Thinking non-stop from morning to night(晝度夜思)
In the Tang Dynasty of China, there was a
famous minister called Li Jiang. There is a story about him in the history
books.
Many dynasties in ancient China had a very
special official position, and the ministers who held this official position
were required to make suggestions about things they saw in the kingdom that
needed improvement.
People who hold this official position
often offend others because they have to tell the truth. People who hold this
official position must have very high morals and courage.
He was in such an official position.
One day, in a conversation with the king,
he told the king some of his views after taking this official position.
He said.
It's not easy to do this job well.
You are the king and you have absolute
power. The life and position of each of our ministers depends on your hands, so
every time we make our suggestions to you, we will be very cautious.
If I identify ten things that need
improvement in our kingdom, we will study them carefully before bringing you a
report on the one or two things that we feel most urgently need improvement.
When I see something in the Kingdom that
needs improvement, I start thinking about how to explain it to you from morning
till night.
If I present my objections in a way that
makes you unhappy, I may be removed from my position.
Even if officials in our position do a good
job, it is difficult for them to get rewards and praise from you.
Many of my colleagues said things you
didn't like to hear, so you punished them after they criticised you.
We can see and learn many lessons from the
history books, one of which is that if the king of a kingdom is willing to
listen to criticism, then the kingdom will usually become very powerful. If a
king in a kingdom has no one around him who dares to raise objections, the
kingdom will usually decline quickly.
The king said to him after listening to his
story.
Thank you for telling me these things. I
will keep them in mind. I want to be a good king. I will remember to be
open-minded and to listen to your criticisms.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
thinks non-stop from morning till night.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have I ever read these history books? Have
you ever been angry because someone criticised you?
I hope this story can help you gain
something.
晝度夜思(Thinking non-stop from morning to
night)
中國的唐王朝，有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做李絳。歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
古代的中國的很多朝代都有一個非常特的官職，擔任這個官職的職位的大臣們要針對他們所看到的王國中需要改進的事情提出建議。
擔任這個官職的人常常會因為自己必須說誠實話所以會得罪人，擔任這個官職的人需要有非常高的道德與勇氣。
他就擔任這樣的官職。
有一天，他在與國王的對話中，他對國王說了自己擔任這個官職後的一些看法。
他說。
要做好這個職位的工作並不容易。
你是國王，你有絕對的權力我們每個大臣的生命與職位都取決在你的手中，因此我們每次要對你提出我們的建議時，我們都會採取非常謹慎的態度。
當我發現了我們十件我們王國中需要改進的事情時，我們會經過仔細的研究後再向你提出我們認為最急迫需要改善的一件或兩件事情的報告。
當我發現一些王國中需要改進的事情時，我就會開始從早到晚都不停地思考要如何對你說明我所發現的這個問題。
如果我提出我的諍言的方式讓你覺得不開心，我可能就會因此被免職。
我們這個職位的官員就算把這個工作做得很好，也很難得到你的獎勵與讚美。
有很多我的同事因為說了你不喜歡聽的話，所以在他們提出自已的諍言後就被你處罰。
我們從歷史書中可以看到學到很多教訓，其中一樣就是如果一個王國中的國王願意聽取諍言，那麼這個王國通常都會變得非常強盛。如果一個王國中的國王身邊都沒有人敢提出諍言，那麼這個王國通常會很快的衰敗。
國王聽完他的分享後對他說。
謝謝你告訴我這些事情，我會記在心裡，我想成為一個好的國王，我會提醒自已要保持寬廣的心胸聽取你們的諍言。
這句成語被用來形容一個人從早到晚都不停地思考。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或是想法呢。
我是否曾經看過那些歷史書呢?你是否曾經因為別人批評你而生氣呢?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一點收穫。
出處為舊唐書-卷-164-李絳傳
https://zh.wikisource.org/zh-hant/%E8%88%8A%E5%94%90%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7164
出處為新唐書-卷152-李絳傳
https://zh.wikisource.org/zh-hant/%E6%96%B0%E5%94%90%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7152