What do you mean, those who gain the Tao help more, and those who lose the Tao help less?

General idea: A monarch who practices "benevolent governance" will have more people to help him, while a monarch who does not practice "benevolent governance" will have fewer people to help him.

Said by: "When you find your way, many people will help you, but when you get lost, few people will help you."

Author: Mencius

Creation Dynasty: Pre-Qin Dynasty

Original: the weather is not as good as the geographical position, and the geographical position is not as good as 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, it will be the right time, and if it is invincible, it will be the right place. The city is not too high, the pond is not too deep, the army is not very profitable, and there is not much rice, so it is not as good as people and peace.

Therefore, the people in the territory do not take the government boundary, the country does not take the risk of mountains and rivers, and the world does not take advantage of war. Those who gain the Tao help more, while those who lose the Tao help less. Relatives will be there when there is no help. Help more, and the world will be at peace. Take advantage of the world and attack your relatives. A gentleman wins without fighting.

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. (For example, in a small town in Lisan, Fiona Fang, there is only an outer city in Qili, Fiona Fang, surrounded by all sides to attack, but it can't win.

Surrounding the city on all sides will certainly give you weather and seasons conducive to combat, but you can't win. The season is not as good as the geographical situation conducive to combat.

The city wall is not high, the moat is not deep, the weapons and equipment are not bad, and the food supply is not insufficient. But the defenders still abandoned the city and fled, because the geographical situation (no matter how good) is not as good as the people's hearts and internal unity.

Therefore, to let the people settle down instead of moving to other places, we can't rely on drawing territorial boundaries, consolidating national defense can't rely on mountains and rivers, and shocking the world can't rely on force. A monarch who can do "benevolent government" will have more people to help him, while a monarch who does not practice "benevolent government" will have fewer people to support him.

There are very few people who support and help him, and even relatives inside and outside will betray him; With so many people supporting and helping him, everyone in the world will submit to him. On the condition that all the people in the world submit to him, attack the king whose relatives oppose betrayal. A gentleman will either not fight or win.

Extended data:

Creative background: The book "How to Help People after Enlightenment" is selected from "Mencius under the Sun's Ugliness". Mencius was born in the noble state of Lu, and his ancestor was Sun Meng in the late period of Lu. But when Mencius was born, his family had already declined. The chaos at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period gradually declined their family and forced them to move from Shandong to Zou. After that, things were difficult, and Mencius had to "rent a house" when he was young.

The situation of Mencius' parents cannot be verified now. What has been handed down is that Mencius lost his father in his childhood and lived with his mother. For the study of Mencius, Meng Mu chose his neighbor and stayed for three times, but he got angry and broke the machine. From the age of 40, Mencius began to get in touch with politicians from all over the world, wandering among vassal States and propagating his thoughts and political opinions. ?

Mencius inherited Confucius' thought of "benevolence" and advocated "people-oriented". "The people are the most important, the country is the second, and the monarch is the light." Mencius opposed the annexation war. He believes that war is too cruel and advocates "benevolent government" to unify the world. The theoretical basis of Mencius' theory of "benevolent government" is "the theory of good nature"

The author is Mencius (about 372 BC-about 289 BC), whose real name is Ke, Zi (to be tested, Zi or Zi Ju). Han nationality, a native of Zou State in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (now Zoucheng, Shandong Province, the hometown of Confucius and Mencius), was a great thinker, educator, politician, writer and essayist in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Warring States Period. One of the main representatives of Confucian school.