In ancient times, there were 36 schemes, the last six schemes were defeat, and the last scheme of defeat was "seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages". If the first 35 moves fail, just leave at last. Is to escape. Therefore, the best policy is to settle for the second best.
What is the best policy?
A pair of high heels is often worth two hands.
[Pinyin]
Hello, I'm coming.
[Interpretation]
Refers to the best strategy to leave and avoid when encountering a strong enemy or in trouble.
[source]
The first 1 14 of Shi Ming Nai 'an's "Water Margin" is: "Li Zhudao:' So, 36 plans, walking is the best policy! " "
[example]
Thirty-six plans is the best policy, since the situation is unfavorable, we'd better run away quickly!
What do you mean, planning ahead is the best policy?
It is often understood as "avoidance and evasion are the best strategies" or even "evasion is the cleverest strategy among the 36 strategies".
This is a misunderstanding. The reason for misunderstanding is related to the unclear structure of this word. From the phrase structure, "walking is the best plan" can have two structures: "walking/doing/planning" and "walking is the best plan". "Go/do/go up" is a declarative sentence, which means "escape is the best strategy"; "Go for the best/plan" is a formal phrase, and "Go for the best" is the name of the plan. There is no doubt that when it comes to the thirty-six strategies, "walking is the best policy" is obviously the latter explanation. The names of 36 meters are mostly four characters, and only the last six meters are three characters, so people habitually add the word "rice" after "walking for the top". This creates conditions for misunderstanding.
In principle, the same is true. "Walking is the best policy" is the last of the 36 strategies, which means that leaving the battlefield to save strength is the best choice when there is no other way. Thirty-six plans can't regard escape as the smartest plan, and there is no such cowardly "upper plan". This is self-evident.
In idiom dictionaries, the documentary evidence of "walking is the best policy" is often quoted: "Tan Gong has thirty-six strategies, and walking is the best policy." The structure of "walking is the best strategy" in this passage is the same as that of "walking/doing/walking" mentioned above, and it is no problem to interpret it as "leaving and avoiding is the best strategy when encountering a strong enemy or encountering trouble". The context of "going is the best plan" in the 36-meter plan is different and cannot be confused. Idiom dictionaries naturally have to explain these two meanings separately.
However, the meaning of vocabulary, the most important thing, lies in the established usage. Since people generally understand "walking is the best policy" as "escaping is the best policy", it shows that this word has already had such a meaning. There is no problem in talking about things in general. There are only two situations that need to be distinguished: talking about thirty-six plans, not distorting its original intention; When compiling an idiom dictionary, we need to distinguish these two meanings.
This question is actually very simple, and it is not worth wasting your breath. I just read "Fighting Fraud" by Mr. Li Ling recently, and there seems to be a similar misunderstanding. He said that "walking is the best strategy" is "the first strategy in the art of war" and criticized it as "the best strategy is the worst strategy" (p 172). This understanding seems to be somewhat misunderstood. There must be many people who have this misunderstanding, which is why they are so wordy.
By the way, Professor Li Ling's Fighting by Cheating is well written. It is the clearest book about the Art of War that I have ever seen. It provides a lot of accurate and clear knowledge, and difficult words are also explained in simple terms. And it is the best book to read, which is much more comfortable than those ancient notes with simple terms and vague meanings. Recommend interested friends to have a look.
What do you mean, it's the best policy to take thirty-six measures? What is the best policy?
Of the 36 schemes, the best thing is to escape-the best way now is to quit.
The original explanation means that you can't resist the enemy, and the best policy is to escape.
It shows that things have reached the point of helplessness and there is no other good way.
The best policy means the best method and the best choice.
Thirty-six plans, what do you mean, it's the best policy to go?
It means that you can't resist the enemy. Running away is the best policy. It shows that things have reached the point of helplessness, and there is no other good way except to leave.
Source: Nanqi's Biography of Wang Jingze: "Tan Gong's thirty-six plans, walking is the best policy."
In ancient times, there were 36 schemes, the last six schemes were defeat, and the last scheme of defeat was "seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages". If the first 35 moves fail, just leave at last. Is to escape. However, this plan is contrary to the traditional "life is worse than death" in China, so not many people in history really want to talk about this plan.
Seeking the best solution is one of the "failed solutions"
The 36 measures are:
Winning strategy: crossing the sea from heaven, encircling Wei to save Zhao, killing people with knives, waiting for opportunities, taking advantage of the fire to rob, and making a diversion.
The enemy's tactics: out of thin air, secretly crossing the warehouse, watching the fire from the other side, hiding the knife in the smile, not being flexible, stealing the Li Dynasty.
Offensive tactics: startle the snake, turn the corpse back to life, transfer the mountain tiger, play hard to get, throw a brick to attract jade, catch a thief and be king.
The plan of melee: take the bottom out of the pot, fish in troubled waters, throw the golden cicada out of its shell, close the door to catch the thief, make friends far away and attack near, and take the place by the false way.
The plan of the war: steal the beam and change the column, refer to the mulberry and curse the tree, play the fool and not be crazy, go up to the house and take the ladder, blossom on the tree, and oppose the guest.
Defeated battles: empty city stratagem, honey trap, betrayal stratagem, risks stratagem, chain stratagem, walking is the best policy.
The meaning of the slogan "36 strategies are the best policy"
Of the 36 projects,
Retreat is the best strategy.
If you can't beat him, go, save your strength and deal with him later!
It is the best policy to remember by hand.
(1) The whole division avoids the enemy: the whole army retreats to avoid the strong enemy. ② There is no blame or disorder in the left: the Book of Changes (see the first 26 notes for the explanation of the name). This * * *, the words of "Xiang": "There is no blame when you are left, it is not abnormal." It means that there is no danger for the army to camp on the left (because camping on the left or right depends on the situation) and it does not violate the usual way of marching. The ancients said: if the enemy wins and I can't fight, then: I surrender; Must be harmonious; Must go. If you fall, you will be defeated, if you make peace, you will be defeated by half, and if you go, you will be unbeaten. Those who are not defeated will turn the corner. For example, Bi Zaiyu of the Song Dynasty confronted the Jin people, and it was difficult to compete with them. -go to camp at night, leave the flag in the camp, tie up the raw sheep and hang them, and put their front feet on the drum. If the sheep can't stand hanging, then beat the drums. Jin people don't think it's an empty camp, and they feel deadlocked for several days. If they want to chase, it will be far away ("Ce Kao Nan Song Dynasty"). Can be described as a good walker! The enemy has an advantage, but we can't beat it. In order to avoid a decisive battle with the enemy, there are only three ways out: surrender, peace and retreat. Compared with the three, surrender is a complete failure, peace is also a half failure, and retreat is not a failure. Retreat can turn defeat into victory. Of course, retreat is by no means a passive escape. The purpose of retreat is to avoid a decisive battle with the main enemy. Active retreat can also lure the enemy deeper, mobilize the enemy and create favorable fighters. In short, retreat is progress. When are you leaving? How to get there? We should improvise here. We have a lot of knowledge. Bi Zaiyu's superb ability to use "walking is the best policy" is shown in the story of tying sheep and beating drums to cheat the gold man and withdrawing troops calmly. Going first refers to taking the initiative to retreat in a planned way under the unfavorable situation of disparity between the enemy and ourselves, avoiding strong enemies, looking for fighters, and taking retreat as progress. This should also be the best strategic policy.