36 Strategies Vernacular Full Translation

Chapter 1 Preface
"36 Strategies" is a wonderful work of wisdom bred by the Chinese civilization for thousands of years. It is famous all over the world as a "strange book of strategy".In real life, if you mention the "36 strategies", I believe most people can list a few of them, such as scaring the grass to scare the snake, attacking the west by attacking the east, besieging the Wei and saving Zhao, diverting the tiger away from the mountain, fishing in troubled waters, killing people with a knife, etc.However, it is not possible for everyone to systematically and accurately point out the ins and outs of the 36 strategies and the essence of wisdom contained in them, and to apply them properly in the process of dealing with people.

The saying of "36 Strategies" predates the year when the book was written, and its etymology can be traced to Tan Daoji, a Song general in the Southern Dynasties (?—AD 436).According to legend, this man was famous for his resourcefulness and resourcefulness. He once fought against the army of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the predicament of insufficient food and grass, he confuses his opponents with a realistic performance of "singing money and measuring sand", and finally the whole army retreats. ".According to the "Book of Southern Qi·Wang Jingze Biography" records: The Grand Sima Wang Jingze of the Southern Qi Dynasty rebelled, and Emperor Qiming and his son heard that the rebels were about to kill them in the palace, and wanted to flee in a hurry.Jing Ze had to report and said: "Tan Gong (Tan Daoji) 36 strategies, it is the best strategy to go, and your father and son can only take the ear in an emergency." This is the first time that "36 strategies" have been proposed.It can be deduced from this that the "1500 Strategies" had been formed no later than 36 years ago, and after being supplemented and improved, it was finally finalized in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.However, it is difficult to confirm the date and author of "36 Strategies".

Based on the "Tan Gong 36 Strategies" recorded in historical materials, when someone compiles "36 Strategies" into a formula to help memory, they start with "Jin Yu Tan Gong Policies". The formula in "36 Strategies" is: "Golden jade and sandalwood are used to catch thieves. Fish and snakes laugh in the sea, sheep and tigers are separated by peaches and mulberries. The tree is dark and foolish, and the cauldron is empty. Except for the three characters "Tan Gong Ce" in the formula, each character (the last sentence "Fa Guo" is regarded as one character) contains a trick.

According to the order of the formulas, they are: escape the shell of the golden cicada, attract jade by throwing bricks, borrow a knife to kill, wait for work with ease, catch a thief and catch a king, take advantage of the fire to rob, catch a thief at a closed door, fish in troubled waters, scare the snake by hunting the grass, cross the sea, cheat, hide the knife with a smile, lead the sheep by hand, turn the tiger away from the mountain, Li Daitao stiff, pointing at the mulberry and scolding the locust tree, watching the fire from the other side, on the tree Blooming, sneaking into the old storehouse, taking the lead, pretending to be crazy, playing hard to get, drawing salary from the bottom of the pot, empty city strategy, bitter strategy, long-distance and short-term attack, anti-customer, taking the ladder from the house, stealing beams and pillars, creating something out of nothing, beauty tricks, resurrecting the dead, attacking the west, besieging Wei and saving Zhao, serial tricks, and false roads. .

This strategic book is a collection of the achievements of the military strategists of all dynasties, "Taolue" and "Deceitful Way". It widely quotes the words of "Book of Changes", running through Lao Zhuang's learning, the principle of yin and yang, the combination of hardness and softness, and thinking about offense and defense.Contains all kinds of changes and all kinds of strategies.It discusses the relationship between reality, work and rest, hardness and softness, offense and defense in war with dialectical thinking, so as to achieve "there is a skill in numbers, and there is a number in skills".For this reason, French Admiral Lacoste once praised "36 Strategies" as a "small encyclopedia", which systematically and vividly described "a labyrinth of tricks".

From the clues of the text, this book summarizes 36 kinds of military strategies into six sets of tactics, namely, victory strategy, enemy strategy, attack strategy, melee strategy, merger strategy and defeat strategy. The wisdom of defeating or avoiding the enemy to win in the case of balance of power or inferiority.As the stars move and the mountains and rivers change, today, the 36 Strategies have gone far beyond the scope of military struggle and are widely used in various fields.Whether it is the unpredictable business world or the complicated and diverse interpersonal relationships, we can learn from it.It is the purpose of this book "36 Strategies in Vernacular Complete Translation" to enable readers to learn from and use the wisdom of history while familiarizing themselves with the classics.

In terms of structural arrangement, each plan of this book includes four sections: "Original Code", "Translation", "Interpretation" and "Wisdom Classics". The "Smart Classics" section is further divided into topics such as "Utilization of Military Strategies", "Utilization of Businesses", "Utilization of Social Affairs", and "Utilization of Workplaces", aiming to pass ancient and modern Chinese and foreign battlefield competitions, business trends, life strategies, workplace communication, etc. The classic cases in this book transform the esoteric and difficult "36 Strategies" into a new way of thinking, extend military strategies and tactics into practical skills in life, effectively guide readers to play by ear in real life, and skillfully use the strategies in the 36 Strategies Handle various interpersonal relationships well and respond flexibly to various situations.

This book combines profound ancient texts, accurate translations, penetrating analysis, wonderful examples, and pictures in one batch, rich in content and concise in writing.After reading this book, you will not only enjoy an intellectual feast, but also gain spiritual enlightenment.From "Besieging Wei and Rescuing Zhao", you can learn to reverse thinking in the face of difficulties and win by surprise; from "Crossing the Sea", you can know that no matter how well-prepared you are, you must never relax your guard, otherwise, it is easy for the opponent to find a flaw and take advantage of it. From "distance and near attack", one can understand the balance of interpersonal communication, which is conducive to the realization of the goals of the strategist; from "pointing and scolding", one can understand the rhetoric art of avoiding direct conflicts and skillfully making insinuations...

For every intelligent player, this book is a sharp weapon to win the game of life.Next, what are you waiting for?Quickly open the book, and fully appreciate the classic charm of "36 Strategies" and the great wisdom of using the past for the present in each case of wisdom!
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