He beat his father-in-law(撾婦翁)
There was a famous minister in the Eastern
Han Dynasty of China, his name was (Di Wu Lun). There is a story about him
recorded in the history books.
He originally served as a mid-level local
official. In 53 AD he followed his superiors to the capital of the Eastern Han
Dynasty and they went to meet the king.
He and his superiors were received by the
king, who spoke to them separately.
(Di Wu Lun) gave a specific and unique
analysis of many issues raised by the king, so the king had a good impression
of him after the meeting.
The king believed that (Di Wu Lun) was a
man with rich knowledge and a sincere attitude. The king wanted to let (Di Wu Lun) enter the central government and hold more important positions.
That night, the king sent some special
people to investigate all the background information on Di Wu Lun.
The next day the king received him again.
The king wanted to confirm some of the
things he had investigated.
About half an hour after the king had spoken to Di Wu Lun, the king suddenly asked him with a smile.
I have heard one thing. That thing was that you once beat your father-in-law because you had a quarrel with him. I have also heard that you are very proud of yourself and that you have a very bad relationship with your cousins. Your cousins invited you for dinner, but you deliberately refused to go.
Are these two negative things true about you?
The Di Wu Lun replied after hearing the king's question.
I married a second wife after my first wife died, and my second wife also fell ill and died a few years ago. Now my third wife is with me.
Because of the war, my three wives were all orphans.
All three of their fathers were dead when they married me.
China has had a lot of trouble in recent years, and there have been many wars in different places.
Because of the turmoil, food prices have been very high in recent years. I was embarrassed to go to my cousin's house to eat because I didn't want to add to their expenses.
That night the king again investigated
whether the words spoken by (Di Wu Lun) were true.
After further examination it was found that
what (Di Wu Lun) had said was true.
A few days later, the king issued a new
personnel order and arranged for (Di Wu Lun) to join the central government of
the Eastern Han Dynasty as a mid-level official.
This idiom directly translates to him
beating his father-in-law.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
is slandered for no reason.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
When you are slandered for no reason, how
do you defend yourself? Have you ever been angry because you couldn't control
it?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
撾婦翁(He beat his father-in-law(撾婦翁)
中國的東漢王朝有一個著名的大臣，他的名字叫做(第五倫)。歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他原本擔任一個地方上的中級官員，西元53年，他跟隨他的長官一起到了東漢王朝的首都，他們一起去見了當時的國王。
國王接見了他與他的長官，國王分別與他們對話。
(第五倫)對國王提出的很多議題都提出具體且獨特的分析，因此在這場對話結束後，國王對他有很好的印象。
國王認為(第五倫)是一個知識很豐富而且態度很誠懇的人，國王想要讓(第五倫)進入中央政府內擔任更重要的職務。
當天晚上，國王特別派遣一些人去調查了一下第五倫的所有背景資料。
隔天國王再度接見他。
國王要針對一些自己所調查到的事情再次進行確認。
國王與第五倫對話大約半小時後，國王突然笑著問他。
我聽說一件事情，那件事情就是你曾經打過你的丈人，因為你跟你的丈人起了爭執。另外我還聽說你是跟你很驕傲，你與你的堂兄們感情很不好，你的堂兄請你吃飯，你都故意不去參加。
這兩件關於你的負面訊息是真的嗎?
第五倫聽到國王的問題後回答。
我的第一個妻子過世後我又娶了第二個妻子，我的第二個妻子幾年前也生病死了。現在跟我在一起的是我的第三個妻子。
因為戰亂的關係，我這三個妻子都是孤兒。
他們三個人在跟我結婚時，他們的父親都已經過世了。
中國在這幾年內發生了嚴重的動亂，各地發生了很多戰爭。
因為動亂，所以前幾年的糧食價格很貴，我不好意思在我去我的堂兄家吃飯，因為我不想增加他們的開支。
國王當天晚上又再度調查(第五倫)所說的這些話是否真實。
經過再次的查證，證明(第五倫)說的話都是事實。
幾天後，國王頒布新的人事命令，他安排(第五倫)進入東漢王朝的中央政府內擔任中級官員。
這句成語直接翻譯為他打他的岳父。
這句成語被用來形容一個人無故遭人毀謗。
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。
當你無故遭人毀謗時，你會用甚麼方式自我澄清呢?你曾經因為無法克制自己的怒氣而嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為後漢書-卷41
https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E5%BE%8C%E6%BC%A2%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B741
出處為-新唐書-卷168-柳宗元傳
https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%94%90%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7168