Central argument: "The weather is not as good as the geographical position, and the geographical position is not as good as human harmony".

In this paper, the "time", "geographical location" and "human harmony" are compared step by step. It demonstrates the truth that "the weather is not as good as the geographical position, and the geographical position is not as good as the harmony between people".

Source: Warring States Period. Mencius's "more help to enlightenment, less help to get something for nothing".

Excerpt from the original:

Opportunities vouchsafed by Heaven are outmatched by terrestrial advantages, which in turn are outmatched by the harmony among people.

The city of three miles, the country of seven miles, was invincible when attacked by the Lord of the Rings. If the husband attacks it, he will get the right time; However, if you don't win, it's better to be in the right place at the right time.

Translation:

The weather and seasons that are conducive to combat are not comparable to the geographical situation that is conducive to combat, and the geographical situation that is conducive to combat is not comparable to the people's hearts and internal unity in combat.

Fiona Fang Li San's inner city and Fiona Fang Qili's outer city surrounded and attacked it, but they could not win. Through the siege, you must get the weather and season that are conducive to fighting, but you can't win, because the weather and season that are conducive to fighting are not as good as the geographical situation that is conducive to fighting.

Extended data

Mencius put forward three concepts, namely, weather, geographical location, and human harmony, and compared these three concepts to promote them layer by layer.

This article is good at using metaphors. From the end of the article, although Mencius opposed war, he also mentioned it many times. This is to cater to the psychology of the rulers, such as having the opportunity to publicize their own "benevolent politics" proposition to the rulers.

The article is subtle in analysis, grand in exposition and bold in momentum, and profound and logical in exposition and extension. The rhetorical method of parallelism is also adopted to make the article more convincing.