5th Strategy

(Advantageous strategy)

趁火打劫

( Looting a house on fire )

Explaination - When you enemy is weak, that is the best time to destroy him, this will enable the strong to conquer the weak once and for all.

Historical BG - When the Emperor of Yue, Gou Jian, heard the impending attack from the state of 
of Wu, Gou Jian led an army to meet against the enemy on advice by his general, but they suffered a horrible defeat at the mountain of Ji, to save the lives of his army and state, he agreed to become slave of Fu Chai, the king of Wu then.

For three years, Gou Jian, his wife and adviors and some med, served as Fu Chai's slaves, as Gou Jian looked very respectful, Fu Chai thought that he had already become a loyal subject and permitted Gou Jian to go home. Gou Jian wanted to make sue that he did not forget his dream of vengence, so he slept on a bed of straw and brushwood and tasted a piece of gall before each meal, for 10years, he gradually rebuilt his state to avenge their humiliation at the mountain of Ji.

To avoid suspicion of Fu Chai, he continued to pay homage to Fu Chai, he continued to send gold, and money under the advice of Wen Zhong, Gou Jian then even sent beautiful women to Fu Chai. Just waiting for the moment to strike.

Finally the oppotunity came, state of Wu, faced a very huge drought, and the food became insufficient for the people, then Fu Chai, under the influence of corrupt officials, executed the most loyal and intelligent advisors, Fu Chai then, also sent his best man to Huang Chi, to meet other rulers, leaving behind only the old and the weak.

Gou Jian then took this oppotunity and led an army of 50,000 and defeated the state of Wu.

Coda : Never to late, to do something. Especially when oppotunity strikes.

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Today was fine.

Other then the fall last night, that caused me to knock over the fan and cup.

And also bump my freaking head.

Other's was fine. Had a decent rest.

Think im good to go now, cough is better flu is better.

But still a constant bleeding in the nose, i don't know why.

~CheerioZ