Wu Qi(吳起) (? BC - 381 BC)
His surname is (Wu), his parents gave him
the name (Qi), and he was born in Shandong Province, China.
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吳 |
It means to speak out loud. Kingdom name
in ancient China. It is also one of the Chinese surnames. |
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起 |
It means to sit up from a lying state. It
means to stand up from a sitting state. |
He was an outstanding military general. He
is one of the best military strategists in Chinese history.
There is a story about him in the history
books.
In the last years of his life, he was hired
by the king of the Chu kingdom, and he became the prime minister of the Chu
kingdom.
During this period he was careful to issue
clear decrees and strictly enforce them.
He eliminated and cut redundant staff in the
central government, he scrutinized corruption and bribery in the central
government, and he supported those who were loyal and honest.
He reduced or even cancelled the salaries
given to the nobles of the Chu Kingdom. He used the saved money to distribute
to the soldiers of the Chu Kingdom, and he strengthened the training of the
troops of the Chu Kingdom.
These reforms of his angered many nobles,
so many nobles hated him very much.
But the king of Chu Kingdom still supported
his reforms because he made Chu Kingdom from weak to strong.
In 381 BC, the king of the Chu kingdom who
supported his reforms died suddenly.
After he heard the news, he was very sad,
because the king of Chu Kingdom trusted him very much and supported his
reforms, and his heart was full of gratitude to the king.
He rushed back to the capital from the
front line, he went to the palace, he entered the hall where the corpse of the
king of Chu Kingdom was placed, he saw the corpse of the king, his eyes filled
with tears.
Suddenly. He felt a sting in his back, his
hand touched his back, and he felt an arrow.
He was surprised and angry, and when he
looked back, he saw many nobles in the hall, taking up their bows and arrows
and shooting arrows at him.
He is a very smart person, he knows that
these stupid nobles think that just by killing him they can stop the reform of
the Chu Kingdom, these stupid nobles want to kill this king at the chaotic
moment just after his death for their own benefit .
He wasn't angry at this time, he laughed instead.
He said to these nobles.
You dare to attack me, haha, before I die,
I will let you understand why I can lead the army to win so many victories in
my life.
After saying this, he rolled forward, and
he quickly rushed towards the king's body.
He raised the king's body as cover, and at
the same time he took out his bow and arrow to attack the nobles who attacked
him.
The nobles shot many arrows at him, most of
them on the king's corpse, and only a few of them hit him.
After dozens of minutes, he died next to
the king's body because of excessive bleeding.
A few days later, the new king of the Chu
Kingdom succeeded to the throne.
The new king ordered an investigation into
the assassination, and according to the laws of the Chu kingdom, anyone who
harmed the king's corpse must be punished by death.
All the arrows on the dead king's body were
taken out, and the king judged who had hurt the king's body according to the
family crest on each arrow.
The total number of these individuals
exceeded 70, and all were sentenced to death.
Although Wu Qi died, after his death, he
successfully avenged himself.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Has your country ever experienced turmoil
due to reforms? If you were (Wu Qi), would you use a more moderate reform
approach?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
吳起(Wu Qi)（西元前?年-西元前381年）
他的姓是(吳)，他的父母給他取的名字是(起)，他出生地位於在中國的山東省。
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吳 |
大聲說話的意思。中國古代的王國名稱。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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起 |
從躺著的狀態坐起來的意思。從坐著的狀態站起來的意思。 |
他是一位傑出的軍事將領。他是中國歷史上最好的軍事家之一。
歷史書上記載過一個關於他的故事。
在他的人生的最後幾年，他接受楚王國的國王的聘請，他成了楚王國的宰相。
他在這段期間用謹慎的態度發布明確的法令並嚴格地執行這些法令。
他淘汰並且裁減那些中央政府機關內的冗員，他嚴厲地查核中央政府內的貪污與賄絡的情況，他支持那些忠誠正直的人員。
他減少甚至取消給楚王國的貴族們的俸祿。他把這些省下來的錢用來發放給楚王國的士兵們，他強化楚王國的軍隊的訓練。
他的這些改革行為惹怒了許多貴族，因此許多貴族都非常的恨他。
但是楚王國的國王仍然支持他的改革，因為他讓楚王國從弱小變成強大。
西元前381年，支持他改革的楚王國的國王突然過世。
他聽到這個消息後，他非常的難過，因為楚王國的國王非常信任他，又支持他的改革，他的內心充滿對國王的感激。
他從前線趕回首都，他到了皇宮內，他進入了放置楚王國的國王的屍體的大廳中，他看到國王的屍體，他的眼睛中充滿淚水。
突然之間。他感到背後一陣刺痛，他的手向他的背後一摸，他摸到了一支箭。
他又驚訝又生氣，他回過頭一看，他發現在大廳中的許多貴族們，拿起身上的弓箭並向他射箭。
他是一個非常聰明的人，他知道這些愚蠢的貴族們認為只要殺了他就可以阻止楚王國的改革，這些愚蠢的貴族們為了自己的利益所以要趁這個國王剛離世個混亂時刻殺了他。
他這時候沒有生氣，他反而笑了。
他對這些貴族們說。
你們竟然敢偷襲我，哈哈，在我死前，我會讓你們明白我這一生為何可以帶領軍隊贏得那麼多場的勝利。
說完這句話後，他向前一個翻滾，他快速衝向國王的屍體。
他抬起國王的屍體作為掩護，他同時拿出身上個弓箭回擊這些偷襲他的貴族們。
這些貴族們朝他射了許多箭，其中大部分的箭都射在了國王的屍體上，只有少部分射中他。
過了幾十分鐘，他因為流血過多，他死在國王的屍體旁。
幾天後，楚王國的新的國王繼位。
新的國王下令調查這一場刺殺行動，根據楚王國的法律，傷害了國王的屍體的人必須被處以死刑。
已經逝世的國王的屍體身上的箭被全部取下來，國王根據每支箭上面的家徽，判斷有哪些人傷害了國王的屍體。
這些人的總數超過70人，全部被處以死刑。
吳起雖然死了，但在他死後，他成功的替自己報仇。
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。
你的國家中，有曾經因為改革而發生動盪嗎?你如果是(吳起)，你會用比較溫和的改革方式嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為呂氏春秋-開春論-貴卒
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