When describing this battle, the author of Zuo Zhuan emphasized the characteristics of Qin's "learning from injustice". Describe their soldiers as frivolous and arrogant. When the army crossed the North Gate of Zhou Dynasty, it was asserted by the young king that it was "doomed"; Although Zheng is weak, the army and the people work together to make Qi Xin. Among them, Gao Xian, a businessman, used his property to warn Qin Jun's behavior, which is a vivid example.
When he went to the "slippery" place, Gao Xian, a businessman from the State of Zheng, learned that Qin Jun was going to attack his own country, and he used his quick wits. He used his property to "comfort" Qin Jun and intercepted the enemy with euphemistic diplomatic language. He said to Qin Jun:
"I have heard that my son will step out of our city and dare to follow. If you don't avoid our city, you will be overwhelmed by followers. There will be one day's accumulation of housing and one night's preparation for travel. "
Our monarch has heard that your army will pass through our little state of Zheng. Allow me to express my condolences to your army. Although our country is not rich, it is for your army to rest and stay here. If you want to stay, we will prepare food and grass for you for a day. If you want to leave, I will arrange a night guard for you.
The first sentence is to deal with it empty. Gao Xian clearly knew that Qin Jun had come to attack his country, but pretended to be "passing by" and then expressed his condolences generously and enthusiastically with his own belongings. Say so, do so, is intended to find the wild Lord of Qiang Qin, first remove the other side's alert psychology, and then win the favor of Qin Jun with generous gifts, stabilize the enemy, and achieve the purpose of temporarily preventing Qin Jun from advancing. The second sentence is a hint. On the surface, providing food, grass and security for Qin Jun actually implies that we have made all material and military preparations for your invasion, and you will never succeed! This once again reduced the momentum of Qin Jun and made them hesitate.
In these two sentences, some words expressing respect and modesty are used to whitewash the language, so that it presents a gentle and courteous atmosphere and gives people a superficial feeling of politeness. In fact, it is soft with rigidity, and soft with rigidity. There is confidence in humility and majesty in politeness.
This is a "string master".
While dealing with the enemy in this way, he quickly sent people back to China to report the news, which won valuable time for Zheng. Zheng Mu didn't panic because he was besieged after receiving the news of Xian Gao. He thought very calmly that the mole must be removed first. So, he sent Emperor Wu to the guild hall to meet three spies (Qi Zi, Ti Sun and Sun Yang) who had been kept in China by Qin. They were actually spying on the military situation in the dark.
Because for Qin, Zheng's strength is weak, so strategically and tactically, they should not only avoid direct armed conflict, but also let the enemy know that Zheng is not without certain strength. So they can't kill the three leaders of Qin, they can only drive them away and scare them away. So, Emperor Woods was ordered to go to the hostel and said something like this:
"My son has been flooded in our city for a long time, but it is preserved, endowed, completed and exhausted. For my son's generals, Zheng Youyuan and Qin Youyuan, my son came to our city with his elk for fun. What? "
You have lived in our country for a long time. I'm afraid you have no food, livestock and other things. In view of this, when you are about to leave for home, please regard Zheng's garden as Qin's garden, where you can hunt some livestock such as elk and give our garden a chance to recuperate. what do you think?
Woods pretended to turn a blind eye to Qi Zi and others who were sharpening their knives and preparing for internal strength. Instead, it is suggested that they "should go back" on the grounds of long-term lack of food. This first sentence sounds considerate, but it is actually a euphemism to drive away the guests. Next, it seems to be a further concern to ask them to hunt in Zheng's garden, but in fact it is a "knock" on Qin's ambition to covet Zheng's territory by the sentence "Zheng has a garden, you still have it". This is a' pun', and both the enemy and I are tacitly aware of its unique meaning. That's great! It is even more meaningful to add the following words "to trap our city", which is equivalent to telling those three people: you have ulterior motives, and we have already noticed it. Please get out of here! Let us defend the peace of our country by ourselves!
