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1、APPENDIXThePseudo-BiographyofSunWuBelowisacompletetranslationofthe“biography”ofSunZifromtheShiji(TheGrandScribe’sRecords),s.65.WrittenbySimaQian(145–ca.86b.c.)aroundtheyear97b.c.,itisanessentiallyfictionalaccountofafigureforwhomthereisnoothermoresecureinformation.Master
2、Sun,whosecourtesynamewasWu(“Martial”),wasamanofQi.1Becauseofhisbingfa,2hegainedaudiencewithHelu,3thekingofWu.4Helusaidtohim,“Ihavereadthewholeofyourthirteenchapters.5Canyougivemeasmalldemonstra-tionofhowyoutrainsoldiers?”MasterSunreplied,“Yes,Ican.”Heluasked,“Canyoudoth
3、edemonstrationwithwomen?”MasterSunreplied,“Yes,Ican.”Thereuponitwaspermittedforonehundredandeightybeautiestobebroughtoutofthepalace.MasterSundividedthewomenintotwocompanies,withtwooftheking’sfavoredconcubinesascompanycommanders,andheorderedallofthemtocarryhalberds.Maste
4、rSungavethemorders,“Doyouknowwhereyourheartandback,yourlefthandandrighthandare?”Thewomen134Appendix.ThePseudo-BiographyofSunWureplied,“Weknow.”MasterSunsaid,“IfIwantyoutogofor-ward,faceinthedirectionofyourheart.IfIwantyoutogototheleft,faceinthedirectionofyourlefthand.If
5、Iwantyoutogototheright,faceinthedirectionofyourrighthand.IfIwantyoutogototherear,faceinthedirectionofyourback.”“Yes,sir!”repliedthewomen.Themarchingcommandshavingbeenproclaimed,MasterSunhadalargebattle-axbroughtout,thenherepeatedtheor-dersoverandover.6ThereuponMasterSun
6、drummed7themtotheright,andthewomenbrokeoutinlaughter.MasterSunsaid,“Ifthemarchingcommandsarenotclear,andiftheordershavenotbeenrepeatedenoughtomakethemfamiliar,thatisthefaultofthegeneral.”Again,MasterSunrepeatedtheordersoverandover,thenhedrummedthemtotheleft,andagainthew
7、omenbrokeoutinlaughter.MasterSunsaid,“Ifthemarchingcommandsarenotclear,andiftheordershavenotbeenrepeatedenoughtomakethemfamiliar,thatisthefaultofthegeneral.Sincethecommandshavealreadybeenmadeclear,yetyoudonotexecutethemac-cordingtotheregulations,thatisthefaultofyouroffi
8、cers.”Whereupon,hewishedtoexecutetheleftandrightcom-panycommanders.WhenthekingofWu,whowasobservingtheproceedin
