Pang Juan was from the Wei state, and Sun Bin (Sun Bin's original name has been lost, because he was tortured, so he was called Sun Bin in the world) was from the Qi state. It is said that the two of them once became students of Guiguzi together.

Gui Guzi is a native of Wei State, a reclusive master who lives in Guigu Valley of Qingxi River and calls himself Mr. Guigu. He is not like Confucius who worries about the chaos of the world all day long, nor is he like ordinary people who worry about every meal.

Drinking makes him anxious. It is said that some people once saw him going to Yunmeng Mountain to practice Taoism and collect medicine. They said that he had reached the state of inedia (that is, he can live forever without eating). Some people even said that he had broken the cycle of reincarnation and could become invisible in the clouds.

They can also spread the beans and make soldiers. These are of course untrue rumors from those who are exaggerating about good things, but at least two points can be seen from them: first, he has unpredictable abilities; second, he usually lives in seclusion. This is exactly the case,

He creates a mysterious impression on people and attracts many speculations and legends.

In addition, Su Qin and Zhang Yi are also Guiguzi's students. Generally speaking, students' thoughts are deeply influenced by their teachers, so looking back at the teachers from students, we can draw the conclusion that Guiguzi's knowledge should generally be in the two interlinked fields of vertical and horizontal skills and the art of war.

field.

Back to the subject, let’s talk about Sun Bin and Pang Juan. Sun and Pang studied the art of war together. They ate and studied together every day. They often talked about their learning experience and future dreams, and their relationship grew stronger. Soon, Pang Juan received news that King Wei

He was looking for talents everywhere, so he decided to go to the Kingdom of Wei to see if he could be appreciated by the King of Wei and show off his talents. When leaving, Pang Juan said to Sun Bin: "If I gain power in the Kingdom of Wei, I will definitely ask the King of Wei and invite my juniors."

Come down the mountain and show your ambition." Sun Bin was moved by Pang Juan's friendship and said goodbye to him with tears.

A few years later, Pang Juan relied on what he had learned to establish a firm foothold in the Wei state, and became a general, commanding the most powerful Wei soldiers at the time. Pang Juan had always regarded Wu Qi as his role model, hoping to establish Wu Qi's military exploits. He

He was indeed a talented general. Under his leadership, the soldiers of Wei defeated the small countries around Wei and were unable to fight back. Not long after, Song, Wei, Lu, and Zheng came to Wei one after another to pay tribute.

In fact, Pang Juan was slightly inferior to Wu Qi. Wu Qi was not only a war god, but also a political reformer. As the saying goes, "Wen can bring peace to the world with his pen, and military force can mount a horse to determine the world." Every time Wu Qi raised his troops, he did not focus on

One pond, one place, or a momentary victory or defeat, he took the development of Wei as the overall situation and calmly formulated the strategy of attack and retreat, so he was able to achieve Wei's hegemony in the end.

However, when Pang Juan was appointed general, the king of Wei was King Hui of Wei, who was often mentioned in "Mencius" as King Hui of Liang (During the Warring States Period, the capital of Wei was Daliang, so Wei was usually called Liang). At that time, Wei

The country is at a very strange turning point. On the one hand, after Wenhou's reforms and the accumulation and growth of Wuhou's generation, Wei's national power has reached its peak; but on the other hand, Wenhou's aggressive spirit

The sons and ambitions have long been exhausted, so there is also a gap in the supply of talents. This is not to say that the Wei State has no talents, but that the talents are improperly used. For example, Shang Yang is the best example: King Hui of Wei not only failed to reuse Shang Yang,

Instead, he was given to the feudal state of Qin in vain, which laid hidden dangers for Qin to destroy Wei and unify the world in the future.

Pang Juan did not have the foresight of Wu Qi, so his intentions when sending troops to fight were naturally different. Wu Qi's acquisition of the land of Xihe was of strategic significance for Wei to resist Qin, but Pang Juan sent troops only to achieve personal fame. This is what Cao Cao hates.

Admiring false fame leads to real disaster."

The joy of victory can easily make people's heads spin, so Pang Juan, who has won several battles, has soared in Wei's reputation. From the monarch to the people, everyone sees him as the hope for the future of Wei. Pang Juan himself is also optimistic about it.

He was very satisfied. At this time, he remembered his junior brother Sun Bin who was still studying with his master in the mountains, so he recommended it to the King of Wei and sent someone to tell Sun Bin the news, asking him to come to Wei to join him.

