Classical Text 古典文獻 · Proximate Stratagems (並戰計)
Stratagem 30 — Make the host and the guest exchange roles
反客為主
Fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
Proximate Stratagems並戰計Fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
The Stratagem
計策說明
Usurp leadership in a situation where you are normally subordinate. Infiltrate your target until you control it from within.
Original Title
原文名稱
反客為主
Fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
Make the host and the guest exchange roles
Application in the Five Arts
五術應用
In Mangpai reading: When the Guest element completely controls the Host Palace, success requires entirely abandoning one's own ego and fully serving the external environment.
Citation 引典
Source: San Shi Liu Ji (三十六計), Stratagem 30