suggestion
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a gifted scholar named Xin Pi went to Yuan Shao with his younger brother Xin Ping.
At that time, the local strongmen had a serious separatist regime and wars continued year after year. Once Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought in Guandu, Yuan Shao was defeated and suffered heavy losses. A few days later, Yuan Shao died because he was too worried. Yuan Shao's two sons, Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan, fought each other for rights. In order to defeat Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan wanted to take refuge in Cao Cao. So he sent Xin Pi to see Cao Cao.
After Xin Pi met Cao Cao and explained his purpose to him, Cao Cao readily agreed to send troops to help him, but in fact, what Cao Cao was thinking was: "Now that yuan brothers is killing each other, I don't have to send troops. Just wait for them to lose both sides, and I can reap the benefits of fishermen." So although Cao Cao agreed, he didn't take any action for several days. Xin Pi was very worried when he saw this situation. He knows what Cao Cao is thinking, but it is not convenient to talk to Cao Cao directly. So he deliberately said to Guo Jia, Cao Cao's counselor, "Cao Cao is really short-sighted. He just wants to take advantage of the fisherman after yuan brothers loses both sides, but why not? After all, yuan brothers is a family. If they wake up and unite, it will be difficult for Cao Cao to defeat them again. "
Hearing this, Guo Jia felt that Xin Pi had a point, and immediately told Cao Cao what Xin Pi had said. Cao Cao also felt that Xin Pi was right, so he called Xin Pi and asked, "Can Yuan Tan be trusted? Can we unite to defeat Yuan Shang? " Hearing this, Xin Pi said to Cao Cao, "In fact, this has nothing to do with whether Yuan Tan is trustworthy. Now both of them are exhausted and have no influence. You can easily control Yuan Tan and defeat Yuan Shang. It's as easy for you to attack Yuan Shang as the autumn wind sweeps the leaves. If you miss this opportunity, it will be too late to regret it later! "
Cao Cao listened to Xin Pi and nodded repeatedly, and immediately agreed to send troops to rescue him. Later, Xin Pi took refuge in Cao Cao and was reused by Cao Cao.
Lei Feng has a famous saying:
Treat comrades as warm as spring, work as hot as summer, individuals as autumn wind sweeps away leaves, and enemies as cruel as winter.