Chapter 12 Taigong's Art of War Volume 1

The law of the husband and general is to capture the heart of a hero.Rewarding salary is meritorious and communicates to the public.Therefore, if you share the same interests with everyone, you will not succeed.Evil with everyone, unrelenting. There are three volumes in this article, although Yan Ri's "Taigong Art of War", the learning of practical workers and teachers is not based on the art of war.The first volume discusses politics (principles of governing the country) and military (arts of war, generals), both of which are the main points of command, and the use of power classics changes.

"Government depends on the people".Therefore, the purpose of this article is first, to get what people want, the first thing is to get their heart; how to get their heart?It varies from person to person.When Liu Bei won Zhuge, he moved him with righteousness.Cao Cao won Pound and raised him with kindness.Qi Huan won Guan Zhong and showed him courtesy.Wei Wenhou got Wu Qi, and benefited from it.Gaozu used Han Xin as bait for the noble.Therefore, "If you take a fish with bait, the fish can be killed; if you take a man with luke, the man can be exhausted."The following is a continuation of the discussion on seizing the opportunity of the world, the principles of herdsmen, and the essentials of leading the crowd.In the past, when Zhou exhausted the wealth of the world, King Wu dispersed it.Qin punished the people of the world, Gao Zu was lenient.King Wu and Gaozu used this to take over the world and share the same interests with the people.At the end of the Han and Sui Dynasties, the sky was hungry and the people were poor.This is the same evil as everyone else, so it is overthrown.The famous emperors and generals of the ancient Ming used this to rule the country and govern the country, and to govern the army to strengthen the army.In the past, the generals of Tian Rangju, Zhao She, Qi, Mu, Guang, and Fei did not share the joys and sorrows of the soldiers, so they fought with one heart and did not perish.Therefore, it is righteousness to share the same interests with everyone.Where righteousness lies, the world goes to it.

To govern the country and secure the family is to win people.When the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, people are also lost.Containing gas and the like, salty is willing to get his ambition. This section is a continuation of the above, saying that talents are in the country, if you get it, you will be safe, and if you lose it, you will fall.In the past Wei used Wu Qi, Qin dared not look into the West River.Zhao used Li Mu, and the Xiongnu did not dare to invade the border.Wu beheaded his descendants and the country fell, and the more he lost Fan Li, the country became weaker.The path of history depends on two or three talents. "A gentleman is happy to achieve his ambitions, and a villain is happy to achieve his goals." A gentleman uses things to stretch his ambitions, so Confucius said: "I am the one who waits for you", and it is for others to use it. Therefore, the wise lords of the past did not seek their talents. Yet.

The military prophecy said: "The soft can control the strong, and the weak can control the strong. The soft is virtuous, and the strong is a thief. The weak are helped by others. The strong are attacked by others." This section quotes the words of the ancient prophecy Wei Junzhi, saying that softness can overcome rigidity, and this is the law of governing affairs.Lao Shi said: "People are weak in life, and strong in death. All things, plants and trees are soft and brittle in life, and withered in death. Therefore, the strong are the ones who die. If the wood is strong, then the soldiers. The strong place goes down, and the weak one goes up." He also said: "There is nothing in the world that is weaker than water, but no one can win against the strong, because there is nothing that can be easily defeated." , so Gang is a thief, and everyone abandons it.The virtue of softness is also what people attach to.

The softness is set, the strong is given, the weak is used, the strong is added, and these four are combined to control the appropriateness.The end has not been seen, no one can know, the gods of heaven and earth move with things.Changes are impermanent, due to the transformation of the enemy, not in advance, but follow suit.Therefore, it can rule the boundless, support the might of heaven, rectify the eight poles, and firmly control the nine barbarians.Such a conspirator is the emperor's teacher. Inheriting from the above, this section discusses the functions of softness, weakness, rigidity, and strength. If these four elements can be combined and used for each other, then strangeness and positiveness will coexist, and the changes will be endless.It changes infinitely, so the signs can be hidden, and the gods can clearly understand it, and it changes because of it.In the past, Zhang Liang burned the plank road and used softness.Han Xin came out of Chencang, and Yong Gang also.Zhao She defeated Qin, Wu Qi defeated Qi, all of them showed their weakness, Xiang Yu defeated Qin, and Han Xin attacked Zhao, all of them were strong and defeated.Make good use of it in soldiers.When Liu Bang surrendered the tattoo, he first used it to suppress his power, and then used his kindness to tie his heart. This is used for generals.Therefore, those who make good use of it can obtain it by taking the world, governing the country, governing it, using troops to restrain it, ordering the four directions, and caressing the border barbarians.This is the secret science of kings, and those who get it can be the emperor's teacher.

Therefore, it is said: "There is no one who is greedy for the strong, and rarely can keep the small. If you can keep the small, you can protect your life. The sage keeps it in order to respond to the situation. It spreads the world, and it does not fill the cup. It does not live in a room, and it does not keep it. Use the walls of the city, hide your chest, and conquer the enemy's country." This section inherits the above, and then stretches the functions of softness, weakness, rigidity and strength.Lao Shi said: "The weak overcomes the strong, and the soft overcomes the strong. No one in the world knows it, and no one can do it."It is human nature to be greedy for the strong and to favor the strong, and to seldom know the subtlety of guarding the weak and using the soft.If one knows the beauty of weakness, one can nourish one's body, live a whole life, and protect one's country.That's why only the sage can understand this subtlety, and act accordingly, so there is a saying: "It is the one who criticizes the chaff and casts the pottery into Yao and Shun."It is for use, to the end!Shu Zhi said that there is nothing big in the world, and nothing small can be hidden in the secret.Seeing it is invisible, hearing it is silent, fighting it is unobtainable, and its use is infinite.

