Chapter 6 Chapter 6

If we say that thickness is what we seek from within, it is our attitude towards life.Then, being black is to seek from the outside, and it is a way for us to behave in the world. There is no black without thick, and no thick without black.Thick black school combines thick and black together, because thick skin and black heart are the secrets of many heroes in history.Similarly, if a person lacks the necessary thickness, is too thin-skinned, and too soft-hearted, he will inevitably suffer a lot. At the end of Qin Dynasty, there were heroes everywhere. Since Chen Sheng and Wu Guang set up the banner of righteousness, heroes from all over the world raised their troops one after another. They embraced the grandson of King Huai of Chu as Emperor Yi.Emperor Yi said: "The one who enters the customs first is the king."It means that the hero who first invaded Xianyang and destroyed the Tyrant Qin can be crowned king.

Among the people from all walks of life, the most eye-catching is Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu.Therefore, Xiang Yu believes that he must be the king who enters the customs.Unexpectedly, when the soldiers arrived in Julu, they encountered the main force of the Qin army. Xiang Yu's troops were few and far between.But he never expected that when he was fighting bloody battle with the main force of the Qin army, Liu Bang, the cunning man, took advantage of Xianyang's emptiness, sneaked over and entered Xianyang first.This almost drove the competitive Xiang Yu mad. So Xiang Yu set up a Hongmen banquet and invited Liu Bang to come, trying to kill this big trickster at the banquet.But when Liu Bang came, Xiang Yu suddenly hesitated again, he hesitated and hesitated, and finally let Liu Bang escape safely.

Why is Xiang Yu hesitant?Han Xin, who used to be his guard, could see Xiang Yu's character clearly.Han Xin's evaluation of Xiang Yu is just eight words: the benevolence of a woman, the courage of a man.It means that Xiang Yu is a very soft-hearted person, and he is most afraid of others crying and wiping their tears in front of him. Once Liu Bang pretends to be a bear, Xiang Yu will be embarrassed to do it again. Sorry, to put it bluntly, it is too thin-skinned and not thick enough. As for the bravery of ordinary people, it is said that Xiang Yu loves to be a hero and thinks he is invincible in the world.Any such person will not be too cruel-hearted, as long as the opponent admits defeat and surrenders, he will be elated and intoxicated with the sense of glory in life.Such a person is best fooled.

Later, Xiang Yu was ambushed by Liu Bang on all sides, and Gaixia suffered a disastrous defeat.Some people advised him to cross the river quickly, but Xiang Yu said: "I brought three thousand children from Jiangdong here, and now I am the only one left. What face do I have to go back..." So he killed Wujiang and relieved Liu Bang himself. Seriously.However, Jiangdong's children are so talented, and it is unknown how many times they will make a comeback. Xiang Yu voluntarily gave up this battle just because he was "sorry". He didn't even think about it. There are too many to count. If he fails, he will wipe his neck. How many heads Liu Bang has are not enough for him to cut off himself.

Compared with Liu Bang, Xiang Yu is far behind in terms of the thickness of his face and the blackness of his heart.So although he is a hero, but in the end he couldn't help Liu Bang's slapstick entanglement. Rather than saying that he was defeated by Liu Bang's men, it is better to say that he was defeated by Liu Bang's thick and black. Life is a long-term investment, and the battle between emperors is a process of comparing the endurance of both sides. To put it bluntly, the comparison is who has thicker skin and darker heart.Xiang Yu in the Chu and Han Dynasties became the loser of this competition, and Yuan Shao in the Three Kingdoms period was also such a character, but his failure was more embarrassing than Xiang Yu.

Yuan Shao was also a thick-faced and dark-hearted figure in his youth.At first he worked under General He Jin.Not long after, He Jin plotted to kill the eunuchs in the palace, but the eunuchs took the lead and lured him into the palace to kill him.Upon hearing the news, Yuan Shao made a decisive decision and led his men into the palace to arrest eunuchs, regardless of their age.Some court officials without beards were also killed as eunuchs, and the rest of the court officials were afraid of being killed by mistake, so scared that they all took off their pants and exposed their reproductive organs to prove that they were not eunuchs.When the massacre stopped, blood flowed in the palace, and there were more than 2,000 corpses lying on the ground.

Such a ruthless character, there is no reason not to rule the world.However, when Cao Cao rose up and started the battle of Guandu with Yuan Shao, although Yuan Shao's army was strong and strong, with his 700,000 horses, he faced Cao Cao's 200,000 people.The strength is obviously higher than Cao Cao, but he was easily defeated by Cao Cao. What is the reason for this? Feng immediately introduced sun Qian into Shao and presented a letter.Shao looked haggard and disheveled.Feng said, "Why is my lord doing this today?" Shao said, "I'm about to die!" Feng said, "Why did my lord say that?" Shao said, "I have five sons, but the youngest one is very fast, and now I suffer from scabies. , My life is already at an end. Why do I want to talk about other things?" Feng said: "Cao Cao is conquering Liu Xuande in the east, and Xuchang is empty. If righteous soldiers take advantage of the void and enter, the emperor can be protected, and the people can be saved. This is not easy. The opportunity to get it is only decided by the Ming Dynasty." Shao said: "I also know that this is the best, but I am in a trance, and I am afraid it will be disadvantageous." Feng said: "Why is there such a trance?" Shao said: "Among the five sons, this is the only one. My son was born the most unusual, and if there is any danger, my life will be over." So he decided not to send troops, so he said to Sun Qian: "When you see Xuande, you can tell the reason. If you don't like it, you can come to join us. Help each other." Tian Feng hit the ground with his stick and said: "When I encountered such a difficult time, I lost this opportunity because of my baby's illness! The big thing is gone, what a pity!" He fell down and sighed...

Looking at this story, we know why Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao despite his superior force.Although Yuan Shao is ruthless, but he is a soft-hearted person in essence. Just because his youngest son is sick, he feels restless, doesn't think about eating and drinking, and can't even do the most basic rational thinking. This is a missed opportunity. Lose initiative.In the final analysis, although he killed the eunuch ruthlessly, once the weakness in his personality was exposed, he could no longer be black and white, and it was really normal to encounter failure.