According with People-Six Teachings

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According with People (Tai Gong Six Teachings-Military Teaching Chapter 4)

本篇论述夺取和治理天下的根本原则是要与人民的利益一致。即所谓“天下者非一人之天下，惟有道者处之“。

English

King Wen asked Tai Gong:"What should one do so that he can govern the populace?"

Tai Gong said:"When your greatness overspreads the populace, only then will you be able to encompass it. When your trustworthiness has overspread populace, only then will you be able to make covenants with it. When your benevolence has overspread populace, only then will you be able to embrace it. When your grace has overspread populace, only then can you preserve it. When your authority covers the populace, only then will you be able not to lose it. Govern without doubt, similar to the revolutions of heaven or the changes of the seasons, nothing can change them. Only when these six are complete will you be able to establish governance over populace.

Accordingly, one who profits populace will find populace open to him,. One who harms populace will find populace closed to him. If one gives life to populace, populace will regard him as virtuous. If one kills populace, populace will want to get rid of him. If one accords to populace, populace will be accessible to him; if one impoverishes populace, populace will regard him as their enemy. One who gives peace to populace, populace will rely on; one who endangers populace, populace will view as a disaster. Populace is not the realm of one man. Only one who run it according to the Way can dwell in the position of authority."

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Modern

文王问太公，说：具备什么条件才可以治理天下呢?

太公说：器量盖过天下，然后才能包容天下；诚信盖过天下，然后才能约束天下；仁慈盖过天下，然后才能怀柔天下；恩惠盖过天下，然后才能保有天下；权力盖过天下，然后才能不失天下；遇事果决不疑，就象天体运行不能改变，就象四时变化不能更易一样。这六个条件具备了，然后就可以治理天下了。

所以为天下人谋利益的，人民就拥护他；使天下人受祸害的，人民就反对他；关心为天下人谋生存的，人民就怀念他的恩德；杀戮天下人的，人民就要毁灭他；顺应天下人意愿的，人民就归向他；造成天下人穷困的，人民就仇视他；使天下人安居乐业的，人民就依靠他；使天下人遭受危难的，人民就逃离他。天下不是一个人的天下，只有有道的人，才能做君主。

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