The military prophecy said: "If you can be soft or strong, your country will be brighter. If you can be weak or strong, your country will be brighter. If you are pure and soft, your country will be destroyed. If you are pure and pure, your country will perish." This section quotes the words of the army's ambitions, it must be hard and soft, and it must not be stubborn.In the past, King Wen had two thirds of the world, and he still served Yin, so he used softness.To Makino Ying Yang, Meng Jin watching martial arts, this is also powerful.Xiang Yu sent troops to Gaixia, and Fu Chai fought for the hegemony of Huangchi, and Chungang died.Jin and Wuhu, Song leaning to the left of the river, this is purely weak and weakened.Again, there is a saying in the "Apoems of Ai Jiangnan" written by flattery: "...then the court and the public have fun, the pool, the tower, the bell and the drum, the inside is the crown cover, and the gate is Zou Lu. Lianmao Garden is in Hailing. Across the Hengtang and Jiangpu, the east is the whip The bridge is made of stone, the pillars are made of copper in the south, thousands of forests are planted in the country by oranges, and thousands of households are closed by bamboos. Yun's teachings are based on Shilin's learning..." This is also why Xiao Liang is pure and soft.

The husband is the way of the country, relying on the virtuous and the people, trusting the virtuous is like the heart, and making the people like the limbs, so there is nothing left to do.It's like the limbs follow each other, and the joints save each other.The way of heaven is natural, and its ingenuity is seamless. The above discussion is based on the right to respond, and this birth control is based on routine.The husband country is based on the people, so extending kindness is enough to protect the people, and this is the great classic of the country.And Baomin is in the appointment of talents, and the appointment must be based on trust.History has tried to discuss Chongzhen, saying that the king is not the king of the subjugated country, but the ministers are the ministers of the subjugated country.There is no virtuous person in this position, so thinking is not inferior to others.In the rule of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong appointed ministers like his heart, so the top and bottom were like fingers, and the government was well-organized and the people were harmonious.This is the natural principle of the way of heaven, and the same is true of the way of using soldiers.Therefore, all people can be united as one, and they will not be defeated when they are attacked, and they will not be chaotic when they are strong.

The essentials of the military state: "Check the hearts of the people and perform a hundred tasks. The dangerous are safe, the fearful are happy, the traitors are returned, the wronged are forgiven, the complainants are investigated, the chariots are expensive, the strong are held, and the enemy is crippled." Those who are greedy half-do it, those who are greedy make them, those who are afraid hide them, those who are scheming close to them, those who are deceitful cover them, those who destroy them are restored, those who are against them are abandoned, those who are arrogant frustrate them, those who are full of them are damaged, and those who return are recruited. It is to be firmly defended, to be constricted, to be difficult to garrison, to be cut off from the city, to be split up, and to be scattered. The enemy persuades and waits for it, the enemy is close to prepare it, the enemy is strong, and the enemy loses it. , Wait for the enemy's mausoleum, the enemy's violence, the enemy's righteousness, the enemy's harmony, the enemy's harmony, the enemy's actions, the defeat, the exaggeration, and the four traps."

What is said in this section is the essentials of governing the country and governing the army. It also inherits the previous article and explains the changes of rigidity, strength, softness, and weakness.A husband who is in charge of politics must observe the likes and dislikes of the people's hearts and take measures. In the past, Guan Zhongzhi said: "The actions of the government are in line with the people's hearts, and the abolition of the government is against the people's hearts. , I am rich and honored. The people are evil and dangerous, and I keep them safe. The people’s evils are exterminated, and I give birth to them. If they can lose their happiness, the people will worry about their labor. If they can be rich and honored, the people will be poor and humble. Exterminate them. Therefore, punishment is not enough to fear their will, and killing is not enough to subdue their hearts. Therefore, the criminal law is complicated and the intention is not fearful, and the order is not enough! Killing people but not submissive, the superior is in danger! Therefore, follow the four desires, then Those who are far away are close to each other. If they do the four evils, those who are close will rebel against them. Therefore, those who know what to give are the treasures of government.” Therefore, when the people have signs of danger and distress, they will be relieved.If there is suspicion or fear, let it be happy.Because of the situation, those who rebel will be repaid, those who are wronged will be brought to light, and those who sue will be sued.In the past, the first emperor defeated Baidi, and he did not sin against Huang Quan.Zhuge sent troops to the Central Plains, expressing his affection for Zhongda.Taizong promoted Xue Li to the army, and Zhuge restrained Wei Ting from Tongji, both of which are examples.Husband's feet are short, and inches are long. Those who make good use of people use their talents without recording minor faults.Therefore, the greedy will make it, the scheming will be close, the flatterer will be far away, and the ruined will return.Those who are strong will set back their fronts, and those who are complacent will suppress their spirits.The above are the essentials of rationalizing the use of people in a country, and the following is a continuation of the way to use soldiers: "The enemy who wants to change will make him come, and the one who has surrendered will live. Dangerous places, either occupy or defend, or garrison or leave. The property that has been obtained is shared with the soldiers, and the land that has been obtained is controlled by the generals." The ancient Gaozu deeply used his principles to rule the world.The next continuation says that when facing the enemy, one must observe its emptiness, movement and stillness, so take advantage of the situation, or destroy or attack, or encircle or drum, all of them are used at random.

