Litigation Gua: Gambling Skills

The Litigation hexagram: Game skills

1. The meaning of the whole hexagram

The Litigation hexagram: If you are cautious, you will be lucky; in the end, it will be bad, which will benefit you, but will not be good. Cross the great river.

Symbolizes lawsuits: Be wary of losing integrity and stick to the middle road, which will bring good luck; if the litigation continues, there will eventually be danger. When a dispute arises, it is advantageous to handle it in a big-shot manner, but it is not advantageous to handle it like a dangerous forcible crossing of a river.

Xiang said: If the sky and water violate their laws, there will be lawsuits; a gentleman starts by making plans. Heaven and water move in opposite directions, so disputes are likely to arise. A gentleman should plan from the source to eliminate the negative factors that cause disputes.

Hexagram analysis: Qian hexagram represents the sky, Kan hexagram represents water, the sky is above and the water is below. The weather goes up and the water vapor goes down. The sky and water go in opposite directions, so they represent right and wrong. Litigation hexagram has four yang and two yin, the ninth line corresponds to the sixth and fourth lines, the ninth and third lines correspond to the upper six lines, but the main lines of the upper and lower hexagrams 92 and 95 do not correspond, so there is a "suffocation" phenomenon. Since the ninety-two and ninety-five lines are all in the middle, they have the symbol of "middle auspiciousness"; the elephant, heaven and water, violates the rules and behaves incorrectly, so there is the symbol of "ultimate misfortune"; Qian is the sky, its origin is above, and Qian is the great person, so it is "profitable". See the adults”. The lower part of the ridge is water; when it comes to litigation, the main line does not correspond to the 95th line, so it is a dangerous sign. At the beginning of the dispute, there was danger, and it turned into a minor matter instead of a big one, so it was "unfavorable to involve a big river."

2. Drawing lines to present images

Sixth day of the lunar month: Nothing will last forever; small words will eventually be auspicious. Don't get caught up in long-term disputes. Although you may suffer a little criticism at this time, you will eventually get good luck.

Hexagram analysis: The yin in the sixth line of the first day is in the yang position, which is not in the position, but it corresponds to the 95th line, and follows the 92nd yang line, and can receive and mediate with the upper line in a gentle manner. Therefore, it is "not forever", so it is "ultimately auspicious".

The sixth day of the sixth lunar month changed into the Dui hexagram, and Dui became the tongue. The sixth day of the lunar month is the lowest line of the Dui Yao, and is the furthest away from the main line of the Dui hexagram, so it has "little words".

Extension of the metaphor: Do not litigate for a long time or everywhere. Over time, small matters will become big and enemies will be made on all sides, which is detrimental to unity, harms harmony, and affects development.

Ninety-Two: Unable to overcome the lawsuit, he returned to Fu. There were 300 households in his town, and there was no one. After the lawsuit failed, he immediately fled to a small town with only 300 households to avoid the dispute, so he did not suffer greater losses.

Hexagram analysis: The Ninety-two Yao is not only strengthened by the Sixty-three Yao, but also repels the Ninety-five Yao, and the Ninety-two Yao changes, and the whole hexagram becomes the Heaven and Earth Hexagram, does it mean that it is blocked? There are many unfavorable factors, so it is "not subject to litigation". The lower mutual hexagram is the Li hexagram, and Li means leaving. The upper mutual hexagram is the Xun hexagram, and the Xun hexagram means advancement and retreat, so it is "return to Bu"; the Qian hexagram is "Yi", and the innate number of the Li hexagram is three, so For "three hundred households". Since the ninety-two lines of yang are strong and hold the middle position, and the yang is in the yin position, it can transform hardness into softness, and it is also inherited by the first six lines, so there are certain auspicious factors, and the opposite hexagram of Li hexagram is Kan hexagram, and Kan hexagram is "皚". Kan Gua does not appear, so it is "Wuyi".

Image extension: After the upward dispute fails, you should know your mistakes, be able to correct them, and know how to give in, so as to avoid the expansion of conflicts and greater losses.

