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本猩說故事，一則求罕為人知的精彩經歷，一則求信史。此回說雲南民間故事，真假莫辨，但本猩覺得精彩。您說呢？有馬幫、馬鍋頭、押解官員、紫禁城品茶。 話說，清朝雲南濮茶莊要送貢茶進京，沿路發生了奇妙的變化。 卅一分鐘 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

Once upon a time, around 760 bce, a man named Ho / He found a rock in the mountains of Chu. Inside it, he knew there was incomparably fine jade. Thus began a story that continued for two thousand years.   28 and a half minutes Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

很久以前，在楚國山裏，一位姓和的人撿到了一塊璞，看了就知道裏面藏著絕代好玉。從此他嚐盡了懷才不遇的苦味。 二十分鐘 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

《解鎖地球：旅行、歷史、文化 Podcast》 一個以深度旅遊為核心的 Podcast 節目。我們邀請在世界各地生活、探索的旅人，從他們旅途中的視角， 分享第一手的觀察與體驗，帶回最真實的歷史與文化故事！ https://fstry.pse.is/99a9nm —— 以上為 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— Today’s story takes us back 3800 years (give or take) with X rated dragons, DNA, a black softshell turtle, a beautiful woman, and even a shepherd boy a...

長榮航空，台北直飛華盛頓特區！  開啟美東新航點，6/26起，每週四班，航網最綿密！  搶先預訂： https://fstry.pse.is/98urym —— 以上為 FMTaiwan 與 Firstory Podcast 廣告 —— 古人表達法與我們不同，有時候不容易了解他們要傳達甚麽。 今天的故事從大禹的父母，鯀與有莘氏的女兒修己開始。修己吃了薏苡（薏仁）而懷孕，所以舜帝賜姓姒（苡、姒都從「以」得聲）。夏朝末，二龍出現，留下DNA（漦），千年後，童謠「檿弧...

Our last episode told about the ruler Chuang / Zhuang of Cheng / Zheng in the 8th century BCE. Today we learn about his father, the ruler Wu, which means martial, powerful. He married his daughter to the neighboring Hu country, with certain plans in mind. Kuan Ch’isi / Guan Qisi paid a high price for his unintentional part in this plan. Nine and a half minutes Leave a comment and share your though...

上回說鄭莊公，這回說他父親，鄭武公（西元前七七〇到七四四年在位）要 擴展版圖，先把女兒嫁給了胡國的君主。犧牲了軍師關其思。 胡是赤戎後裔，申是西戎國。伐胡的故事出自韓非子、說難。 七分半 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

Our story today begins in 761 bce, when the ruler of Cheng/Zheng married the daughter of the ruler of Shen. Her first son was a difficult delivery, coming out feet first, so she named him Breech Birth and carried a grudge against him. She preferred her second (surviving) son, Tuan / Duan, and encouraged him to overthrow Breech Birth, once he had succeeded to the throne, as Ruler Chuang / Zhuang, w...

東周初年，西元前七六一年，鄭武公娶了申侯女兒，叫武姜，生了寤生、共叔段。媽媽偏心，希望弟弟可以篡位，看鄭莊公怎麼處理。沿途發生很多破音字，如共（一聲）、祭（ㄓㄞˋ）、洩洩（ㄧˋ ㄧˋ）與借字（寤/啎、忤），可是故事照樣精彩。 二十六分鐘 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

In the 1467, the Yao people revolted and were put down. Young men and boys were taken to the capital and castrated. One young eunuch, Wang Chih / Zhi, rose in power and in 1477 was put in charge of the dreaded West Agency, an intelligence organization reporting directly to the emperor. The emperor Hsien / Xian was a dullard who gave Wang free rein. Another eunuch, an actor known only as Ah-Ch’o /...

明憲宗昏庸無道，大權旁落在汪直手中。汪直原是瑤族，小時被閹割送到昭德宮服侍憲宗寵妃萬貴妃。汪直操弄朝政，爪牙王越、陳鉞為非作歹，迫害朝臣；憲宗蒙在鼓裏。另外一位詼諧太監，阿丑，演戲喚醒昏君。 十三分半 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

Ti Ch’ing / Di Qing was born poor in 1008 ce. He may have committed some crime when he was young, because he had a tattoo on his face, and was sent to serve in the army on the border. He was a skilled mounted archer and rose through the ranks. Perhaps because of the tattoo, he often wore a mask into battle. He was very clever and found ways to reach his objective without too much exertion or loss...

