膠柱鼓瑟(A person who glues together small wooden tuning pegs used on a stringed instrument similar to the guqin and then plays music with it.)
膠柱鼓瑟(A person who glues together small
wooden tuning pegs used on a stringed instrument similar to the guqin and then
plays music with it.)
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中國的明王朝有一個著名的小說家與劇作家，他的名字叫做馮夢龍(西元1574-西元1646)，他寫過許多本短篇故事集。
他曾經以北宋王朝一個非常著名的名人為主角創造了一個虛構的故事，這個名人的名字叫做蘇軾(西元1037-西元1101)。
蘇軾是宋王朝的一個著名的大臣，他也是一個著名文學家與詩人。在馮夢龍的這篇小說中，他因為連續兩次得罪了當時的一個名字叫做王安石的宰相，所以他被調任到中國的浙江省的湖州市與中國的湖北省的黃州市，他遠離了當時的政治權力中心。
蘇軾到黃州市的一年多之後，他有一個機會可以在冬至前因為公事再次回到首都，在他回首都前，他突然想起自己曾經承諾過，自己會去長江上游的那個長達300公里的峽谷中取一壺水回到首都交給王安石。
蘇軾為了完成承諾，他先到了一座名叫夔州的城市，這座城市在中國歷史上有很重要的戰略價值，這座城市位於長江那條長達300公里的峽谷的入口處。
蘇軾上船後看著四周圍美麗的景色，他本來想要寫一首詩來抒發自己的感受，但當他用放鬆的心情與姿勢坐在船上不久後，他不知不覺的睡著了。
當蘇軾驚醒的時候，他驚恐地發現他所搭的船已經要離開這段長達300公里的峽谷。蘇軾的心中感到非常的懊悔，他接著開始思考應該怎樣應對這個意外的情況。
這條峽谷長達300多公里的峽谷根據地理位置被人為的分成三段，第一段的名字叫做瞿塘峽，第二段的名字叫做巫峽，最後一段的名字叫做歸峽。
到了歸峽這一段水域時，峽谷兩岸的山已經沒有那麼高了，水勢也變得比較平緩，山崖上有一些小市鎮，蘇軾命令船長把船停在歸峽上的一個供船隻休息的港口之後，他找到了住在港口附近的一個老人，蘇軾問那個老人。
你住在這個地方多久了呢?
那個老人回答。
我從小就住在這裡，已經住了八十幾年了。
蘇軾接著問。
那我問你一個問題，長江這一段長達300公里的峽谷中，每一段的水是否有所不同呢?巫峽的水是否比歸峽的水更好呢?
老人聽到這個問題後，他露出一種覺得蘇軾是一個獃子的眼光看著蘇軾。
老人笑著對蘇軾說。
長江的水從源頭發出，流經各地最後入海，全部流域中的水都是一樣的，怎麼可能巫峽的水比歸峽的水要更好呢?
蘇軾聽完老人的話後，他的心中想。
這個老人說的話是對的，我也覺得很奇怪，水不都是一樣的嗎?巫峽那段水域中水不可能比較特別啊。
我認為王安石就像是一個把瑟這種弦樂器的調音用的小木塊用膠黏住後再用這支瑟演奏樂曲的人。
做這種事的人太傻了，他們不知道他們這樣做的結果會導致自己不能調音而只能演奏出單一的聲音。
他做事情太僵化了，他不知道做事情的時候要根據當時的情況靈活的變通，所以他才會指定我要去巫峽那段水域中取一壺水回首都給他。
這邊還沒有離開這段長300公里的峽谷，我就在這邊取一壺水拿回首都交給王安石好了，反正他也不可能分辨得出來。
蘇軾做出決定後，他就吩咐他的僕人去買了一個大壺，然後到長江中裝了滿滿的一壺水。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一個把瑟這種弦樂器的弦用膠黏住後再用這支瑟演奏樂曲的人
這句成語被用來形容一個人做事情太僵化，這個人不知道做事情的時候要根據當時的情況靈活的變通。
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。
你認為蘇軾的猜測是對的嗎? 你覺得王安石為何要指定巫峽那段水域中的水呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為明-馮夢龍-警世通言-卷3王安石三難蘇學士
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A person who glues together small wooden
tuning pegs used on a stringed instrument similar to the guqin and then plays
music with it.(膠柱鼓瑟)
This blog was originally created to
introduce Chinese culture to international friends. Therefore, for the sake of
simplicity and ease of understanding, official titles have been simplified and
translated into their commonly used names today. This is for the convenience of
translation, not for the sake of historical accuracy. If you wish to consult
rigorous historical materials, please refer to the sources attached at the end
of the article.
