Biography of Counselors in Ancient Chinese Dynasties

Most of the more than 40 great counselors in ancient China biographies in this book were active in historical periods of social turmoil and dynasty changes. They performed earth-shaking undertakings on the turbulent social stage. In the feudal era, those who succeeded were princes and those who failed were thieves. Successful people often succeed in planning, and losers often fail in planning. From this we can also see one of the major characteristics of strategy culture: practical application. Strategy is different from knowledge. In an era of fierce competition, strategy is more important than knowledge. What this book shows readers is that in addition to the achievements of these counselors, there are also their personality characteristics, which can be summarized as follows: great wisdom instead of small cleverness, many plans and good judgments instead of good decisions, flexibility and change instead of rigid dogma, and great righteousness instead of greed for small profits.