what do the seven emotions in the Art of War mean? That is, "therefore, the school should learn from it and ask for its feelings, saying: Who is the master? Who will be able? What is heaven and earth? What is the law? Who is stronger? Who practices foot soldiers? Who is the reward and punishment? I know the outcome by this. " Its main meaning is: Therefore, it is necessary to predict the outcome of the war through the investigation and analysis of seven situations on both sides and comparison accordingly.
This passage has several meanings, so we should pay attention to the analysis.
first, the secret of forecasting, the first step is to compare, investigate and analyze the enemy and ourselves. Without extensive and accurate information collection, in-depth analysis and detailed comparison of information, it is difficult to make a correct judgment of knowing yourself and your enemy, let alone accurately predict the future situation. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Guo Jia, Cao Cao's counselor, was able to accurately predict that the weak Cao Cao would win and the powerful Yuan Shao would fail when the battle of Guandu was the fiercest. It is based on the investigation and analysis of the opposing sides and repeated comparisons.
second, the secret of prediction, the second step is to predict from which aspects and grasp which main contradictions. Sun Tzu told us to analyze and compare from seven aspects: which monarch is a wise monarch and can win the hearts of the people? Which side's generals are more capable? Which side has the right time and place? Which party's laws and regulations can be strictly enforced? Which side has more resources, better equipment and more troops? Which side's soldiers are better trained and more effective? Which side's rewards and punishments are more just and strict? Through these comparisons, I know the outcome. In 1936, an American journalist wrote a book called "Red Star Shines on China". In the book, the author Si Nuo predicted that China's * * * production party could dominate the future of China. What was his judgment? It is because the leaders of the * * * Party can win the hearts of the people, because of the selfless dedication of the generals of the * * * Party, because the * * * Party is good at using the right time and place in the war, and because of the internal work of the * * Party, it can be banned and rewards and punishments are clear. With officers and men serving the people wholeheartedly, they are well-trained in their spare time. * * * Although the material life of the production party is not as good as that of the Kuomintang, its spiritual life is rich and colorful, and people's hearts are United. So Si Nuo predicted that China's * * * production party would eventually win, and history finally proved Si Nuo's correctness, because his prediction method was correct and he mastered the secret of prediction.
third, the secret of prediction, the third step is to pay attention to the priority of these aspects. The comparison of these seven aspects is the most important. Mencius said: "The weather is not as good as the geographical position, and the geographical position is not as good as human harmony." Mencius also said: "Those who have gained the Tao will help more, but those who have lost the Tao will help less." Sun Tzu also put "who has the right way, who will have the ability", that is, the human factor in the first place. Only when the human factors are done well can the latter factors be managed smoothly.
This famous quote in Sun Tzu's Art of War is a concrete explanation of correctly knowing yourself and yourself, and it is the secret of correctly predicting antagonistic activities-the secret of ingenious calculation. Conversely, we can also regard it as seven aspects of accumulating victory.