Xiang Xiong(向雄) (AD?-286)
His surname is (Xiang), his parents gave
him the name (Xiong), and when he grew up his friends called him (Maobo). He
was born in Hebei Province, China.
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向 |
It means direction. It is also one of the
Chinese surnames. |
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雄 |
It means male. It means majestic. |
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茂 |
It means the plants grow luxuriantly. |
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伯 |
It means the eldest of several brothers.
It is also one of the Chinese surnames. |
He was a famous official in China's Jin
Dynasty and his story is recorded in history books.
In the Kingdom of Cao Wei in China, a
minister named (Sima Zhao) killed the king of the Kingdom of Cao Wei.
After Sima Zhao killed the king of the Cao
Wei Kingdom, he took full control of the Cao Wei Kingdom.
There was a minister in the Cao Wei
Kingdom. His name was Wang Jing.
Sima Zhao believed that Wang Jing was not
willing to obey him, so Sima Zhao ordered Wang Jing to be killed.
Xiang Xiong was once Wang Jing's chief of
staff.
After Wang Jing was executed, his
subordinates and other ministers were afraid to show their grief for fear of
being implicated.
Wang Jing was different from all the others
in that he showed intense grief and wept bitterly as he offered his condolences
to Wang Jing.
A few months later, another minister of the
Cao Wei Kingdom named Zhong Hui insulted Sima Zhao.
Sima Zhao found a reason to kill Zhong Hui.
Because Sima Zhao hated Zhong Hui so much,
Zhong Hui's family and friends did not dare to hold a funeral for Zhong Hui
after Zhong Hui was killed.
After hearing about this incident, he took
the initiative to hold Zhong Hui's funeral.
When Sima Zhao heard the news, he ordered
his soldiers to bring him to him.
Sima Zhao said to him
The way you cried bitterly after Wang
Jing's death made me very unhappy. Today I heard that you held another funeral
for Zhong Hui.
I will punish you severely.
He replied to Sima Zhao.
Zhong Hui broke the law, so he was executed
according to the law. But the law does not say that a person who has been
executed cannot have a funeral.
Zhong Hui was a great help to me while he
was alive, so I helped his family organise his funeral out of a sense of
morality and gratitude. There was nothing wrong with what I did.
If you punish me for this, I believe that
many people with moral courage will criticise and talk about you for your
behaviour in the future.
Is that the outcome you want?
Sima Zhao was silent for a few minutes
after listening to his words.
Controlling his anger, he said to Xiang
Xiong
I think you did the right thing and I won't
punish you.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were him, would you dare to hold a
funeral for your good friend? If you were Sima Zhao, what would you do after
hearing his words?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
向雄(Xiang Xiong)(西元?-西元286年)
他的姓是(向)，他的父母給他取的名字是(雄)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(茂伯)，他出生地位於在中國的河北省。
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向 |
意思是朝向的意思。意思是方向的意思。也是中國的人姓氏之一。 |
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雄 |
意思是雄性的意思。意思是雄壯的意思。 |
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茂 |
意思是植物長得很茂盛的意思。 |
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伯 |
意思是幾個兄弟中，年紀最大的那一位。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
他是中國的晉王朝的一個著名的官員，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
中國的曹魏王國，有一個名字叫做(司馬昭)的大臣殺了曹魏王國的國王。
司馬昭殺了曹魏王國的國王後，掌握了曹魏王國的全部的權力。
有一個曹魏王國的大臣，這個大臣的名字叫做王經。
司馬昭認為王經不願意服從他，所以司馬昭就下令殺了王經。
向雄曾經擔任過王經的高級幕僚。
王經被執行死刑之後，他的部屬與其他的大臣們因為害怕被牽連所以都不敢表現出哀傷的情緒。
王經與其他所有人都不同，他表現出他的強烈哀傷，他在弔唁王經時痛哭。
幾個月後，有另外一個名字叫做(鍾會)的曹魏王國的大臣得罪了司馬昭。
司馬昭找了一個理由殺了鍾會。
因為司馬昭非常討厭鍾會，所以鍾會被殺後，鍾惠的家人與朋友不敢替鍾會舉辦喪禮。
他聽到這件事情後，他主動舉辦了鍾會的喪禮。
司馬昭聽到這個消息後，就命令士兵將他帶到自己面前。
司馬昭對他說。
王經死後你痛哭的表現已經讓我很不開心，今天我聽說你又替鍾會舉辦喪禮。
我要嚴厲的懲罰你。
他回答司馬昭。
鍾會犯了法，所以他被依法處死。但是法律並沒有規定一個被處死的人不能舉辦喪禮。
鍾會生前提供過我極大的幫助，因此我站在道德與感謝的立場協助他的家人幫他舉辦葬禮。我的行為並沒有錯。
如果你因為我做了這件事情處罰我，那麼我相信以後一定會有很多有道德勇氣的百姓會因為你的行為而批評並且議論你。
難道這就是你想要的結果嗎。
司馬昭聽完他說的話後沉默了幾分鐘。
他壓抑自己的怒氣，他對向雄說。
我認為你做的事情是對的，我不會責罰你。
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。
你如果是他，你敢幫自己的好朋友舉辦葬禮嗎?你如果是司馬昭，你聽到他說的話後，你會怎樣做呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為晉書-卷48-列傳18-向雄傳