Han Fei (韓非)
Han Fei (281 BC-233 BC)
His last name is (Han), his parents gave him the name (Fei), and he was born in Henan Province, China.
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韓 |
The original meaning is the fence
surrounding the well, and it is also one of the Chinese surnames. |
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非 |
This word means no. |
Han Fei is one of the most important
thinkers in Chinese history.
In his book he uses many simple stories to
illustrate some of his points.
One of the stories is as follows
During the Spring and Autumn Period in
China, there was a great king in the Kingdom of Qi. His name was (Jiang
Xiaobai).
Because he had a very broad mind, he
attracted many talented people to work in the central government of the Qi
Kingdom. He fully empowered these people and humbly accepted their suggestions.
One day, Jiang Xiaobai told all the
ministers at a meeting.
Guan Zhong is a very talented man. I will
appoint him Prime Minister and put him in charge of all the affairs of the Qi
Kingdom, including making and enforcing laws.
Do you agree with my decision? If you agree
with my decision, you will stand to my left. If you disagree with my decision,
you will stand to my right.
After Jiang Xiaobai said this, some
ministers went to the king's left and some went to the king's right.
There was one minister named (Dongguo Ya)
who did not move his steps.
Jiang Xiaobai asked Dongguo Ya.
Why aren't you moving your feet? Why are
you standing in front of me?
Dongguo Ya said.
I think Guan Zhong is a very wise man, he
is also a very brave man, I think he can help our Qi Kingdom become very
powerful.
I believe you share my opinion, so you want
him to be the Prime Minister of Qi Kingdom, right?
Jiang Xiaobai replied.
Yes, I think so.
Dongguo Ya said to Jiang Xiaobai.
His talents surpass all of ours. I agree
that you should make him prime minister, but I don't think you should give him
all the power to make and enforce laws.
I think that will have serious
consequences.
Because I take that into account, I stand
in the middle.
After hearing these words, Jiang Xiaobai
pondered for several minutes and then said to all the ministers.
I thank Dongguoya for reminding me, and I
will reconsider this appointment.
Dear friends, what inspiration or ideas do
you have after listening to this story?
If you were Jiang Xiaobai, would you accept
your subordinates questioning your policies in public? Are you a person who is
willing to humbly accept other people's opinions?
I hope this story can bring you some new
insights.
他的姓是(韓)，他的父母給他取的名字是(非)，他出生地位於在中國的河南省。
韓 | 本意是環繞水井周圍的柵欄的意思，也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
非 | 這個字表示不的意思。 |
韓非是一位中國歷史上最重要的思想家之一。
在他寫的書中他用許多簡單的故事說明他的一些觀點。
其中有一個故事如下。
中國的春秋時代，齊王國有一個很偉大的國王，他的名字叫做(姜小白)。
因為他具有很寬大的心胸，所以他吸引了很多很有才能的人到齊王國的中央政府內工作。他充分授權給這些人，而且他很虛心地接受這些人的建議。
有一天，姜小白在一場會議中對所有的大臣說。
管仲是一個非常有才能的人，我將會聘任(管仲)擔任宰相，他要讓他同時掌握齊王國的制定法律與執行法律的全部事務。
你們認同我的這個決定嗎?如果你們認同我的決定，那麼你們就站在我的左邊，如果你們不認同我的決定，那麼你們就站在我的右邊。
姜小白說完這句話後，大臣們有些走向國王的左邊、有些走向國王的右邊。
有一個名字叫做(東郭牙)的大臣沒有移動他的腳步。
姜小白問東郭牙。
你為何不你的移動腳步呢?你為何站在我的正前方呢?
東郭牙說。
我認為管仲是一個非常有智慧的人，他也是一個非常有膽量了人，我認為他可以幫助我們齊王國變成非常強大。
我相信你跟我的看法一樣，所以你才會想讓他擔任齊王國的宰相對嗎?
姜小白回答。
沒錯，我的確是這樣認為。
東郭牙對姜小白說。
他的才能超越我們所有人，我認同你讓他擔任宰相，但我認為你不應該同時把制定法律與執行法律的權力全部交給他。
我認為這樣會產生很嚴重的後果。
因為我考慮到這些，所以我站在中間。
姜小白聽完這些話後沉思了好幾分鐘後對所有大臣說。
我感謝東郭牙對我的提醒，我會重新思考我的這項人事任命。
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?
如果你是姜小白，你可以接受下屬的當眾質疑你的政策嗎?你是一個願意虛心接受別人的意見的人嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫
出處為韓非子-外儲說左下