The Confucian Way to Sagehood
Chapter 665

Saint Enfeoffment!

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Before entering, Fang Yun thought carefully.

"The 'knife' in Borrowing the Knife to Kill must change. And I can't merely observe one weakness in an enemy. Only by exploiting multiple weaknesses can I borrow the right 'knife.'"

Fang Yun considered the personalities and records of the four guard generals once more, quickly devising plans tailored to each of them.

Fang Yun entered the Talent-Qi Martial Drill for the second time and began putting them into action one after another.

The first guard general was hot-tempered and easily enraged, but he possessed a sense of justice and had an adopted son. Fang Yun deliberately instructed a melon seller to falsely accuse the adopted son of taking melons without paying, then had someone inform the general.

As a result, the guard general gave his adopted son forty heavy strokes with a military rod. When the truth later came to light, the guard general was filled with regret and dejection, voluntarily declaring himself unfit to serve as a full general. This was "using regret and impulsiveness as the knife."

Fang Yun was unwilling to employ such contemptible tricks, but none of this was real and no one would be harmed. Besides, if the Human Race were fighting the Demon Barbarians, methods countless times more despicable than this could all be used.

The second general was a drunkard who loved causing drunken scenes. This time, Fang Yun arranged for the guard general to encounter a colleague with whom he was on bad terms after drinking. The two ended up brawling, completely losing any chance of succeeding to the position of full general. This was "using an enemy as the knife."

The third guard general favored his own people and was also greedy for money. Fang Yun arranged for a merchant to bribe him and

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