Zhao Pu (趙普)(922 AD -
992 AD)
His surname is (Zhao), his parents gave him
the name (Pu) and when he grew up his friends called him (Zeping). He was born
in Hebei Province, China.
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趙 |
It means walking fast. It was the name of
a kingdom in ancient China. It is also one of the Chinese family names. |
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普 |
It means universal. It means ordinary. It
is also a Chinese surname. |
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則 |
It means rules. It is also one of the
Chinese surnames. |
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平 |
It means flat. It means peace. |
He was a famous prime minister of the Song
Dynasty. He helped the founding king of the Song Dynasty to establish the Song
Dynasty. He helped the founding king of the Song Dynasty to create many
important systems and strategies. There is a story about him recorded in the
history books.
After Zhao Pu became Prime Minister, he
knew that if the Song Dynasty wanted to be strong, it would need a lot of
talent. So Zhao Pu often recommended to the founding king of the Song Dynasty
people he thought were talented to serve as officials in the central
government.
Once he recommended a person to the king to
serve as an official in the central government. After the king saw the official
document he had written, the king thought that this person was not suitable, so
the king did not let this person enter the central government.
After the king rejected his recommendation,
Zhao Pu did not change his mind.
Zhao Pu recommended this person to the king
several times in a row.
A few days later, the king angrily told him
Please stop recommending this person to me,
I find your behaviour annoying. I don't like the person you recommended, so I
reject your recommendation.
When he heard the king's reply, he spoke to
the king in a very calm voice.
The reason I am recommending this person to
the central government is not because I like this person.
The reason I continue to recommend this
person is because this person is a truly talented person.
I think you should not use your own
personal subjective consciousness to veto this person's entry into the central
government.
If you want to improve the Song Dynasty,
you should put aside your emotional view of this person and look at him
rationally.
The king was very angry when he heard Zhao
Pu's rebuttal, but after calming down, the king said to him
I must admit that you are right. I
reconsidered, I should give up my prejudice against this person, and I agreed
to let this person work in the central government.
Once the founding king of the Song Dynasty
was talking to Zhao Pu, and the king asked Zhao Pu.
What do you think is the greatest and most
important thing in this world?
Zhao Pu thought for a moment and then
replied.
I think truth is the greatest and most
important thing.
The king said to him after listening to his
answer.
I agree with you. The truth is eternal.
Even if I am a king, I must follow the truth.
We must also follow the truth when we
formulate some systems and rules, so that the systems and rules we formulate
can be applied for a long time.
Dear friend, how do you feel or what do you
think after listening to this story?
What do you think is the most important
thing in the world? Would you deny a person's ability because of your prejudice
against them?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
趙普(Zhao Pu )(西元922年-西元992年)
他的姓是(趙)，他的父母給他取的名字是(普)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(則平)。他出生地位於在中國的河北省。
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趙 |
意思是快步走路的意思。中國古代的一個王國名。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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普 |
意思是普遍的意思。意思是普通的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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則 |
意思是規則的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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平 |
意思是平整的意思。意思是平安的意思。 |
他是宋王朝的一個著名的宰相，他協助宋王朝的開國國王建立宋王朝，他協助宋王朝的開國國王創建了很多重要的制度與戰略。歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
趙普成為宰相之後，他知道宋王朝如果要強大，那麼就需要很多的人才，因此趙普經常會跟宋王朝的開國國王推薦自已認為有才能的人進入中央政府內擔任官員。
有一次，他向國王推薦了一個人進入中央政府內擔任官員，國王看到他寫的公文之後，國王認為這個人並不適任，所以國王沒有讓這個人進入中央政府。
國王否決他的推薦後，趙普沒有因此改變自己的看法。
趙普又連續向國王推薦這個人好幾次。
幾天後，國王很生氣的對他說。
你不要再跟我推薦這個人了，我覺得你的行為讓我很煩。我不喜歡你所推薦的這個人，因此我否決你的推薦。
他聽到國王的回答後，他用很平靜的聲音對國王說。
我推薦這個人進入中央政府的原因不是因為我喜歡這個人。
我會持續推薦這個人的原因是因為這個人是一個真正有才能的人。
我認為你不應該用自己個人的主觀意識去否決這個人進入中央政府工作。
如果你要讓宋王朝更好，你就應該拋棄自己對這個人的感性的看法，你應該理性的看待這個人。
國王聽到趙普的反駁後非常的生氣，但是國王在經過冷靜地思考後國王對他說。
我必須承認你說得有道理。我重新思考過了，我應該拋棄自己對這個人的成見，我答應讓這個人進入中央政府工作。
有一次，宋王朝的開國國王跟趙普在聊天，國王問趙普。
我問你一個問題，你認為這個世界上，什麼東西是最偉大最重要的呢?
趙普想了一下之後回答。
我認為真理是最偉大最重要的。
國王聽到他的回答後對他說。
我認同你的看法，真理是永恆不變的，就算我是國王我也要服從真理。
我們在制定一些制度與規則的時候也要遵循真理，這樣我們所制定的制度與規則也才可以長久適用。
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。
你認為這世界上什麼東西是最重要的呢?你會因為對一個人的成見而否決這個人的能力嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為宋史-卷256-趙普傳
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