Introductiontothework
"SixSecretTeachings",alsoknownas"TheTaigongSixSecretTeachings"and"TheTaigongArtofWar",isafamousmilitarybookinancientChina.AnimportantpartoftheclassicalmilitaryculturalheritageoftheChineseHannationality,itscontentisbroadandprofound,itsthoughtsaresophisticatedandrichinsupport,anditslogicismeticulousandrigorous.ItisaconcentratedexpressionoftheessenceoftheancientHannationality'smilitarythought.Thebookhassixvolumesandatotalofsixtychapters.
Thecontentof"SixSecretTeachings"isveryextensive,andalmostallissuesrelatedtowarandvariousaspectsareinvolved.Themostexcitingpartisitsstrategicandtacticaltheory."ZhanGuoCe"Volume22"WeiCeYi":"SuZiquotedfromtheBookoftheWeek,saying:'Willitbeendless,howcanitbedone?Ifthehairisnotplucked,youwillbecomeaxe.Ifyouworryaboutit,youwillhaveseriousproblemsafterwards.What?'"SuZiisSuQin,andthe"BookofZhou"hererefersto"TheTaigong' sGoldenChamber" vel "TheTaigong's Conspiracy.""KaiyuanZhanjing"volume6andvolume11quoted"ShangshuJingui", secundum scriptor YaoZhenzong "SuishuJingjiZhizhi·TaigongJingui"citatus YanKejunxit: "Dubium est" TaiGynongJingui.
"WarringStatesPolicy"Volume3"QinCe":"(SuQin)gottheplanoftheTaigongYinTalisman,andreciteit,conciselythoughttofigureitout.""ZhouShuYinSymbol".Theinterpretationof"Zhuangzi·XuWugui"quotedSimaBiaoandCuiZhuan:"TheGoldenEditionandtheSixTaoismsarethetitlesoftheZhoushu."TheYinqueshanHanTombBambooSlipsalsobelievesthat:"TheBookofTaigong,"ItwasalsocalledZhouShuinancienttimes,andtheproofsaid:“Thereisafragmentof"TheTwentyEightKingdomsofZhouZhi" inthefragmento de Dunhuangmanuscripto "SixTao", et textus idem plane est quod ZhouShu·Historia., Sunt etiam multi qui consentiunt cum Taigong's "Six secretis", "Conspiratio", et "The Aureo Chamber" (vide YanKe- rum 7).
Theso-dictus "LüShiChunQiu" ZhouShu'mayalsorefertoTaigong'sbook." (IntheYanKejuncase,"YinTalisman"istheplofYinTalisman"WarringStatesPolicy" "SuQingottheplotof" TaiGongYinTalisman"", "Historical "Hon "YinTalisman", "Talisman", WarringStatesPolicy" "SuQingotthe Plotof "TaiGongYinTalisman"", "Historica", "YinTalisman" isthe plotofYinTalisman." octuaginta onearticles.Cloud"ZhouShu",ZhouShiofficialrecords,tamen"SixTao"dicitur ZhouShi.ZhucitedZhouShu"Yin",Fu",vel "BookoftheWeek", ut non sit "YiZhouShu". Recordedat in endofthei. , Donotthinkyouwillseeagain).
"Taigong'sGoldenChamber","BookofSui·JingJiZhi","YiLin","OldTangBook·JingJiZhi"and"TongZhiLue"areallcontainedin2volumes.
"TaigongConspiracy", "SuiShu·JijiZhi":""TaigongConspiracy "unum volumen (Liangsixvolumes. Liangalsohas "TaigongConspiracy" in tres uolumina, exposita ab Imper. WeiWu)." "Vetus" Lib. The Conspiracy of the Taigong "inonevolume, and threevolumes(Annotated byEmperorWeiWu)."
Clearlyrecord"Taigong'sGoldenChamber"and"Taigong'sConspiracy"althoughtheywerefirstseenin"SuiShu·JiJiZhi",butinfacttheyarein"SevenLue"and"HanShu·YiWenZhi"."BingshuBrief·StrategyofMilitaryStrategy"in"Hanshu·Yiwenzhi":"Thirteenmilitarypowersplan,twohundredandfifty-ninearticles."Asmallnotesays:"Province"Yiyin","Taigong","Guanzi",and"SunQingzi""Heguanzi","Suzi","Kuitong","LuJia","HuainanKing"259kinds,"Sima"isalsoincludedintheceremony."
WesternHanDynastyNationalBookCatalog"LueZhuZiLue"of"HanYiWenZhi":""Taigong" 237. "Conspiratio", et "Yan" isTaigong scriptor "Aurei". "Defectio", "Bing" significat "TaigongArtofWar".
Inthe"Hanshu·Yiwenzhi",the"BingQuanMou"bet"Province"Taigong"",andthereisnodoubtthatpartofthe"BingQuanMou"isfromthe"Taigong"recordedin"SevenLue".GuShisaid:"Forexample,thereareeighty-onearticlesin"Taigongmou"inthisbook,85articlesin"Bing",thecurrenteditionof"Guanzi·TheArtofWar","Participation","Xunzi·Yibing","Huainan·StrategicStrategy"""andotherarticlesshouldbeincludedinthis259tharticle."Theformersagehasprovedthatthe"Mou"recordedin"Hanshu·Yiwenzhi"is"conspiracy",thatis,"TaigongConspiracy",and"yan"is"Taigong'sGoldenChamber"and"Bing"are"Taigong'sArtofWar"or"SixSecretTeachings"or"SixSecretTeachingsofTaigong".
QianDazhaosaid:""Mou","Yan"and"Bing",asfarasthetwohundredandthirty-sevenarticlesareconcerned,"Taigong"hasthegeneralname."ShenQinhansaid:""Mou"ThosewhoaretheTaigong’s"Intrigue",the“words”arethe"GoldenChamber"oftheTaigong,andallthegoldeditionsofthegoodwords."Yuan"referstoall."Bing"means"TaigongArtofWar","SuoYuan·ZhiwuPian"quotes"TaigongArtofWar"."GuShisaid:""Sui","TangZhi"and"TongZhi"record"TherearemanykindsofTaigongshu,andthe"TongKao"onlyhasthe"SixTaoists"."Zhuangzi"iscalled"GoldenVersionofSixTaoists",and"Huainanzi"alsosays"GoldenLeopardTao"."
Thereisanother"SixChaptersofZhouHistoryandSixTaoisms"in"Books·ArtandLiteratureHistory"in"ZhuZilue·Confucianism",asmallnote:"betweenHuiandXiang,orthetimeoftheking,orConfuciusWenYan."YanShiguthoughtthat"thepresent"SixSecretTeachings"isalso."Theofficialsofthe"Siku"didnottakeitseriously,thinkingthatthesearetwokindsofbooks.ShenTao's"EssaysonCopperIronHouse"intheQingDynastyprovedthatthe" SixTaoist in "HanZhi shouldbea" bigTao". Esset intus in 237th Capitulo "TheTaigong". areallfrom "Taigong".
"HistoricalRecords·TheFamilyofEmperorQiTaigong":"ZhouXibochang'sTuoyili,returnedtoLuShangconspiredtocultivatemoralityinordertoindulgeinbusinessandpolitics,anditsaffairsaremanymilitarypowersandmiracles.Theyinpoweristheplanoftheemperor."Volume11of"StoryofDistressedLearning"alsoquotedYeMengdeassaying:"Hiswordscoverthe"SixSecretTeachings"."SongDaiying's"MousePu"isunderthevolume:"TotheKingofWen"ConspiringwiththeTaigongtoengageinbusinessandpolitics,thematterisalotofmilitarypower,butthe"HanShu·Yiwenzhi" notes:'LvWangisthefatherofZhouShang,whooriginallyhadtheTao,orhasthemodernTaigongarttoincrease.'HanIt'sbeensuspectednow,butnowyoucanmakeYoukeXiaseriousone?"SongHexie"ChunzhuJiwen"Volume5"AncientBookSuoMing":"XianjunYan"SixTaoist"isnotwrittenbyTaigong,thereistextualresearchinit.Theplace."MingHuYinglin's"FourBudsZhengyu":"Inthestudyof"HanZhi",thereis "SixTaoist."
