Our Master Confucius, answering Duke Ling of Wei , said: “I have never studied matters connected with armies and battalions.” 136 Replying to Kʽung Wên-tzǔ , he said: “I have not been instructed about buff-coats and weapons.” 137 But if we turn to the meeting at Chia-ku , 138 we find that he used armed force against the men of Lai , 139 so that the marquis of Chʽi was overawed. Again, when the inhabitants of Pi