use a corpse to resurrect a dead soul(jiè shī huán hún)

use a corpse to resurrect a dead soul

The original intention of resurrecting the dead means that things that have already died can be resurrected in some form. When it is used in military affairs, it refers to the strategy of using and dominating those forces that have not done anything to achieve our goal.

It's from the fourteenth plan of the thirty six stratagems - resurrection from the dead. Superstitious people believe that after death, the soul can be attached to other people's bodies and resurrected. Later, it is used as a metaphor to describe things that have disappeared or declined, and then reappear in another form or in the name of others.

Basic concepts

original text

If you can't use it, please borrow it. Use it by those who can't use it. I ask for Tongmeng, and Tongmeng asks for me.

notes

① It means that many seemingly useful things in the world are not easy to control but used. (2) if you can't use it, please borrow it. That is, some seemingly useless things, and sometimes I can use it to play a role for myself. If I want to "resurrect", I have to rely on the seemingly useless "corpse". The art of war means that a strategist should be good at seizing every opportunity, even the useless things, striving for the initiative, strengthening himself, making immediate use of them and turning the disadvantage into the advantage, or even turning the defeat into victory. (3) bandits ask for Tongmeng, Tongmeng ask for me: the language comes from the hexagram of the book of changes. Meng, the name of eight trigrams. This dispute is the superposition of different hexagrams (xiakan Shanggen). In this hexagram, the upper one is gen, the lower one is Kan, the water is dangerous. There is danger at the foot of the mountain, and there are many plants, so it is called "Meng". This is the image of menggua. Here "Tongmeng" refers to children who are naive and ignorant and seek teacher's instruction. It's not that I turn to a fool for help, but that a fool has turned to me.

translation

Those who can do something by themselves are often difficult to control and control, so they can't be used by themselves; those who can't do something by themselves often need to rely on others for survival and development, so they can be used by themselves. The reason for controlling and using those who can't do anything is just the same as that the naive and ignorant people need to turn to the resourceful people, not the resourceful people need to turn to the naive and ignorant people.

Notes

At the time of the change of generations, those who came after the subjugation of their country had the idea of reincarnation. All those who place military power on others and attack Ningxia on their behalf can use it.

source

"Resurrecting a soul with a corpse" is selected from "thirty six stratagems" or "thirty six stratagems", which refers to the thirty-six tactics of Military Science in ancient China. It originated from the northern and Southern Dynasties and was written in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a Book of war based on the excellent military thought and rich struggle experience in ancient China. It is one of the long cultural heritages of the Chinese nation. "Thirty six stratagems" was written before the year of the book, and its etymology can be traced back to tan Daoji, the general of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty? In 436 AD), according to the biography of Wang Jingze in the book of the Southern Qi Dynasty, "the Thirty-six Strategies of Tan Gong are the best. Your father and son should only listen." It means that the defeat is certain and irreparable. Only to retreat is the best policy. In Song Dynasty Huihong's lengzhaiyehua: "thirty six stratagems, walking is the best stratagem.". At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, more people quoted it. So people with a heart collected books and compiled "thirty six stratagems". However, it is difficult to know when and who wrote this book. the original book is divided into six sets according to its title, namely, victory plan, enemy plan, attack plan, melee plan, merge plan and defeat plan. The first three sets are used for advantages, and the last three sets are used for disadvantages. Each set contains six pieces, a total of 36 pieces. The explanation after the name of each plan is based on the change of yin and Yang in the book of changes and the transformation of the antagonistic relations between the ancient strategists, such as hardness and softness, Qi Zheng, attack and defense, self, virtual reality, subject and object, which contains the elements of simple military dialectics. The notes after the explanation mostly cite the war cases before the Song Dynasty and the brilliant sentences of Sun Wu, Wu Qi, Wei Liaozi and other strategists. There are also general remarks and postscripts in the book. Thirty six stratagems are the summary of ancient Chinese strategists' stratagems and the precious heritage of military strategy. In order to facilitate people to memorize these thirty-six stratagems, a scholar composed a poem in order: Jin Yu Tan Gong CE, in order to catch robbers, fish and snakes laughing in the sea, sheep, tiger, peach and mulberry separated, trees dark away, empty cauldron, beautiful corpses on the roof, attacking Wei Lian and Guo.

analysis

This is often the case in history. When changing dynasties, they all like to introduce the descendants of the king of subjugation and call on the world under their banner. With this method of "resurrecting the dead", we can achieve the goal of seizing the world. In military affairs, commanders must be good at analyzing the changes of various forces in war and making good use of all available forces. Sometimes, even if our side is frustrated and in a passive situation, if we are good at making use of the enemy's contradictions and all available forces, we can turn passive into active, change the war situation and achieve the goal of winning. in human society, it can be seen everywhere to achieve one's own goals under the guise of others. At the time of the change of dynasties, some people supported the descendants of the fallen monarch. They did not sincerely restore their country, but used people's orthodox ideas to realize their military and political aspirations under the banner of the previous dynasty. Even in a stable period, there were some ambitious people who used the emperor as a puppet, playing with things in their hands, exercising power and skills, and controlling state affairs. in the preceding sentence, "those who are useful can not borrow; those who are able to use can borrow" is changed to "those who are talented and wise can not use; those who are not talented and wise can use it." Isn't it just the personnel strategy of some officers?

