The value of this treasure is equivalent to
15 cities.(價值連城)
During the Warring States Period in China,
the King of the Kingdom of Zhao was given a treasure called (He Shi Bi).
(He Shi Bi) is a sacred jade artefact used
exclusively by the king to worship the gods.
When the King of Qin heard the news, he
sent an ambassador to meet the King of Zhao.
The ambassador said to the king of the Zhao
Kingdom
The King of Qin wants to see the precious (Heshi Bi) in your hands. He is willing to exchange 15 cities with you. Please
agree to our request.
The King of Zhao discussed the King of
Qin's request with several ministers.
There was one minister named (Lin Xiangru),
he said.
The Qin Kingdom is very powerful and we are
very weak, so we cannot directly refuse the Qin Kingdom's request.
The king said.
I agree with you. But I am afraid that this
is a trick. After the Qin Kingdom takes away (the He Shi Bi), it is very likely
that they will not give us the 15 cities.
(Lin Xiangru) replied.
Your concern is right, I share your
opinion.
But we need to think more deeply. If we
refuse the King of Qin's request outright, Qin will probably send an army to
attack us and take the (Heshi Bi) by force.
After objectively assessing the numbers of
our two armies, I believe it is impossible for us to defeat the Qin army.
Therefore, I think we must agree to their
request.
The king said with a pained expression.
What can we do so that we don't have to
surrender the (Heshi Bi) to the Qin Kingdom?
How can we achieve the best results?
(Lin Xiangru) replied.
The best result for us is not to hand over
the (He Shi Bi) to the Qin Kingdom.
The second best result is that after we
give the (He Shi Bi) to the Qin Kingdom, the Qin Kingdom keeps its promise and
gives us 15 cities.
The worst outcome is that we give the (Heshi
Bi) to the Qin Kingdom, but the Qin Kingdom goes back on its word and does not
give us the 15 cities.
(Lin Xiangru) paused for a moment before
continuing to answer
You can send me as an ambassador to meet
the King of Qin with the (Heshi Bi).
I will do everything I can to get the best
result for us.
The king could think of no other solution,
so he agreed to Lin Xiangru's request.
The day after the meeting, Lin Xiangru left
the Kingdom of Zhao with (He Shi Bi), and a few days later he successfully
arrived in the capital of the Kingdom of Qin.
The literal translation of this idiom is
that the value of this treasure is equivalent to 15 cities.
This idiom is used to describe a very
valuable treasure.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever encountered something in your
life that you found difficult to deal with? Have you gained any valuable
experience from dealing with these things?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
價值連城(The value of this treasure is
equivalent to 15 cities.)
中國的戰國時代趙王國的國王得到了一件珍寶，這珍寶的名字(和氏璧 )。
(和氏璧)是國王用來祭拜天神時專用的神聖玉器。
秦王國的國王聽到這個消息後就派遣一位大使去見趙王國的國王。
這位大使對趙王國的國王說。
秦王國的國王想要你手上的那個珍貴的(和氏璧)，他願意用15座城市跟你交換，請你答應我們的請求。
趙王國的國王針對秦王國的國王的請求跟幾個大臣討論對策。
有一個大臣名字叫做(藺相如)，他說。
秦王國非常強大而我們很弱小，我們無法直接拒絕秦王國的這個要求。
國王說。
我認同你的看法。但是我擔心這是一場騙局，秦王國拿走(和氏璧)之後很有可能不把15座城市交給我們。
(藺相如)回答。
你個顧慮是對的，我的看法跟你相同。
但是我們要考慮得更深入。假設我們直接拒絕秦王國的國王的要求，那麼秦王國便有可能會發動軍隊來攻打我們，他們會用武力奪走(和氏璧)。
以我們雙方的軍隊數量客觀評估後，我認為我們不可能打贏秦王國的軍隊。
因此我認為我們必須要答應他們的要求。
國王表情很苦惱地說。
我們要怎樣做才可以讓我們不用把(和氏璧)交給秦王國呢?
我們該怎樣做才可以得到最好的結果呢?
(藺相如)回答。
對於我們而言，最好的結果就是不用把(和氏璧)交換給秦王國。
第二好的結果是我們把(和氏璧)交給秦王國後秦王國遵守承諾給我們15座城市。
最差的結過是我們把(和氏璧)交給秦王國而秦王國反悔不把15座城市給我們。
(藺相如)停頓了一下後繼續回答
你可以派遣我擔任大使帶著(和氏璧)去見秦王國的國王。
我會盡我所能為我們爭取到最好的結果。
國王想不到其他的對策，他後來答應(藺相如)的請求。
這場會議的隔天，藺相如拿著(和氏璧)離開趙王國，幾天後，他順利到達秦王國的首都。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是這件珍寶的價值等於15座城市。
這句成語被用來形容一件非常珍貴的寶物。
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。
你的人生中曾經遇到那些令你覺得很難處理的事情呢?你是否有從處理這些事情的過程中，得到那些寶貴的經驗呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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