(2) By attempting to govern an army in the same way as he administers
a kingdom, being ignorant of the conditions which obtain in an army.
This causes restlessness in the soldier’s minds.
Ts‘ao Kung’s note is: 軍容不入國國容不入軍禮不可以治兵也, which may be
freely translated: “The military sphere and the civil sphere are
wholly distinct; you can’t handle an army in kid gloves.” And
Chang Yü says: “Humanity and justice (仁義) are the principles on
which to govern a state, but not an army; opportunism and
flexibility (權變), on the other hand, are military rather than
civic virtues.” 同三軍之政, “to assimilate the governing of an
army”—to that of a State, understood. The _T‘ung Tien_ has 欲
inserted before 同, here and in § 15.