The origin of Ji name

The name of "resurrecting a soul with a corpse" may come from a legend about Li Dedao, one of the eight immortals, who became an immortal. It is said that Tieguai Li, formerly known as Li Xuan, once met Laojun. Once, his soul left his body and wandered among the three mountains. Before he left, he told his apprentice to take care of the body, but Li Xuan's soul wandered around and forgot to return. After waiting for a long time, the disciples saw that the master's body was always frozen there and could not survive. They mistook him for dead and cremated him. When Li Xuan came back, he had lost his body and soul. At that time, there was a beggar who died of starvation on the roadside nearby, and the body was still fresh. In a hurry, Li Xuan attached his soul to the beggar's body. After resurrecting Li Xuan from the dead, he was totally different from the original Li Xuan. He was dishevelled, bared and lame. In order to support his body, Li Xuan sprays a mouthful of fairy water on a bamboo pole used by the former beggar. The bamboo pole immediately turns into an iron stick, and Li Xuan is also called "iron crutch Li" after being revived from the dead, but his original name is forgotten. The story of Tieguai Li's resurrection from his corpse can also be seen in the Yuan Dynasty's drama Lu Dongbin's journey to Tieguai Li Yue, which was later recorded in the journey to the East, but the plot is not the same. It's a superstitious folklore of resurrecting a soul from a corpse. Later, it is used to refer to the phenomenon that some dead things are revived by some form; sometimes it can also refer to the phenomenon that some new things or new forces are developed by some old things or old forms. In the above two cases, the so-called "corpse", "soul", "borrow" and "return" have different meanings.

Comments of predecessors

At the time of the change of generations, after the fall of the state, those who had established the state had the intention of returning to the soul by the dead. This is also used by those who place military power on their behalf. (7) change of dynasties: change of dynasties. after the subjugation: descendants of the overthrown monarch. Because: originally. 4. The power of officers and soldiers depends on others. In fact, they hold military power in their hands, but they rely on others in name. At every historical moment of changing dynasties, the practice of one after another extolling the descendants of a fallen monarch as a new monarch for the time being is originally a trick of resurrecting the dead. Those who put military power in someone's name and actually took charge of the expedition in the name of an agent also used the strategy of "resurrecting the dead".

On the origin of history

This kind of situation often happened in the Qin war. The forces that were useful to both sides were often difficult to control and use. And the forces that have nothing to do often have to seek support. At this time, using and controlling these forces can often achieve the goal of daring to win. the Qin Dynasty was tyrannical, and the common people in the world "wanted to be rioters, there were five rooms in ten." Everyone has the desire to fight against Qin, but without strong leaders and organizers, it will be difficult to achieve great things. In the first year of Qin II, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were sent to Yuyang to guard the border. When these soldiers arrived at daze Township, it rained heavily and the roads were flooded. They could not reach Yuyang on time. According to the law of the Qin Dynasty, those who failed to arrive at the designated place on time should be executed. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang know that even when they arrive at Yuyang, they will be killed in time. It's better to work hard to find a way out. They knew that all the soldiers who went with them also had this idea. It was a good time to raise their troops to revolt. Chen Sheng thought again that he was in a low position and I'm afraid he had no appeal. At that time, two celebrities were deeply respected by the people. One was Fusu, the eldest son of Qin Shihuang. He was gentle and wise. He had been killed secretly by the sinister and vicious Qin II, but the common people didn't know about it. The other was Xiang Yan, the general of Chu. He had outstanding service, cherished soldiers and had high prestige. He disappeared after Qin destroyed six countries. So Chen Sheng, openly put out their banner, in order to get everyone's support. They also made other ingenious arrangements by taking advantage of the superstition of the people at that time. One day, when the soldiers were cooking, they found a piece of silk in the belly of the fish, which said "Chen Sheng Wang" (the word "Wang" means to be king). The soldiers were shocked and spread it secretly. Wu Guang also took advantage of the dead of night, in the wilderness Temple middle school fox call, soldiers also vaguely heard empty

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