A series of ingenious strategies or brilliant schemes used to achieve decisive victory; originally referring to Chen Ping's six masterful plans that helped Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang unify the empire.
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Ancient
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During the Western Han Dynasty, Chen Ping, a chancellor, devised six ingenious strategies throughout his life for Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang. These strategies were adopted by Liu Bang, helping him unify the empire.
These six stratagems include: donating gold to execute a counter-espionage scheme, sowing discord between Xiang Yu and his subordinates; deliberately treating Chu envoys poorly to create mistrust; sending out two thousand women and children at night to relieve the siege of Xingyang; subtly advising on how to manage Han Xin to stabilize military morale; advising Liu Bang to feign a tour of Yunmeng to capture Han Xin; and relieving the siege of Baideng.