The cause of the disaster was due to
internal problems in the Kingdom of Lu(禍起蕭牆)
During the Spring and Autumn Period in
China, there was a famous minister in the Kingdom of Lu. This minister was
called Ji Sun.
There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
He has the greatest power in the Lu
Kingdom, and his power is greater than that of the king of the Lu Kingdom.
At that time there was a small kingdom next
to the Lu Kingdom, and the name of this small kingdom was (Zhuanyu).
The Lu Kingdom was in political turmoil. In
order to increase his influence in the Lu Kingdom, Ji Sun ordered an attack on
the (Zhuanyu) Kingdom.
When Confucius heard about this incident,
he commented on it.
Confucius said.
The difference between a prosperous kingdom
and a declining one is not the size of the land or the number of people.
If a kingdom has a small land area and a
small population, but the leader of the kingdom does not allow unequal
distribution of wealth and social injustice in the kingdom, and the leader of
the kingdom manages to make the people live in a safe environment, then the
nature of the kingdom will become more and more prosperous.
When a kingdom is very prosperous, many
people from other kingdoms will naturally want to come and live in that
kingdom. Then the population of that kingdom will naturally increase, and the
national power of that kingdom will become stronger and stronger.
The Jisun should rule the Lu Kingdom with
justice and benevolence. When the Lu Kingdom becomes powerful, it will
naturally attract the people of the (Zhuan Yu) Kingdom to follow.
Now Jisun wants to use force to force the
Zhuan Yu Kingdom to obey the Lu Kingdom. I think his behaviour is completely
wrong.
Under his leadership, I saw the domestic
chaos in the Kingdom of Lu.
The Kingdom of Lu was on the brink of
collapse, but he failed to see the real problems within the Kingdom of Lu.
The reason for the disasters of the Lu
Kingdom was the internal problems of the Lu Kingdom. The disasters of the Lu
Kingdom were not caused by threats from outside forces.
The Jisun wanted to use force to attack the
Kingdom of Zhuanyu and hoped to use this war to consolidate their power. I
think what the Jisun did was definitely wrong.
The literal translation of this idiom is
that the cause of the disaster was internal problems in the Kingdom of Lu.
This idiom is used to describe a disaster
that occurs in an organisation. The reason for the disaster is that there are
problems within the organisation.
Dear friend, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What issues do you think need urgent reform
in your country? Can people in your country live safely?
I hope this story brings you something new.
禍起蕭牆(The cause of the disaster was due to internal problems in the
Kingdom of Lu)
中國的春秋時代，魯王國有一個著名的大臣，這個大臣的名字是季孫。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他掌握了魯王國最大的權力，他的權力比魯王國的國王還大。
當時的魯王國旁邊有一個小王國，這個小王國的名字叫做(顓臾)。
魯王國的政治動盪，季孫為了強化自己在魯王國的影響力因此他下令要攻打(顓臾)王國。
孔子聽到這件事情後，他對這件事情發表了他的評論。
孔子說。
一個興盛的王國與一個衰落的王國之間的差別，並非在土地的大小與人口的多少。
如果一個王國的土地很小而且人口很少，但是這個王國的領導者沒有讓王國內因為財富分配不均並造成社會不公，這個王國的領導者設法讓人民生活在安全的環境中，那麼這個王國自然就會愈來愈興盛。
如果一個王國非常的興盛，自然就會有很多其他王國的民眾想要來到這個王國中生活，那麼這個王國的人口自然就會愈來愈多而且這個王國的國力就會愈來愈強大。
季孫應該用正義與仁愛管理魯王國，魯王國變的強大後自然就會吸引(顓臾)王國的人民來跟隨。
季孫現在想要用武力來威逼(顓臾)王國服從魯王國，我認為他的行為是完全錯誤的。
在他的領導之下，我看到魯王國的國內的政治紛亂。
魯王國正面臨崩解的危機，但是他卻沒有看到魯王國內部所存在的真正的問題。
導致魯王國面臨災禍的原因是因為魯王國內部出現了問題，魯王國的災禍並非外在的勢力的威脅所導致。
季孫想要用武力去攻打顓臾王國，並且希望藉著這場戰爭鞏固自已的權力，我認為季孫的做法絕對是錯的。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是災禍的原因是因為魯王國內部出現了問題。
這句成語被用來形容一個組織發生了災禍而導致災禍的原因是因為這個組織內部出現了問題。
親愛的朋友，聽到這個故事後，您有什麼樣的靈感或想法?
你認為你生活的國家中有甚麼急需要改革的事項呢?你的國家的人民是否可以安全的生活呢?
我希望這故事能讓你帶來一些新的收穫。
出處為論語-季氏