He was ridiculed by the whole world(為天下笑)
During the Warring States Period in China,
the Prime Minister of the Qin Kingdom (Lü Buwei) compiled a series of books.
There is a story in these books.
The last king of the Western Zhou Dynasty
was called (Ji Gongnie) and he had a beautiful wife called (Bao Si).
There was a powerful nomadic tribe in the
north of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and this tribe often attacked the Western
Zhou Dynasty.
In order to rally everyone to resist the
invasion of the nomads, the Western Zhou Dynasty built a very tall tower in the
capital and placed a huge drum on top of it.
The king arranged for several soldiers to
take turns standing on this platform to keep watch.
If the soldier noticed that the nomadic
army from the north was attacking, he would beat the drum loudly.
When the nobles living near the capital
heard the drums, they would lead their troops to the capital to help resist the
enemy's invasion.
Once, the nomad army from the north came to
attack the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
When the princes living near the capital
heard the drumbeats, they led their armies to the capital to help resist the
enemy's invasion.
Bao Si found the panic and nervous
expressions on the faces of the princes who had rushed to the capital very
interesting, and she couldn't help but laugh.
Bao Si shared her feelings with the king.
After hearing what Bao Si said, the king also found it very funny to see the
princes in such a hurry.
Later, whenever the king was in a bad mood,
he would order his soldiers to beat the drums loudly.
When these princes hurried to the capital,
the king said to them
Thank you for coming to help us resist the
enemy. The enemy is not leading an army to attack. This is an exercise and you
can all go home.
After being teased several times in a row,
these princes were very unhappy and gradually stopped trusting the king.
About half a year later, when the nomadic
tribes of the north led their army on an attack, the king anxiously ordered the
soldiers on guard duty to beat the drums loudly.
But this time no prince came to help the
king resist the invasion of these nomadic peoples.
On the same day, the nomad army captured
the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the king and his wife were killed.
The Western Zhou Kingdom fell.
After the death of the Western Zhou king,
no one sympathised with him. On the contrary, people all over the world
ridiculed him.
The literal translation of this idiom is
that the whole world laughed at him.
This idiom is used to describe a person's
behaviour that is extremely foolish.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you get after listening to this story?
Are you a trustworthy person? Have you ever
fooled others because you were in a bad mood?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
為天下笑(He was ridiculed by the whole world)
中國的戰國時代，秦王國的宰相(呂不韋)主編了一套書。
這套書裡有一個故事。
西周王朝的最後一任國王的名字叫做(姬宮涅)，他有一個漂亮的妻子，他的妻子名字叫做(褒姒)。
西周王朝的北方有一個強大的遊牧民族，這個遊牧民族常常會來攻打西周王朝。
為了可以即時召集所有人一起來抵抗這個遊牧民族的入侵，所以西周王朝在首都中蓋了一個很高的樓台，在這個樓台上放了一個很大的鼓。
國王安排了好幾個士兵輪流站這個樓台上負責瞭望。
當這個士兵發現北方的遊牧民族的軍隊來進攻時，這個士兵就會大力的擊鼓。
住在首都附近的貴族們聽到鼓聲後就會帶著自己所領導的軍隊到首都來協助抵抗敵人的入侵。
有一次，北方的遊牧民族的軍隊來攻打西周王朝的首都。
住在首都附近的諸侯們聽到鼓聲後就帶著自己所領導的軍隊到首都來協助抵抗敵人的入侵。
褒姒看到這些趕來首都的諸侯們慌亂與緊張的表情覺得很有趣，她就忍不住笑了出來。
褒姒跟國王分享自己的感覺，國王聽到褒姒的分享後，他也覺得這些諸侯匆忙的樣子非常的好笑。
後來每當國王心情不好的時候，他就下令士兵大力的擊鼓。
當這些諸侯們匆忙地來到首都後，國王跟這些諸侯們說。
謝謝你們過來幫忙我們抵抗敵人，敵人沒有率領軍隊進攻，這是一場演習，你們可以各自回家了。
連續幾次的被戲弄，這些諸侯們的心中都非常地不開心，這些諸侯們也漸漸地不再相信國王。
大約半年後的一天，北方的遊牧民族率領軍隊來攻打時，國王焦急地命令負責瞭望的士兵大力的擊鼓。
但是這次沒有一個諸侯過來協助國王抵抗這些遊牧民族的入侵。
遊牧民族的軍隊當天就攻下了西周王朝的首都，國王與他的妻子被殺。
西周王國滅亡。
西周國王死後沒有人同情他，相反的，全世界的人譏笑他。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是他被全世界的人所恥笑。
這個成語被用來形容一個人的行為非常愚昧。
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。
你是一個有信用的人嗎?你曾經因為自己心情不好而愚弄別人嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為呂氏春秋-慎行論-卷22