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Rules are a good medicine to regulate our social behavior. But sometimes, blindly following the rules will make the rules become the murderers who bind our thinking. Dare to break the mold and we will receive unexpected surprises.
As the old saying goes, "If there are no rules, how can it be a square circle?" "Following the rules is one of the prerequisites for our society to function properly. But sometimes, rules can tie our minds. By following the rules, we may lose our imagination.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Zhuge Liang led the Shu army out of Qishan and faced the Successive Victories of the Cao Army, which suddenly made the situation in Guanzhong tense. The Wei lord Cao Rui had to lead a large army to Chang'an to resist the attack of the Shu army.
At that time, Meng Da, who served as the Taishou of Xincheng, was originally a general of the Shu army. However, after he surrendered to Wei, he was not reused by Cao Rui. Not only that, he was also suspicious and jealous of many ministers in the court, so he wanted to take advantage of Cao Rui's personal conquest and the emptiness in the rear of the Wei state to raise an army to rebel and attack Luoyang, and then surrender to Zhuge Liang. If Meng Da really succeeded in plotting, he would inevitably form a situation with Zhuge Liang to attack Cao Wei on both sides, and then the Cao army would fall into a place of no return.
At the same time, in order to oppose Zhuge Liang, Cao Rui reactivated Sima Yi, who was idle in Wancheng. The news that Meng Da was plotting a rebellion was learned by Sima Yi, who was about to rush to Chang'an. In this critical situation, Sima Yi immediately made a decision.
On the one hand, he ordered the army to march toward the new city, and ordered that "you must walk two days a day, and if you can't reach the new city on time, you will not be spared." On the other hand, he sent his army to rush to the new city one step ahead of the army overnight, so that Meng Da was ready to fight with the army, so that he would not have doubts. It also created the illusion that Sima Yi's army had left Wancheng and gone to Chang'an. Meng Da was sure of the plan and did not guard against Sima Yi in the slightest. As a result, a few days later, Sima Yi's army suddenly appeared under the city of Xincheng, and defeated Meng Da in one fell swoop with lightning speed, nipping a rebellion in the bud.
To achieve surprise and unpreparedness, we must first find ways to conceal combat attempts. Sima Yi's success in attacking Meng Da was due to his swift action. And the reason why he can move quickly is because he dares to break the rules. After learning the news that Meng Da was going to rebel, he did not report the matter to Cao Rui according to the rules. Instead, he dared to make a decision, seized the opportunity, and defeated Meng Da in one fell swoop.
If Sima Yi had first learned of the information that Meng Da was going to rebel, but had only thought of reporting the situation to Cao Rui first according to the rules, instead of breaking the rules, it might have delayed the fighter and caused many adverse consequences.
Many times, conservative thinking doesn't work. If we just blindly look at things with primitive eyes, we may have a hard time finding a way out. At this time, we may wish to try to change our way of thinking, think about the problem from another angle, and solve the problem with a new perspective and action. As a result, we may reap a lot of surprises from breaking the mold