There are no fewer than three examples in history of convincing people with virtue.

Source: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Ming Luo Guan Zhong.

Once upon a time, there was a wizard named Zhuge Liang in Xiangyang. When he encounters problems, he always thinks of ways that ordinary people can't think of. Liu Bei heard about Zhuge Liang's name and wanted his help. But everyone around Liu Bei said that Zhuge Liang was a talented person and could not be called so casually. They suggested that Liu Bei visit in person and invite Zhuge Liang out of the mountain.

When Liu Bei visited for the first time, Zhuge Liang's doorman said that Mr. Wang was a guest and had no choice but to leave.

A few days later, Liu Bei and Guan Yu. Zhang Fei braved the heavy snow and came to Zhuge Liang's home again. Seeing a young man reading, Liu Bei hurried over to salute. But that young man is Zhuge Liang's brother. He told Liu Bei that his brother had been invited away by a friend. Liu Bei was so disappointed that he had to leave a letter saying that he longed for Zhuge Liang's help to pacify the world.

After the New Year, Liu Bei came to Wollongong, Nanyang again. At this time, Zhuge Liang happened to be taking a nap. Liu Bei asked Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to wait outside the door and stood quietly under the steps. It was a long time before Zhuge Liang woke up and Liu Bei was invited to Zhuge Liang's house.

Zhuge Liang was finally impressed by Liu Bei's moral character and decided to go out and help Liu Bei make contributions.

2. Yu Lingyi teaches people

Source: Wang Songbizhi, Yu Lingyi teaches people.

During the Warring States Period, there was a businessman named Yu Lingyi. He is honest, never guilty, and has accumulated a lot of family wealth. He is a famous rich man in the village. One night, a thief broke into his house and was caught by his sons. It turns out that the thief is a neighbor's child.

Yu Lingyi asked him why he stole things. He said he was forced by poverty, so Yu Lingyi gave him ten dollars to coax him. Before he left, he told his children that he would be questioned if he left with ten dollars at night, and asked his neighbors and children to come back tomorrow during the day. The neighbor's children were ashamed and finally became kind people. After the news spread, everyone praised Yu Lingyi as a good person. He taught people and made them become good people.

3. Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times

Source: The Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Ming Luo Guan Zhong.

After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang was not in Chengdu, and Zhao Yun was elsewhere. Huang Yuan took the opportunity to rebel, but was pacified. Even so, it still has a very bad influence. Yizhou strongman Lv Yong and Meng Huo rebelled together.

So Zhuge Liang sent troops south and captured Meng Huo alive. At first, Meng Huo didn't agree, so Zhuge Liang let him go, so he caught seven and released seven. For the seventh time, Meng Huo was captured alive in Meng Huo City, so that he could truly admit defeat and stop being an enemy.

4. Chen Chong borrowed money.

Source: Han Bangu, The Story of Loneliness in the Later Han Dynasty

Chen Chong was a famous righteous man in the later Han Dynasty. He was a very generous man and could sacrifice himself. Once, Chen Chong went home with a person in the dormitory and took his neighbor's pants by mistake. The owner of the trousers suspected that Chen Chong had taken the trousers, so Chen Chong bought a pair of New Pants and gave it to the man without telling him.

Legend has it that Chen Zhong has done many such things in his life. One of his colleagues is heavily in debt. One day, the creditor came to ask for the debt, and Chen Zhong quietly helped him pay it back. Afterwards, he kept silent about it.

5. Wang Lie delivers cloth.

Source: Jin's "Three Kingdoms"

During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a man named Wang Lie, who was very knowledgeable and famous when he was young. He is good at teaching. Someone in the village stole a cow and was caught by its owner. The thief pleaded, "I'd rather be killed than let Wang Lie know." When Wang Lie heard about it, he sent someone to see him and gave him a piece of cloth.

Someone asked Wang Lie, "Why do you want to give cloth to a thief?" Wang Lie said, "This cattle thief is afraid that I will hear his mistake, which means he still has a sense of shame. Since he knows shame, he can give birth to kindness. I gave him cloth to encourage him to turn over a new leaf. "

Later, an old man lost his sword on the road. A pedestrian saw it and stood by. In the evening, the old man came back and found the lost sword. He was very surprised and told Wang Lie.

Wang Lie let people know that the man guarding the sword is the former cattle thief. After the villagers had an argument, they wanted to ask Wang Lie for a ruling. Some of them just walked halfway or saw Wang Lie's home, so they all went back and made concessions to each other instead of letting Wang Lie know that they had an argument.