Different from the rigid pedantry of Confucian Taoism in the minds of later generations, Confucius was a sincere man who knew the destiny. In his mouth, there are both "young but not grandchildren, long and silent, and those who are old and immortal are thieves!" There is also an open-minded attitude that "there is a way to enter, but there is no way to hide."

One year, one of Confucius' favorite students, Luz, wanted to defend the country as Fu, but the monarch of the country was powerless, the prince had no virtue, and domestic interest groups were intertwined. The situation is very complicated. Therefore, Confucius disapproved of Luz's going, saying that "a dangerous country will not enter, and a chaotic country will not live." There is a road in the countryside, which is poor and despicable. It means that the current situation of defending the country is too complicated. If you want to make a difference, you will inevitably offend people from interest groups, and there may be a mass annihilation. If you do nothing, you will be afraid of losing the trust of the monarch and the people, so you will lose your conscience, so you should not go at all, but Luz will have such an opportunity to show your ambition and make a name for himself. If you know it, you should be cautious. A gentleman should not stand under a dangerous wall and should not take it for granted. "This means that you can be prepared. You know this is a fire pit, and you still want to jump in. You know this wall is not strong, and you are still standing under it. It is not a clever man. Don't take danger seriously However, Lutz is still young and energetic, and finally he defends the country as an official. Later, there was civil strife in Weiguo, and Luz was unfortunately killed and killed.

Later, Mencius gave full play to this sentence of Confucius and said, "It's not fate, it's fate, because know life doesn't stand under the rock wall. It's fate to do one's utmost to die; The dead are not upright ",which means:" Nothing is not determined by fate, but obeying fate and accepting normal fate; Therefore, people who understand destiny will not stand under a dangerous wall. It is a normal fate to try your best to die in the street; It is not a normal fate to die of crime. "

Sun Wuzi, a famous strategist, was deeply touched by similar views, so he added "I will listen to my plan, use it to win, and keep it for a living" after he finished a lot of truths such as "the soldier is a national event, and the land of death and life makes a living". If you don't listen to me, if you use it, you will fail. I'm afraid it means that although the use of troops is a major event in the rise and fall of the country, if the person in charge is incompetent and ruthless, he will not adopt your plan no matter how good it is, then he might as well get out of the way and fly away as soon as possible, instead of losing his life in vain. Why is he standing under the fence?