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There is such a sentence in "Thirty-six Strategies": "The doubt in the doubt is better than the inside, and it is not self-defeating." It means that if you plot in a conspiracy and use the enemy's people for your own use, you will have nothing to lose.
This trick is called the anti-intermittent strategy, and for thousands of years, countless people have used it, but the most amazing one used is Wang Meng's trick, which is known as the "first anti-intermittent plan through the ages", so where is the golden knife trick?
Two allies
During the period of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, the nomadic people, who had always relied on grazing for their survival, came into contact with the farming people for the first time. These people on horseback were suddenly opened, and they could stock up on grain in the spring and autumn to solve the problem of food shortage in winter.
Then their hearts moved, their horses' hooves moved, and their broadswords were brandished. Their ideas are very direct, and they grab them if they like them. The situation was just as they wished, and under the iron hooves and broadswords, the farming people were unstoppable, and they were soon defeated. The nomads were overjoyed and enjoyed their spoils.
It's just that they lack cultural inheritance and lack management awareness. Even though they occupied the Central Plains, they did not cherish this land and the people on this land, and only blindly exploited it. As the saying goes, where there is oppression, there is resistance. When they were munching on meat and drinking, the chair of power beneath their butts was already crumbling.
However, everyone in the world is drunk and I am sober, and among these confused people, there is another sober one, and this person is called Fu Jian. Fu Jian, the ruler of the former Qin Dynasty, was interested in Han culture as a child, and as he grew older and more experienced, he became more aware of the importance of Han culture in maintaining his rule.
Unlike other leaders who suppressed and enslaved the Han Chinese, Fu was determined to reuse the Han Chinese. The first person he valued was Wang Meng, and Fu Jian had repeatedly expressed his appreciation for Wang Meng in front of everyone, comparing the two of them to Uncle Liu Huang (Liu Bei) and Zhuge Liang, and giving Wang Meng the position of prime minister.
And Wang Meng is a smart man, he knows that in this troubled era and in this era of the generally low status of the Han people, Fu Jian's value is a rare opportunity for him. Therefore, he cherished it and did his duty. The two ministers reached an agreement to work together to fight their way through this troubled world and unify the countries.
Facts have proved that these two people are indeed the best partners, and two smart people do things with half the effort. The golden knife plan, known as "the first plan of the ages", is from these two people.
Scheming in a conspiracy
Fu Jian wants to achieve something great, and the first enemy in his way is Qianyan. The former Yan soldiers were strong and strong, which gave Fu Jian a headache, and at this moment, an unexpected "gift" was delivered to him: Murong Chui, the king of the former Yan Wu, came to take refuge.
Murong Chui is very wise, good at using soldiers, and has a high prestige in Qianyan. And the previous dynasties and dynasties were all taboo, Murong Chui was jealous of the Qianyan royal family, so he came to Fu Jian in order to save his life. At this moment, Fu Jian of course opened the door to welcome Murong Chui to join, and with Murong Chui's prestige in Qianyan, he will definitely be able to shake the hearts of Qianyan soldiers.
According to the record of "Zizhi Tongjian", Fu Jian said this to Murong Chui who came to take refuge: "Heroes conspire with the world, this is a matter of heaven. Now that you have taken refuge in me, we will work together for a great cause, and when it is done, I will make you king and garrison your homeland, so that even though you are away from your homeland now, you will be able to return to your people in the future. ”
These words made Murong Droop's uneasy heart fall back into his stomach, he thought he had found a new way out, but this was actually a dead end.
After Murong Trai returned to obedience, Wang Meng privately said to Fu Jian: "Murong Trai was already a wolf in Qianyan, not a thing in the pool, and now he is forced to take refuge in the situation, if he sincerely accepts him, then in the future, he will recuperate and revolt again, wouldn't we lead the wolf into the house now, and the future will be endless." It's better to take advantage of his defenselessness now and kill him directly. ”
Fu Jian didn't agree to this, everyone in the world was watching, if he killed Murong Trai at this time, who would dare to take refuge in the future? When attacking a city, you will definitely be stubbornly counterattacked by the enemy, which is really not a good strategy.
This matter can only be discussed in the long run, and it is necessary to kill people without knives. As smart as Wang Meng, he quickly had an idea and thought of a solution to this matter.
Since then, every time Wang Meng sees Murong Cui, his nose is not a nose and his eyes are not eyes, and Murong Cui also sensed Wang Meng's hostility towards him, but after all, he betrayed his country to join Qianqin, and Wang Meng was the prime minister of Qianqin, one person was above 10,000 people, Murong Cui recognized the situation clearly, so he had to endure it silently.
However, everything must have a degree, and excessive exclusion and suppression may make Murong Cui turn against him earlier. At this time, Fu Jian was the mediator in the middle, and he unabashedly expressed his appreciation for Murong Cui and appeased Mo Rong Cui.
It can be said that this is a double reed play: Wang Meng sings with a white face, and Fu Jian sings with a black face.
