Bin Sun
As the most famous strategist in the Warring States Period, did Sun Bin leave any works? According to the historical records, "Sun Bin became famous by this name, and his art of war was passed down from generation to generation", which shows that Sun Tzu's art of war was circulated in Sun Bin, but no name was mentioned. Han Art Literature and History contains eighty-nine articles and four volumes of Qi Sunzi. But before the Tang Dynasty, Qi's grandson was lost. Since the Sui Dynasty, people have never seen Sun Bin's The Art of War.
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Therefore, there has been a debate in academic circles. Since the Song Dynasty, some scholars began to doubt that Sun Bin's The Art of War did not exist, while others thought that the Art of War was written by Sun Bin, not by Sun Wu. There are even scholars who think that Sun Wu and Sun Bin are actually the same person, but the historical records are confused.
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Fortunately, however, the bamboo slips unearthed from an ancient tomb of the Western Han Dynasty in Shandong put an end to these doubts. 1972, archaeologists discovered an ancient tomb of the Western Han Dynasty in Linyi, Shandong. After excavation, 4,942 bamboo slips were found, including Sun Tzu's Art of War, Sun Bin's Art of War, Tamia Liu, Wei Liaozi, Yan Zi, Thirteen Laws of Abiding by the Law, Yuan Guangyuan and so on. It can be inferred from the unearthed contents that the owner of the tomb was a general or a military enthusiast, probably descended from the Qi people.
Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips Museum
Sun Tzu's Art of War (Wu Sun Tzu) and Sun Bin's Art of War (Qi Sun Tzu) were unearthed in the tomb of Zhangzishan at the same time, which proved that Sun Wu and Sun Bin were two people in two eras, and also proved that Sun Bin did have the art of war handed down from generation to generation. There are 30 articles in the book, which are divided into upper and lower parts. The first part is composed of Sun Bin's remarks, which mostly appear in the form of questions and answers, such as "Qi Weiwang asked his grandson, said", "Tian Ji asked his grandson", "grandson asked his disciples when he went out" and "grandson said". Whether the next work is Sun Bin is still controversial.
1985, bamboo slips of the Han Tomb in Yinque Mountain (I) were published, and Sun Bin's Art of War 16 articles were collected, which consisted of the original article and the next five methods. The topics are: catching Pang Juan, seeing Wang Wei, asking Wang Wei and asking Chen Ji.
From Sun Bin's The Art of War, it can be seen that the military strategists in the State of Qi are inextricably linked with Taoist thought. Sun Wu, Sima Yi and Sun Bin are all descendants of Chen Guotian. Chen Guo is also the birthplace of Taoism, and Laozi is a Chen Guoren. Tao is mentioned more than 50 times in Sun Tzu's Art of War. Sun Bin believes that a qualified soldier must be "enlightened". Sun Bin opposes the unjust war. He said: "The king of the militia will win the battle, the enemy will lose, the greedy soldiers will die, and the arrogant soldiers will die."
The Tao Te Ching said: "An ominous weapon of a soldier is not a weapon of a gentleman, so it must be used as a last resort. Indifference is the best, but victory is not beautiful. " He advocates that war will only be used as a last resort, so he opposes war and belligerence. The same is true of Sun Bin's Art of War. "Soldiers are not scholars. Previously, Wang Fudao also. If you are defeated, you will survive in national subjugation. If you are invincible, you will cut land and endanger the country. It is necessary to observe the soldiers. However, the husband is happy and the soldier is dead, and the winner is humiliated. "
Bamboo Slips of Sun Bin's Art of War
From the comparison between Sun Tzu's Art of War and Sun Tzu's Art of War, we can see that Sun Tzu's Art of War basically discusses tactics, that is, military theory, while Sun Tzu's Art of War emphasizes tactics, that is, the application of military theory in actual wars. Sun Wu participated in the war only to help Wu attack Chu, while Sun Bin participated in more wars, so the emphasis of the two was different.