Li Linfu(李林甫) (683AD-753 AD)
His surname is (Li), his parents named him
(Linfu), and he was born in Shaanxi Province, China.
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李 |
It means plum tree. It is also one of the
Chinese surnames. |
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林 |
It means forest. It is also a Chinese
surname. |
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甫 |
It means a handsome man. It is also one
of the Chinese surnames. |
He was a famous minister in the Tang
Dynasty and his story is recorded in history books.
He served as Prime Minister of the Tang
Dynasty for 19 years. During his tenure as Prime Minister, in order to
consolidate his power, he often thought of many ways to conspire against those
upright ministers, and he also used many shady means to eliminate those capable
ministers.
When he talks to people, he always has a
smile on his face and his tone of voice is very gentle, but he has a lot of bad
thoughts in his heart.
Once he spoke very sincerely to a very
upright minister.
I have received a report from a local
official that a large gold mine has been discovered in Huashan District. Do you
think we should report this to the king?
The upright minister replied.
This news is very important. If we mine
this gold mine in large quantities, we can raise a lot of money for the
treasury.
I think the news should be told to the king
as soon as possible.
Li Linfu said to the upright minister.
Then remember to report this to the king
when we hold the regular meeting of the central government in a few days' time.
At the regular meeting, the honest minister
reported the matter to the king, and the king was very happy to hear the news.
The king ordered several ministers in the
central government to study how to mine this huge gold mine.
After this routine meeting, Li Linfu found
an opportunity to meet the king alone.
He said to the king
I suggest that we do not mine this gold
mine.
The king asked Li Linfu in confusion.
Why do you advise us not to mine this gold
mine?
Li Linfu replied.
I found out about the huge gold mine in
Huashan County a few months ago. In order to give you a complete report, I have
done a lot of research and investigation during this time.
In addition to hiring professional
engineers to investigate the mine, I also invited a Feng Shui master to confirm
it. The Feng Shui master told me that the location of this gold mine is related
to the Feng Shui of the royal family. If this gold mine is mined, it could
cause great harm to the health of the royal family.
Therefore, I advise against mining this
gold mine.
After hearing Li Linfu's words, the king
showed a relieved expression on his face.
The king said to Li Linfu
You are a loyal and prudent minister.
Without you, I might make a decision that would be detrimental to the entire
royal family.
Compared to you, the minister who brought
me this news was so careless and reckless. He did not investigate the matter
thoroughly before reporting it to me.
I must reconsider my opinion of this
minister's ability to work.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever been deceived by someone?
Would you easily trust someone just because he or she has a friendly attitude?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
李林甫(Li Linfu)(西元683年-西元753年)
他的姓是(李)，他的父母給他取的名字是(林甫)，他出生地位於在中國的陝西省。
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李 |
意思是李樹的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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林 |
意思是樹林的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
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甫 |
意思是美男子的意思。也是中國人的姓氏之一。 |
他是唐王朝一個著名的大臣，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他擔任唐王朝的宰相長達19年之久，在他擔任宰相的期間，他為了鞏固自己的權力，他常常想出很多方式去設計那些正直的大臣，他又用很多不光明的手段去排擠那些有能力的大臣。
他與人交談的時候他的臉上都會帶著笑容，他說話的語調也很溫柔，但是他的內心有很多壞的念頭。
有一次他很誠懇地對一位很正直的大臣說。
我收到一個地方官員的報告，這個地方官員說他們發現華山區蘊藏著一座很大金礦，你覺得我們應該跟國王報告嗎?
這個正直的大臣回答。
這個消息非常的重要，如果我們大量開採這座金礦就可以為國庫增加很多收入。
我認為這個消息要盡快告訴國王。
李林甫對這個正直的大臣說。
那麼過幾天我們舉開中央政府的例行會議時你記得要國王報告這件事。
在例行會議上，這位正直的大臣便跟國王報告這件事情後，國王聽到這個消息後非常的開心。
國王便下令中央政府內的幾個大臣研究如何開採這座大金礦。
在這次的例行會議結束後，李林甫找了一個機會與國王單獨見面。
他對國王說。
我建議我們不要開採這座金礦。
國王很疑惑的問李林甫。
為何你會建議我們不要開採這座金礦呢?
李林甫回答。
華山區蘊藏著一座很大金礦的這個消息我早在幾個月前就知道了，我為了向你提出一份完整的報告，所以我在這段期間內做了很多研究與調查。
我除了聘請專業的工程人才研究如何開採外，我還請了一個研究風水的大師進行確認，這個風水大師對我說，這座金礦的所在地與皇室的風水相關聯，如果開採這座金礦可能會對皇室成員的健康造成巨大的傷害。
因為這個理由，所以我建議不要開採這座金礦。
國王聽完李林甫的話後臉上露出慶幸的表情。
國王對李林甫說。
你是一個忠心又細心的好大臣，如果沒有你，我可能會做出不利於整個王室的決定。
與你相比，那個跟我報告這個消息的大臣是多麼的粗心與莽撞啊，他沒有先調查清楚後再向我報告這件事，我要重新調整我對這個大臣的的工作能力的評價。
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。
你是否被別人陷害過呢?你會因為一個人的態度和善就輕易的相信這個人嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
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