Classical Text 古典文獻 · Enemy Dealing Stratagems (敵戰計)
Stratagem 11 — Sacrifice the plum tree to preserve the peach tree
李代桃僵
Lǐ dài táo jiāng
Enemy Dealing Stratagems敵戰計Lǐ dài táo jiāng
The Stratagem
計策說明
There are circumstances in which you must sacrifice short-term objectives in order to gain the long-term goal. Use a scapegoat to suffer the consequences.
Original Title
原文名稱
李代桃僵
Lǐ dài táo jiāng
Sacrifice the plum tree to preserve the peach tree
Application in the Five Arts
五術應用
In Life Protection (Fengshen): Transferring the Sha (killing energy) of a difficult year onto a paper substitute (Zhi Ren) to protect the living person.
Citation 引典
Source: San Shi Liu Ji (三十六計), Stratagem 11