Xiang Zhuang’s Sword Dance
鸿门宴上，范增令项庄舞剑，意在沛公。张良、樊哙等护刘邦脱身。故事成为「表面礼仪、暗藏杀机」的策略寓言。英语搜 “Hongmen Banquet sword dance.”
At the Hongmen feast, Fan Zeng had Xiang Zhuang dance with a sword—aiming at Liu Bang. Zhang Liang and Fan Kuai helped Liu escape. Strategy fable: courtesy masking danger.
项庄舞剑：意在沛公——表面礼仪，底下杀机。读史要看舞姿背后的目标。看舞，更要看剑指向谁。今日：会议上的「欣赏」与「请教」，有时是剑；先辨意图再入局。
Xiang Zhuang’s sword dance: the aim is Pei Gong—courtesy on the surface, killing intent beneath. Read history for the target behind the flourish. Today: praise and “quick questions” in meetings can be swords; know intent before you enter.
After the moral, ask one question: if a similar choice showed up today, where does the story snag? Name that tension first—then take your own step. You need not copy the ancients, only borrow their clarity.