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 sentences in the three doubts of "Liutao":
1. Whoever attacks must first be cleared; then attack them strong, destroy them greatly, and eliminate the harm of the people
If we want to conquer a strong enemy, we must first block the eyes and ears of the enemy; our side has already launched an action, and the enemy's side is still in the dark, thinking that the wind and waves are calm, so this has seized the opportunity.
Then attack its strength, destroy its greatness, and eliminate the harm of the people: then it must conquer its powerful army, destroy its energy, and eradicate the scourge of the people; that is, capture the king first, defeat the main force, make it seriously injured, and the enemy will lie down.
2. Whoever gives to the people will not love the wealth, and the people, like cattle and horses, will feed them and love them
If you benefit the people, you will not love money: If you give grace to the people, you must not be stingy about money.
The people are like cattle and horses, counting and feeding, so as to love: the people are like cattle and horses, they must often feed them, they will follow and love you; the same is true in life, to get close to a person, it is necessary to often get together, give love words, send some small gifts, and the feelings can be long-lasting.
3. If a husband attacks strong, he will be strong, and if he is beneficial, he will be strong; if he is too strong, he will be broken, and if he is too strong, he will be strong; he will be strong when he attacks, and he will be separated from his relatives, and he will scatter the masses
To conquer a strong enemy, we must first protect it, make it strong, make it forgetful, relax its vigilance, and even speak wildly, and even be hated by everyone and spurned by thousands of people.
Too strong will be folded, too zhang will be lacking: too strong will encounter setbacks, too publicity will make mistakes.
Attacking the strong must be strong, leaving relatives to be close, and scattering the masses to the masses: to conquer the strong enemy by making the enemy stronger and stronger, to alienate its cronies by bribing the enemy's cronies, and to disintegrate its people by winning the hearts and minds of the enemy' people.
4. Set things up, play with them for profit, and fight for their hearts; they want to leave their relatives, because they love them, because they love them, and they give them, and show what they benefit; because they are neglected, they have no intentions
Set things up, play for profit, and fight for the heart: trick the enemy, bribe (lù) goods to play with the enemy, so that the enemy's desire to fight will be provoked, and the modern term is to try to provoke the inner volume.
To leave one's relatives, because of what he loves, because of what he loves, and what he loves, and what he gives, what he shows: a loyal subject who wants to alienate the trust of the enemy must rely on the traitor he likes and the little man who is favored by him, and give these people the benefits they want, and the benefits that these people covet.
Because of neglect, there is no will: they will go into rumors to alienate the enemy from their loyal subjects and prevent them from realizing their ambitions; the villains will certainly put personal interests first, and there will be no national interests in mind; as long as there are benefits, they will gain power, then the monarch will inevitably be confused, and the country will be in danger.
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".