Chapter 16 4. Only good men serve as soldiers

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, soldiers were also different. Why is it different? Those in the Spring and Autumn Period are gentlemen, and those in the Warring States Period are villains. The gentleman and villain mentioned here are in the sense of class.In other words, a gentleman is a scholar, a nobleman; a villain is a commoner, a commoner.If they participate in the war, the nobles are called "scholars" and the common people are called "pawns".Soldiers, both participate in the war and fight, so they are called "warriors".Pawns do not fight in battle, but just run along, so they are called "pawns".Go, in ancient Chinese, means "run".Warriors and pawns are two different things.

In fact, the status of soldiers and soldiers has always been high or low.Some philologists believe that scholars, like kings and emperors, sit upright alone, but the heads of the kings and emperors are particularly large. 13 This makes sense.In fact, the scholar is the "uncrowned king".As nobles, like the emperor, princes, and doctors, they must be crowned when they grow up.Zilu, a student of Confucius, would rather die than lose his crown, but he couldn't lose his status as a scholar.It's just that scholars only get crowned, while emperors, princes, and high officials not only get crowned, but also crowned, and only then do they become kings or emperors.

Pawns are different.Philologists agree that a pawn is someone who wears certain clothes.There will be marks on the clothes, and even the word "pawn" will be written, which means that they are errands, errands, laborers, and villains. ◎The "Scholar" (3913) of Oracle Bone Inscriptions. ◎The "pawn" of Oracle (7200). Therefore, scholars are noble, such as gentleman, jazz, bushido.Pawns are lowly, such as clerks, jailers, and horse pawns.The three words horse pawn can best explain the problem: on the battlefield, soldiers wear armor, called "Jiashi", and fight in chariots.The pawn had no armor to wear, so he could only wear a piece of commoner clothes, and ran with the horse in front of the saddle.Therefore, chariot soldiers are called vehicles, and infantry soldiers are called soldiers.Generals, officials, ministers, horses, chariots, cannons, and pawns in Chinese chess are the embodiment of this military system: pawns are the lowest level, and officials are second only to generals.A general is a doctor, and an official is a scholar.A taxi by car is nobler than a pawn on foot, so you can "throw your pawn to save the car".

In short, during the Spring and Autumn Period, soldiers participated in battles and fought, and pawns participated in battles but did not fight.A warrior is noble, decent, dignified, proud, proud, and happy.And no matter the king, the doctor, or the ordinary scholar, as long as they go to battle, they are soldiers.Therefore, if an aristocratic man cannot join the army, it is a shame and a great shame.On the contrary, it is a great honor for civilians to become soldiers.Of course, they must perform well, and they are limited to selection among farmers.Artisans and traders are not qualified. 14

A good man is a soldier.War is a noble game. This is the concept of Spring and Autumn. To be an aristocrat, one must have aristocratic spirit and gentlemanly demeanor.This kind of spirit and demeanor should be respected and respected by superiors and enemies alike.As mentioned earlier, the king of Chu and Quezhi paid tribute to each other during the battle between Jin, Chu and Yanling.Also in this war, a gentleman of the state of Jin also paid tribute to a general of the Chu army.The gentleman of the state of Jin is called Luan Zhen (read it as it is), the son of Luan Shu, the commander of the Chinese army. 15 The general of the Chu State was named Zi Zhong, and he led the army many times in battle. He was a famous general of the Chu State.Of course he was present at the battle of Yanling.His flag is flying high on the battlefield.

When Luan Zhen saw Zizhong's battle flag, he was in awe.He said to the monarch: When my ministers were sent to Chu State, Zizhong once asked them about the bravery of Jin, and they answered neatly and orderly.He asked what else was there, and the minister replied calmly and unhurriedly.Now that the two countries are fighting each other, if they do not pay tribute, it is not considered orderly; if they do not keep their promises, it is not considered calm.Please allow your majesty to send someone to deliver wine. Jin Jun approved Luan Zhen's request, and Luan Zhen's envoy also went to Zi Zhong's command.The envoy said: Our country is short of talents, so the widow has no choice but to let Zhen make do with it as his chariot.Because of official business, I can't personally reward the commander's subordinates, so I have to send someone to toast for me. I hope the commander will forgive me!

Zizhong bowed in reply: Master Luan Zhen really has a good memory, he still remembers our conversation back then.So he took the drinking utensils and drank it down, then picked up the drumsticks and continued to beat the drums. By the way, Zizhong fought from dawn to dusk. What is a gentleman?This is. 13.Xu Zhongshu's "Explore the Origin of the Three Characters of Shi Wang Huang". 14.See "Mandarin · Qi Language". 15.In the ancient method of riding a car, the venerable is on the left, the driver (driver) is in the middle, and another person is on the right to prepare for tilting.This man was called Cheyou in wartime and Chengcheng in normal times.See Yan Shigu's annotation in "Han Shu Wendi Ji".