Jie of the Xia Dynasty was a very bad king, and his dog started barking after seeing a very kind king'.(桀犬吠堯)
Jie of the Xia Dynasty was a very bad king,
and his dog started barking after seeing a very kind king'.(桀犬吠堯)
In the Western Han Dynasty of China, there
was a famous adviser. His name was Zou Yang. A story about him is recorded in
history books.
The king of the Western Han Kingdom divided
its territory among his brothers, each of whom had their own territory and
people. The king took this approach to facilitate the rule of the country, but
it later caused problems.
Several of the king's brothers wanted to
seize control of the entire dynasty, so they launched a rebellion. The
rebellion was later quelled and the king reduced the land and resources of
these brothers. The Western Han Dynasty then slowly moved towards a centralised
government.
One of the king's brothers who wanted to
launch a rebellion was named Liu Wu, and Zou Yang served as his adviser.
Zou Yang was arrested and imprisoned on
false charges and sentenced to death.
While in prison, he wrote a letter to Liu
Wu, who was deeply moved upon reading it and released Zou Yang.
The following is a short excerpt from Zou
Yang's letter:
In ancient China, a dog raised by a bad
king barked at a kind king on the bad king's orders.
Why did this dog obey his master?
I believe that, although this king was bad,
he was good to his dog. He cared for his dog and took good care of it, so it
listened to him.
I think every leader should remember this
story. If every leader could treat their followers with this attitude, they
would be willing to give their all for their leader.
This idiom literally translates as 'Jie of
the Xia Dynasty was a very bad king, and his dog started barking after seeing a
very kind king'.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
does this story give you?
What would you do if your boss asked you to
do something immoral? Do you think your boss treats you sincerely and cares
about you?
I hope this story brings you new insights.
桀犬吠堯(Jie of the Xia Dynasty was a very bad
king, and his dog started barking after seeing a very kind king'.)
中國的西漢王朝有一個著名的參謀，他的名字叫做邹阳，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
西漢王國的國王將西漢王國的國土分給他的兄弟，這些兄弟各自擁有自己的領土與人民。西漢王國的國王採取這個做法的用意是為了方便國家的統治，但是這作法後來造成了一些問題。
西漢王國的國王有幾個兄弟想要奪取整個西漢王朝的控制權，因此發動了叛變，叛變後來被平定，西漢王朝的國王後來削減他的這些兄弟的土地與資源，西漢王朝慢慢走向成為中央集權的政府。
其中一個想要發動叛變的國王的兄弟的名字是劉武，鄒陽擔任劉武的參謀。
鄒陽因為受到誣陷，他被逮捕入獄，他被判處死刑。
他在獄中寫了一封信給劉武，劉武看完這封信後非常的感動所以就是放了鄒陽。
鄒陽這封信中有一小段的內容如下。
中國古代的一個很壞的國王所養的一隻狗養在這個很壞的國王的驅使下去向一個很仁慈的君王狂吠。
為何這隻狗會願意聽他的主人的話呢?
我相信是因為這個國王雖然很壞，但是他對他的狗非常的好，他很關心他的狗而且好好的照顧他的狗，所以他的狗才會那麼聽他的話。
我認為每一個領導者都應該要記得這個故事，每一個領導者如果可以用這種態度對待那些跟隨他的人，那麼這些跟隨他的人就會願意為了這個領導者全心全意地付出。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是夏朝的桀是一個很壞的國王，他的狗看到一個很仁慈的國王後就開始狂吠。
這句成語被用來形容一個壞人的手下去攻擊一個好人。
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。
你的老闆如果要求你做不道德的事，那你會做嗎?你認為你的老闆有真誠的對待你與關心你嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為漢書-卷51-鄒陽傳
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