King Wu of Chu invaded Suiguo and sent Xue Zhang to seek peace, and he himself garrisoned an army to wait for him. A young master was sent with the state to preside over the peace talks. Dou Bobi said to King Wu of Chu: "Our country's inability to attain victory on the east side of the Han River is of our own making. We expand our armies, we reorganize our armies, we use force against other countries, and they are afraid and unite against us, so it is difficult to separate. Among the countries east of the Han River, Suiguo is a big country. If the country is arrogant and arrogant, it will inevitably abandon the small country. The centrifugal separation of small countries from it is precisely in the interest of the Chu state. The young division is proud, please let our army pretend to be weak to make him complacent. Xiong Li said: "With the state has a season of liang, what is the advantage of doing this?" Dou Bobi said: "This is to make plans for the future, and the young master has gained the trust of the monarch." "King Wu of Chu deliberately messed up junrong to receive the young master.
After the young division returned, he requested to pursue the Chu army, and The Hou was ready to promise him. Ji Liang dissuaded: "Heaven is helping the Chu State, and the weakness of the Chu army is to seduce us. The minister heard that the reason why small countries can resist big countries is that small countries have a way, and big countries have no way. The so-called Word is to be loyal to the people and gain God's trust. It is faithful for those who think of bringing benefits to the people; it is faithful to pray truthfully and without deception. Now that the people were hungry and the monarch had indulged his selfish desires and wished Shi False merit to sacrifice, the courtiers did not know how it could be done. Suihou said, "The cattle I use to sacrifice to the gods have no miscellaneous hair, and they are very fat, and the millet is rich and complete, so why can't I trust god?" Ji Liang replied, "The people are the masters of God, so the Holy King first pacifies the people and then serves God." So when offering sacrifices, we pray that 'the cattle are big and fat,' which means that the people are generally rich in wealth, that their livestock are fat and multiply and grow, that they do not get sick, that they have all kinds of fat cattle. When offering millet, he prayed that 'the rice is clean and abundant', which means that there are no disasters in the spring, summer and autumn, and the people are harmonious and have a good harvest. When offering sweet wine, the blessing says 'good and clean wine', which means that both superiors and subordinates have virtue and no evil intentions. When we talk about the fragrance of the sacrifice, we mean that there are no evil people. So I devoted myself to farming, preached enlightenment, and affinity with relatives, and used these for sacrifice. Therefore the people are harmonious and the gods bless, so that all actions can be successful. Now the people have their own minds, the ghosts and gods have no masters, and even if the prince has a rich sacrifice alone, how can he ask for the blessing of the ghosts and gods? The prince should cultivate political affairs and get close to his brotherly country to see if he could be spared disasters. "As Hou was afraid and cultivated politics, the Chu state did not dare to attack."