Don't have it if you have it, don't keep it when you live in it, don't pull it out for a long time, don't take it when you stand.Those who do it will be themselves, and those who have it will be scholars. How can we know where the benefits lie.He is a vassal, and he is the son of heaven, so that the city can protect itself and the land can be controlled by itself. This section concludes with the above, saying that soldiers are precious and fast, and don't be in a corner.Those who have been established should not be dismissed lightly.In the past, Xiang Yu established the Emperor Yi and killed him, established the King of Han and imprisoned him, causing the six kingdoms to separate. On the contrary, historians called Gao Zu open-minded and magnanimous.The world is established, those who are in the world, and the people in the world are also in the world. Only the virtuous live in it, and the power is hierarchically controlled. The ancestors of the world can seldom be able to descend, the ancestors are relatives, and the descendants are kings.Those who go down, do plowing and mulberry, and don't seize the time.If you don't pay much money, you don't lack money.If you seldom shake labor, if you don't make it work, the country will be rich and the family will be entertained.Then select scholars to serve as ministers. This section continues to discuss the essentials of governing the country, covering the weaknesses of human nature, so that they can inherit the past without hesitation, and keep the old and not change with the times.Therefore, respecting the superior is the foundation of the minister's way, and pushing down is the essence of the monarch's way.The key to governing the country is to obey the people and put the people at ease, and the most important thing is the economy. Therefore, when farming is done, the servants must be disciplined. In this way, the country will be rich and the people strong, and it can be educated!Confucius said: "If you are rich, you should teach it." Guan Zi also said: "If you are well-equipped, you will know etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace." It's all like this. The husband's so-called scholar is also a hero.Therefore, it is said: "If you recruit a hero, the enemy's country will be poor." A hero is the backbone of the country.The common people are the foundation of the country.If you get what you want and get what you need, then the government will act without complaint. As I said before, the key to governing a country is talents.Let’s reaffirm its meaning now.The education is in the scholars, and the so-called scholars are heroes and talents.Therefore, it is said: "When recruiting talents, they are not used by the enemy. I have more than enough and the enemy is not enough." In the past, the six countries could not use the talents of the six countries, but they all went to Qin and won the world. This is the case.Therefore, talents are the backbone of the country, and common people are the foundation of the country.Gou capable people make the best use of their talents, and there are no virtuous people left in the wild.When the people are in their place and social inequalities are reduced, the foundation will be strong, government orders will be enforced, and the country will be rich and the people will be strong! The key to using soldiers is to respect etiquette and pay more attention to salary.When respecting rites, wise men will come to the fore, and if salary is important, righteous men will die lightly.Therefore, Luxian does not love money, and rewards for merit are not overdue.Then all efforts will be made to merge, and the enemy country will be cut down.The way a husband employs people respects his honor and supports him with wealth, so that scholars will come by themselves.Receiving with courtesy and encouraging with righteousness, the scholar will die. This section continues to discuss the way of employing people, showing them with courtesy and baiting them with salary.The so-called "respect to the virtuous and corporal" is the secret technique of my lords in the past dynasties, and the only way to recruit talents.In the past Tang Taizong made all the heroes of the world enter the net, and the three dynasties of the early Qing Dynasty also imitated this method, and laid a foundation for 300 years.Therefore, rewarding the virtuous does not spare money, and rewarding merit does not hesitate to rank, so people come and go from far and near, and talents gather together, and when they are received again with propriety, moved with righteousness, and endowed with kindness, there is no one who refuses to use them for me. All the national scholars are also. A general and a commander must feel the same as the soldiers, and share safety and danger, and the enemy can increase.Therefore, the soldiers have complete victory, and the enemy has the whole world.In the past, when good generals used their troops, some of them fed granola and made them throw themselves into various rivers to drink with the soldiers.The leaven of a husband's leather can't taste the water of a river, and the soldiers of the three armies think of death, and they taste it for themselves. The military prophecy said: "Before the military well is reached, you will not talk about thirst. Before the military curtain is set, you will not talk about tiredness. Before the military stove is cooked, you will not talk about hunger. If you don't wear fur in winter, don't use fans in summer, and don't cover it when it rains, it is true." It is called the ritual of generals. It is safe with it, and it is dangerous with it. Therefore, the people can be united but not separated, and they can be used without being tired. They use their kindness to accumulate and seek to unite." Therefore, it is said: "Storing kindness is tireless, and using one to take Ten thousand." This section continues to discuss the study of commanding the masses. It is said that a general must share joys and sorrows with his subordinates, and share safety and danger. This is the gene of the ebb and flow of the enemy and ourselves.In the past, a certain general gave a bottle of alcohol to his army, but the general could not taste it for the whole army, so he poured it into the river and drank it with the soldiers.How can a bottle of wine adjust the taste of a river?And the soldiers are willing to surrender their lives because the master will not private a bottle of wine.The following quotes the words of the army: generals must be polite.The so-called generals are those who march and fight, and the soldiers do not drink, and they do not drink first.If the soldiers have not eaten, they have not eaten first.In severe cold and hot summer, the clothes are the same as those of the soldiers, and the safety and dangers are shared with the soldiers.If you lead the army like this, you will feel like thinking about it, and you must think about it and die.Therefore, if one is worth ten thousand, one can fight a hundred battles without being imperiled. The military prophecy said: "The reason why generals are powerful is because of orders. The reason why wars are all victorious is because of military administration. The reason why soldiers lightly fight is because they use their lives. Therefore, no orders will be returned, rewards and punishments must be trusted, like heaven and earth, It can make people. Soldiers