36 Stratagems

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The 36 Stratagems (三十六計) is a compilation of Chinese strategic proverbs drawn from centuries of military history, statecraft, and Daoist philosophy. Organised in six categories — Winning, Allied-Attack, Attack, Chaos, Proximate-Combat, and Desperate stratagems — each stratagem encodes a pattern of strategic action applicable from battlefield to boardroom to metaphysical practice. The text's root in I Ching imagery (Xu-Shi, Yi-Zheng-Qi, Yin-Yang reversal) makes it a natural companion to Five Arts strategic thinking.

三十六計是從數百年軍事史、政治謀略及道家哲學中提煉的中國戰略格言合集。分為六組——勝戰計、敵戰計、攻戰計、混戰計、並戰計、敗戰計——每計編碼一種戰略行動模式，可應用於戰場、商場乃至玄學實踐。其植根於易經意象（虛實、奇正、陰陽逆轉）使其成為五術戰略思維的自然伴侶。

Significance in the Liuren Fajiao Lineage

於六壬法教傳承之重要性

Each stratagem in this collection includes an application note connecting it to Chinese metaphysical practice: Feng Shui remediation strategy, BaZi timing decisions, ritual approach, and QMDJ tactical deployment. The Xu-Shi (虛實, Empty-Full) framework of Chapter 6 of Sun Tzu flows directly through many of the 36 stratagems into practical Feng Shui: striking Sha (killing energy) at its emptiness, avoiding direct conflict with strong negative Qi. The "Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao" stratagem explicitly models the indirect Feng Shui remediation approach.

本集每計均附有將其連結至中國玄學實踐的應用注釋：風水化解策略、八字時機決策、儀式取向及奇門遁甲戰術部署。孫子第六篇的虛實框架通過三十六計中的諸多計策流入風水實踐：以虛擊煞、避免與強烈負面氣場的正面衝突。「圍魏救趙」明確示範了間接風水化解取向。

Table of Contents

目錄

1. 1

   Group 1 — Winning Stratagems (勝戰計)

   勝戰計（第1–6計）

   Six stratagems for advantageous positions: Deceive the Heavens, Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao, Kill with a Borrowed Sword, Await the Exhausted Enemy, Loot a Burning House, Make Noise in the East and Strike in the West.

2. 2

   Group 2 — Allied-Attack Stratagems (敵戰計)

   敵戰計（第7–12計）

   Six stratagems for creating advantage from the enemy's own resources: Create Something from Nothing, Openly Repair Plank Road, Watch Fires from the Opposite Shore, Hide a Knife in a Smile, Sacrifice the Plum Tree, Lead Away a Goat.

3. 3

   Group 3 — Attack Stratagems (攻戰計)

   攻戰計（第13–18計）

   Six stratagems for offensive positioning: Beat the Grass to Startle the Snake, Borrow a Corpse, Lure the Tiger, Close the Doors to Catch the Thief, Befriend Distant Enemy, Borrow the Road.

4. 4

   Group 4 — Chaos Stratagems (混戰計)

   混戰計（第19–24計）

   Six stratagems for exploiting confusion: Steal the Firewood, Catch Fish in Troubled Waters, Shed the Golden Cicada Shell, Shut the Doors, Befriend the Far, Feign Madness.

5. 5

   Group 5 — Proximate-Combat Stratagems (並戰計)

   並戰計（第25–30計）

   Six stratagems for dealing with allies and proximate forces: Replace the Beams, Point at the Mulberry, Feign Ignorance, Remove the Ladder, Deck the Tree, Host and Guest Reversal.

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   Group 6 — Desperate Stratagems (敗戰計)

   敗戰計（第31–36計）

   Six stratagems for disadvantageous positions: Beauty Trap, Empty Fort Strategy, Double Agent, Inflict Injury on Oneself, Chain Stratagems, Retreat as the Best Option.