《资治通鉴·秦纪·秦纪一》
将领接受君主命令后即调动三军，三军各自到位，百官井然有序，各项事务均安排停当、纳入正轨，此时即便君主奖之也不能使之喜悦，敌人激之也不能使之愤怒。这样的将领是最善于治军的将领。
凡受命于主而行三军，三军既定，百官得序，群物皆正，则主不能喜，敌不能怒，夫是之谓至臣。
After accepting an order from a monarch, the general deploys the army. The army takes position, officials have orderly ranks, and everything is in place and on schedule. At this point, the monarch cannot please him with rewards nor can the enemy provoke him with threats. Such a general is the best at managing an army.