use their lives, but they can cross the border. The husband who controls the army and holds power is the general. The one who wins and defeats the enemy is the crowd. Therefore, the generals who are in chaos cannot be used to protect the army, and the crowd cannot be used to replace people. The siege of the city cannot be broken. Tuyi will not be abandoned, and if the two are ineffective, the soldiers will be exhausted. If the rules are not solid, but if you fight, you will go to the north. This is called a veteran. If the soldier is old, the general will not be powerful. If the general has no power, the soldier will be lightly punished. The soldier If the punishment is light, the army will lose its rank. If the army loses its rank, the soldiers will flee, and the enemy will take advantage of it. If the enemy takes advantage of it, the army will be lost." This section continues to discuss the way of generals, which is rooted in orders, military administration, and order.The commander is the guide of the army, the reason why the soldiers follow, and the reason why the generals entrust their orders.In the past, Sun Wu beheaded the concubine of King Wu, and the women were encouraged by the order. This military order is also powerful.Second, the Japanese military.Those who are in the military and government, follow the government orders and measures of the army, and supply and maintain.This is the foundation of raising an army, the key to victory or defeat, and must be observed.Again, it's about life.Those who live by their lives also have morale.The morale of the army lies in the prestige and determination of the leader.Therefore, strict rewards and punishments, and sympathy, the three are preparations, and then the soldiers can be sent.The husband's planning and command is for the general's affairs, and the attack and conflict are actually applied to the soldiers.Therefore, a general who is not all-rounder cannot be in charge, and an untrained soldier cannot be used to attack.In the past Wei Jiang killed Yang Qian and the enemy was afraid, and Rang Ju beheaded Zhuang Jia and the Jin division fled.Therefore, nothing will be returned, just like the sky and the earth.On the contrary, the rewards and punishments are unclear, the orders are inconsistent, the general's prestige is lost, the soldiers are lightly punished, the restraints are not enforced, and the soldiers flee.The attack cannot be pulled out, the siege cannot be broken, and the old masters have no merit, and the lonely people will rebel.If the rules are not solid, the battle will lead to defeat. This is called a veteran.When the soldiers are old, they will lose their fighting spirit, orders will not work, the army will be in chaos, and the enemy will take advantage of it. This is also a sign of defeat. The military prophecy said: "A good general leads the army, forgives himself and governs others, promotes favors and favors, the strength of the soldiers is renewed day by day, the battle is like the wind, and the attack is like a river. Therefore, the masses can be expected but cannot be taken. Victory. Preceding others with one's body, so his soldiers are the heroes of the world." The continuation of this section is the way of the general.It is said that a good general in command of an army must extend grace to the public, forgive others as himself, attack and fight first, and enjoy leisure after, so the morale will be high and the combat power will be renewed day by day.War is like a hurricane passing through the wild, erratic.Attacking is like breaking the embankment of a river, which is overwhelming.Its military enemies cannot be shaken.In the past, Wu Qi was a general, and he walked with the army every day, as close as family.He tasted a pawn sucking sores, and the pawn's mother cried when she heard it, and asked, saying: "In the past, my father also thought that he would die because of the general's sores, but now my son is dead again!" The military prophecy said: "The army regards rewards as an example, and punishments as its heart. If the rewards and punishments are clear, the general will act prestige. If the officials win, the soldiers will obey. If you appoint talents, the enemy will be intimidated." This section discusses the spirit of reward and punishment.The morale of all groups is encouraged by rewards, and punished by punishments.Therefore, rewards and punishments are fair, and people are appointed to their posts, then the order will be carried out, and when the order is carried out, the soldiers will be uniformed and orderly.Such an army can be used, and the enemy's country can be subdued. The military prophecy said: "A sage is suitable, and he is invincible. Therefore, a scholar can be inferior but not arrogant, a general can be happy but not worry, a plot can be deep but not suspicious. A scholar who is arrogant will not go well. A general who is excellent will not believe it internally and externally." Suspicious, the enemy country will be invigorated, and this attack will lead to chaos. A general is the fate of the country. If he can win, the country will be stable." Uncle Cuo of the past recommended Wei Yang to King Hui of Wei, saying: "If you don't use it, kill it." Fearing that it might be used by the enemy, King Hui didn't say anything.Martingale went to Qin, reformed and became strong, threatening Wei soil, Wei Wang deeply regretted it.When King Wen saw Jiang Shang, he fasted and left.Liu Beizhi visited Zhuge and visited the thatched cottage three times.Duke Huan called Guanzi Zhongfu.This is the demeanor of courtesy and virtuousness.Therefore, the way of the king is to be able to corporal, so he can win people.In order to save it, Shen Yi is in charge, so he is under the town.Strategies are based on deep consideration, so seek perfection.If the strategy is established, there will be no doubts, and doubts will give the enemy a gap to take advantage of.Therefore, the security of the country depends on the general, and if he is allowed to win people, he can control his victory. If he does not fight and defeat people, the country is stable. The military prophecy said: "The general can be clean and clean, can be calm and orderly, can be remonstrated, can listen to lawsuits, can accept people, and can pick up words. Can understand national customs, can map mountains and rivers, can express dangers and difficulties, and can control military power. Therefore Said: "The wisdom of benevolence and sages, the concerns of sages. The words of negative salaries, the words of temples, and the rise and fall of things are what you should hear." Generals who can think about scholars are thirsty, so they should follow. Heroes are scattered. If the policy is not followed, the counselors will rebel. If the good and the evil are the same, the heroes will be tired. If you focus on yourself, you will blame yourself. If you attack yourself, you will make less merit. If you believe in slander, the hearts of others will be separated. If there is one, the soldiers will be promiscuous. If there is one, the people will not accept it. If there are two, the army will not be in style. If there are three, it will go north. If there are four, it will cause disaster to the country." This section continues to discuss general talents.It is said that the generals must be clean and honest, the rewards and punishments are