To Repose Full Confidence in People
In the end of West Han Dynasty, Wang Mang dethroned the emperor of the Liu Family. Then he became the emperor himself and set up his New Dynasty. However, because of his despotic rules, the whole country was in turmoil. The farmers, in order to survive, rebelled here and there. In the beginning of A.D.23, Liu Xuan was enthroned by the powerful peasant uprising troop called Lulin Army as emperor, and Liu Xiu was appointed as Junior General.
Wang Mang sent the government troops to attack Liu Xuan's army many times. Among the battles, Liu Xiu made great contributions. In the famous Kunyang Battle, the Lulin Army annihilated the main body of the enemy, which paved the way for overthrowing Wang Mang. So Liu Xiu was granted the title King Xiao.
After that, Liu Xiu was ordered to put down the local powers in Hebei. Liu Xiu fought with Wang Lang, another man who called himself emperor, in the fields between the rivers of Hutuo and Fuyang for years. At last, he won the hard battle, captured the south of Hebei as his base area which laid foundation for his later defeating the other powers and becoming the emperor.
In the fall of A.D. 24, Liu Xiu was sent to attack Tongma Army. He won a great victory and summoned tens of thousands enemies to surrender. Liu Xiu conferred official titles to the leaders who surrendered. But they were worried about if Liu Xiu treated them by heart. To convince them, Liu Xiu decided that the leaders could command their own soldiers and he inspected every camp with few guards, showing no alert. Those who surrendered started to believe in him and often whispered in small groups,“King Xiao takes out his own heart and put it into the other's chest. What should we worry about? Shouldn't we fight to death for him?
After that, people used“To Put One's Heart into the Other's Chest” to mean reposing full confidence in people.
It tells us that we must be good at dealing with others. If you can repose full confidence in others, you will get respect, love and esteem.