Chapter 17 The third plan also kills

The enemy has been identified, but the friend has not yet been determined, and the friend is invited to kill the enemy, and he does not contribute his own efforts, and uses "loss" to deduce. The enemy has been made clear, but the attitude of the allies is still unstable. It is necessary to induce the allies to destroy the enemy and avoid consuming their own strength. The signs of hostility have been revealed, and another force is also expanding and will play a major role. This force should be used immediately to destroy the enemy. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, Duke Zheng Heng wanted to take advantage of the unpreparedness of the Qi people to attack the country of Qi. Before sending troops, he first inquired about the heroes and outstanding ministers and philosophers in the country of Qi, and made a list, indicating which good land in the country of Qi he would distribute. To them, what kind of official titles were prepared for them; and an altar was built on the square, and these lists were buried under it, and chickens were slaughtered, and a very grand ceremony was held, as if some solemn covenant had been made. When the monarch knew about it, he thought that the people on the list were traitors, so he killed all his outstanding civil and military ministers.As a result, Zheng Henggong took advantage of the emptiness to enter and occupied the country of Qi in one fell swoop, just like Zhuge Liang joined forces with Wu to fight against Wei and defeated Cao Cao in Chibi.In addition, Guan Yu, the general of the Shu Kingdom, besieged Fancheng and Xiangyang in Wei. Cao Cao wanted to move the capital to avoid the threat of Guan Yu. Sima Yi and Jiang Ji advised Cao Cao: "Liu Bei and Sun Quan are relatives on the surface, but alienated in the heart. If Guan Yu succeeds, Sun Quan is unwilling, so he can send people to persuade Sun Quan to attack Guan Yu's rear, and promise to give Sun Quan the Jiangnan area, so that the siege of Fancheng will naturally be relieved." Cao Cao accepted their advice, and Guan Yu was captured.

The core point of this plan is: use other people's hands to get rid of a certain opponent and lure others to kill. Use indirect methods to hurt others without showing your face. To use someone or something other than yourself to achieve your goal, the borrowed sword may not necessarily be a person, but may also be a thing or a force. This plan originally belonged to a kind of political power tactics of mutual use and intrigue among decadent feudal bureaucrats. This kind of mutual strife and intrigue was not uncommon in the officialdom of the past dynasties. Many old cadres, old revolutionaries, and accomplished writers and artists were labeled as counter-revolutionaries, and then put to death. At that time, the author remembers that they used the knife that killed the most people and was the most handy knife. They used the Red Guards as a sharp weapon to kill almost all the leaders in the country, and all the party organizations were paralyzed. The places of interest and historic sites across the country were destroyed. High-ranking cadres and even national leaders have been imprisoned for no reason, criticized, and even tortured to death. We should never forget this painful lesson.

When this strategy is applied to military affairs, it emphasizes the need to be good at using the power of a third party, including creating and utilizing the contradictions in the enemy's camp. The "borrowing" mentioned in ancient military books has many aspects, such as luring the enemy into submission and waiting for work with ease; To confuse the enemy by borrowing military force, create an illusion between the enemy's divisions, mistake each other for enemies, and kill each other; by borrowing weapons, take from the enemy and use them for the enemy, and by borrowing the enemy's property, separate the contradictions among the enemy's generals , make it fight on its own, use the enemy's generals, know its plan and use it; use the enemy's plan, etc.

There is such a story in the Bible. More than 2,000 years ago, at the instigation of their kings David and Jacob, the Israelites invaded the land of the Ammonites and besieged their capital Rabbah. The news reached Jerusalem, and David was very happy. That night, after drinking and eating, David left the royal court and walked on the platform of the palace. The moonlight was like water, and the trees around the palace seemed to be covered with a At this moment, David suddenly discovered that someone was taking a bath in the small river in front of the palace. He stepped out of the palace and walked over quietly. The scene in front of him suddenly shook his heart.

