The Zhao Kingdom did not expect to be
attacked by the Wei Kingdom's army because of the Lu Kingdom's inferior wine(魯酒薄而邯鄲圍)
There is a famous writer in China who is
also one of the most famous philosophers in Chinese history.
His name is Zhuang Zhou. He once wrote a
story.
During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in China,
the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was divided into more than 20 kingdoms. These kingdoms
often went to war with each other to compete for land and resources.
This is why this period in history is known
as the Warring States Period.
The Chu Kingdom was one of the most
powerful of these kingdoms.
Once, the king of the Chu Kingdom held a
grand celebration. The kings of various kingdoms sent ambassadors to Chu
Kingdom to attend this grand celebration.
A delegation from the Kingdom of Lu arrived
in Chu Kingdom. The ambassador of the Kingdom of Lu presented the gift prepared
by the king of the Kingdom of Lu to the king of the Kingdom of Chu.
The gift prepared by the king of the
Kingdom of Lu was rice wine brewed by the people of the Kingdom of Lu.
After this celebration, one day the king of
Chu Kingdom addressed all the ministers in a military meeting.
This time our celebration was very
successful, and the kings of each kingdom also sent me the most representative
gifts in their kingdoms.
I discovered that the rice wine the king of
Zhonglu gave me was of very poor quality.
I don't think he meant it when he
congratulated me.
I thought that the king of the Kingdom of
Lu had insulted me, so I decided to personally lead the army to attack the
Kingdom of Lu.
News of the Chu Kingdom's army attacking
the Lu Kingdom reached the Wei Kingdom.
The king of the Wei Kingdom happily told
the ministers of the Wei Kingdom at a national meeting.
The king of the Zhao Kingdom has offended
me before, and I have always wanted revenge.
But because the relationship between the
Kingdom of Zhao and the Kingdom of Chu is very good, I am afraid that if I
attack the Kingdom of Zhao, the Kingdom of Chu will help the Kingdom of Zhao to
resist our attack.
A few days ago, the king of the Kingdom of
Chu led his army to attack the Kingdom of Lu, so I will take this opportunity
to lead our army to attack the Kingdom of Zhao.
A few weeks later, the Wei army defeated
the Zhao army and surrounded the Zhao capital.
The literal translation of this idiom is
that the Zhao Kingdom did not expect to be attacked by the Wei Kingdom's army
because of the Lu Kingdom's inferior wine.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
suffers misfortune for no reason.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever suffered bad luck for no
reason? Have you ever been angry because you were looked down upon?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
魯酒薄而邯鄲圍(The Zhao Kingdom did not expect to
be attacked by the Wei Kingdom's army because of the Lu Kingdom's inferior wine)
趙王國沒有想到會因為魯王國的劣質酒而被魏王國的軍隊攻擊)
中國有一個著名的文學家，他也是中國歷史上最著名的哲學家之一。
他的名字叫做莊周。他曾經寫過一個故事。
中國的東周時代，東周王朝分裂成20幾個王國。這些王國之間為了爭奪土地與資源彼此之間經常發生戰爭。
因此歷史上又稱呼此時期為戰國時代。
楚王國是這些王國中最強大的王國之一。
有一次，楚王國的國王舉辦了一場盛大的慶典。各個王國的國王都派遣大使到楚王國參加這場盛大的慶典。
魯王國的代表團到了楚王國。魯王國的大使把魯王國的國王準備的禮物送給楚王國的國王。
魯王國的國王準備的禮物是魯王國的人民所釀造的米酒。
這場慶典結束後，有一天，楚王國的國王在一場軍事會議中對所有的大臣說。
這一次我們的慶典舉辦的非常成功，各個王國的國王也都送了他們王國中最具代表性的禮物來給我。
我發現其中魯王國的國王送給我當作禮物的米酒非常的劣質。
我認為他不是真誠地想要跟我祝賀。
我認為魯王國的國王侮辱了我，所以我決定要親自帶領軍隊攻打魯王國。
楚王國的軍隊攻打魯王國的消息傳到魏王國。
魏王國的國王在一場國家會議上很開心地對魏王國的大臣們說。
趙王國的國王之前得罪我，我一直想要報仇。
但是因為趙王國與楚王國的關係很好，我擔心如果我攻打趙王國，那麼楚王國會幫忙趙王國抵擋我們的進攻。
幾天前楚王國的國王帶著軍隊去攻打魯王國，因此我要利用這個機會帶領我們的軍隊攻打趙王國。
幾個禮拜後，魏王國的軍隊打敗了趙王國的軍隊並且包圍了趙王國的首都。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是趙王國沒有想到會因為魯王國的劣質酒而被魏王國的軍隊攻擊。
這句成語被用來形容一個人無端遭受到禍害。
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。
你是否曾經無端遭受禍害呢?你是否曾經因為被人輕視而發怒呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為莊子集釋-外篇-胠篋-48條
