This statement is reasonable, which can be seen from the historical comparison between northern ethnic minorities and Central Plains ethnic groups. The ethnic minorities in the north are divided into three races: the Huns in the north, the Turks in the north, and the Donghu people in the north. We mainly talk about the Xiongnu. The northern region of China has not been a geomantic treasure land in history. There are basically no products except for some grass growing there, let alone farming civilization. Therefore, it has always been relatively poor. A snow disaster may destroy an entire ethnic group. This extremely hostile living environment forced the Huns to become strong and plunder the Central Plains in order to survive. Over time, the Han Dynasty would send a large amount of property tribute to the Xiongnu every year to seek peace. Gradually, the Xiongnu Touman Chanyu began to like wearing Han clothes and Han food. At this time, the Han Dynasty adopted a peace policy, and the ancestors of the traitors appeared in the peace team sent to enjoy themselves. Zhongxingle and Touman Shanyu, the leader of the Xiongnu, said: Don’t be content with the large tributes given by the Han Dynasty, don’t covet the delicacies of the Han Dynasty, the beauty of the Han Dynasty, recognize the more powerful nature of the Han Dynasty, and maintain the traditional tradition of the Xiongnu. Fierce. Touman Shanyu felt that what he said made sense, and from then on he began to return to the true nature of the Huns.
Here we can see that Zhong Xingle was a scourge to the Han Dynasty, but a savior to the Huns. He maintained the Huns' sense of urgency very well. It is hard to imagine that the Huns cavalry could still gallop on the battlefield wearing the Han's wide robes and long sleeves. Although he blocked the penetration of Han culture into the northern grasslands, the Huns who believed in his creed did become a very fierce nation, so much so that they could almost unify Europe after their relative decline. They are living examples of "born in trouble".
As for "die in peace", the most obvious example is Li Zicheng. After Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he did not learn from the demise of the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he felt that the world was at peace, so he launched a new round of burning, killing, and looting of the capital city of Beijing, so that the army's combat effectiveness was rapidly weakened and the people's morale quickly collapsed. Such a peasant army was procrastinating on the way to conquer Wu Sangui in Shanhaiguan, allowing the other party sufficient time to collude with foreign enemies and lure the Qing army into the pass, which ultimately led to its own failure.