They maintain high morality and do a lot of good deeds(積德行善)
There was a famous minister in the Han
Dynasty, his name was (Lou Jing).
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
The king of the Han Dynasty was thinking
about where to set up his capital.
He made his proposal to the king of the Han
Dynasty.
He asks.
I think you want to set up the capital in
(Luoyang) city right?
The king answered.
That's right.
He asks.
Why do you want to set the capital in
(Luoyang) city?
Do you want to set the capital in Luoyang
City because Luoyang City used to be the capital of the Zhou Dynasty?
The king answered.
Yes. .
He said.
I don't think you should set the capital in
(Luoyang).
Asked the king.
Why do you think so?
He said.
Because the founding process of the Zhou
Dynasty is different from that of the Han Dynasty.
We know from history books that the
ancestors of the king's family of the Zhou Dynasty continued to maintain high
morality and did many good deeds.
The good deeds of their ancestors won the
respect of many.
Their ancestors mediated disputes between
various groups of people.
Their ancestors led different ethnic groups
at that time, and together they overthrew the tyrannical Shang Dynasty,
They are therefore elected by all ethnic
groups as their common leaders.
Because (Luoyang) city is located in the
geographic center of China, the founding king of the Zhou Dynasty established
the capital in (Luoyang) city.
At that time, all ethnic groups obeyed the
orders of the Zhou Dynasty, not because the Zhou Dynasty had a strong military
force, but because the virtues of the Zhou Dynasty were respected and revered
by all ethnic groups.
He paused, he asked the king.
Do you agree with what I said?
The king nodded in agreement.
This idiom means to maintain high morality
and do many good deeds.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Where is the capital of your country? What
is the history of the capital of your country?
I hope this story can give you some new
harvest.
積德行善(They maintain high morality and do a
lot of good deeds)
漢王朝有一位著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(婁敬)。
歷史書上記載過一個關於他的故事。
漢王朝國王正在思考首都要設立在何處。
他對漢王朝的國王提出他的建議。
他問。
我認為你想要把首都設立在(洛陽)城對嗎?
國王回答。
沒錯。
他問。
你為何要把首都設在(洛陽)城呢?
你是因為洛陽城曾經是周王朝的首都，所以你想要把首都設在洛陽城嗎?
國王回答。
對的。。
他說。
我認為你不應該把首都設在(洛陽)。
國王問。
你為何這樣認為呢?
他說。
因為周王朝的建國歷程與漢王朝的建國歷程並不相同。
我們從歷史書上可以得知，周王朝的國王的家族的祖先們持續維持高道德與做了很多的好事。
他們的祖先的好行為，贏得了許多人的尊敬。
他們的祖先調停各個不同族群的人民之間的糾紛。
他們的祖先帶領當時各個不同的族群，他們一起推翻了暴虐的商王朝，
他們因此被所有族群推舉為大家共同的領袖。
因為(洛陽)城市位於中國的地理中心點，所以周王朝的開國君王把首都建立在(洛陽)城，。
當時所有的族群聽從周王朝的命令，不是因為周王朝擁有強大的軍事力量，而是因為周王朝的德行被各個族群所尊敬與敬畏
他停頓了一下，他問國王。
你認同我說的這些話嗎?
國王點頭表示認同。
這句成語的意思是維持高道德與做了很多的好事。
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。
你們國家的首都在那裡嗎?你們國家的首都的歷史沿革為何呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-劉敬叔孫通列傳
