Absence of centralization where it is needed means negligence by the higher levels or usurpation of authority by the lower levels, neither of which can be tolerated in the relationship between higher and lower levels, especially in the military sphere.

• 应该集中的不集中，在上者叫做失职，在下者叫做专擅，这是在任何上下级关系上特别是在军事关系上所不许可的。