有一個小偷跟著兩個強盜去某戶人家偷東西,強盜們在屋頂先用繩子將小偷放下去,要小偷負責偷值錢的財物,並把財物綁在繩子上讓強盜拉上去,就這樣拉了三次,算一算已經偷了不少的東西。最後一次,小偷就把珠寶和自己一起裝進一個木箱裡,強盜們在拉的時候,覺得這一次最重,一定是大豐收,這時兩人起了壞念頭,決定拉上木箱後就離開,不把小偷拉上來。誰知道,小偷已經在木箱裡,強盜們一看到木箱好大,高興的不得了,抬著木箱就走。走了一段路,由於木箱子實在太重了,兩個人便在路旁休息,小偷算算時間應該天亮了,剛好又聽到一群路人講話的聲音,心想:「這兩個強盜實在太可惡了,竟然丟下我不管。」於是,拉開嗓門大叫:「救命啊!強盜擄人劫財呀!」強盜們沒想到從木箱裡傳出救命聲,嚇得拔腿就跑,路人們把木箱打開,小偷編出一套被綁架的故事後,大搖大擺的把偷來的珠寶全部帶走了。
三十六計之第三十計:反客為主
本指主人與客人的角色地位互換,因為主人是主動,客人為被動,也就是化被動為主動的意思。
Once a thief worked with two robbers to steal from a house at night. From the rooftop, the robbers lowered the thief down into the house with a rope. The thief was to collect all the valuables and tied the loots to a rope so that the robbers could haul them up. They did this three times, and the robbers calculated that they had collected enough valuables.
On the last haul, the thief hid himself inside a wooden box, along with some jewelries. The robbers found the box to be very heavy when they hauled it up. They thought that it must be something very valuable this time. So they got greedy and decided to take off with the box, leaving the thief behind. What they did not know was that the thief was already hidden inside the box.
After walking a distance, they took a break on the roadside because the box was too heavy. The thief thought that it should be morning by now. Once he heard the voices of a group of passers-by. He thought to himself, "These two guys are really despicable. They abandoned me just like that!" So he shouted out loud, "Help! Help! Robbers!" The robbers did not expect to hear any sound coming out of the box. They were scared so they ran away. The passers-by opened the box. The thief came out and made up a story about how he was robbed and kidnapped by the two robbers In the end, he walked away with all the loot.
Strategy 30: Exchange the Role of the Guest for the Host
During a visit, the host usually initiates while the guest responds. So exchanging the role of the guest for the role of the host means to take the initiative of making something happen instead of waiting passively.