有这样一个故事，讲的是汉代一位名叫丙吉的有名宰相。有次他外出巡视，遇到

有这样一个故事，讲的是汉代一位名叫丙吉的有名宰相。有次他外出巡视，遇到一宗杀人的事件，他没有理会，后来看见一头牛在路边不断地喘气，他却立即停下来，刨根究底，仔细询问。随从的人觉得很奇怪，问为什么人命关天的事情他不理会，却如此关心牛的喘气。丙吉说，路上杀人自有地方官吏去管，不必我去过问；而牛喘气异常，就可能发生了牛瘟或是其他的有关民生疾苦的问题，这些事情地方官吏一般又往往不太注意，因此我要查问清楚。

有这样一个故事，讲的是汉代一位名叫丙吉的有名宰相。 有次他外出巡视，遇到一宗杀人的事件，他没有理会，后来看见一头牛在路边不断地喘气，他却立即停下来，刨根究底，仔细询问。 随从的人觉得很奇怪，问为什么人命关天的事情他不理会，却如此关心牛的喘气。 丙吉说，路上杀人自有地方官吏去管，不必我去过问；而牛喘气异常，就可能发生了牛瘟或是其他的有关民生疾苦的问题，这些事情地方官吏一般又往往不太注意，因此我要查问清楚。

There is a story about a famous Prime Minister named Bingji in the Han Dynasty. Once when he went out to patrol, he met a homicide incident, and he ignored it. Later, he saw a cow gasping constantly on the side of the road. However, he stopped immediately and inquired about it carefully. The follower thought it was strange. He asked why he didn't pay attention to the matter of life and death, but he was so concerned about the gasping of cattle. Bingji said that local officials are responsible for killing people on the road, so I don't have to ask about it. If cattle gasp abnormally, there may be rinderpest or other problems related to people's livelihood. Local officials usually don't pay much attention to these things, so I need to find out.<br>