Wisdom and Strategy ─ An Example for Zhang Liang and Liu Bang

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10.2991/assehr.k.210519.188How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Shiji, Zhang Liang, Royal Preceptor(Dishi), Liu Bang, Proprieties and Law

Abstract

Liu Bang used to be just a County Magistrate (police station director) in Sishui County, Jiangsu Province. He had low status, no fighting experience, and no ability to defeat Xiang Yu, the God of war. But he was very lucky. Zhang Liang, a Han nobleman, was willing to be his counselor and always gave him good strategies so that he could defeat Xiang Yu and finally take the throne of emperor. Zhang Liang’s best strategy for Liu Bang was to teach him to “bribe people’s hearts, let the people of Qin Dynasty see his kindness, and they will hate Xiang Yu’s cruelty. Zhang Liang didn’t assist Liu Bang for a long time, but in seven years, Liu bang won the throne of emperor because of the support of the people. What are the ways Zhang Liang taught Liu Bang to “buy people’s hearts”? Why does it work? All are the key issues to be explored in this paper.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Minhwa Zhou
AU  - Meihwa Zhou
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/05/20
TI  - Wisdom and Strategy ─ An Example for Zhang Liang and Liu Bang
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 941
EP  - 943
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210519.188
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210519.188
ID  - Zhou2021
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