# Supporting Liu Shan and the memorial: summary

Records the entrusted responsibility to support Liu Shan and the memorial’s guidance on people, standards and counsel.

https://sakimyto.com/en/classics/zhuge-liang/chapter-04-supporting-liu-shan-and-the-memorial

## Source and summary

[Zhuge Liang · Supporting Liu Shan and the memorial](https://zh.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=%E4%B8%89%E5%9C%8B%E5%BF%97/%E5%8D%B735&oldid=2115776)

> 先帝創業未半而中道崩殂，今天下三分，益州疲弊，此誠危急存亡之秋也。然侍衛之臣不懈於內，忠志之士忘身於外者，蓋追先帝之殊遇，欲報之於陛下也。誠宜開張聖聽，以光先帝遺德，恢弘志士之氣，…

Records the entrusted responsibility to support Liu Shan and the memorial’s guidance on people, standards and counsel.

## Editorial interpretation

The example below adapts this chapter’s questions to modern work. Evaluate it against the actual purpose and conditions; ancient politics, warfare or ethics do not establish business results.

## Business application

Transfer decision standards, advisers and required information along with a successor’s position.

1. Choose one relevant case and record its objective, available resources, verified facts and unknowns.
2. Compare options using this chapter’s perspective; choose a limited trial, owner, deadline and a measure to assess the result.

Deliverable: A comparison using supporting liu shan and the memorial, with conditions for acting or declining.

## Limits

The summary selects main points rather than translating every sentence. The example is not a demonstrated business method; check it against stakeholders’ conditions and actual evidence.

## Validation question

How does this chapter’s perspective change the selected option or priority, and what further evidence could change the decision?

[Zhuge Liang: strategy and fair standards](https://sakimyto.com/en/classics/zhuge-liang)

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