Sixty-three: Eat the old virtues, be chaste and firm, and end up with good luck; or you may work for the king, but you will not succeed. Although you can enjoy the blessings of the past, you should still stick to the middle path in order to avoid danger and ultimately gain auspiciousness. At this time, you can choose the opportunity to follow the king and make achievements, but you do not have to force yourself to take credit.

Hexagram analysis: The Qian hexagram represents virtue, the king, and the old father. The six and three lines correspond to the upper and lower lines of the Qian hexagram. The son eats the father's virtues, so there are "eating old virtues" and "following." King's affairs".

The sixty-three lines are multiplied by the ninety-two lines, so it is called "Li". When a lawsuit is being filed, the yin in the 63rd Yao is in the yang position. Although it is not in the position, it can handle things in a feminine manner. It also inherits the 94th Yao and corresponds to the 9th Yao, so it is "finally auspicious". Qian is round and full, Li Gua is empty, dissatisfied and empty, so it is "no success".

Image extension: When a dispute occurs, even if the litigant has some useful social resources, it should abide by laws and regulations and not act randomly.

Ninety-Four: Litigation cannot be overcome; recovery means life, Chongqing, An Zhenji. After a lawsuit fails, you should change your mind about continuing the lawsuit so that both parties can restore the good state they were in before the lawsuit. Only by staying safe and adhering to the middle path can you gain good fortune.

Hexagram analysis: The yang of the 94th line is in the yin position, which is inappropriate, and is blocked by the same nature of the 95th line, so that the yang energy cannot rise, and the 94th line changes, and the whole hexagram becomes feng shui. The hexagram "Huan" means "dispersion", so it is "not able to overcome litigation".

The ninety-fourth line corresponds to the sixth day of the first day. It goes up and down, and the Qian hexagram is the life, so it has the image of "returning is the life"; the ninety-fourth line has the yang position in the yin position, which can transform hardness into softness. Therefore, it is called "渝", which means change. Knowing that Huan can be changed can promote the correspondence between upper and lower lines and achieve aggregation, so it is called "An Zhenji".

Imagery extension: After a dispute fails, the losing party should find its own reasons, be brave enough to make corrections, and implement the ruling in accordance with the ruling. This is the correct way to handle the dispute.

Ninth Five: Litigation, good luck. It is very auspicious for a dispute to be justly decided.

Hexagram analysis: Qian is the Tao and Gong. Although the 95th line does not correspond to the 92nd line, it occupies an honorable position and is the main line of this hexagram. It is strong and upright, and is unified by superiors and subordinates. Therefore, it is fair and reasonable and can generally win lawsuits. Qian means the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, so it has the symbol of "Yuan Ji".

Image extension: The most important thing in litigation is to be justified. As long as it is justified, the foundation for winning will be laid from the beginning of the dispute.

The ninth chapter: Or the tin belt will be worn out three times in the end. Although the lawsuit was successful, the king would sometimes reward the emperor with brocade clothes and fine clothes, but he would also strip off the rewarded fine clothes many times a day.

Hexagram analysis: The Qian hexagram is a gift, a jade, a solid, a garment, and a circle, so it can be extended to the "鶶 belt". The upper nine lines correspond to the six and three lines, and there are certain auspicious factors, so they are called "or tin belts".

The Qian hexagram is the end and the day, so it is the "end of the dynasty"; the Qian hexagram is located in the acquired Li position, and the innate number of the Li hexagram is three. The upper nine lines change, and the upper hexagram becomes the dui hexagram. The dui hexagram is damaged, and the yang of the upper nine Yao is in the yin position, in a position of excessive hyperactivity. There were originally unfavorable factors. In addition to this line change, the whole hexagram becomes ze. The water trapped hexagram means trapped, and there are many unfavorable factors, so it is called "Three Wanderings"

Extension of the metaphor: Litigation is not the best way to deal with problems, but if you use litigation to fight It is often difficult to start and end well and get good results.

