He was a great general, leading troops in foreign campaigns, and an excellent prime minister, governing the country domestically.(出將入相)
He was a great general, leading troops in
foreign campaigns, and an excellent prime minister, governing the country
domestically.(出將入相)
During the late Ming dynasty in China,
there was a famous writer named Feng Menglong who compiled a collection of
short stories.
One of these features a renowned Tang
Dynasty minister named Pei Du.
In his youth, Pei Du was extremely poor —
he had no money at all, as if he had just been robbed.
Despite his hardships, he was a very
cheerful person and maintained a positive outlook on the future.
Although poor, he was principled. One day,
he found a belt adorned with pearls, gemstones and precious jade in a temple.
However, he did not keep it. Instead, he waited in the temple until he could
return it to the young woman who had lost it.
The young woman was very grateful to Pei
Du. She asked his name and said, 'If I have the opportunity in the future, I
will definitely do my best to repay you.'
Pei Du replied,
'I didn't expect anything in return for
what I did. I found your lost item and returned it to you — it's simply what I
should do." Therefore, I don't think you need to repay me in any
way."
After saying this, Phitu left the temple.
About a week later, he encountered the
fortune teller he had met on the road a few weeks earlier.
The fortune teller was sitting on a chair
behind his stall. He looked up and saw Phitu walking past his stall. Suddenly,
he stood up, approached Phitu quickly and pulled him close to examine his face
closely.
Phitu was startled by the fortune teller's
actions. "Why did you suddenly grab me?" he asked the fortune teller.
The fortune teller replied excitedly,
'What has happened to you these past few
days? It's so strange; I can't believe it.'
A few weeks ago, when I saw your face, I
could see that you were going to encounter a great calamity within a few years
and die in an accident.
But when I see you again today, all the
signs of misfortune on your face have disappeared.
Judging by your current appearance, you are
destined to become a great minister in our country, enjoying high prestige and
power.
After hearing this, Fei Du smiled and said
to the fortune teller,
'If what you say is true, then that's
wonderful. I don't know why you've made this new judgement, but I sincerely
hope your prediction comes true.'
After saying this, Fei Du left the fortune
teller's stall.
A few years later, the fortune teller's
prediction came true. Fei Du joined the central government of the Tang dynasty.
He was a great general, leading troops in foreign campaigns, and an excellent
prime minister, governing the country domestically. His reputation was immense,
and he became a minister who was admired and respected by all.
The idiom literally translates as follows:
'He was a great general when leading troops in battle and an excellent prime
minister when governing the country.'
It is used to describe a person who is both
literate and martial, and who is very special and outstanding.
Dear friend, what thoughts or inspiration
did you have after hearing this story?
Why do you think Fei Du's fate changed? Do
you think your daily actions will affect your future?
I hope this story gives you some new
insights.
出將入相(He was a great general, leading
troops in foreign campaigns, and an excellent prime minister, governing the
country domestically.)
他對外率兵作戰時是一個偉大的將軍，他對內治理國政時是一個優秀的宰相
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。
他的這本小說集中有一個故事，這個故事的主角是唐朝一個著名的名字叫做(斐度)的大臣。
裴度年輕的時候非常的貧窮，他像是剛被洗劫過一樣連一點錢都沒有。
他是一個很開朗的人，他面對生活的窘迫，他還是對他的未來保持的積極的信念。
他雖然貧窮但是他很有原則，他在一間寺廟中撿到一條以珍珠、寶石與珍貴玉石裝飾的腰帶，但是他沒有占有這條腰帶，他在這間寺廟中等待，最終順利地把這條腰帶還給丟失這條腰帶的一個年輕女子。
丟失這條腰帶的一個年輕女子很感謝裴度，她請問裴度的姓名，她對斐度說。
以後如果有機會我一定會盡力報答你。
斐度回答。
我做這件事情並不期待你的報答，我撿到妳遺失的東西之後把這個妳所遺失的東西還給妳，這是我應該做的事，因此我認為妳沒有必要用任何方式來報答我。
說完這些話後，斐度就離開這間寺廟。
這件事情發生過大約一個禮拜，斐度在路在次遇見了一個幾周前遇到過的相命師。
這個相命師坐在攤子後面的椅子上，他抬頭看到斐度走過他的攤子，他突然間驚訝地站了起來，他快步走近斐度，他拉著斐度仔細地看的斐度的臉。
那個相命師的舉動讓斐度嚇了一跳，斐度問那個相命師。
你為何突然抓住我呢?
那個相命師很激動的對斐度說。
你這幾天之中發生了什麼事情呢?太奇怪了，我真不敢相信。
幾周前我看到你的面相時，我看出你的面相顯示出你在幾年內就會遭遇到一個很巨大的災禍，你會因為一件意外事故而死亡。
但是今天我在次看到你的時候，你臉上的那些有關於厄運的徵兆已經全部消失了。
從你現在的面相看起來，你未來會成為我們國家中一個非常偉大的大臣，你會享有極高的聲譽與權力。
斐度聽完這個面相師的話後笑著對那個相命師說。
如果你說的事真的，那麼就太棒了。我雖然不知道為何你突然會做出這個新的判斷，但我真心的希望你的預言成真。
說完這些話後，斐度就離開了那個相命師的攤子。
那個相命師的預言在幾年後成真，斐度進入唐王朝的中央政府內，他對外率兵作戰時是一個偉大的將軍，他對內治理國政時是一個優秀的宰相。他的名望非常的巨大，他成為一個大家都景仰與尊敬的大臣。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是他對外率兵作戰時是一個偉大的將軍，他對內治理國政時是一個優秀的宰相。
這句成語被用來形容一個能文能武的非常特殊與優秀的人才。
。
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
你認為為何斐度的命運會改變呢?你認為你每天所的事情會影響你的未來嗎?
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18-施潤澤灘闕遇友
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