Jirinden （52）When subjugating people, victory lies in separating the wrongdoers.
「Subete hito wo seisuru ue wa, akunin wo wakeru zo kachi naru beshi」Heishū Jirinden, Vol.III , Mukō Nihō）
・Roughly speaking, when subjugating people, victory lies in separating the wrongdoers.
All matters related to humans are subjected to the laws of heaven and earth. For example, wind cannot blow from two directions at the same time, but wind that starts from one direction can travel in three directions. People who are whole-heartedly dedicated to one thing do not have a “double mind” and are not obsessed with “status,” so they can easily confuse people who are double-minded and obsessed with status.
When subjugating people, victory lies in separating the wrongdoers. The reason is because bad people have a tendency to band together. Bad people to begin with, even if promises are made, as soon as it becomes disadvantageous to them, will break their promises and do harm to others. At times like these, you should hold your ground, wait for the enemy to split into two, and then deal with them head-on. As long as you hold your ground, even if there are many enemies, it is the same as one enemy.
(Presented by Yuji Wada, Costantino Brandozzi, Constantin Von Richter, Keith Tang)
