He voluntarily leaves this position after
completing the work, he does not take credit.(功成身退)
There was a famous general in the Eastern
Han Dynasty of China. His name was Deng Zhi. There is a story about him in the
history books.
His grandfather helped the founding king of
the Eastern Han Dynasty to establish the Eastern Han Dynasty.
His father was a very important general in
the Eastern Han Dynasty.
His sister was the queen of the Eastern Han
Dynasty and several of his brothers served as important officials in the
Eastern Han Dynasty.
After the death of his sister in 121 AD,
the king of the Eastern Han Dynasty ordered everyone in his family to be
relieved of their duties. The king of the Eastern Han Dynasty even ordered the
confiscation of the property of everyone in his family.
Everyone in his family was expelled from
the capital, many members of his family were exiled to border towns in the
Eastern Han Kingdom, and several of his brothers were forced to commit suicide.
He believed that he was very loyal to the
Eastern Han Dynasty.
After this great blow, he went on a hunger
strike and committed suicide.
After his death, a very righteous minister
said to the king
After I say these words, you may remove me
from my position or even kill me, but I would still like to express my opinion
to you.
He said.
I think the late queen was a kind and wise
person, and she made great contributions to our Eastern Han Kingdom.
Her brothers are very loyal to the Eastern
Han Kingdom, and her brothers are very attentive to helping you manage and
govern the Eastern Han Kingdom.
Originally, you were not qualified to
inherit the throne, but because the late queen thought that you were a
compassionate and caring person, she and her brothers fully supported you, and
you were able to become the king of the Eastern Han Kingdom.
This is what her brothers said to you after
helping you become the king of the Eastern Han Kingdom.
We think our talents are not enough, so we
want to resign as ministers and live like ordinary people.
But because the late queen asked her
brothers to stay and help her rule the Eastern Han Dynasty, her brothers agreed
to continue working in the central government.
Her brothers were very humble and kind. Her
brothers did not want to rebel. Your brothers were framed.
Her brothers are deeply trusted and
respected by all the people, but all the members of her brothers' family were
severely punished by you. This incident has tarnished your image in the eyes of
the people.
So I beg you, I hope you will
re-investigate this case, I believe her brothers are innocent, I hope you can
restore the honour of her brothers' family.
Because this incident caused great anger
and protest among the people, the king later agreed to re-investigate, and the
king restored his family's reputation after the re-investigation.
The meaning of this proverb is used to
describe a person who takes the initiative to leave a position after completing
a task. This person does not take credit.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were that minister, would you dare
to speak out? Do you think the King would reopen the investigation if the
people did not protest?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
功成身退(He voluntarily leaves this position
after completing the work, he does not take credit.)
中國的東漢王朝有一個著名的將軍，他的名字叫做鄧騭，歷史書上記載了一個關於他的故事。
他的祖父協助東漢王朝的開國國王創建東漢王朝。
他的父親是東漢王國一個很重要的將軍。
他的妹妹是東漢王國的王后，他有好幾個兄弟都擔任東漢王朝的重要官員。
西元121年，他的妹妹死後，東漢王國的國王便下令免除他的家族中的所有人的職務。東漢王國的國王更下令把他的家族中的所有人的財產都充公。
他家族中的所有人都被逐出首都，他的家族中有很多人被流放到東漢王國的邊界城市，他有好幾個兄弟被迫自殺。
他認為自己對東漢王國非常的忠誠。
他遭受了這個巨大的打擊後就絕食自殺。
他死了之後，有一個很公義的大臣對國王說。
我說了這些話後，你可能會免除我的職位，甚至你可能會殺了我，但我還是要對你表達我的意見。
他說。
我認為已經逝去的皇后是一個又善良又聰明的人，她對我們東漢王國有很大的貢獻。
她的兄弟們都對東漢王國非常的忠心，她的兄弟們很用心地協助你管理與治理東漢王國。
你原本不具備繼承王位的資格，但是因為已經逝去的皇后認為你是一個慈悲又有愛心的人，所以她與她的兄弟們全力支持你，你也才可以成為東漢王國的國王。
她的兄弟們協助你成為東漢王國的國王後，她的兄弟們就對你說。
我們認為我們的才能不夠，所以我們想要辭去大臣的職位，我們想要跟普通的百姓一樣生活。
但是因為已經逝去的皇后拜託她的兄弟留下來協助你治理東漢王國，所以她的兄弟們才答應繼續留在中央政府內工作。
她的兄弟們非常的謙虛又善良，她的兄弟們沒有想要造反，她的兄弟是被人誣陷的。
她的兄弟們深受所有百姓的信任與尊敬，但她的兄弟們的家族中的所有成員被你嚴厲的懲罰，這件事情已經影響到你在所有百姓中的形象。
因此我向你懇求，我希望你重新調查這個案子，我相信她的兄弟們是無辜的，我希望你可以恢復她的兄弟們的家族的名譽。
因為這件事情引起了百姓極大的憤怒與抗議，後來國王答應重新調查，國王在重新調查後恢復他的家族的名譽。
這句成語的意思被用來形容一個人完成一件工作後就主動離開這個職位，這個人不居功。
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。
你如果是這個大臣，你敢勇敢地提出自己的意見嗎?你認為如果百姓沒有抗議，國王會重啟調查嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為後漢書-鄧騭傳
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