In the flowing water of the Canji Milky Way, a beautiful woman like a fairy is floating up and down in the water. Her complexion is white, her figure is elegant, her eyes are brighter than the stars in the sky, and her face is more moving than the high-hanging moon. David Fascinated by this woman, he refused to leave for a long time. Afterwards, King David sent someone to follow up and listen, only to find out that this woman was named Bathsheba, and she was the wife of his minister Uriah. How can we get Bathsheba?David thought hard, and a plan to kill with a knife formed in his mind. At this time, King David summoned Uriah to the temple and said to him kindly: "The battle on the front line is urgent, I have a secret letter that I need you to send to the front line as soon as possible, and hand it over to Marshal Joab who is commanding the battle. "

Unsuspecting of fraud, Uriah packed the letter, mounted his horse, and ran to the front line as fast as he could. After Marshal Joab received this secret letter, he felt very strange. The letter reads: "...send Uriah to fight where the enemy is most fierce. If the enemy rushes over, you will retreat and let him be killed. Death, the end of a guilty soul on the field of battle, was the best end for him." Joab looked at Uriah's calm face, but he still couldn't figure out the meaning, so he did what he said in the letter. The next day, when the two sides were fighting, Joab sent Uriah to the place where the fighting was fiercest. When the enemy rushed over, Joab led the army and retreated, leaving only a few soldiers with Uriah , As a result, Uriah and those soldiers died on the battlefield together.

When Uriah's wife heard that her husband had died in battle, she was very sad, so King David acted as a considerate, kind and amiable monarch, often visiting Bathsheba, and bringing rich gifts every time he went , Masheba was very grateful to King David, and soon became King David's concubine, and later gave birth to a son for him. The Bible, in the last verse of this chapter, expresses its objection to the use of this ruse by David. "It was very displeased, and he sent the prophet Nathan to rebuke King David for doing such an abominable thing? You killed Uriah with the sword of the Ammonites, and then took his wife. It is abominable, because of your actions, the enemies of God have a reason to blaspheme the Lord, so this son that Masheba bore to you will die."

Although David loved his son very much and prayed hard to God, God's prophecy was fulfilled, and not long after, David's son died. Although the strategy of killing with a knife may have unexpected results in terms of realistic goals, the Cuban team is often judged by conscience in the moral court. The best way is to use the enemy's knife to kill the enemy. Yan Zi was a famous statesman in the Spring and Autumn Period.The story of two peaches killing three men is a typical example of killing with a knife. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Jinggong had three warriors under his command, namely: Gongsun Jie, Tian Kaijiang, and Gu Zhizi.They are stronger than humans, unparalleled in bravery, and can conquer tigers with bare hands.It's just because they think they have great achievements and incomparable strength, so they are arrogant and domineering, and they never take others seriously.

One day, Yan Zi, Zhengqing of Qi State, met these three warriors at a reception, but they didn't even raise their eyelids, let alone leave their seats to salute Yan Zi like other officials.Yanzi had heard about these three capable and arrogant people for a long time, and when he saw it today, it was indeed true, and he thought to himself: If these three people are not eliminated, in the future they will definitely be brave and disobedient. Yan Zi turned around and came to see Duke Jing of Qi, and stated his opinion. "...These three people are brave, disrespectful, and defiant. Once the country needs them, can they still be expected to stop the riots at home and bravely kill the enemy abroad? Therefore, I suggest that we should try to get rid of them, the sooner the better it is good."

After listening to Yan Zi's words, Duke Jing of Qi sighed long and hard, and said with embarrassment: "I have known that these three people are proud of their achievements and difficult to control, but they are all heroes who have repeatedly made military exploits and bravery. Convict them Punishment is unconvincing, let others kill them, but there is no warrior who can beat them, what should we do?" Yanzi thought for a moment, and said confidently: "I have an idea, send an envoy to bring two peaches to the three people, and tell them that the three count their merits and eat peaches, and whoever has the most ability will get one." Tao Zi, the three of them are brave and intrepid, and they are very loyal, so they must seek their own death in order to fight for Tao Zi."

