A person's abdomen and back are attacked by
enemies at the same time(腹背受敵)
During the time of the Northern and
Southern Dynasties in China, there was a famous minister in the Northern Wei
Kingdom, his name was (Cui Hao).
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
"
In 416 AD, the king of the Northern Wei
Kingdom held an emergency meeting.
At the meeting, the king said to all the
ministers.
The general of the Jin Dynasty has sent an
envoy to tell me.
He wanted to send troops to attack the
Later Qin Kingdom, but if he wanted to attack the Later Qin Kingdom, he would
pass through a small piece of land south of the Northern Wei Kingdom.
He has no intention of becoming our enemy,
and he is asking us to allow his armies to pass peacefully through our land.
Do you all think that we should agree to
his request?
Cui Hao said.
In my opinion, we should agree to his
request.
My reasons are as follows.
1-The old king of the Later Qin Kingdom has
just died and the new king has just succeeded him. The political situation in
the Later Qin Kingdom is very unstable.
The Jin Dynasty wanted to take advantage of
this opportunity to destroy the Later Qin Kingdom.
2- The general of the Jin Dynasty was a man
who was very good at fighting, and he was also a man who did things without
considering the consequences.
He is very determined in doing things, and
he will definitely achieve the goals he sets.
If we refuse his request, he will most
likely attack us.
In order to destroy the Later Qin Kingdom,
he will force his way through our land.
A large part of our army is at war with
another kingdom to the north.
Our current strength is no match for the
Jin Dynasty's army.
After hearing Cui Hao's arguments, several
other ministers raised objections.
These ministers said
We believe that the Jin Dynasty's intention
to attack the Later Qin Kingdom is just a pretext, and that their real
intention is to attack us. Our reasons are as follows.
When the Jin Dynasty's army was fighting
frontally on the border of the Later Qin Kingdom, if we secretly attacked the
Jin Dynasty from behind, the Jin Dynasty's army would be like a person's belly
and back being attacked by the enemy at the same time.
The general of the Jin Dynasty was no fool,
and it was impossible for him to lead the Jin Dynasty's army into danger.
So we think that the Jin Dynasty's
intention to attack the Later Qin Kingdom was just a pretext.
After listening to their opinions, the king
finally accepted the opinions of other ministers.
The king refused to allow the Jin army to
pass through the territory of the Northern Wei Kingdom.
When the general of the Jin Dynasty heard
this answer, he was very angry and ordered a direct attack on the Northern Wei
Kingdom.
A few weeks later, the Northern Wei army
was defeated.
The generals of the Jin Dynasty continued
to attack the Later Qin Kingdom with their troops. A few months later, the
Later Qin Kingdom was destroyed by the Jin Dynasty.
The king of the Northern Wei Kingdom
regretted this and said to Cui Hao
It turns out that you were right, and I
regret that I did not listen to you.
This idiom is used to describe a person's
abdomen and back being attacked by an enemy at the same time.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever made irrational judgements
because of emotional influences? If you were a king, whose advice would you
follow?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
腹背受敵(A person's abdomen and back are
attacked by enemies at the same time)
在中國的南北王朝時代，北魏王國有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(崔浩)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
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西元416年，北魏王國的國王召開了一場緊急的會議。
在這次的會議中，國王對所有的大臣說。
晉王朝的將軍派出一名使者對我說。
他想要派出軍隊攻打後秦王國，但是如果他要攻打後秦王國會經過北魏王國南邊的一小塊國土。
他無意與我們為敵，他請求我們讓他的軍隊和平地通過我們的國土。
你們大家認為我們應該答應他的要求嗎?
崔浩說。
根據我的看法，我認為我們應該要答應他的請求。
我的理由如下。
1-後秦王國的老國王剛離世而新國王剛繼位，後秦王國的政治局勢很不穩定。
晉王朝想要利用這個好機會消滅後秦王國。
2-晉王朝的將軍是一個很擅長打仗的人，他也是一個做事情不考慮後果的人。
他做事很有決斷力，他設定好的目標他就一定要達成。
如果我們拒絕他的請求，那麼他很有可能會發動對我們的攻擊。
他們為了殲滅後秦王國他們會強行通過我們的國土。
我們王國中的軍隊有一大部分正在與北方的另一個王國打仗。
我們目前的戰力無法抵擋晉王朝的軍隊。
另位有幾個大臣聽到崔浩的論點後，這幾個大臣提出反對意見。
這幾個大臣說。
我們認為晉王朝要攻打後秦王國只是一個藉口，他們真正的企圖是要攻打我們。我們的理由如下。
當晉王朝的軍隊在後秦王國的邊境上正面交戰時，如果我們從晉王朝的後方偷襲他，那麼晉王朝的軍隊就像是一個人的肚子與背部同時遭受敵人攻擊。
晉王朝的將軍不是一個傻子，他不可能帶領著晉王朝的軍隊陷入危險之中。
所以我們認為晉王朝要攻打後秦王國只是一個幌子。
國王聽完他們的意見後，國王最後採納了其他大臣們的觀點。
國王拒絕讓晉王朝的軍隊通過北魏王國的國土。
晉王朝的將軍聽到這個回覆後，他非常的生氣，他下令直接進攻北魏王國。
幾個禮拜後，北魏王國的軍隊被他打敗。
晉王朝的將軍帶著軍隊繼續攻打後秦王國，幾個月後，後秦王國被晉王朝消滅。
北魏王國的國王很後悔，他對崔浩說。
結果證明，你的想法是對的，我很後悔沒有聽你的意見。
這句成語的被用來形容一個人的腹部與背部同時遭受敵人攻擊。
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。
你是否曾經因為情緒影響做出不理性的判斷呢?你如果是國王你會聽從誰的意見呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為魏書-列傳卷23-崔浩傳
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