You will personally destroy the Great Wall
that protects you(自毀長城)
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties
of China, there was a famous general in the Liu Song Kingdom, his name was (Tan
Daoji).
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
He was an excellent military strategist.
Together with the founding king of the Liu Song Kingdom, he eliminated the
later Qin Kingdom. He led the army to defeat the Northern Wei Kingdom many
times.
After the founding king of the Liu Song
Kingdom died, his son succeeded him on the throne.
Because (Tan Daoji) controlled the most
important military power of the Liu Song Kingdom, and he had a very high
reputation in the Liu Song Kingdom. Therefore, the new king believed that (Tan
Daoji) would threaten his position.
The king's fear and jealousy overcame his
reason and he made a decision.
In 436 AD, Wai announced the arrest of Tan
Daoji. The king ordered the arrest because Tan Daoji was planning to commit
treason.
When the soldiers who wanted to arrest (Tan
Daoji) came to (Tan Daoji's) house, (Tan Daoji) was very shocked.
He couldn't believe that he was so loyal to
the Liu Song Kingdom that the king had accused him of treason.
Sitting in his living room at home, he
poured a large bowl of Chinese rice wine and drank it all in one gulp.
Then he took off his turban and threw it on
the floor.
He looked up and said to the sky.
My king, do you really want to kill me?
Will you personally tear down the Great
Wall that protects you?
After his arrest, he was quickly executed.
Many of his family members and important members of his staff were also
executed by the king.
This idiom means that you will personally
tear down the Great Wall that protects you.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
has personally destroyed the strong barrier that protects him or her.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What do you think will happen after his
death? Have you ever experienced being betrayed by someone you trust the most?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
自毀長城(You will personally destroy the Great
Wall that protects you(自毀長城)
中國的南北王朝時代，劉宋王國有一個著名的將軍，他的名字叫做(檀道濟)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他是一個傑出的軍事家，他與劉宋王國的開國國王一起消滅了後秦王國，他帶領軍隊多次打敗北魏王國。
劉宋王國的開國國王死了之後，他的兒子繼承了他的王位。
因為(檀道濟)掌握了劉宋王國最重要的軍事力量而且他在劉宋王國內有非常高的聲望。因此新任的國王認為(檀道濟)會威脅到他的地位。
國王的恐懼與忌妒戰勝了他的理智，他做了一個決定。
西元436年，國王對外宣稱(檀道濟)密謀叛國，國王下令立刻逮捕(檀道濟)。
當要逮捕(檀道濟)的那些士兵們來到(檀道濟)的家裡的時候，(檀道濟)非常的震驚。
他不敢相信自己對劉宋王國如此的忠誠，竟然被國王誣陷為想要叛國。
他坐在家中的客廳，他倒了一大碗中國米酒然後一口喝光。
他接著脫下戴在頭上的頭巾並且把這條頭巾用力地丟在地上。
他抬頭向上看，他對天空說。
國王啊，你真的要殺了我嗎?
你將會親手拆毀了保護你自己的萬里長城嗎。
他被逮捕後，他很快地被處以死刑。他的許多家人與他的重要幕僚也被國王處死。
這句成語的意思是你將會親手拆毀了保護你自己的萬里長城嗎。
這句成語被用來形容一個人親手拆毀了保護自己的堅固屏障。
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。
你認為他死了之後，會發生什麼結果呢?你是否有被自已最信任的人背叛的經驗呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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