I no longer care about this matter(置之度外)
During the Han Dynasty in China, historians
divide it into the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC - 8 AD) and the Eastern Han
Dynasty (25 AD - 220 AD).
Between these two dynasties there was a
short-lived new dynasty (9 AD - 23 AD).
The first king of the Eastern Han Dynasty
was named (Liu Xiu).
After the fall of the New Dynasty, China
was in a state of division.
The army led by Liu Xiu fought many battles
and finally unified all of China in 36 AD.
There is a story (of Liu Xiu) recorded in
the history books.
According to the history books, after the
fall of the New Dynasty, China fell into a long period of civil strife, with
warlords all over China fighting each other.
All the people fled everywhere to survive,
and no one cultivated the vast farmland.
People had no food to eat, so many died of
starvation.
The price of grain was very high at that
time, and 120 kilograms of rice cost one kilogram of gold.
As the army led by Liu Xiu won many wars
from 25 AD onwards, the army he led defeated warlords from different places and
his sphere of influence grew.
By 30 AD, Liu Xiu had almost unified all of
China.
There are only two warlords left in China
who have not been defeated by him.
At a banquet in 30 AD, Liu Xiu gave a
speech to the ministers.
After a long period of hard work, we have
finally defeated most of the warlords, and their territories have been brought
under our control.
It has been five years since 25 AD. Under
our rule, in those five years, people from all over China have returned to
their hometowns and started farming.
The harvests from the farmlands can now
meet the needs of all the people, and people no longer have to worry about food
shortages.
People have begun to return to their usual
peaceful lives.
Although there are still two warlords we
have not defeated, I am not in a hurry to defeat these two warlords. I no
longer care about this matter.
I don't think that defeating these two
warlords is our main priority right now.
Our most important task now is to rebuild
the laws and systems that will govern all the people after we establish this
new dynasty.
We should focus on how to take care of the
people first.
I believe that in a few years, when we are
stronger, we will be able to easily defeat these two warlords and achieve our
goal of unifying all of China.
This idiom means that I am no longer
interested in this matter.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What do you think is the most important
task for you now? Is there anything that is bothering you right now?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
置之度外(I no longer care about this matter)
中國的漢王朝時代，歷史學家將其分為西漢王朝(西元前202年-西元8年)與東漢王朝(西元25年-西元220年)。
這兩個王朝中間，夾帶著一個短暫的新王朝(西元9年-西元23年)。
東漢王朝的第一個國王名字叫做(劉秀)。
新王朝滅亡後，中國處於分裂的狀態。
(劉秀)領導的軍隊經過許多戰役，最後終於在西元36年統一整個中國。
歷史書上記載了一個(劉秀)的故事。
根據歷史書記載，中國在新王朝滅亡之後，陷入一段長時間的內亂，中國各地的軍閥彼此戰爭。
所有百姓都為了活下去而到處逃難，廣大的農田沒有人耕種。
人民沒有食物可以吃，因此有很多百姓餓死。
當時的糧食價格非常高，120公斤的米要花一公斤的黃金購買。
由於從西元25年開始，劉秀領導的軍隊贏得了許多戰爭，他領導的軍隊打敗了各地的軍閥，他的勢力範圍愈來愈大。
到西元30年的時候，劉秀已經幾乎統一了整個中國。
全中國只剩下兩個軍閥尚未被他打敗。
西元30年的一場宴會中，劉秀對大臣們發表一場演說。
我們經過了長久的努力，終於把大多數的軍閥都打敗，這些軍閥的領土都納入我們的控制範圍。
從西元25年開始到現在已經五年了，在我們的統治之下，這五年內，中國各地的人民幾乎都已經回到自己的家鄉並且開始耕作。
現在的農田的收成已經可以供給所有百姓的需求，人民開始不用擔心食物會短缺。
人們已經開始回到往常的寧靜的生活。
現在雖然還有兩個軍閥沒有被我們打敗，但我不急著打敗這兩個軍閥。這件事情我已經不再牽掛。
我認為打敗這兩個軍閥不是我們現在最重要的重點工作。
我們現在最重要的工作是在我們建立了這個新的王朝後，我們要重建管理所有百姓這些法律與制度。
我們應該先把重點放在如何照顧百姓。
我相信不用再過幾年，等我們更加的強大後，我們屆時就可以輕易地打敗這兩個軍閥以實現我們統一整個中國的目標。
這句成語的意思是這件事情我已經不再牽掛。
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。
你認為對你而言，你現在最重要的工作為何呢?你現在有被什麼事情困擾嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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