臥薪嘗膽又叫臥薪嚐膽。呢個詞出自《史記·越王勾踐世家》,係講中國春秋時期嘅越國國王勾踐勵精圖治諗住復國嘅事跡,跟住變咗成語,形容人刻苦自勵,發奮圖強。
公元前496年,吳王闔閭派兵攻伐越國,但係被越國擊敗,闔閭亦都戰死沙場。兩年之後闔閭做仔夫差率兵擊敗越國,越王勾踐被吳王夫差押去吳國做奴隸,勾踐服侍吳王三年後,夫差先對佢消除戒心並且將佢送返去越國。
其實勾踐冇放棄復仇之心,佢表面上對吳王服從,但係暗中訓練精兵,強政勵治,等待時機反擊吳國。艱苦可以鍛鍊意志,安逸反而會消磨意志。勾踐怕自己會貪圖眼前嘅安逸,消磨報仇雪恥嘅意志,所以佢為自己安排艱苦嘅生活環境。佢夜晚瞓覺唔用褥,淨係鋪啲薪(柴草),又喺屋入面掛咗隻苦膽,佢週不時會試下苦膽嘅味道,為嘅就唔好唔記得以前嘅恥辱。
勾踐為咗鼓勵民眾,同王后、人民一齊參與勞動,同越人同心協力之下令到越國強大起來,勾踐最尾滅吳稱霸。
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