What kind of person is Mencius when Qi people attack Yan?

Shen Tong, Minister of Qi State, privately asked Mencius if he could crusade against Yan State, and Mencius said yes. Mencius is a fickle person. He advocates peace, but he is more opposed to unjust war. Yan fell into civil war because of his absurd abdication, and his heart was divided. It is necessary to stop the war with war and end the civil strife in Yan State. In Mencius' view, the monarch of Yan State has no right to cede the throne to others casually, and his son has no right to accept the throne. In short, Yan wants to fight.

Puffed up and led the army into the state of Yan, which soon put down the civil strife, but Qi seemed to have no intention of withdrawing troops. Someone asked Mencius if you sent someone to attack Yan, but Mencius flatly denied it. Mencius said, I did say that I could fight Yan, but I didn't say that I could fight Qi. Because only those designated by heaven can crusade against Yan. Like a man who committed a capital crime and tried to kill his head. Only those responsible for punishment can kill people. Now, Qi is as heartless as Yan. Why should I say that Qi can crusade against Yan?

In fact, Mencius is "deceiving people", but it sounds very reasonable and people can't refute it. This is Mencius, eloquent, a little glib and a little cute.

In 3 14 BC, the military presence of Qi in Yan State gained an overwhelming advantage. Qi Xuanwang wanted to directly annex Yan, so he went to consult Mencius.

Qi people defeated Yan and won. King Xuan asked, "Either I don't take it or I take it. Cut down the country of Wan with the country of Wan, and take it at the age of 50, which is not the case with manpower. Woe to you if you don't take it. Here, what? "

Mencius said to him, "Yan Min can take it if he likes." . In ancient times, there were people who did things, and the king of Wu also. Take it, Yan Min is not happy, so don't take it. In ancient times, there were people who did things, and Wen Wang also. How can he defeat the country of Wancheng with the country of Wancheng and meet Julian Waghann with Hu Shizhi pulp? Avoid fire and water. No matter how deep the water is, no matter how hot the fire is, there is only luck. "

The Qi people attacked the State of Yan and won a great victory. Qi Xuanwang asked, "Some people advised me not to annex Yan, others advised me to annex Yan. I think it only took 50 days for a big country with 10 thousand personnel carriers to attack a big country with 10 thousand personnel carriers. You can't do it by manpower alone. This must be providence. If you don't take it, it will be a disaster. How about annexing it? "

Mencius said: "Yan people are happy, so they are merged. The ancients did this, and so did Zhou Wuwang. If the people of Yan are not happy, don't annex them. The ancients did this, and so did Zhou Wenwang. To attack Yan, a country with 10 thousand chariots like Qi, the people of Yan welcome your army with rice baskets and wine bottles. Is there any other meaning? I just want to get rid of those hot days. If you make their disaster worse, it's just that the rulers have changed from Yan to Qi. "

Qi Xuanwang, a slick guy, told Mencius that it took the Qi army 50 days to win the state of Yan. This must be God's will. Since God asked me to annex Yan, I should listen to God. Those who don't listen to God will be punished by God. Mencius said that if the Yan people welcome the monarch, they will take the Yan state; If they don't, they won't. At first, people welcomed Qi's army, hoping to help them out of trouble. Now, they are more miserable than before. Will the people of Yan agree to replace another ruthless country with a ruthless Qi country?

International politics pays attention to balance, and the vassal States obviously don't want to see Qi annexed Yan and become powerful. If they form an alliance to attack Qi, Qi will be in trouble. Qi Xuanwang hurried to consult Mencius. Mencius said that when the people of Yan welcomed the Qi army, they used baskets to hold rice and jars to hold wine. Now, the army of Qi killed their fathers and brothers, bound their children, destroyed their ancestral temples and took away their country's heavy weapons. All the governors in the world are afraid of the strength of Qi, and now the land of Qi has doubled, but you refuse to be merciless (Mencius will never forget it.

Sure enough, the allied forces formed by the vassal States defeated Qi, and Qi was forced to withdraw. This failure also planted the seeds of the decline of Qi. Qi Xuanwang regretted not listening to Mencius and was "ashamed of Mencius".

Since then, there has been a rift between Qi Xuanwang and Mencius, and they can no longer chat well and become friends.