Just when Murong Cui thought that the contradictions between Wang Meng and himself would never be reconciled, Wang Meng knocked on his door one night with a few jars of wine.
After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere was just right, Wang Meng said some "truth" with tears in his eyes, he first apologized, saying that he was narrow-minded and jealous of Murong Cui's talent, and when he saw Fu Jian treating him so politely, he was worried that he would replace his position in Fu Jian's heart, so he excluded and resisted him many times.
Now that he has seen people's hearts for a long time, in the face of his cynicism, Murong Cui has never quarreled with him, which makes him feel very guilty and realize his own problems. In the future, I am willing to open my heart, fight side by side with Murong Cui, and assist Fu Jian to achieve great things together.
The blessing of alcohol and Wang Meng's superb performance made Murong Cui gradually let down his guard, and he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and eased his relationship with Wang Meng.
Wang Meng keenly captured the change in Murong Cui's mind, he struck while the iron was hot, and said that if Murong Cui was willing to accept him, he would ask him to give him a personal object. For this request that is not excessive, Murong Cui agreed without much thought.
What can I give? Murong Cui looked left and right, his eyes fixed on his golden knife. At this time, he could never have imagined that the golden knife he often carried had become his son's talisman.
The power of a golden knife
Wang Meng got Murong Cui's golden knife, and he was calm on the surface, but in his heart he was already planning his next move. After many inquiries, Wang Meng learned that there was a small guy named Jin Xi by Murong Cui's side, who had been with Murong Cui for many years, and this person had a weakness: he was very greedy for money.
This is good news for Wang Meng, as long as people have weaknesses, not to mention that the money that Jin Xi likes is the last thing he lacks. He immediately asked people to prepare enough belongings, and then met Jin Xi in person, and added an extra dose of fierce medicine: he told Jin Xi that Murong Cui could betray even his own country, Qianyan, and Fu Jian had never really trusted him in his heart, and now he was ready to kill him.
Jin Xi's eyes lit up when he saw the property prepared by Wang Meng, and when he heard these words, his feet weakened, and he made up his mind to "abandon the darkness and turn to the light" and obey Wang Meng's dispatch.
Later, Wang Meng handed over Murong Cui's golden knife to Jin Xi, asked him to use the golden knife as a token, went to the military camp to find Murong Cui's son Murong Ling, and told him in the name of Murong Cui: The Qianyan royal family regretted it after they left, and intended to let them go back, and heard the news that Fu Jian was going to kill them tonight, and asked him to quickly gather people to rush back to Qianyan to join him.
Although Murong Ling was suspicious of Jin Xi's words, the other party was a little guy next to his father after all, and with his father's saber, he was at a moment of life and death. Before he had time to think about it, his body had already reacted, he summoned his subordinates to ride fast horses, quickly left Qianqin's military camp, and set off towards Qianyan.
And Murong Ling's departure was falling into the trap that Wang Meng had set for him. He walked on the front foot, and Wang Meng reported to Fu Jian with great fanfare on the back foot, saying that Murong Ling had defected back to Qianyan and was preparing to attack Qianqin. At the same time, Wang Meng also arranged a special undercover agent to inform Murong Cui of the news in a timely manner. When Murong Cui heard the news, he immediately became confused, not knowing what to do.
Murong Cui didn't have the intention of defecting, but his sons had fled, and his father naturally couldn't explain clearly, so he chose the thirty-six plan to go, but as soon as he stepped out of the door, he was caught by the people arranged by Wang Meng in advance and sent the person to Fu Jian.
At that time, defection was a serious crime, and death was justified. However, unexpectedly, Fu Jian said something like this: His son defected, what does it have to do with him, he didn't defect, you let him go.
Tossed a big circle and let people go, is Fu Jian such a kind-hearted person? Of course not, it's just that he knows that the current Murong Cui has lost all his support, there is no way back for him in the homeland, and his son has left him with his subordinates, and now he has no threat, killing or not killing has no real impact, and if he doesn't kill, he can still have a reputation for benevolence.
Sure enough, after the news spread, other countries praised Fu Jian as a kind-hearted monarch.
And what happened to Murong Ling, who escaped? He anxiously rushed back to Qianyan to ask his father why he was back here, but only the Qianyan royal family was facing him. betrayed Qianyan and defected to Qianqin, but he dared to come back, Qianyan couldn't tolerate this betrayer. There was no way, Murong Ling could only pick up arms and fight to the death, and the ending waiting for him was death.
epilogue
Keigo Higashino once said that there are two things in the world that cannot be looked at, one is the sun and the other is the human heart. Wang Meng and Fu Jian's golden knife tricks, one link after another, are familiar with and master human nature, which makes people breathtaking.
This strategy not only weakened Murong Cui, the time bomb buried beside him, but also won a good reputation, killing two birds with one stone, and deserving of being known as "the first plan in the ages". So what do you think about this?
Resources:
"Information Governance Guide"
Baidu Encyclopedia - Golden Knife Meter