Sun Tzu Decoded
Chapter 13 · Espionage · 用間

Passage 13-11

昔殷之興也, 伊摯在夏. 周之興也, 呂牙在殷.

In ancient times, the rise of Yin was aided by Yi Zhi, who was in Xia. The rise of Zhou was aided by Lü Ya, who was in Yin.

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These passages from other chapters connect to the themes in Passage 13-11:

Invincibility First Passage 4-1 孫子曰: 昔之善戰者, 先爲不可勝, 以侍敵之可勝. 不可勝... The Stakes of Strategy Passage 1-1 孫子曰: 兵者, 國之大事, 死生之地, 存亡之道, 不可不... The Way of Deception Passage 1-12 兵者, 詭道也. 故能而示之不能, 用而示之不用, 近而視之... Temple Calculation Passage 1-15 夫未戰而廟算勝者, 得算多也; 未戰而廟算不勝者, 得算少也...

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