Conquer a lot of cities and occupy a lot of land(攻城掠地)
At the end of the Qin Dynasty in China,
there was a famous general called Zhang Han.
History books tell a story about him.
At that time, many revolutionary armies
rose up in China, and the goals of these revolutionary armies were all the
same. The aim of these revolutionary armies was to overthrow the rule of the
Qin Dynasty.
In 208 BC, the revolutionary army of the
Chu kingdom defeated the main army of the Qin dynasty led by him.
After this tragic battle, the army of the
Qin Dynasty and the revolutionary army of the Chu Kingdom came to a stalemate.
He has a good friend whose name is (Sima
Xin). (Sima Xin) suggested that he should betray the Qin Dynasty and join the
revolutionary army.
After hearing (Sima Xin's) suggestion, his
loyalty to the Qin Dynasty was shaken.
At that time, he received another letter,
which finally made him decide to betray the Qin Dynasty.
The letter reads
I am a general from the Kingdom of Zhao. I
greatly admire you and think you are a brave fighter.
I hope you will join the camp of our
revolutionary army, and I would like to share some of my opinions with you.
Before the Qin Dynasty, there were two
great generals. The names of these two generals were (Bai Qi) and (Meng Tian).
These two generals conquered many cities
and occupied many lands for the Qin Dynasty during their lifetimes. Their
military exploits are too numerous to mention.
Because of their great military exploits,
they were greatly admired and respected by the people of the Qin Dynasty.
The King of Qin Dynasty was jealous of them
and feared that their reputation would surpass his own, so both of them were
later sentenced to death by the King of Qin Dynasty.
You are the most powerful general in the
Qin dynasty. Over the past few years, you have lost more than 100,000 soldiers
trying to wipe out the revolutionary armies that have sprung up across China.
Your military achievements are not as good
as those of the two great generals before the Qin Dynasty. Do you think you
will never be sentenced to death after this war is over?
The current Prime Minister of the Qin
Dynasty is a flattering and treacherous person. In order to shift the focus and
avoid his own political responsibility, he often speaks ill of you.
This is the only way he can avoid being
punished by the king for mismanaging the country.
You have been fighting in other places in
recent years. You have been far away from the centre of power of the central
government in recent years, so you have no opportunity to clarify these
slanders..
Let me analyse your present situation.
Whether you defeat the revolutionary army
or not, your end will be the same, and you should all be sentenced to death.
Why don't you betray the Qin Dynasty and
join the revolutionary army instead?
Judging from the current situation, the Qin
Dynasty will most likely be overthrown because there are so many revolutionary
armies in different places.
If you join the revolutionary army, you can
save the lives of your entire family. After the Qin dynasty is overthrown, you
can still have your current power and status.
If you do not join the Revolutionary Army,
you will be killed and judged after the Qin Dynasty is overthrown.
You should seriously consider what is best
for you.
This phrase means to conquer many cities
and occupy a lot of land.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
If you were (Zhang Han), what would you
choose? Have you ever been like (Bai Qi) and (Meng Tian), who got into trouble
because their contributions were too great?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
攻城掠地(Conquer a lot of cities and occupy a
lot of land)
中國的秦王朝末年，有一個著名的將軍，他的名字叫做(章邯)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
當時，中國興起了很多革命軍，這些革命軍的目標都是相同的，這些革命軍的目標都是要推翻秦王朝的統治。
西元前208年，楚王國的革命軍打敗了他所帶領的秦王朝的主力軍隊。
這一場慘烈的戰役結束後，他所帶領的秦王朝的軍隊與楚王國的革命軍形成僵持的情況。
他有一個好朋友，這個好朋友的名字叫做(司馬欣)。(司馬欣)建議他應該背叛秦王朝然後加入革命軍。
他聽到(司馬欣)的建議後，他效忠秦王朝的心態發生動搖。
這時候，他又收到了一封信件，這封信件讓他最終決定背叛秦王朝。
這封信中寫著。
我是趙王國的將軍。我很敬佩你，我認為你是一個勇敢的戰士。
我希望你加入我們革命軍的陣營，我想提出一些我的意見給你參考。
秦王朝以前有兩位非常偉大的將軍，這兩個將軍的名字是(白起)與(蒙恬)。
它們兩個將軍在生前替秦王朝攻佔了很多的城市並且佔領的很多的土地，他們的戰功多到數不完。
因為他們兩位的戰功太大，所以秦王朝的人民非常崇拜與尊敬他們兩個人。
秦王朝的國王忌妒他們又恐懼他們的名望超過自己，所以他們兩個人後來都被秦王朝的國王判處死刑。
你是秦王朝現在擁有最大的軍事權力的將軍，你在這幾年來因為要剿滅中國各地興起的革命軍，你已經損失了超過十萬個士兵。
你的戰功比不上秦王朝以前那兩位偉大的將軍，你認為這場戰爭結束後你絕對不會被判處死刑嗎?
現在秦王朝的宰相是一個諂媚與奸詐的人，他為了轉移焦點並且撇清自已的政治責任，他經常說你的壞話。
因為只有這樣做，他才不會因為國家管理不當而被國王處以刑罰。
你這幾年來都在外地征戰，你這幾年來已經遠離中央政府的權力中心，所以你沒有辦法澄清這些汙衊。
讓我分析一下你的現狀。
不論你接下來不管有沒有打敗革命軍，你的結局都是一樣的，你應該都會被判處死刑。
與其這樣，你為何不背叛秦王朝然後加入革命軍的隊伍呢?
從現在的情勢看來，由於各地的革命軍非常的多，因此秦王朝極有可能會被推翻。
如果你加入革命軍你就可以保全你全家人的生命，推翻秦王朝後，你還可以擁有現在的權力與地位。
如果你不加入革命軍，秦王朝被推翻後，你就要被殺被判刑。
你應該認真的想清楚怎樣做才會對你自已最好
這句成語的意思是攻佔了很多的城市並且佔領的很多的土地。
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(章邯)，你會做出何種選擇呢?你是否曾經像(白起)與(蒙恬)一樣，因為自已的功勞太大所以反而給自已帶來麻煩呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-項羽本紀
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