Use when negotiating survival after military defeat. Based on Goujian of Yue's approach at Kuaiji: offering humble submission, deploying skilled negotiators like Zhong, bribing corruptible enemy officials (Tai Zai Pi), and leveraging credible threats of mutual destruction to force acceptance.
A diplomatic procedure for negotiating survival when militarily defeated, based on Goujian of Yue's approach when surrounded at Kuaiji.