飲鴆止渴._風聞
大连华工创新科技-10-25 09:08
東漢的霍諝,從小就很有膽識。他十五歲時,他舅舅宋光由於秉公執法,得罪了一些權貴,被他們誣告篡改詔書,關進了監獄。霍諝知道舅舅為人正直,不可能幹這種事,就給大將軍梁商寫信,為舅舅辯白。
Huo Xu from the Eastern Han Dynasty hasbeen very courageous since childhood. When he was fifteen years old, his uncle Song Guang, due to his impartial law enforcement, offended some influential figures and was falsely accused of tampering with the imperial edict, leading to his imprisonment. Huo Xu knew that his uncle was upright and could not do such a thing, so he wrote a letter to General Liang Shang to defend his uncle.
信中説:宋光身為州郡的長官,一向奉公守法,以便更好地為朝廷效力。他怎麼會冒着死罪去篡改詔書呢?這不就是人為了充飢去吃附子(一種草藥,有劇毒),為了解渴去飲鴆(鴆的羽毛泡過的毒酒)一樣嗎?如果這樣的話,還沒有進入腸胃,到了咽喉處就已經斷氣了。他怎麼可能這樣做呢?梁商讀了信,覺得説得有道理,把信拿給皇上看。不久,宋光被無罪釋放。
The letter states that as the governor of the state and county, Song Guang has always adhered to the rule of law in order to better serve the court. How could he risk the death penalty to tamper with the imperial edict? Isn’t it the same as eating aconite (a highly toxic herb) to satisfy hunger and drinking poison (poisoned wine soaked in poison feathers) to quench thirst?If that’s the case, before it enters the intestines and stomach, it’s already dead at the throat. How could he possibly do this? Liang Shang read the letter and felt that it made sense, so he showed it to the emperor. Soon after, Song Guang was acquitte