Wang Pu: "Strategy for Flat Borders"
When Sejong ruled Chanyuan, the court used Pu as the clerk. When Sejong was the prime minister of Kaifeng, he was appointed as the right clerk and appointed as the chief official of Kaifeng Prefecture. Sejong succeeded to the throne and was appointed as the doctor of the Bi tribe, and was given a purple. In the summer of the second year, Sejong ordered more than 20 literary scholars in the court to write a poem to test his talents. At that time, Pu Xian's "Pingbian Ceremony" said:
"Tang lost the way and lost Wu, Shu, Jin lost the way and lost the secret, and looked at the reasons for the loss, and knew the art of calm. When the loss was lost, all the kings were secretly in chaos, the soldiers were arrogant and the people were trapped, the people were close to the inside, the people were far away rebelled from the outside, the small was not controlled, and the big was not controlled, and the big was not controlled, and the people were usurped. The world was disinterested, and people did not use their lives. Wu and Shu took advantage of the chaos and stole their names, secrets, and took advantage of the place. The art of calming them was only about the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty and Jin Dynasty. We must first advance the wise and retreat to clear the time, and use the ability to remove them.
We cannot use the examination of our talents, to make our hearts with gratitude, to reward merit and punishment for our crimes, to do our best, to be respectful and frugal to enrich our wealth, to be labor service in time to enrich our people. When the granaries are full, to prepare the tools, and to be able to take them. The people in the other side know that our government is in great power, to be united in our hearts, to be strong and wealthy, and to be harmonious, to be harmonious, and to be able to take the opportunity, then those who know the situation are willing to be spies, and those who know the mountains and rivers are willing to be the leader. The people who have the same heart as the people are the same as the will of God, and the will of God will be successful.
The way to attack and take the attack starts with the Yi. Today, Wu Kingdom, east to sea and south to river, can be tampered with two thousand miles. From the young place to scratch it first, when preparing for the east, when preparing for the west, when preparing for the east, when preparing for the east, you must run to save the disadvantages. When running, you can know the weakness of the other person, the strength of the people, the strength of the people, and the weak, and the attack of the weak, then there will be no way forward. Do not act too much but just use light troops to tamper with it. Those who are timid and know that our army will enter the land, and they will respond greatly. If they are very big, the people will be trapped and the country will be exhausted. If they don’t make a big deal, they will gain the benefits. If they do not make a big deal, they will benefit the people. If they do not make a big deal, they will benefit the people. If they do not make a big deal, they will benefit the people. If they do not make a big deal, they will benefit the people. If they do not make a big deal, they will benefit the Jiangbei.
The state is the ownership of the country. Once the north of the Yangtze River is obtained, the people of the people will be used to promote our troops. It will not be difficult to calm the south of the Yangtze River. In this way, the force will be used less and the achievements will be achieved. If Wu is obtained, Gui and Guang are all internal officials, Min and Shu can fly and write and summon them. If they do not arrive, they will advance together from all sides and sweep across Shu and pacify them. Wu and Shu can be calmed down, and the enemy can be seen by the wind. However, the enemy will be killed and cannot be tempted by trust. They must attack them with strong troops. However, their strength has been lost and they are not enough to cause trouble for the border. They can be used as a guide for the future. If they wait for the opportunity, they will be cut to calm them.
Now, the troops are refined, the equipment is equipped, the subordinates know the methods, and the generals use their lives. After one harvest, they can level the border, and in this summer and autumn, they can store the borders. I am a scholar, and I am not enough to talk about major events. As for not understanding the general and not adapting to the situation, I hope Your Majesty will be lenient."
"Pingbian Ceremony" is a very concise argumentative essay with less than a thousand words, but the strategy of governing the country and ensuring national security is discussed very comprehensively and has unique insights. It is now briefly translated as follows:
"Tang lost morality and lost Wu and Shu, and Jin lost morality and lost Youzhou and Bingzhou (referring to Hedong). By analyzing the reasons for its loss, we can obtain the strategy of restoration and unification. In an era when morality and morality are not present, the king was confused, the government was in chaos, the soldiers were arrogant and the people were trapped, there were treacherous ministers in the court, and there were rebel generals on the frontiers. The power was small and the power was not restricted, so that the power was expanded, and the power was not suppressed, causing the usurpation of the throne. People in the world were disinterested and unwilling to serve the country, so that Wu, Shu, independent and established a country, and the separatist situation with Youzhou and Bingzhou appeared. Therefore, the strategy of pacifying the world was to oppose the Tang Dynasty and do the way of Jin. First, we must accept the wise and eliminate the politics, and use the only way to eliminate the mediocre people.
People are good at responsibilities, be kind and trustworthy, unite people's hearts, reward meritorious officials and punish sinners to fully mobilize everyone's enthusiasm, advocate saving and accumulating national wealth, and allowing corvee to reasonably benefit the people. When the national treasury is sufficient, the materials are strong, and the upper and lower levels work together to serve the country, then pacify the four directions. If the people of the other side see that our country's government is clear and harmonious, the country is harmonious, the country is strong and prosperous, the soldiers are strong, and the soldiers are united, and there will be a change in the situation of the other side, the situation of the other side will be beneficial to us: those who are informed will be our inner response, and those who are familiar with the terrain will be guided by us. At this time, the other side's people's hearts are the same as our people's hearts, that is, if they follow the will of heaven, then there will be nothing wrong.
The strategy of attacking unification should start from the easy point. Now it seems that the Wu State is the weakest, and it should start from the Wu State. The Wu State has a large area, from the sea to the east to the river to the south, and its border with us is also very long, with two thousand miles. We first harass its weak defenses, and we will harass its west side, and reinforce the west side, and then we will harass its east side. As they run east and west, we will find the virtuality and strength of their borders and the strength of their troops, and then concentrate our troops to attack their weak areas, so that they will be invincible and sweep the enemy. But don't mobilize too much, just use light troops to harass it. The enemy has always been cowardly and knows that our army will inevitably send heavy troops to fight. After a few times, the other side will inevitably be trapped in the country.
If we do not send heavy troops, we can make great profits. If he is exhausted and I will benefit, the territory of Jiangbei will soon belong to me. After obtaining Jiangbei, we can use its people to enrich our army and strengthen our strength. It will not be difficult for Jiangnan to pacify. In this way, we will use small force and gain a lot. If we get the Gui in the south of Wu, Guang can easily get it. Min and Shu can use flying books to recruit people. If we do not surrender, we will advance from all directions and the heavenly soldiers will sweep into Shu. Once Wu and Shu are pacified, Youzhou will return to see the wind. But Bingzhou is a place occupied by desperate enemies, and cannot be recruited with gratitude and trust, and must be attacked with heavy troops. But now it is not enough to threaten the border. You can take it again in the end and wait for a favorable opportunity to succeed in a battle.
Now our army is strong and has sufficient materials, and the ministers are united and aware of the law. Generals and officials obey orders and work hard. When the crops are harvested again, they can use their troops to pacify the border. After this summer and autumn, we can store military rations and materials in the border area first, and make preparations to achieve great achievements. I am just a scholar, not enough to talk about major national affairs. If there is any inappropriate place, please forgive me."
When Chai Rong asked the ministers to write policy, he had already had the ambition to unify the world, and had carried out a series of reforms. At first, the country began to become stronger. The general situation at that time was also beneficial to unification. The people were eager for unification and would never be destroyed by the war. However, many ministers under Chai Rong liked to be content with the status quo and did not support Chai Rong's great cause of unification. When Chai Rong mentioned this, many people kept silent, so letting the ministers write policy and found that they would fully support him.
Chapter completed!