A ferocious wolf walking arrogantly on the road(豺狼橫道)
There was an official in China's
Western Han Dynasty, his name was (Hou Wen).
There is a story about him recorded in
history books.
He is an official in the capital city
government. He is a very upright person. He conducts official business
according to government regulations.
The mayor of the capital thought that he
was not tactful enough, so he had a bad relationship with the mayor.
One day he said to the mayor.
I'm sick, so I want to apply for early
retirement.
The mayor of the capital quickly agreed to
let him retire early.
A few years later, the king issued a new
personnel order.
The old mayor of the capital was
transferred to other posts. The name of the new mayor of the capital is (Sun
Bao).
Sun Bao is a very honest official. After
taking office, he wanted to promote security reform in the capital.
Sun Bao heard that Hou Wen was a very
upright person, so Sun Bao invited Hou Wen to join his government team.
Hou Wen refused Sun Bao's invitation.
Sun Bao was not discouraged by Hou Wen's
refusal. He continued to visit Hou Wen.
Each time he met Hou Wen, he told him about
the reforms he wanted to promote in the capital.
A few months later, Hou Wen was moved by
Sun Bao's sincerity, and Hou Wen agreed to join the municipal government team
led by Sun Bao.
A few months after Hou Wen joined Sun Bao's
city government team, Sun Bao held a meeting with him.
Sun Bao said to him
I think we should start doing something. If
we want to strengthen security in our capital, our first priority is to
investigate and arrest those who behave illegally. Even if the person who acted
illegally is a noble or an official, we should try them according to the law.
Hou Wen nodded in agreement with Sun Bao.
Sun Bao asked.
You have lived in the capital for a long
time. Which person do you think we should investigate first?
Hou Wen replied.
I think we should investigate (Du Xuji)
first.
(Du Xuji) was a famous person at that time,
and his relationship with the royal family was very good.
After Sun Bao heard this answer, he looked
a little embarrassed and asked.
Besides (Du Xuji), who do you think is the
second person we should investigate?
Hou Wen looked into Sun Bao's eyes and said
firmly.
If a wolf is walking arrogantly on a big
road, why are you asking the foxes hiding on both sides of the road?
After listening to his answer, Sun Bao was
silent for a few minutes.
This idiom means a ferocious wolf walking
arrogantly on the road.
It is used to describe a very arrogant and evil
person.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were Hou Wen, would you insist on
your integrity? What would you do if you disagreed with your boss?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
豺狼橫道(A ferocious wolf walking arrogantly
on the road)
中國的西漢王朝有一個官員，他的名字叫做(侯文)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他是首都市政府中的一個官員，他是一個非常正直的人，他在處理公事的時候都依照政府的規定辦理。
首都的市長認為他做事不夠圓滑，所以他跟市長的關係很不好。
有一天他對市長說。
我生病了，所以我想要申請提早退休。
首都市長很快地答應讓他提早退休。
幾年之後，國王頒布了一條新的人事命令。
舊的首都市長被調職到別的職位。新任的首都市長的名字是(孫寶)。
孫寶是一個很正直的官員。他就任後他想要推動首都內的治安的改革。
孫寶聽說侯文是一個很正直的人，孫寶就邀請侯文加入他的執政團隊。
侯文拒絕了孫寶的邀約。
孫寶沒有因為侯文的拒絕而灰心，他持續不斷地去拜訪侯文。
他每次與侯文見面的時候，他都會分享自已想要推動的首都改革措施。
幾個月後，侯文被孫寶的誠意所感動，侯文答應加入孫寶所領導的市政府團隊。
侯文加入孫寶所領導的市政府團隊的幾個月後，孫寶與他開了一場會議。
孫寶對他說。
我認為我們應該要開始行動了，我們如果要強化我們首都內的治安，我們的首要之務就是要針對那些行為不法的人進行調查與逮捕。就算這個行為不法的人是貴族或是官員，我們都應該要依照法律去審理他們。
侯文點頭表示認同孫寶的看法。
孫寶問。
你住在首都非常久的時間，你認為，我們應該先優先調查那一個行為不法的人呢?
侯文回答。
我認為我們應該先調查(杜穉季)。
(杜穉季)是當時一個著名的名人，他與皇室的關係非常的好。
孫寶聽到這個回答後，他的臉色有點為難地問。
我們除了(杜穉季)之外，你認為誰是我們第二個應該調查的人呢?
侯文看著孫寶的眼睛然後很堅定的說。
當一隻狼很囂張地走在一條大馬路上的時候，你為何要問那些躲在道路兩旁的狐狸呢?
孫寶聽完他的回答後，他沉默了幾分鐘。
這句成語的意思是一隻凶惡的狼囂張地走在馬路上。
這句成語被用來形容一個很囂張的壞人。
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。
你如果是侯文，你會堅持自己的正直呢?你如果與你的主管的意見不合時，你會怎樣做呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為漢書-卷77-孫寶
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