Bao Hong politely sent Zhi Yun away, and then returned to the camp.

"What do you think about this?" beckoning everyone to continue to sit down, Bao Hong opened his mouth to ask.

"What does the general mean is that he wants to fight them first before making plans, or is he going to take this opportunity to implement some plans?" Li Zuoche didn't beat around the bush at all, and said directly.

"To talk about this question, I have to ask first, what strategy do you think the other party will adopt?" Bao Hong didn't know for a while whether he wanted to negotiate with the other party well, hoping to persuade the other party verbally, or take the opportunity to make some strategies to achieve other goals.

"According to the previous discussion, the other party will not make any strange moves, so it should be a step-by-step battle with us. And after our previous negotiations, the other side may give up large-scale battles and choose small-scale engagements such as fighting generals. Xi Zhicai opened his mouth and analyzed, "In this way, we can consider plans such as attacking the east and west, encircling Wei and saving Zhao, leaving some people here to fight against them, and others to carry out other affairs." ”

"Wouldn't that be nice?" Bao Hong naturally had such an idea, but what he said earlier is so righteous and awe-inspiring, will it be too much to play conspiracy and tricks when he turns around, not to mention anything else, it will be very troublesome to interact with these people in the future. Whether it is these anti-kings or rebels, they are not extremely vicious existences, and they are not without the possibility of surrender.

"The general thinks that he must fight them openly before he can open his mouth and surrender?" Xi Zhicai naturally understood Bao Hong's concerns, but he laughed and said, "Has the general ever heard the story of Song Xianggong?" ”

The so-called story of Song Xianggong, Bao Hong knows an allusion, that is, the battle of Hongshui.

The state of Chu sent the great general Cheng Dechen to lead his troops to attack the capital of the Song state, and Song Xianggong led troops to meet the battle. The armies of both sides met at Hongshui.

The Chu army began to cross the Hongshui River and rushed towards the Song army. Mu Yi said: "There are many Chu soldiers, but our army is small, take advantage of the opportunity for them to cross the river to destroy them." Song Xianggong said, "We are known as the army of benevolence and righteousness, how can we take advantage of others to cross the river to attack?"

The Chu army crossed the river. Beginning to set up a formation on the shore, Muyi said, "It's time to attack." Song Xianggong said: "How can we attack the enemy who is not in good formation? Wait until they are in formation before attacking. "When the Chu army set up the military formation, the Chu soldiers rushed forward and defeated the Song army, and Song Xianggong was also shot in the thigh by the Chu soldiers.

The Song army suffered a defeat and suffered heavy losses, and they all complained that Song Xianggong did not listen to Gongzi Muyi's opinion, but Song Xianggong taught a lesson: "A gentleman with a benevolent heart does not attack the enemy who has been injured when fighting." At the same time, it does not attack the elderly whose hair has grayed hair. Especially when the ancients fought, they did not rely on the barriers to win the battle, and although the outnumbered Song Kingdom was about to perish, it still couldn't bear to attack the enemy who had not set up a good formation. ”

Bao Hong was deeply impressed by this allusion, and often sighed for Song Xianggong's wonder. For this kind of person, I really don't know how to say it, I can't cry or laugh!

Actually, before that. Song Xianggong also did a very naïve thing.

Song Xianggong made his own claim and did not pass through the Qi State. The consent of the state of Chu agreed to meet the princes again in Yudi in the autumn of that year.

Before arriving at Yudi, Gongzi Muyi persuaded him to bring the army with him, in case there was a change, and the people of Chu were not trustworthy.

Song Xianggong said: "I proposed it myself without an army, and I have made an appointment with the Chu people, how can I not keep my promise?" Thereupon. Song Xianggong did not bring troops to the meeting.

On the appointed day, the kings of the six kingdoms, including Chu, Chen, Cai, Xu, Cao, and Zheng, came, and the Chu State had already laid an ambush for the army. Song Xianggong and King Chu Cheng had a dispute because they were vying to be the overlord of the princes, and King Chu Cheng suddenly ordered someone to capture Song Xianggong and take him back to Chu to be imprisoned. wanted to use it to capture the Song State, but it was not until the winter of the same year, when the princes met in Bodi, that Duke Xiang was released under the mediation of Duke Lu.

After Song Xianggong was released by the Chu State, he did not know how to restrain himself, did not listen to Muyi's advice, and launched the battle of Song Chuhong, which is the allusion that Bao Hong knew.

Through this allusion, Xi Zhicai wants to tell Bao Hong, even if you are benevolent and righteous to be like Song Xianggong, it is useless. In the end, it still depends on the fist.

If benevolence and righteousness are useful, then why don't Chen, Cai, Xu, Cao, Zheng and other countries support your hegemony? In the final analysis, it is because fists are more convincing.

Of course, if you don't cultivate virtue, you can't just rely on your fists to talk about everything. This involves an idea that has been mentioned in Confucianism, Taoism and other doctrines - the inner sage and the outer king.

Inner cultivation of virtue, to Nebud. Externally, the royal way,

The problem with Song Xianggong is that he can't distinguish the difference between inside and outside, and blindly reciprocates benevolence. Although with the exception of a few schools of thought such as the military family, most of them believe that "making the world subdue" does not rely on force, but on one's own strength (morality). But at a given historical stage, it cannot be without force. Only when a person's consciousness has reached a fairly high level can he bring the world to his heart with a certain amount of law. And this is the purpose of education, which has been mentioned many times before, so that the consciousness of all people can only be achieved by reaching the level of so-called 'saints'.

However, in many cases, or almost all cases, it is impossible for everyone's moral level to reach the level of 'saint', and it can even be said that people are still uncivilized and barbaric. When they come to invade, you have to make sure that you can defeat them, and then you need to be strong. Rather than trying to discuss with them at this time, there is something about righteousness.

Although Bao Hong himself is not as 'cute' as Song Xianggong, he cares too much about his image in the minds of those anti-kings, and wants to create a perfect image so that they can naturally belong to him.

I didn't think it was impossible. Even Liu Xiu, who is endlessly charming, invincible in luck, and known as the son of the plane and the great demon master, wants to subdue the anti-kings from all walks of life one by one. Do you now think that through Yan Zi's words, you can make the other party belong by brushing up on virtue yourself? How can it be?

Not to mention anything else, if you change yourself, would you be willing to belong to the Beihai Confucius Wenju, which can be called a moral model?

Xi Zhicai saw Bao Hong's psychology at a glance, and directly threw out the extreme example of Song Xianggong and told Bao Hong, don't show your fists, if you want to rely on virtue, just wait for the other party to take refuge, then wait for the same ending as Song Xianggong!

"I know what to do! It is said that righteousness is nothing but the charity of the strong. Although it is very realistic and extreme, it is not unreasonable after all. Bao Hong said in a deep voice, "Then let's ask you to talk about it, according to our original plan, how to implement it?" (To be continued.) )