All his belongings(一家一火)
In the late Ming Dynasty of China, there
was a famous writer named (Feng Menglong).
He wrote a collection of short stories.
In this book, there is a story set in the
Tang Dynasty.
The protagonist of this story is called (Ma
Zhou).
This story describes his legendary life,
his journey from a poor commoner to a prominent official.
Ma Zhou is a man of rich knowledge and high
ideals.
He left his hometown to go to the capital
of the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an. .
He hopes to find an opportunity to develop
his talents in the capital.
Through the introduction of a hotel owner,
he moved into the house of a widow surnamed Wang after arriving in Chang'an
City.
Later, through the introduction of the
widow named Wang, he met a general named Chang He.
He was hired as Chang He's staff and wrote
a plan for Chang He on how to deal with the drought.
After reading the plan, the king said to
Chang He
Your plan is very good. From what I know
about you, I think you definitely did not write this plan yourself.
Please tell me honestly who wrote it.
Chang He didn't dare to hide it from the
king, so he told the king.
This plan was written by one of my advisers
called (Ma Zhou).
The king told Chang He to bring Ma Zhou to
the palace to see me immediately.
After Chang He brought Ma Zhou to the
palace as quickly as possible, the king had a long talk with Ma Zhou.
Through the conversation with Ma Zhou, the
king confirmed that Ma Zhou was indeed a very talented person.
The king was very happy, so he directly
invited Ma Zhou to serve as an official in the central government, and let Ma
Zhou hold a very important position.
After Ma Zhou and Chang He left the palace,
Ma Zhou said to Chang He
I am very grateful to you. It must be
because of your recommendation that I have the opportunity to meet the King and
to work in the central government.
Chang He said to Ma Zhou.
You have won this job on your own merit,
and I am honoured to be your working partner in the central government.
From that day on, Ma Zhou's destiny began
to change. He went from being a poor and unsuccessful intellectual to an
important official who helped the king to govern the Tang Dynasty.
Ma Zhou later married the widow surnamed
Wang, who opened a steamed bun shop.
After the two got married, the widow
surnamed Wang closed her steamed bun shop.
She moved all her belongings to a mansion
that Ma Zhou had just bought. She devoted herself to helping Ma Zhou with
various domestic matters, so that Ma Zhou could feel comfortable and fully
utilise his talents in the central government.
This idiom means all one's belongings.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
What has been the most important event in
your life? Do you and your wife or family have the same goals in life?I hope
this story can give you some new insights.
一家一火(All his belongings)
中國的明王朝末年，有一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做(馮夢龍)。
他寫過一本短篇小說集。
這本書中有一個故事，故事的背景在唐王朝。
這個故事主角是名字叫做(馬周)。
這個故事寫他傳奇的一生，他從一個貧窮的平民最後成為一個顯赫的官員的過程。
馬周是一個知識很豐富的人，他有很崇高的理想。
他離開家鄉要去唐王朝的首都，唐王朝的首都是長安市。。
他希望可以在首都中找到機會發揮他的才能。
因為一個飯店的老闆的介紹，所以他到了長安市後住進了一個王姓的寡婦的家中。
後來又因為這個王姓寡婦的介紹，他認識了一個名字叫做常何的將軍。
他受聘成了常何的參謀並且為常何寫出了一份有關於如何應對旱災的企畫書。
國王看完這篇企畫書後對常何說。
你的企畫書寫得非常好，根據我對你的了解，我認為這份企劃書絕對不是你自己寫的。
請你誠實的告訴我，這篇企畫書到底是誰寫的。
常何不敢隱瞞國王就對國王說。
這份企劃書是我的一個名字叫做(馬周)的參謀寫的。
國王就對常何說，你立刻帶馬周到皇宮中來見我。
常何用最快的速度把馬周帶到皇宮後，國王與馬周進行了一段深入的對話。
國王藉由與馬周的對話，確認了馬周的確是一個非常有才能的人。
國王非常高興所以他就直接邀請馬周進入中央政府內擔任官員，而且讓馬周擔任非常重要的職務。
在馬周與常何離開皇宮後，馬周對常何說。
我太感謝你了，一定是因為你的推薦，所以我才有機會見到國王，我也才有機會進入中央政府內工作。
常何對馬周說。
你是憑著自己的能力獲的這個工作，我很榮幸可以跟你成為中央政府內的工作夥伴。
馬周的命運從這一天開始改變，他從原本的一個貧窮而且不得志的知識分子，變成一個協助國王幫助治理唐王朝的重要官員。
馬周後來娶了那一位開饅頭店的王姓寡婦。
在他們兩個人結婚之後，王姓寡婦結束了她的饅頭店。
她帶著自己所有的家當搬入了馬周新買的一間豪宅內，她專心的協助馬周處理家中的各種事物，讓馬周可以安心的在中央政府內盡情的發揮自己的才能。
這句成語的意思是一個人的全部家當。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你人生中經歷過對你影響最大的事件為何呢?你與你的妻子或是家人有共同的生活目標嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為明-馮夢龍-喻世明言-第五卷-窮馬周遭際賣䭔媼
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