"contents part one philosophies / 1 i. the harmony between man and nature / 3 ii. the monwealth of the world for all / 10 iii. people-oriented thinking / 19 iv. human-heartedness: loving others / 27 v. promoting the virtuous and appointing the capable / 35 vi. governance through non-action / 43 vii. righteousness over profit / 49 viii. cultivating rituals to govern the country / 56 ix. harmonizing all states / 64 x. sageliness within and kingliness without / 71 . humanistic cultivation / 78 i. preparedness for the future / 85 ii. attack by stratagem / 91 part two systems / 99 i. emperorism to unify the nation / 103 ii. decentralization system: checks and balances / 110 iii. system of prefectures and counties for smooth implementation of government decrees / 120 iv. council for tribal affairs: a policy of control through conciliation / 130 v. the diplomatic system: using both the stick and the carrot / 135 vi. offi selection system: promoting the virtuous and the capable / 141 vii. the supervision systems for offis / 152 viii. the land system: distribution on households / 167 ix. household registration and verification for tax and corvée / 176 x. the state-owned economic system: the lifeline / 188 . the system of rituals and laws / 197 i. the educational system: cultivating talents for the offi reserves / 208 ii. history piling system: learning from the past / 220 part three methodology / 227 i. extension of knowledge through investigation of things / 229 ii. reform and innovation / 242 iii. unity of knowledge and practice / 252 iv. the doctrine of the mean / 262 v. a just cause allies abundant support while an unjust one finds little / 274 vi. pooling the wisdom and working together / 283 vii. be virtuous and prudent in punishment / 297 viii. be alert to danger in times of peace / 303 ix. a straw shows which way the wind blows / 315 epilogue / 322