Our country is occupied by the enemy(神州陸沉)
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty of China, there
was a famous general named (Huan Wen).
There is a story about him in the history
books.
China's Jin Dynasty is divided into the
Western Jin Dynasty (266 AD - 316 AD) and the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 AD - 420
AD). The capital of the Western Jin Dynasty was Luoyang, and the capital of the
Eastern Jin Dynasty was Jiankang.
In 316 AD, the Western Jin Dynasty was
defeated by the army of the (former Zhao) Kingdom, and the king of the Western
Jin Dynasty was killed. The Western Jin Dynasty fell. In 317 AD, a royal member
of the Western Jin Dynasty announced the establishment of the Eastern Jin
Kingdom in Jiankang City, Jiangsu Province, China.
One day in 356 AD, Huan Wen prepared to
lead the Eastern Jin army to attack Luoyang. He hoped to successfully retake
the capital of the Western Jin Kingdom, which had been lost for many years.
During a meeting before the attack, he
looked at Luoyang City in the distance and suddenly felt very sentimental.
he said to some of his key military staff.
It has been decades since our country was
occupied by the enemy, and our capital and surrounding areas were taken from us
by the enemy.
Looking back at the original history, I
believe that the Prime Minister of the Western Jin Dynasty and several
important officials under him at that time were the criminals who led to the
downfall of the Western Jin Dynasty.
One of his military staff replied after
hearing his words.
I don't agree with your view. I think the
fate of a country is like the fate of a person. Sometimes it is good and
sometimes it is bad. We cannot blame the then prime minister for the downfall
of the Western Jin Dynasty.
After listening to what this military
officer said, he said seriously to all the military officers.
During the Three Kingdoms period in China,
there was a warlord named Liu Biao.
Liu Biao raised a buffalo that weighed
about 500 kilograms. This buffalo ate ten times more grass than other buffaloes
every day. However, this buffalo was too heavy to pull a plough to plough the
fields.
Later, Liu Biao was defeated by another
warlord. After the other warlord had conquered Liu Biao's land and killed Liu
Biao, the other warlord saw the buffalo and told all the soldiers.
This buffalo grew so big, but this buffalo was
not as useful as a skinny buffalo that would help people plough their fields.
What do you think about us killing the
buffalo to add to the feast tonight?
The soldiers under this other warlord
cheered loudly.
When Huan Wen had finished telling this historic
story, he paused and then continued.
The Prime Minister before the fall of the
Western Jin Dynasty and the officials under him enjoyed the enormous power and
wealth the Western Jin Dynasty gave them, but they made no contribution to the
Western Jin Dynasty. These people were like that giant buffalo.
We should not blame fate for the downfall
of the Western Jin Dynasty. I still think that these people should bear the
greatest responsibility.
This idiom is used to describe a country
whose territory is occupied by enemies.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you agree with Huan Wen's views or those
of his military staff? Are there any officials in your country who look like
the giant buffalo?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
神州陸沉(Our country is occupied by the enemy)
中國的東晉王朝有一個著名的將軍，他的名字叫做(桓溫)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
中國的晉王朝分為西晉王朝((西元266年-西元316年)與東晉王朝(西元317年-西元420年)。西晉王國的首都位於洛陽城，東晉王國的首都位於建康城。
西元316年，西晉王朝被(前趙)王國的軍隊打敗，西晉王朝的國王被殺。西晉王國滅亡。西元317年，西晉王朝的一個皇室成員在中國江蘇省的建康市宣布成立東晉王國。
西元356年的某一天，桓溫正準備率領東晉王朝的軍隊進攻洛陽，他希望可成功收復已經失去多年的西晉王國的首都。
在發動攻擊前的一場會議上，他看著遠方的洛陽城，他突然覺得很感傷。
他對他手下的幾個重要的軍事幕僚說。
我們的國土被敵人佔領、我們首都與周遭的土地被敵人奪走已經好幾十年了。
現在回顧當初的歷史，我認為當時的西晉王朝的宰相與他手下的幾個重要官員是導致西晉王朝滅亡的罪人。
他手下的一個軍事幕僚聽完他說的這些話後回答。
我不認同你的觀點，我認為一個國家的命運就跟一個人的命運一樣，有時候好有時候壞，我們不能把西晉王國滅亡的責任歸咎於當時的宰相。
他聽完這個軍事幕僚的話後，他很嚴肅地對所有的軍事幕僚說。
中國的三國時代，有一個軍閥的名字叫做劉表。
劉表養了一隻大約有500公斤的水牛，這隻水牛每天都要吃比其他的水牛多十倍的草，但是這隻水牛因為太重了，所以這隻水牛並沒有辦法拉犁耕田。
後來劉表被另外一個軍閥打敗，另外一個軍閥攻佔了劉表的土地並且殺了劉表之後，這另外一個軍閥看到這隻水牛就對所有的士兵說。
這隻水牛長得如此巨大，但是這隻水牛的用處比不上一隻瘦弱的會協助人們耕田的水牛。
我們殺了這頭水牛，為今天晚上的慶功宴加菜，你們覺得如何?
這另外一個軍閥手下的士兵們大聲叫好。
桓溫說完這段歷史故事後停頓了一下，接著他說。
西晉王國的滅亡前的首相與他手下的那些官員們享受着西晉王朝給予他們的巨大的權力與財富但他們對西晉王朝沒有任何貢獻，這些人就像是那隻巨大的水牛一樣。
我們不應該把西晉王國的滅亡歸咎於命運，我還是認為這些人應該要負最大的責任。
這句成語被用來形容一個國家的國土被敵人佔領。
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。
你認同桓溫的看法還是他的軍事幕僚的看法呢?你的國家中，有像是那隻巨大的水牛的官員嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為世說新語-輕詆-11條
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