Sun Bin hesitated after receiving the news. He had lived in the mountains for a long time, facing the sun rising and setting in the mountains all day long, listening to the singing of the streams and the chirping of insects, and counting the withered flowers and plants. Of course he wanted to go down the mountain and take a look outside.

What has the world become like? But unlike Pang Juan, he is not so keen on worldly fame, and he feels that he has not fully learned the knowledge and skills of his master Gui Guzi, so he is a little reluctant to leave suddenly.

After some thinking, Sun Bin decided to leave the mountain. With a passion for a new life, Sun Bin came to Wei State where his senior brother Pang Juan lived. The two senior brothers, who had not seen each other for several years, seemed very excited and inevitably talked about each other's lives in the past few years.

, not to mention secretly testing each other's academic progress. Both sides answered questions, and Pang Juan was surprised to find that Junior Brother Sun's academic achievements actually left him far behind - could this really be a "carnivore"?

"Despicable", have you been corrupted and imprisoned by an overly comfortable life and worldly pleasures? The more you think about it, the more scared you become, not only because of the stagnation of your knowledge, but also because of the fear that Sun Bin will win the favor of the King of Wei with his talents and knowledge, and replace him in the Wei Dynasty.

If the status of the country is compromised, then Pang Juan's years of struggle will be in vain.

Human psychology is really strange, and it is difficult to analyze rationally, because many times people do not think about making the cake bigger, but they only think about getting the biggest piece of cake, which leads to countless open and covert fights.

Pang Juan is not as broad-minded as Wu Qi or Zhai Huang. He is first not loyal to his career, but to his own fame. If Sun Bin can assist the King of Wei with him, why worry about failing to achieve hegemony?

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When future generations look back on the history of their generation, even if they do not regard Pang Juan as the most dazzling star, they will still respect him as a famous official and shine in the annals of history. But Pang Juan will not look at the problem from this perspective at all.

What he saw was personal honor and disgrace. The appearance of Sun Bin was like a bucket of cold water falling from the sky, waking Pang Juan up from the long-lasting dream he had been immersed in for a long time, and made him realize that he, the "Wei State"

The position of "Number One General" is far from being as secure as he imagined.

The night was as cold as water, and Pang Juan tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. The moon rose into the sky, bright and flawless, but the ethereal and clean moonlight could not illuminate Pang Juan's tortured heart, nor could it relax his tangled eyebrows.

But soon, Pang Juan closed his eyes calmly and happily, and gradually began to snore rhythmically. This was because he already had something to worry about in his heart.

Soon, Sun Bin, who was still dreaming about becoming an official and having a decisive battle on the battlefield, was taken into prison. When he was taken away, he had no idea what was going on. There was a buzzing in his ears and he could only

Vaguely, I heard intermittently something about "collaborating with the enemy and the country." "I didn't, I didn't betray the country, let alone the enemy. I just came down from the mountain. Where can I betray my country? Where can I collaborate with the enemy? Where is Senior Brother Pang? Why doesn't he show up?

Why don't you come to see me?" All questions had no answers. The only answers Sun Bin had were ropes, whips, needles, soldering irons and a sharp knife. Sun Bin had lived in the mountains for a long time, and his innocent white face was tattooed with humiliation.

The kneecaps of his legs that had not yet run and galloped on the vast land had been cut out. I don’t know when he was tortured and screamed, whether his former senior brother Pang Juan stood aside and watched with a sneer, or hid behind

The neighbor next door burst into tears? This is all the dust of history.

"When Bin arrived, Pang Juan was afraid that he would be better than himself and he was sick, so he would cut off both of his feet and tattoo him. If he wanted to hide himself, he would not be seen." This is what "Historical Records: Biography of Sun Wu" said. Tai Shigong did not explain Pang Juan's fate.

What crime was given to Sun Bin, but it is generally considered to be the crime of collaborating with the enemy. Which country's enemy did he collude with? Sun Bin was from the Qi State, so he should have had illicit collusion with the Qi State. This was originally made up out of thin air, and he was slanderous, but in the end Sun Bin really

He went to Qi State, or was this destiny?

Ordinarily, Pang Juan should have killed Sun Bin to avoid future troubles. Why did he just torture him and make him disabled? Some people say that this is according to the law of Wei State, and Sun Bin's crime will not lead to death. This statement is not reliable, because

In the Warring States period when conquests were excessive and everyone was in danger, how serious a crime was collaborating with the enemy? Since he had collaborated with the enemy, King Wei must have wanted to kill Sun Bin in his heart. The reason why he failed to do so was because someone was acting for Sun Bin.

plead.

