The eight-character motto of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
Sir (Gui Guzi) also said: But if you don’t get bullied, you will do the same thing to others in the future and you will be bullied again. You must stop! I have eight characters, you should remember them: when you meet a sheep, you will be prosperous; when you meet a horse, you will be exhausted. ?"Chronicles of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty"
Pang Juan and Sun Bin studied the art of war with Guiguzi. Pang Juan studied hard for three years. He thought he was invincible, so he wanted to go down the mountain to show his ambition. One day, he heard that Wei Guo was in the army. Seeking talents, Pang Juan thought of bidding farewell to his teacher and defecting to Wei.
But Teacher Guiguzi hadn’t issued the graduation certificate yet, and Pang Juan couldn’t say he wanted to go down the mountain on his own, so he was worried. But when Guiguzi saw Pang Juan’s hesitant expression, he knew what he meant. I thought, so I no longer tried to persuade him to stay, but allowed him to come down the mountain.
Battle of Maling
But according to the custom, when the students came down the mountain, the teacher wanted to tell the students a fortune. As a result, Guiguzi gave Pang Juan eight words? When you meet a sheep, you will be honored, when you meet a horse, you will be prosperous. And?, so what exactly do these eight characters mean? You can know it based on Pang Juan's later experience.
Being prosperous when meeting a sheep means that Pang Juan will become prosperous if he goes down the mountain and meets a sheep. Coincidentally, when he asked to see the King of Wei, the chef happened to bring a steamed sheep to the King of Wei. Pang Juan became rich from this, and When Pang Juan meets a horse, he will die. Of course, this horse is not the horse he is riding on, but refers to the Maling Road where Pang Juan was shot to death by random arrows.
Seeing this, you may say, this Guiguzi is too amazing. Don’t rush to comment, let’s continue.
The military strategy of the Eastern Zhou Dynasties.
(Gui Guzi) said to the guest: This is the thirteenth chapter of "The Art of War" written by your ancestor Sun Wuzi? I have been acquainted with your ancestor, so I asked for his book and annotated it myself. The secrets of military conduct are all there. Among them, no one was given lightly. Now that I see that my son has a loyal heart, I will pay him special tribute. ?"Chronicles of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty"
After Pang Juan came down from the mountain, he was at the peak of his power in the Wei State. He sat on the throne of the general of the Wei State. He became so successful that he seemed to have forgotten that he and Sun Bin had made great achievements together. At this time, Sun Bin was studying "The Art of War" passed down to him by his teacher Guiguzi and annotated by Guiguzi himself.
Ancient war scenes
But it happened to be a coincidence. The Mohist disciples, who had always been enthusiastic about traveling around, met Sun Bin and told him about Pang Juanzhi's scenery, so in this person's After some matchmaking, Pang Juan sent an invitation to Sun Bin, but Sun Bin didn't expect that this invitation would be fatal.
Sun Bin thought Pang Juan was sincere, so he bid farewell to his teacher and went down the mountain to join Pang Juan. However, Pang Juan knew Sun Bin's talent and was very panicked. He also heard that Teacher Guiguzi had personally given him an annotated version of the book of war, so he framed him. Sun Bin's heart arose.
What happened next was actually that Sun Bin was framed by Pang Juan and was tortured. Later, Sun Bin fled to Qi and was appreciated by the King of Qi. Later, two wars occurred between Qi and Wei, and the Battle of Guiling In the battle of Zhanhe and Maling, Sun Bin shot Pang Juan to death under a tree.
Pang Juan and Sun Bin in official history.
Sun Binchang and Pang Juan both learned the art of war. Since Pang Juan was in Wei, he was the general of King Hui. He thought he was inferior to Sun Bin, so he summoned Sun Bin. When Bin came, Pang Juan was afraid that he would be wiser than himself and he was sick, so he would cut off his feet and tattoo them, so as not to see him if he wanted to hide them. ?"Historical Records? Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qi"
After reading the above story, do you think it is a bit interesting? In fact, it is just a fabrication by Mr. Feng Menglong in "Records of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty". First of all, the eight-character motto is nonsense The story is a fiction created by Mr. Feng Menglong based on Pang Juan’s life.
Secondly, the version of "The Art of War" personally annotated by Gui Guzi does not exist. However, Mr. Feng Menglong is very impressive for being able to come up with such a storyline. If we want to find an originator for today's novelists, it is Feng Menglong. None other than Mr.
Pang Juan and Sun Bin
So, what do Pang Juan and Sun Bin look like in official history? In fact, there are not that many storylines. As mentioned in the "Historical Records", Pang Juan and Sun Bin were brothers. However, Pang Juan was jealous of Sun Bin's talent and was afraid that Pang Juan would steal his position as general, so he wanted to murder him.
To put it bluntly, Pang Juan was too narrow-minded to tolerate Sun Bin, who was better than himself, so he sentenced Sun Bin to death so that he could not be a general for life. In this way, he would not be a threat to himself, but Pang Juan did not. I thought that King Qi was a man who used talents in an eclectic way.
The reason why Pang Juan wanted to frame Sun Bin was to get the military strategy passed down by Gui Guzi to Sun Bin? In fact, this is not the case. This storyline is just a fiction in "Records of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty".
Speaking of this, you may also say, "Records of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty" is not true history? Of course not, this is just a historical novel and cannot be treated as official history.
The image of Pang Juan and Sun Bin in film and television dramas
But then again, the story of Pang Juan and Sun Bin is a very exciting story during the Warring States Period, and various film and television adaptations in later generations There are many things in the drama. It is certainly wrong for Pang Juan to frame Sun Bin, but if you look at it from Pang Juan's perspective, under the background of the collapse of etiquette and the collapse of music, it seems reasonable for him to frame Sun Bin.
Pang Juan only took Sun Bin's legs, but Sun Bin took Pang Juan's life. How much helplessness was there in Pang Juan's cry before his death, which made Shuzi famous?