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llowed　upon　laxity　and　efficiency　grew　out　of　diligence；　as　is　the　universal　rule。　King　Wen　of　Zhou*　devoted　himself　to　the　welfare　of　his　people；　and　with　a　small　number　achieved　great　results；　Gou　Jian*　sympathized　with　all；　and　with　a　weak　force　overcame　a　powerful　opponent。　These　were　their　methods。

〃One　may　recall　that　in　the　past　Chu　was　strong　and　Han　weak　when　the　empire　was　divided　by　agreement　at　the　Great　Canal*。　Then；　seeing　that　his　people　were　satisfied　and　settled　in　their　minds；　Zhang　Liang*　went　in　pursuit　of　Xiang　Yu　and　destroyed　him。

〃But　is　it　necessary　to　act　like　King　Wen　and　Gou　Jian？　Listen　to　the　reply。　In　the　days　of　Shang　and　Zhou；　when　imperial　ranks　had　long　existed　and　the　relations　between　prince　and　minister　were　firmly　established；　even　such　as　the　Founder　of　the　Hans　could　not　have　carved　his　way　to　a　throne。　But　when　the　dynasty　of　Qin　had　suppressed　the　feudal　nobles　and　set　up　mere　representatives　of　its　own