Guan Zhong (管夷吾/仲)
(Guan Zhong) (725 BC-645 BC)
His surname is (Guan), his parents gave him
the name (Yiwu), when he grew up, his friend called him (Zhong), and he was
born in Anhui Province, China.
管
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A wind instrument similar to flute, also
one of the Chinese surnames
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夷
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Originally meant people living in Eastern
China
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吾
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Means my own meaning, also one of the
Chinese surnames
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仲
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The second-ranked man among the brothers.
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He is an outstanding politician. He is known as one of the most capable premiers in Chinese history.
About (Guan Zhong). There is a story about him recorded in history books.
The king of Qi Kingdom died, and the king's two brothers wanted to become the new king.
(Guan Zhong) helped the older brother, but it turned out that the younger brother succeeded in becoming king.
(Guan Zhong) To avoid being killed, he fled to other kingdoms.
The new king sent soldiers to hunt him down.
After successfully capturing (Guan Zhong), the soldiers escorted (Guan Zhong) back to the Qi Kingdom.
Since (Guan Zhong) was a prisoner, the soldiers gave him only a little water and food.
A few days later, the soldiers escorting Guan Zhong and Guan Zhong arrived at a border town in Qi State.
An official in the town saw that Guan Zhong was starving. The official secretly took food and water to Guan Zhong.
After Guan Zhong had eaten the food, the official said to [Guan Zhong].
I have heard that the new king appreciates your talents. Therefore, when you return to the capital, the king will not only release you, but even give you an important position in the central government. You must remember that I fed you today, and I hope you will give me a great reward in the future.
(Guan Zhong) replied to the official. If I am released after I return to the capital and am appointed to an important position by the king, I promise to repay you well.
The way I will repay you is to be fair and just, find some truly talented people to serve the country, make the Qi Kingdom stronger, and make your life safer.
After hearing Guan Zhong's words, the official complained that Guan Zhong was an ungrateful person.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
How would you judge the behaviour of this official? If you were (Guan Zhong), how would you react?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
(管仲)（西元前725年－前645年）
他的姓是(管)，他的父母給他取的名字是(夷吾)，長大後朋友稱呼他的名字是(仲)，他出生地位於在中國的安徽省。
管 | 一種類似於笛的管樂器，也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
夷 | 本來的意思是指住在中國東方的人。 |
吾 | 指我自己的意思，也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
仲 | 兄弟中排名第二的男子。 |
他是一位傑出的政治家。他被稱為中國歷史上最有能力的宰相之一。
關於(管仲)。歷史書上記載過一個關於他的故事。
齊王國的國王死了，國王的兩個兄弟都想成為新的國王。
(管仲)幫忙兄弟中年齡大的哥哥，但是結果是年輕的弟弟成功當上了國王。
(管仲)為了避免自己被殺所以他潛逃到其他王國。
新任的國王派士兵去追捕(管仲)。
士兵成功抓到了(管仲)後，兵丁們便押送(管仲)回齊王國。
由於(管仲)是囚徒，兵丁只給他一點點的水與食物。
幾天後，押送(管仲)的士兵們與(管仲)抵達齊國的一座境城市。
這座城市中的一個官員看見(管仲)已經快餓死了。這個官員便偷偷的拿了食物與水給(管仲)吃。
管仲吃完這些食物後，這個官員對(管仲)說。
我聽說新的國王很欣賞你的才能。因此在你回到首都後，國王不但會釋放你，甚至會讓你擔任中央政府內的重要職務，你要記得我今天讓你吃飽，我希望你以後會給我很大的回報。
(管仲)回答這個官員說。如果我回到首都之後我會被釋放而且我被國王聘請擔任重要的職務，我答應你、我一定會好好報答你。
我報答你的方式就是公平公正，找一些真正有才能的人來為國家服務，讓齊王國更強大，讓你的生活更安全。
這個官員聽到管仲的話之後埋怨管仲是一個不知道感恩的人。
親愛的朋友，聽了這個故事你有什麼啟發或想法呢？
您如何評價這位官員的行為？如果你是（管仲），你會如何反應？
希望這個故事能給你一些新的感悟。
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