Fan Kuai(樊噲) (242 BC -
189 BC)
His surname is (Fan), his parents gave him
the name (Kui), and he was born in Jiangsu Province, China.
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樊 |
It means cage. It means fence. It is also
one of the Chinese surnames. |
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噲 |
It means throat. |
He was a famous general in the late Qin
Dynasty and early Han Dynasty.
History books tell a story about him.
He and Liu Bang, the founding king of the
Han Dynasty, had been good friends since they were young.
When Liu Bang organised a revolutionary
army to resist the rule of the Qin dynasty, he immediately joined Liu Bang's
camp.
In 207 BC, he and Liu Bang went to a
banquet.
The host of the banquet was Xiang Yu, who
had the most powerful military force of all the revolutionary armies at that
time.
In the middle of the banquet, Xiang Yu's
cousin performed the sword dance of the Chu Kingdom. Xiang Yu's cousin wanted
to assassinate Liu Bang.
Xiang Yu's uncle supports Liu Bang, so
Xiang Yu's uncle tried his best to stop this assassination plot.
The atmosphere in the banquet hall was very
tense.
Fan Kuai was waiting outside the banquet
hall when he suddenly received a piece of bamboo on which Liu Bang's military
staff had written some words.
The situation in the banquet hall is now
very critical. Liu Bang's life could be in danger at any moment. You must find
a way to enter the banquet hall quickly.
He was a very brave and strong warrior.
After receiving this message, he held a sword in his right hand and a shield in
his left. He walked straight into the banquet hall.
There were several soldiers at the door of
the banquet hall who wanted to block him, so he used his shield to cover his
body and then charged at the guarding soldiers at a very high speed.
The few guarding soldiers were unable to
stop him, and he entered the banquet hall smoothly.
Because it happened so suddenly, everyone
in the banquet hall was startled.
Xiang Yu immediately put his right hand on
a sword next to his position very alertly.
Xiang Yu was the host of the banquet, and
he looked at Fan Kuai.
Xiang Yu asked.
Who are you? Why did you burst into this
banquet hall suddenly?
Liu Bang's military staff said to Xiang Yu.
He is an officer under Liu Bang, and his
name is Fan Kuai.
Xiang Yu looked at Fan Kuai. Fan Kuai's
eyes were wide open and his expression was very angry.
After about 30 seconds, Xiang Yu suddenly
laughed and said to Fan Kuai.
From the fact that you can easily defeat
the soldiers at the door and enter this banquet hall, I can tell that you are a
very capable warrior.
I invite you to drink a bowl of Chinese
rice wine.
Fan Kuai sat down on the spot, picked up
the bowl of Chinese rice wine handed to him by the guard in the banquet hall,
and drank the entire bowl of Chinese rice wine in one gulp.
Xiang Yu's eyes showed approval and he said
to Fan Kuai.
You are indeed a real man with a bold
personality. I invite you to have another roasted pig's foot.
After Fan Kuai picked up the roasted pig's
foot handed to him by the guard in the banquet hall, he slowly ate it all.
After Xiang Yu saw him finish eating the
roasted pig's foot, Xiang Yu said with a smile.
You must be thirsty after eating this whole
roasted pig's foot.
Can you still drink another bowl of Chinese
rice wine?
Fan Kuai said with a laugh.
When I entered this banquet hall, I was
mentally prepared to die here. I wasn't even afraid of death anymore. Am I
still afraid of drinking another bowl of Chinese rice wine?
After Fan Kuai took the large bowl of
Chinese rice wine handed to him by the guard, he drank up the large bowl of
Chinese rice wine in one gulp.
Then he stood up, he stood in the middle of
the banquet hall, he looked at Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu looked at him.
The banquet hall was very quiet, and
everyone's eyes were on him and Xiang Yu.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were Xiang Yu, how would you treat
Fan Kuai next? If you were Fan Kuai, could you eat those two bowls of Chinese
rice wine and that roasted pig's foot?
