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Use when persuading a superior to reverse hostility toward an ally. Combines emotional appeal, intermediary strategy, and evidence of loyalty to reframe grievances and restore relations.

Use when bringing rebellious rulers back into submission without military force. Honors ancestral graves, selects envoys with prior relationships, provides face-saving language, and removes symbols of independent sovereignty.

Use when evaluating whether to enter a powerful party's territory or accept an asymmetric alliance. Applies the earth puppet vs. wooden puppet parable to assess exit options, leverage once inside, and the risk of being trapped with no recourse in a 'tiger and wolf' (虎狼) state.

Use when assessing foreign state stability, predicting political upheaval, or advising allies on self-preservation. Follows Ji Zha's diplomatic mission model across Qi, Zheng, Wei, and Jin to evaluate leadership and identify safe havens.

Use when navigating a hostile banquet, diplomatic ambush, or dangerous political gathering. Guides escape from the Hongmen Banquet (鸿门宴) scenario using alliances, deference, and covert withdrawal.

Use when evaluating feasibility of campaigns against distant or nomadic enemies. Assesses strategic value, logistics (率三十锺而致一石), enemy mobility, domestic impact (靡弊中国), and historical precedents like Qin's failed Xiongnu campaigns.

Use when planning systematic territorial expansion across multiple neighboring states. Applies the 远交近攻 doctrine: befriend distant powers, isolate nearby targets, and conquer incrementally for secure, contiguous gains.

Use when distributing monetary rewards or resources received in an official capacity. Ensures fairness and loyalty by publicly displaying resources, allowing self-selection by subordinates, and keeping nothing for personal use.

Use when recruiting team members or building an organization for unpredictable environments. Based on Mengchang Jun's (孟尝君) acceptance of unconventional talents — including 'dog thieves' and 'rooster imitators' — who proved invaluable when conventional skills failed in crisis.

Use when resolving major governance doubts through multi-source consultation. Combines turtle shell (卜) and milfoil (筮) divination with ruler deliberation, ministerial advice, and popular sentiment to reach decisions ranked by consensus level.

Use when selecting an heir among multiple candidates with equal legitimacy. Employs a ritual involving a hidden jade bi (璧) to determine divine selection while maintaining fairness. Based on King Gong of Chu's method of testing his five sons through concealed ritual objects.

Use when assessing regime stability by distinguishing 土崩 (popular uprising from mass discontent) versus 瓦解 (elite rebellion with military resources). Prioritizes popular sentiment analysis over elite threat management.

Use when implementing classical Chinese governance (循吏之道). Emphasizes minimal intervention, leading by example, indirect influence (raise gate barriers to raise cart heights), and conflict-of-interest rules prohibiting officials from competing with commoners.

Use when neutralizing powerful local elites without violence. Relocates wealthy families (豪桀并兼之家) to the capital region, simultaneously strengthening the center (内实京师) and dissolving regional power bases (外销奸猾).

Use when a ruler dies on military campaign and succession must be secured before news spreads. Covers securing final wishes, maintaining secrecy, road closures, heir retrieval with military escort, and formal installation before announcing the death, following King Zhao's field succession precedent.

Use when maintaining long-term motivation after humiliation or defeat. Based on Goujian's 'tasting gall' (卧薪尝胆) practice: physical reminders, daily verbal affirmations of past shame, personal austerity, and sharing hardships with the people to build loyalty for eventual recovery.

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Use when captured by enemy forces and seeking to escape. Involves feigning death or injury, observing guards and resources, then seizing a sudden opportunity to commandeer a horse and flee to friendly territory.

Use when organizing conquered or acquired territories into centrally-administered counties (县). Covers territory assessment, settlement consolidation, official appointment, and administrative standardization. Based on Qin's 41-county system under Shang Yang.

Use when assessing whether to attack a seemingly weakened adversary. Provides a risk-assessment framework covering hidden enemy strengths, battle-hardened populations, diplomatic consequences, and multi-advisor consultation to avoid costly miscalculations.