Go up the stairs(shàng lóu qù tī)

remove the ladder after the enemy has climbed up

In the late Han Dynasty, Liu Biao preferred his youngest son Liu Cong to his eldest son Liu Qi. Liu Qi's stepmother is afraid that Liu Qi's power will affect the status of her son Liu Cong, and she hates him very much. Liu Qi felt that he was in a very dangerous environment. He consulted Zhuge Liang many times, but Zhuge Liang refused to give him any advice (Zhuge Liang, as a staff member of Liu Bei, was related to Liu Biao, so it was inconvenient to discuss this matter). One day, Liu Qi asked Zhuge Liang to drink in a tall building. When they were sitting down to drink, Liu Qi secretly sent someone to tear down the stairs. When Zhuge Liang saw this, he had no choice but to say to Liu Qi, "Shen was born inside and died, and his ears were outside." Liu Qi immediately understood Zhuge Liang's intention, and immediately asked to be sent to Jiangxia (now Wuchang West in Hubei Province), avoiding his stepmother and finally avoiding being framed. Liu Qi lured Zhuge Liang to "go to the house" in order to seek his advice and "withdraw the ladder", which is to cut off his way back, that is, to dispel Zhuge Liang's worries. When used in military affairs, it refers to the strategy of using small profits to lure the enemy and then cutting off the enemy's reinforcements in order to encircle and annihilate the enemy. This strategy of luring the enemy has its own merits. The enemy is not so easy to be deceived, so you should first place a "ladder" for it, that is, deliberately give it convenience. When the enemy "goes upstairs", that is to say, after entering the already laid "pocket", the "ladder" can be removed to encircle and annihilate the enemy.

notes

If it is false, before instigating it, it should be cut off and trapped. In case of poison, the position is improper. ① Before instigating, we should cut off the aid and sink into the dead place: fake, borrow. Lend the enemy some conveniences (that is, I deliberately expose some flaws), so as to induce the enemy to go deep into our side, take the opportunity to cut off his backup and front response, and finally trap him to death. (2) in case of drugs, the position is not right: the language comes from the hexagram in the book of changes. The name of the hexagram. This hexagram is a superposition of different hexagrams. The upper hexagram is for fire, the lower hexagram is for shock and thunder. It is both thunder and lightning. It is very dignified. Another is Yin Gua and another is Yang Gua. It is the combination of yin and Yang, the combination of hardness and softness. It means that people should use both kindness and authority, and combine strictness and clearness. Therefore, it is named "bite", which means chewing. This hexagram 63. "Xiang" CI: "in case of poison, the position is improper." This is to say that the cured meat was poisoned (the ancients thought that the cured meat was not fresh and contained toxin, so it might be poisoned after eating it), because it was improper to mix the six three yin with the Yang. By using this theory, this plan means that the enemy's being instigated by me is like eating greedily and robbing food. It is only because he was deceived by his own interests that he was killed.

Notes

Instigator, instigator. It's better to take advantage of it than to do it first. Therefore, in the case of drawing ladders, it is necessary to set or show them first. For example, Murong Chui and Yao Chang counseled Qin Fu Jian to invade Jin Dynasty and took the opportunity to rise.

source

After Chinese general Yin Hao dismissed from office, he was not satisfied with Jian Wendi and said, "he sent people to a hundred foot high building, but he carried a ladder and walked away." Original text: Yin Zhongjun abandoned empress, hate Jianwen said: "Shangren a hundred feet upstairs, Danti will go." Shi Shuo Xin Yu and Shang Wu CuO Ti are selected from 36 stratagems, 36 stratagems or 36 strategies, which refer to 36 military strategies in ancient China. It is a Book of war based on the excellent military thought and rich struggle experience in ancient China. It is one of the long cultural heritages of the Chinese nation.

exhaustively investigate to find out the root cause of sth.

Liu Qi said: "today, you can't go up to the sky or down to the earth. If you come out of your mouth and into Qi's ear, you can give us some advice." ZHUGE Liang saw this and said nothing, so he told a story. In the spring and Autumn period, Li Ji, the concubine of Duke Xian of Jin, wanted to murder his two sons, Shen Sheng and Chong er. Chonger knew that Liji was in a dangerous situation and had to flee abroad. Shen Sheng is a kind man. He should be filial and serve his father. One day, Shen Sheng sent someone to send some delicious food to his father. Li Ji took the opportunity to replace the food sent by the prince with poisonous food. Where does Jin Xian Gong know that he is going to eat? Li Ji deliberately said that the meal is sent from outside. It's better for people to taste it first. So he ordered his attendants to have a taste. After a little taste, the attendants fell to the ground and died. Duke Xian of Jin was very angry and scolded Shen Sheng for his unfilial behavior. He plotted to kill his father and seize the throne, so he decided to kill Shen Sheng. After hearing the news, Shen Sheng didn't defend himself and committed suicide. Zhuge Liang said to Liu Qi, "Shen was born inside and died, and his ears are outside." Liu Qi immediately understood Zhuge Liang's intention, and immediately asked to be sent to Jiangxia (to Wuchang west of Hubei Province), avoiding his stepmother and finally avoiding being framed. Liu Qi lured Zhuge Liang to "go to the house" in order to seek his advice and "withdraw the ladder", which was to cut off his back road, that is, to dispel Zhuge Liang's worries. When used in military affairs, it refers to the strategy of using small profits to lure the enemy and then cutting off the enemy's reinforcements in order to encircle and annihilate the enemy. This strategy of luring the enemy has its own merits. The enemy is not so easy to be deceived, so you should first place a "ladder" for it, that is, deliberately give it convenience. When the enemy "goes upstairs", that is to say, after entering the already laid "pocket", the "ladder" can be removed to encircle and annihilate the enemy. there is a lot of knowledge in setting up ladders. For the enemies of sexual greed, they are lured by profit; for the enemies of arrogance, they are shown to be weak and confused; for the enemies of recklessness and no plan, they are set up to bury a battle to make them fall into the trap. In a word, the ladder should be skillfully placed according to the situation, so that the enemy will fall into the trap. The theory of "going to the ladder" first appeared in the art of war. "The period of Shuai Xing is like climbing a high mountain and leaving its ladder." The meaning of this sentence is to put one's own troops in a place where there is no way to retreat, and force the soldiers to fight to the death with the enemy. If the above two meanings are used together, it's really a powerful strategy.

