Works: Guiguzi; Yin Fu's Seven Methods in Classics
Another book, The Warring States Policy, records the words and deeds of strategists.
This is a national history book.
It mainly describes the political opinions and strategies of strategists in the Warring States period, and shows the historical characteristics and social features of the Warring States period. This is an important book for studying the history of the Warring States. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang compiled thirty-three articles, the topics of which were also drawn up by Liu Xiang. Ceng Gong made up for the deficiency in the Song Dynasty. There was a high lure note in the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is incomplete today. Song Baobiao changed the order of the original book and made new notes. As a proofreading note, Wu Yuan's book has a supplementary note for the present, and a new note for the Warring States policy for the present. The emergence of strategists-
From the Warring States to the Qin and Han Dynasties, military strategists appeared, and most of them were strategists. They are the earliest and most special diplomatic politicians in China in 5,000 years. Their appearance was mainly due to the fact that the monarchy was not firmly unified at that time. On the basis of strong national strength, they needed to win without fighting, or gain the maximum benefit with less losses by combining force, repelling, threatening, conniving or assisting each other. Their ingenuity, thoughts, means and strategies were basically the best way to deal with the problems between countries at that time, which was a unique historical stage in world history. The wisdom they created under historical conditions could not be surpassed by any later dynasty. Most strategists are born in poverty, which is an extraordinary liberation, creation and exertion of human wisdom under the most difficult speculation. They can judge princes by their clothes, retreat millions of heroes with their three-inch golden tongue, and solve sudden dangers with their skills. Su Qinpei's six countries printed each other, and even the six countries forced Qin to abandon the throne; Zhang Yiyou is only rough, winning six hundred miles in one sentence; The Tang drama is witty and brave, denouncing the Qin Wang Cun Meng to taste the fief; Xiangru was not a military commander, but he was as upright as the king of Qin. He not only returned it to Zhao intact, but also did not humiliate Zhao. People from all walks of life are smart and benevolent. If their affairs are contemporary, it will certainly make the beneficiaries more than shallow ears.
A representative figure of a strategist-
His ancestor was Guiguzi, a Warring States native, and his birthplace was unknown, so he was named after hiding Guiguzi. He once taught four disciples, Su, Zhang, Sun and Pang, who were all important figures in the Warring States period. Later, there were many people who studied the vertical and horizontal techniques of Guigu, including more than ten famous people, such as Su Qin, Zhang Yi, Gan Mao, Sima Cuo, Le Yi, Fan Ju, Cai Ze, Zou Ji, Mao Sui, Li Shiqi and Kuai Tong. Everything is recorded in the Warring States Policy.
The main works of strategists-
Today, there are only thirteen guiguzi, thirty-three warring States policies (not written by his disciples, but mainly the words and deeds of strategists, and also the actual combat exercises of strategists), thirty-one perilla and ten Zhangzi. Guiguzi's "Classic Seven Chapters of Yin Fu" is the way to cultivate one's self-cultivation. Classic means basic procedures, and Yin Fu is a secret symbol, which is very mysterious. Only readers can understand it, but they can't tell the essence. The so-called carefree mentality is hard to say good to you. Guiguzi's theory is very detailed and subtle, so it's hard to say. More importantly, this book focuses on use. Learning without using it will do more harm than good over time. You must learn, use and appreciate. The book Warring States Policy is a collection of travel stories, and almost all the words and deeds of strategists are in this book. There are three characteristics: first, originality, second, it is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and third, the words are wonderful.
Strategist theory—
Mainly vertical and horizontal, or a combination of weak and strong, this is vertical; It is still a strong thing to attack the weak, which is horizontal. The former is mainly based on the company, which can understand unity and unite through diplomatic means, that is, conspire more for others and less for others; The latter is mainly based on breaking, so we can know how to use contradictions and interests to create cracks, more for seeking, less for seeking. This is a strategic thought, and it is the basis for convincing people to do great things. Lobbying without looking into this. The requirements of vertical and horizontal counselors are: knowing the overall situation, being good at trying to figure out, debating and changing opportunities, full of wisdom and courage, being good at strategy and making decisions.
Specific ideas—
First of all, we should have the clearest understanding of the reality, determine the target of Lian Heng, and then know the rhetoric and lobbying methods tailored by his vassals for people, either promoting or combining the two, or suppressing before promoting, or suppressing before promoting. As long as all methods suit the remedy to the case, everything will be fine. Secondly, in the process of lobbying, we should first observe its reaction, act according to circumstances and examine its relationship with ourselves. If it is the same, we will continue. Otherwise, it is necessary to mend after the sheep is dead, and then use flying tongs to lure or harm to find out the truth. This is one of the most important lobbying methods, and then we can use the skills of trying to figure out its similarities and differences to deeply examine its heart, and then use the skills of power to make the right decision quickly.
The influence of strategists' thoughts in the world-
After World War I, Bingler, a famous German scholar, highly praised China's strategists in his book The Decline of Thought, which he thought was a book of great practical significance. In 1970s, famous American diplomats were deeply influenced by the book The Decline of the West. Some people even call Kissinger the modern Su Qin and Yi Chang. Today's world situation is quite similar to that of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Although vertical and horizontal techniques cannot dominate the development of world history, they can also be used as a supplement to influence the world pattern. It's harmless to use, not a pity. Takeo Hashimoto, a Japanese scholar and entrepreneur, applied Guiguzi to commercial activities and wrote an application example of Guiguzi, which was named Sun Tzu's Art of War and Guiguzi. It can be seen that Guiguzi has not only attracted worldwide attention, but also entered a wider social field from the purely diplomatic field.