However, since Sun Bin was unfamiliar with the place in Wei, who would intercede for him? Yes, this person must be Pang Juan! They say, "Sending Buddha to the West will harm people to the end." Pang Juan would not be afraid of suffering if he left Sun Bin alive.

Will there be revenge in the future? Some people say that the reason why Pang Juan interceded for Sun Bin was because he wanted to get out of him the "Art of War" passed down by the Sun family. However, "The Art of War" is not a martial arts secret book in martial arts novels, and must be "hidden"

Deep in the Mountains, Waiting for Destiny", reading it should not be the exclusive preserve of a few people, because it is obvious that Wu Qi's "Wu Zi" was influenced by "Sun Tzu's Art of War" - if Wu Qi can read it, why can't Pang Juan read it? So, this

This statement is not satisfactory. The only reasonable explanation is that Pang Juan has been tortured by jealousy to the point of becoming mentally ill. Pang Juan does not want Sun Binfeng to live in glory, nor can he tolerate his happy death. He wants to make Sun Binfeng look like him.

Living like a dog covered in mud, look at how the eloquent young master Pian Pianjia discussed the general trend of the world! Pang Juan wanted to humiliate Sun Bin, and wanted to get rid of the contempt in Sun Bin's eyes when he looked at him——

In fact, this is probably just his own imagination, trying to destroy his hope and make him live in pain forever.

"Everyone is destined to die, and it may be lighter than a feather or heavier than Mount Tai." If Sun Bin committed suicide, then the person who died would be just a "guilty" person and would not leave any traces. Of course, Sun Bin also thought about dying.

But after thinking about this, he decided to live, not only to seek revenge, but also to burn his life to let the world know that he, Sun Bin, had existed in the world. So Sun Bin pretended to be crazy in prison and rolled around in the pig pen.

, and even deliberately ate pig manure in front of Pang Juan, making him feel that he really couldn't bear the blow and went completely crazy.

Thinking that Sun Bin was really crazy, Pang Juan gradually regarded Sun Bin as a dead man, relaxed his vigilance, and stopped caring about him. Finally, Sun Bin seized the opportunity and fled to Qi with the Qi envoys who came to Wei.

country.

Legend has it that before Sun Bin came out of the mountain, his doting master Gui Guzi asked Sun Bin to pick a flower from the mountain and use it to make a prediction for him. The autumn wind was bleak and the flowers were withered, so Sun Bin finally found a flower and put it in a bottle.

The chrysanthemum inside. Guiguzi held the flower in his hand, and after pondering for a long time, he said: "This flower is no longer fresh, the petals and calyx are broken, but it can persist to this moment, indicating that it can withstand the wind and frost. This is how you go down the mountain.

Like a flower, although there are hardships, it can eventually turn danger into safety. If you insert this flower into a vase, you will eventually return to your home country of Qi and achieve a great career there."

This is of course an echo of later generations and cannot be trusted.

After arriving in Qi, Sun Bin met the general Tian Ji. After several conversations, Tian Ji admired Sun Bin so much that he worshiped him as a distinguished guest and invited Sun Bin to stay at his home.

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Putting on clean and tidy clothes, Sun Bin felt like he had been reincarnated. In the past, although these things were good, Sun Bin didn't seem to be able to truly experience them. But after this disaster, he knew how to cherish them more. Sun Bin secretly

He swore that he would never make the same mistakes again as long as he lived, and that he would never let others have the opportunity to control his life and death. He would decide his own destiny! First, he would meet the head of Qi State - the determined and powerful King Qi Wei.

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Sun Bin, who was good at observing, discovered that the nobles of Qi had a common hobby, which was horse racing. General Tian Ji was an avid horse racing fan, and the person who "horse-fighted" with him was often King Wei of Qi. King Wei of Qi was the king of Qi.

is a monarch, so the horses he keeps in his stables are selected from thousands of people throughout the Qi Kingdom. The remaining noble sons, princes and ministers also raise horses that are only one in a thousand, but they always pick up the "leak children" of King Qi Wei.

, so the quality of their horses cannot be compared with King Qi Wei's precious colt.

It is conceivable that, excluding accidental factors such as on-the-spot performance, Tian Ji and King Qi Wei will definitely lose in the horse racing. Even if these factors are added, it is just more losses than wins. Every time Tian Ji bets a large amount of gold on the horse racing

, if the opponent is King Qi Wei, then the gold will probably never come back. However, even though Tian Ji knew he was going to lose, Tian Ji never tired of it.

