He suddenly became rich and his lifestyle
became very extravagant and wasteful(夥涉為王)
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, a man named
(Chen Sheng) led a group of people to rebel against the rule of the Qin
Dynasty.
History books tell a story about him.
When he was young, he worked as a hired
labourer for a while.
Together with some other young people, he
was responsible for helping to plough the fields.
He ate, slept and worked with these young
people every day and became very good friends with them.
In 209 BC, the revolutionary army he led
occupied many cities, and he publicly announced that he had founded a new
kingdom, and he became the founding king of this new kingdom.
He built a tall and magnificent palace in
the capital city he had founded.
One day, as he was leaving the palace, he
saw soldiers surrounding a man at the gate of the palace.
The man called out his name as soon as he
saw him.
He looked closer, he knew this man.
He went over to the man.
The man said to him happily.
Do you know me?
He replied.
I know you. We worked together as hired
hands some years ago, helping the landlord plough the fields.
Said the man.
I have heard that you have built a kingdom
and become king. So I have come here to visit you.
Would you like me to stay in the palace for
a few days?
He replied.
No problem, my good friend, I will welcome
you to my palace for a few days.
He led the man into the palace.
The man was amazed when he saw the very
extravagant decorations in the high palace.
This is amazing, I didn't expect you to
build a kingdom. I didn't expect you to have the accomplishments you have
today.
He looked at his friend with a smile and
said to him
I must attend to the affairs of the
kingdom.
I welcome you to stay at the palace for a
few more days, and if you have any needs, you can make them known directly to
the servants at the palace.
About a week later, a minister came to see
him.
The look on the minister's face was serious.
He asked the minister.
Is something bothering you? Why do you look
so serious?
Said the minister.
Your friend is behaving inappropriately and
I think I must report it to you.
He looked at the minister suspiciously.
The minister replied.
Your friend is living in the palace these
days, he has been bragging about being your good friend, his attitude is very
arrogant.
He told some ministers about some stupid
things you did when you were young.
His attitude has affected many servants and
maids in the palace, and these servants and maids have become less and less
respectful of you.
When he heard these words, he was very
angry.
He immediately checked what the minister
had said.
He found that what the minister had said
was true.
He ordered the soldiers in the palace to
arrest his friend.
He killed this friend.
This idiom is used to describe that after a person suddenly becomes rich, his lifestyle also becomes very extravagant and wasteful.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
Why do you think he was so angry? How would
you judge his friend's behaviour?
I hope you can gain something from this story.
夥涉為王(He suddenly became rich and his
lifestyle became very extravagant and wasteful)
秦王朝末年，有一個名字叫做(陳勝)的男人帶領了一群人反抗秦王朝的統治。
歷史書上記載了一個關於他的故事。
他年輕的時候，曾經當過一段時期的雇工。
他與其他一些年輕人一起負責幫忙耕田。
他與這些年輕人每天一起吃飯，每天一起睡覺，每天一起工作，他與這些人成為很好的朋友。
西元前209年，他所帶領的革命軍佔領了許多城市，他公開宣布自已建立了一個新的王國，他成為這個新的王國的開國國王。
他在他所設立的首都中，興建了高大又華麗的皇宮。
有一天， 他離開皇宮的時候，他看到皇宮門口的士兵包圍住一個男人。
這個男人一看到他就大聲叫他的名字。
他仔細一看，這個男人他認識。
他便向這個男人走過去。
這個男人很開心地對他說。
你認識我嗎。
他回答。
我認識你，幾年前我們一起當過雇工，曾經一起協助地主耕田。
這個男人說。
我聽說你建立了一個王國，你成為了國王。所以我特地來拜訪你。
你願意接待我到皇宮中去住幾天嗎?
他回答。
沒問題，我的好朋友，我很歡迎你到我的皇宮中住幾天。
他就帶這個男人進入皇宮。
這個男人看到高大的皇宮中的非常奢侈的裝潢，這個男人驚嘆。
這太了不起了，我沒想到你竟然建立了一個王國。我沒想到你會有今天的成就。
他笑著看著自已的這個朋友，他對這個朋友說。
我必須要去處理王國中的事務。
我歡迎你留在皇宮中多住幾天，你如果有任何需要就直接吩咐皇宮中的僕人。
大約一周後，有一個大臣來找他。
這個大臣的表情很凝重。
他問這個大臣。
是否有任何令你煩心的事情呢?你為何表情如此嚴肅呢?
這個大臣說。
你的朋友有些不適當的行為，我認為我必須要向你報告。
他疑惑的看著這個大臣。
這個大臣回答。
你的朋友這幾天住在皇宮中，他自誇說他是你的好朋友，他的態度表現得非常傲慢。
他跟一些大臣說你年輕時候做過的一些蠢事。
他的態度影響了很多皇宮中的僕人與婢女，這些僕人與婢女們愈來愈不尊敬你。
他聽到這些話後，他非常的生氣。
他立刻查證這個大臣所說的話。
他發現這個大臣所說的都是事實。
他命令皇宮中的士兵逮捕他這位朋友。
他殺了這個朋友。
這句成語被用來形容一個人突然變成有錢人之後，這個人的生活方式也跟著變得非常奢侈與浪費
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或是想法呢。
你認為他為何會感到如此憤怒呢?你如何評價他的朋友的行為呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一點收穫。
出處為史記-陳涉世家
