Thereupon Sun Tzǔ said: “The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds.”

After that, Ho Lu saw that Sun Tzǔ was one who knew how to handle an army, and finally appointed him general. In the west, he defeated the Chʽu State and forced his way into Ying , the capital; to the north he put fear into the States of Chʽi and Chin , and spread his fame abroad amongst the feudal princes. And Sun Tzǔ shared in the might of the King.