[85] A good biographical notice, with a list of his works, will be found in the 國朝詩人徵略, ch. 48, fol. 18 _sqq._ [86] Preface _ad fin._: 吾家出樂安眞孫子之後媿余徒讀祖書考証文字不通方略亦享承 平之福者久也 “My family comes from Lo-an, and we are really descended from Sun Tzŭ. I am ashamed to say that I only read my ancestor’s work from a literary point of view, without comprehending the military technique. So long have we been enjoying the blessings of peace!” [87] Hua-yin is about 14 miles from 潼關 T‘ung-kuan on the eastern border of Shensi. The temple in question is still visited by those about to make the ascent of the 華山 or Western Sacred Mountain. It is mentioned in the 大明一統志 [A.D. 1461], ch. 32, f. 22, as the 西嶽廟:—在 華陰縣東五里廟有唐𤣥宗所製華山碑 “Situated five _li_ east of the district city of Hua-yin. The temple contains the Hua-shan tablet inscribed by the T‘ang Emperor Hsüan Tsung [713–755].” [88] 曩予游𨵿中讀華陰嶽廟道藏見有此書後有鄭友賢遺說一卷. [89] Cf. Sun Hsing-yen’s remark _à propos_ of his mistakes in the names and order of the commentators: 吉天保之不深究此書可知. [90] 國家令甲以孫子校士所傳本或多錯謬當用古本是正其文適吳念湖太守畢恬溪孝廉皆爲此 學所得或過于予遂刋一編以課武士. [91] _See_ my “Catalogue of Chinese Books” (Luzac & Co., 1908), no. 40. [92] This is a discussion of 29 difficult passages in Sun Tzŭ, namely: I. 2; 26; 16; II. 9 & 10; III. 3; III & VII; III. 17; IV. 4; 6; V. 3; 10 & 11; 14; the headings of the 13 chapters, with special reference to chap. VII; VII. 5; 15 & 16; 27; 33, &c.; VIII. 1–6; IX. 11; X. 1–20; XI. 23; 31; 19; 43; VII. 12–14 & XI. 52; XI. 56; XIII. 15 & 16; 26; XIII in general. [93] Preface to Mei Yao-ch‘ên’s edition: 孫子注者尤多武之書本於兵兵之術非 一而以不窮爲奇宜其說者之多也. [94] See 魏書, ch. 1. [95] _Loc. cit.:_ 然前世言善用兵稱曹公曹公嘗與董呂諸袁角其力而勝之遂與吳蜀分漢而 王傳言魏之將出兵千里每坐計勝敗授其成算諸將用之十不失一一有違者兵輒敗北. [96] Cf. 天一閣藏書總目 Catalogue of the library of the 范 Fan family at Ningpo, 子部, fol. 12 _v_^o: 其註多隱辭引而不發 “His commentary is frequently obscure; it furnishes a clue, but does not fully develop the meaning.” [97] See 玉海, ch. 141 _ad init._ [98] _Wên Hsien T‘ung K‘ao_, ch. 221, f. 9 _v_^o. [99] Ch. 207, f. 5 _r_^o. [100] It is interesting to note that M. Pelliot has recently discovered chapters 1, 4 and 5 of this lost work in the “Grottos of the Thousand Buddhas.” _See_ B. E. F. E. O, t. VIII, nos. 3–4, p. 525. [101] _Loc. cit._ [102] _Wên Hsien T‘ung K‘ao_, ch. 221, f. 9: 世謂牧慨然最喜論兵欲試而不得者 其學能道春秋戰國時事甚博而詳知兵者有取焉. [103] Preface to his commentary (_T‘u Shu_, 經籍典, ch. 442): 武之所論大約 用仁義使機權也. [104] _Ibid._: 自武死後凡千歲將兵者有成者有敗者勘其事跡皆與武所著書一一相抵當. [105] _T‘ung K‘ao, loc. cit._: 皥以曹公注隱微杜牧注闊踈重爲之注云. [106] _Ibid._ [107] The Hsia, the Shang and the Chou. Although the last-named was nominally existent in Sun Tzŭ’s day, it retained hardly a vestige of power, and the old military organisation had practically gone by the board. I can suggest no other explanation of the passage. [108] See _Chou Li_, XXIX. 6–10.