The allusion to the work of leisure, the story allusion of waiting for work at ease

Yiyi (pinyin: yǐ yì dài láo) is an idiom that first appeared in the Spring and Autumn period Sun Wu's Sun Tzu Military Battle. The following is the relevant content of the allusions I have compiled to wait for work, let's take a look.

[Source]."Sun Tzu: Military Struggle".

[Interpretation].Yi: leisure; Law: Fatigue. It refers to being fully prepared in war, recuperating and giving a head-on blow when a tired enemy comes to attack.

[Historical allusions].

When Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiugang established the Eastern Han regime, the whole country was not yet completely unified. In 30 A.D., the Longgan warlord Kui Huan broke away from Liu Xiu and went to seek refuge in Gongsun Shu, who was proclaimed emperor in Sichuan. Liu Xiu was furious and sent troops to attack Kui Huan, but was defeated by Kui Huan.

Liu Xiu sent Feng Yi, the general of the expedition to the west, to attack, and Kui Huan got the news and ordered his generals to immediately go to Xunyi to seize the advantageous terrain. After Feng Yi found out, he said to his generals: "We must seize Xunyi and 'wait for work'."

Feng Yi ordered the troops to march quickly, and finally occupied Xunyi before the march. After Feng Yi occupied Xunyi, he tightly sealed the news and died down. When the patrolling troops arrived in a hurry, drums suddenly sounded on the city tower, and Feng Yi displayed his handsome flag.

The patrolling army was defenseless and was defeated by Feng Yi's army, which rushed out of the city.

[Idiom meaning].

In war, the forces of the enemy and the enemy are relative and mutually transformed. This is like the two opposite phenomena of "rigidity" and "softness" in "Zhou Yi", under certain conditions, "rigidity" and "softness" may be transformed into each other. The strategy of waiting for work with ease is to use "rigidity" as a metaphor for the enemy and "softness" as a metaphor for oneself.

In the presence of the enemy, or in the presence of a very favorable terrain, we cannot put the enemy in a difficult position by direct attack. In this case, in order to avoid the enemy's sharp edge in order to enhance its own strength, and in order to judge the situation and find a suitable fighter, we can first take the initiative to take the defensive position, actively defend while recuperating, and control the enemy according to the situation, mobilize the enemy to run around on the preset battlefield, and wait until the enemy is exhausted, the sharp strength is reduced, and the situation of the enemy and us changes, and then we can take the initiative and destroy the enemy's living force in one fell swoop. This is the truth realized from the phrase "when the hexagram is hard and soft" in "Zhou Yi".

Therefore, waiting for work at leisure is actually a struggle for the initiative in war, and the word "waiting" cannot be understood as passively and passively waiting. When using this strategy, it is important to have a good understanding of the circumstances and intentions of yourself and the other party, as well as the contrast of strength between them. When the time is not ripe, we must be good at waiting for the opportunity, and we can adopt methods such as retreating, being vain in coping, frying fish over a slow fire, and deliberately delaying to skillfully maneuver with the enemy; When the time comes, we will turn from defense to attack and destroy the enemy in one fell swoop.

Taoism's advocacy of "waiting for work with ease" is an important survival philosophy in ancient Chinese philosophy. There are many examples of this idea in the allusions, such as the concepts of "waiting for work with ease" and "taking what you want, you must give it first", which reflect the early collapse of wisdom and flexible solutions. Among them, the story of waiting for work is particularly exciting, and it is one of the classic stories.

The story of waiting for work takes place in wartime China. There was a well-equipped army ready to attack a small town, but the people had already heard of the war and were prepared for it. They were ready to provide food and water to the soldiers who held the town at the gates.

So, they began to prepare very early, and when the enemy's army arrived, they actually blocked the gates of the city with deep ditches and moats that they had made themselves.

The enemy was visibly surprised at the sight of this unexpected situation. Then they set up camp outside the city gates and began a long siege. The people also made the enemy feel that they had countless arrows through the faint sound of pressure, the sound of battle, and the display outside the camp.

The soldiers who held out in the town did not have any attacks or counterattacks, and the enemy was quickly exhausted, exhausted, and exhausted, and finally had to abandon the intention of attacking.

The idea of "waiting for work" reflected in the story is a very effective strategy. When we encounter a difficulty, we don't necessarily need to use more strength to solve it, and sometimes we can use another strategy: do our best to get ourselves into a more comfortable state of life, improve our abilities, and wait for opportunities.

If we are in a state of waiting, we will be more flexible in dealing with difficult situations and more likely to seize our opportunities.

In addition, in commercial activities, "leisure and work" is also widespread. A successful entrepreneur often slows down, doesn't take risks, keeps reserves, and uses solid available resources and financial tools when appropriate. Entrepreneurs need to have a thorough understanding of market risks and make layouts in advance in order to get the maximum benefit from the market at the right time.

In short, "Waiting for work" is a ready-to-use strategy that can be used in both personal and business situations, and is a very effective coping strategy. <>