He was able to defeat his enemies without using force(兵不血刃)
At the end of the Han Dynasty in China, the
military power of the warlords in different parts of China surpassed the
central government, and the central government lost control over the warlords
in different parts of China.
These warlords were constantly at war with
each other, and in the end three forces remained.
The leaders of these three forces
established the three kingdoms of Wu Kingdom, Shuhan Kingdom and Cao Wei
Kingdom.
Chinese history books call this period the
Three Kingdoms period.
The name of the founding king of the Wu
Kingdom was Sun Quan.
History books tell a story about him.
Once, one of his ambassadors had a
conversation with the king of the Cao Wei Kingdom.
Asked the king of Cao Wei Kingdom.
What do you think are your king's personal
qualities?
The ambassador replied.
I think our king is wise, intelligent, kind
and full of wisdom. He has great talent, he has extraordinary strategic vision.
Asked the King of the Kingdom of Cao Wei.
Can you give me some specific examples?
The ambassador replied.
He recruited (Lu Su) from among many
scholars as his staff. This showed his intelligence.
Among many soldiers, he promoted (Lu Meng)
to be his general, which shows his intelligence.
He once captured the general (Yu Jin) of
the Kingdom of Cao Wei, but later released (Yu Jin), which showed his kindness.
He once acquired the land (Jingzhou) from
the Kingdom of Shuhan. In that war, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Wu won the
victory without the blood of the enemy on their weapons. This incident reveals
the full extent of his wisdom.
The ambassador paused and continued.
He controlled the land of the three states
in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. He managed that land very
well. He made the Wu Kingdom one of the three most powerful powers in China.
This incident shows his great talent.
He knows that the current fighting power of
the Wu Kingdom is still not enough to compete with the Cao Wei Kingdom, so he
showed respect and obedience to you, which revealed his extraordinary strategic
vision.
The king of the Cao Wei Kingdom laughed
when he heard these words.
This idiom means He was able to defeat his
enemies without using force.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
What are your personal characteristics?
What personality traits would you most like to have?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
兵不血刃(He was able to defeat his enemies
without using force)
中國的漢王朝末年，中國各地的軍閥的軍事力量勝過中央政府，中央政府失去對中國各地的軍閥的控制力。
這些軍閥相互間不斷的戰爭，最後留下三股勢力。
這三股勢力的領導者分別建立了吳王國與蜀漢王國與曹魏王國這三個王國，
中國的歷史書上稱呼這個年代為三國時代。
吳王國的開國國王的名字叫做孫權。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
有一次，他的一個大使與曹魏王國的國王對話。
曹魏王國的國王問。
你認為你們的國王有怎樣的個人特質呢?
大使回答。
我認為我們的國王是一個聰明、聰敏、仁慈、充滿智慧的人。他有個偉大的才能，他有著非凡的戰略眼光。
曹魏王國的國王問。
你可以舉出一些具體的例子嗎?
大使回答。
他從許多的學者之中，聘請了(魯肅)成為他的參謀。這件事情顯露出他的聰明。
他從許多的士兵之中，提拔了(呂蒙)成為他的將軍，這件事情顯露出他的聰敏。
他曾經俘虜了曹魏王國的(于禁)將軍，但他後來釋放了(于禁)，這件事情顯露出他的仁慈。
他曾經從蜀漢王國取得了(荊州)這一塊土地，這一場戰爭中，吳王國的士兵們的兵器沒有沾上敵人的鮮血就取得了勝利。這件事情顯露出他的充滿智慧。
大使停頓了一下，繼續說。
他控制了中國長江下游三個州的土地，他把這一塊土地治理的很好，他讓吳王國成為當前中國三股最強大的勢力之一，這件事情顯露出他的偉大才能。
他知道目前的吳王國的戰力仍然不足以與曹魏王國抗衡，所以他表現出對你的尊敬與服從，這件事情顯露出他非凡的戰略眼光。
曹魏王國的國王聽完這些話後大笑。
這句成語的意思是他沒有使用武力就能夠戰勝他的敵人。
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。
你有怎樣的個人特質呢?你最希望自己有哪些人格特質呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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