fair, and in addition to training, the army will be solemn and the soldiers can be used.Again, as a general, you must be prepared to accept remonstrance, tolerate people, be clear enough to discern human affairs, and know enough to thoroughly understand geography, astronomy, customs and customs.If this is the case, when he employs troops, he knows the dangers and restraints, achieves harmony between people, and when the weather is in order, the balance and control will change.Therefore, a general must be as clear as a sage and benevolent as a sage.Then observe the trend of the times, and judge the ups and downs of the past and the present.Summarizing the above, there are seven ways to talk about generals: seeking talents in one day.When sages come, they can brainstorm.On the contrary, it is to reject advice and give wisdom to be a hero. If so, the heroes will disperse and the counselors will rebel.Rewards and punishments on the second day.Rewards and punishments are fair, and the soldiers are convinced and serve their lives.On the contrary, it will be burnt out and the morale of the army will be scattered.Three days to accommodate people.If you tolerate others, you will be happy and obedient, dare to take responsibility, and do things that are easy to accomplish.Four days without cutting.Credit goes down.An army is like a city.Five days away from flattery.If you are close to a gentleman, you will stay away from a villain.The sage is at ease.Six days cheap.If you are honest and not greedy for money, then there will be nothing for adultery, and you will be able to stand up for foolishness.Seven days to get rid of lust.A famous general in ancient times forgot his home when he was ordered, and his body when he was in battle.On the contrary, the soldiers will be more promiscuous, and adultery will arise.If one of the above seven points is violated, the public will not accept it.If the second is committed, the army will be disorganized.If you commit the third crime, you will not be able to use your soldiers.If you commit the fourth crime, you will harm the country. The military prophecy said: "The general wants to be secret, the soldiers want to be one, and the enemy wants to be sick. The general plots the secret, and the treacherous heart is closed. The soldiers are united, and the army is heartbroken. When attacking the enemy's disease, there is no time to prepare. The army has this If there are three, the plan will not be seized. If the plan is released, the army will be powerless. If the outside looks inside, the disaster will not be controlled. If the wealth enters the camp, there will be many traitors. If there are some of the three, the army will be defeated." This section discusses the way to govern the army and use soldiers.It is said that planning must be careful and far-reaching, and there is no gap between inside and outside.Soldiers must be united as one, with one as a hundred.The use of troops is like the wind, the most important thing is speed, so that the enemy is not prepared.If you can understand these three, then you will use your soldiers to the best of your ability and balance them in your hands.On the contrary, discuss its taboos.If the defense against spies is not strict and the schemes are leaked, the army will become passive and controlled by the enemy.Suspicion up and down, confusion of emotions, then change is born inside.If you are greedy for money, you will be greedy and gather together, causing chaos.If you commit this, the army will be defeated. If there is no worry, the counselor will go.If there is no courage, the soldiers will be afraid.If the general moves rashly, the army will not be heavy.If you will vent your anger, the army will be afraid.The military prophecy said: "Thinking is also courageous, and it is the most important thing. Action is also angry, and it will be used. These four are also clearly commanded." There are four general commandments in this section: one is "concern".If there is no foresight, the strategy will be useless, and the assistant will be uneasy.The second is "courage".If you lack courage to make a decision, the morale of the army will be shaken.The third is "Shen".If there is no seriousness and perseverance, it will be frivolous and impetuous, and it will be exhausted after three drums, and it will be easy for the enemy to take advantage of it.The fourth is "do not vent your anger".If you will vent your anger, you will have nothing to do, and the army's morale will be lost.The next step is to introduce the military prophecy to affirm the purpose.The so-called foresight and foresight, planning everything, being able to be cautious and not underestimate the enemy, this is great courage.When soldiers move in anger, the momentum is like a river.When it is full, it overflows, and when it is full, it vents. Therefore, as a general, it is advisable to make good use of his anger and not to use it lightly.In the past, at the border of Li Mu Town, I asked for a battle, but every day I rewarded cattle and wine to play with the soldiers.The soldiers of the Mucha are full of vigor and enthusiasm, and they can defeat the enemy with a single switch. It can be said that they understand this truth. The military prophecy said: "When there is no army, the soldiers will not come. If the army has no rewards, the soldiers will not go." The military prophecy said: "Under the fragrant bait, there must be dead fish. Under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man. Therefore, those who are polite, the soldiers will return. Those who reward, the soldiers will die. Recruit them to return, not to die. , then what you seek will come. If you regret the gift, the scholar will not go. If you reward but regret it, the scholar will not let you. If you don’t get tired of rewarding, the scholar will fight to the death.” The last two sections both quoted the words of the military prophecy, and their purpose is the same.It is said that the rule of the world is based on talents.And to get what people want, one is the ceremony, and the other is the reward.In particular, you should not die for courtesy, or be stingy for reward.This is the secret technique of the emperors of the past dynasties, and it is also the focus of this article. The military prophecy said: "The teacher who rejuvenates the country must first be kind. The country that is conquered must first support the people. Those who attack the masses with the few are kind. Therefore, if the three armies can be united as one, they will be able to win and be complete." This section discusses the way of the military and the country, which is to inherit the broad meaning of the above-mentioned rewards.It is said that an attacking army must first pay attention to its self-cultivation. In today's terms, it means enriching its salary, improving its social status, and strengthening its sense of honor.Where the strong and the weak change their situation, it is against the will of the people.Therefore, to attack the momentum, you must first cultivate its vitality, the people are rich and rich, and their hearts are directed towards it, and their momentum will be filled.Therefore, a good general will treat his subordinates more than himself, and if he uses it, he will be united in one mind and can win all the battles. The military prophecy said: "The key to using troops is to first observe the enemy's