Chapter 41 6. Make decisions carefully

As a leader, you must be careful when making decisions.Leaders are the guides, determine the direction, and are also related to the fate of many people. Doing things must not be done on a whim. Only by fully investigating and researching can we draw appropriate and practical judgments and conclusions. Only by avoiding detours in work can we reduce Such and such contradictions.From this point of view, Xiong Xin cannot be regarded as a good leader, let alone a successful leader.In those years when the sheep were herding, he inherited the leadership ability of his ancestors, and he was probably eaten up by the sheep like a weed.In addition to the limitations of his own talents and natural qualities, the reason why Xiong Xin made this decision was also influenced by subjective and objective factors at the time.Specifically, he has three changes:

One is the change of identity.Xiong Xin was originally a puppet, which he himself knew.It is better to be a puppet for a lifetime than to be a sheep for a lifetime, he knows this better.When Xiang Liang was there, Xiong Xin was happy to enjoy the comfort and enjoyment in the rear.After Xiang Liang's death, he saw an opportunity to stand up, and hurriedly moved his capital to Pengcheng to seize the actual military command, and also demoted Xiang Yu to use. This was a good job.However, when Xiang Yu followed Song Yi north to rescue Zhao, because he disagreed with Song Yi's politics, he killed Song Yi in a fit of anger. He didn't ask Xiong Xin for instructions.Seeing that it was done, Xiong Xin didn't say anything, and resumed the text, appointing Xiang Yu as the general to replace Song Yi in the task of going north to rescue Zhao.By this time, the situation had actually changed again.Among the two groups sent by Xiong Xin, Song Yi's group has completely belonged to Xiang Yu.In this way, the military power that Xiong Xin worked so hard to regain at the beginning was greatly reduced. At the very least, among the two groups of people, he could no longer fully control Xiang Yu's path.In other words, for Xiang Yu, Xiong Xin regained his original puppet status.

The second is the change of emotion.It is impossible for Xiong Xin not to notice the change in the relationship with Xiang Yu.Originally, there was a quarrel between him and Xiang Yu, but this time Xiang Yu cut it first and played later, and Xiong Xin had even more objections.However, for one thing, Xiang Yu has already controlled the military power, and the raw rice has been cooked into cooked rice; It's not the time to pursue responsibility; four things, Xiang Yu reported to him after all, and it was considered a step down for him.Based on these considerations, despite the ups and downs in Xiong Xin's heart, he finally fulfilled Xiang Yu's wish and made a favor.But in this way, Xiong Xin had an idea about Xiang Yu, which exacerbated the previous bad impression.This is also one of the reasons why when Xiang Yu asked Xiong Xin about the Guanzhong King, Xiong Xin would say "as promised" without hesitation, and stick to that wrong proposition.At least on the balance of feelings, Xiong Xin is more inclined to Liu Bang's side.To defend propositions because of feelings is itself irrational and not objective.What's more, this is a false false proposition.

The third is the change of thinking.A person is not afraid of having nothing, what he is afraid of is having it after losing it, and losing it after he has it.This process of ups and downs will bring about great changes in people's thinking.Xiong Xin went through such a process.In the beginning, Xiong Xin was a poor boy who "shepherded sheep for others", with blue sky and white clouds, and green grass on the hillside, he was very happy and happy. He never thought that he would be found to be a king, and he went from hell to heaven in one fell swoop. The prestige of the first king.Although Xiong Xin knew that Xiang Liang had given him all these prestige and that Xiang Liang was taking advantage of him, he was still satisfied, at least it was much better than smelling the mutton meal every day.After Xiang Liang's death, Xiong Xin took control of the military power and became the real king who had the final say.At that time, Chu State was at a low ebb in military affairs, but for Xiong Xin personally, it felt the best time.

It's a pity that this situation didn't last long. Xiang Yu, who had been suppressed by him, took Song Yi's military power first, and he had to appoint Xiang Yu as the new commander. His leadership authority began to be seriously challenged.Then Xiang Yu defeated Zhang Han, and the princes "all walked forward on their knees, and none dared to look up", and they willingly belonged to Xiang Yu's command. Xiong Xin knew that his authority no longer existed.But at this moment, Xiong Xin was already greedy for profit, he couldn't see the change of the situation clearly, or he didn't want to believe and admit it when he saw it clearly.He still misses the old days when he was bossy and talkative, and he still regards what he said as an imperial decree, and continues to emphasize the original false proposition, which is tantamount to adding fuel to the conflict between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang.

It is precisely based on the above changes that the false proposition of "Wang Guanzhong" and its persistence in the false proposition have led to a series of things happening. Xiong Xin's mistake was that he took politics too naively.The only thing that Xiong Xin made a decisive and correct judgment was to seize the military power after Xiang Liang's death, but he didn't know that this hastily seized power was not reliable.The state of Chu was originally a loose body gathered by anti-Qin forces from all sides, and it would definitely take a long time to actually control it.Song Yi, who he reused, didn't show his excellence.And his repulsive attitude towards Xiang Yu planted the hidden danger of conflicts in the future.These were political blunders.

Xiong Xin's mistake also lies in: he takes himself too seriously.Why do you say that?Because the soldiers were divided into two groups, he didn't follow them all the way, and remained in Pengcheng.If he follows one of them, Song Yi (later Xiang Yu) or Liu Bang, then all the victories can be interpreted as the prestige of the king, and his prestige will be greatly improved.If he followed Song Yi all the way, Xiang Yu might not be able to kill Song Yi, and even if he did, Xiang Yu might not listen to him.If he follows Liu Bang all the way, he will bear the credit for destroying Qin in the end.In the end, he chose to be the hands-off shopkeeper, sitting back and reaping the rewards, waiting for the frontline soldiers to come back after fighting hard and victoriously, kneel down and return to him, how can there be such a good thing in the world!