Historical Records 3: The Story of Sun Bin and Wuqi

The Art of War, as the world calls it, was written by Sun Wu, who was very strict in running the army. He Lv, the king of Wu, wanted to see his ability in running the army, so he asked him to train women. This is a very difficult challenge, but Sun Wu took it seriously, repeatedly stressed discipline, and the woman didn't listen, so she cut it off. He Lv knew that this was a cruel man, and he could do much with it. Sun Wu also created a golden sentence: you will be away, and your life will not be affected. With the participation of Sun Wu, Wu Guoxiong started in the south of the Yangtze River.

One hundred years later, his descendant Sun Bin was born. It is rumored that Sun Bin and Pang Juan studied under Guiguzi, Sun Bin was the best, and Pang Juan was jealous of it, cutting off his feet and carving words on his face. Sun Bin's turning point came from the envoy of Qi. He intended to achieve his fame, so he followed the ambassador to Qi and played for Tian Ji. The little event of horse racing in Tian Ji revealed his intelligence.

Sun Bin is low-key and modest, and has the virtue of adult beauty. Qi Weiwang intends to appoint him as a general, but he recommends Tian Ji to be his own strategist, which is a kind of gratitude. In the battle of Guiling, the state of Qi seized the benefits of the fisherman by besieging Wei to save Zhao. But this is only the beginning. He is still an avenger.

It's a pleasure to be loyal to the monarch and avenge yourself. Sun Bin made this kind of thing very ceremonial: Pang Juan underestimated his enemy, strayed into Maling Road, and Sun Bin ambushed the top of the Qi army, and thousands of arrows were fired. Before that, he wrote on a tree with a piece of cloth, "Pang Juan died under this tree", and in a word, he got revenge. Sun Bin's Art of War is different from Sun Zi's Art of War.

Wu Qi is a patriotic man. When he was young, he studied with Ceng Zi, but he was suspicious and cruel. When I was young, I dreamed of some achievements, but I didn't get what I wanted for many years, and my mentality gradually collapsed. Just at this time, someone in my hometown laughed at him, and his age was not proportional to his achievements. Wuqi angrily slandered his fellow villagers for more than 3 times. It can be seen that Wuqi was still an angry young man at this time, but his cruel nature has been revealed, and later Wuqi killed his wife with a basis.

After being laughed at by others, he was determined to do something, so he decided to study hard with Ceng Zi. Before he left, he bit his arm hard with his teeth, and his white teeth were bloody. He said to his mother, "From now on, I must pay homage to Hou Xiang. If I don't wake up, I will never come back." This is an inspirational story, but it contains a history of humiliation of a young man. Ceng Zi heard that Wuqi's mother died, but he was unmoved, so he broke with him, and Wuqi went to Lu, ready to make great achievements in his life.

Wu Qi has many faults, but he is good at leading troops to fight. First of all, he is very self-disciplined, eating and living with the soldiers. When a soldier has a sore, he sucks it with his mouth without saying anything. The soldier's mother cried when she saw it, not moved tears, because her husband had been treated like this by Wu Qi, and as a result, he swore allegiance to the death and died. History is always strikingly similar, and I'm afraid his son can't escape this fate. The means of leadership are indeed brilliant.

Wu Qi was hit too hard when he was young, so he attached great importance to fame. Later, he went to the State of Wei, and his ability was remarkable. Wei Wuhou made Tian Wen a relative. Wu Qi was unconvinced and prepared to discuss merits with him. But Tian Wen was a gentleman after all, and he answered a classic sentence: "The minister is suspicious of the country, but the people don't believe him." Under such a situation, who does it belong to? Wuqi admired Tian Wen's overall situation, so he stopped saying anything.

Later, Uncle Cuo set Wu Qi up, and Wu Qi continued to flee to Chu, the fourth country he arrived in. In Chu, Wuqi was also very powerful, helping the king of Chu to make Chu strong, but in the end, because of the death of the king, he was punished without a backer. Before he died, he made a lot of jokes.

Sima Qian made a comment after writing Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi: Some people can get things done, but they lack plans for themselves; Some people talk big, but they may not be able to follow their words. Sun Bin is a person who lacks planning for himself. He failed to predict early that he would be framed. Wu Qi was a man who seemed to have a personal plan, but he fled to four countries and eventually died in Chu.

Wu Qi once accompanied Wei Wuhou to go boating on the river. When Wu Hou saw the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers, he couldn't help saying, "Beautiful! The mountains and rivers are solid! This treasure of Wei is also. " Wu Qi replied: "It is not dangerous in Germany." This is a very insightful remark, which implies to Wei Wenhou that the head of a country should have virtue. However, Wuqi is mean and ungrateful, which also shows that Sima Qian's evaluation is right. A person can persuade others, but he can't accept his own heart.