Shows that reference The Art of War

The whole thing is basically based off of The Art of War. Highly recommend reading The Art of War while watching the show. 

This show has several instances of using principles from the Art of War. Can't remember the earlier ones, but one of them is in episode 35. When the Crown Prince is afraid to fight, Gu Tingye convinces him by telling him he will die if he goes back, which is employing 

• "Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight."

In episode 38, Minglan notes that Gu Tingye knows himself very well, to which he smiles and replies that its good for person to know himself. To me this felt like a reference to:

• "Hence the saying: If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."

In episode 41 she talks about using retreat as offense and some other things which I think is the section on stratagems but dont quote me on that.

"My husband has a reputation of loving his soldiers like sons" also a  teaching of the Art of War (episode 42) 

• "Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death."

Therer's a cute moment where Gu Tingye compliments his wife for quoting the Art of War in episode 44. Minglan says she needs to win without fighting referencing,

• "Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy’s troops without any fighting"

The episode with the fire over the wall

Also reference Strategies of the Warring States by Zhan Guo Ce) and The Thirty Six Stratagems  

Eternal Love uses some of strategems of The Art of War in its first war. 

• "Throw your soldiers into positions whence there is no escape, and they will prefer death to flight." XI 23
  • Mo Yuan alters one of his generals that she will be going into a battle to sacrafice 10,000 soldiers in order for their next battle plan to work
• "Surviving spies, finally, are those who bring back news from the enemy’s camp." XIII 13
  • Xuan Nü functions like this kind of spy for the enemy
• "In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but rather to retreat, thus enticing the enemy in his turn; then, when part of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage." X 7
  •  Feigning a retreat in order to attack (the three princes during the strategy meeting with Mo Yuan