火萬火急中譯英 - Part 3

The third part tries to explore the develope route of the idea ” use of spy”under military ideology. This idea was originated in Qi, the birthplace of ancient China，s tactical ideology.

Before the late Chunqiu, those spying activities could only be count into spontaneous and involuntary. From ”the rules of Sima ”, we could find out some conservative ideas relatively, which emphasize traditional modes and senses of operations. The purpose of war is to maintain li (ceremony) and peace.

Sun Tzu perceptively aware of the revolution of the society from warfares. He sum up the experiences of the predecessor and the practice of his own, by changing ”war of benevolence and righteousness”into ”the art of war, is tactic”. The ”benevolence based”of Sun Tzu’s ideas and the one in ”the rules of Sima ” can be traced to the same origin. The pupose, means and the mode however, had totally abreast of time.←This is grammatically correct but it is a chinese expression, not in English. Therefore, It may be better to say lead the innovation, or move forward with time.


Especially chapter thirteen ”the use of spy”in”Sun Tzu’s art of war ”. This is the first writings that theorize, summarize and analyze wars in ancient China. Thus, inaugurated conscious spying.

The ” rules of Sima ”,on behalf of the same series of tranditional military science , had assimilate Sun Tzu’s tactical ideology gradually. But as regard the use of spy, it still had reservation. And it finally came to the route of ”the Confucianists based, external”.←內儒外兵 is a chinese expression, so i try to transfer the meaning.

For those admire ”Sun Tzu’s art of war ” , the traditionalist try to enhance and glorify tactics and craftiness. Liutao is the representative.

The third part is attempts to explore “schemes to set people at odds” the thought under the military commander political strategy thought development path. “schemes to set people at odds” the thought originates from the uneven country--This China ancient times political strategy thought root place. Spring and Fall Period later period before schemed to set people at odds the activity also only to be able to calculate that spontaneous with unconsciousness, might see at that time a quite conservative school of thought from "the Sima Law", stressed that the tradition mode of operations and the combat realized, the purpose of war was also to maintain “the ritual” and peace.

2008-04-28 17:48:04 補充：
The grandson from the war perceived keenly to society's transformation, summarized predecessor's experience and own practice, as soon as changes “the justice and humanity war” to emphasize “the soldier, bright also”.

2008-04-28 17:48:21 補充：
In grandson's thought “kernel this” the thought is inherits with "the Sima Law", but war's goal, war's method, war's way already greatly kept pace with the times. Specially "Sun Zi Bingfa" 13th "Schemes to set people at odds", will be China ancient times first

2008-04-28 17:48:52 補充：
“will scheme to set people at odds” carries on the theory summary analysis the work, henceforth pulled open has carried on consciously schemes to set people at odds active the prolog. "Law one was the military science tradition has absorbed grandson's political strategy thought gradually take Sima"

2008-04-28 17:49:12 補充：
as representative in the developing process, but regarding schemed to set people at odds has the retention throughout, what moved toward finally was within outside the Confucian soldier's route.

2008-04-28 17:49:19 補充：
But “the political strategy will be unceasingly cunning” take "Sun Zi Bingfa" as representative's grandson substance military science tradition carries forward, "Six Arts of War" is it epitomizing.

2008-04-28 17:50:25 補充：
SORRY~因為字數問題...所以要分開