This passage of Emperor Wu Zi also sounds humble and polite without losing etiquette. But it was hot and cold, and there was a sound after the words. There is obvious coldness and majesty in the tone, which gives the three spies invisible coercion. But the other party can't find any inappropriate words and rudeness that can be shaved off.
After listening to the words of Emperor Wu Zi, Qi Zi and others naturally felt bad. They didn't dare to stay in Zheng stop for a minute and fled to other countries. In this way, the officials of Zheng pulled out the spies planted by Qin, eliminating the most dangerous hidden danger.
This is the second paragraph of the Ci of Emperor Wu.
Qin Jun general Meng Ming heard that this "inside man" had been removed. He felt that attacking Zheng would be "unable to attack and encircle", so he returned to Li Junjun with regret. But he didn't expect that Yuan Zhen, a veteran of the State of Jin who had been paying close attention to Qin Jun's movements, had already made careful arrangements in the mountains just as Qin Jun was "exhausted". As a result, Qin Jun was defeated in Yaoshan World War I, and three generals, including Meng Ming, were captured alive.
Jin Wengong's wife Wen Ying was originally Qin Mugong's daughter. She took advantage of the weakness that Duke Xiang of Jin had just succeeded to the throne and had no experience in political struggle to persuade Duke Xiang for her three generals. Therefore, Xiang Gong promised to send the three captured generals back to the State of Qin. This aroused the old minister to make a scene in court. Xiang Gong regretted it and sent Chu Yang's father after them. After chasing the river, the three men have boarded the boat and left the shore. Chu Yang's father tactfully gave Meng Ming a gift in the name of the monarch to lure him ashore. I immediately saw through their tricks, but because they will still be in the state of Jin, they can't show the other side, so I came to a polite thank you:
"Your kindness, do not make tired minister over drum, to slaughter the qin dynasty. The widowed gentleman thinks that death is immortal. If he benefits from you, he will be exempted for three years. "
Thanks to your king's kindness, we won't be executed as prisoners, so let's go back to our own country to be punished; If our monarch thinks we should kill, then we are willing to die; If our monarch obeys your kindness, forgive us. Three years later, we will come to thank you for your gift!
The first sentence of this passage can be said to be just around the corner. Because Mrs Wen Ying asked Duke Xiang of Jin to send the three of them back to the State of Qin, Meng Ming and others got the news. Therefore, after you get on the boat in a hurry, you will never be trapped ashore. And his father set a trap to lead him ashore. Meng Ming knew that he could not be fooled, but he had to let him do the cover with Duke Xiang's approval, so he went to "snoop" and thanked the Jin army again. (Although Chu Yang's father clearly knows that this is a decision-making mistake of 8 jin j, there is nothing he can do. ) But then again, as a defeated member of the State of Qin, Meng Ming's heart was filled with the shame of losing his teacher and being captured, so the second sentence was ironic to vent his anger. The so-called "widowed gentleman thinks that death is immortal; If you benefit from the monarch, avoid it. In three years, I will worship you. In other words, if I die after returning to China, I will never forget the great shame of being captured by the defeated teacher. If I am lucky enough to survive, we will definitely come back to avenge ourselves in three years!
The negligence of Xiang Gong's decision-making is naturally secretly applauded, so in his reply to Yang Fu's inducement, he intentionally or unintentionally exposed the stupidity of laughing at 8 Jin J and the pride of the three of them who survived. On the other hand, he is unwilling to fail and eager to prepare for another contest, which makes his words imply an oath of revenge in the future. Therefore, Meng Ming's apparent humility has not diminished his prestige as a warrior, and his diplomatic rhetoric without losing etiquette shows his sober mind in an emergency.
This is the third paragraph of diplomatic rhetoric, which is a diplomatic struggle under the fierce situation of contradictions and conflicts between the two countries, but its language color is shrouded in a polite atmosphere.