"All right, all right, enough" , says the young man. He admires the fact that a powerful master is guarding the house. He wants to go up to the hill to meet the master. The young man asks the commander if he's willing to give guidance to the soldiers. The commander replies that he'd rather live in a tent with the master than in the wood and stone room. The reason for this is that the master is always on the march, so he can spend more time in the tent. He also says that the reason he would tear down the entire house and turn it into a tent is that it adds "a touch of intimacy" between the two. He's sorry that the weak are long dead, but he can't understand how anyone could do such a thing. He says that mountains produce powerful masters because the weak willed are always dead. He thinks that the soldiers must be very good, because their eyes are so firm. He doesn't need to come rescue them, he says, because even the weakest soldiers can be very strong. The man replies that the art of warfare is of "vital importance" to the state. It's a matter of "life and death" . The art of war depends on five constant factors: moral law , heaven , earth , and so on. He asks if the young master would like to join the army, and the commander says yes.