Borrow a Corpse to Resurrect the Soul

Borrow a Corpse to Resurrect the Soul A party that is capable of independent action and hard to control is not fit to be borrowed; a party that is incapable of independent action and must cling to others may instead be borrowed and made to serve one’s purpose. Borrow such a “powerless” party and, following the drift of events, control it, so that the initiative remains in one’s own hands: it is not I who seek it, but it that seeks me. Allusion:In the first year of Qin Er Shi, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were conscripted for garrison duty on the frontier. Delayed by rain on the way, they faced execution under the law. When they rose in revolt, they invoked the names of Prince Fusu and the Chu general Xiang Yan to call the realm to arms. Fusu and Xiang Yan were already dead, yet their names still possessed rallying power among the people. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang attached the new intent of “opposing Qin” to these two old names, and garrison soldiers and common folk quickly gathered in response. During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei employed the same logic in the matter......