He worked very hard to achieve this and his
contribution was very great.(勞苦功高)
In the late Qin Dynasty and early Han
Dynasty in China, there was a famous general named Fan Kuai.
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 was
planning to assassinate Liu Bang.
When he heard the news, he immediately
broke into the banquet hall.
He was not afraid to face Xiang Yu, who led
400,000 soldiers.
He said to Xiang Yu.
208 BC. Your uncle found the royal heir of
the old Chu Kingdom and helped him to found a new Chu Kingdom.
At the call of the new king of the Chu
Kingdom, many more revolutionary armies who wanted to overthrow the rule of the
Qin Dynasty declared that they would obey the leadership of the new king of the
Chu Kingdom.
Liu Bang also brought the revolutionary
army he led to the camp led by the Chu Kingdom.
The King of Chu Kingdom once said to all
the leaders of the revolutionary army
The Qin Dynasty ruled all the people in a
very violent way, and ruled all the people with very strict laws. That is why
so many people started a revolution and formed a revolutionary army to resist
the rule of the Qin Dynasty.
We have so many revolutionary troops that
we will definitely be able to achieve our goals and overthrow the Qin Dynasty
regime.
I'll announce it here.
No matter who you are, as long as you lead
the revolutionary army you lead to capture and occupy the capital of the Qin
Dynasty first, I will give you the vast plain where the capital of the Qin
Dynasty is located.
Fan Kuai paused, looked around at everyone
in the banquet hall, and continued.
After Liu Bang led us to take the lead in
conquering and occupying the capital of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang did not take
anything from the palace. Liu Bang asked us to strictly administer and guard
the capital of the Qin Dynasty and its surrounding areas.
Liu Bang told us.
Xiang Yu is the commander-in-chief of all
our revolutionary armies. The Qin Dynasty has fallen. We must wait for him. We
want him to decide how to allocate all the resources of the Qin Dynasty.
After Fan Kuai said this, his voice became
very angry.
Liu Bang led us to capture and occupy the
capital of the Qin Dynasty. He worked very hard and his contribution was very
great. He deserves a great reward.
But why, instead of rewarding him, do you
want your cousin to assassinate him?
How is your behaviour different from that
of the king of the recently destroyed Qin Dynasty?
If you let your cousin kill Liu Bang, I
think all the revolutionary troops will turn their backs on you when they hear
the news.
After hearing these words, Xiang Yu didn't
know how to answer Fan Kuai's question.
After a minute or so of silence, Xiang Yu said
to Fan Kuai
You sit down and join the banquet, and we
will all continue to eat.
This idiom means that he has worked very
hard on this task and his contribution is very great.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were Xiang Yu, what would you say to
Fan Kuai? If you were Xiang Yu, would you use your military might to kill
everyone here who was related to Liu Bang?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
勞苦功高(He worked very hard to achieve this
and his contribution was very great.)
中國的秦王朝末年、漢王朝初年有一位著名的將軍，他的名字叫做(樊噲)。
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。
他聽見這個消息後，他就立刻硬闖入宴會廳內。
他面對著領導著40萬個士兵的項羽時他毫不畏懼。
他對項羽說。
西元前208年。你的叔叔找到舊有的楚王國的王室繼承人，並且支持這個王室繼承人建立一個新的楚王國。
在這位新的楚王國的國王的號召下，有許多更多想要推翻秦王朝的統治的革命軍都宣布服從這位新的楚王國的國王的領導。
劉邦也帶著他所領導的革命軍加入這一個楚王國所領導的陣營。
楚王國的國王曾經對所有的革命軍領袖說。
秦王朝用很兇暴的方式統治所有百姓，用很嚴苛的律法管理所有人民。因此才會有那麼多的百姓發動革命並組成革命軍要反抗秦王朝的統治。
我們有那麼多的革命軍，我們一定可順利的完成我們的目標，我們一定可以堆翻秦王朝的政權。
我在這邊宣布。
不管你是誰，只要你帶領你所領導的革命軍能夠率先攻下並且佔領秦王朝的首都，那麼我就會把秦王朝的首都所在的那一片廣大的平原賜給你。
樊噲停頓了一下，然後環顧整個宴會廳中的所有人後他繼續說。
劉邦領導我們率先攻下並且佔領秦王朝的首都後，劉邦沒有拿走皇宮中的任何一件物品，劉邦要求我們要嚴密的管理與看守秦王朝的首都與其周邊的土地。
劉邦對我們說。
項羽是我們所有革命軍的總指揮，秦王朝滅亡了，我們要等候他來，我們要讓他決定如何分配秦王朝的所有資源。
樊噲說完這句話，他的聲音變的很氣憤。
劉邦帶著我們攻下並佔領秦王朝的首都，他非常的辛勞而且他的功勞非常的大。他理應得到極大的獎賞。
但是為何你不但沒有要獎賞他，反而想要讓你的堂弟刺殺他呢?
你這樣的行為，與剛滅亡的秦王朝的國王有甚麼不一樣呢?
如果你讓你的堂弟殺了劉邦，那麼我認為所有的革命軍聽到這個消息，就都會因此而背棄你。
項羽聽完這些話後，他一時之間不知道該如何回應樊噲的問題。
項羽沉默的大約一分鐘後，他對樊噲說。
你也坐下來參加這場宴會，我們大家繼續吃飯。
這句成語的意思是他為了完成這件事所以他非常的辛勞，他的功勞非常的大。
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，你會怎樣回應樊噲呢?你如果是項羽，你會利用自己的軍力優勢、把在場與劉邦有關的所有人全都殺了嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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