帝王术与天下无局：洞察权谋智慧的千古秘籍 1 (The Art of Rulership and the Unrestricted World: Insights into the Timeless Secrets of Political Wisdom 1)

在历史上，帝王有一种狠辣的阳谋手段被称为帝王术，它是极少数人掌握且绝不外传的学问。

帝王术包括：大量使用小人并收集其把柄以控制；打断有本事人的腿再施恩；故意折磨有能力的忠臣，退位时让儿子重用以获其忠心；借小人报私仇再抓住把柄；缺钱时刺激小人贪污受贿再抄其家。

而在生活中，我们要谨记：显露美貌会被算计，显露财富会被陷害，显露真心会被践踏。安身立命要遵循“藏风饮志戒欲醒身求实慎言节情向善”这 16 个字。

Throughout history, emperors have employed a ruthless form of overt strategy known as the Art of Rulership, a discipline understood by very few and never revealed to outsiders.

The Art of Rulership involves methods such as: extensively using underlings while collecting their weaknesses for control; breaking the legs of competent individuals only to show them kindness afterward; deliberately tormenting capable loyal subjects, then appointing their sons to positions of power upon abdication to secure their loyalty; enacting personal vengeance through underlings while simultaneously gathering their incriminating evidence; and in times of financial need, enticing underlings to embezzle before seizing their assets.

In our daily lives, it is crucial to remember: displaying beauty can invite scheming, flaunting wealth can lead to entrapment, and revealing sincerity can invite trampling. One must adhere to the guiding principle of "hiding one's talents, cultivating one's aspirations, restraining desires, awakening oneself, seeking truth, speaking cautiously, moderating emotions, and promoting goodness," encapsulated in these 16 characters.