Cai Yan(蔡琰)(AD?-AD?)
His surname is (Cai), his parents gave him
the name (Yan) and when he was growing up his friends called him (Wenji). He
was born in Henan Province, China.
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蔡 |
It means weed. It is also one of the
Chinese family names. |
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琰 |
It means a beautiful piece of jade. |
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文 |
It means pattern. Meaning is what the
words mean. It is also one of the Chinese surnames. |
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姬 |
A surname handed down from the ancient
matrilineal society in China. It means a beautiful woman. |
Her father was a famous minister in the
Eastern Han Dynasty and his father's name was (Cai Yong).
She has had a very good education since she
was a child, she is beautiful, she has read a lot of books and she is very
knowledgeable.
She writes poems very well, she plays the
Chinese guqin very well, and she also writes Chinese calligraphy very well.
But her fate was bad.
When she came of age, she married a young
man of her own age from an upper class background.
But her husband died after a few years of
marriage.
The time she lived in happened to be the
last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty. There were many warlords fighting each
other in the Han Dynasty and the situation in China was very turbulent.
She was captured by the Huns during a war.
Because she was very famous and talented,
the Huns did not kill her.
The king of the Hun Kingdom treated her
very politely. She lived in the Xiongnu Kingdom for more than ten years.
In 207 AD, one of the most powerful
warlords of the Eastern Han Dynasty signed an agreement with the Xiongnu
Kingdom.
After this agreement came into effect, she
was released back to the Eastern Han Kingdom.
After returning to the Eastern Han Kingdom,
she married a very talented official of the Eastern Han Kingdom.
Her second husband was later almost
sentenced to death for a crime. She tried her best to save her husband and he
was saved from execution.
Her memory is amazing. Once she had a
conversation with the most powerful warlord in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
The warlord said to her
Your father is a good friend of mine. He is
a very learned man and has collected many classical and ancient books.
she replied.
You are right, my father has collected over
4,000 books.
I inherited those books after my father
died.
But later, because of the war, all these
books in my family collection were lost.
The warlord was also a person who loved to
read. The warlord had a sad expression on his face.
She said to the warlord.
I am very grateful to you for helping me
return to the Eastern Han Kingdom. Among these 4,000 books, I have a few
favourites, so I have memorised them all.
I can write them out for you.
The warlord told her happily.
How many books do you remember after all
these years?
She replied.
I can remember about 400 books.
The warlord was very pleased. The warlord
laughed.
Great, then please write down what you
remember in your head as soon as possible.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Are you happy with your life so far? What
are your favourite books?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
蔡琰(Cai Yan) (西元?-西元?)
他的姓是(蔡)，他的父母給他取的名字是(琰)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(文姬)，他出生地位於在中國的河南省。
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蔡 |
意思是野草的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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琰 |
意思是一塊漂亮的玉石。 |
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文 |
意思是花紋的意思。意思是文字的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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姬 |
中國上古母系社會流傳下來的一個姓。意思是一個漂亮的女人的意思。 |
她的父親是東漢王朝一個著名的大臣，他的父親的名字叫做(蔡邕)。
她從小就接受了非常好的教育，她長得很漂亮，她讀了很多書，她很有知識。
她的詩寫得很好，她很擅長彈奏中國古琴擅長，她也很會寫中國的書法。
但是她的命運很不好。
她成年後嫁給一個與他年紀相近的出身上流社會的年輕人。
但是她的丈夫在他們結婚幾年後就死了。
她生活的年代剛好是東漢王朝的末年，漢王朝有很多軍閥彼此爭戰，中國的情勢非常動亂。
她在一場戰爭中，被匈奴王國的軍隊所俘虜。
由於她非常的知名而且非常的有才華，所以匈奴王國並沒有殺了她。
匈奴王國的國王很禮遇她。她在匈奴王國住了十幾年。
西元207年，東漢王國的一個勢力最大的軍閥與匈奴王國簽訂了一份協議。
這份協議生效後，她被釋放回東漢王國。
她回到東漢王國後，她嫁給一個有很才能的東漢王國的官員。
她的第二任丈夫後來因為犯罪差點被處以死刑，她盡了全力營救她的丈夫，她的丈夫才免於被處死。
她的記憶力非常的驚人，有一次她與東漢王國最有勢力的那一個軍閥對話。
那個軍閥對她說。
你的父親是我的好朋友，他是一個很有學問的人，他收藏了很多的經典的古代的書籍。
她回答。
你說的是對的，我的父親收藏了超過4000本書。
我的父親死後我繼承了這些書。
但是後來因為戰爭的關係，所以我家收藏的這些書都因此遺失了。
那個軍閥也是一個很喜歡讀書的人，這個軍閥的臉上露出悲痛的表情。
她對這個軍閥說。
我很感謝你幫助我回到東漢王國，這4000本書中，我有一些特別喜歡的，所以我把這些書都背起來了。
我可以把這些書寫出來給你。
那個軍閥很高興地對她說。
那你經過這幾年，你還記得幾本書呢?
她回答。
我可以記得大概400本書。
那個軍閥非常的開心，這個軍閥大笑。
太好了，那就請妳盡快把你腦中所記得的這些書寫出來。
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。
到目前為止，你滿意你的人生嗎?你最喜歡的書是那幾本呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為後漢書-列女傳
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