Lies

Lies is the tittle of Bayushi Tangen's most famous treatise, written shortly after the publication of Akodo's Leadership. Not only does Tangen's introduction openly attack Akodo's book, but it also provides an example of Scorpion "sincerity". (WoScorpion, p.34)

In this treatise's introduction, Tangen says that the Emperor commanded Tangen a treatise on treachery, duplicity and espionage, and after a year of work, he saw another treatise which contained more treachery, duplicity and simple lies than he could ever compile, then decided to warn the Emperor against those who would mislead him with pretty lies and treachery. He is speaking, without saying the name of the book, about Akodo's Leadership. (WoScorpion, p.34)

The intent of Lies is, in Tangen's words, to "bring wisdom to the Emperor, to show him the errors of other's "wisdom", in addition to educating him on the nature of treacherous men, so he may root out duplicity and kill it before this bitter fruit has a chance to spread its seeds". (WoScorpion, p.34)

Quotes
The folloing excerpts are from Bayushi Tangen's Lies:

On the Nature of Leadership
There are some who would have my lord believe that a leader must be virtuous. Generosity breeds contempt. If a man has everything but the throne, what does he desire? He desires what al men desire: to obtain what he does not have. (WoScorpion, p.34)

Give Fools What They Want
Let an ambitious man dig his own grave. Let the general appeal to the people, then whatch his own foolishness doom him. You appear to be a beneficient ruler, and he becomes a martyr whose memory you can call upon for sympathy. (WoScorpion, p.34)