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 evaluating whether a military action inadvertently strengthens rivals or when analyzing second-order strategic consequences. Based on Hu Yan's advice against attacking Pu — assessing whether success helps your enemies more than yourself and recommending alternatives when it does.
Use when performing or analyzing ancient Chinese turtle shell divination (龟卜). Covers shell preparation, prohibited days (子亥戌), ritual prayer recitation, heat application for crack patterns, and interpretation of crack positions (首仰足开/肣).
Use when defending a besieged city with limited forces against a superior enemy. Combines divine legitimacy, psychological manipulation, feigned weakness, and surprise attack (e.g., Tian Dan's fire cattle) to shatter enemy morale.
Use when seeking to replace a capable enemy commander with an inferior one through disinformation. Based on Qin's strategy at Changping to replace Lian Po (廉颇) with Zhao Kuo (赵括) by exploiting the enemy ruler's impatience with defensive tactics.
Use when requesting assistance from a powerful party at negligible cost to them. Based on Su Dai's (苏代) candlelight metaphor — framing the request as sharing excess that costs nothing ('your candlelight has surplus; share it and lose nothing') to maximize willingness to help.
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 attracting talented advisors or demonstrating respect for worthy individuals. Follows Zhou Gong's practice of interrupting meals and baths to receive scholars (一沐三握发, 一饭三吐哺) to prevent losing capable people.
Use when forming military coalitions against a dominant adversary or recruiting allies for multi-front warfare. Analyzes enemy grievances to identify partners like 九江王黥布, 彭越, and 韩信, then coordinates simultaneous pressure to prevent force concentration.
Use when persuading rulers, executives, or powerful figures who hold your fate. Applies Han Fei's 说难 framework to diagnose hidden motivations, avoid dangerous pitfalls (revealing secrets, pointing out faults), and build trust before speaking boldly.
Use when planning a royal inspection tour or standardizing governance across regions. Structures a five-year inspection cycle covering four cardinal directions with ritual obligations, measurement standardization, and audience protocols.
Use when implementing uniform standards across a newly unified empire. Covers weights and measures (衡石丈尺), writing system (书同文字), transportation (车同轨), Five Elements cosmology, and symbolic renaming of rivers and populace.
Use when managing a leadership succession or transferring power between rulers. Covers designation, mourning period (三年丧), abdication gesture, popular validation by regional leaders (诸侯), and formal assumption of authority.
Use when recruiting talented individuals from rival states through discreet negotiation. Based on Duke Mu's recruitment of Baili Xi, guides target identification, concealment of intentions, low-value exchange tactics, and capability assessment.
Use when creating a new imperial title or establishing governance terminology for a unified empire. Guides council deliberation, historical precedent review, title composition (皇帝), imperial terminology (制/诏/朕), and succession numbering from 始皇帝 onward.
Use when performing state sacrificial rituals (畤) to establish religious legitimacy or mark significant occasions. Guides altar preparation, sacrificial animal selection (三牢), ritual conduct, and event documentation. Based on Qin's sacrificial traditions.
Use when facing a coalition of rival states or planning to disrupt enemy alliances (合从). Allocates resources for bribing key officials (豪臣), sowing discord to prevent unified action, then executing military conquest. Proposed by Wei Liao to Qin Shi Huang.
Use when mapping Xiongnu governance hierarchy. Covers the Shanyu (单于), Four Great Kings, 24 Wanqi commanders, territorial east/west/center divisions, noble clans (呼衍, 兰, 须卜), and subordinate officer structures.
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.
Use when transitioning from conquest to stabilization or diagnosing dynastic failure. Applies the principle that 取与守不同术也 (taking and keeping power require different methods), shifting from military force (诈力) to benevolence and adaptability (顺权).
Use when a new ruler inherits a troubled state and must restore stability. Covers personnel reform (任忠贤), correcting predecessor's wrongs (正先帝之过), economic relief (发仓廪/轻赋), legal simplification (约法/省刑), and moral governance.
Use when rebuilding wealth in a new location while avoiding political danger. Based on Fan Li's transformation into Tao Zhu Gong (陶朱公): change identity, select trade-route hubs, practice honest labor, target modest 10% margins, and redistribute wealth when fame grows too large.
将现代文本改写为司马迁《史记》文笔风格。 **触发场景**（主动使用）： - 用户明确要求"用太史公文笔改写"、"以史记风格写..."、"太史公曰"、"列传体" - 用户要求将现代文本转为文言文，且强调古雅、简洁、有文史韵味 - 用户提供人物传记、历史事件、技术概念等素材，要求古风改写 - 用户询问"司马迁会怎么写这件事" **功能**： - 三层转换：现代名词古化 → 白话转文言 → 太史公风格 - 应用《史记》特有句式（开篇定式、层递并列、简短断言、对话穿插动作等） - 应用《史记》修辞（白描、先抑后扬、排比对仗、跳跃式剪辑等） - 可选输出"太史公曰"评论段（50-80字精简版） **不做什么**： - 不复述《史记》原文内容 - 不模拟司马迁的历史观点 - 不套用《史记》名句 - 只学习语言形式、句法结构、修辞节奏 本技能基于《史记》130篇语料分析，适用于人物传记、历史事件、技术概念等现代素材的古风改写。
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.
