Jiang Ziya was a politician, military strategist and strategist of the late Shang Dynasty and early Zhou Dynasty, who left the book "Liutao", and the famous Chinese military figures Sun Wu, Ghost Guzi, Huang Shigong and Zhuge Liang all studied and absorbed the essence of the Taigong Art of War.
His ancestors had served as "officials of the Four Mountains" and assisted Xia Yu in governing water and soil; "Shunyu" was sealed in LüDi, so it was also called Lü Shang.
When Jiang Ziya was born, his family was already in decline, and he always studied astronomical geography, military strategy, and the way to govern the country and security, hoping to one day show his talents for the country, but until the age of 70, he was still useless and idle at home.
Jiang Ziya once worked for Shang Yi; because Shang Lu had no way, he left; he lobbied the princes of various countries everywhere, but did not know that the king of Yu, and eventually went west to return to "Ji Chang"; after King Wu of Zhou ascended the throne, he was honored as "Shi Shang Father" and became the military commander of the Zhou State.
Now let's take a look at the classic sentence in the "Liutao" Soldier Road:
1. External chaos and internal rectification, showing hunger and fullness, inner essence and external bluntness; one in one, one gathering and one dispersing, conspiring against them, conspiring against them, plotting against them, raising their bases, and volting their sharpness; if the soldiers are silent, the enemy does not know what we are prepared; if they want their west, they attack their east
Chaos on the outside and rectification on the inside, showing hunger and being full, refined and blunt on the inside: to make the surface look chaotic, in fact, the inside is strict and orderly; the surface looks hungry, but in fact it is very full; the surface looks dull, and in fact has great wisdom.
One in one, one in one, one in one, one in one place, one might conceal one
If there is silence, the enemy does not know what we are prepared: if there is silence in the position, the enemy will not know the defensive deployment of our army.
If you want to go west, attack it to the east: It seems that you want to attack the enemy in the west, but in fact you are attacking the enemy in the east.
2. The art of victory, to spy on the enemy's opportunities and take advantage of them quickly; to strike at them again
The art of military victory, secretly inspecting the enemy's opportunities and taking advantage of them quickly: the method of winning with troops lies in carefully investigating the enemy's situation and quickly seizing the fighter by virtue of the favorable situation.
Repeat the attack on the unexpected: strike the enemy again unexpectedly; in order to fight a war, it is necessary to attack the enemy unexpectedly and unprepared in order to achieve results.
3. The use lies in the opportunity, the manifestation lies in the potential, and the success lies in the king; therefore, the Holy King's soldier is a murderous weapon, and it must be used as a last resort
The key to using troops lies in grasping the opportunity.
The key lies in this "potential", not necessarily to really fight, but the momentum must be pressed against the other party.
Sun Tzu: If you turn a cobblestone on the mountain of rèn, you will also be able to turn a boulder on a high mountain, but you don't know when it will fall.
Success lies in the king: success lies in the decision-making of the monarch, and how the decision is made affects the situation of the war.
Therefore, the Holy King's soldiers are weapons of murder and must be used as a last resort: wise leaders call war weapons, and use them only when they have to. Therefore, it is really meaningless not to quarrel with people without moving, to show your bravery, and to make sacrifices in vain; great wisdom is not wise, and great courage is the right way.
4. The present Shang king knows that he exists but does not know death, and he knows happiness but does not know the disaster (yāng); the husband who survives is not in existence, but in the fear of death; the happy one is not happy, but in the worry
Today's Shang king knows that he exists but does not know death, and he knows happiness but does not know that he is suffering: Now the Shang king only thinks that the country still exists, but does not know that it is on the verge of extinction; he only knows pleasure, but does not know the calamity; the happiness is bound to be sad.
The husband and the survivor do not exist, but worry about death: this existence does not mean that it can exist for a long time, and it must be considered that the country may perish. Only with the possibility of failure can we think deeply and leave a way back for ourselves.
The musician is not happy, but in the worry: this kind of joy does not mean true happiness, we must consider the future may suffer disasters.
After Jiang Ziya sealed the founding of the State of Qi, he spent a considerable amount of time as a taishi of the central government of the Zhou Dynasty in "Hào(Jing)", assisting his grandson "Zhou Cheng Wang Ji (jī) Recitation" and his grandson "Zhou Kang Wang Ji Zhao (zhāo)".
His eldest son, Jiang Ling (jí), the Duke of Qiding, did not rule the state of Qi at "Linzi (zī)", but remained in the position of bēn at "Ho Jing", commanding the palace garrison (shù) troops.
More than thirty years after the founding of the State of Qi, "Yingqiu" was basically guarded by The Third Son of Jiang Taigong, "Qiu Mugong".
In the sixth year of King Kang of Zhou, Jiang Ziya died (zú) in the Zhou capital "Ho Jing", aged 139, and succeeded to the throne by his son "Lü Ling".
"Duke Lü of Qiding" continued to assist King Kang of Zhou, becoming second only to the "First Auxiliary Summoning Gongyi (shì)", and took charge of the Zhou Dynasty's elite troops of the Three Thousand Tigers to defend "Fenghao".