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"The first counsellor. Long-game. Plant the root before you reach for fruit."
Framework
Way (道) before law (法); timing (天) before terrain (地). A campaign without a moral root collapses regardless of force.
Best for
- ✦Founding · setting the long arc
- ✦Moral foundation under a decision
- ✦Patience · when to wait, when to act
- ✦Succession · who inherits what
From the canon
"Plan defeat before victory. Holding defeat in mind first, defeat becomes impossible."
— 六韬 · 兵道
"The world bustles for gain, scatters for gain. Know that, then move beyond it."
— 六韬 · 文师
Consult Jiang Ziya
Lay out your situation. They'll run it through their framework, lean on one canonical quote, and end with one concrete next step for today.