The whole chapter tells the story of Fan Ju from offending Wei Qi, the prime minister of Wei State, to finally knowing how to preserve our sanity and withdrawing from the increasingly unfavorable political circle at the right time. I think because of his wisdom and persuasion from others, he knew how to weigh the pros and cons and finally had a good end.
After Fan Ju fled to the State of Qin, he remained dormant until the King of Qin appreciated him, and then he was able to display his abilities. He advocated "making friends far away and attacking near", adopted the strategy of diplomatic and military integration, established allies with distant countries, and encroached on the land of neighboring countries. Qin was finally able to annex the world.
The strategy of "making friends far away and attacking near" is the integration of diplomatic strategy and military strategy, and even the military is more important than diplomacy: attack neighboring countries first and occupy all the land as much as possible. This is a relatively safe practice, but also a "nibbling" action. Facts have proved that Qin annexed the world in this way.
Reading notes excerpts:
(1) the scholar-officials who are good at getting rich take profits from vassal States; A vassal who is good at making his vassal state strong benefits from other vassal states. The wise son of heaven will not let any vassal dominate. Why is this? Because once a vassal is powerful, it will weaken the power of the son of heaven. (Fan Ju wrote to the king of Qin)
The king might as well make friends with distant countries and attack neighboring countries. If the king gets an inch of land, it is really an inch of land; If you get a foot of land, it is a real foot of land. Isn't it ridiculous to let go of the near and attack the far now? (Fan Ju's far-reaching and near-attacking tactics to the king of Qin)
3 people make friends when they are dignitaries, so as not to forget when they are humble; Make friends when you are rich, so as not to forget when you are poor. When King Zhao of Qin forced Ping Yuanjun to hand over Wei Qi, Ping Yuanjun expressed his position, which reflected the friendship of friends.
(4) the middle of the day will move, and the full moon will lose money. When things reach their peak, they will begin to decline, which is the routine between heaven and earth. (Cai Ze persuaded Fan Ju's words)
Collection records of representative words in the article:
It is difficult to count when you blow your hair: it is not enough to count your hair. There are countless metaphors, which are often used in a derogatory sense.
2 I will report it: I will stare. Report, revenge. A little hatred like staring at people should be retaliated. Metaphor is narrow-minded.
3 long sleeves and good dancing: the sleeves are long, which is conducive to swaying when dancing. Metaphor is easy to succeed if you have it. Later, it was compared that people are skillful in wrist and are good at managing interpersonal relationships. Similar words are "rich and good".