To replace one form of brutality or tyranny with another, implying that the fundamental problem of oppression or cruelty remains unchanged despite a shift in power.
有些人认为，如果只是一味地用新的强硬手段来解决旧的问题，那可能只是以暴易暴，并不能真正带来和谐。
Some people believe that if one merely uses new forceful measures to solve old problems, it might just be replacing violence with violence, and won't truly bring harmony.
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Ancient
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Towards the end of the Shang Dynasty, Boyi and Shuqi were both sons of the monarch of Guzhu State. After the death of the Guzhu monarch, they both humbly declined to take the throne, deferring to each other. They then went to King Wen of Zhou.
After King Wen's death, King Wu was preparing to lead his army to punish the tyrannical King Zhou of Shang. On the day of their departure, Boyi and Shuqi held onto King Wu's horse, advising him against military action, asserting, "To replace violence with violence is to not understand its wrongfulness!"
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