He is as sad as if his parents were dead(如喪考妣)
In the Western Jin Dynasty of China, there
was a famous general named Zu Ti. His story is recorded in history books.
In 316 AD, after a pre-Han kingdom founded
by nomadic people in northern China captured the capital of the Western Jin
Dynasty, the king of the Western Jin Dynasty was killed, the Western Jin
Dynasty fell, and many lands in northern China were occupied by the pre-Han
kingdom.
After the fall of the Western Jin Dynasty,
a member of the royal family of the Western Jin Dynasty founded the Eastern Jin
Dynasty in southern China.
A year after the establishment of the
Eastern Jin Dynasty, Zu Ti led an army he had formed by boat across the Yangtze
River to northern China.
He vowed to reclaim the lands that once
belonged to the Western Jin Dynasty and save the people of the Western Jin
Dynasty.
Zu Ti used his wisdom to win several
battles. He also contacted and organised some of the warlords from the original
Western Jin Dynasty who were still in northern China. Under his leadership, he
reclaimed many of the occupied lands in northern China.
In 319 AD, the former Han kingdom in
northern China was wiped out by the later Zhao kingdom, and the army led by Zu
Ti formed a confrontation with the later Zhao kingdom.
As the military strength of the two sides
was almost equal, there was a brief period of peace and stability between the
Eastern Jin Kingdom and the Later Zhao Kingdom.
Although Zu Ti was on the front line, he
was very concerned about the political situation in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Because he controlled a very powerful
military force, the king of the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not trust him, and he
was worried about this situation.
The political situation in the Eastern Jin
Dynasty was unstable, and most of the ministers were busy fighting among
themselves instead of uniting to resist foreign enemies, which disappointed
him.
In 321 AD, Zu Ti fell ill because he was in
a state of tension every day and his mood was affected.
Before he died, a famous astrologer said to
him.
After looking at the stars in the sky, I
think you will die this year.
After hearing the astrologer's prediction,
he said
I had originally hoped to reclaim the
entire northern territory of the Western Jin Dynasty, but it seems that the
Creator will not give me this opportunity. It seems that the Creator will no
longer bless our Eastern Jin Dynasty.
After his death, many people in northern
China, which he had conquered, felt sad as if their parents had died.
The literal translation of this saying is
that he is sad as if his parents had died.
It is used to describe a person who is
extremely sad.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration do
you have after listening to this story?
Do you think that a person's death can be
predicted in advance? If you knew you were going to die in a year, what would
you do now?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.
如喪考妣(He is as sad as if his parents were
dead)
中國的西晉王朝有一個著名的名字叫做祖逖的將軍，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
西元316年，中國北方一個由遊牧民族建立的前漢王國攻佔了西晉王朝的首都後，西晉王朝的國王被殺，西晉王朝滅亡，中國北方的許多土地都被前漢王國所佔領。
西晉王朝滅亡後，有一個西晉王朝的王室成員在中國的南方成立東晉王朝。
東晉王朝成立一年後，祖逖率領一支他所成立的軍隊乘船渡過長江前往中國的北方。
他立誓要收回那些曾經屬於西晉王朝的土地並且解救那些西晉王朝的人民。
祖逖運用他的智慧打了好幾場勝仗，他也聯絡並且組織了一些仍然留在中國北方的原本西晉王朝的軍閥，在他的帶領下，他收回了很多中國的北方被佔領的土地。
西元319年，中國北方的前漢王國被後趙王國消滅，祖逖帶領的軍隊與後趙王國形成對峙的局面。
由於兩邊的軍事力量差不多，因此東晉王國與後趙王國之間彼此有了一小段的和平穩定的時間。
祖逖雖然人在前線，但是他很擔心東晉王朝的政治情勢。
因為他掌握的一股非常強大的軍事力量，所以東晉王朝的國王對他不信任，他為此情況感到失望。
東晉王朝內的政治情勢不穩定，大部分的大臣都忙於內鬥而不團結抵抗外敵，這一點讓他覺得失望。
西元321年，祖逖因為每天處於緊繃狀態而且心情影響所以他生病了。
他去世前，曾經有一個著名的占星師對他說。
我觀察天上的星象後，我認為你會在今年死去。
他聽到這個占星師的預言後，他說
我原本希望我可收回整個西晉王朝北方的領土，但是看來造物主不給我這個機會了，看來造物主不保佑我們東晉王朝啊。
他死了之後，他所收復地中國北方的許多百姓都像是父母親死了一樣的悲傷
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是他像是父母親死了一樣的悲傷。
這句成語被用來形容一個人極度的悲傷。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有什麼樣的或有什麼樣的啟發呢。
你認為人的死亡可以事先預測嗎?你如果知道自己一年後就會死，你現在會做那些事情呢?
我希望這個故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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