The verdict of this case will never be
changed(南山鐵案)
In the Tang Dynasty there was a famous and
upright minister, his name was (Li Yuanhong).
History books tell a story about him.
He was once an administrative official in
the state of Yongzhou, and his duty was to deal with civil disputes.
One day, a monk from a temple angrily said
to him
There is a very old stone mill in our
temple.
A few days ago, the princess came to visit
our temple. She saw the stone mill and liked it very much. She asked us to give
it to her.
We did not agree to her request, so she took
the mill by force.
We'll file a civil suit against her.
The next day he went to investigate the
matter and found that what the monk had said was true and that the princess had
indeed taken the mill from the temple.
He immediately passed judgement and
demanded that the princess return the mill immediately.
Because of administrative procedures, he
passed the verdict on to his superiors.
The judgement had to be approved by his
superiors before it could take legal effect.
Having seen the verdict, his superiors gave
it back to him.
His superiors said to him
The princess is the king's sister and she
has a lot of power, so I suggest you change your judgement.
You should not ask the princess to return
the stone mill.
After hearing his superior's order, he said
to his superior
My judgement is based on the principles of
justice and I will not change my judgement.
Even if you have the ability to move this
mountain near the capital, you can't change my decision.
This idiom is used to describe a case where
the judgement will never be changed.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
If you were him, would you change your
judgement? If you were his superior, what would you say to him?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
南山鐵案(The verdict of this case will never
be changed)
唐王朝有一個著名的正直的大臣，他的名字叫做(李元紘)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他曾經擔任雍州這個州的行政官員，他的職責是處理民事糾紛。
有一天，有一座寺廟的僧人很氣憤地對他說。
我們寺廟中，有一個很古老的石磨。
幾天前，公主來到我們的寺廟參拜，她看到這個石磨，她很喜歡這個石磨。她要求我們把這個石磨給她。
我們不答應她，她就強行把這個石磨搶走。
所以我們要對她提出告訴。
他隔天就立刻去查證這件事情，他發現這個僧人所說的話是對的，公主的確搶走了這個寺廟的石磨。
他立刻做出判決，他要求公主立刻歸還這個石磨。
因為行政手續，所以他把這個判決書交給他的上司。
這份判決書必須經過他的上司的確認才具有法定效力。
他的上司看到這判決後，把這個判決書交還給他。
他的上司對他說。
公主是國王的妹妹，她的權力很大，所以我建議你更改你的判決書。
你不應該要求公主歸還這個石磨。
他聽到他的上司的指令後，他對他的上司說。
我的判決是基於正義的原則所判定的，我不會更改我的判決。
就算你有能力移動首都旁的這座高山，你也無法改變我的決定。
這句成語被用來形容一個案件的判決絕對不會更改。
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。
如果你是他，你會改變你的判決嗎?如果你是他的上司，你會怎樣回答他呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為舊唐書-列傳-卷48
