I want to eliminate my opponent, I can't
keep my opponent alive.(勢不兩立)
(Tian Wen) was a famous nobleman of the Qi
Kingdom in the Warring States Period of China.
His family has royal blood, and he and his
father have long served as prime ministers of the Qi Kingdom.
After his cousin became the king of the Qi
Kingdom, his cousin removed him from the position of prime minister in order to
consolidate his power.
He has a friend whose name is (Feng Xuan).
(Feng Xuan) In order to help him regain the
position of prime minister of the Qi Kingdom, (Feng Xuan) went to the Qin
Kingdom.
(Feng Xuan) said to the king of the Qin
Kingdom.
Qi Kingdom and Qin Kingdom are the two most
powerful kingdoms among all the kingdoms now.
Therefore, many capable people from all
over China are concentrated in these two kingdoms.
Both kingdoms hope to defeat each other and
destroy each other, and the two kingdoms cannot coexist at the same time.
I am here today to tell you a very
important message. This message can help the Kingdom of Qin become stronger and
achieve the goal of destroying the Kingdom of Qi.
The king of Qin Kingdom was very curious.
What message do you want to tell me.
(Feng Xuan) said.
(Tian Wen) has been the prime minister of
the Qi Kingdom for a long time. Under his management, the Qi Kingdom has become
very powerful in recent years.
The new king of the Qi Kingdom removed him
from his prime minister position, and he is now a commoner.
He must be very dissatisfied with the new
king of Qi Kingdom in his heart.
I suggest that you should use this
opportunity to hire him as a strategic advisor to the Qin Kingdom.
He is a very capable man, and he is a very
good prime minister.
If you recruit him into the Qin Kingdom's
central government team, he will definitely be able to assist you in making the
Qin Kingdom stronger.
Qin Kingdom replied.
Your suggestion is very reasonable. I
immediately prepared many precious gifts and sent a special envoy to invite
(Tian Wen).
(Feng Xuan) After leaving the palace of the
Qin Kingdom, he immediately returned to the Qi Kingdom.
A few days later, he arrived at the palace
of the Qi Kingdom.
He met the king of Qi Kingdom.
He said to the king of the kingdom of Qi.
Qi Kingdom and Qin Kingdom are the two most
powerful kingdoms among all the kingdoms now.
Therefore, many capable people from all
over China are concentrated in these two kingdoms.
Both kingdoms hope to defeat each other and
destroy each other, and the two kingdoms cannot coexist at the same time.
I am here today to tell you a very
important message.
The king of Qi Kingdom was very curious.
What message do you want to tell me.
(Feng Xuan) said.
(Tian Wen) has been the prime minister of
the Qi Kingdom for a long time. Under his management, the Qi Kingdom has become
very powerful in recent years.
You removed him from the prime ministership
a few weeks ago, and he is now a commoner.
The king of the Qin Kingdom already knew
this message.
The king of the Qin Kingdom prepared many
precious gifts.
The king of the Qin Kingdom wanted to hire
him to serve as a strategic advisor to the Qin Kingdom.
If he joins the team of the central
government of the Qin Kingdom, the Qin Kingdom will definitely become stronger.
This will be a major threat to our Qi
Kingdom.
The king of Qi Kingdom replied.
Your concern is right, I should prevent him
from going to the Qin Kingdom, and I should prevent him from joining the team
of the Qin Kingdom's central government.
What should I do?
(Feng Xuan) said.
You should reinstate him as prime minister,
and I think if you do, then he will thank you very much.
Between the two kingdoms, he would choose
to come back here, after all, this is his hometown.
Although you don't like him, you still have
to accept him.
Because if he goes to the Qin Kingdom, he
will help the Qin Kingdom become strong, and in a few years, our Qi Kingdom
will face a huge threat.
If a few years later, the Qi Kingdom is
wiped out by the Qin Kingdom, and you become a king who has lost your own
kingdom, is this the result you want?
The king of Qi Kingdom answered after being
silent for a few minutes.
What you said is very reasonable, I will
send a special envoy to him immediately, and I will restore his prime minister
position.
