How Zhang Youxia & Liu Yuan Used an Ancient Stratagem to Turn Beijing’s Parade Into Their Stage

Generals' Strategic Maneuver

• 💡 Generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Yuan orchestrated a significant power shift in Beijing, breaking a political deadlock.
• 🎯 Their alliance set the course for Beijing's political future, influencing leadership dynamics.

Ancient Stratagem Employed

• 🔑 The generals utilized the 12th of the 36 Stratagems, known as "Turn the Stratagem Back."
• ⚔️ This strategy involved using an opponent's own design—specifically, Xi Jinping's carefully planned September 3rd military parade—against him.

Reshaping Beijing's Power

• 🚀 Xi Jinping's long-planned September 3rd military parade became the cover for the generals' bold maneuver.
• 🛡️ Zhang Youxia's 82nd Group Army moved into Beijing, taking full control of the capital's defenses and Shanghai airport.
• 🤝 This strategic deployment intimidated the Jiang Zemin faction elders, leading them to abandon Xi Jinping at the Beidaihe meeting.

Xi Jinping's Downfall

• 📉 The generals' actions effectively eliminated Xi Jinping's last hopes of retaining any authority or making a comeback.
• ⚠️ Their message was clear: if they could not secure their own future, no one in Beijing's leadership would be safe.

Echoes of Ancient Prophecy

• 📜 The dramatic political struggle unfolding in Beijing mirrors a prophecy from the ancient Chinese text, "Tui Bei Tu."
• 🔍 The 46th prophecy is interpreted to describe Zhang Youxia as the "bow-bearing soldier" and Liu Yuan as the "golden sword from the east," together bringing down the ruler (Xi Jinping).