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 evaluating the feasibility of a long-distance surprise military attack. Assesses distance risks, intelligence reliability, supply line vulnerabilities, and contingency planning. Based on Qin's failed attack on Zheng as a cautionary example.
A strategy for defeating several rival states by breaking their alliances before attacking them. It funds bribes to influential officials and spreads disagreement so enemies cannot act together.
A policy for controlling education and historical writing across a unified empire. It sorts texts into those to destroy and those to preserve, then puts teaching under government officials.
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.
A process for creating an imperial title and the official language of a unified empire. It uses council debate and historical examples to choose titles such as 皇帝 and terms for imperial orders and self-reference.
A plan for making standards the same throughout a newly unified empire. It covers measurements, written characters, road and vehicle rules, and symbolic names used by the state.
Use when planning an imperial inspection tour (巡游) to demonstrate authority and inspect territories. Covers route planning, Feng and Shan sacrifices at Mount Tai, stele erection, local scholar consultation, and governance issue resolution.
A centralized system for governing an empire through commanderies, which are large administrative regions, and counties beneath them. Each commandery has separate officials for civil rule, military affairs, and oversight.
A system that removes posthumous titles, which are names given to rulers after death that can praise or criticize their reign. It replaces them with sequential ruler numbers beginning with 始皇帝, or First Emperor.
Use when implementing comprehensive reforms to strengthen a state's governance and external position. Combines internal reforms (legal codification, agriculture/weaving promotion, military readiness) with external horizontal alliance strategy (连衡) from Shang Yang's model.
A framework for changing from conquest to stable government. It distinguishes the methods used to seize power from those needed to keep it, replacing force and deception with humane, adaptable rule.
A recovery framework for a new ruler taking over a troubled state. It combines replacing poor officials, correcting earlier abuses, easing taxes, releasing stored grain, simplifying laws, and reducing punishments.
A framework for judging whether people are content with their government or driven toward rebellion. It uses economic conditions, laws, and public safety, with Chen She’s uprising as a historical example.
Use when comparing competing states or explaining why weaker parties prevail. Analyzes material resources, leadership quality, and intangible factors like popular support, governance quality, moral legitimacy, and application of benevolence (仁义).
A battle strategy based on destroying cooking pots and boats so soldiers cannot retreat. The example is Xiang Yu’s three-day commitment at the Battle of Julu.
A framework for taking control of a newly conquered territory by replacing complex, harsh rules with three basic laws. It follows Liu Bang’s example at Xianyang.
A guide to surviving a hostile banquet or political meeting that may be a trap. It uses the Hongmen Banquet as an example and focuses on allies, respectful behavior, and a discreet escape.
A guide to replacing corporal punishment, meaning physical penalties such as mutilation, with less severe legal alternatives. It follows Tiying’s petition to Emperor Wen as a historical example.
A framework for choosing capable advisers and assigning them authority based on their different strengths. It uses Liu Bang’s team of Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin as the example.
A guide to Feng and Shan, ancient sacrifices at Mount Tai used by Chinese emperors to claim approval from heaven. It follows the required conditions, ceremony, and public declarations in Emperor Wu’s model.
Use when managing a multi-domain crisis or coordinating emergency response across military, diplomatic, and administrative fronts. Delegates specific responsibilities to trusted subordinates while maintaining strategic oversight.
Use when implementing benevolent governance (仁政) to build popular support and long-term stability. Covers tax reduction, legal reform, agricultural promotion, and frugality following Emperor Wen of Han's model.
A method for comparing historical records that disagree and judging how reliable they are. It includes the practice of preserving uncertainty when the evidence is unclear.
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