Military strategists are a school of thought that emerged in that special period in China's history to attack cities and plunder land and consolidate frontier defense. Its founder is Sun Wu of Qi State.
Sun Wu was a famous strategist and politician in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was revered by later generations as a grandson and a soldier saint. He is a strategist and the originator of eastern military science.
In fact, Sun Tzu's appearance on the stage of Chinese history is very short, less than 10 years.
In 5 12 BC, under the recommendation of Wu Zixu, Sun Wu, a "farmer from Shan Ye", came out of the mountain to help He Lv, the king of Wu, conquer Zhong You and Shu successively. In the first 506 years, it broke the capital of Chu and made great contributions to the expansion of Wu.
In the first 503 years, Sun Wu saw that He Lv, the king of Wu, was increasingly bossy and decadent. He refused the advice of ministers, so he lived in seclusion for the second time. "Since then, history has never been remembered."
In a short period of 10, Sun Wu left a deep impression on the history books. Sima Qian wrote in Historical Records. "Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi": "The west broke the strong Chu, entered Ying, and the north and Jin were named, and Sun Ziqiang."
Sun Wu turned the use of soldiers into his own creation, and compiled thirteen articles of Sun Tzu's Art of War, which is known as the "Holy Book of the Art of War" and placed at the top of the Seven Books of Jason Wu. 20 1 365438+1October1was named as "the treasure of nine townships" by the national human history.
Sun Tzu's Art of War says: "The Lord should not arise out of anger, and he should not fight out of anger" and "The country cannot perish, and the dead cannot be resurrected. Therefore, a wise monarch should be cautious, and a good general should warn him to "defeat the enemy without fighting." "These all reflect the operational thought of" The Strategist "-"Cautious War ".
But Sun Tzu also said, "If we are United, we will move; if we are not, we will stop" and "If we are useless, we will not move; if we are not in danger, we will not fight". It can be seen that "cautious war" does not mean not to fight or to be afraid of war.
Two years after his grandson's death, another heavyweight was born in the Spring and Autumn Period. He is Mozi.
Mozi founded Mohism, which, together with Confucianism represented by Confucius and Taoism represented by Laozi, became the three major philosophical systems of the Han nationality.
Mohism was the most popular philosophical school at that time.
Han Feizi called "Mohism" and "Confucianism" "the study of talents in the world". Mencius also lamented that "the words of the world, if you don't return to Yang, you must return to Mo". It can be seen that the social status of Mohism is high.
Mohism advocates "universal love" and "non-attack", pursues "love without difference" and opposes conquest.
Mohism said that war is a matter of hurting people's lives and talents for losers; For the winner, it is meaningless to win only a few cities by relying on huge losses.
So, which is the highest state of war, the militarist's "cautious war" or the Mohist's "no attack"?
First of all, a strategist "cautiously fights" does not avoid fighting, but actively stops fighting. The so-called "go to the army to smash the product, then chop the enemy, then chop the soldiers, and then attack the city." I'm not afraid of fighting. If I can't fight, I'll have to settle for the second best.
Looking at Mohism's "non-attack", Mozi believes that all "non-attack" is based on "universal love", thus pursuing equal love for all people in the world.
Mozi divided war into just punishment, salvation and unjust attack. He is not a non-violent opponent of all wars.
Around 440 BC, Mozi's Saving the Song Dynasty reflected Mozi's thought of stopping the war-if you don't accept it, well, Mohist's three hundred fighters are waiting on the head of the Song City.
It can be seen that Mohism's "non-attack" is not against war, but against meaningless conquest.
Therefore, the "strategist" said "stop the war with war" and the "Mohist" said "stop the war with love". The essence of "cautious war" and "no attack" is to love peace.
Which is more important? Xiao Mo believes that as long as we can avoid the sufferings of all beings, let go of our ambitions for politicians and let the people live and work in peace and contentment, this is the ultimate state of governing the country.