In ancient times, generals often took the lead in marching and fighting, which could set an example for the whole army. Therefore, in addition to outstanding personal strength, we must also have communication skills to deal with the relationship with subordinate soldiers. If the morale of the army cannot be appeased, the combat capability of the whole team will be greatly reduced, which will eventually lead to incalculable consequences. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a general named Huayuan, who used his personal experience to show future generations the consequences of not handling the relationship with subordinates well.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period is a chaotic historical period in China. At that time, there was no concept of human rights, and class differentiation was very obvious. As an aristocrat in the Song Dynasty at that time, Huayuan was born in an official family and was free and read many art books. Soon after he became an adult, he became a general by virtue of his ability and family relations. He made great contributions to Song Guoli. At that time, the ministers and rulers of the DPRK favored this young man.

In 606 BC, the then Chu State had ulterior motives. In order to seek benefits, it sent envoys to negotiate with Zheng State to send troops to Song State. At this time, the state of Song did not intend to give in easily. Song Wengong, the monarch of the Song Dynasty, sent Hua far away to resist the allied forces of the two countries. As a general, Huayuan knew that the battle was very difficult, so he decided to kill the sheep first and distribute them to the soldiers to boost the morale within the army. With the improvement of traditional farming and productivity, mutton is no longer a precious food in modern times. But in the spring and autumn period when productivity is low, mutton is a delicious treasure, and most people may not eat it once a year. Generally, mutton is only given to soldiers when they win the battle or need to boost their morale in the military camp.

In the second year of Zuo Zhuan Gong Xuan, it was recorded that Huayuan personally presided over the killing of sheep that day and was responsible for distributing mutton soup to soldiers. The soldiers who got the mutton were very satisfied. But Huayuan ignored a soldier, and that was his coachman Shui Yang. The driver was very angry when he saw that everyone shared mutton soup without himself, and asked Huayuan why he didn't have his own share. Huayuan disapprovingly replied: Just a driver. What does this mutton soup have to do with you? The sheep was very angry after hearing this, but didn't say anything.

After the morale was greatly boosted, war was on the verge. Huayuan is naturally going all out to prepare for the war. Unexpectedly, the driver Yang Zhu sent him directly to the enemy in the next battle. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, due to the primitive combat tools, generals all stood on flat military vehicles to direct operations. At that time, Huayuan was impassioned in the car and decided to fight to the death with the Coalition forces. I didn't expect the car under my feet to get out of control and rushed directly to the enemy. Huayuan stopped the coachman. I didn't expect the coachman to say sourly that it's up to you to divide the mutton, and now it's my turn to decide where you are going. Therefore, an idiom has been formed to describe each person's own way, and if he does not cooperate, he is called his own way.

Because the general's position on the battlefield is unknown, Song Jun was leaderless for a while. Finally defeated by the allied forces. Song Wengong finally spent a lot of money to redeem the captured Huayuan. Although he returned to Song State and regained his previous position, he was no longer respected as before. A bite of mutton left a lifelong stain, and later generations felt that it was not worthy of General Huayuan.