situation, inspect its warehouses, save its grain, predict its strength, observe its heavenly land, and wait for its gaps. Therefore, those who transport grain without the difficulty of the army in the old country are vain. If you feed grain for thousands of miles, the scholars will look hungry. After the woodcutters and rivers are cut, the teachers will not be full. If you transport grain for a hundred miles, you will not have food for a year. For two hundred miles, you will not have food for two years. For three hundred miles, you will not have enough food. Food for three years means that the country is empty. If the country is empty, the people will be poor, and if the people are poor, the people will not be close to each other. The enemy will attack the outside and the people will steal the inside, and it will collapse.” This section inherits the above and discusses the emptiness of national power.That is to say, it is about deceiving the enemy and false reality in the use of troops, and observing the subtleties of the enemy's situation.When using troops, one must know the enemy's situation first.The strength of the army has not yet been handed over, and the strength of the country is known, such as the production and storage of food, wages, and weapons.Observe the morale of its people, the geographical landscape, and know the outcome.Again, the supply and logistics are the lifeblood of the march, so the soldiers have not moved, and the food and socks go first.In the past, Gaozu ruled the world, rewarded Xiao He for the first place in terms of merit, and overthrew Gaozu to fight for the world. Xiao He led the logistics without loss, and Gaozu had no worries about the future.Therefore, the power of the country is not replenished, there is no way to replenish it, and there is disharmony between the upper and lower levels. Although there are soldiers, they cannot be used. The military prophecy said: "If you go up to abuse, you will go down in a hurry. The rewards are heavy and the punishment is endless. The people kill the thieves, which is called the subjugation of the country." Inheriting from the above, this section is also a technique of observing the subtleties, observing the enemy from the outside, and litigation from the inside.Those who are not generous at the top will be irritable and mean at the bottom.If this is the case, the taxes will be heavy and the regulations will be troublesome, and the people will be more hostile, which is a sign of the country's subjugation. In the following section, all the rulers (leaders) observe the art of knowing people in detail, which is still the same as today's assessment. The military prophecy said: "Corruption inside and honesty outside, fraudulent reputation, stealing public favors, ordering the upper and lower officials to faint, pretending to be upright, in order to obtain high-ranking officials, is called robbery." Ordinary people show their integrity because of their inner greed, in order to gain fame and reputation.Gongshi Township is willing to form a personal favor, so that the public and private are not separated, and the laws and regulations are confused.On the other hand, they whitewashed and shouted, this is a thief among officials.If the political style of a country is like this, the country will not last long. The military prophecy said: "A group of officials are cliques, each of them enters the relatives. Recruiting traitors and vain, suppressing benevolent and virtuous people. Dishonoring the public and pursuing private interests, talking to each other in the same position is the source of chaos." Where the political style forms a party for private interests and helps the same evil, the virtuous and virtuous will be uneasy, and when the villain is in power, the country will be in chaos. Junying said: "The strong family gathers traitors, respects without a position, and is powerful and powerful. Gekou is connected. To cultivate morality, seize the power of the throne, invade and insult the people, and the domestic slander, Hua slander, ministers keep silent, yes It's called chaos." This section talks about the powerful family of the country, although they are not in power, they are like vines, and they can dominate the sky, or manipulate the economy, or interfere with personnel affairs.This is like saying that relatives in ancient times are the root cause of chaos. The military prophecy said: "Being traitors all over the world, invading and stealing county magistrates. Seeking convenience in advancing and retreating, compromising and playing tricks, in order to endanger the king, it is called a traitor to the country." This section talks about the local tyrants of the country, just like the evil lawsuits of the past, but also the cultural hooligans of today.People of this generation who are proficient in writing, are proficient in the gaps in the law, seek their own selfish desires, collude with evil officials, and oppress good people, they are the traitors of the country. The military prophecy said: "There are many officials and few people, the respect is the same, the strong and the weak are captives, it is not appropriate to ban the emperor, and the gentleman is extended, and the country suffers." This section talks about the politics of the country. The laws and regulations are complicated, there are too many redundant staff, and the regulations are so complicated that it is impossible to follow them. Its harm also. The military prophecy said: "The good and the good do not advance, and the evil and the evil do not retreat. The wise man hides, and the unworthy reigns, and the country suffers." This verse says that a ruler is weak and indecisive, good and good but cannot be used, evil and evil cannot be left, follow the rules, lead to traitors and sycophants in power, virtuous and talented people retreat, and the country suffers from it. The military prophecy said: "The branches and leaves are stronger than the Zhou Dynasty, the humble and the mausoleum are more expensive, and they will grow stronger as time goes by. The superiors cannot bear to abandon them, and the country suffers their defeat." This section talks about the foundation of a country being weak but not strong. It is like saying that the feudal power ministers of the past and the economic groups of today, this generation colludes with the party, threatens each other with power, bullies the king at the top, and strips the small people at the bottom. This is the root of the country's defeat. The military prophecy said: "The courtiers are at the top, and all the troops will sue. Introduce power to yourself, and move against the public. No advance, no retreat, just accept tolerance. Dedicate yourself, take actions to attack meritorious deeds. Slander Shengde, false accusations of mediocrity, There is no good and no evil, everyone is the same as himself, delays in doing things, does not understand orders, creates a tyrannical government, and changes the past and changes the old. If you use sycophants, you will suffer from them." This section talks about the evolution of the atmosphere, when there are only one or two incumbents.In the past, King Ling of Chu had a thin waist, and some women died of starvation. