[LiCh`uanaddsthecomment：\"Itisliketyingtogetherthelegsofathoroughbred，sothatitisunabletogallop.\"Onewouldnaturallythinkof\"theruler\"inthispassageasbeingathome，andtryingtodirectthemovementsofhisarmyfromadistance.Butthecommentatorsunderstandjustthereverse，andquotethesayingofT`aiKung：\"Akingdomshouldnotbegovernedfromwithout，andarmyshouldnotbedirectedfromwithin.\"Ofcourseitistruethat，duringanengagement，orwheninclosetouchwiththeenemy，thegeneralshouldnotbeinthethickofhisowntroops，butalittledistanceapart.
Otherwise，hewillbeliabletomisjudgethepositionasawhole，andgivewrongorders.]
14.（2）Byattemptingtogovernanarmyinthesamewayasheadministersakingdom，beingignorantoftheconditionswhichobtaininanarmy.Thiscausesrestlessnessinthesoldier’sminds.
[Ts`aoKung’snoteis，freelytranslated：\"Themilitarysphereandthecivilspherearewhollydistinct;youcan’thandleanarmyinkidgloves.\"AndChangYusays：\"Humanityandjusticearetheprinciplesonwhichtogovernastate，butnotanarmy;opportunismandflexibility，ontheotherhand，aremilitaryratherthancivilvirtuestoassimilatethegoverningofanarmy\"——tothatofaState，understood.]
15.（3）Byemployingtheofficersofhisarmywithoutdiscrimination，[Thatis，heisnotcarefultousetherightmanintherightplace.]