story

After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, all the princes fought for the Central Plains. Later, only Xiang Yu and Liu Bang were the most powerful. Some of the other vassals were wiped out, while others were in a hurry to find their support. In the battle of Julu, Zhao Wangxie saw that Xiang Yu was a great hero, so he admired him very much. During the period of Chu Han conflict, he took refuge with Xiang Yu. In order to weaken King Xiang's power, Liu Bang ordered Han Xin and Zhang Er to lead 20000 elite troops to attack Zhao Wangxie's power. After hearing the news, Zhao Wang Xie laughed and thought that he had Xiang Yu as his support and 200000 people under his control. He was not afraid of Han Xin and Zhang Er. Zhao Wang Xie personally led 200000 troops stationed in Jingxing, ready to meet the enemy. Han Xin's and Zhang Er's troops are also heading for Jingxing. They are camping 30 miles away from Jingxing. The two armies are facing each other, and a big war is about to begin. Han Xin analyzed the forces on both sides. The number of enemy troops was ten times more than his own. He fought hard to attack the city. I'm afraid that he was not the enemy of the other side. If the decision was delayed for a long time, our army would not be able to withstand consumption. After repeated thinking, he worked out a clever plan. He called the generals to deploy in the battalion. He ordered the first general to lead 2000 elite soldiers to ambush in the woods of the valley. After the war between our army and the Zhao army, our army feigned defeat and fled. The Zhao army must go out to pursue our army. At this time, you quickly entered the enemy camp and planted the flag of our army. He also ordered Zhang Er to lead 10000 troops and set up a battle array on the East Bank of Mianyan river. He personally led 8000 people to feint. At dawn the next day, Han Xin led his army to Jingxing. Chen Yu, commander-in-chief of the Zhao army, was ready and ordered to attack immediately. The two armies were killed in darkness. Han Xin had already deployed. At this time, the troops immediately pretended to be defeated and left behind a large number of weapons and military materials. When Chen Yu saw that Han Xin was defeated, he laughed and said, "just Han Xin, how can I be my opponent?" He ordered the pursuit of Han Xin's troops. Han Xin retreats to the Mianyan river with the defeated troops and joins Zhang Er's troops. Han Xin mobilized the soldiers: "the front is the surging river, behind is hundreds of thousands of pursuit of the enemy, we have no way out, can only fight back to defeat the pursuers." Knowing that there was no way out, the soldiers fought bravely to be the first to fight with the Zhao army. Han Xin and Zhang Er suddenly led the troops to fight back, but Chen Yu didn't expect that his troops thought that they would win more and win less, and their fighting spirit was not very strong. In addition, Han Xin deliberately left a large number of military materials on the road, and the soldiers were fighting against each other and in chaos. the fierce Han Army rushed into the enemy's line, only to kill the Zhao army. Chen Yu ordered his troops to return to the camp immediately and prepare to fight with the Han Army after finishing. When they retreated to the front of their camp, they saw countless arrows flying over the camp and shooting at Zhao Jun. In his confusion, Chen Yu noticed that Han Army flags had been planted all over the camp. The Zhao army was still in shock. The Han Army in the camp had already rushed out and attacked the Zhao army from both sides with Han Xin and Zhang Er. Zhang Er - Dao chopped Chen Yu under the horse, and Zhao Wangxie was captured alive by the Han army. The whole army of 200000 people in Zhao army was destroyed.

Examples

After "Chen Qiao mutiny, Huang Pao plus body", Zhao Kuangyin successfully ascended the throne, namely song Taizu. Shi Shouxin, Wang Shenqi, Gao Huaide and many other meritorious officials of the imperial army were also highly famous. Zhao Kuangyin worried that once their power became strong, it would seriously endanger his throne. But he didn't have the heart, and there was no reason to kill them suddenly, so Zhao Kuangyin suddenly set up a family banquet to invite all the meritorious officials in place. Just as everyone was drunk and full of food, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly stood up and said to everyone with a gloomy face: "since I became emperor, I can't be quiet day and night. It's better for you to be free. " The generals said, "now that the world is peaceful, who dares to threaten your throne?" Zhao Kuangyin said: "you must be loyal to me, but you can't guarantee that your subordinates will support you as king. It's up to you." As soon as they heard it, he had something to say

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