The big bully the small, the police to seduce them. Just in the middle, the risk is smooth.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, Sun Wu, a Qi man, read a lot of books, roamed the world, studied the theory of the art of war in previous dynasties, and wrote a book called the "Art of War", which was appreciated by no one among the princes, and only King Wu was very inspired after reading it, so he immediately summoned him.
King Wu asked Sun Wu in person about the mysteries of the art of war, and Sun Wu talked about it with relish, but there was still the last trace of doubt in his mind, Sun Wu did not have any experience in actually leading troops to fight, and the art of war he discussed was completely derived from paper, and it was difficult to say whether it could be used in practice.
Therefore, King Wu tentatively asked, "I have already read the thirteen articles of sir, can they be used to try to train soldiers?" Sun Wu replied, "Yes." King Wu asked, "Can we use women instead of soldier training?" Sun Wu said without hesitation: "No problem." King Wu then agreed, and selected one hundred and eighty beautiful women in the harem and handed them to Sun Wu to practice the art of war.
Sun Wu then divided the one hundred and eighty beauties into two teams, and appointed two of King Wu's favorite concubines as captains, so that they would all hold long halberds. After the assembly, Sun Wu also ordered the execution equipment to be placed on the training ground, and warned these beautiful women: "Training is not a child's play!" Violations of military orders shall be punished in accordance with military law! Sun Wu asked, "Do you know the back of your heart and your left and right hands?" The beauties all shouted, "Know know, know." ”
Sun Wu also said: "Forward is to look ahead; to the left, to look at the left hand; to the right, to look at the right hand; to the back, to look at the back." The beauties all thought it was funny, and said, "Understand." After Sun Wu finished speaking the request, he repeatedly emphasized the discipline, so he beat the drum and ordered to the right, and the beauties all laughed and laughed together. Sun Wu then said: "Unclear requirements and unfamiliar beliefs are the responsibility of being a general. So he carefully repeated the order and the request, and then gave the order again, but the beauties still laughed. Sun Wu then said, "Since the requirements have been explained, but they do not do it according to the law, it is the crime of the captain and soldiers." According to military law, when beheaded. "He ordered the execution of the left and right captains."
King Wu watched from the stage and was horrified to see that General Sun Wu was going to kill his concubine, and immediately sent someone to intercede, saying, "The widow already knows that the general can use soldiers." I didn't have these two concubines, and I didn't have a taste of eating, hoping not to kill them. Sun Wu categorically refused, saying: "Since the subject has already accepted the order to become a general, and the general is outside, some of the monarch's orders can be rejected." "According to the law, he ordered the killing of two captains, and then appointed the person behind him as the captain."
This time, the beauties were frightened and scattered, and then beat the drum command, they squatted back and forth, left and right, knelt and stood up in line with the requirements of the standard, and no one dared to speak out again. So Sun Wu sent someone to report to King Wu: "The soldiers have been trained neatly, and the king can come down to watch, as long as the king wants to use them, even if he goes to the soup to fight the fire." ”
King Wu said unhappily, "The general will stop and go back to your quarters, I don't want to see it anymore." Sun Wu said unceremoniously, "It turns out that the Great King only likes to talk, not really likes the art of war, and does not want to train an excellent army." King Wu listened, immediately realized his mistake, immediately apologized to Sun Wu, and appointed him as a general to lead his own troops.
In fact, Sun Wu beheaded Ji, and the object of intimidation was not only beautiful women, but also the King of Wu, who used the art of war as a child's play. The action of chopping Ji was probably really frightening King Wu, broadening his horizons and seeing the solemn atmosphere of the art of war from then on. After that, he believed in Sun Wu's ability to govern the army, and worshiped Sun Wu as a general, which eventually pushed the State of Wu into the ranks of military powers.