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty emphasized poetry and books, and Tang poetry became a masterpiece.Therefore, if you use sycophant luck, the wind of litigation will flourish.This generation is lonely and pretends to be a tiger, advancing and retreating without restraint.He is self-willed, takes credit for himself, and blames others for his faults.There is no principle in politics, no consideration of people's sentiments, and only one's own speculation.There is no model in the law, and there is no constant rule in the system. One depends on one's own likes and dislikes.If the law is troublesome and the order is delayed, the people will suffer from it, and the country will suffer from it. The military prophecy said: "The traitors are commensurate with each other, and they block the master's light. Both reputation and reputation prosper, Yongsai is the master of wisdom, and each of them is private, making the master unfaithful." In this section, the speaker is surrounded by villains.All treacherous people must be loyal in appearance, waiting for the master's likes and dislikes, and soaking in words.They form cliques to cater to each other, and each has his own interests.Make the superior lose his intelligence and not distinguish between loyalty and goodness.The kings of the past dynasties were not great wise men, and it was rare for them not to be deceived by them. Therefore, the master observes the fable, but sees its cuteness.The master hires virtuous Confucian scholars, but the treacherous heroes are relocated.The director's old teeth, everything makes sense.The master hires the cave, and Senai gets the truth.The merits of seeking and paying negative salaries can be described.Without losing people's hearts, virtue is overflowing. This section summarizes the full text.Anyone who is superior can be wise when he listens, and understand when he sees.Therefore, by observing the public opinion, one can widen one's hearing, understand the signs of reason, and see the distinction between loyalty and treachery.Appoint a loyal and virtuous person, and a villain will retire.Understand the evolution of affairs, observe the migration of history, use the old and respect morality, and make things easy to compete for merit.The legacy of conquering the wild, testing the likes and dislikes of the people, the country can be governed, and its politics must be described.Those who are in the world are the people in the world.Politicians are the affairs of the people.The old country is based on the people, and the government is convenient for the people. If it is like this, it will not lose the hearts of the people. Its government must be pure and its virtues are full. Volumes The husband and the three emperors are speechless, but they are transformed and flowed all over the world, so the world has nothing to attribute.The emperor's body governs the sky and the earth, he has his words and orders, and the world is peaceful.Monarchs and ministers make meritorious deeds, and the common people don't know why, so envoys don't wait for gifts to reward meritorious deeds, which are beautiful but harmless.The king controls people with the way, subdue the heart and subdue the will, set up the rules and equipment, the four seas will unite, the king's position will not be abolished, although the armor is prepared, there is no danger of fighting.The ruler is no doubt about his ministers, and the ministers are no doubt about his master. The country is established and the master is safe, and the ministers retreat with righteousness, which can be beautiful and harmless.The overlord controls scholars with power, builds scholars with trust, and envoys scholars with rewards.Believe in the table, the scholars will be sparse, and rewards and losses will cause the scholars to die. This section is the first paragraph of Zhonglue. It talks about the evolution of history and politics, and the prosperity of its strategy is based on the changes of social forms and meets the needs of the times. At the time of the Three Emperors in ancient times, the society was simple and the hearts of the people were simple and simple. Those who were superior were speechless, while the world was self-contained, and morality had no name but was true. This is what Zhuangzi said, "Fish forget each other in the rivers and lakes, and people forget each other in Taoism." , so it is said that the world has nothing to attribute.When the five emperors descended, they followed the image of heaven, observed the principles of nature, observed the emotions of all things, and established etiquette and rituals.The people have not been far since ancient times, and they have the power to persuade the good and follow the way, so although there are gifts and rewards, they are not used for the purpose of gifts and rewards.After three generations, the society has become more and more complicated, and the communication is becoming more and more urgent. Therefore, the king guards against them with virtue and law, sets up officials and divides them, and prepares them with great etiquette.However, there is no doubt that up and down, advance and retreat are joint, this Confucius called the way of the first kings.Since the Spring and Autumn Period, the royal family has lost its outline, the spirit of poetry and etiquette has been lost, and the princes are fighting for hegemony, and the art of vertical and horizontal has become popular due to the situation.Although Yundong is based on art, it must be based on faith and reward, and it is still not far from the scope of morality.Looking at this, we know that for more than three generations, there are strategies but they cannot be implemented.Three generations later, non-strategy is not enough to control change.This is the evolution of historical society, and we must know it. The army said: "When you go out to march and march, you will be in your own school. If you advance and retreat and defend internally, it will be difficult to achieve success." This section inherits the above, and the use of rhetoric is to know people and do well, and to have appropriate rights and responsibilities.Therefore, the ancients worshiped the generals, and said: "The generals outside Fujian rule them." It is also said that "the generals are outside, and the emperor's orders are not accepted." Regardless of the strategy of the military, they are all taking advantage of the opportunity, changing rapidly, and controlling it remotely. If you don't know the truth, there is no invincible. The army said: "Use wisdom, courage, greed, and stupidity. The wise are happy to make meritorious deeds, the brave are fond of pursuing their ambitions, the greedy are invited to seek their own benefits, and the fools do not care about their death. Use them because of their feelings. This army It’s also a small right.” This section talks about knowing people and making good use of them. If people lack all-round talents, don't give up even if they are rotten.Therefore, no matter wisdom, courage, greed, or stupidity, they are all useful.A wise man makes his aspirations happy and achieves his goals.The brave make their ambitions fast and achieve their merits.Those who are greedy solve it for profit and use their talents.Fools use their strength with emotion.This psychological analysis of human nature is also the key to the subtlety of leadership and employment. Jun Shi said: "If you don't make a debater talk about the beauty of the enemy, it will confuse the public; if you are not