The"HistoricalRecords·TheFamilyofLiuhou"describesthebookpresentedbyZhangLiangdeandhisfatherinWeishang,"Itisregardedasthe"TaigongArtofWar"."Theformerquoted"WarringStatesPolicy·QinPolicy",andevenmoreremembersSuQinde's"TheConspiracyofTaigongYinTalisman".Regarding"Taigong"asaworkbetweentheChuandHandynastiesandevenintheHandynasty,itseemstobeconservative.Historically,scholarsjudgedittobeaworkoftheWarringStatesPeriodbasedonthecontentof"SixTaoist".
SongYeshi's"XiXueJiYan"Volume46"SixTao":"Hiswordsavoidthemainhall,itisaftertheWarringStatesperiod,anditwillbethegrandson.""XueXueJiWen"Volume5:"AncientcarWar.IntheSpringandAutumnPeriod,ZhengJinhadapprentices,andthecavalrycoverbeganatthebeginningoftheWarringStatesperiod.Therewerechariotsbeforetheceremony.Thebookof"SixSecretTeachings"shouldbefortheweekend."
1972In1988,thebambooslipsunearthedfromtheWesternHanTombinYinqueMountain,Linyi,ShandongProvince,someofthebambooslipsofTaigong'sbookwhosecontentisbasicallythesameasthatofthecurrent"SixTaoist"areconsideredtobe"SixTaoist".Thereare14groupsinYinqueshan'sSixSecretTeachings,whichcanbedividedinto3categories.Groups1-7belongtothefirstcategory.Thosewhoareseeninthebiographyof"SixTaoism","WenTao"4groups,and"WuTao"3groups.Groups8-13belongtothesecondcategory,allofwhichhavebeenquotedbybookssuchas"QunshuZhiyao","Tongdian",and"TaipingYulan".The14groupsbelongtothethirdcategory,whicharescatteredandfragmentedbambooslips.Thesimplifiedstylesandfontsaresimilartothoseofthefirstandsecondcategories.ThesimpletextalsomentionstheKingofWenorTaigongwang,andaccordinglybelongstothesimplifiedversionof"SixTaoist".
In1973,intheWesternHanDynastytombatBajiaolangNo.40,DingxianCounty,Hebei,itwasalsofoundthatmanybambooslipshadthewordsWenwang,Wuwangwen,Taigongsaid,whichmaybethesameorsimilartothecontentofthecurrent"SixTaoist".Inparticular,thefontoftheshorttextisdifferentfromothershorttexts,andthestyleisinferiortotheothertypesofshorttexts,soitiseasytodistinguish.TheseJanewerecalled"Taigong"intheearlydays,andlaternamed"SixSecretTeachings"."CulturalRelics"publishedinthefifthissueof2001theinterpretationofthisbatchofbriefs.Thereare144bambooslipsidentifiedasbelongingtothe"SixTaoist"intheDingzhouHanBambooSlipsbasedonthesimplifiedform,content,andfontsofthebambooslips,withatotalof1402characters.Atotalof13titleshavebeenfoundinthesimplifiedessay"SixTao".
ThetwoHantombsinYinqueshanareestimatedfromtheunearthedcoinsandthe"YuanguangFirstYearCalendar"unearthedfromTombNo.2.TheburialdateofTombNo.1isbetween140and118BC.Duringtheperiod,tombNo.2wasburiedbetween134and118yearsago.ThecopyingdateofthebambooslipsofYinqueshanHantombshouldbeearlierthanthetomb.Yinqueshanbambooslipsbelongtotheearlyofficialscript,andtheywerewrittenintheearlydaysofEmperorWuintheWesternHanDynasty.ThetombofHanDynastyNo.40atBajiaoGalleryinDingzhou,theownerofthetombisthekingofZhongshanHuaiLiuXiu,whodiedin55BC,thewritingdateofDingzhouBambooSlips"SixTaoist"mustbeearlierthanthistime.YinqueshanandDingzhouJianalsoshowedthat"SixTaoist"waswidelyspreadintheearlyyearsoftheWesternHanDynasty,andofcourseitwaswrittenearlier.Yinqueshan's"SixTaoist"textsdonotavoidthetaboooftheHanemperor,suchasthecharacter"bang"oftheemperoroftheHanDynastyLiuBang,thecharacter"heng"oftheHanwenemperorLiuHeng,etc.TheDingzhouBambooSlips"SixTaoist"donotavoidtheHanemperorLiuHeng's"Heng"characteralsoprovesthatthewritingageof"SixTaoist"predatestheHanDynasty.
DingzhouBambooSlips"SixSecretTeachings"mentionedtheemperor"WangLiang".WangLiangwasthegoodhorsemanoftheJincountryintheSpringandAutumnPeriod.Itismentionedin"ItshouldbebeforetheearlySpringandAutumnPeriod.
TaoXianoncecommentedon "HanShu·YiWenZhi": "Provinciam" YiYin", Taigong", GuanZi", SunQingzi", Heguanzi", SuZi", Kuitong", "LuJia" et "HuainanKing" are259 importantarticulos, sequens "Qilueninearticulos operiens ""Yiyin",allofwhichareincludedinConfucianism,Taoism,verticalandhorizontal,andhybridschools.Thestrategist,re-enterhere,gotatotaloftwohundredandfifty-ninearticles."Theauthorsaidinthepast:Therewerenosoldiersinthepre-QinDynasty.DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod,warwasthesubjectofvariousnationalpoliticalideologies.Confucianism,Taoism,andMohismallhadtheirownmilitarybooks."SixSecretTeachings"or"TaigongArtofWar"wereundoubtedlythepartof"Taigong The work "Taigong" isaquestionandanswerbetweenKingWen, KingWuandTaigong. TaigongLuwang erat militaris imperator de Zhou populi swartodestroymercants andwassealdin theQistate. Ergo opus "Taigong" venit a the Qistate.
Inthe"GoldenChamber"and"TheInscriptionoftheGoldenMan",TaiGongLuWangalsoquotedHuangDiassayingthatMr.LiLingbelievedthattheYellowEmperor'sbooks"aremainlypracticalbooksfocusingonmathematicsandprescriptions,andThebranchofthescienceofmathematicsinmilitaryscienceisBingYinandYang;itismainlyfoundinthephilosophersofYinandYang,Taoism,andtheirnovelmiscellaneousnotes."Therearemathematicsbookssuchas"TheYellowEmperorandChiyou"and"HuangdiSuNu"inthebookofHuangdi."Question"andothertechnicalbooks,"TheTaigongConspiracy"and"TheTaigong'sGoldenChamber"aretheconspiracybooksoffamouspeopleongoverningthecountryandusingsoldiers.
Inshort, "Taigong'sGoldenChamber", "Taigong's Conspiracy", "Taigong's ArtofWar" vel "SexSecretTeachings" sunt omnia contenta "Taigong", et "Taigong" isawork of the WararringStatesPeriod.
BookCatalog
"SexSecretTeachings" aretitled Wen, Wu, Draco, Tiger, Leopard, Canis,eachinonevolume, withatotalofsextyone, prope viginti et Character.
VolumeOne
"WenTao" distinguitur "WritingMaster", "Yingxu", "State Res", "BigCeremonia", MingFu", "SixShou", ShouTu" et "ShouGuo" Duodecim Capitulorum "ShangXian", Cultus Xian", "Punitionis", et "Punitionis", et "ShouGuo". "Mainlydiscusshow toen rich the country's strength before fight and prepare for warm materially and spiritally. Fore, Exemplo essemus prius divitem patriam et roborare populum interius, et erudire et erudire populum ut in corde uniantur et eundem hostem; extra ordinem habeamus.
Volume2
"WuTao" in quinque capita dividitur: "Faqi", "Wenqi", "Wenfa", "Shunqi" et "Tres dubitationes". Bingdao "praestatur ante "Tres dubitationes."
