If you raise a tiger, you will eventually
bring disaster upon yourself.(養虎為患)
The name of the founding king of the Han
Dynasty was (Liu Bang).
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
In the more than four years between the
fall of the Qin Dynasty in 207 BC and the founding of the Han Dynasty by Liu
Bang in 202 AD, there were many wars between the Han Kingdom led by Liu Bang
and the Chu Kingdom led by Xiang Yu.
In 203 BC, the armies of the two kingdoms
faced each other in Henan Province, China, and the war was extremely
stalemated.
In the same year, he accepted the peace
treaty proposed by Xiang Yu.
He and Xiang Yu agreed that both sides
would withdraw their troops at the same time and stop fighting immediately.
They agreed to use a canal as the border between the two kingdoms.
After the peace treaty was signed, Xiang Yu
immediately led the Chu army back to the Chu capital.
But at that time, two military staff
officers from the Han Kingdom said to Liu Bang
Now our military strength has far surpassed
that of the Chu Kingdom, and we already own more than half of the entire
territory of China.
Xiang Yu is a very formidable opponent, as
powerful as a tiger.
There is an old saying that says
We should not raise a tiger, for our
behaviour in raising tigers will one day bring disaster upon us.
After Xiang Yu leads the Chu army back to
the Chu capital, I believe that Xiang Yu will train a group of powerful troops
again within a few years.
By then, Xiang Yu will definitely become
the biggest obstacle to our unification of all of China.
Therefore, we propose that we unilaterally
tear up the peace treaty.
We should cross the agreed border and
launch a surprise attack on Xiang Yu's army.
Xiang Yu's army has been fighting a war of
attrition for several months, and his soldiers are very tired. His soldiers
have not received sufficient supplies, and their combat effectiveness is much
lower than ours.
We should use this opportunity to defeat Xiang
Yu.
After Liu Bang listened to the suggestions
of the two military leaders, he thought for a few minutes.
He decided to follow their advice.
This idiom means that if you raise a tiger,
you will eventually bring disaster upon yourself.
This idiom reminds us that if we do not get
rid of our enemies, we will face disasters caused by our enemies in the future.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were Liu Bang, would you behave so
dishonestly? Do you think Liu Bang's plan can succeed?
I hope this story can help you gain
something.
養虎為患(If you raise a tiger, you will
eventually bring disaster upon yourself.)
漢王朝開國國王的名字叫做(劉邦)。
歷史書上記載了一個關於他的故事。
西元前207年秦王朝滅亡到西元202年劉邦統一整個中國建立漢王朝的這4年多的時間內，劉邦領導的漢王國與項羽所領導的楚王國之間發生了很多場戰爭。
西元前203年，這兩個王國的軍隊在中國的河南省形成對峙的局面，戰情非常的膠著。
同年，他接受了項羽所提出和平協議。
他與項羽約定好雙方同時撤軍並且立刻停止對戰，他們約定好以一條運河為兩個王國的國界。
這份和平協議簽訂完成後，項羽立刻率領楚王國的軍隊啟程要返回楚王國的首都。
但這個時候漢王國有兩個軍事參謀對劉邦說。
現在我們的軍事實力已經遠遠勝過楚王國，我們已經擁有了整個中國超過一半的領土。
項羽是一個非常可怕的對手，他就像是一隻老虎一樣的擁有令人畏懼的力量。
有一句古代的諺語說。
我們不應該飼養一隻老虎，因為我們飼養老虎的行為終有一天會為我們帶來禍患。
項羽帶領楚王國軍隊回到楚王國的首都後，我相信不用幾年的時間，項羽就會再次訓練出一批強大的軍隊。
到時候項羽勢必成為我們統一整個中國的最大阻礙。
因此我們建議，我們應該片面撕毀這份和平協議。
我們應該越過這條約定好的國界，發動對項羽所帶領的這支軍隊的奇襲。
項羽帶領的這支軍隊經過這幾個月來的消耗戰，他的士兵們都已經非常的疲憊，他的士兵們沒有得到充分的補給，他的士兵們的戰鬥力遠遠不及我們的士兵。
我們應該把握這個打敗項羽的機會。
劉邦聽完這兩個軍事參謀的建議後，他思考了幾分鐘。
他決定照這兩個軍事參謀的建議執行。
這句成語的意思是你如果飼養一隻老虎，你最後為自己帶來災禍。
這句成語被用來提醒我們如果我們不除掉我們的敵人，那麼我們以後將會遭遇敵人帶給我們的災禍。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或是想法呢。
你如果是劉邦，你會做出那麼不誠信的行為嗎?你認為劉邦的計畫可以成功嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一點收穫。
出處為史記-項羽本紀
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