After careful observation, Sun Bin discovered that there are specific rules for horse racing in Qi, that is, the two parties participating in the game must compete three times in a row, and the one with the most wins in the end will be the final winner. After some planning in his mind, Sun Bin already had

Because of Sun Bin's calculations, he encouraged Tian Ji to compete with King Wei of Qi again, and claimed that he had a way to ensure Tian Ji's victory. Naturally, Tian Ji had full confidence in Sun Bin, so he laid out his horses and horses and invited King Wei of Qi to fight again.

Tian Ji and Wei Wang each competed with three horses of three grades: upper, middle and lower. In previous competitions, Tian Ji's high-grade horse played against Wei Wang's fine horse, medium-grade horse against the opponent's medium-grade horse, and low-grade horse.

The horse plays against the opponent's low-grade horse. It can be imagined that King Wei's low-grade horse is relative to King Wei's high-grade and medium-grade horses. In terms of its quality, it is definitely the best among the low-grade horses in the world.

Waiting for horses. In the same way, King Wei's high-grade and medium-grade horses are also far better than their "peers". Therefore, the method of hard competition of strength such as superior versus superior, medium versus inferior, and inferior versus inferior always makes Tian Ji obediently

Gold is put into the pocket of King Mighty.

The art of war can be used not only on the battlefield, but also on the racecourse. Sun Bin's method was to first use Tian Ji's inferior horses to fight against King Wei's superior horses. Needless to say, Tian Ji would definitely lose in this game. But what happened next

The situation is that Tian Ji's high-grade horse is pitted against Wei Wang's medium-grade horse, and his medium-grade horse is pitted against Wei Wang's low-grade horse. Although the average quality of Wei Wang's horse is much higher than other people's horses, the medium-grade horse is always a medium-grade horse.

It was simply difficult to compete with the high-class horses, and the low-class horses were always low-class horses and were not strong enough to show off in front of the middle-class horses. As you can imagine, in the end, Tian Ji won two games in a row and won with a total score of 2 to 1.

To put it bluntly, Sun Bin's method is nothing more than these eight words: "Use your own strengths to counter the enemy's weaknesses." However, in order to apply this method freely, the first test is not the coach's resourcefulness, but his mind.

If you are careless, what you care about is not the overall situation, but the success or failure of one place at a time. Then you will not be able to muster the courage to cut off your wrists - because the "first game" is destined to be lost, even in many places.

Make necessary concessions and sacrifices. On the racecourse, the rules have been set, the situation is clear, and it is easier to make decisions; on the battlefield, everything is possible, and the situation is changing all the time. How can you think clearly about the concessions at this moment?

Can we win the final victory? If we lose then, what we lose will not be gold and face, but human lives, the safety of the ancestral temple, and the well-being of the people! Therefore, in addition to having an extraordinary mind, a general must

, you must also have smart "eyes and ears" to clearly judge the deployment of military forces between the enemy and ourselves. Let's go back to Sun Tzu's wise saying - know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be in danger in a hundred battles.

The horse has finished running and everything has settled. King Qi Wei, who originally thought he would win in the stands, did not expect to lose, so he called Tian Ji over to ask clearly. This question brought Sun Bin out. Just like Tian Ji

, King Wei was quickly impressed by Sun Bin's talent and learning and regarded him as his teacher.

Although he lost the horse, he gained a military prodigy. King Qi Wei made a lot of money this time. Looking back from the beginning, Zou Ji was reused as a general in King Qi Wei's dynasty by "playing the harp and the harp".

Yes, Chunyu Kun got King Wei's appreciation by telling jokes, while Sun Bin got into King Wei's sight by horse racing...

It can be seen from this that how rich the private life of King Wei of Qi is! This is no wonder, because Qi State is indeed deeply rooted, rich and powerful. As early as Qi Huan Gong established Jixia Academy, it has been governed by both civil and military affairs, and its industry and commerce have developed. However,

"Since ancient times, heroes have suffered many hardships, but dandies have never been great men." If a person grows up like this, how can a country do the same? King Wei of Qi is fun-loving. Although he can promptly adopt the correct opinions of his ministers, he lacks a ruthless spirit.

, a serious obsession, so in the end he was unable to rectify the world and make fundamental changes. Therefore, he could only "use what they can but not exhaust them" for Sun Bin and others under his command, allowing them to indulge their unparalleled talents.

In the end, he failed to achieve unparalleled achievements. Of course, this is all for another time. For Sun Bin at this time, the most important and urgent thing was not to help Qi State dominate, but to take revenge on Pang Juan.

shame.

He soon got an opportunity.
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