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Point The Mulberry Tree While Cursing Locust Tree 指桑罵槐 Zhǐ

Anteriore Point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree (指桑罵槐, Zhǐ sāng mà huái)
Indietro To discipline, control, or warn others whose status or position excludes them from direct confrontation; use analogy and innuendo. Without directly naming names, those accused cannot retaliate without revealing their complicity.

Chapter 5: Proximate Stratagems (並戰計, Bìng zhàn jì)

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