greatest wisdom book

Chapter 108
Gaming requires skill, and cheating is okay
Therefore, soldiers are established by deceit, moved by profit, and transformed by division and combination.

In the minds of the world, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" is similar to "36 Strategies", and it is a model of deceitful theory, not only because it clearly puts forward that "soldiers use deception to establish themselves" and "soldiers never tire of deceit", but also because it emphasizes the strength of war. Tells about various strategies and strategies to win the war.Therefore, it left the impression of "fraud".

In the earliest ancient dictionary "Erya", the interpretation of "fraud" is "fraud, false", and the interpretation of "fraud" in "Shuowen Jiezi" is "fraud, fraud".It can be seen that there is no essential difference between the "fraud" mentioned by Sun Tzu and today's "fraud".Sun Tzu emphasizes the principles and loyalty of being a man, but when fighting, his attitude is very clear, that is to learn to use "deceit" and change tactics to respond to the enemy.In Sun Wu's view, any "fraud" that does not harm morality can be used.

There are countless wars won by fraud in history, and the battle of Wu Chuboju is one of them.

After King Helu of Wu came to the throne, he boldly used Wu Zixu, Sun Wu and other outstanding talents from outside to actively plan a great cause and wanted to capture Chu.At that time, due to the long-term war of Chu State, not only its national strength was declining, but its internal politics also became dark. However, on the whole, Chu State was still in an advantageous position compared with Wu State.Therefore, when Helu first proposed a strategic plan to attack Chu on a large scale, Sun Wu, the military adviser, declined on the grounds that "the people are not able to work, but wait for it".

He Lu did not wait passively, he first wiped out the two small countries of Xu and Zhongwu, clearing the way for the attack on Chu.Then he adopted Wu Zixu's plan of "tired and misleading Chu": Divide the Wu army into three branches, attack in turn, harass the Chu army, and persist for six years to achieve the goal of paralyzing the Chu state.In the past six years, Chu Jun was used to being "molested", and he relaxed his vigilance against Wu Jun's actions.

In the autumn of 506 BC, the state of Chu launched a siege to the state of Cai, so the state of Wu seized the opportunity, allied with the state of Cai, and aggressively attacked the state of Chu.The Battle of Baiju ended with the brilliant victory of the Wu army.The Wu army has created chaos for a long time, so that the opponent was not alert to actively fight at the beginning, and later attacked with a large army, which is a kind of "deceit".

There is Sima Yi, who is good at deception.Sima Yi is famous for his cunning. When Cao Shuang took away the power of him and his two sons, Sima Yi pretended to be sick at home, and deliberately let the people who came to inquire about the truth see his disheveled appearance, and asked the maid to tell the guests that he was deaf. up.Cao Shuang really thought he was old, but in the end Sima regained control of the power of Wei.

War needs strategies, and various schemes such as attacking, falsehood, and time, as Sun Wu said, and life also requires skills. Goals and ideals also require great efforts and sweat.It doesn't mean that there will be rewards if you pay. Sometimes what people need is just an opportunity or a possibility, which is only one step away.How to cross this step smoothly, deceitful skills can sometimes help a lot.

For all people, clever use of various available resources to achieve their own goals is not a problem, so long as it is not self-interested at the expense of others.

(End of this chapter)