VolumeThree
"LongTao" continet "WangYi", "OnGenerals", "SelectedGenerals", "MainGeneral", Generales "Lijun", "YinSymbols" et "Tredecim Capita YinShu, "Power Militaria", "Amazing Milites", "Pentagrams", "BingExpeditiones" et "AgriculturalTools" principaliter discusst cor militare praeceptum, et instructionem instruendi. Determinare quomodo ordinare et communicare informationem. Ita etiam, ut intentio ad tempus et locum solvatur, arma et arma, et copiae materiales.
VolumeFour
"TigerTao" dividitur in "militarem", "TresArrays", "Pugna", "MustOut", "Strategy", "Immortale", Dynamic" et "Aureum" Thetwelvechapters "Drum", "Definite Via", "Liedi", FireFighting " et "Leixu" maxime discussos esse theatrica et alia proveniunt ut in multis areae operationibus attendatur.
VolumeFive
"LeopardTao" divisus "LinZhan", "SuddenBattle", "BangQiang", "EnemyWu", Mons Soldier", "ZeSoldier" et "SmallPeople" Octo Capitum "Division of Risks" maxime discussuss thetactics et operae intentionis.
VolumeVI
"CanineTao" dividitur in "Divisionem et Combinationem", WuFeng, Medicum, "Docens War", Etiam Milites, " Bellator ", Bellator " Tenchapters ut " War Cavalry , " Currus " , et " Proelium Steps " , maxime dis- cusant , armari , vari- entem armari , armari , armari , armari , armari , armari in arma
HistoricalSignificance
"SixSecretTeachings"isaworkofpre-Qinmilitarythoughts.Thebasictheoryandcategoryof"SixSecrets"advocatesthattheweakisbetterthanthestrongandthesecretisnotrevealed.HeJingxuanmo,etc.,whilealsoquotingthebookofthe"YellowEmperor",throughtheformofdialoguebetweenKingWen,KingWuandLuWang,discussingtheoriesandprinciplesofgoverningthecountry,governingthearmy,andguidingwar,whichhasagreatinfluenceonthemilitarythinkingoffuturegenerations.,Isknownastheancestorofmilitarystrategists.
SimaQian’s"HistoricalRecords·TheFamilyofQiTaigong"stated:"ThewordsandwarsoflatergenerationsandthepoweroftheyinoftheZhouDynasty.Alltheemperorsarethemasters."DuringtheYuanfengreignofShenzongoftheNorthernSongDynasty,"SixTaoist"waslistedas"OneoftheSevenBooksofWujing,amust-readbookformartialarts."SixSecretTeachings"wasintroducedtoJapaninthe16thcenturyandEuropeinthe18thcentury.IthasnowbeentranslatedintoJapanese,French,Korean,Vietnamese,English,Russianandotherlanguages.
Historicalvalue
"SixTaoist" divisus est "WenTao", WuTao", "LongTao", "TigerTao", "LeopardTao" et "DogTao". Onewayofsayingis: "LongTao", "TigerTao", "FengTao", "WolfTao", "LeopardTao" et "DogTao"soitiscalled"SixTao")."SixSecretTeachings"isaworkofpre-Qinmilitarythought."SixSecretTeachings"discussestheoriesandprinciplesofgoverningthecountry,governingthearmyandguidingwarthroughthedialoguebetweenKingWen,WangWuandLuWang,andmilitarythoughtsforfuturegenerations.Ithasagreatinfluenceandisknownastheancestorofmilitarystrategists.SimaQian's"HistoricalRecords·FamilyofEmperorQiTaigong"stated:"ThewordsofthelatergenerationsandthepowerofYinandthepoweroftheZhou.Alltheemperorsarethemasters."DuringtheYuanfengreignofShenzongoftheNorthernSongDynasty,"SixTaoist"waslistedasoneofthe" SevenBooksofWujing",Amust-readbook formartialarts."SexSecretTeachings" wasintroducedto Japaninthe 16th century andEuropeinthe18thcentury.IthasnowbeentranslatedintoJapanese,Gallice,Corean,Vietnamese,Latina,Russianandotherlingues.
Theexistingbook"SixSecretTeachings"isofcoursecontroversial.Somepeoplethinkitisamilitarybook,arealbook,andsomepeoplethinkitisafakebook.Thiscanbeignoredforthetimebeing.LetuslookathowZhangTaiyanhimselfunderstandsthenatureof"GoldenEdition"and"SixSecretTeachings".ZhangTaiyanbelievesthat"GoldenEdition"and"SixSecretTeachings"arethetitlesof"Shoushu",notthebookofwar.Hequotedthewordsin"Zhuangzi·XuWugui"in"XinShu·DingLi" : "Womenmercantsstudy WeiJunya,Heng said that they are basidon"Poems",Libri",Arsenic-Mons, and "Les". Withthe "GoldenVersion" and "Sex SecretTeachings" in thenextchapter of this passage, he said: "The "Aureus Version" and "Six"Sh's- . Porro tituli "Aurei editionis" et "SixTaoist" non sunt inventio ZangTaimoxibus, sicuti in "LüShiChunQiu" ibi est Cordis "Taigong" dicitur Liber Zhou". Post, ChengXuanying, SimaBiao, CuiMiu, etc. libro, libro decimo, qui "Taigong" dicitur "Liber Zhou". Post, ChengXuanying, SimaBiao, CuiMiu, etc. libro, libro Z", libro decimo, qui dicitur "Liber Zhou". Secundum mentem ChaoGongwu's "Records", a SongDynasty "SixTaoism" et "SunTzu" wereusedasthesevenBooksofWuxueinYuanfeng.Beingused by some peopleasabook of warisonlyamatterofthearrivalof"SuiZhi".
InfluenceofLaterGenerations
"SixTaoists"hasasignificantinfluenceonfuturegenerations,ZhangLiang,LiuBei,ZhugeLiang,SunQuanTheyallattachimportancetothe"SixSecretTeachings",whichismentionedmanytimesin"LiWeigongQuestionsandAnswers".Afterthe"TongDian",theTangDynastyalsoquoteditmoreinbooksonsoldiers.Song,MingandQing'sannotationsandcollectionsof"SixSecretTeachings"Thereisnoshortageofpeoplewhoareinterpreters,andthebookhasahighstatusinthehistoryofChinesemilitaryacademics.
"SixSecretTeachings"ishighlyvaluedabroad.AshikagaSchoolintheWarringStatesPeriodofJapan(trainingmilitaryadvisors)Theschooloncedesignated"SixSecretTeachings"and"SanLue"asthemaintextbooksoftheschool.Accordingtotherelevantbibliography,therearemorethan30kindsofbookstranslatedandinterpreted"SixSecretTeachings"inJapan.ThefirsttranslationofChinesemilitarybooksintheWestTherearefourtypes,collectivelycalled"ChineseMilitaryArt",whichwaspublishedinParis,Francein1772."SixSecretTeachings"isoneofthem.Inaddition,neighboringcountriessuchasNorthKoreaandVietnamhavealsosuccessivelypublishedandtranslated"SixSecretTeachings".
"SixTao"isoneofthe"SevenBooksofWujing"issuedintheSongDynasty.Itisamasterpiecefromthepre-Qinwarbooksandhasbeenvaluedbymilitarystrategistsofthepast.IthasbeentranslatedintoXixiaandcirculatedamongethnicminorities.Notonlyisthereacompletesetofcivilandmilitaryweapons,butthepoliticalandmilitarytheoriesareoftenundisclosedbefore,anditalsopreservesawealthofancientmilitaryhistoricalmaterials,suchasestablishment,weapons,andcommunicationmethods.Thebookhasimportanttheoreticalandhistoricalvalue.
Peoplenotonlystudyanduse"SixSecretTeachings",butalsoconductresearchonit.Historically,therearemanypeoplewhohaveannotated,compiledandinterpreted"SixSecretTeachings".Accordingtoincompletestatistics,thistypeofwritingSincetheTangDynasty,therehavebeennearlyahundredspecies,andtherearemorethanfortyspeciesintheMingDynastyalone.Itcanbeseenthattheyhavespreadwidelyandhaveagreatimpact:therearemanyversionsof"SixTaoist"thatexistatpresent,ofwhichthemoreimportantoneistheSongYuanfengperiod.TheSevenBooksoftheWujing,theSevenBooksoftheWujingbytheZhufuSchoolMagazine,theSevenBooksoftheWujingbyHanfenlou,andtheSevenBooksoftheWujingbyHanfenlou.TheSevenBooksoftheDingwuScriptures,thecopyoftheSikuQuanshuduringtheQianlongperiodoftheQingDynasty,thecopyoftheSongDynastycopyofthe"SibuCongkan"oftheCommercialPress,andthebookof"TheCompleteBookofBaizi"byYeShanfang'sstoneprinting,etc.
MilitaryThoughts
Thecontentof"SixSecretTeachings"isveryextensive,involvingmanyaspectsrelatedtothemilitary,suchastheconceptofwar,armybuilding,strategyandtactics.Amongthem,theexpositionofstrategyandtacticsisthemostexciting.Veryprominent.
Themilitarythoughtsin"SixSecretTeachings"aremorecomplicated.Almosteveryschoolinthepre-QinDynastyhasmilitarythoughtsinthebookreflect.Themostprominentthinginthebookistheideaofconspiracy.Atthebeginningof"SixSecretTeachings"itsaid:"Thehusbandfisheatsitsbait,butitistiedtothescorpion,andthemaneatsitslure,butitisservedbythemonarch.Therefore,thefishcanbekilledbythebait.Thefishcanbekilledbythelure.Takethecountrywithyourhome,andthecountrycanbedrawn.Taketheworldwithyourcountry,andtheworldcanbecompleted.”("ScienceofLetters")Thismeansthatwhenamonarchgovernsthepeople,hemustfishlikeafisherman,usingbaittolurepeopleintothebait,andobeythedrive..Tacticscanbemanifestedinmanyaspects:First,"giveitforyou."Itmeansthatifyouwanttotakeit,youmustfirstgowithit."MasterofLetters"said:"Hewhocansharewithothersisbenevolent.Wherebenevolenceis,theworldwillreturntoit...toshareworriesandjoyswithothers,sharegoodandevil,righteousness.Whererighteousnessis,theworldwillgotoit."
"StateAffairs"said:"Thosewhoaregoodforthecountrywillcontrolthepeoplelikeaparent'sbelovedson,likeabrother'sbelovedbrother.Seeingtheirhungerandfamine,theywillfeelsorrow.,Encouragementisliketakingoneself.Thiswayofcaringforthepeopleisalso."Whatisthepurposeofpayingsomuchemotionally,morally,andmaterially,andbenevolentandlovingtoothers?Itmeans"tomaketheLordrespectthepeople"("StateAffairs"),"theonewhodoesnottakefromthepeople,theonewhotakesthepeople"("Faqi ").Second,"toattackastrongonemustfirstgrowstrong."The"ThreeDoubts"said:"Ahusbandmustbestrong,hemustberaisedtomakehimstrong,andhemustbebeneficialtohim.Toostrongmustbebroken,andbigZhangmustbelacking.Attackthestrongtobestrong,toleaverelativestokiss,andtodispersethecrowdtothecrowd."Itissaidthatwhenyouwanttoattackapowerfulenemy,youmaywishtoadoptastrategythatmakestheenemyarrogant.Iftheenemyisarrogant,itwillnaturallybeeasytodealwith.Third,"wenfa".
Thetwelvearticleslistedin"WenFa"belongtoWenFa,nottheconspiracyandtricksofmilitaryattack.Oneistodowhathelikesandmaketheenemyfeelproud;thesecondisto"dividehispowerwithhislove.Onepersonhastwohearts,thecenterisweak,thecourthasnoloyalministers,andthesocietyisindanger";thethirdis"yinandbribery",Theaffectionisverydeep.Outsidethebody,thecountrywillcauseharm";thefourthistousejewelsandbeautiestocorrodeandparalyzetheenemy;thefifthistoprovoketherelationshipbetweentheenemy'sloyalministersandthemonarch;Seventhistogivetheenemyalargeamountofproperty,whichmakeshimdespiseproduction,whichleadstotheaccumulationofemptiness;eightistoformfriendshipwiththeenemycountrytoparalyzetheenemyandmakeitusefulforme;Itisarrogantandself-destructive;eleventhandtwelftharetobuyovertheenemy'sministersandblocktheenemy'seyesandears.Makeheroesandwisemenformyuse,andconfusehismasterwithbeautiesofchaoticministers.Generalmilitarybooksmostlyattachimportancetostrategyandtacticsonthebattlefield,andseldomdiscussconspiracymethods.The"SixSecretTeachings"isthemostprominentoftheconspiracyelaboratedinsuchdetail.
Intermsofstrategyandtactics,"SixSecretTeachings"isunique."TheWayofSoldiers"said:"Thewayofallsoldiersisnomorethanone.Onecangoalone.TheYellowEmperorsaid:'OneisinthewayoftheTao,andafewinthegods.'Theusedependsontheopportunity,themanifestationdependsonthepower.,Successliesintheking."Thismeansthattheprincipleofusingtroopsliesin"one."Theso-called"one"meansthatthepowerofaffairsmustbesingle,theforcesmustbeconcentrated,andtheactionsmustbeunified. Onlyinthiswaycanwemoveindependently,bemobileandflexible,andbefreefromconstraints,andgaintheinitiativeinwar."MilitaryForces"contained:"TheKingWuaskedtheTaigong:'Whatisthewaytoattack?'Taigongsaid:'Theforceistransformedbetweenthetwoformationsduetotheenemy'smovement.Language,theuseofsoldiersdoesnotspeak.Andthosewhodothemost,theirwordsarenotlistening.Thosewhousethesoldiers,theirstatusisuncertain.Thepeoplewhopassby,comesuddenly,andthosewhocandominatealone,thesoldiers.'”EmphasizehereWhatis "Quia motus inimici", subito et dominus, subito", cor est summae mobilitatis et flexibilitatis, non ab hoste alienari. Si superbum statum possis attingere, invictum esse potes.
"SixSecretTeachings"alsoemphasizedthattheuseofsoldiersshouldbebasedontheopportunity,towinbystrategy,notbyforce."Therefore,thosewhoaregoodatwardonotwaitforZhangJun.Toeliminatepatientswell,reasonisnotborn.Thosewhoaregoodatdefeatingtheenemyarebetterthaninvisible.Fightingandnofighting.Therefore,thebattleisbetterthantheonewhoishand-to-hand,andtheunhealthygeneralisalsotheonewhohaslosttheequipment.It'snotasage.Wisdomisthesameastheothers,butnotthenationaldivision;iftheskillsarethesame,it'snotthenationalengineering.”In"SixSecretTeachings ",thetacticsofthethreetypesofinfantry,chariot,andcavalryarealsodiscussed.."Junbing"pointedoutthestatusanddifferentfunctionsofthechariotandthecavalry:"Thechariotisthewingofthearmy.Therefore,ifyouaretrappedinthearmy,youmust(invitetoattack)thestrongenemyandcoverthenorth(thedefeatedarmy).Cavalry.,Thearmyiswaitingforthemarquis,soitdefeatsthearmy.Thereisnofood,anditisalsotheenemy."Iftheinfantryfightswiththechariotandthecavalry,then"mustfollowthehillsandobstacles.Later, evenmorestops.Althoughtheenemy'sridersarecoming,theywillfightfast,andthetalentwillbestrongtoprepareformyqueen"("Battle").Ifit'sflatgroundfighting,themethodis"makemysoldiersahorseandatribulus;afterdiggingtheground,fivefeetwideanddeep,calledthelifecage.Peopleimprovetheirhorses,stopthechariotasabase,pushforwardandbackward,andstandup.Tun;atalentedpersontoforceacrossbowtostandbymyside.Then,mythreearmiesareallswiftlyfightingandpuzzled.”("WarCavalry ") Thecoordinata certamina vehiculorum, equites, andinfantry and how touseinfantry instenemyvehicles and cavalry. Madeadetaileddiscussion.
Fortheconstructionofthearmy,"SixSecretTeachings"believesthattheselectionandtrainingofgeneralsshouldfirstbepaidattentionto.Because"thegreatmatterofthecountry,thewayofsurvivalanddeath,isthefateofthegeneral.Thegeneralistheauxiliaryofthecountry,andthefirstkingisalsoimportant."("OntheGenerals")"Thesafetyofthecommunityisthegenerals."("TheGenerals")Therefore,theselectionandinspectionofgeneralsmustbeseriousandmeticulous.Itthinks:"Therewillbefivetalentsandtendeeds....Theso-calledfivetalentsarecourage,wisdom,benevolence,faith,andloyalty....Theso-calledtendeedsincludethosewhoarebraveandlightatdeath,andtherearethosewhoareeagerandfast.Greedyandprofitable,benevolentbutnottolerant,wisebuttimid,faithfulbuthappy,honestbutnotloving,wisebutslow-hearted,fortitudebutself-use,cowardlyandcowardlyThosewholiketoacceptothers.”(OnGenerals)Differentpeoplehavedifferentstrengthsandweaknessesandshouldhaveaclearunderstanding.Italsoproposesvariousmethodsforselectingandinvestigatinggenerals.Itisworthnotingthat"SixSecretTeachings"alsoraisedtheissueofestablishingastaff.
"WingsoftheKing"contains:"TheKingWuaskedtheTaigong:'Thekingandhandsometeachermusthavebrachialwings,sowhatcantheydotobecomeamightygod?'Itwillbefate.Fateisinmastery,notkeepingatrick.Becauseofbeingabletogiveposts,eachadoptswhatandwork,andchangesatanytime,thinkingthatJiGang.Therefore,therewillbeseventy-twopeoplewithbrachiiandwingstorespondtothewayofheaven.Thenumberislikethelaw,Examiningnumerology,extraordinaryskills,andeverythingisdone.”Thismeansthatthemonarchleadsthearmyandmusthaveapowerfulassistant.Thelifeoftheentirearmyisinthehandsofthegeneral,butthegeneral’sresponsibilityistoleadcomprehensivelyandcannotbelimitedtoonepartofit.Therefore,astaffofficecomposedof72peopleshouldbeestablishedandassigneddutiesbasedontheirtalents.Usetheiringenuity.Whatkindofpeoplearetheseseventy-twopeople?Thearrangementof"SixSecretTeachings"isoneperson,fiveadvisors,threeastronomy,threegeography,nineartofwar,fourtongliang,fourFenwei,threeofthem,fourpeople,twogeneralists,andright.Threesergeants,seveneyesandears,fiveminions,fourwingmen,eightwanderers,twowarlocks,threealchemists,twolawcalculations,andsoon.ThisistheearliestinChinesemilitaryhistorytobefoundintheclearlystatedorganizationallawofthestaff,anditisamajorcreationof"SixSecretTeachings".
"SixSecretTeachings"alsosystematicallydiscussedtheautonomyofgenerals."Lijiang"clearlydescribesthespecificritualsofthemonarchswearingtothetemple,givingthegeneralswithaxe,andbeingorderedtomarch,andalsosolemnlydiscussesthegenerals'righttocommandthethreearmiesandactarbitrarily."Thecountrycannotrulefromtheoutside,andthearmycannotrulefromit.Twomindscannotbetheruler,anddoubtscannotrespondtotheenemy...Athinginthearmy,regardlessoftheruler'sorder,willbedeterminedbythegeneral.Ifyoufacetheenemyinadecisivebattle,thereisnotwomind.Therefore,thereisnoheavenabove,nolandbelow,invincibilityinthefront,andnokingintheback.Itisthewiseman'splan,thebravemantofight,thespiritisfierceandtheskyisfast,thesoldiersdonottaketheedge,andtheenemysurrenders..Conquertheoutside,themeritisintheinside.”Thecorehereis“thearmycan’tdefendfromit”and“whathappensinthearmy,ifyoudon’theartheemperor,youwillcomeout”.Themeaningis"willbeoutside,thekingisnotimmune."Thearmycannotbespecificallycommandedbythemonarchinthecentralorganization,butshouldbecompletelycommandedbythegeneralsbasedontheactualsituationonthebattlefield,soastowinthevictory.Ifageneralhasautonomy,hehastheinitiative.Forsoldiersandsoldiers,"SixSecretTeachings"alsoattachesgreatimportancetotheirselectionandtraining.
"ThePractitioner"said:"Therearebravepeopleinthearmywhogathertogethertoformasoldier,calledasoldieroftheblade;thosewhoarestrong,braveandviolent,gatherasasoldier,andthenameiscalledAmanwhohasfallenintotheChen(array);therearestrangelongswordsandthosewhoareinlinewiththemartialarts,gatheredintoapawn,calledthebraveandsharpmen;therearelonghooks,strongbeams,brokengoldendrums,andextinctbannersThosewhogatherasapawnarecalledthemenofbravery;therearethosewhoaremorethanhighandfar,lightandgoodatwalking,whogatherasapawn,andarecalledthesoldiersoftheinvaders;therearethosewholosepowerandwanttoseethemeritsagain,andgatherasapawn.,Thenameisthewarriorofdeath;thechildrenofthosewhohavedeadgeneralswanttoavengetheiravengers,taketheautumnpawn,thenameisthemanwhodarestodie;thosewhohaveson-in-lawwanttoconcealthefamous,gatherasapawn,thenameisEncouragementandbluntpeople;thosewhoarepoorandangryandwanttohavetheirwill,gatherasapawn,andthenameismortal;thosewhoarefreefromsin,whowanttoescapetheirshame,gatherasapawn,andarecalledgreatanduseful;Thosewhohavebothtalentsandskills,whocanbeartheweightandreachfar,gathertogetherasasoldier,andthenameiscalledthepersononstandby."Theemphasishereisontheapplicationandorganizationofthesoldiersaccordingtotheiraptitude.Thetalentsandpersonalitiesofthesoldiersvarygreatly.Ifthesepeopleareorganizedaccordingtocertainprinciples,theycangivefullplaytotheirpotentialandachievevictory.Regardingthemanagementofthearmy,the"SixSecretTeachings"putforwardtheprinciplesofequalemphasisonpunishmentandrewardand"killingthemostexpensiveandrewardingthesmall".
In"Jiangwei",thekingofWuaskedhowtheTaigongcouldbanordersandestablishtheprestigeofthegenerals.Order.Therefore,ifyoukillonepersonandthethreearmiesshakeoff,youwillkillit;ifyourewardonepersonandtenthousandpeoplespeak,youwillrewardit.Killingthebig,rewardingthelittle,killingandbeingavaluableministeristheultimatepunishment;rewardingthecowApersonwhoerectsahorseandwashesastableistorewardthemaster.Thepunishmentistheextreme,andtherewardistheprestige."Killingandrewardingareboththemeansbywhichthegeneralsbuildprestige.Thisisinthe"SunTzuArtofWar"Ithasbeenmentionedin"TheArtofWarbySunBin"andothermilitarybooks,butthe"SixSecretTeachings"istheearliestthatclearlyputforwardtheprincipleof"killingthebigandrewardingthesmall".Theso-called"killingthebigandrewardingthesmall"meanskillingthehigh-rankedtodeterothers,andrewardingthelow-rankedtoinspireothers.Thisisaneffectivemethod.Although"SixSecretTeachings"cannotkeepupwith"SunTzu'sArtofWar"and"SunBin'sArtofWar"onthewhole,italsohasitsownuniquevalue.
ThoughtsonGoverningtheCountry
Thebook"SixSecretTeachings"hasalwaysbeenknownas"largescale,andboththerootsandtheroots".Itscompletesystemandrichcontentarerareinancientmilitarybooks.Someforeignscholarscallit"likeamilitaryencyclopedia."Accordingtolegend,"SixSecretTeachings"waswrittenbyJiangTaigongoftheZhouDynasty.AftertheSongDynasty,manyscholarsconductedtextualresearchandbelievedthat"SixSecrets"wascommissionedbylatergenerationstobemadebyJiangTaigong.Intheearly1970s,bambooslips"SixTaoism"and"Taigong"wereunearthedinYinqueshanHanTombinLinyi,ShandongProvinceandHanTombinDingxianCounty,Hebei,respectively,whichprovedthat"SixTaoism"isindeedapre-Qinwork.SimaQiansaidinthe"HistoricalRecords"that"thewordsofthelatergenerationsandtheconspiracyoftheZhouaretheoriginalplanoftheemperor."Thelongestamongthesixclassicmilitarybooks.Itcomprehensivelydiscussesthegovernanceofthecountry,themilitary,andmilitarystrategyintheformofdialoguebetweenKingZhouWen,KingZhouWuandJiangTaigong.Ithasmanyoriginalideasinmanyaspectssuchasmilitarythinking,politicalthinking,andphilosophicalthinking.
ChenJinsongbelievesthatthebook"SixSecretTeachings"isreallyaninsightfulview.Comparingthe"SixSecretTeachings"and"TheArtofWar"ofthesamepre-Qinstrategists,wecanfindthatthestylesofthetwoarecompletelyopposite.Majorstrategicissuesinthemilitaryfield.If"SunTzu'sArtofWar"isaninsurmountabletheoreticalpeakinmilitarystrategy,then"SixSecretTeachings"isaninsurmountabletheoreticalpeakingrandstrategy.
"SixSecretTeachings"requiresthemonarchtobepure-heartedanddiligenttogovernthecountry.Asforwhetherthepeoplewanttodothis,itisnotnecessarilythecase.
"SixSecretTeachings"hasaveryprofoundthoughtofgoverningthecountry.Inasense,"SixSecretTeachings"isnotonlyabookonwar,butalsoapoliticalworkforthestabilityandstabilityofthecountry.
"SixSecretTeachings"describestheidealstateofstategovernance,"allpeoplearerichandhappywithoutthecolorofhungerandcold,andthemonarchislikethesunandthemoon,andthekingislikehisparents."Folklore;groupmusicbecomesstraight,peoplewearittoform;allnationsareunconnected,andeveryoneenjoyswhattheydo;peoplelovethem,andfateiscalledDading.","Theancientsagesgathertogetherforpeople,gathertogetherforthecountry,gathertogetherThecountryistheworld:dividethesagestothinkthattheworldistheworld,andthefateistheDaji."Toachievethisidealstateofrulingthecountry,the"SixSecretTeachings"proposesthat"noonecanseizeyourprestige,becauseitisclear,lettheflowbe.Letitbeethical,andtherebelliouswillneverdoitwithstrength."
Thebasicideaof"SixSecretTeachings"isthatsagemonarchsgovernthecountrythroughtheuseofsages,andputforwardasetofConfuciansages.Thestrategicthinkingofstategovernancethatiscomparabletothetheoryofforeignkings,thatis,“theheartinspireswisdom,wisdomtoinspirewealth,wealthtoinspirethepeople,thepeopletoinspirethevirtuous,thevirtuoustoinspire,andthekingoftheworld."Itisnecessarytoacquirewisdombycultivatingpersonaltemperament.,Toobtainwealththroughpersonalwisdom,toobtainthesupportandattachmentofpeoplethroughwealth,toobtaintalentsfromthepeoplewhosupportthemselves,andtoimprovethemselvesthroughtalents.Thisbecomesavirtuouscircle.Whenacertainopportunityisencountered,Actiontogaintheworld."SixSecretTeachings"emphasizestheruleofthecountrybyvirtueandwisdom.InthefiercelycompetitiveSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesperiod,itismorefeasiblethantheConfucianthoughtofgoverningthecountrybyvirtue.
Theprincipleof"SixTaoist"governingthecountry:"Doingnothingbutgoverning""WuTao·Wenqi"WhenthekingWenaskedtheTaigong"Whoisthesaint",heistoofair:"Worryandsound,everythingisHowtoworryaboutthesound,allthingsareelusive.Whatpoliticsdo,don’tknowhowtochange,wherethetimeis,don’tknowhowtochange.Thesaintskeepthisandeverythingischanged,howpooristhere,andthenitwillcomebackandforth.","HusbandworldIfyoudon’tknowyourself,youcanliveforever;ifyoudon’tknowyourself,youcanbeclear."Thesagefollowstheprincipleof"doingnothingbutgoverning",andtheworldisalsoimperceptiblyinfluencedbyit.Therulerofthe"SixSecretTeachings"should"donotuseslaveryasareasontoharmthepeoplewhentheycultivateandweave.Theycuttheirheartsandaspirations,andengageinnothing."Inactionisthebasicprincipletobeobservedbythemonarchy."WenQi"regardswhetherthemonarchcangraspandpromotethepoliticsofinactionasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages."Thesaintsshouldbequiet,thewiseshouldbecorrect,andthefoolcannotbecorrect,sotheyfightwithothers;Worry,people’ssorrowwillleadtoexile.Theupsanddownswillliveinunrest,andthelifewillbeendless,andthefateiscalled“greatloss”.”Itmeansthatthebestsaintsarethosewhousequietandinactionpoliticalthoughttoruletheworld,andthosewhowanttodosomething.Thosewhocanonlycauseturmoilintheworld.
Ingeneral,"SixSecretTeachings"hasawiderangeofcontent,withinsightfultheoreticalanalysisinallaspects,andadeepunderstandingofhumannature.Hebelievesthatpeople"goodvirtuesreturntoprofit"andusethisasgoverningthearmy.ThebasisoftheConfucianismisthatitisnecessarytostartwithbothvirtueandbenefit,andrequiretherulertorestrainhisownselfishdesires,lovethepeopleandnotdisturbthepeople.Inaddition,histhoughtsonemployingpeopleandliterarycriticismarerareinotherpre-Qinmilitarystrategists.AsforhisthoughtsonrulingtheenemyPaymoreattentiontosomedetailsofthewar.
"SixSecretTeachings"thinksverycomprehensively,coversawiderange,attachesgreatimportancetograndstrategy,andputsforwardauniqueliterarycriticismidea,usingliterarycriticismasanimportantauxiliarymeansofforcecompetition.
MilitaryView
"SixTaoist" includit "WenTao", "WuTao", "LongTao", "TigerTao", "LeopardTao" et "DogTao" sex articulos involvit, involvendo in multas rationes, ut conceptus belli, belli ratio, praelium, et cogitatio ex tremulis lyricis pensetur, involvendo in oriis in multis, ut conceptum belli, consilium belli, pugnae, et cogitationum ex tremulis lyricis inspicis.
Primum, commendareStrivingforPeople'sHeart
In"WenTao",theimportanceofattractingheartsofpeoplehasbeenemphasizedmanytimes,andspecificmethodsofattractingheartsofpeoplehavebeenproposed.Forexample,"Thosewhobenefitfromthesameworldwillgaintheworld,andthosewhoaregoodattheworldlosetheworld",aswellas"lovethepeople","benefitthepeople",and"cultivatingvirtue".AlthoughtheseideaswerecompletelyformedintheSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesera,theirideasTheorigincanbetracedbacktotheWesternZhouDynastyorevenearlierintheShangDynasty.Forexample,ShangTangandYiYinhadvaguelyrealizedtheinfluenceofthehumanheartonthewar.ComparingwiththevariouspoliciesandmeasurestakenbyLuShangduringthepreparationandimplementationoftheWarofExterminationofCommerce,itisnotdifficulttoseethattheideaofcapturingtheheartsofthepeoplein"SixSecretTeachings"isbasicallyconsistentwithLuShang'sthinking.Moreover,ZhouGong,whowasatthesametimeasLuShang,oncesaid:"Thepeoplewantwhatthepeoplewant,andtheskymustfollowit"(Thirty-oneYearsofZuoZhuan·XiangGong"quoted"ThaiOath"),andthemilitarytheorythatcameoutlaterThebooks"MilitaryHistory"and"MilitaryAdministration"alsohave"virtueinvincible"andsoon,whichcanbesaidtobeinthesamelinewithLuShang'sthinking.Itcanbeseenfromthisthatthroughsumminguphistoricalexperienceandcombiningtheneedsofthestruggleagainsttheenemy,asamemberoftheZhouJunzheng,LuShangmayhaverealizedtherelationshipbetweenpopularsupportandthevictoryanddefeatofthewar,sohehasadoptedtherequirementsthatsuittherequirementsofdifferentclasses.Aseriesofmeasurestogainbroadsocialsupportandsupport.However,duetothelimitationsofclassandtime,hisemphasisonwinningtheheartsofthepeopleismainlytostabilizethesocialorderofslavery,easethecontradictionbetweenthepeopleandslavesandslaveowners,inordertobetterachievetheestablishedpoliticalgoals.Forexample,thefirstchapterof"WenTao"bluntlyusedthemetaphoroffishingricetoattractpeople'shearts,thatis,"缗(fishingline-quotient'snote)smallerbium,smallfishfood;silkbaitfragrance,mediumfishfood.;Longbaitisabundant,bigfisheatit.Thehusbandfisheatsitsbait,anditistiedtoit","Ifyoutakethebait,thefishcankill;ifyoutakethelure,thepersoncanexhaust(tryyourbest—attractor'snote)"ItcanbeseenthatLuShang'sfightforpopularsupportisbasedontheprerequisiteofsafeguardingtherulinginterestsofslaveownersandnobles.
Secundo, advocatus impugnationem politicam et inimicitiam destruendi
Inthesecondchapterof"SixSecretTeachings","WuTao",thereisachapter"WenFa",theso-called"WenFa"meansThepoliticaloffensivementionedtodayistheoppositeof"armyattack."Thecontentof"WenFa"isdividedintotwelvesections,mainlydiscussinghowtousepoliticaloffensivestodisintegratetheenemy,achieveeffectsthatcannotbeachievedbyarmedcrusades,andcreatefavorableconditionsforarmedcrusades,suchas"becauseoftheirdelight,letthemgo.""Zhi","Knowingwhatheloves","Respectinghimbyname","Suppliedwithpleasure","Raisinghischaoticofficials","Acceptingtheinside,askingtheoutside",and"Bringingthetreasure"andsoon.AlthoughmostofthesecontentsarepopularthoughtsduringtheWarringStatesperiod,intermsoftheiroriginalthoughts,theyareconsistentwiththethoughtsreflectedinthevariousmeasurestakenbyLuShangfutoparalyzethekinganddivideanddisintegratethebusinessrulinggroup.Itcanbesaidthatthethoughtin"WenFa"istherecordandelucidationofLuShang'sthought.ItcanbeseenthatLuShanghasrealizedtherelationshipbetweenmilitaryandpolitics,thatis,inordertowinthewar,onemustnotrelyonmilitaryoffensiveblindly,butmustalsobegoodatcarryingoutpoliticaloffensives.Onlybycloselycombiningthetwocanthegoalofwarbeachievedsmoothly.Ofcourse,LuShang’sthoughtsinthisareaarestillverysuperficial,andhavenotyetbeensystematicallydeepened.Itcanonlybeconsideredthatsomeoftheideasin"WenFa"arealreadypossessedbyLuShang.
Tertio, belli civilis, belli, militaris
"SixSecretTeachings·WuTao·Faqi"said:"Totalvictorywithoutfighting,soldierswithoutinvasiveness","Greatwisdomisnotwise,Tacticalandunplanned"meansthatwaristowinbywisdom,toobtainthegreatestvictoryattheleastcost,andtowinbywisdom.Smartpeopleusewisdomintheinvisibletomakepeopleinvisible,andusestrategybeforefighting,sothatpeoplecannotperceivetheirintentions.Inthe"ThreeDoubts"chapter,itisproposedthatto"attackstrong,divorce,anddispersethecrowd",itisnecessaryto"becautiousandplanforit".Theenemy'sintentionsareactuallysecretlyusingstrategies.Inaddition,inthechapter"TheWayofWar",itissaid:"Thewaytousetroopsliesintheopportunity,andthemanifestationliesinthesituation."Theillusionofbluntnessontheinsidetoconfusetheenemy.TheabovestatementandLuShangdidnotimmediatelylaunchadecisiveoffensiveduetotherapiddevelopmentofhisownpowerinthebattleofdestroyingthecommerce.Fromthebeginningtotheend,hedidnotforgettousewisdomtoweakentheenemyandstrengthenhimself.WhentheShangDynastyfellapart,hedidnotmisstheopportunitytolaunchanoffensiveandotherpoliticsThemilitarymeasuresareroughlythesame.Thissufficestoshowthatthetheorythatemphasizesstrategytowinin"SixSecretTeachings"isactuallyderivedfromLuShang'smilitarythoughtandistheinheritanceanddevelopmentofLuShang'sstrategythought.
RelationshipwiththeSanlue
PeopleusuallyregardtheSixTaoistandtheSanlueasawhole.Infact,theyarenotwrittenbythesameauthor.Itiseasytoconfuseitifyoudon’tknowit.
ThereareseveraltheoriesaboutthewritingtimeofLiutao,buttheyaregenerallybelievedtobeintheSpringandAutumnPeriodandtheWarringStatesPeriod.Itisgenerallyacceptedthatthebook"SixTaoist"hasdistinctiveQiculturalcharacteristics,andthereignofKingQiWei(357-320BC)basicallycoincideswiththereignofKingZhouXian.Atthattime,JixiainLinzi,thecapitalofQiStateIntheacademy,alargenumberofscholarsgathered,manyofthemhadtheknowledgeandabilitytowritemilitarybooks.Therefore,theauthorbelievesthat"SixSecretTeachings"wasmadeintheQistateinthemiddleandlateWarringStatesperiod.
ThewritingtimeofSanlueisroughlytheendofQinandthebeginningofHan.Sincethemeaning,wording,andsyntaxof"Sanlue"arenotancient,andthestyleoftheessayswritteninthelateYinandearlyZhouDynastiesisquitedifferent,itcanbeseenthatitwaswrittenlater,butneverlaterthantheQinDynasty.Inthelastyearsofthedynasty,becausetherewasamentionofthebook"SanlueofHuangshiGong"inthe"BookoftheLaterHan",thesecanbesaidtobeevidenceofthefirststatement.TheunreliableevidenceforthethirdclaimisthattheedictofEmperorGuangwuintheearlyEasternHanDynastyquotedalargesectionof"HuangshiGongji",exceptforafewwordsthatareslightlydifferentfromthecurrentversionof"Sanlue",therestareidentical.
SothebookZhangLiangacceptedisprobablynot"SixSecretTeachings" vel "TaigongArtofWar", magis likelyitis "HuangshiGong'sThreeStrategies".
Differentiae
Historicaleditions
Althoughthetitleof"SixSecretTeachings"waswrittenbyLuWang,itwasactuallyregardedasabookinthemiddleandlateWarringStatesperiod,butitsreflectionisnotexcludedSomeofLuShang’smilitarythoughts.Thetrueauthorisnolongeravailable.Thesourceoftheeditionsof"SixSecretTeachings"ismorecomplicated,andthecontentsofeacheditionhavesimilaritiesanddifferences.Judgingfromtheexistingtexts,thereareroughlythefollowingfoursystems:
(1)Bambooslips,namelythe"SixTaoist"remnantsfromtheYinqueshanHantombinLinyi,Shandongandthe"Thisistheearliestsurvivingversion.Theformerhasbeensortedout,andthereisaprintedcopyoftheCulturalRelicsPublishingHouse.
(2) Themanuscripto the TangDynasty, which is the fragment of "SixTaoist" in the DunhuangTangmanuscript,coexisting in201lines(onelines-continet-halfaword), and 20 articles.
(3)The"GroupBookManagementEssentials"isasummarycompiledbyTangWeiweiforTangTaizong.ItonlycontainsthecontentsofWenTao,WuTao,LongTao,HuTao,andDogTao.Subheadingsarenotlisted.LeopardTaohasnotbeencollected.Theabovethreesystemshavepreservedsomechivalrousarticlesorchivalrousarticlesthatarenotseeninthepresenteditiontovaryingdegrees.
(4)The"SevenBooksofWujing",firstinscribedinthesecondyearofYuanfengintheNorthernSongDynasty(1079),andthepublicationsofXiaozongandGuangzongoftheSouthernSongDynastyarenowinexistence.ItisinthecollectionofJingjiatangLibraryinJapan.Theearliestpublication,aphotocopyofitinChina,isthe"ContinuedAncientYiSeries".SincetheMingandQingDynasties,manygeneralbooksandtheiressaysandwhitetextsbelongtotheversionofthissystem.
