If you have a very close relationship and say something very outside, you will be alienated, and if you have a very distant relationship, you will be distant, and if you say something very deeply, you will be distant.

Don't impose on others what others don't want to accept, and don't teach others what they don't know.

If others like something, you can learn to cater to their interests, and if others hate it, avoid it and don't talk about it, so you do it in a secret way and then harvest it openly.

So to get rid of something, you can indulge it, and the purpose of indulgence is to find an opportunity. Those who do not easily rejoice in the form can entrust him with great things.

He who knows the heart can be appointed, but he who does not know the heart, and those who have the foresight will not appoint him.

Therefore, he said: "The most important thing in politics is to control people, and they must not be controlled by others." "The one who controls man is the ruler who holds great power, and the one who is controlled by others is the ruled who obeys his orders.

Therefore, the way of a gentleman in the world belongs to yin, and the way of a villain in the world belongs to yang. It is easier for wise people to succeed, and it is more difficult for those who are not wise to succeed.

From this point of view, it is difficult to revive the state when it is destroyed, and it is difficult to settle the country in turmoil;

Wisdom is used where no one knows, and talent is used where no one can see. If it is feasible to use your talents, choose things to do, this is to do for yourself, and if it is not feasible, choose things to do, this is to do for others.

Therefore, the previous kings did things in secret. As the old saying goes: "The creation of heaven and earth lies in the unfathomable profundity, and the way of the sage lies in concealing the form, not simply emphasizing benevolence, righteousness, loyalty, and faithfulness, but taking the right and doing nothing."

If we can fully understand the true meaning of this truth, we can talk to people, and if we talk speculatively, we can develop long-term and immediate relationships.

Whether the book "Guiguzi" is directly related to the Guigu faction or not, there is no clear statement in the Qingyu Lingshu, but in the concept of yin and yang of the soldiers, the status of "Guiguzi" is also very high.

However, from the perspective of military science, "Guiguzi" is not famous, and even the Seven Books of Wujing are difficult to find relevant content that overlaps with the concept of "Guiguzi".

Because the core content of "Guiguzi" is in its two articles of "Conspiracy".

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Chapter 9:

Those who say it say it are also the ones who say it. Those who embellish the words are also false, and those who are false are also gains and losses. Those who respond are also good words, and those who are good words are also lightly discussed. Those who become righteous are also clear, and those who are clear are also verified. Those who are difficult to say will be discussed, and those who will be judged will be fished. Those who speak are loyal and honest, those who speak are knowledgeable and wise, those who speak calmly are decisive and courageous, those who speak are powerful and trustworthy, and those who speak quietly win in their work. Those who first want to accept their desires will be flattering; those who are known for their rhetoric are also broad; those who plan to choose and conspire will have the right to do so; those who do not doubt will be decided; and those who are suffocated by insufficient points will be opposed.

Therefore, a few levels are also, so close the affection also. The eyes and ears are also the Sasuke of the heart, so they are treacherous. Therefore, it is said that the participation should be adjusted and moved. Therefore, those who are complicated but not chaotic, soar but not confused, and change but not dangerous, should be reasonable. Therefore he who has no eyes shall not show five colors, and he who has no ears shall not be told five tones. Therefore those who cannot go before will have nothing to open, and those who cannot come will have nothing to receive. There are people who don't understand, so it's nothing. The ancients said, "The mouth can be eaten, but not spoken." "Those who speak are jealous; "All mouths are golden", and there are twists and turns in words.

People's feelings, words are wanted to be heard, and actions are wanted to be done. Therefore, the wise man does not use his shortcomings, but uses the strengths of fools, and does not use his clumsiness, but uses the works of fools, so he is not sleepy. Those who say that it is beneficial should be based on their strengths, and those who say that it is harmful should avoid their shortcomings. Therefore, the defense of the insects must be strong. The movement of the stinging insect will also be stung with poison. Therefore, the beast knows how to use its strengths, and the talker also knows how to use it.

