洋猩說故事 Talovich Tells Stories

Good grief, I talked for 33 minutes this time. But it’s a great story, about how a young man kept his temper under control, and eventually accomplished such great feats that his story is well known through the ages. The main part of the story takes place around 215bce. Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

我的媽呀，一講就三十三分鐘。雖然大家大概已經知道這個故事，但本猩認為這回的故事特別精彩。聽聽看吧。   文化是人類生存極為重要的資糧，政治不得凌駕于文化之上。而文化包括很多精彩典故、故事，如今天戰國末年韓國王室後裔，張良。從博浪沙到下邳橋下撿鞋子，發生很多事，請放輕鬆、放開、放下、放空，來聽故事。 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

Around 600 bce, King Chuang/Zhuang of Chu was the most powerful king in the land. He was ably advised by Sunsu Ao, who greatly improved irrigation and battle strategy. At court there was also the Performer Meng, who was a master of persuasion. 20 minutes Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

孫叔敖(630 – 593 bce）為令尹（宰相）水利、兵法貢獻很大，所以楚莊王成霸主。樂師優孟，知道怎麼含蓄開導霸王。 十九分鐘 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

In Episode 42, we told the story of how Ts’ao Kui of Lu defeated Ch’i (684 bce). In Episode 43, we told about events leading up to the ascension of Huan to the throne of Ch’i (686 bce). Today we are telling why Huan had a chance to ascend to the throne: the previous ruler Hsiang / Xiang had a really messy relationship with his sister, which caused problems and had consequences. 25 and a half minutes Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

齊襄公與妹妹姜氏通。姜氏遠嫁魯桓公，問題並沒有解決。公子彭生在車上殺桓公，留下陰影，八年後遇到連稱、管至父作亂，弒襄公立公孫無知。 左傳文筆精簡極致。莊公八年（西元前前六八六年）的記錄： 齊侯使連稱，管至父，戍葵丘，瓜時而往，曰：「及瓜而代。」期戍，公問不至。請代，弗許。故謀作亂。 僖公之母弟曰，夷仲年，生公孫無知，有寵於僖公，衣服禮秩如適，襄公絀之。二人因之以作亂。 連稱有從妹在公宮，無寵。使間公，曰：「捷，吾以女為夫人。」 冬，十二月，齊侯游于姑棼，遂田于貝丘。見大豕，從者曰：「公子彭生也。」 公怒，曰：「彭生敢見！」射之，豕人立而啼。公懼，隊于車，傷足喪屨。反誅屨於徒人費，弗得，鞭之，見血。走出，遇賊于門，劫而束之。 費曰：「我奚御哉！」袒而示之背，信之。費請先入，伏公而出，鬥死于門中。 石之紛如死于階下。遂入，殺孟陽于床。曰：「非君也，不類。」 見公之足于戶下，遂弒之，而立無知。 全篇作亂的故事，兩百九十七個字交代清楚，沒有贅字。 二十四分鐘 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

Today’s story tells about events leading to the battle we talked about in the last episode, 42, Wits over Might. Kuan Chung / Guan Zhong was born in 725 bce, in an impoverished family. His friend Pao / Bao Shuya understood his plight and recognized his great talent for administration. Together, they made Ch’i / Qi the dominant power in China after 685 ce. sixteen minutes Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

春秋的齊是強國，所以年輕的鮑叔牙、管仲前往獻才。鮑叔牙輔齊公子小白，管仲為他哥哥公子糾謀事。看準了齊國將亂，鮑叔牙帶著小白到莒避風頭，管仲帶公子糾到魯。 君君臣臣，是相輔相成的關係：君，要識才、要能用人，而臣要盡力為國、為社稷努力。 十八分鐘 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

At the beginning of Horse Year, I’d like to point out that the Chinese calendar is not lunar or lunar-solar. It is much more complex than that. Today’s story takes us to 685 bce, and war between Lu and Ch’i / Qi. Ts’ao Kui / Cao Gui led Lu to victory in their rematch in 684 bce because they used their wits, not just brute strength. 17 and a half minutes Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

西元前六八五年，齊桓公剛即位，在乾時打敗了魯莊公。第二年（西元前六八四年）齊派鮑叔牙率領軍隊打魯，魯大夫施伯推薦曹劌，依曹劌的謀略，魯打勝仗。 15 minutes Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

Leave a comment and share your thoughts: A great difference between China and Europe is that bloodline has never been very important in China. What matters is what sort of person you are, what kind of ability you have, and how well you can do. This goes back to the very beginnings of Chinese memory, and is exemplified by the illegitimate son of a minor noble, Confucius. In his day, Confucius worked to remove power from the powerful by opening the government to all capable talent. Today’s story takes place in 444 ce, in the Northern Wei. The Northern Wei was founded by the the Sibers (Hsienpei / Xianbei), a people who had moved south from Siberia. They learned from Chinese culture, and established institutions and laws that laid a foundation for the later glory of the Tang dynasty. (I mentioned Vanity Fair by William Thackery, and The Americans: A Social History of the United States by J C Furnas.) 22 minutes Powered by Firstory Hosting

中華重視個人的品德、能力，而血統不重要。自王侯古將相起于平民，如舜、禹、傅說（ㄩㄝˋ）、甯戚等等，正如陳勝大澤鄉起義時登高一呼，「王侯將相，寧有種乎？」 北魏建立的法律、制度，為盛唐墊基礎；皇上求賢若渴，而忠臣如古弼竭力獻策。 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

Today’s story comes from History of the Later Han, and took place some time around the year 190ce. The dynasty was falling apart, so fighting and insurrections were common. As if that weren’t enough, there were plagues. Two sorcerers were using their powers to heal people along the banks of a stream, and they started playing around. Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

後漢書方術列傳敘述兩位有法力的高人相遇的故事：閩中的徐登與東陽的趙炳 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

Language is more than just vocabulary and grammar. In Episodes 17 and 18, we talked about the brilliant statesman Yen/Yan Ying (578 – 500 bce). His ruler, Lord Ching/Jing of Ch’i/Qi, went out hunting birds, but a servant let the birds escape. The ruler was so furious that he ordered the servant be put to death. Yen used his wits to communicate with the ruler. Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

齊景公喜歡隿，意思就是用細繩綁矰（專用的短箭/矢）射飛鳥。結果下人顏燭鄒讓鳥飛走了，齊景公生氣，要殺他。千鈞一法，晏嬰用巧妙的講話藝術從不同角度看自己的抉擇。 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

2200 years ago, in the early years of the Han dynasty, a soldier wearing a smelly coat wanted to talk to the emperor. His suggestions influenced history for well over a thousand years.Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

西漢初年，一位叫做婁敬的山東小兵穿著臭臭的羊皮大衣（羊裘）要求見漢高祖。小兵的遠見影像後世。 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

English is really a strange, difficult language. Ch’ing / Qing dynasty emperors were so powerful and exalted that the dynasty was doomed to collapse. Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

快要過年，歡樂迎接馬年！可是，各位聽過驢年嗎？放鬆心情聽這段緣由。 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting