Outspoken (心直口快)
In the Song Dynasty of China, there was a
famous minister named Wen Tianxiang.
History books tell a story about him.
He was a minister of integrity, courage and
loyalty.
In 1279 AD, after the fall of the Song
Dynasty, he was taken prisoner to the capital of the Yuan Dynasty.
The king of the Yuan Dynasty said to the
prime minister of the Yuan Dynasty.
Although Wen Tianxiang was once our enemy,
I admire his character.
I hope you can find a way to persuade him
to surrender. If he joins the central government of the Yuan Dynasty, I believe
it will be of great help to our Yuan Dynasty.
After receiving this order, the Prime
Minister of the Yuan Dynasty sent someone to persuade Wen Tianxiang to
surrender.
This person was a general in the Song
Dynasty, and his name was (Lu Wenhuan).
After Lu Wenhuan was captured by the Yuan
Dynasty, he surrendered and joined the central government system of the Yuan
Dynasty.
Wen Tianxiang was imprisoned in the prison
of the capital of the Yuan Dynasty. One day (Lu Wenhuan) came to see him in
prison.
(Lu Wenhuan) said to him.
The Song Dynasty has fallen. If you are
willing to surrender, the King of Yuan Dynasty is willing to restore your
freedom. The King of the Yuan Dynasty will even allow you to join the central
government system of the Yuan Dynasty.
He said angrily to Lu Wenhuan.
You are a disloyal person. A few years ago,
you led the Song Dynasty army against the Yuan Dynasty army. After you were
defeated, you joined the Yuan Dynasty camp to save your own life.
You are a very shameless person, and if I
were free, the first thing I would do would be to kill you, traitor.
I will never surrender, you kill me, I
would rather die than betray the Song Dynasty.
When Wen Tianxiang said these words, his
tone was very firm. He insisted that he would not change his principles and
beliefs even under the threat of death.
After Lu Wenhuan reported to the Prime Minister
of the Yuan Dynasty, the Prime Minister of the Yuan Dynasty said
Wen Tianxiang is a true man, his character
is straightforward, he can say whatever comes to his mind, he expresses his
inner thoughts directly, and he is not influenced by the outside world.
This idiom means to be outspoken.
This idiom means that his character is
straightforward, and he says what he thinks in his heart.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after listening to this story?
What is your most important personal
principle? How do you think a real man should behave?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
心直口快(Outspoken)
中國的宋王朝有一個著名的大臣，這個大臣的名字叫做文天祥。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他是一個正直、勇敢又忠誠的大臣。
西元1279年，宋王朝滅亡之後，他被俘虜到元王朝的首都。
元王朝的國王對元王朝的宰相說。
文天祥雖然曾經是我們的敵人，但是他的品格很令我敬佩。
我希望你想辦法勸他投降，如果他加入元王朝的中央政府，我相信會對我們元王朝有很大的幫助。
元王朝的宰相收到這個命令後，他就派出一個人去勸文天祥投降。
這個人曾經是宋王朝的一個將軍，他的名字叫(呂文煥)。
呂文煥被元王朝俘虜之後，就投降並且加入了元王朝的中央政府的體系。
文天祥被關在元王朝的首都的監獄中，有一天，(呂文煥)到監獄中來見他。
(呂文煥)對他說。
宋王朝已經滅亡，如果你願意投降，元王朝的國王願意讓你恢復自由，元王朝的國王甚至會讓你加入元王朝的中央政府的體系。
他很生氣的對呂文煥說。
你是一個不忠誠的人，幾年前，你帶領著宋王朝的軍隊與元王朝的軍隊對戰，當你戰敗之後，你為了保全自己的生命，你竟然加入元王朝的陣營。
你是一個非常無恥的人，如果我恢復自由，我要做的第一件事情就是殺了你這個叛徒。
我是絕對不會投降的，你們殺了我吧，我寧願死，也不會背叛宋王朝。
文天祥說這些話的時候語氣非常的堅定，他在面臨死亡的威脅的時候仍然堅持不改變自已的原則與信仰。
呂文煥向元王朝的首相回報後，元王朝的首相說。
文天祥是一個真正的男人，他的性格直率，他心中想到什麼就說什麼，他直接表達出自己內心的想法，他不會被外界所所影響。
這句成語的意思是心直口快。
這句成語的意思是他的性格直率，他心中想什麼就說什麼。
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。
你個人最重要的原則是什麼呢?你認為一個真正的男人應該有怎樣的表現呢?
希望這故事能讓你產生一點新的收穫。
出處為-文山先生全集卷13-别集-指南録-卷之1-紀事
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