Covering a person's ears and eyes.(掩人耳目)
The Song dynasty in China is divided into
the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127 AD) and the Southern Song dynasty
(1127–1279 AD).
The eighth emperor of the Northern Song
Dynasty was Zhao Ji, and the dynasty ended during his reign.
Zhao Ji is considered to be one of the most
famous artists in history. He was a renowned painter, calligrapher, poet,
lyricist and collector. Although he was very talented and had refined tastes,
Zhao Ji is also recognised as the worst king in Chinese history at managing the
country.
The officials in the central government
under his leadership were extremely corrupt. They colluded with local evil
forces to persecute kind people at the bottom of society.
This novel is based on the late Northern
Song dynasty.
The following short paragraph is taken from
this novel.
Zhao Ji trusted several ministers around
him very much. They flattered him and catered to his preferences, doing things
he liked. These ministers were cunning and evil. They told Zhao Ji:
'The palace is too boring. 'We will take
you to the capital to have some fun.' You will definitely find it very
interesting.'
Thinking this suggestion was a good one,
Zhao Ji put on the clothes that rich people wore at that time and went to the
capital to play with the ministers.
The ministers took him to the most
exclusive karaoke bar in the city. There, he met the most beautiful singing
girl. He had so much fun that he stayed at her home that night and didn't
return to the palace until morning.
A very upright and loyal minister found out
about this.
The minister said to Zhao Ji, "Your
status is very noble.
'Your status is very noble. You should not
leave the palace lightly, nor spend the night at a singing girl's home.
'You must never leave the palace again.
What if people find out what you did? What if they find out about your
behaviour? We can't stop them from talking about it. We can't cover the ears
and eyes of every citizen.
This idiom means to cover a person's ears
and eyes.
Dear friends, what thoughts or inspiration
do you have after listening to this story?
Before doing something, do you consider
whether it will affect your image? If you were Zhao Ji, would you take the advice
of this honourable minister?
I hope this story has been useful.
掩人耳目(Covering a person's ears and eyes.)
中國的宋王朝分為北宋王朝(西元960年-西元1127年)與南宋王朝(西元1127年-西元1279年)。
北宋王朝的第八任國王是(趙佶)，北宋王朝就在他的任內結束。
趙佶是歷史上最著名的藝術家，他是一位著名的畫家、書法家、詩人、詞人和收藏家，他在藝術上有著極高的天賦，他個人有著極高的品味，但趙佶同時也是一個中國歷史上所公認的把國家管理的最壞的國王。
他所領導的中央政府裡面的官員非常的貪腐，這些官員勾結地方上的惡勢力一起迫害社會底層的善良的老百姓。
有一本根據北宋王朝末年所創作的小說。
這本小說中有一小段故事如下。
趙佶很信任他身邊的幾個大臣，這幾個大臣奉承趙佶，這幾個大臣很會迎合趙佶的喜好去做一些趙佶喜歡的事，這幾個大臣狡猾又邪惡，這幾個大臣對趙佶說。
皇宮中太無聊了，我們帶你去首都中玩，你一定會覺得很有趣。
趙佶覺得這個提議很好，他就穿上當時的有錢人穿的衣服，跟這幾個大臣到首都中玩。
這幾個大臣帶著趙佶到了首都中最高級的歌廳，趙佶認識了這間歌廳中最漂亮的歌伎，趙佶玩得太開心了，他那一天晚上就住在那個歌伎的家中，他到隔天清晨才回到皇宮內。
這件事情被一個很正直又忠誠的大臣知道了。
這個正直又忠誠的大臣便對趙佶說。
你的身分非常的高貴，你不應該隨便離開皇宮，你更不應該在在一個歌伎家過夜。
你千萬不能再次隨便離開皇宮了。萬一你做的這些事情被人們發現怎麼辦呢，萬一百姓們發現了你的這些行為，我們無法讓這些百姓不去談論你所做過的這些事情，我們不可能掩蓋每一個百姓的耳朵與眼睛。
這句成語的意思是掩蓋一個人的耳朵與眼睛。
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。
你做一件事情前，你會先考慮這件事情會不會影響自己的形象嗎?你認為趙佶會聽這個正直的大臣的諍言嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一點收穫。
出處為大宋宣和遺事-亨集