This idiom means that I want to destroy my
opponent, I cannot let my opponent continue to exist.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever thought that your enemies can
sometimes help you achieve what you want to achieve? If you were the king of Qi
Kingdom, what decision would you make?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
勢不兩立(I want to eliminate my opponent, I
can't keep my opponent alive.)
(田文)是中國戰國時代的齊王國的一個著名的貴族。
他的家族具有王室血統，他與他的父親長期擔任齊王國的宰相。
他的堂哥成為齊王國的國王後，他的堂哥為了鞏固自已的權力所以免除了他的宰相職務。
他有一個朋友的名字是(馮諼)。
(馮諼)為了協助他再次取得齊王國的宰相職位，所以(馮諼)到了秦王國。
(馮諼)對秦王國的國王說。
齊王國與秦王國是現在所有王國中最強大的兩個王國。
因此中國各地很多有能力的人都往這兩個王國集中。
這兩個王國都希望可以戰勝對方並且消滅對方，這兩個王國不能同時並存。
我今天來到這裡要告訴你一個很重要的訊息，這個訊息可以幫助秦王國變得更強大並且達成消滅齊王國的目的。
秦王國的國王很好奇。
你想告訴我什麼訊息呢。
(馮諼)說。
(田文)長期擔任齊王國的宰相，在他的管理之下，齊王國這幾年變得非常強大。
新任的齊王國的國王免除了他的宰相職位，他現在是一個平民。
他的心裡一定對新任的齊王國的國王非常不滿。
我建議你應該利用這個機會聘請他來擔任秦王國的戰略顧問。
他是一個工作能力很強的人，他是一個很優秀的宰相。
你如果延攬他進入秦王國的中央政府的團隊，他一定能協助你讓秦王國更壯大。
秦王國回答。
你的建議很有道理，我立刻準備很多貴重的禮物，並且派遣一個特使去邀請(田文)。
(馮諼)離開秦王國的皇宮後，他立刻回到齊王國。
幾天後，他到達了齊王國的皇宮。
他見到了齊王國的國王。
他對齊王國的國王說。
齊王國與秦王國是現在所有王國中，最強大的兩個王國。
因此中國各地很多有能力的人都往這兩個王國集中。
這兩個王國都希望可以戰勝對方並且消滅對方，這兩個王國不能同時並存。
我今天來到這裡要告訴你一個很重要的訊息。
齊王國的國王很好奇。
你想告訴我什麼訊息呢。
(馮諼)說。
(田文)長期擔任齊王國的宰相，在他的管理之下，齊王國這幾年變得非常強大。
幾個禮拜前，你免除了他的宰相職位，他現在是一個平民。
秦王國的國王已經知道了這個訊息。
秦王國的國王準備很多貴重的禮物。
秦王國的國王要聘請他到秦王國擔任戰略顧問。
如果他加入了秦王國的中央政府的團隊，秦王國一定會變得更強大。
這對我們齊王國會是一個重大的威脅。
齊王國的國王回答。
你的擔憂是對的，我應該阻止他到秦王國，我應該阻止他加入秦王國的中央政府的團隊。
我應該怎樣做呢?
(馮諼)說。
你應該恢復他的宰相職務，我認為如果你這樣做，那麼他會非常的感謝你。
在兩個王國之間，他會選擇回到這裡，畢竟這裡是他的故鄉。
你雖然不喜歡他，但是你還是要接納他。
因為如果他去了秦王國，他將會協助秦王國變得強大，幾年之後，我們齊王國就會面臨到來自巨大的威脅。
如果幾年後，齊王國被秦王國消滅了，你成了一個失去了自已王國的國王，這是你想要的結果嗎?
齊王國的國王沉默了幾分鐘後回答。
你說的很有道理，我會立刻派遣特使去找他，我要恢復他的宰相職務。
這句成語的意思是我要消滅我的對手，我不能讓我的對手繼續存在。
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。
你有沒有想過你的敵人有時候也可以幫助你完成你想要達成的目標呢?你如果是齊王國的國王，你會做出什麼決定呢?
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