You Can't Cross This Boundary and Scope(不越雷池一步)
There was a famous minister in the Eastern
Jin Dynasty of China, his name was Yu Liang.
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
His sister was the queen of the Eastern Jin
Dynasty, and the king trusted him very much because of this relationship.
He became the most powerful person in the
Eastern Jin Dynasty.
There was a general at that time, and his
name was (Su Jun).
Su Jun was dissatisfied with Yu Liang's
administrative control of the central government, so he led his army to attack
the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
At that time, there was a general who was
very loyal to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This general's name was Wen Qiao.
Wen Qiao led an army to garrison the border
between the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the later Qin Kingdom.
When Wen Qiao heard the news, he sent an
envoy to tell Yu Liang.
Su Jun is leading his army to attack the
capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Please order me to lead my army back to the
capital to help defend it.
Yu Liang smiled and said to the messenger.
Go back and tell Wen Qiao.
In my opinion, the army stationed in the
capital is strong enough to resist and defeat Su Jun's army.
We do not need your assistance. I order you
to remain at your present position. Do not lead the army back to the capital.
You must not let your army cross (Lei Chi).
I think the Later Qin Kingdom is a bigger
threat to us than Su Jun, so you only need to concentrate on stationing
yourself on the border between the Jin Kingdom and the Later Qin Kingdom. You
don't need to worry about the capital.
Yu Liang's judgement was wrong. Su Jun's
military might was too strong. Su Jun's army captured the capital of the Jin
Dynasty.
The Jin Dynasty was on the brink of
destruction.
The literal translation of this saying is
"you cannot cross (Thunder Pool)".
The meaning of this idiom is that you
cannot cross this boundary and scope.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What is the most failed experience in your
life? Are there any boundaries in your life that you think cannot be crossed?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
不越雷池一步(You Can't Cross This Boundary and
Scope)
中國的東晉王朝有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做庾亮。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他的妹妹是東晉王朝的皇后，國王因為這個關係所以非常信任他。
他成了東晉王朝最有權力的人。
當時有一個將軍，這個將軍的名字叫做(蘇峻)。
蘇峻因為不滿意中央政府的行政控制權被庾亮所掌握，所以他率領了他所領導的軍隊攻打東晉王朝的首都。
當時有一個對東晉王朝非常忠心的將軍，這個將軍的名字叫做(溫嶠)。
溫嶠帶著一支軍隊駐守在東晉王朝與後秦王國的交界。
溫嶠聽到這個消息後就派遣一個使者對庾亮說。
蘇峻率領軍隊要攻打東晉王朝的首都，請你下令讓我率領我的軍隊回到首都協助防禦。
庾亮笑著對這個使者說。
你回去告訴溫嶠。
根據我的判斷，駐守在首都的軍隊力量足夠強大可以抵抗並且打敗蘇峻的軍隊。
我們不需要你的支援，我命令你繼續駐守在你現在的陣地，你千萬不可以帶領軍隊回到首都，你不可以讓你的軍隊逾越(雷池)。
我認為後秦王國對我們的威脅比蘇峻更大，因此你只需要專心駐守在晉王國與後秦王國的邊界，首都的事情你不用擔心。
庾亮的判斷錯了，蘇峻的軍事力量太過強大，蘇峻的軍隊攻下了晉王朝的首都。
晉王朝陷入滅亡的危機中。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是你不可以逾越(雷池)。
這句成語的意思是你不能逾越這條界線與範圍。
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。
你人生中最失敗的經驗為何呢?你的生活中有那些你認為不能逾越的界線呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為晉書-卷100-蘇峻傳
https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%99%89%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7100
出處為晉書-卷73-庾亮傳
https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%99%89%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7073