A defeated general dare not boast how brave
he is. (敗軍之將不可言勇)
The name of the founding king of the Han
Dynasty in Chinese history was (Liu Bang). And the name of the most important
general who assisted him in founding the Han Dynasty was (Han Xin).
The story of (Han Xin)'s life is very
wonderful, and one of his stories is recorded in history.
He was the commander-in-chief of the Han
Kingdom's army.
In 205 BC, he led the army of Han Kingdom to attack Zhao Kingdom.
The name of the military staff officer of
the Kingdom of Zhao is (Li Zuojun), and the name of (Li Zuojun)'s grandfather
is (Li Mu). (Li Mu) was a very great general in the Warring States Period.
On the eve of the battle between the two
sides, Han Xin issued a military order.
During the battle tomorrow, if you see Zhao
Kingdom's military staff officer (Li Zuojun), you must neither harm nor kill
him. You must arrest him and hand him over to me.
I will award 1000 gold coins as a reward to
the soldier who catches him.
After the war, (Han Xin) sat at the general
headquarters, (Li Zuojun) was tied up and brought before him.
He immediately left his seat, and he
ordered the soldiers to untie the rope on (Li Zuojun).
He let (Li Zuojun) sit on his seat, and he
stood respectfully in front of (Li Zuojun).
He said to (Li Zuojun).
You are my respected military adviser, I
want to learn from you, I want to ask you to guide me how to make important
strategic decisions.
I want to attack Yan Kingdom and Qi Kingdom
next, if you were me, what kind of battle plan would you draw up?
(Li Zuojun) said to him.
There is an old saying. A defeated general
does not dare to boast how brave he is, because according to objective facts,
if the general is really brave, then he should not have been defeated.
I am a defeated general, how can I possibly
provide you with a good battle plan?
I am your prisoner, why do you ask my
opinion?
(Han Xin) answered.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was
a famous political adviser named (Baili Xi).
He used to serve as a political adviser in
the Kingdom of Yu, and later he was hired to serve as a political adviser in
the Kingdom of Qin.
But the endings of the two kingdoms were
not the same,
The king of Yu Kingdom did not follow his
advice and was eliminated in 655 BC.
The king of the Qin Kingdom followed his
advice, so the Qin Kingdom changed from weak to strong.
We can learn an important lesson from this
case.
A kingdom can be strong, the key lies in
whether the king can humbly learn from those wise men and listen to their
advice.
You are the military staff officer I
admire, if the generals of Kingdom Zhao had followed your advice before the
war, then the result of this battle might be completely opposite to what it is
now.
The Kingdom of Han will be the one that
loses the battle, while the Kingdom of Zhao will be the other side that wins.
I admire you very much, and I sincerely
hope that you can provide me with some suggestions based on your profession.
This idiom means that a defeated general
dare not boast how brave he is.
Dear friend, what are your feelings or
thoughts after hearing this story?
If you were Han Xin, would you learn from
someone who was defeated by you? How would you evaluate Han Xin's behavior?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
敗軍之將不可言勇(A defeated general dare not boast
how brave he is. )
中國歷史上的漢王朝開國國王的名字叫做(劉邦)。而協助他創建漢王朝的最重要的將軍的名字是(韓信)。
(韓信)一生的故事非常的精采，歷史上記載了一個他的故事。
他是漢王國的軍隊的總指揮官。
西元前205年，他率領漢王國的軍隊攻打趙王國。
因為趙王國的將軍沒有採納趙王國的軍事參謀的建議，所以趙王國的士兵人數雖然遠勝過和漢王國的的士兵人數但還是被漢王朝打敗。
趙王國的這個軍事參謀的名字叫做(李左車)，(李左車)的祖父的名字叫做(李牧)，(李牧)是戰國時代的一個非常偉大的將軍。
韓信在雙方對戰的前夕，他發布一道軍事命令。
明天在對戰的過程中，如果你們看見趙王國的軍事參謀(李左軍)，你們不可傷害他也不可以殺了他，你們要把他抓起來並且交給我。
我將會頒發1000個金幣作為獎金給那個抓到他的士兵。
戰爭結束後，(韓信)坐在總司令部，(李左軍)被綑綁並且被帶到他的面前。
他立刻離開自已的座位，他命令士兵們把(李左軍)身上的繩子解開。
他讓(李左軍)坐在自己的座位上，他恭敬地站立在(李左軍)的面前。
他對(李左軍)說。
你是我所尊敬的軍事參謀，我想要跟你學習，我想要請你指導我該如何做出重要的戰略決定。
我接下來想要攻打燕王國與齊王國，假如你是我，你會擬定怎樣的作戰計畫呢?
(李左軍)對他說。
有一句古話說。一個戰敗的將軍不敢誇耀自己有多麼勇敢，因為根據客觀的事實，如果這個將軍真的勇敢，那他就不應該戰敗。
我是一個戰敗的將軍，我怎麼可能能夠提供你好的作戰計畫呢?
我是你的俘虜，你為何要詢問我的意見呢?
(韓信)回答。
春秋時代，有一個著名的政治參謀，他名字叫做(百里奚)。
他曾經在虞王國擔任政治參謀，後來他又被聘請到秦王國擔任政治參謀。
但是這兩個王國的結局卻不相同，
虞王國的國王沒有聽從他的建議所以在西元前655年被消滅。
秦王國的國王聽從他的建議所以秦王國從原本的弱小變成強大。
從這個案例中我們可以學習到一個重要的道理。
一個王國可以強盛，重點在於國王是否能夠虛心地向那些智者學習，並聽取這些智者的建議。
你是我所敬佩的軍事參謀，如果趙王國的將軍在戰爭前聽從你的建議，那麼這場戰役的結果可能就會跟現在完全相反。
漢王國會是戰敗的一方，而趙王國會是勝利的另一方。
我很敬佩你，我真誠的希望請你提供我一些基於你的專業提出的建議。
這一句成語的意思是一個戰敗的將軍不敢誇耀自己有多麼勇敢。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你如果是韓信，你會向一個被你打敗的人學習嗎?你如何評價韓信的行為呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-淮陰侯列傳