Honesty is a virtue, but lying is sometimes a compromise.

Thirty-six Strategies compiled in Qing Dynasty was regarded as a classic by later generations. "Thirty-six Plans" excerpted the classic cases of China in ancient times, among which "Crossing the Sea from Heaven" was incorporated into the first plan of the thirty-six plans. In life, adults often tell children not to "lie" at any time, and liars will be arrested by police uncles. However, lying when necessary can often get twice the result with half the effort.

After learning the story of "crossing the sea from the sky", everyone should remember that honesty is a virtue, but lying for the collective benefit sometimes becomes a compromise.

When it comes to the first of the 36 schemes, "crossing the sea by hiding the sky", many people think that crossing the sea by hiding the sky is heaven. Later generations' translation of this sentence is also "hiding the sky and the sea". But combined with allusions, the sky here should refer to the emperor. Starting from Liu Bang, most ancient emperors claimed to be "the sons of heaven", and the story of deceiving the world came from the story of Emperor Taizong and Li Shimin.

The economy and culture of the Tang Dynasty were unprecedentedly prosperous. There were many dependent countries in the Tang dynasty, and there were three dependent countries in the northeast, and North Korea was one of them. Among the three northeastern countries, South Korea has the strongest national strength and has its own subordinate countries. Once, South Korea supported its subordinate country Baekje to attack another country Silla. Silla knew it was no match, so she had to send envoys to the Tang Dynasty for help. Seeing that his vassal country was bullied, Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, decided to give Korea a good look by personal expedition, so he took the action of personal expedition.

However, just arrived at the seaside, Li Shimin suddenly backed out and didn't want to personally expedition. I wanted to go to Korea, so I had to cross the ocean. When Li Shimin saw the raging sea, he was afraid that his emperor's body would die in the sea, which would be a loss. But having reached the shore, the monarch is blocked by an ocean, which will naturally cause jokes from others. At this time, a kind-hearted old man came to offer suggestions and said that he had a way to make 300 thousand troops cross the sea safely. Li Shimin was overjoyed after hearing this, and hurriedly asked the old man to tell his plan.

The old man first took Li Shimin to a "wooden city" near the coast, where there were floors made of sand, flowers and plants on the roadside, and people engaged in various activities on the road. But strangely, these houses are hung with curtains.

Then the old man took Li Shimin into a three-story house, which was embroidered with curtains and colorful flowers, covered with wormwood mattresses, and the officials drank wine and had a good time. Unconsciously, Li Shimin gradually forgot the trouble of crossing the sea. Li Shimin came to rest on the third floor of the house drunk. However, during the break, Li Shimin felt the distance around him shaking. At first, he thought he was dreaming. But the shaking is getting more and more intense. When Li Shimin opened the curtain, he saw that there was a blue wave all around him, and he was in the endless sea.

Now, Li Shimin can only cross the sea by boat. Soon, the old man Hefa came to confess. It turned out that the old man was Xue disguised as a general. Hearing that Li Shimin was afraid to go aboard, he ordered people to build a "wooden city". The walls and floors are made of wood, and the ground is covered with some sediments. He ordered people to move flowers and grass, and tens of thousands of soldiers acted as people in the city. Wait until Li Shimin has a rest, and then let the soldiers move the wooden city to the deck. When Li Shimin woke up, what was done was done.

Is a generation of monarch, so naturally won't haggle over every ounce with xue. On the contrary, Emperor Taizong was very appreciative of Xue when he was alive. He once commented on Xue: "I don't like Liaodong, but I like Daqing." "Since ancient times, the brave have been in the Qing Dynasty, and no one can beat them."

It can be seen that it is feasible to lie properly for the collective benefit. However, a lie that harms others and benefits others will not only harm the interests of the collective, but also lead to the breakdown of the relationship, which is deeply suspected by the collective. You must not lie at will!