Human nature is the problem that we must face when dealing with people, no matter what position the other party is in, no matter what the other party's knowledge is, once it involves the problem of human nature, we can only analyze why they do this, rather than demanding why they do not do it.
In the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it is described that after Cao Cao captured Jingzhou, he was about to attack Eastern Wu, and the courtiers of Eastern Wu saw that Cao Cao's army was strong and most of them wanted to surrender, sun Quan asked Lu Su to consult, and Lu Su's answer let us see the humanity of most people.
Su Yue: "If Su and others are demoted, when they return to the party, they will not lose the state and county; the general will be demoted, and he wants to return to peace?" The position is not a marquis, the car is not more than a ride, the ride is not more than a horse, never more than a few people, how can the south be called lonely! The will of all men is their own, and they must not be heard. The general should make a big plan early. ”
Lu Su answered Sun Quan as the reason why others encouraged surrender, because their vested interests would not be lost, and the reason why Sun Quan could not surrender was that his vested interests would be deprived by Cao Cao.
We can't say that the "capitulation factions" of Eastern Wu are all soft bones, but whether they change their bosses or not, it will not affect their interests, so why should they risk their lives to fight against the Cao Army?
Human nature is difficult to change. Therefore, Sun Quan understood the humanity of his subordinates under Lu Su's analysis, and when Sun Quan finally decided to start a war with Cao Cao, he issued an order that all those who surrendered should be killed without mercy. Threatening life with life is more precious than fame and fortune, and because of this, the "surrender faction" has no way to retreat, and has no choice but to share the enemy with Sun Quan, and finally won the victory in the Battle of Chibi.
Human nature is like water, it can only be sparse and cannot be blocked, and only by taking advantage of the situation can we achieve more with less. It is precisely because we understand this that when we get along with people in the future, we can start more from the aspect of human nature, so that we can better choose the way and not make the mistake of wishful thinking or strong people.