There was a famous novelist and playwright
in the Ming Dynasty of China named Feng Menglong (1574-1646 AD), who wrote many
collections of short stories.
He once created a fictional story featuring
a very famous figure from the Northern Song Dynasty named Su Shi (1037-1101
AD).
Su Shi was a famous minister of the Song
Dynasty, and also a famous writer and poet. In Feng Menglong's novel, Su Shi,
having twice offended the prime minister Wang Anshi, was reassigned to Huzhou
in Zhejiang Province and Huangzhou in Hubei Province, far removed from the
political center.
More than a year after arriving in
Huangzhou, Su Shi had an opportunity to return to the capital on official
business before the winter solstice. Before his return, he suddenly remembered
a promise he had made to fetch a jug of water from a 300-kilometer-long canyon
on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and deliver it to Wang Anshi.
To fulfill his promise, Su Shi first went
to a city called Kuizhou, a city of significant strategic importance in Chinese
history, located at the entrance to the 300-kilometer-long canyon of the
Yangtze River.
After boarding the boat and gazing at the
beautiful scenery around him, Su Shi intended to write a poem to express his
feelings. However, after relaxing on the boat for a short time, he unknowingly
fell asleep.
When Su Shi awoke with a start, he was
horrified to discover that his boat was about to leave the 300-kilometer-long
canyon. Su Shi felt immense regret and began to consider how to handle this
unexpected situation.
This 300-kilometer-long canyon was divided
into three sections based on its geographical location: the first section was
called Qutang Gorge, the second Wu Gorge, and the last Gui Gorge.
Upon reaching Gui Gorge, the mountains on
both sides of the canyon were no longer as high, and the water flowed more
gently. There were some small towns nestled on the cliffs. After ordering the
captain to moor the boat at a harbor for resting vessels in Gui Gorge, Su Shi
found an old man living near the harbor. Su Shi asked the old man,
"How long have you lived here?"
The old man replied,
"I've lived here since I was a child,
for over eighty years."
Su Shi then asked...
"Let me ask you a question," the
old man said. "In this 300-kilometer-long canyon of the Yangtze River, is
the water different in each section? Is the water in the Wu Gorge better than
the water in the Gui Gorge?"
Upon hearing this question, the old man
looked at Su Shi with a look that suggested he was a fool.
The old man smiled and said to Su Shi,
"The water of the Yangtze River originates from its source, flows through
various places, and finally empties into the sea. The water in the entire basin
is the same. How could the water in the Wu Gorge be better than the water in
the Gui Gorge?"
Su Shi thought to himself after hearing the
old man's words.
"What the old man said is right. I
also find it strange. Isn't all water the same? The water in the Wu Gorge
section couldn't possibly be any different."
"I think Wang Anshi is like someone
who glues together the tuning pegs for a stringed instrument like a zither and
then tries to play it.
People who do this are too foolish. They
don't realize that doing so will result in them being unable to tune the
instrument and only able to produce a single sound."
He was too rigid in his approach; he didn't
understand the importance of adapting to circumstances. That's why he
specifically asked me to fetch a jug of water from the Wuxia Gorge and bring it
back to the capital for him.
"We haven't even left this
300-kilometer-long gorge yet. I'll just fetch a jug of water here and bring it
back to the capital for Wang Anshi. He wouldn't be able to tell the difference
anyway."
After making his decision, Su Shi
instructed his servant to buy a large jug and fill it to the brim with water
from the Yangtze River.
This idiom literally translates to "a
person who glues the strings of a zither together and then plays it."
This idiom is used to describe someone who
is too rigid in their approach, someone who doesn't understand the importance
of adapting to circumstances.
Dear friend, what insights or thoughts did
you gain from this story?
Do you think Su Shi's guess was correct?
Why do you think Wang Anshi specifically requested water from the Wuxia Gorge?
I hope this story will give you some new
insights.