'Generosity is common among ruffians; ingratitude is common with scholars!'
Chu Yang felt that these words were extremely true. Those ruffians were uneducated, and they only had one simple principle: if you were good to me, I would be good to you; if you gave me three parts, I would give you everything; if you gave me a hand, I would give you my life. And if you treated me badly, insulted me, or schemed against me, you would surely die by my hands.
However, those who were well-read and had calculating minds tended to think about gains and losses. He was good to me, but would it be worth it to give my life for him? He helped me before, and he got in trouble. I am in a tough situation as well; helping him would make it tougher for me; is it worth it?
Therefore, it was more likely that people trusted others with their lives in Jiang Hu while people in the political arena tended to betray each other and set schemes against their benefactors in order to advance.
TTNH c.179
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