Sensational Distraction

 Sensational Distraction  was a fire shūji which taught that standing out in court required a great deal of both cunning and flair, and standing out on purpose could be even harder. Courtiers trained much of their lives to learn to control the attentions of courts, and the best courtiers knew when to draw attention to themselves with a display of rhetorical prowess or another social feat and when to avoid attention. Drawing attention to oneself could give collaborators the chance to work unnoticed as well, and thus it was an extremely valuable tool in the courtier's arsenal.