Browse reusable Agent Skills, each with a clear purpose and practical guidance.
Use when establishing governance principles linking national prosperity to leadership frugality. Applies the maxim '治国之道富民为始' (governing begins with enriching the people) through leadership example and consumption standards by rank.
Use when implementing comprehensive state reforms or transforming governance systems. Follows Shang Yang's model — mutual responsibility (什伍), family structure reform, merit-based ranks replacing hereditary privilege, and standardized weights, measures, and legal codes.
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 hosting guests, managing dependents, or building loyalty through hospitality. Provides equal treatment regardless of status, records personal details via a scribe behind a screen, sends follow-up gifts to guests' families, and resolves perceived slights through transparent demonstration.
Use when commanding an inferior force that needs maximum motivation against a superior enemy. Applies Han Xin's 井陉之战 tactic: position troops in death ground (陷之死地而后生) with hidden cavalry to capture the enemy camp.
Use when breaking deadlocks in stalled negotiations or forcing immediate commitment from a dismissive counterparty. Employs physical proximity to neutralize power imbalance, reframes the deal as serving their interests, invokes historical precedent, and demands on-the-spot formalization (blood oath).
Use when applying systematic governance frameworks or structuring state administration. Covers Jizi's Hong Fan (洪范) Nine Categories presented to King Wu of Zhou: Five Elements, Five Matters, Eight Government Functions, chronological methods, royal perfection, Three Virtues, divination, omens, and blessings.
Use when planning or conducting the Fengshan ceremony (封禅仪式) to legitimize imperial rule. Covers legitimacy requirements, material preparations, the four-phase ritual at Mount Tai, and historical precedents from 无怀氏 through 周成王.
Use when performing Feng and Shan sacrifices (封禅礼仪) to establish divine endorsement of imperial rule. Covers prerequisites, ritual sequence at Mount Tai, and proclamation steps for Emperor Wu's legitimacy model.
Use when submitting appeals or petitions to imperial authority on behalf of someone facing punishment. Covers concealing intentions, secret departure, formal petition drafting, direct audience requests, and presenting mitigating arguments.