Thecontentsof"SixTaoist"werefirstrecordedin"HanZhi"as"Eighty-FiveChaptersofBing".Thecurrenteditionisthe"SixTaoist"editionof"WuJing"deletedintheSongDynasty.Thereare60articles.Thereare25differencesbetweenthetwo.ThetitlesandcontentsofthetwoChinesesimplifiedmanuscriptsandthefragmentsoftheTangmanuscriptsthatcanbeseentodayareboththesameasthepresentone,butalsodifferent.Differenttopics,suchas"ZaoQi"intheChineseBambooSlips,"TheSixthWayofGoverningtheCountry","RiteandRighteousnessastheCountry'sTenth" ,"TheTwentiethState-ownedEightBans",and"Liren"intheTangManuscript,"TrendShe","RitualandRighteousness","GreatLoss","DynamicResponse",etc.Thecontentofthesechaptersthataredifferentfromthepresentoneshouldbe15otherthanthe60ones,ortheywerelostintheprocessofspreading,ordeletedwhentheSongcourtissuedthe"WuJing".Thecurrent"SixSecretTeachings"hassixvolumesandsixtychapters.
Existingedition
TheincompletecopyofthebambooslipsfromYinqueshanHantombinLinyi,Shandong,1972.
In1973,thebambooslipsofthetomboftheHantombintheBajiaolang,DingxianCounty,HebeiProvince.
Reliquiae Dunhuangposthumae.
Summaryof "GroupBookManagementEsential".
"SikuQuanshu"edition.
"ContinuedGuyiSeries"Shadowsong"SevenBooksofWujing".
In1935, in "SeptemBooksofWujing" carvedbyZhonghuaXueyiSociety.
PhotocopyofLiuYin's"StraightExplanationoftheSevenBooksofWujing"fromtheDingFamily'sEightThousandVolumesCollection
HistoricalRecords
SummaryRecordsofFourDatabases
"SexSecretTeachings"·Sex Volumina (TongXingVersion)
Theold title is written by ZhouLuWang.Examination of "Zhuangzi· XuWuguiPian", qui dicitur Aurea Versio sex secreta doctrinae. Pardus et Canis.
(Case:ThiseditionusesWenwuDragonTigerLeopardDogasthesecond,whichisdifferentfromLuDeming'snote.Itisnotspecifiedwhichis,Iwouldliketoattachhere.)AtthebeginningoftheWarringStatesperiod,theoriginalnamewasoriginally.However,Ithoughtthat"TheSixSecretTeachingsoftheSupremeMaster"wasunknown."Hanshu·ArtandLiteratureHistory·MilitaryPhilosophy"isnotrecorded,butConfucianismhassixchapters"SixTaoist"inZhouhistory.BanGusaidfromhisownnote:BetweenHuiandXiang,orConfuciusWenYan.Then"SixSecretTeachings "isnotabook.YanShigu'scommentisbasedonthecurrent"SixSecretTeachings".Isn'titalsoimplicatedbyLuDeming?"ThreeKingdoms:AnnotationtotheFirstMaster'sBiography",wasoriginallycalledthe"SixTaoist"and"ShangJunshu",whichisbeneficialtopeople'swill."SuiZhi"firstcontainedfivevolumesof"TheTaigongSixSecretTeachings",withanotesaying,Liangsixvolumes,writtenbyJiangWang,thekingofZhouWen .TangandSongZhuzhiareallduetothis.Examininghistexttoday,itisprobablythemeaningofthewordsissimilar,notlikeanancientbook.Inthemiddle,suchasavoidingthemainhallisamatteraftertheWarringStatesperiod.Theword"General"firstappearedin"ZuoZhuan",andtherewasnosuchnameatthebeginningofZhouDynasty.(Case:WhenYuandShunwereinthe"HistoryoftheRoad",BoyiwasthelanguageofGeneralBaichong.Miscellaneousrelianceonit,butnotenoughevidence.)Thetraceofitsrelianceisblazingandverifiable.
InLongtao,thereareYinFuchapters:themasterandthegeneralshaveYinFuFanba,etc.,thetalismanfordefeatingtheenemyisonefootlong,thetalismanforbreakingthearmyisnineincheslong,andthetalismanfordefeatisthreeincheslong.Stop.TheauthorofthefalsecoverdidnotknowthemeaningoftheYinFu,andmistakenlythoughtthattheFuJieFu,andthenwhitewashedittosaythis,especiallycontemptible.AlmostnottheoldversionofHanDynasty.Therefore,"Zhou'sShebi"saidthathisbookwasrelatedtoWuQiandhiswordswerefishingandhunting.However,theaffixationwasbasedonmodernmilitaryandpoliticaltalks,anditwasimpossibletorefute.HuYinglin's"BiCong"alsosaidthathisliterarydynasty,YinShuandotherarticlesweredismissedbySun, Wu, et WeiLiao. Tamen, ChaoGongwu's "ReadingHistory" dixit quod YuanFengzhongused "Six Secretis Teachings", "SunTzu", "WuZi", "SimaFa", HuangshiGongSanlue", WeiLiaoZi" et "Libra. butitisjustlikeright.
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One."SixTaoist·WenTao·YingxuNo.2"
WenWangaskedTaigong, "Mundus est Xixi, onesurplusando inanitas, unacureandonechaos, sowhy? Regulus et Virtus non sunt equales sibi? Thetimes naturally?"
Thegrandpadixit: "Iftheruleris nota iuvenis, patria est implacabilis et populus inchaos; Tianshi."
WenWangsaid: "Cantheancientsageshear?"
TheTaigong said: "Formator Yaois est rex mundi, et sic dicti aevi praeteritorum."
WenWangsaid: "Howaboutitsgovernance?"
Taigong dixit: "Quando Imperator Yao et Rex Yaowere in mundo, aurum, argentum, margaritae et jade non decorantur, pulchra et speciosa, non vestita, aliena.
Therefore,itisharmfultothepeople'sachievements.Cuttheheartandmakeacommitmenttodonothing.Theloyalandhonestpeoplerespecttheirposition,andthosewhoarehonestandloversaregenerous.Peoplewhohavefilialpietyloveandrespect,andthosewhodotheirbesttocultivatemulberrywillcomfortandencouragethem.Theywillnotbegentle,showtheirdoors,befairandhonest,andbanevilandhypocrisybylaw.Thosewhohate,meritwillberewarded;thosewholove,sinmustbepunished.Keepingthewidowsandwidowsandlonelinessintheworld,vibratingthehomeofdisasterandperishing.Hisownperformanceisalsoverythin,andhistaxesanddutiesareveryfew.Therefore,thepeoplearerichandhappywithoutthecolorofhungerandcold.Thepeoplewearhismonarchlikethesunandthemoon,andkisshismonarchlikehisparents."
WenWangsaid: "Magna!Thevirtueofavirtuousmonarch."
Secundus."
ThekingofWenaskedtheTaigong: "Visto audire patriae maioris laboris, andif you want to take the Lord revere people, what canIdo?"
TheTaigong said: "It'sjusttolovethepeople."
WenWangsaid: "HowcanIlovethepeople?"
Don'tkill, don't take utilia, felix et don't amarum, felix and don' tbeangry."
WenWangsaid: "Daretoexplainwhy."
TheTaigongsaid:"PeoplearenotIfyoufailinyourduties,youwillgainbenefits,ifyoudonotlosetime,youwillsucceedinfarming.Ifyousavepunishment,youwillbeborn.Ifyouhaveasmallamountofmoney,youwillenjoyit.Ifthefarmerlosesthetime,hewillbedefeated,ifheisnotguilty,hewillbepunished.Thepeoplearelikethebelovedsonofaparent,likeabrother'sbelovedyoungerbrother,youwillbeworriedwhenyouseehimhungryandcold,youwillbesadwhenyouseehimlabor,rewardsandpunishmentsarelikeaddingtoone'sbody,andrewardingisliketakingpossessions.Thisisalsothewaytolovethepeople."
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