Therefore, it is said that there are five words, illness, resentment, sorrow, anger, and joy. Therefore, it is said: The sick are depressed but not divine, the complaining are exhausted and have no owner, the worried are closed and not discharged, the angry are reckless and not cured, and the happy are dispersed without need. These five are used if they are fine, and they are used for profit. Therefore, with the wise man, according to the Bo, with the clumsy man, according to the debate, according to the argument, with the argument, according to the need, with the noble, according to the situation, with the rich man, according to the high, with the poor man, according to the benefit, with the lowly man, according to the humility, with the brave man, according to the dare, with the excedent, according to the sharp. This is also the case, and people often do the opposite. Therefore, if you speak to the wise, you will understand it by this, and if you speak with the unwise, you will teach it in this way, and it will be very difficult to do it. Therefore, there are many kinds of words, and things are changeable. Therefore, in the end, it is said that it does not lose its kind, and the story is not chaotic. It will not change all day long, and it will not lose its master, so wisdom is not vain. Listen to Guicong, Zhiguiming, and Ciguiqi.

The translation of Chapter 9 reads as follows:

To lobby is to persuade others, and to persuade others is to sponsor others. Decorative words are untrue lies, and untrue lies have both good and bad points. The so-called advance and retreat must have clever diplomatic eloquence, and the so-called clever diplomatic eloquence is a kind of frivolous rhetoric. Righteous speech must clarify the truth and falsehood, and the truth and falsehood must be clarified in order to conform to the fulfillment. The words of accusation are the words of opposition, and the words of opposition are the subtleties that induce the other party to hide. Rhetoric is to seek loyalty by flattery, to flatter with untruths, to seek wisdom by vain words that seem to be broad, to seek fame for courage with undoubted words, to use counsel to gain trust, and to use words of ornamentation to accuse others of one's own inadequacy in order to achieve victory. To exploit the desires of others in order to realize one's own intentions is flattery; to exaggerate with a lot of beautiful rhetoric is to boast, and to choose strategies and offer advice is to seize power; even if one gives up, there is no doubt that he is decisive, and if he is wrong, he blames others for betrayal.

The mouth is the place where words come out, and it is used to announce or close affection. The ears and eyes are aids to the mind, and they can perceive and detect treacherous evil. Therefore, "As long as the heart, eyes, and ears are in harmony, they will lead to a favorable path." Therefore, cumbersome speech cannot be disordered, the rhetoric is free and not confused, the form or content of the speech is changed without danger, the important thing is to grasp the main points and grasp the law. Therefore, people who are not sensitive to color cannot be given all kinds of colors, and people who are not sensitive to hearing cannot talk about music with them. Therefore, we can't go and lobby him because he is sluggish and not worth opening, and we can't go and lobby him because he is shallow and has no ability to accept it. Things are not accessible, so they cannot accomplish great things. The ancients had a saying, "The mouth is for eating, not for speaking." Because it is easy to make taboos when speaking, this is the so-called public mouth, which is to describe the tendency of speech to be biased and unrighteous.

It is normal for people to lobby in the hope that it will be adopted, and to do things in the hope of success. Therefore, a wise man does not use his own shortcomings but the strengths of fools, and he does not use his own stupidity but uses the ingenuity of fools, so that he will never encounter difficulties. When talking about the other person's strengths, play to the other person's strengths, and when talking about the other person's weaknesses, avoid the other person's shortcomings. So beetles protect themselves and make the most of the hard carapace. To act with a stinger bug, be sure to use its stinger. It can be seen that the beasts also know how to use their strengths, and the speaker knows how to use the lobbying skills that he should use.

Therefore, there are five kinds of speech, namely, sick words, complaining words, worried words, angry words, and happy words. Sick words refer to words that are exhausted but lack of spirit; complaining words are words that are sad and broken without assertiveness; worrying words are words that are closed and blocked and cannot be vented; angry words are words that are hasty and incoherent; and happy words are words that are loose and unable to grasp the essentials. The above five kinds of diplomatic rhetoric can only be used after refinement, and can only be implemented after convenience. Therefore, when speaking to the wise, we must rely on knowledge, when we speak to the clumsy, when we speak to the clumsy, when we speak to the simple, when we speak to the noble, we must rely on imposing, when we speak to the rich, we must rely on elegance, when we speak to the poor, we must rely on humility, when we speak to the lowly, we must rely on courage, and when we speak to those who have made mistakes, we must rely on sensitivity. All of these are ways of dealing with people, and yet many people do the opposite. So when you talk to the wise, you have to use these to illustrate, and when you talk to the unwise, you have to use these to teach, but in reality it is very difficult to do. So there are many ways to speak, and there are many variations of things. So even if you talk all day long, you won't lose your method, and things won't go out of sorts. He does not talk all day long, and does not change his purpose, so the value of wisdom lies in not disorder. You need to have good hearing, you have to be wise, and you have to be clever in your words, so that you can succeed everywhere.

