[Idiom]: Desperate

Pinyin: fèn bù gù shēn

[Explanation]: Forge ahead bravely, regardless of personal safety.

【Idiom Story】:

The idiom "regardless of oneself" means to forge ahead without regard for one's own safety.

This idiom comes from the Hanshu. Sima Qian's Biography", and then the servant looks at him as a strange person, filial piety, and scholars, financial integrity, righteousness, respectively, frugal, often thinking hard regardless of himself, in order to favor the country's urgency.

Li Ling, whose name is Shaoqing, was a famous general during the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and was very trusted by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and appointed him as a cavalry captain to lead the army to resist the invasion of the Xiongnu. Li Ling was good at cavalry and archery, and knew the art of war, so he was very trusted by the imperial court at that time.

Unexpectedly, in the battle with the Xiongnu, Li Ling was outnumbered and had no choice but to surrender to the Xiongnu.

Hearing that Li Ling had surrendered, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was very angry, thinking that Li Ling had insulted his trust in him, and the ministers of the court and China also accused Li Ling of being spineless.

Only Taishi Ling Sima Qian didn't think so, he said: "I have never had much friendship with Li Ling, but I see that he is very righteous, filial to his parents, and friendly to soldiers. He often wanted to save the country from disasters at all costs, so I think it is understandable that Li Ling was forced to surrender this time when he led less than 5,000 troops against tens of thousands of enemy soldiers, and finally was forced to surrender due to heavy casualties, running out of ammunition and food, and cutting off the way back. And I also think that his surrender this time was not because he was greedy for life, but because he wanted to wait for a favorable opportunity in the future to repay the country. ”。

Sima Qian was reasonable, but Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty thought that he was defending Li Ling, and he did not distinguish between right and wrong, and put him in prison and carried out "corrupt punishment".

Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also killed Li Ling's entire family. Li Ling was very sad when he found out, so he married a wife and started a family in the Xiongnu, and did not return to his homeland until he died, failing to realize his desire to sacrifice his life for the country.

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