handsome, you will be rich, and you will be attached to the subordinates because you will do more." This section continues to discuss how to know and employ people.In any group, rumors should be put an end to, so as not to confuse the public.A man of benevolence and righteousness should not be allowed to hold wealth. If he uses his righteousness to despise wealth, he will not distinguish between public and private. Jun Shi said: "Witches are forbidden to wish, and they are not allowed to divination for officials and ask about the good and bad luck of the army." Strangeness, power, chaos, and gods are symptoms of troubled times.Therefore, military camps should strictly prohibit witch divination, which is the root of this rumor. Jun Shi said: "Let the righteous not give money, so the righteous will not die for the unkind, and the wise will not be the mastermind of the dark. The master cannot be without virtue. If there is no virtue, the minister will rebel. It cannot be without authority. If there is no authority, the minister will lose power. One cannot be without virtue, for without virtue there is nothing to serve the ruler. One cannot be without prestige, for without prestige the country will be weak, and if there is too much prestige, the country will fall.” This section discusses the way the ruler and ministers deal with themselves.Anyone who is a leader in the upper class must thoroughly understand human feelings, and their employment, whether it is righteousness or benefit, or thought or etiquette, varies from person to person, and cannot be constrained.The way of leadership depends on one's own conditions, and virtue and power can be used in conjunction with each other.Therefore, if the ruler is violent, his ministers will be cruel, and if the ruler is foolish, his ministers will be confused. This kind of thing gathers together, and the reason is solid and inevitable.Therefore, in the upper and lower ways, the cultivation of virtue is the first, and the art is supplemented.This "University" said: "So the emperor and the common people, all of them are based on self-cultivation." If there is no virtue at the top, the emperor will not accept it, and if there is no prestige, the order will not obey.If you have no virtue, you will not be able to think about things, and if you have no prestige, you will not be able to perform meritorious deeds.However, the self-control of ministers should be like the principle of overflowing and precipitous collapse. The merits are high and powerful, and the master will be tabooed. Therefore, the preface is the way of heaven. Therefore, the Holy Lord controls the world, observes the ups and downs, measures gains and losses, and controls them.Therefore, the princes have two divisions, Fang Bo has three divisions, and the emperor has six divisions.When the world is in chaos, rebellion will arise; if Wang Ze is exhausted, the alliance will swear to punish each other.Virtue is the same as the enemy, there is no way to lean on each other, but to embrace the heart of a hero, share the same likes and dislikes with everyone, and then add contingency.Therefore, it is not a strategy, and there is no way to resolve suspicions.If it is not a treacherous post, there is no way to break the traitor and stop the bandit.No tricks, no success. This section says that a sage and sage king must observe the trend of history, learn from the gains and losses of history, and then formulate the laws and regulations of the country.In the world of peace, the emperor's six armies are just preparing for the situation.In troubled times, people are invaded by force, people's hearts are deceitful, covenants are not enough to restrain, and etiquette is not enough to regulate.There is nothing to do, and we must also use tactics to recruit talents. It is not enough to know suspicion without tactics, not to appease treacherous wisdom without cunning, and not to be successful without conspiracy. The sage's body is heaven, the sage follows the earth, and the wise learn from the ancients; therefore, the three strategies are written in the decline of the world.On the strategy, set rewards, don't be a villain, determine success or failure.Medium strategy, poor morality, trial contingency.The following outline, Chen Daode, check safety, and blame thieves and sages. The purpose of the three birth control strategies is to follow the trend of the times.The sage uses things, obeys the natural principles of the way of heaven, practices unspoken teachings, governs without success, achieves without name, and is in harmony with the Tao.A sage responds to the world, deduces physics, and follows human emotions to achieve his virtue.A wise man takes history as a mirror, observes the source of ups and downs, observes the signs of gains and losses, and prevents the slightest by killing.Therefore, there are three strategies in this book, the upper strategy is written in response to the Taiping era, and the middle and lower strategies are written because of the decline of the world.Therefore, the trend of the upper strategy is to govern the country by economics.The trend of the strategy, the recognition of talents, and the recognition of contingencies.Under the trend of abbreviation, set up moral defenses, observe the signs of safety and danger, distinguish loyalty from traitors, and exercise power and hegemony. Therefore, if the master understands the strategy well, he will be able to capture the enemy with the virtuous.If you have a deep understanding of the strategy, you will be able to control the generals.If you have a deep understanding of the basics, you can understand the cause of prosperity and decline, and judge the discipline of governing the country. Inheriting from the above, this section says that the leadership must be familiar with the three strategies.If you know the strategy well, you can appoint the virtuous to control the situation, and rule the world by doing nothing.If you have a deep understanding of the strategy, you will be able to command the army and give orders to fight for the world.If you have a deep understanding of the basics, you will know how to observe the past to learn from the present, understand the source of prosperity and decline, and judge the disadvantages of gains and losses. This is the key to building a country in troubled times. If the minister knows the strategy well, he can fully protect himself.Fugao bird died, Liang Gong hid.The enemy's country is destroyed, and the counselor is dead.The dead do not show their body, but take away their prestige and abolish their power.Seal it in the court, and the position of extremely human minister, in order to show its merits.Zhongzhou is a good country, and its family is rich.Beauty and treasures, to please their hearts.The wives are together and cannot be separated, and the authority cannot be lost once they are together.Returning the division and dismissing the army is a matter of survival and death, so the weak take the position and seize the country, this is the strategy of the overlord.Therefore, the work of the overlord is also refuted.Those who save the heroes of the country have the power of the middle, so the master of the power is secret. 本节总结全文。凡为属下者，亦不可不知三略。而中略为霸者之术，极其驳杂，其要在知人用人，通权达变，故为帝王之秘学，不肯轻泄。人臣深晓中略，外可收敌竟功，成事取位。其内用则知如何自处。盖众既合则不可卒散，权威既具则不可卒离。此基于势也。鸟死弓藏，狐绝狗烹；犹人主刻忌，为上寡恩，此亦基于势也。昔伍员、文种，深知霸略而不知自处，岂不惜哉。