夺鼎中原的故事典故
【释义】夺：抢夺，鼎：古代煮东西的器物，三足两耳。在上古时期鼎亦是刑具，用于烹人，即释义统治者的生杀大权。中原：黄河中下游一带，指疆域或领土。比喻企图夺取天下。
【用途】用来比喻有私心，想占据所有
夺鼎中原的故事发生在春秋时期，楚庄王带兵北伐，以朝拜的借口向周天子的使者询问九鼎的重量大小，有夺取周王朝天下的形势。
公元前606年，进行北伐的楚庄王以讨伐陆浑之戎为时机，把楚国的大量军队开到了周王朝的首府洛阳的郊外，并在周国的地盘上进行隆重的阅兵仪式，想要让周天子看看楚国的实力，来震慑住周天子。
即位不久的周天子心里当然非常害怕，忐忑不安，担心楚国对周国进行开战。于是，便派善于应对的王孙满出面去安抚楚庄王，讨好楚庄王。楚庄王见了王孙满劈头就问：“你们中的九鼎有多大，有多重？”这句话言外之意非常清楚，就是要与周天子来比一比自己的权力和力量。King Sun Man face his question, politely said: "The safety of the country is not just about the weight of the throne, it's more about the virtue that supports it. The size and weight of the throne are not as important." Chu Zhuang Wang saw King Sun Man dodging his words, directly told him that Chu could cast a new set of nine thrones with the swords they had cut down. This meant that Chu was powerful enough to challenge Zhou even without knowing its throne's size. Then King Sun Man said to Chu Zhuang Wang: "Remember, Emperor Yu gained support from all over because he was virtuous; he only got copper from everywhere to make one throne for himself. But after Emperor Yu became evil, Shang Yin inherited it; Shang Yin was cruel and finally lost it to Zhou Dynasty if an emperor is virtuous, even a small throne would be hard to move; but if an emperor lacks virtues, even a big throne can be moved easily." The fate of Zhou Kingdom has not ended yet so this cannot be asked.
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