CHI 253
Professor Xiuwu Liu
24/10/2019
Quotation:
Book: Three kingdom
Chapter 104 The Guiding Star Falls, and the Han Prime Minister Returns to Heaven; The Wei Field Marshal Is Terrified by the sight of a Wooden Statue
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The results of a lifetime of study are written in these twenty- four essays in 104, 112 characters. They esoteric information on the Eight Principal Concerns, the Seven Precautions, the Six Dangers, and the five Alerts.None of my commanders is fit to receive it; to you alone i transmit it.
Question:
Is the book Kongming gave to Jiang Wei called 24 art of war? The above records Kongming's experience in marching and fighting for decades and governing the country. Why did Kongming pass on this book and the method of "crossbow" to Jiang Wei before his death, making Jiang Wei the most powerful successor of Kongming?