I hope this story has given you some new
insights.
樊噲(西元前189年-西元前217年)
他的姓是(樊)，他的父母給他取的名字是(噲)，他出生地位於在中國的江蘇省。
|
樊 |
意思是籠子的意思。意思是籬笆的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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噲 |
意思是咽喉的意思。 |
他是秦王朝末年，漢王朝初年的一位著名的將軍。
歷史書上記載了一個關於他的故事。
他與漢王朝的開國國王劉邦是從年輕就認識的好朋友。
當劉邦組織革命軍反抗秦王朝的統治時，他立刻就加入劉邦的陣營。
西元前207年，他與劉邦去參加一場宴會。
這場宴會的主辦人是當時所有這些革命軍隊中，擁有最強大的軍事力量的項羽。
宴會進行到一半，項羽的堂弟表演楚王國的劍舞，項羽的堂弟想要刺殺劉邦。
項羽的叔叔是支持劉邦，所以項羽的叔叔正盡力想要阻止這場刺殺的計畫。
宴會廳中的氣氛非常緊張。
樊噲那個時候等候在宴會廳外，他突然收到一塊竹片，劉邦的軍事參謀在這塊竹片上寫了幾個字。
現在宴會廳中的情勢非常危急，劉邦隨時會有生命危險，你快點想辦法進到宴會廳中。
他是一個很勇敢又很強壯的武士，他收到這個紙條後，他右手拿著一把劍，左手拿著一塊盾牌，他筆直地走向宴會廳。
宴會廳的門口有幾個士兵要阻擋他，他就用盾牌掩護身體，然後用很快的速度衝撞這幾個守衛的士兵。
這幾個守衛的士兵無法阻止他，他順利地進到了宴會廳內。
由於事情發生的很突然，宴會廳中的所有人都嚇了一跳。
項羽立刻很警覺的把右手放在他的位置旁的一把劍上。
項羽是這場宴會的主人，他注視著樊噲。
項羽問。
你是誰?你為何突然衝進這個宴會廳呢?
劉邦的軍事參謀對項羽說。
他是劉邦手下的一個軍官，他的名字是樊噲。
項羽看著樊噲，樊噲的眼睛瞪得很大，而且表情非常的憤怒。
過了大約30秒，項羽突然笑了，他著對樊噲說。
從你可以輕易地打敗門口的士兵並且進入這個宴會廳中，我就看得出來你是一個極具戰鬥力的勇士。
我請你喝一碗中國米酒。
樊噲當場坐了下來，拿起宴會廳中的侍衛遞給他的那一碗中國米酒後，他一口就把這碗中國米酒全部喝光。
項羽的眼神中透露出讚許，他對樊噲說。
你果然是一個性格豪爽的真正的男子漢。我請你再吃一隻烤豬腳。
樊噲拿起宴會廳中的侍衛遞給他的那一隻烤豬腳後，他就慢慢的地把這隻烤豬腳全部吃光。
項羽看到他吃完這隻烤豬腳後，項羽笑著說。
你吃完這整隻烤豬腳，你一定渴了吧。
你還能夠再喝下一碗中國米酒嗎?
樊噲大笑的說。
我進到這個宴會廳的時候，我已經抱持的死在這裡的心理準備了，我連死亡都不感到恐懼了，我還怕再喝一碗中國米酒嗎?
樊噲接過侍衛遞給他的一大碗中國米酒後，他又一口就喝光了這一大碗中國米酒。
接著他站了起來，他站在宴會廳的中間，他看著項羽，項羽也看著他。
宴會廳中非常的安靜，所有人的眼光都集中在他與項羽身上。
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。
你如果是項羽，你接下來會怎樣對待樊噲呢?你如果是樊噲，你可以沉著的喝完這兩碗中國米酒與吃完這一隻烤豬腳嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-卷95-樊酈滕灌列傳
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出處為史記-項羽本紀
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