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Chapter 10:

Whoever has a way to seek it will get its cause and seek its affection. Judging the situation, it is to establish three instruments. The three rituals are said to be upper, middle, and lower. Participate in the establishment of the Yan, to make the wonder. I don't know what it is, it starts from the ancients. Therefore, Zheng Renzhi took the jade and carried Sinan's car, so that he was not confused. The husband is the material, the amount of energy, and the person who is emotional, and the Si Nan of the same thing. Therefore, those who sympathize with each other are also those who are complicit, those who are alienated by the same desires are also those who are biased, those who are related to the same evil are also harmed, and those who are alienated from each other by the same evil are also those who are biased. Therefore, the mutual benefit is pro, and the mutual loss is sparse, and its several lines are also; Therefore the wall is broken in its gaps, and the wood is destroyed in its joints, and it is also divided into its parts. Therefore, it is necessary to make a living, to make a living, to discuss family planning, to talk about life, to say that life is advancing, advancing and retreating, and retiring from the system, so as to control things. Therefore, Pepsi is one, and Baidu is also counted.

A man of benevolence is light on goods, and cannot be tempted to make profits, but can make expenses; a warrior is light and difficult, and must not be afraid of danger, and can make a danger to the ground; a wise man is a wise man who is numerous, clear in reason, and cannot be deceived and insincere, and can show reason and make meritorious contributions; and is also a three-talented. Therefore, the foolish are easy to hide, the unscrupulous are easy to fear, and the greedy are easy to seduc. It is judged by the matter. Therefore, the strong accumulate in the weak, and the surplus accumulates in the insufficient, which is also the way of the way.

Therefore, those who are close to the outside and those who are sparse inside say that they are close to the outside, and those who are sparse outside say outside. Therefore, because it is suspicious, because it sees it, because it says it, because it wants it, because it is powerful, because it is evil, because it is reprimanded. Friction and fear, high and moving, micro and proven, in line with it, crowded and stuffed, chaotic and confused, is called a strategy. For the purpose of stratagem, the public is not as good as the private, the private is not as good as the knot, and the knot is better than the gap. It's not as strange as it is, and the strange flow is not stopped. Therefore whoever speaks of the master of a man will speak with him, and whoever speaks of a man and his subject will speak with him.

Inside his body, those who speak outside his words are sparse, and outside his body, those whose words are deep are dangerous. There is nothing that people do not want, but it is stronger than others, and there is nothing that people do not know, but teach others. People have good, learn and follow it; people have evil, avoid it, so ** and yang take it. Those who are gone indulge it, and those who indulge it multiply. Those who look good are not beautiful, and they are not evil, so they are very affectionate. Those who can know can be used, and those who are unknowable are not used by those who plot. Therefore, it is said that things are expensive and people, but not expensive and see people. Those who control people also hold power, and those who see others control their lives. Therefore, the way of the saint is yin, and the way of the fool is yang. It is easy for the wise, but it is difficult for the unwise. From this point of view, death cannot be saved, and danger cannot be safe, but inaction is noble and wise, and wisdom can be used for what everyone cannot know, but can be used for what many cannot see. If you see whether it is possible to see if it is possible, you can choose things to do it, so you can do it yourself; Therefore, the Tao of the ancestors of the kings is yin, and it is said: "The transformation of heaven and earth is high and deep, and the way of the saint is hidden and hidden." It is not only loyalty, faithfulness, benevolence, and righteousness, but also righteousness. "Whoever reaches this righteousness can speak. If you can get this, you can be far away from the valley.