北宋面涅將軍狄青（西元一〇〇八～一〇五七年）英勇善騎射，了解士氣振則勝，衰則敗。出奇制勝，垂手破敵，實在不簡單。 十八分鐘 網路圖片 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

The Tang dynasty was a time of glory, literature, and elegance, but especially in the later half, it was not a good time for the bulk of the population. The Emperor Hsüan / Xuan stayed in power too long, trusted horrible people, and countenanced An Lushan (Kang Roxan)’s revolt, leading to enormous suffering. In the 770s, a commander named Wang Kuoliang/Guoliang was put in such a position by his su...

唐玄宗默許安史之亂，再下來唐朝人民很苦。朝廷內各懷鬼胎，勾心鬥角。 王國良造反，其實是上級辛京杲逼的。曹王皋有慧眼，了解王國良有苦衷。 十五分鐘 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

For our 50th podcast, I remind us all that I record these podcasts to tell lesser known stories from Chinese history. But everybody has a story to tell, so today I’m telling stories from my own family, from my neighbors, from people I know, from people I have heard of, and a record, only a few dozen words long, from 772 ce, in the Tang dynasty. 22 minutes Leave a comment and share your thoughts: h...

今天是第五十回。我喜歡聽故事，也喜歡講故事。本podcast多選比較不為人知的故事，但其實，每一個人都有故事。今天從賽爾維亞移民講到二次大戰的花蓮，講梨山的泰雅，也講唐朝的回紇。每家每戶都有故事，鼓勵大家多聽、多講。 有空，也可以看巴代著「 走過 」、Yupas Watan的「 Yuhum 魂魄 」，多認識臺灣歷史。 十六分半 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comm...

Liu Pang (Bang) was born in a low position in Chu in the Warring States period, and was about 30 when Chu was conquered by Ch’in/Qin. Ch’in unified China in 221 bce, but did not last long. When the Ch’in fell, a powerful Ch’u family, the Hsiang/ Xiang, set about to rebuild Ch’u. Soon Hsiang Yü and Liu Pang were at odds, and Liu was afraid for his life.   25 minutes Leave a comment and share y...

劉邦（劉季）是楚國平民，項羽是楚國貴族。秦滅時，都起義。楚懷王（楚義帝）叫他們互拜兄弟，不可以鬧。可是范增認為劉邦太危險，雖封為漢中王，不可以讓猛虎歸山，叫項羽看著他。剛好劉邦家眷落入項羽手中，項羽以為這下子劉邦必須聽話。 二十分鐘 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cm98dlbl2057101tm59mdezmd/comments Powered by Firstory Hosting

Today we’re going back 25 centuries to listen to Yen Ying (578 – 500 bce). That’s a big jump, but human nature hasn’t changed, so good, bad, or indifferent, you can always learn from earlier people, all you have to do is listen. We’ve met Yen Ying before, in Episodes 17, 18, and 39, so you can figure that, like Confucius, I’m a fan of Yen Ying. 19 and a half minutes Leave a comment and share your...

齊景公年齡到了，他跟晏子說，想找祝（巫）幫他做儀式求福。晏子教他怎麼辦，對兩千五百年後的我們還是很有效。 本猩應該算晏迷吧，我們在十七、十八、卅九回講過他的故事，今天再來一回吧！ Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

During the Warring States period, fame and fortune awaited those who were clever enough to convince a ruler to accept their ideas and policies; many who failed to please the ruler were killed. The most famous of these ‘influencers’ were Chang/Zhang Yi and Su Ch’in/Qin, who had studied together under the Ghost Valley Master. In around 310bce, Chang Yi was broke and beaten in Chu in the south, but m...

戰國說客張儀與蘇秦一起跟鬼谷先生學術。西元前三一〇年左右，張儀去說楚懷王，不怕沒錢，只怕沒舌頭。楚懷王的兩個寵妾，南后與鄭袖，怕張儀出餿主意。 十五分鐘 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting

There are always more than one way to reach an objective. The West, and especially the United States, usually resorts to force. China prefers to manipulate the situation so that objectives can be achieved with minimum force. Today’s story takes us to 515bce in Chu, in southern China, where King Chao/Zhao’s prime minister was Nang Wa; Po Hsiwan/Bo Xiwan was an effective commander; Yen Chiangshih/ Y...

楚昭王時，囊瓦、伯郤宛、鄢將師、費無極執政。郤宛打敗吳，戰功赫赫，昭王獨寵，費無極就眼紅，西元前五一五年借刀殺人。 二十三分半 Leave a comment and share your thoughts: Powered by Firstory Hosting