Chu Ni (鋤麑)(?BC - 207BC)
His surname is (Chu) and the name his
parents gave him is (Ni).
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鋤 |
It means hoe. It is also one of the
Chinese surnames. |
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麑 |
It means young deer. |
His record in Chinese history is short, but
his story has been told by many people for generations. There is a story about
him recorded in the history books.
He was a warrior in the imperial palace of
the Jin dynasty and was the king's personal bodyguard.
One day, the king of the Jin Kingdom said
to him.
I don't like the minister (Zhao Dun) in our
kingdom.
Zhao Dun once helped my grandfather make
the Jin Kingdom very powerful. After my grandfather died, he helped my father
to rule the Jin Kingdom.
I succeeded to the throne of the Jin
Kingdom when I was 4 years old, and I have been king for 13 years so far.
During my years as king, Zhao Dun was the
most powerful person in the Jin Kingdom.
I have grown up now, but Zhao Dun has still
not returned political power to me. He often scolds me and disagrees with many
of my actions.
I think he disrespects me and looks down on
me. So I'm going to kill him.
I order you to kill him and you must
complete the task.
If you fail, I will kill you and your
family.
When he heard this order, he couldn't
refuse. At about two o'clock in the morning that day, he sneaked into Zhao
Dun's house and prepared to find an opportunity to assassinate Zhao Dun.
Not long after sneaking into Zhao Dun's
house, he suddenly heard the sound of someone moving around in the house. He
quickly found a very private place to hide.
He secretly watched from his hiding place
and was surprised to see that Zhao Dun had gotten up at three in the morning.
After Zhao Dun got up, he put on a set of
very formal clothes and then went to his study to sort out the documents that
were to be reported to the king at the palace.
Zhao Dun's attitude and actions are very
serious and solemn.
Chu Ni watched secretly for a long time
until Zhao Dun left his house.
There was a huge shock in Chu Ni 's heart.
He said to himself.
I have long heard that Minister Zhao Dun
loves the Jin Kingdom very much and is very loyal to the Jin Kingdom.
I can tell from his behaviour in the
morning that he is a good and honest man.
I don't want to kill him.
But if I don't do it, I will be executed by
the king.
I cannot flee the Jin Kingdom, because if I
flee the Jin Kingdom, my relatives and friends may be in danger.
What should I do? What is the best thing to
do?
Later he decided to commit suicide.
Because he believed that if he committed
suicide, the king would not harm his family and friends for failing to complete
the task.
He was unwilling to kill a righteous man to
save his own life.
Because he knew that if he killed Zhao Dun
against his conscience, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were a hoe, what decision would you
make? Have you ever encountered something that made you feel like you didn't
know how to make a decision?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
鋤麑(Chu Ni )(西元前?-西元前207)
他的姓是(鋤)，他的父母給他取的名字是(麑)。
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鋤 |
意思是鋤頭的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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麑 |
意思是幼小的鹿的意思。 |
他在中國的歷史上的紀載只有短短的一小段，但是他的故事被後代的許多人所宣講。歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他是晉王朝的皇宮中的一個武士，他是國王的貼身侍衛。
有一天，晉王國的國王對他說。
我不喜歡我們王國中那一個名字叫做(趙盾)的大臣。
趙盾曾經協助我的祖父讓晉王國變得非常的強大，在我的祖父死後，他協助我的父親管理晉王國。
我4歲繼任成為晉王國的國王，到目前為止我已經擔任國王13年了。
在我擔任國王的這些年中，趙盾一直是晉王國中最有權力的人。
我現在已經長大了，但是趙盾仍然沒有把政治權力還給我，他還常常責罵我，他不認同我的很多行為。
我認為他不尊重我，他非常瞧不起我。因此我要殺了他。
我命令你去暗殺他，你一定要完成任務。
如果你沒有辦法完成這項任務，我會殺了你跟你的家人。
鋤麑聽到這個命令後，他沒有辦法拒絕，他就在那一天的凌晨兩點多，他潛入趙盾的家裡，他準備找機會暗殺趙盾。
當他偷偷的潛入趙盾的家中後不久，突然間他聽到這間房子中有人在走動的聲音。他便趕快找了一個很隱密的地方躲起來。
他從他躲起來的地方暗暗的觀察，他驚訝地發現趙盾竟然凌晨三點就起床了。
趙盾起床後他就穿上一套很正式的衣服，接著他進入自己的書房內整理要進入皇宮中跟國王報告的文件。
趙盾的態度與動作都很嚴肅與認真。
鋤麑暗暗觀察了很久，直到趙盾離開他的家。
鋤麑的內心產生了巨大的衝擊。
他對自己說。
我早就聽說趙盾這個大臣非常熱愛晉王國，他對晉王國非常忠誠。
我從他早上的這些行為表現就可以看出他是一個很正直的好人。
我不想暗殺他。
可是如果我不執行這項暗殺任務，那麼我會被國王處死。
我也不能逃離晉王國，因為如果我逃離晉王國的話，我的親戚和朋友可能都會因此遭遇到危險。
我該怎麼辦呢?我該怎樣做才是最好的呢?
鋤麑後來決定自殺。
因為他認為如果自己自殺，那麼國王就不會因為他沒有完成任務而傷害他的家人與朋友。
因為他不願意殺了一個正直的人，來換取自己可以活下去。
因為他知道，如果自己違背自己的良知殺了趙盾，他一輩子都會因為自己的這個決定而深深的悔恨。
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。
如果你是鋤麑，你會做出怎樣的決定呢?你曾經遇到令你覺得不知道該如何做決定的事情嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為春秋左傳-宣公-宣公二年
