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Use when regaining authority over those who wronged you. Demonstrates magnanimity through measured threats, acceptance of contrition, and strategic forgiveness to convert former enemies into loyal supporters.

Use when recruiting capable individuals or retaining key advisors. Demonstrates respect through personal visits, public honors, and tests of sincerity to win loyalty from talented people regardless of status.

Use when recruiting talented individuals from rival states through discreet negotiation. Based on Duke Mu's recruitment of Baili Xi, guides target identification, concealment of intentions, low-value exchange tactics, and capability assessment.

Use when transitioning power from a regent to a young ruler coming of age. Follows Zhou Gong's model: south-facing authority during regency, formal return of power at maturity, and north-facing minister position post-transition.

Use when seeking lasting historical reputation or understanding how names endure across generations. Applies the 附骥尾 (attaching to the horse's tail) principle — cultivating personal virtue while associating with eminent figures to ensure one's legacy is recorded and transmitted.

Use when your homeland faces an existential threat despite personal grievances with its leadership. Guides the decision to set aside conflicts, mobilize resources, and reconcile with former adversaries for collective survival.

Use when facing public criticism or accusations in a political or organizational context. Guides officials to preserve reputation through humble acknowledgment, symbolic authority surrender, and strategic resignation offers rather than retaliation.

Use when recovering from a major military defeat or rebuilding forces after a loss. Based on Duke Mu's response to the Xiao defeat, covers personal accountability, commander restoration, public acknowledgment, and rebuilding strategy.

Use when establishing social order through ritual principles (礼治) or regulating desires to prevent chaos. Implements the three-step framework: cultivate the self, establish distinctions (贵贱有等), and balance restraint with satisfaction.

Use when planning river navigation routes or developing drainage channels. Maps nine major river systems from source to terminus, guides dredging, embankment construction, and integration into tribute transportation networks.

Use when besieging a fortified city resistant to conventional assault. Plans river diversion to compromise walls through hydraulic pressure. Based on Wang Ben's 225 BCE flooding of Daliang that forced Wei's surrender.

Use when advising a ruler or selecting a remonstrance strategy. Offers four methods from metaphorical instruction (伊尹) to strategic withdrawal (箕子), with assessment criteria for ruler receptiveness and warning signs of a failed state.

Use when advising leaders on self-discipline, virtue maintenance, or preventing institutional decline. Applies Zhou Gong's teachings to King Cheng with models from Yin dynasty rulers like Zhong Zong, Gao Zong, and Zu Jia to identify habits that sustain or destroy long-term rule.

Use when locating capable individuals who have withdrawn from public life. Covers intelligence gathering, informal approach, and relationship-building with reclusive talent in humble occupations.

Use when persuading powerful figures by appealing to their long-term self-interest. Analyzes the target's vulnerabilities (aging, lack of heirs, fading influence), formulates warnings, and presents solutions that create mutual benefit.

Use when advocating for your own inclusion in a mission or opportunity after being overlooked. Applies the 'point in a sheath' (锥处囊中) metaphor — reframing obscurity as lack of opportunity rather than lack of ability, and requesting a chance for talent to emerge.

Use when evaluating siege feasibility or deciding whether to continue besieging a fortified city. Based on Xu Jia's advice against attacking Daliang (大梁) — systematically assessing defender strength, fortification quality, historical precedent, and cost of failure before committing.

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Use when establishing control over a newly conquered territory or winning popular support quickly. Simplifies harsh legal codes to three basic laws (约法三章) following Liu Bang's model at Xianyang to build rapid legitimacy.

Use when building deep military loyalty and unit cohesion. Shares hardships, distributes rewards equitably, and leads by example to create soldiers willing to follow into the most dangerous engagements.