Interpretation of Zhuge Liang's Art of War. General Court

Will just be the ninth

——In order to have a strong and soft character

Zhuge Changqing

Cultivate one's moral integrity, unify one's family, govern the country, and level the world

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The majesty of the Eastern Dragon Emperor!

A good general cannot be broken by his hardness, and his softness cannot be rolled up. Therefore, the weak will prevail over the strong, and the soft will prevail over the hard. Pure soft and weak, which is bound to be cut; If it is pure and strong, it is bound to die; It is neither soft nor rigid, which is consistent with the Tao.

translation

A good general should have a strong and strong character, but not stubborn, gentle and soft, but not weak, which is usually said to be hard and soft. Simply being soft and weak will reduce your strength and even fail. Simply being strong and strong will lead to obstinacy and doom. Therefore, neither softness nor hardness, and the combination of hardness and softness is the most ideal personality characteristic and the best state.

analysis

This article discusses the cultivation of generals. The article puts forward a requirement of combining hardness and softness, and discusses it from both positive and negative aspects. It shows that "pure softness" and "pure hardness" are not good, and must combine hardness and softness.

Traditionally, military generals are strong men and big husbands, which seem to have nothing to do with "softness". Some people say "soft can overcome hard". These are all one-sided, only in one aspect. Zhuge Liang pointed out that, "A good general cannot be broken, and his softness cannot be rolled." It is very accurate to say that a general should be strong at the beginning; When you are soft, you can compromise. According to the needs, the rigidity is the rigidity, and the softness is the softness. Zhuge Liang's conclusion is: "Not soft but not rigid, consistent with the Tao." It is really insightful, and is in line with the dialectics of insight.

Of course, it is not easy to really achieve the combination of hardness and softness and moderate hardness and softness. We should be good at judging the situation and responding appropriately. However, a good general, or even an ordinary person, must learn to combine hardness and softness in order to be invincible in life.

Extension example

Zhang Lianggang and soft

Zhang Liang has planned many important strategies for Liu Bang, which are related to the success or failure of the great cause. Among them, there are many examples of the combination of the weak and the strong. For example, when the main force of the Qin army met with Xiang Yu, Liu Bang decided to enter the Wu Pass from Nanyang to attack Qin. Zhang Liang opposed the hard fight and urged Liu Bang to surrender the Qin general Jia Zhu with heavy treasure. When Jia Jia agreed to surrender, Zhang Liang took advantage of the enemy's slack to break it at one stroke, fearing that his soldiers would not comply. As a result, he went straight to Xianyang and captured Prince Qin's baby. Later, Chu and Han fought, and the Han was weak and the Chu was strong. Zhang Liang advised Liu Bang to give in everywhere and use flexibility to overcome hardness. Not only did he avoid the danger of life at the Hongmen banquet, but also he gained the land of Hanzhong and Bashu. Then, he burned the plank road again, which made Xiang Yu fall for it repeatedly. Liu Bang turned weak to strong, and finally won the world with cloth clothes. Zhang Liang's brilliant strategy is said to come from the three strategies taught by Huangshi Public. The third strategy is not just about using the weak to control the strong, but emphasizes that both the strong and the weak should be appropriate, so as to "set the soft, give the hard, use the weak, and add the strong."

 解读《诸葛亮兵法.将苑》 将刚第九

将刚第九

——为将应有刚柔兼备的性格

诸葛长青

修身、齐家、治国、平天下

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 东方巨龙 帝王威风！

  善将者，其刚不可折，其柔不可卷，故以弱制强，以柔制刚。纯柔纯弱，其势必削；纯刚纯强，其势必亡；不柔不刚，合道之常。

译文

　　好的将帅应该具备的性格是刚强、刚烈，但不固执己见，温和、柔和但不软弱无力，即通常听说的刚柔相济。单纯一味的柔和、软弱，就会使自己的力量被削减，以至失败，单纯一味的刚烈、刚强又会导致刚愎自用也注定要灭亡。所以，不柔不刚，刚柔并济才是最理想的性格特点，才是最佳的状态。

　　解析

　　本篇文章论述了将领的修养。文章提了一个刚柔相济的要求，从正反两方面进行了论述，说明“纯柔”和“纯刚”都不行，必须刚柔相济。
　　传统观念上，武将都是刚强的男子汉，大丈夫，似乎和“柔”不沾边。有的人讲“柔能克刚”。这些都是片面的，只说了一个方面。诸葛亮指出：“善将者，其刚不可折，其柔不可卷。”说得非常准确，一员将领，该刚时要坚强无比；该柔时，可以委曲求全。要依据需要，该刚则刚，该柔则柔，应付自如。诸葛亮的结论是：“不柔不刚，合道之常。”确实很有见地，是符合辩证法的真知灼见。
　　当然，要真正做到刚柔相济，刚柔适度，是很不容易的，要善于审时度势，恰当应对。但是，一员良将，甚至一个普通人，为人处世，要立于不败之地，又必须学会刚柔相济，刚柔适度。

　　拓例

　　张良刚柔并用
　　张良给刘邦筹划过许多关系大业成败的重要谋略，其中以弱制强、刚柔并用之例颇多。如：当秦军主力与项羽会战时，刘邦决定由南阳入武关攻秦，张良反对硬拼，劝刘邦以重宝招降秦将贾竖。而当贾竖同意投降时，张良又恐士卒不从，乘敌懈怠之机，一举破之。结果直下咸阳，擒秦王子婴。后来楚汉相争，汉弱楚强，张良劝刘邦处处退让，以柔制刚，不但避开了鸿门之宴的生命危险，而且取得了汉中、巴蜀之地。接着，又火烧栈道，使项羽屡屡上当。刘邦转弱为强，终于以布衣取天下。张良的高明谋略，据说来自黄石公所授的三略。三略并不是一味只讲以弱制强，而强调刚柔强弱都要得当，作到“柔有所设，刚有所施，弱有所用，强有所加。兼此四者，而制其宜。”

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