After the Battle of Maling, why did Sun Bin have no battlefield to conquer? Tian Ji lost power, and Sun Bin couldn't move an inch
Therefore, it is easy to talk about deception and avoid defeat, and it is good to fight and hide its danger. Those who do it cannot overcome their losses with their goodness, and they cannot overcome their losses with their benefits. In the end, Su Qin, Shang Ying, Sun Bin, Wu Qi, Li Si and their ** died, and their masters and the Qin State perished. "--Zeng Gong, "Preface to the Catalogue of Warring States Policy".
At the beginning of the Warring States period, Wei was the most powerful.
Wei Wenhou's martial arts laid the foundation for the hegemony of Wei, which lasted for more than a hundred years, but after all, it was a soldier.
Since the Wei State after Wei Wenhou was not as good as the next generation, if Wei Wuhou barely maintained the hegemony of Wei, then the Great Wei State during the reign of King Wei Hui would have completely failed.
Mencius-Gaozi I wrote about King Hui of Wei"Ask yourself": I (King Hui of Wei) was like this, the east was defeated by Qi, and the eldest son died; Seven hundred miles of Qin was lost in the west, and Chu was humiliated in the south.
In fact, the weakening of Wei was inseparable from two major battles with Qi - the Battle of Guiling and the Battle of Maling, which led to Wei"Hegemony"loss.
Speaking of these two wars, Sun Bin should also be mentioned, because he was the mastermind of these two wars, and it was precisely because of these two wars that he was"Fight to fame"。
But why didn't Sun Bin fight after the Battle of Maling? Tian Ji lost his strength, and Sun Bin no longer needed it.
Tian Ji's entry, Sun Bin's wisdom.
Pang Juan in the Wei State"Punishment"Sun Bin, that is"Broken"His career, because the rule at that time was that those who had been punished could not be generals, so Pang Juan let Sun Bin die alone.
But Pang Yuan didn't expect King Qi Wei to be one"Use it without restrictions"Therefore, Sun Bin should have mentioned Tian Ji before meeting King Qi Wei, because only by introducing Tian Ji could Sun Bin be favored by King Qi Wei.
Tian Ji didn't laugh at Sun Bin as one"Wasted", but treat him as a guest and bring him meals every day.
And this occasion is the horse race of Tian Ji and King Qi Wei, in this horse race, Tian Ji saw Sun Bin"Strategy", of course, because of this insignificant horse race, Tian Ji obeyed Sun Bin, and it can be said that because of Tian Ji's mind, Sun Bin's name can leave a name in history.
Sun Binmou, Tian Ji acted.
Tian Ji introduced Sun Bin to the King of Qi, and the King of Qi also"Interviews"Sun Bin, the result of the interview is:"The king of Qi asked him about his martial arts and thought he was a teacher"。This shows that Sun Bin only deeply conquered the king of Qi in terms of military theory.
Later, the Wei State attacked the Zhao State, the Zhao State was besieged by Handan, the Zhao State urgently asked the Qi State for help, the Qi King Palace considered it, and considered that it was necessary to save the Zhao State, the King of Qi wanted to appoint Sun Bin as a general, Sun Bin resigned because he was punished for not being a general, so the King of Qi took Tian Ji as a general and Sun Bin as a soldier ("Historical Records - Sun Tzu Wu Qi Lie Biography":"With Tian Ji as the general, Sun Tzu as the teacher, staying in the baggage, and sitting as a strategist. "("Historical Records - The Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qilie").
When Tian Ji suggested leading the army to take Handan, Sun Bin suggested attacking Wei Daliang, Tian Ji listened to Sun Bin's opinion, although he was skeptical, thinking that there was no need to tell me the results of the battle, but since then Tian Ji and Sun Bin have become inseparable"Generals"with"Military Division"！"I don't have to go into details.
More than ten years later, the Wei State attacked Korea and asked for help from the Korean Qi State. Tian Ji once again listened to Sun Bin's strategy and confronted the forces of Qi again, which not only paralyzed Wei but also made Tian Ji"Jealousy"Zou Ji, the prime minister of Qi State.
Tian Ji lost power, and Sun Bin died.
Zou Ji, that is, Xu Gong of Hechengbei in our textbook, when he saw Tian Ji's great achievements, he immediately played a trick, which made the King of Qi suspicious of Tian Ji, and as a result, Tian Ji wanted to return to China in the battle of Maling, and fled to Chu State for fear of death ("Zizhi Tongjian": Tian Ji could not stand on his own, and the post house ** attacked Linzi, and he wanted to be a marquis. (After the defeat, he fled to the state of Chu).
Tian Ji left the state of Chu, and Sun Bin has not been heard from since. In the movie "Wulin Gaiden" starring Sun Honglei, Sun Bin finally decided to jump off the cliff, but is this really the case in history? Of course not, this kind"Cliff jumping"The plot is just an artistic need for film and television dramas.
Sun Bin went**? According to the "Historical Records - The Biography of Sun Tzu Wu Qilie", he had to live in seclusion and devote himself to the study of martial arts: Sun Bin became famous all over the world because of this, and his martial arts were spread all over the world, and his martial arts were called"Sun Bin Art of War"。
In February 1972, the bamboo leaves of "Sun Bin's Art of War" were unearthed from the No. 1 Han Tomb of Yinque Mountain in Linyi, Shandong, which brought this long-lost work back to the light, which means that the existence of "Sun Bin Art of War" also confirms Sun Bin's ending"Dervishes"。You may think that "Sun Bin The Art of War" was written by Sun Bin a long time ago, but in fact, it is not, because there is a chapter called "Capturing Pang Yuan". You might think that "The Art of War" may have been written by Sun Bin a long time ago, but in fact it is not, because there is a chapter in it called"Capture Pang Yuan"。
After the Battle of Maling, why didn't Sun Bin fight? Tian Ji has lost power, Sun Bin doesn't need him anymore, Sun Bin's prestige can be said to be inextricably linked with Tian Ji, when Tian Ji can no longer be used, Sun Bin will naturally lose it"Dependent", it naturally makes sense not to fight.
Tian Ji is just a general with troops, there are many generals in the Qi State, you can say that Sun Bin can't be compared with other generals, but things are not that simple, because not all generals will obey Sun Bin like Tian Ji.
When a general cannot fight according to the plan of the master, the position of the master is not only strange, but also dangerous. Because of Pang Tong's previous scheming, Sun Bin couldn't easily trust others, especially after seeing how Zou Ji calculated Tian Ji and lost power, Sun Bin also saw the world"Compete for fame and fortune"。
After the Battle of Maling, Sun Bin went to **, did he really commit suicide by jumping off a cliff? Of course, this is just a fiction of film and television dramas, but in reality there should be a good ending, Sun Bin is famous through the ages, leaving the remains of the military book "Sun Bin Art of War", isn't this exactly what countless soldiers dream of?
What are your thoughts on this?