Chapter 122 Deliberately fake to get to know people

As the saying goes: "Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and time sees the people's hearts." If you want to know people's hearts, you need to take time to carry out deliberate detection.It is also a wise method to create false appearances to detect people's hearts. King Zhuang of Chu is a relatively wise monarch, and he has his own unique method in identifying talents.King Chuzhuang was not a commendable good monarch when he came to the throne. On the contrary, he always indulged in pleasure and ignored the government.In fact, this was just a strategy of King Zhuang of Chu, but he didn't tell anyone, but secretly followed his own will and observed secretly.

In three years, King Zhuang of Chu ignored the state affairs, but indulged in singing and dancing all day long, indulging in wine and sex.Not only did he ignore the criticisms of many ministers, but he posted a notice in the country: "Those who advise will be punished with death." After this order, the ministers in the court were anxious and hesitant all day long, not knowing what to do.At this time, some treacherous people began to try their best to please him.They thought to themselves: as long as they please the king, they will not worry about being promoted and getting rich. In fact, every dynasty has such treacherous ministers, but there are also loyal ministers who dare to speak out, and King Zhuang of Chu is no exception.At the beginning, some ministers felt that the king had just ascended the throne, so he would inevitably have a sense of pleasure, so they didn't raise any opinions.But as time went by, some of the ministers began to express concern about King Chuzhuang's behavior.Although King Zhuang of Chu posted a notice that "those who advise will be punished with death", there are still some loyal ministers who dare to risk their lives to speak out.

Minister Wu Ju is a loyal minister. He wholeheartedly wants to help King Zhuang of Chu to stabilize his country.Unexpectedly, King Zhuang of Chu ascended the throne for three years, enjoying himself all day long and ignoring the government.As King Zhuang of Chu's actions were very unpopular, Wu Ju's worries became more and more serious, so he decided to risk his life to speak out.So Wu Ju begged to see King Zhuang of Chu, and said to him, "Your Majesty, I dare you to guess a riddle." If you want to play guessing riddles, you are very excited.Wu Ju said: "Your Majesty, there is a bird on the hill, but it neither flies nor sings for three years. Excuse me, my lord, can this be considered a bird?"

King Zhuang of Chu knew what he said when he heard this, but he remained calm on the surface.After pondering for a while, he said: "I didn't fly for three years, but I flew into the sky; I didn't sing for three years, but I became a blockbuster. I understand what you mean, you go back first." Wu Ju suddenly understood in his heart: the king's greed for pleasure is just an illusion, but he is thinking about grand plans and great achievements in his heart.So, he went back with confidence. Sure enough, soon after, King Zhuang of Chu stopped indulging in pleasure, and quickly began to devote himself to political innovation.He first punished those flattering people who surrounded him all day long and ate, drank and had fun with him, and then appointed Wu Ju and others who had risked their lives to admonish him.After some governance, the whole country has a completely new look.

From this story, we can see that King Zhuang of Chu’s eating, drinking, and having fun at the beginning was not pure enjoyment, but used it as a "demon mirror" to observe the ministers secretly, so as to distinguish which talents are usable and which are not. Use the person.And Wu Ju is worthy of being a virtuous minister, he did not directly oppose the ban of King Chu Zhuang, but told a riddle in circles to test the mind of King Chu Zhuang, and finally got a satisfactory answer. If you also want to imitate the method of King Zhuang of Chu to test who is sincere and who is fake, you must pay attention: you must make the fake the same as the real one.Otherwise, if others guess the true meaning, it will not work, and it will be used by those with ulterior motives.For example, if someone knows the intention of King Zhuang of Chu, he can pretend to be a "loyal minister" and deliberately make bold admonitions. King Zhuang of Chu knows that he is a "loyal minister", so he reuses him. In the end, it will naturally be detrimental to his own rule. .

If it is said that King Zhuang of Chu's fraud was his own fake show, then in terms of tempting people, there are also "real plays and fake shows".Let's take a look at the following example. Once, Han Zhaohou ordered his subordinates to patrol around to see if anything happened, but the subordinates reported that there was no movement. After Han Zhaohou asked again and again, he was informed that there were cows entering the dry fields outside the south gate and stealing grain seedlings. After Han Zhaohou listened, he ordered the reporter not to disclose the news, and then sent other people to go out to inspect, and told them: "Recently, it has been found that cattle, sheep and livestock trample on the dry land in violation of the ban. Go and find out quickly. return."

Not long after, all the investigation reports were submitted, but none of them was about the incident of cattle eating grain seedlings outside the south gate. Han Zhaohou was furious and ordered his subordinates to investigate again, and finally found out what happened outside the south gate. event.From then on, his subordinates were all afraid of Han Zhaohou's ability to predict things like a god, and never dared to do it sloppily. Originally, the cows had already eaten the grain seedlings, but Han Zhaohou "acted a fake show" and asked people to inquire to find out whether those people were sincerely doing things or responding falsely. "Facts speak louder than words."In front of the "demon mirror" of "facts", those liars, or those who do not try their best to inquire and cover up with various excuses, will naturally expose themselves.

There are also people who probe people's hearts by creating something out of nothing. Once Yan Xiangzi said to his retainers in a private house: "Is that a white horse that went out of the door just now?" "No! We didn't see the horse..." Everyone was surprised and answered in unison. .However, one of them went out to have a look, and came back to report: "There is indeed a white horse." So Zizhi discovered that this retainer was a good liar.