen saw that he only took back so
little money and asked him what happened.
After he explained what he had done to Tian
Wen, Tian Wen was very angry.
Tian Wen told him.
Why did you make this decision on your own?
He said to Tian Wen calmly.
According to my observations, you still
have a lot of jewelry in your home in the capital, you have a lot of servants,
you have a lot of horses, and you can still maintain your current life if you
save some expenses.
But most of the people in your domain have
fallen into extreme poverty.
You only see me burning these land rent
contracts, but you don't see me bringing you back anything that is worth more
than money.
Tian Wen suppressed his anger and said to
him.
What did you bring back for me?
He answered.
I bring back to you the gratitude of the
people of your domain to you.
They see you as a merciful and righteous
man who will always be loved and respected by these people.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
In your life, what do you think is more
important than money? If you were Tian Wen, would you forgive his actions?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
馮諼(Feng Xuan)(西元前?年-西元前?年)
他的姓是(馮)，他的父母給他取的名字是(諼)。
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馮 |
一匹跑得很快的馬的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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諼 |
欺騙的意思。忘記的意思。 |
由於他生活的年代離現在已經很久遠，根據不同的歷史書記載，他的名字是(馮諼)或是(馮驩)。
他是一位著名的智者。歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
(田文)是中國戰國時代齊王國一個著名的貴族。
他每天都要接待超過3000位客人。
他是這些客人的其中之一。
歷史書上記載了一個他們兩個人的故事。
(田文)擔任齊王國的首相，他住在齊王國的首都。
他有一塊領地在齊王國與楚王國的交界處。
當時是農業時代，所有的百姓都以務農為生。
依照當時的法律，這一塊領地的百姓都必須向他繳納土地租金。
他對他的客人們說。我需要一個人去為我收取今年度的土地租金。
(馮諼)主動爭取並承接了這項非常困難的任務。
他帶著當年的這些土地租金合約到了(田文)的領地。
他發現這一塊領地的百姓們由於氣候因素，所以當年的收成非常的差，因此他做出了一個的決定。
他舉辦了一場宴會，他邀請這塊領地中的每一個家庭的戶長全都來參加這場宴會。
在這場宴會中，他觀察每個人的衣服與樣子，他分辨出少數百姓仍舊可以付得起土地租金，他觀察到大部分百姓的生活已經陷入貧困。
宴會結束後，他要求那些少數的、比較富裕的百姓必須當場繳納這筆年度土地租金。
他收齊了這些土地租金後，他讓這些比較富裕的百姓先離開宴會廳。
宴會廳中剩下那些生活已經陷入貧困的百姓們非常的害怕，他們不知告自已會遭遇到何種刑罰，這些百姓們每個人都嚇得發抖。
出乎所有的人的意料之外，他竟然當眾燒掉這些可憐的百姓們的土地租金合約。
他對所有人說。
我們這塊領地的主人是一個仁慈的人，他憐恤你們今年的收成很差，
因此他免除你們今年的土地租金。
宴會廳中，所有可憐的、貧困的百姓看到這個情況都驚訝的不敢相信，每個人都激動到流下眼淚，甚至有大多數人跪下來。
宴會隔天，他拿著他所收到的土地租金回到首都給田文。
田文看見他只收回了那麼一點點錢就問他發生了甚麼事。
他對田文說明了他所做的事後，田文非常的生氣。
田文對他說。
你為何擅自做出這個決定呢?
他很冷靜的對田文說。
根據我的觀察，你在首都的家中還有著許多的珠寶，你還有許多的僕人，你還有許多的馬匹，你只要撙節一些開支，你仍然可以維持現在的生活。
但是你的領地中的百姓們，大多數都已經陷入極度的貧困。
你只看到我燒毀了這些土地租金合約，但你沒有看見我為你帶回來甚麼東西，這些東西比的價值超過金錢。
田文壓抑住怒氣的對他說。
你為我帶回來什麼東西呢。
他回答。
我為你帶回來你的領地中這些百姓們對你的感激。
他們認為你是一個仁慈又正義的人，這些百姓們會永遠愛戴並且尊敬你。
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。
在你的生命中，你認為甚麼東西比金錢更重要呢?如果你是田文，你會原諒他的行為嗎?
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
https://www.arteducation.com.tw/guwen/bookv_162.html
出處為戰國策-齊四-齊人有馮諼者
https://www.arteducation.com.tw/guwen/bookv_4492.html