第9章 扁鹊见秦武王

扁鹊是古时候有名的神医。一天,当秦武王把自己的病情告诉扁鹊,扁鹊准备予以治疗。

秦武王的近臣说:“大王的病在耳朵和眼睛之间,这是很难治的。如果处理不当,就可能把耳朵搞聋,把眼睛弄瞎。”秦武王听了近臣的话,犹豫是否让扁鹊治病。

扁鹊听了很生气,对武王说:“君王既然跟懂得医理的人商量治病,却又听信不懂医理的人胡言乱语,这怎么能治好您的病呢?如果用这种办法来管理秦国的政事,秦国很快就会灭亡啊!”

Bian Que Met King Wu of Qin

Bian Que(407 B.C.-310 B.C.)was a famous doctor in ancient China.One day he was going to cure some disease for King Wu of Qin(329 B.C.-307 B.C.)after the King informed him of his illness.

But the King's favorite officials said,"our Majesty's illness resides between the eye and the ear.It is hard to deal with.If it is not treated properly,your ears will get deaf and eyes blind.Hearing this,the King hesitated whether to let Bian Que treat the disease or not.

When Bian Que heard of this,he was very angry and said to the King,"our Majesty wants the doctor to cure your disease,but listen to those who do not know medicine and treatment.How can you get your sickness cured?If you handle the state affairs like that,the country is sure to go to its doom."