The translation of the plot is roughly as follows:

There are certain rules for all kinds of strategic planning, and we must find out the cause of things and grasp the actual situation related to them. By understanding the facts, we can establish the "Three Instruments" standard. The so-called "three instruments" are "wisdom", "middle talent", and "foolishness", and the three complement each other to produce miracles, and miracles are nothing to hide, which is a law that has been followed since ancient times. So Zheng Guo's people excavated jade and loaded it with a cart with a compass installed to it so as not to lose their way. Measuring talents, abilities, and speculating on the truth are also guidelines for action. Therefore, those who are close to each other with the same ideas must be successful in all aspects, and those who have the same desires but are distant from each other must be successful in only one aspect. If you are hated at the same time and then you are intimate with each other, you must be harmed, and if you are hated at the same time and you are estranged from each other, only one party suffers. Therefore, if you can benefit each other, you will be close to each other, and if you can have disadvantages for each other, you will be estranged, which is a common occurrence, and this is also a way to judge similarities and differences and classify them. So it is only natural that the walls are broken because of cracks, and that trees are broken because the moths have destroyed the branches. Therefore, changes in things will give rise to incidents, and when there are incidents, there will be plans, and if there is a plan, there will be a plan, and planning will produce the basis for discussion, and discussion will produce doctrine, and doctrine will produce advance and retreat, and advance and retreat will establish rules and regulations, so they will be used to restrict things. It follows this that all things follow one principle, and all kinds of things follow one law.

A virtuous gentleman will naturally despise wealth, so he cannot tempt them with money, but can make them donate money; a brave and resolute strong man will naturally despise difficulties, so he cannot intimidate them with adversity, but let them guard dangerous places; a wise man who is proficient in mathematics understands things, so he cannot deceive them with lies, but should explain reason to them, and at the same time enable them to establish meritorious deeds; this is the so-called "three talents" of benevolence, bravery, and talent. Therefore the foolish are easily deceived, the bad ones are easily afraid, and the greedy are easily tempted. These should be skillfully tailored to different characteristics. Therefore, strength is formed by the accumulation of weakness, and excess is formed by the accumulation of deficiency, which is the embodiment of Taoism.

Therefore, those who are close on the surface but distant on the inside should start lobbying from the inside, and those who are close on the inside but distant on the surface should lobby from the outside. Therefore, it is necessary to change according to the doubts of the other party, to move according to the performance of the other party, to summarize according to the other party's words, to organize according to the trend of the other party, to weigh according to the defects of the other party, and to reject according to the worries of the other party. Threaten after speculating, instigate after elevating, correct after weakening, test Fu Rui after verifying, block after supporting, and confuse after rioting, this is called "stratagem". The use of stratagems is not as open as secret, and secrecy is not as good as being united and intimate. It is better to be taken by surprise than to follow common sense, and it is impossible to stop a strange plan. Therefore, those who lobby to the king must first talk about Qice, and in the same way, when lobbying to the people, they must first have a personal relationship.

If you have a very close relationship and say something very outside, you will be alienated, and if you have a very distant relationship, you will be distant, and if you say something very deeply, you will be distant. Don't impose on others what others don't want to accept, and don't teach others what they don't know. If others like something, you can learn to cater to their interests, and if others hate it, avoid it and don't talk about it, so you do it in a secret way and then harvest it openly. So to get rid of something, you can indulge it, and the purpose of indulgence is to find an opportunity. Those who do not easily rejoice in the form can entrust him with great things. He who knows the heart can be appointed, but he who does not know the heart, and those who have the foresight will not appoint him. Therefore, he said: "The most important thing in politics is to control people, and they must not be controlled by others." "The one who controls man is the ruler who holds great power, and the one who is controlled by others is the ruled who obeys his orders. Therefore, the way of a gentleman in the world belongs to yin, and the way of a villain in the world belongs to yang. It is easier for wise people to succeed, and it is more difficult for those who are not wise to succeed. From this point of view, it is difficult to revive the state when it is destroyed, and it is difficult to settle the country in turmoil; Wisdom is used where no one knows, and talent is used where no one can see. If it is feasible to use your talents, choose things to do, this is to do for yourself, and if it is not feasible, choose things to do, this is to do for others. Therefore, the previous kings did things in secret. As the old saying goes: "The creation of heaven and earth lies in the unfathomable profundity, and the way of the sage lies in concealing the form, not simply emphasizing benevolence, righteousness, loyalty, and faithfulness, but taking the right and doing nothing." If we can fully understand the true meaning of this truth, we can talk to people, and if we talk speculatively, we can develop long-term and immediate relationships.

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And one thing that is very interesting is that many of the thick black theories of later generations are related to the two contents of "Power Scheme".