The Wisdom of a Soldier's Book, Liutao (9)

The king should honor the virtuous, restrain the untalented, appoint loyal and reliable men, and guard against treacherous and hypocritical villains.

"Liutao" is a famous ancient Chinese military book, meaning six secret tactical strategies, the content of the content of Jiang Taigong and Zhou Wenwang, Zhou Wuwang Q&A, has a great influence on the study of later generations of soldiers, the Song Dynasty listed it as one of the "Seven Books of Wujing".

Shangxian Ninth

King Wen asked Taigong, "As a king, what kind of people should you respect, what kind of people should you suppress, what kind of people should you appoint, and what kind of people should you prevent?" What kind of behavior is strictly prohibited, and what kind of customs are prohibited? ”

The Prince replied, "As a king, we should honor the talented, suppress the untalented, appoint loyal and reliable people, and prevent treacherous and hypocritical villains." Riots are strictly prohibited, and the custom of extravagance and waste is stopped. That is to say, the king should be wary of the six thieves and the seven evils. ”

King Wen said, "Tell me about it." ”

Taigong said, "The so-called six thieves are:

First, some of the courtiers will build a large number of civil works and build palaces for you to play with, which will ruin the king's character; second, some of the people who do not cultivate seriously, who are willful, who are good rangers, who violate the law of orders, and who do not obey the management of officials, which will corrupt the king's indoctrination; third, there are those among the courtiers who form parties for personal gain, who exclude the wise and talented, and who deceive the king, which will damage the king's prestige; fourth, there are those who are proud and arrogant, who flaunt their own discipline, who are arrogant, who are arrogant, who are outside, who are extensive with princes, and who do not respect the king. This will damage the majesty of the king; fifth, those who despise the title, despise the superiors, and disdain the risks of the king will attack the willingness of the heroes to make positive contributions; sixth, the clans are strong but compete with each other, bullying the poor and weak, which will damage the livelihood of the people.

And the so-called seven evils are:

First, there is no wisdom and scheming, only in order to obtain rewards and titles, but to be brave and strong, to go to war rashly, in order to get lucky and successful, do not let such a person serve as a general; second, only a false name and no real talent, speak inconsistently, do not say that people are good, only promote people's evil, go everywhere to take advantage of the camp, and do not conspire with such people; third, dress simple and rude, claim to do nothing, in fact, sell fame and reputation, this is a hypocritical person, do not get close to this kind of person; fourth, dress strangely or gorgeously, talk empty and eloquent, live in a simple place, but like to slander the times This is a treacherous person, and this kind of person must not be reused; fifth, he who slaps the horse's ass and uses all kinds of means to seek an official position; those who are reckless and reckless and do not cherish life, but only seek to please the king, regardless of the overall situation, or talk about the overall situation, must not be appointed; sixth, those who engage in carving and engraving, and whose skills are extravagant and therefore hinder agricultural production must be forbidden; seventh, those who use deceptive methods, magic tricks or spells to confuse the good people must be stopped.

"Therefore, if the people do not work hard to cultivate, they are not good people, if the readers are not faithful, they are not good readers; if the courtiers are not outspoken and advising, they are not good courtiers; if the officials are not just, honest, and love the people, they are not good officials; if the prime minister cannot assist in making the country rich and strong, coordinating and handling various problems, ensuring that the king's position is stable, strictly rewarding and punishing, and making the people live and work in peace and contentment, he is not a good prime minister." The king is like a dragon head, far-sighted, insightful, meticulous observation of problems, careful listening to opinions, solemn on the outside, but implicit in the heart. It feels as high and endless as the sky, as deep as the abyss and immeasurable. Therefore, when the king is angry but not angry, the villain will stir up trouble; when he kills but does not kill, the world will be in chaos; when the army fights but does not crusade, the enemy country will become stronger. ”

King Wen said, "That's really right! ”

【Original】

King Wen asked Taigong, "Where is the king up and down, where is he going, where is he going, and why is he forbidden?" ”

Tai Gong said: "The king is the best of the best, the lower is not good, take the integrity, go to the fake, forbid the riots, and stop the luxury." Therefore, the king has six thieves and seven evils. ”

King Wen said, "I would like to hear it." ”

Tai Gong Yue: "The six thieves of the husband: one is that the subject has the great palace chi xie, the one who travels to the pleasure, and the virtue of the wounded king; the second is that the people have the nongsang, the renqi ranger, the offender who violates the prohibition of the calendar, the person who does not follow the official religion, and the person who hurts the king; the third day, the subject has the party of friends, the wise and the wise, the obstruction of the lord, and the power of the king; the fourth day, the soldier has the anti-zhi high festival, thinking that the momentum, the diplomatic princes, the one who does not value his master, the one who hurts the king's power; the fifth day, the subject has a light knighthood, the lowly one, the shame of the offender, the labor of the wounded hero; the sixth day, the robbery of the strong emperor, the insult of the poor and weak, and the cause of the wounded man." The Seven Evil Ones: One, there is no wisdom and strategy, but for the sake of rewarding the lord, the strong and brave fight lightly, and the luck is outside, and the king is cautious not to make a general; the second is that there is no truth in name, going in and out of different words, covering up the good and promoting evil, advancing and retreating into coincidence, and the king is cautious not to conspire with him; the third is that he is humble and bows, evil in his clothes, and does not do anything to seek fame, and he does not want to seek profit. This hypocrite is also a king who is careful not to approach; the four days, the strange crown belt, the greatness of its clothes, the knowledge of arguments, the false arguments, the beauty of beauty, the poor living in a quiet place, and the slander of the times. This adulterer is also a man, and the king is careful not to be favored; the fifth day, the slanderous and gouge, in order to seek an official, the courage to die lightly, the greedy rank, not to seek great things, to move for profit, to talk about false arguments to the lord, the king is careful not to make it; the sixth day, for the carving of the carving, the skill, and the wounding of the peasants, the king will forbid it; the seventh day, the false party tricks, the witches and the left way, the ominous words, the illusion of good people, the king will stop. The old people do not do their best, not our people; the soldiers are not honest, not our soldiers; the ministers are not loyal, not our subjects; the officials are not pure and love people, not my officials; they cannot enrich the country and strengthen the army, and reconcile yin and yang. The Lord of an Wan multiplication, the righteous subject, the name is true, the reward and punishment are clear, and the people are happy, not my own. The way of the king is like the head of a dragon, looking high and looking from afar, looking deeply and listening, showing its form, hiding its feelings, if the height of the heavens is not extreme, if the depth of the abyss is unfathomable. Therefore it is possible to be angry but not angry, and a traitor is to do it; it is to kill but not to kill, and a great thief is to be sent; the army is not good, and the enemy country is strong. ”

King Wen said, "Zenza! ”