King Hui of Liang said, "Jin State, Mo Qiang knows everything in the world. And my body, the East was defeated by Qi, and my eldest son died; West, lost seven hundred miles in Qin; The south is a disgrace to Chu. I'm ashamed of it, and I'm more willing to pour it than the dead. If so, what can I do? "
Mencius said to him, "The earth is a hundred miles away, so you can be king. The king is kind to the people, saves punishment, collects taxes thinly, and cultivates the fields easily. A strong man can cultivate his filial piety and loyalty in his spare time, so that he can slap Qin Chuqiang's soldiers in the face.
When he took his people away, he couldn't farm to support his parents, who were hungry with cold, and their brothers and wives were separated. He drowned his people, but Solo collected them. Who are the enemies of the king? Therefore, as the saying goes,' the benevolent is invincible'. Wang, please don't doubt it! "
Vernacular translation:
Liang said, "I am Wei, and there was no one better than this in the past, even the old man. (But) when it came to me, Dongdu lost to Qi, and my eldest son died. West, lost to Qin seven hundred miles; The south was bullied by Chu and defeated. I am deeply ashamed of this. What should I do to avenge the victim? "
Mencius replied: "Fiona Fang, a small country of a hundred miles, can also win the world." If the king is kind to the people, uses less punishment, reduces taxes, and lets young people learn the principles of filial piety, respect for brothers, loyalty and trustworthiness after farming, they can pick up sticks and defeat the armies of Qin Chu and China with hard armor and sharp knives and guns.
They are trying to seize the farming time of the people all year round, so that the people can't farm to support their parents. Parents are hungry and cold, and brothers, wives and children flee separately. They made their people suffer, and the king went to crusade against them. Who can stand against the king? So:' A benevolent man is invincible in the world.' Your majesty, please don't doubt this truth. "
Source: Mencius Liang Wang Hui, written by Mencius during the Warring States Period.
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Background:
Wei was in Anyi when the three clans were divided into Jin. The eastern part of Wei territory has always been located in the north and middle of Henan, and the eastern part has become the main part of Wei territory. Due to the continuous advance of Qin people and the rise of Qi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it also challenged the hegemony of Wei. In April of six years, the capital moved from Anyi to Liang, also known as the girder.
After Wei Huiwang moved the capital to Daliang, it facilitated his rule over the vast eastern region, and at the same time strengthened his control over the eastern governors, so as to offset the influence of Qi in Huai and Si governors. After the Battle of Guiling, in the first 352 years, the vassal army surrounded Wei Jun in Xiangling, and Qin Jun attacked Hexi of Wei, capturing Shaoliang and Anyi.
Wei is located in the land of the four wars in the Central Plains, sandwiched between the great powers of Qin, Qi and Chu. However, in order to maintain hegemony forever, foreign troops must be used. Unfavorable diplomacy has caused military passivity, and military failure is inevitable. Wei won in Xiangling.
He recovered all the lost land in Hexi to the west, but Wei's national strength was greatly damaged, so he had no choice but to make peace with Zhao, return Handan to Zhao and form an alliance with Zhao. Wei Huiwang failed to realize the strategic policy formulated by Pang Juan, and Wei began to decline. Although Wei was hit hard by Guilin and lost its national strength, it still maintained a strong momentum militarily.