Many people are biased against Cao Cao and think that Cao Cao is cunning, but Sun Quan is different. He thinks that Cao Cao's promise is credible. A person without faith and righteousness would not be able to achieve Cao Cao's final achievements, and Cao Cao would not be able to become a generational hero. However, whether Cao Cao is honest or not is not enough to change Sun Quan's judgment.
Yes, even if Cao Cao doesn't tell anyone about "The Art of War", so what? Is it Cao Cao's descendants that Sun Quan is afraid of? Cao Cao himself studied Sun Tzu's Art of War, which is the most terrifying thing, right?
Now teach Cao Cao and Sun Tzu the art of war, and let him fight against you later?
Therefore, Sun Quan hesitated. He did not dare to agree to such conditions easily.
Cao Cao was not surprised that Sun Quan would hesitate. After all, this was the most precious thing of the Sun family. Of course, at this time, Cao Cao did not know the real reason for Sun Quan's hesitation. So Cao Cao continued to persuade,
"My dear nephew, can't you believe my oath? Or do you think that I, Cao Cao, will do bad things and help the enemy based on "The Art of War"?"
"..."
Sun Quan was still silent. Now that we are allies, it does not mean that we will be allies for the rest of our lives. Of course, Sun Quan would not say such words directly. Then let Cao Cao add a vow to never use "Sun Tzu's Art of War" to deal with his Sun family? When it comes to military warfare, can you really tell which one is Sun Tzu's Art of War? Now that we have already started fighting against each other, why do we still care about the art of war? By then, if Sun Quan is really obsessed with whether Cao Cao will honor his promise or not, he will easily fall into a thinking dilemma.
Otherwise, how about asking Cao Cao to change the conditions? But Sun Quan himself didn't think there was anything else he could do.
"It seems that my nephew can't trust me. If that's the case, then we have nothing to talk about. Even if I promise you that I will help your father, you won't be able to trust me, right?" Cao Cao said.
"Uncle Cao, you must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others, right? This matter is really important, how can you not let me think about it carefully. If I agree to you without hesitation, you will Are you suspicious of me?" Sun Quan said.
"Hahaha." Cao Cao laughed, "That's what my nephew said. In fact, I'm not in a hurry myself. You can think about it slowly. I just don't know if General Sun will wait."
Sun Quan was speechless for a while. This Cao Cao looked like a profiteer who was determined to defeat him. However, that's how Cao Cao is. He is a man who does practical things and tells the truth. The environment in which he grew up since childhood prevented Cao Cao from being as roundabout as Yuan Shao. To be honest, Sun Quan almost wanted to give Cao Cao a fake copy of Sun Tzu's Art of War to fool him. But Sun Quan knew very well that with Cao Cao's level, if he made up a fake one, he could tell it at a glance.
So, a mixture of truth and falsehood, how many sentences are true and how many are false?
Nope either. The art of war is not like martial arts. Once you practice martial arts, there is no turning back. But after you learn the art of war, it still depends on whether you use it or not, and which one you use. There is logic and reason in this. The art of war is all about adapting to changes. Cao Cao is not the type to study hard, so in the end, based on the actual situation, he will only choose the real art of war and ignore the fake ones fabricated by Sun Quan.
In addition, there is another disadvantage of cheating, that is, once Cao Cao discovers that Sun Quan has cheated, he will have enough reasons not to stick to his oath. For Sun Quan, this was more gain than loss.
"Okay! I agree!"
Finally, Sun Quan replied. Before Cao Cao could be happy, he heard Sun Quan continue,
"but......"
Cao Cao smiled slightly, knowing that it was not that simple, but Sun Quan could agree, and he was already very satisfied.
"There are thirty-six strategies in Sun Tzu's Art of War. I write down one strategy for Uncle Cao every year, and I can complete it in thirty-six years." Sun Quan said.
(I would like to state here that Sun Tzu’s Art of War and Thirty-Six Strategies are not actually one book. They are combined into this book. In this book, the original content of Sun Tzu’s Art of War is not highly confidential. Everyone in the Sun family can do it. Thirty-Six Strategies The Six Stratagems are the core, and only those directly connected to them are qualified to learn them)
"Thirty-six years?" Cao Cao smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid I'll have been buried by then. Even if I'm not buried, can I still lead troops? My dear nephew, I, Cao Cao, studied the art of war because I want to do something great. To help the Han Dynasty rebuild the world! The faster I learn and the more I learn, the greater my contribution will be!"
"Uncle Cao, do you know that in one sentence, you can't bite off more than you can chew. Only when you learn one strategy at a time and think about it slowly can you understand it thoroughly and master all the tactics at once. Instead, it is easy to only focus on the superficial and ignore the essence. Don't be afraid. Let me tell you, I haven’t learned all the Thirty-Six Stratagems yet, I only learn them little by little every year.” Sun Quan emphasized.
Regardless of whether what Sun Quan said is true or false, this is not the result Cao Cao wants to see. Even if what Sun Quan said made sense, Cao Cao still wanted to get the Thirty-Six Stratagems at once. Cao Cao believed in himself and had the perseverance to think through one plan before looking at the next one. But every time he waited for Sun Quan to give him advice, Cao Cao became passive.
Regarding Cao Cao's opinion, Sun Quan directly rejected it, and Sun Quan also said it clearly. He just couldn't trust Cao Cao. Even if Cao Cao is trustworthy now, people will change, which does not mean that Cao Cao will be trustworthy in the future. If one day, Cao Cao breaks his oath, or goes bad, Sun Quan can still refuse to teach Cao Cao the next art of war, and the Sun family, which owns the entire set of Sun Tzu's art of war, can also restrict Cao Cao, who only owns half of Sun Tzu's art of war. Only by stretching the timeline long enough can we truly see a person's character clearly.
In the end, the two bargained for a while and finally agreed that they would study twice a year for a total of eighteen years.
After reaching an agreement, Sun Quan, to show his sincerity, wrote down the first of the thirty-six strategies, "Crossing the Sea". Cao Cao was also a real person. Although he was extremely happy to get "hidden from the sky", Cao Cao did not study it immediately. He directly sent troops to show his sincerity to Sun Quan.
Sun Quan continued to use the reason that he did not trust Cao Cao very much, and hoped to accompany the army as a supervision. At first, Cao Cao did not intend to agree with Sun Quan. After all, war was no joke. This move would easily offend Sun Jian. If an accident occurred, it would be difficult for Cao Cao to protect Sun Quan. However, Sun Quan promised that he would have a master to protect him, so Cao Cao would not have to worry too much. In addition, Cao Cao had just obtained Sun Tzu's Art of War. He felt that he would not be better off communicating with Sun Quan, an "expert", so he finally took Sun Quan with him.
On the way, Cao Cao would definitely take the time to learn the art of war. If he encountered something he didn't understand, he would ask Sun Quan for advice. Well, I hope that Sun Quan, a guy with only a little knowledge, will not lead our future military strategist Cao Cao astray.
Well, in terms of the art of war, I don’t know whether Cao Cao was led astray by Sun Quan. Cao Cao’s eyes were led astray by Sun Quan as soon as he came.
When Cao Cao stared at Yu'er in a daze, Sun Quan realized belatedly that it was too bad, Cao Cao, an old pervert, had seen "Diao Chan". I have always guarded against fire, theft, and Lu Bu, but this time I forgot to guard against Cao Cao!
