Don't let yourself be used
If you can still act.
Take advantage of what you can
If you have no more strength to act.
May he serve you usefully
Who is doing nothing now?

Stratagem to seize power in the country. It is necessary to revive to life what has already died in a new form. The most important thing is to find a suitable “corpse”, a well-known and rather weak person.
In military affairs, you need to achieve your goals with the help of weak enemy forces. Those who are weaker are always looking for support and help. You need to use the weak and take control of him to achieve victory.

After the death of Emperor Qin Shihuang, the throne of the Qin kingdom was inherited by his youngest son. During his reign, numerous popular riots broke out, since the interests and needs of the people were not taken into account, and the power of the ruler was weak and heterogeneous. Among the rebels were Xiang Liang, the son of a military leader from the kingdom of Chu, and his nephew Xiang Yu.

On the advice of a wise hermit, Xiang Liang found the grandson of the last Chu king, Huai. He was an ordinary shepherd and understood nothing at all about government. Nevertheless, he was solemnly proclaimed king of Chu. The restoration of the Chu dynasty, even if purely formal, inspired the inhabitants of the former kingdom of Chu. They all rose together to fight against the Qin emperor. This struggle was not easy and required a lot of effort on the part of Xiang Yu and his supporters, but in the end they achieved their goal.

The general Cao Cao also used the stratagem when civil wars broke out at the end of the Han dynasty. He attracted to his side the last Han emperor, who had a mild character and knew nothing about government. Cao Cao became the leader of the movement, acting on behalf of a completely helpless, but for all, legitimate sovereign. His task was to establish a new dynasty. Cao Cao was able to prepare the ground and eventually began to rule the Han Empire.