Hold firefighting

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【Source】(Western Han Dynasty) Sima Qian "Historical Records: Wei Shijia"

【Interpretation】salary: firewood and grass. Hold firewood and grass to fight the fire. It is a metaphor for people who want to eliminate disasters

However, if the method is not used properly, the disaster will be amplified and made more serious

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During the Warring States Period, Wei was far inferior to Qin because of its strength

So always receive

Invasion of the Qin State. After the accession of King An of Wei to the throne, Qin tightened its grip on Wei

attacked, and the Wei state was defeated and retreated. After many years of war, the Wei State was defeated one after another, and An

As a king, the king was worried all day long, and he was restless in his sleep, but he could not think of anything good

What to do. He summoned the ministers and asked them if there was anything they could do to get the Qin State to withdraw from the army

Way. The ministers are all six gods and have no master, and no one dares to mention the word "resistance".

They all advocated ceding land and suing for peace with the king of Qin

There was one

Su Qin's younger brother, he insisted on his elder brother's proposition, hoping that the vassal states would unite

Jointly resist the Qin state. After Su Dai learned that King Anjiao had decided to cede the land and sue for peace, he was

He said to King Anji: "Great king, these cowards are all greedy for life and afraid of death, so they let it."

You cut the land and make peace, and this is not the solution to the problem at all. The aggressors are greedy

Insatiable, you ceded a large area of territory to the Qin State, although in exchange for a temporary peace

Ping, but King Qin's ambition will not stop because of this, his desire is endless

Target. As long as the land of Wei remains, Qin will not stop attacking us

Once upon a time, there was a man whose house was on fire, and he was advised to use water to extinguish it

Not only did he not listen to the fire, but he also picked up a bundle of firewood and grass to put out the fire, and the firewood and grass were handful

The ground was thrown into the fire, and the fire not only did not go out, but fueled the fire, and the firewood and grass burned for a day

The fire will not be extinguished for a day. Your Majesty, you now agree to cede the land of Wei

Going to ask for peace with the Qin State is tantamount to holding firewood and grass to put out a fire

Su Dai spoke dryly, but the timid King An Yi didn't listen to it and just cared

The Taiping in front of him still ceded a large area of land in Wei to Qin. thereafter

Within a few years, the Qin State attacked the Wei State again, besieging the Wei capital, Daliang

The state of Wei was finally destroyed by the state of Qin.