We are all loyal to our respective masters(各為其主)
The name of the founding king of China's
Song Dynasty was Zhao Kuangyin, and a story about him is recorded in history
books.
Before founding the Song Dynasty, he was an
important general in the later Zhou Kingdom.
In 954 AD, when he was 27 years old, he was
only a mid-ranking officer in the Later Zhou Kingdom.
In that year, the combined armies of the
Northern Han Kingdom and the Liao Kingdom launched an attack on the Later Zhou
Kingdom. During this battle, he was shot in the arm by an arrow, but he did not
flinch and continued to fight bravely.
Due to his bravery and very clever army
management, he led the army of the Later Zhou Kingdom to reverse the initial
defeat and finally achieve victory.
Because he performed so well in this
battle, the king of the Later Zhou Kingdom was deeply impressed by him. He
became a high-ranking officer.
In 956 AD, the king ordered Zhao Kuangyin
to lead an army to attack the Southern Tang Kingdom.
Because the army led by Zhao Kuangyin was
very well trained, the army of the Southern Tang Kingdom was unable to resist
his attack. The Southern Tang army was besieged in a city.
A famous general of the Southern Tang
Kingdom sent an envoy to inform Zhao Kuangyin.
We both belong to different kingdoms, and
we are both loyal to our king.
The current war situation between our two
kingdoms has reached a stalemate.
You won't be able to conquer our city in a
short time.
We won't be able to break your siege in the
short term.
I have a proposal. You and I will fight a
duel on behalf of our two kingdoms.
The army led by the person who loses the
duel will surrender unconditionally.
Zhao Kuangyin said to the envoy.
I agree with your proposal.
Zhao Kuangyin later defeated the generals
of the Southern Tang Kingdom in a short time with his excellent fighting skills
in this duel and led the army to victory.
Because of this victory, the king of the
Later Zhou Kingdom paid more and more attention to him, and he was promoted to
general.
The literal translation of this saying is
that each of us is loyal to our respective masters.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
Are there any famous military generals in
your country? If you were Zhao Kuangyin, would you accept the proposal of a
duel between two people if the war situation was favourable to you?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
各為其主(We are all loyal to our respective
masters)
中國的宋王朝的開國國王的名字是趙匡胤，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他在尚未建立宋王朝之前，他的身分是後周王國的一個重要的將軍。
西元954年，他那一年27歲，他還只是後周王國的一個中階的軍官。
那一年，北漢王國與遼王國聯合軍隊發動一場對後周王國的攻擊，在這一場戰爭中，他的手臂被一支箭射中，但是他毫不退縮他仍然繼續奮勇對戰。
因為他的勇敢與非常聰明的軍隊調度，所以他帶領後周王國的軍隊從原先落敗的局面逆轉到最後取得勝利。
因為他在這一場戰役中表現得非常出色，所以後周王國的國王對他留下了深刻的印象。他升職成為一個高階的軍官。
西元956年，國王命令趙匡胤率領軍隊攻打南唐王國，
因為趙匡胤所帶領的軍隊的訓練非常的精良，所以南唐王國的軍隊無法抵禦他的攻擊，南唐王國的軍隊被圍攻在一座城內。
南唐王國的一個著名的將軍派遣使者對趙匡胤說。
我們兩個人分屬不同的王國，我們都效忠於我們的國王。
目前我們兩個王國的戰況呈現膠著的情勢。
你短期間無法攻下我們這座城。
我們短期間也無法突破你的包圍。
我有一個提議，我們兩個人代表我們兩個王國進行一場一對一的對決。
對決輸了的那個人所領導的軍隊就要無條件的投降。
趙匡胤對使者說。
我答應你們的建議。
趙匡胤後來在這一場對決中，憑藉他的優秀的戰鬥技巧在很短的時間內戰勝南唐王國的將軍，他帶領軍隊贏得了勝利。
因為這場勝利，後周王國的國王愈來愈重視他，他被升任成為一個將軍。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是我們兩個人各自效忠於各自的主人。
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。
你的國家中有那些著名的軍事將領嗎?你如果是趙匡胤，在戰爭情勢對你有利的情況下，你會接受這個兩人對決的提議嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為宋史-本紀-卷1