3. Insights from the Yi Gua

The original meaning of the Yi Gua expresses a state of disharmony between superiors and subordinates, which can be extended to the expression of how to reasonably strive for interests. Therefore, It has the meaning of game. From a game perspective, Litigation Gua provides the following enlightenment:

1. The matchmaker is the foundation. Sun Tzu's Art of War said, "Everything will be successful if it is forewarned, and it will be ruined if it is not forewarned." In the context of a deteriorating integrity environment, effective risk identification, strengthening risk source management, establishing and improving risk prevention and control systems, so as to effectively highlight predictability, strengthen normativeness, and improve operability in risk handling are the only ways to effectively prevent disputes. an important means of bringing about litigation. In the Litigation hexagram, "do things with a plan" and "Yuanji" emphasize that litigation management should be done well from the source.

2. Don’t fight for supremacy. Lao Tzu repeatedly emphasized the function of water in the "Tao Te Ching" and suggested that people with moral character should be like water. He believed that "the most gentle thing in the world is water, and the most difficult thing is water." dispute". Still water runs deep, and "not fighting" is just an appearance. It is just to express that we should not be blinded by the small and insignificant local interests in front of us, but should focus on long-term interests and overall interests. In the Litigation hexagram, words such as "Buyong Shi", "Resume means fate, Chongqing", "Or the belt of tin will be worn out three times in the end" explain the benefits of not fighting, fighting less, and settling disputes from different angles. It is also intended to express the disadvantages of not knowing how to advance or retreat, and of constantly fighting.

3. Be cautious and argue with others. There has been a saying of "reverse dragon scales" in China since ancient times. The original meaning of "Inverse Dragon Scale" is that it is said that there is an inverse scale ruler under the dragon's throat. Anyone who touches it will be angry and kill. This is a metaphor that a weak person offends a strong person or a subject offends the monarch will often lead to death. Since ancient times, most kings, powerful ministers or leaders have been suspicious by nature, prone to anger, prone to killing, and excluded those who disagree. Even Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, who was relatively benevolent and consolidated imperial power by "releasing military power with a glass of wine", vigilantly believed that "beside the couch, How can we allow others to snore and sleep?" Let alone contend with some narrow-minded, jealous and capable people. As a subordinate, you should be self-aware. If you don't have strong communication skills, profound social wisdom and deep gaming resources, you should avoid having disputes with superiors on principles and fundamental interests.

The 92nd line in the Litigation hexagram relies on the virtues of masculinity and neutrality, but the upper line is in conflict with the 95th line, resulting in the result of running away to avoid disaster.

4. Use of strategies

From the perspective of positive planning, Litigation can be extended to the strategy of proactive prevention and fighting without fighting. The sixth day of the Litigation hexagram, "Nothing will ever happen", embodies this idea.

From the perspective of conspiracy, you can use the strategy of showing the false and hiding the true, and never get tired of deception. Tolede's theorem holds that to test whether a person's intelligence is superior, it only needs to be seen whether his mind can accommodate two opposite thoughts at the same time, without hindering his behavior in the world. "Thinking can be opposite, and the thinking must complement each other." When Tianshui violates the law, the Litigation hexagram shows a comprehensive hexagram of relatively contradictory combinations of justice and evil, justice and treachery, truth and falsehood, etc., which just hides this game skill of showing the false and hiding the true, and never tires of deception.

5. Case presentation

When talking about the way of heroic game, we cannot forget the two historical figures during Wang Mang’s usurpation of Han Dynasty and the New Dynasty, namely the two brothers Liu Yan and Liu Xiu. The two brothers, with two distinct personalities and two ways of playing games, ultimately charted two different life trajectories.

