The three most powerful forces in China
contain each other and maintain balance(三分天下)
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 resisting forces, the two
largest forces are the Chu Kingdom led by (Xiang Yu) and the Han Kingdom led by
(Liu Bang).
In 204 BC, a war broke out between the
Kingdom of Han and the Kingdom of Chu.
In this battle, the Kingdom of Chu lost
200,000 elite soldiers.
After this battle, the military strength of
the Han Kingdom and the Chu Kingdom reversed, and the military strength of the
Han Kingdom began to surpass that of the Chu Kingdom.
After the war, (Xiang Yu) sent an envoy to
see (Han Xin).
The messenger said to (Han Xin).
The Qin Kingdom established the Qin Dynasty
after annexing all the kingdoms in China.
But the people of various kingdoms were
unwilling to obey the leadership of the Qin Kingdom, so the people of all
countries rose up against the Qin Dynasty.
After the Qin Dynasty was overthrown, the
leaders of the various kingdoms returned to their original territories, and the
various kingdoms agreed to maintain peace and not to start wars with each
other.
But the Kingdom of Han broke this
agreement, and the Kingdom of Han launched an army to invade various kingdoms.
I think the leader of the Han Kingdom (Liu
Bang) is a very ambitious and greedy man.
(Liu Bang) wanted to follow the example of
the Qin Kingdom and once again annexed the lands of various Chinese kingdoms
into his own territory.
The king of the Chu Kingdom (Xiang Yu) is a
merciful person.
(Xiang Yu) had the opportunity to kill Liu
Bang several times, but (Xiang Yu) let him go.
The King of the Han Kingdom (Liu Bang) is a
man of no credit.
He didn't thank (Xiang Yu) for his
forgiveness, and after he accumulated enough force, he led the army to attack
the Kingdom of Chu.
He did not abide by the agreement with
Xiang Yu.
It can be seen from this that he is a
person who does not keep his promise. He is an ungrateful man.
The messenger paused, and then said to (Han
Xin).
There are now three largest forces in
China.
The army you lead and the army of Han Kingdom and the army of Chu Kingdom present a balanced situation.
Your choice will determine which of the two
kingdoms, the Chu Kingdom and the Han Kingdom, will win the final victory.
If you help the Kingdom of Chu, then the
Kingdom of Han will definitely be defeated.
If you assist the Kingdom of Han, the
Kingdom of Chu will definitely be defeated.
If you continue to assist the Kingdom of
Han, I believe that after the defeat of the Kingdom of Chu, you will be the
next target to be killed by (Liu Bang), because your military power is too
strong, (Liu Bang) is a despicable and ungrateful person, He will most likely
kill you then.
So I suggest you, you should break away
from Liu Bang, and you should declare yourself to establish a new kingdom.
If you form a new kingdom, Chu Kingdom will
support you and become your ally.
This idiom is used to describe three forces
in a group or country that check and balance each other.
Dear friend, what are your feelings or
thoughts after hearing this story?
If your friend does not keep his promise,
will you continue to be his friend? Have you ever been betrayed by a friend?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
三分天下(The three most powerful forces in
China contain each other and maintain balance)
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)所領導的楚王國與(劉邦)所領導的漢王國。
西元前204年，漢王國與楚王國間發生一場戰爭。
這一場戰役，楚王國損失了20萬個精銳的士兵。
從這一場戰役後，漢王國與楚王國的軍事力量逆轉，漢王國的軍事力量開始勝過楚王國。
這場戰爭結束後，(項羽)派遣了一個使者去見(韓信)。
這個使者對(韓信)說。
秦王國併吞了全中國的各個王國後建立了秦王朝。
但是各個王國的人民不願意服從秦王國的領導所以所有各國的人民一起起來反抗秦王朝。
秦王朝被推翻後，各個王國的領導者回到各自原本的領土，各個王國間約定好要保持和平，不再彼此發動戰爭。
但是漢王國打破了這項協定，漢王國發動軍隊侵犯各個王國。
我認為漢王國的領導者(劉邦)是一個很有野心又貪心的人。
(劉邦)想要效法秦王國，再次把中國的各個王國的土地都併吞成為自已的領土，(劉邦)想要效法秦王國，再次把中國的各個王國的國王都成為他的部屬。
楚王國的國王(項羽)是一個慈悲的人。
(項羽)曾經好幾次有機會殺了劉邦，但是(項羽)放了他。
漢王國的國王(劉邦)是一個沒有信用的人。
他沒有感謝(項羽)對他的寬恕，他累積了足夠的武力之後就率領軍隊攻打楚王國。
他沒有遵守與項羽的約定。
由此可知他是一個不守信用的人。他是一個忘恩負義的人。
這個使者停頓了一下，然後對(韓信)說。
現在全中國的境內有三股勢力最大。
你領導的軍隊與漢王國的軍隊和楚王國的軍隊這三股勢力呈現一種均衡的態勢。
你的選擇將會決定楚王國與漢王國這兩個王國那一方會獲得最後的勝利。
你如過協助楚王國，那麼漢王國就一定會被打敗。
你如果協助漢王國，那麼楚王國就醫定會被打敗。
你如果繼續協助漢王國，我相信等到楚王國被打敗後，你就會成為(劉邦)下一個要殺害的對象，因為你擁有的軍事力量太強大，(劉邦)是一個卑鄙而且忘恩負義的人，他到時候很有可能會殺害你。
因此我建議你，你應該脫離劉邦，你應該自己宣布自己要成立一個新的王國。
如果你成立新的王國，楚王國會支持你並且成為你的盟友。
這一句成語的被用來形容一個團體或國家內有三股力量彼此牽制並且保持平衡。
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。
你的朋友如果不守信用，你會繼續與他當朋友嗎?你是否有被朋友背叛過呢?
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
