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偃武

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1 偃武:
夫佳兵者,不祥之器,佳,飾也。祥,善也。兵者,驚精神,濁和氣,不善人之器也,不當修飾之。物或惡之,兵動則有所害,故萬物無有不惡之者。故有道者不處。有道之人不處其國。君子居則貴左,貴柔弱也。用兵則貴右。貴剛強也,此言兵道與君子之道反,所貴者異也。兵者,不祥之器,兵,革者。不善之器也。非君子之器,非君子所貴重之器也。不得已而用之。謂遭衰逆亂禍,欲加萬民,乃用之以自守。恬淡為上。不貪土地,利人財寶。勝而不美,雖得勝而不以為利己也。而美之者,是樂殺人。美得勝者,是為喜樂殺人者也。夫樂殺人者,則不可以得志於天下矣。為人君而樂殺人者,此不可使得志於天下矣,為人主必專制人命,妄行刑誅。吉事尚左,左,生位也。凶事尚右,陰道殺人。偏將軍居左,偏將軍卑而居陽者,以其不專殺也。上將軍居右。上將軍尊而居陰者,以其專主殺也。言以喪禮處之。上將軍居右,喪禮尚右,死人貴陰也。殺人之眾,以哀悲泣之;傷己德薄,不能以道化人,而害無辜之民。戰勝,以喪禮處之。古者戰勝,將軍居喪主禮之位,素服而哭之,明君子貴德而賤兵,不得以而誅不祥,心不樂之,比於喪也,知後世用兵不已故悲痛之。

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