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91:) as the overseer. Zhuang Gu was always arrogant, and he was late attending a parade. Rangju followed the regulations and ordered that Zhuang Gu be executed. When a messenger sent by Zhuang Gu retrieved a document that gave Zhuang Gu the command of the army, Rangju said: "When the general is commanding an army, he can disobey orders from the King." He then asked a law officer: "What punishment does he deserve for galloping in the army camp? " The answer was "execution". Rangju then executed the messenger for galloping freely inside the army camp, also killing his horse and destroying his cart. 85:, the Prime Minister of Duke Jing of Qi, recommended Rangju to the duke and he became a general. He was ordered to restore territory lost to the states of Jin and Yan. In order to build his prestige within the army, he suggested to the Duke to send someone to oversee his actions. The Duke sent Zhuang Gu ( 94:
Rangju enforced the laws with fairness and his prestige increased rapidly within the army. He defeated the armies of Jin and Yan, restoring lost land. He was promoted to Da Sima, the Minister of War. The Tian Clan which he belonged to also became more powerful. Other Qi clans including Bao
66:, who apparently listened to hypocrites, falsely accusing Rangju. He was depressed and fell ill, resulting in his death. Little is known about his life due to the lack of historical records, but his thoughts and ideas passed on. His works were later composed into a book called 113:) saw him as a threat and made false allegations against Rangju in front of the Duke. In the end, the Duke dismissed Rangju. Rangju died soon afterward. The next leader of the Tian clan Tian Qi ( 209: 214: 189: 62:, and went as high in the army as Da Sima, the Minister of War. As a result, he is also sometimes called Sima Rangju . He was later dismissed by 204: 35: 23: 199: 194: 43: 156: 151: 138: 67: 175: 55: 172: 63: 161: 129: 42:) (dates of birth and death unknown) was a famous Chinese military general during the 183: 59: 119:) therefore despised those three families. The son of Tian Qi, called Tian Chang ( 51: 47: 71: 82: 16:
Chinese general during the Spring and Autumn period
132:organised the works of Rangju and it was known as 120: 114: 108: 102: 96: 86: 8: 46:, often seen as the spiritual successor of 210:5th-century BC Chinese military personnel 215:Generals of the Spring and Autumn period 125:), later destroyed the three families. 7: 54:, defending it from the states of 14: 190:Ancient Chinese military writers 109: 74:, a famous Chinese historian. 39: 27: 1: 128:Tian Chang's great grandson 70:. He was highly praised by 231: 121: 115: 103: 97: 87: 44:Spring and Autumn period 157:Seven Military Classics 152:The Methods of the Sima 139:The Methods of the Sima 68:The Methods of the Sima 205:Writers from Shandong 200:Zhou dynasty writers 134:The Precepts of War 50:. He served in the 195:Military theorists 222: 174:穰苴斩监----田穰苴(战国) 136:, also known as 124: 123: 118: 117: 112: 111: 106: 105: 100: 99: 90: 89: 41: 29: 230: 229: 225: 224: 223: 221: 220: 219: 180: 179: 170: 148: 80: 64:Duke Jing of Qi 17: 12: 11: 5: 228: 226: 218: 217: 212: 207: 202: 197: 192: 182: 181: 169: 166: 165: 164: 162:The Art of War 159: 154: 147: 144: 130:King Wei of Qi 79: 76: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 227: 216: 213: 211: 208: 206: 203: 201: 198: 196: 193: 191: 188: 187: 185: 178: 176: 173: 167: 163: 160: 158: 155: 153: 150: 149: 145: 143: 141: 140: 135: 131: 126: 92: 84: 77: 75: 73: 69: 65: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 37: 33: 25: 21: 171: 137: 133: 127: 93: 81: 31: 19: 18: 107:) and Guo ( 52:State of Qi 32:Tian Rangju 20:Sima Rangju 184:Categories 168:References 48:Jiang Ziya 72:Sima Qian 146:See also 101:), Gao ( 83:Yan Ying 36:Chinese 24:Chinese 38:: 26:: 177:司马穰苴 30:) or 78:Life 58:and 28:司馬穰苴 60:Yan 56:Jin 40:田穰苴 186:: 142:. 122:田常 116:田乞 88:庄贾 110:国 104:高 98:鲍 95:( 34:( 22:(

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Chinese
Chinese
Spring and Autumn period
Jiang Ziya
State of Qi
Jin
Yan
Duke Jing of Qi
The Methods of the Sima
Sima Qian
Yan Ying
King Wei of Qi
The Methods of the Sima
The Methods of the Sima
Seven Military Classics
The Art of War


Categories
Ancient Chinese military writers
Military theorists
Zhou dynasty writers
Writers from Shandong
5th-century BC Chinese military personnel
Generals of the Spring and Autumn period

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