He felt excruciating pain(痛入骨髓)
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.
In the last years of the Qin Dynasty, there
were many resistance forces in China. Among these resistance forces, the two
biggest forces are (Xiang Yu) and (Liu Bang).
(Han Xin) first joined (Xiang Yu)'s army.
He had put forward his suggestions many times, but (Xiang Yu) did not adopt his
opinions. So later he switched to the (Liu Bang) camp.
He was appointed by (Liu Bang) as the
commander-in-chief of the Han Kingdom's army.
In a meeting, (Liu Bang) asked him very
modestly.
So how do you think we can defeat (Xiang
Yu)?
he answered.
This method is very simple, (Xiang Yu) is
our mirror, he has already guided us how to do it.
The first point. We must identify those who
are the best in our kingdom and empower them fully.
We should build a strong team, not rely on
a strong individual.
Second point. We must establish a fair
system so that our soldiers can be promoted and rewarded for their military
exploits. When our soldiers see that their efforts can be fairly recognized,
these soldiers will fight bravely with all their strength.
He paused and continued.
After we achieve these points, the overall
combat power of our kingdom and the Chu kingdom will be about the same.
And (Xiang Yu) made a serious mistake not
long ago, which will cause him to be defeated by us.
Liu Bang asked.
What serious mistake did (Xiang Yu) make?
He answered with a smile.
Not long ago, a great war broke out between
the army led by Xiang Yu and the army of the Qin Dynasty.
In this war, the three generals who led the
army of the Qin Dynasty turned their backs on the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty,
and the three generals voluntarily surrendered in exchange for their own lives
to survive.
After this war, (Xiang Yu) ordered his
soldiers to kill 200,000 soldiers of the Qin Dynasty who participated in this
war.
The families of the 200,000 soldiers of the
Qin Dynasty hated (Xiang Yu) and the three generals who surrendered very much.
The pain of these family members is like
going deep into the bones.
So I think we should take advantage of this
opportunity and find a way to seize the land where the families of the soldiers
of the Qin Dynasty lived as soon as possible.
(Liu Bang) was very happy after listening
to his analysis.
(Liu Bang) said to him.
It would have been nice if I had known you
sooner, but fortunately it is not too late.
The army subordinates of our kingdom are
completely entrusted to your command, and I will completely trust you.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
feels a lot of pain. The pain feels like it goes deep into the bones.
Dear friend, what are your feelings or
thoughts after hearing this story?
What have you ever felt excruciatingly
painful about? Have you ever been inspired by someone else's mistakes?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
痛入骨髓(He felt excruciating pain)
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。
秦王朝的末年，中國境內有很多反抗勢力。這些反抗勢力中，最大的兩股力量是(項羽)與(劉邦)。
(韓信)先投身(項羽)的軍隊，他曾經多次提出他的建議，但是(項羽)沒有採納他的意見。所以後來他改投入(劉邦)的陣營。
他被(劉邦)聘任為漢王國的軍隊的總指揮官。
在一場會議中，(劉邦)很謙虛地問他。
那你認為我們要如何才可以戰勝(項羽)呢?
他回答。
這做法非常的簡單啊，(項羽)就是我們的鏡子啊，他已經指導了我們該怎樣做了。
第一點。我們必須找出那些我們王國中的優秀的人才並且充分的授權給他們。
我們應該建立一個強大的團隊，而不是以靠一個強大的個人。
第二點。我們必須建立一套建立一套公平的制度讓我們的士兵們可以因為自已的戰功獲得晉陞與獎勵。我們的士兵們看見自已的努力可以被公平的認可後，這些士兵們才會全力的奮勇作戰。
他停頓了一下然後繼續說。
我們做到這幾點後，我們王國與楚王國的整體戰力就會差不多。
而且(項羽)在不久前犯下了一個嚴重的錯誤，這個錯誤將會使他被我們打敗。
劉邦問。
(項羽)犯了甚麼嚴重的錯誤呢?
他微笑著回答。
不久之前，(項羽)率領的軍隊與秦王朝的軍隊間，發生了一場大戰爭。
在這場戰爭中，領導秦王朝的軍隊的三個將軍背棄了秦王朝的士兵，這三個將軍主動投降以換取自己的生命得以存活。
在這場戰爭結束後，(項羽)命令他的士兵們殺了20萬個參與這場戰爭的秦王朝的士兵。
這20萬個秦王朝的士兵的家屬們因此非常的痛恨(項羽)與這三個投降的將軍。
這些家屬的痛楚就如同深入骨頭裡面一樣。
所以我認為，我們應該利用這個機會，想辦法盡快掌握秦王朝的士兵們的家屬們所居住的這一塊土地。
(劉邦)聽完他的分析後非常的開心。
(劉邦)對他說。
如果我早點認識你該有多好，但還好現在還不遲。
我們王國的軍隊部屬完全交給你指揮，我會完全的信任你。
這一句成語被用來形容一個人感到非常的痛楚，這痛楚的感覺好像深入骨頭裡面一般。
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。
你曾經因為什麼事情感到極端的痛楚呢?你是否曾經從別人的錯誤中得到啟發呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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