Qi Jinggong looked at Yanzi suspiciously, he couldn't believe that two common peaches could kill three warriors who were more ferocious than tigers and wolves. Yanzi saw through Qi Jinggong's mind, and said with relief: "Please rest assured about this matter, and see how I can use my clever plan." Three days later, Qi Jinggong held a banquet in the palace for all the officials. During the banquet, an envoy came to the hall and said: "Someone came to celebrate Jinggong's birthday, and I specially presented two fairy peaches." Duke Jing of Qi pretended to be pleasantly surprised, and said loudly to the emperor and his ministers: "Warriors under your command can report their own merits. Whoever has the greatest ability and the highest merit will be rewarded with a fairy peach." Sure enough, the three warriors fell into the trap and began to talk about their merits. Gongsun Jie first said: "Once, I subdued a wild boar with bare hands, and another time I caught a tiger. According to my ability, I should get a peach." Qi Jinggong said in admiration: "The warrior is indeed invincible." He rewarded him with a peach. Tian Kaijiang said unconvinced: "Twice, I held a spear in my hand and drove away a whole team of enemies. First of all, my skills should also get a peach." Qi Jinggong also rewarded him with a peach. Seeing that the two peaches were taken away by others, Gu Yezi said angrily: "In terms of merit, I am still the highest. Do you remember, my lord? Once, when I crossed the Yellow River with you, a giant turtle snatched away the peaches." I killed my left-handed horse, and then jumped into the rushing river. I dived into the bottom of the river and went upstream for nine miles. Finally, I found the giant turtle, killed it, and rescued the left-handed horse. When I held the left-handed horse in my left hand, When I jumped out of the water with the turtle head in my right hand and jumped out of the water, the onlookers thought I was the river god! Just because of this incident, I should be rewarded with a peach, didn’t you two think Give me one of the peaches?" At this time, Gongsun Jie and Tian Kaijiang could not help feeling guilty when they saw that Gu Yezi was angry. They said: "Our bravery is not as good as yours, and our achievements are not as good as yours, but we got the peaches. It shows that we are greedy. If we don’t express our repentance for greed with death today, aren’t we cowards?” After the two finished talking, they took out the peaches, drew their swords and killed themselves. Facing the corpses of the two partners, Gu Yezi was strongly condemned in his heart. He said to himself sadly: "Both partners are dead, and I am the only one who is still alive. Myself, this is unrighteousness, if you are disgusted with your own behavior and do not die, this is not bravery, such unkind, unrighteous, and uncourageous people, what is the point of living?" After Gu Yezi finished speaking, he threw away the peach in his hand, drew his sword and killed himself. Yan Zi killed the three most brave warriors without mobilizing a single soldier. Later generations sighed in a poem: In the early 18th century, in London, England, there lived an astrologer named Martelli Day.He was very scheming, and often blatantly defrauded people of money, but many people still believed in his deceptions and were willing to be deceived by him. The famous British satirist Swift at that time hated these deceptions very much. The people who defrauded him of money deeply felt sympathy, so they were determined to expose his tricks. Swift knew that directly confronting him and explaining how he defrauded the money would obviously not work. After thinking for a long time, Swift decided to adopt the method of "attacking the shield with the spear of the son".To expose his lies. Therefore, Swift imitated the astrological calculation method of Bartley's day and compiled a "prophetic" almanac. In this book, he predicted that Bartley would be born at 11 o'clock in the middle of the night on a certain year, a certain month, and a certain day. He fell ill and died. At this time, he compiled a medical report on Bartley's death, and then published the news of the funeral in the newspaper. In this way, men, women and children all over the city knew the news of the death of the astrologer, and many of them felt sorry for him. Bartley was very annoyed when he saw the news of his death in the newspaper, and had no choice but to refute the rumors everywhere, explaining that he was still alive.In a fit of rage, he challenged Swift, but Swift explained to the public that he arrived at the conclusion based on Bartley's day astrological calculation method, and even if it could not be fulfilled, the error was due to Bartley's day. Bartelli's absurd astrology made him very embarrassed.