On the coping skills of answering the questions of the king of Chu in Zuo Zhuan

According to Zuo Zhuan, the king of Wu sent his younger brother to ask the Chu army, who arrested him and prepared to kill him to sacrifice drums. King Chu wanted to laugh at you before he died, so he asked him, "Are you lucky to come to divination?" You said, "Geely." The king of Chu was amused and asked, "Geely? You will not come to a good end today! " You said calmly, "omen indicates good luck." If you are especially happy and receive me in a friendly way without hostility, it will encourage Wu's complacency, thus neglecting safety, and China will soon perish. Now that you're angry, you're furious. You killed me to sacrifice drums, then our defense in Wu will be strengthened. Although Wu is weak, you can resist your army as long as you are vigilant and treat armor in advance. Isn't this' Geely'? Besides, we Wu only divines the good and bad of the country, not me personally. If I am killed to sacrifice drums and make our country know the alert, is there more luck than this? " The king of Chu listened to Bian You and let him go.

You can survive, which is better than your great wisdom and courage. He faced the cruel king of Chu bravely, without fear, and was determined to serve the country until death do us part. Wise man, he skillfully borrowed the ambiguity of "Geely" and avoided talking about personal quality. Starting from the concept of national security, he thoroughly expounded the dialectical relationship of "the king of Chu was angry and killed me to sacrifice drums-Wu was vigilant and strengthened his defense-cured the soldiers' armor and resisted the Chu army-national Geely". This not only overwhelmed the king of Chu with his fearless spirit of resolutely dying for the country's "Geely", but also frightened the other side with the death of one person in exchange for the interests of the whole. Therefore, the king of Chu finally had to let go.