Liu Yan is outgoing, sharp-edged, honest with others, and quite chivalrous and courageous. Before the great chaos, Liu Yan often regarded himself as the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and recruited powerful people from all over the world. He often jokingly called Liu Xiu Liu Zhong, the second brother of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. He liked farming. After the world was in chaos, Liu Yan raised his troops in Chongling and called himself the Zhutiandu tribe. His arrogance was indescribable. During the period of raising the army, Liu Yan went through many hardships and defeated the new army many times. He indeed showed excellent military strategy and commanding skills. However, in the battle for the throne of the Green Forest Army, because the senior officials of the Green Forest Army were worried about his reputation and feared that it would be difficult to control, they instead recommended character. The weak Liu Xuan became emperor. Due to the strong soldiers and horses of the Green Forest Army, Liu Yan had no choice but to give up the throne. After the establishment of the Gengshi regime, Liu Yan's achievements were so great that he attracted Liu Xuan's suspicion. With the conspiracies of Liu Xuan, Zhu Tuna, Li Yi and others, Liu Xuan used the bait of killing his subordinate Liu Ji to lure Liu Yan to the palace to argue. , so that he played an asymmetric game with the wrong object at the wrong time and in the wrong place, and failed to effectively grasp the ideological principle of the 94th line of the Litigation Gua: "Litigation cannot be defeated; recovery is life, and peace of mind is good", so that he was in court Behead.

The main reason why Liu Xiu is able to fly like a dragon in the sky is because of his gentle temperament, caution in dealing with things, his ability to deal with many people and his strategy, and his skill in playing games. In the last years of Wang Mang's reign in the New Dynasty, the world was in chaos. Liu Yan wanted to take advantage of the chaos to raise an army, but Liu Xiu quietly observed the situation and realized that "the changes in heaven have taken place, so he went to the market to use crossbows." Liu Yan was forced to relinquish the throne to the emperor, and the Gengshi regime was established. Liu Xiu was only canonized as Taichang partial general. Due to Liu Xiu's proper command, he defeated many with less and won the great victory in Kunyang. Just when he was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue the enemy, news came that his brother Liu Yan had been killed by Emperor Gengshi. At this time, Liu Xiu had no choice but to endure his grief, endure the heavy burden, keep a low profile, and keep his grief and anger invisible. Just like the line 92: "If you can't resist the lawsuit, you will return to shame, and there will be three hundred households in the town." He did the opposite. He rushed to Wancheng, the most dangerous place in the world, and with the same strategic consciousness as the Ninety-Four Yao line of "No lawsuit; recovery means fate, Chongqing", he apologized to Emperor Gengshi in person, so that Emperor Gengshi felt deeply guilty and named him Marquis of Wuxin. , achieved the initial goal of "Wu Yi" and "An Zhenji" to win without contest. After the fall of the New Dynasty, the north of the Yellow River became a strategic open space, and the states and counties did not pay attention. However, the Red Eyebrow Army was surging in Shandong and becoming increasingly powerful.

In order to seize the strategic opportunity to patrol Hebei and achieve the goal of trapping the dragon into the sea, Liu Xiu took advantage of the uncertainty in Liu Xuan's confirmation election and tried his best to curry favor with the left prime minister Cao Jing. During his tour of Hebei, Liu Xiu tried his best to recruit Hebei heroes and please the people of Hebei. When the situation was extremely difficult, he took the initiative to marry Guo Shengtong, the niece of the real king Liu Yang, and established a solid strategic alliance with Liu Yang. Yao's methods of "eating old virtues" and "or following the king's affairs" have obtained abundant gaming resources and established a firm foothold in Hebei. Gengshi Emperor Liu Xuan saw that Liu Xiu was growing stronger and was worried that the tail would not be lost, so he used the title of king as a bait to order him to hand over his troops and horses and return to Beijing to receive the title. However, Liu Xiu refused to accept the order on the grounds that Hebei was not in peace. Seizing the opportunity of the game, we embarked on the path of an open break with the reform regime, and gradually entered a stage of development similar to the "Litigation, Yuan Ji" in the 95th Yao.

After Liu Xiu forced to land hundreds of thousands of Bronze Horse peasant troops and respected him as the "Bronze Horse Emperor", he finally ascended the throne in Hacheng, Hebei Province, established Yuan and Jianwu, and was known as Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty in history. He won the internal and external games. crucial victory.