A Thousand Methods and a Hundred Strategies(千方百計)
At the end of the Ming dynasty in China, a
famous writer named Feng Menglong wrote a collection of short stories.
One of the stories in this book is set in
the Tang Dynasty.
In Shandong Province, there was a very
knowledgeable scholar named Xiao Yingshi.
He has read many books. He is proficient in
astronomy and geography. He has also read many classic Buddhist, Taoist and
Confucian texts. He is also familiar with the ideas of the nine renowned
academic schools of ancient China. He is a very talented person.
When he was a child, Xiao Yingshi's father
hired a teacher to teach him to read and study at home. He is very intelligent
and performs well academically.
Xiao Yingshi's family is very wealthy. They
have several servants. One of these is named Du Liang. Du Liang is about 20
years older than Xiao Yingshi. He has been taking care of Xiao Yingshi since he
was a child.
Xiao Yingshi's only responsibility was to
study; he didn't have to do anything else.
Du Liang took care of Xiao Yingshi's three
meals a day, his clothes, and all other trivial matters. He was a very honest
and dutiful person who took good care of Xiao Yingshi.
Sometimes, Xiao Yingshi would suddenly want
to eat or drink something. All he had to do was ask Du Liang, who would do
everything he could to find whatever it was.
Sometimes, Xiao Yingshi would study until
midnight, and Du Liang would sit at the desk with him.
The two of them were very close. Du Liang
was not married and had no children. He treated Xiao Yingshi like his own son.
Seeing that Xiao Yingshi's academic performance was very good made Du Liang
feel happy and proud.
Time passed quickly and Xiao Yingshi grew
up. He passed the national imperial examination at the age of 19 and became
famous in their city at a very young age.
This idiom literally means 'a thousand
methods and a hundred strategies'.
It is used to describe countless methods
and strategies.
Dear friends, what inspiration or ideas
have you gained from listening to this story?
If you have children, how would you educate
them? Do you think Xiao Yingshi's parents' educational methods will cause any
problems?
I hope this story brings you new insights.
千方百計(A Thousand Methods and a Hundred
Strategies)
中國的明王朝末年，有一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做(馮夢龍)，他寫過一本短篇小說集。
在這本書中有一個小故事的背景發生在中國的唐王朝。
在中國的山東省有一個知識很豐富的學者，他的名字叫做蕭穎士。
他讀了很多的書，他精通於天文學與地理學，他還念了很多佛教、道教與儒家的經典書籍。他對於中國古代著名的九個學術流派的思想也很熟悉，他是一個非常有才華的人。
蕭穎士的父親從他還是幼童的時候就聘請了老師來家裡教他讀書與學習，他非常的聰明，他的學習成績很好。
蕭穎士的家境很好，他的家中有請了好幾個僕人，其中有一個僕人的名字叫做杜亮。杜亮的年紀比蕭穎士大了大概20幾歲，杜亮從蕭穎士還是幼童的時候就在蕭穎士的身邊照顧他。
蕭穎士每天的主要最工作就是讀書，其他的事情他都不用做。
蕭穎士每天的三餐還有要穿的衣服還有其他所有瑣碎的雜事都由杜亮負責，杜亮是一個很老實又很守本分的人，他非常用心的照顧蕭穎士。
蕭穎士有時候會突然想要吃什麼東西或者想要喝什麼飲料，他只要吩咐杜亮，杜亮就會用盡所有的方法與計謀去找到這些東西或飲料。
蕭穎士有時候念書念到半夜，杜亮也會坐在書桌旁陪著蕭穎士念書。
他們兩個人的關係非常的親近，杜亮沒有結婚也沒有小孩，他看待蕭穎士就像是自己的兒子一樣，杜亮看到蕭穎士的讀書成績很好，他的心中也覺得很高興與很驕傲。
時間過了很快，蕭穎士成年了，他在19歲的時候就通過了國家級的科舉考試，他很年輕就成了他們城市中的一個名人。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一千種方法與一百種計謀。
這句成語被用來形容數不清的方法與計謀。
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。
你如果有小孩，你會怎樣教育你的小孩呢?你認為蕭穎士的父母的教育方式會導致什麼問題嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為醒世恆言-卷35-徐老僕義憤成家
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