Chapter 152 See the situation clearly and seek self-protection

In dealing with the world, you often offend others because your words and actions are not appropriate, and if you don't do it well, it will be detrimental to yourself for life.Therefore, in the social field, we must see the situation clearly, check the wind direction, and strive to protect ourselves. In Tang Gaozong's time, Gaozong wanted to abolish the queen and empress and make Wu Zetian his queen, and asked his ministers if they could.The old minister Sun Wuji and others firmly opposed it, but Xu Jingzong supported it. He said: "The old man of Tianshe collected ten shi of wheat more, and he wants to replace his old wife. What about the emperor?" Gaozong asked Li again.Li was a veteran of the three dynasties with high morals. In order not to offend his colleagues, but also to please Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian, he neither explicitly expressed his approval nor objection, but said: "This is Your Majesty's housework, why ask outsiders? "After Gaozong heard this, he had a bottom line in his heart, so he grandly made Wu Zetian the queen.Li has always been reused and respected because of such a balance technique.

Changsun Wuji was eventually killed by Wu Zetian because of his opposition.Others who could tell the direction of the wind saved themselves because they supported Wu Zetian as queen.In fact, once you grasp the essence of the emperor's questioning, it is not difficult to understand that the emperor has already made up his mind, and seeking the opinions of the ministers is just to give everyone a face and to show that he attaches great importance to Wu Zetian.If you see this, the smarter will know that it is better to support it than to oppose it.Because of opposition, it will only make the emperor and Wu Zetian hate him, and it will not change the ironclad fact that Wu Zetian has become a queen.So, why not express your approval and leave yourself a way out?

Meng Haoran of the Tang Dynasty showed superhuman talent in his early years and was famous in the capital. He really wanted to show his skills in the political arena.He and Wang Wei are good friends. Wang Wei asked Meng Haoran to go in for a chat when he was on duty, and happened to meet Xuanzong.Xuanzong had heard Meng Haoran's name for a long time, so he immediately asked him to recite his poems.Unexpectedly, the line "if you don't know the master and abandon it" in the poem angered Xuanzong.Xuanzong thought that Meng Haoran was mocking him for disregarding the virtuous and foolish and burying talents. Not only did Meng Haoran not get any official job, but he also angered Tianyan.Meng Haoran is a sensible person, he knew that his official career would be hopeless. "Who wants to be fake when you are on the road, bosom friends are rare in the world, so you should just stay lonely and hide the door of your hometown." So he bid farewell to his friends, left Chang'an and returned to his hometown to live a life of seclusion.Afterwards, Meng Haoran turned from Confucianism to Taoism, poured out his pain in the landscape and pastoral poetry, passed the time, and expressed his sigh of "let's enjoy the things in the cup, who will talk about the world's name".Meng Haoran frankly gave up the fame and fortune in his official career, and chose to be lonely and peaceful.

I wanted to please the emperor, but I didn't expect to make the emperor angry.This primacy effect may be difficult to change.Even if you become an official in the court in the future, there will be no good fruit to eat.Instead of being an official in fear, it is better to take the next best thing and protect yourself. Wealth and power are sometimes disasters. If you see the situation clearly, you should hide yourself in order to protect yourself. Zhang Han of the Jin Dynasty saw that Qi Wangjiong's morals were corrupt and lost his support, so he resigned from his position as a senior official in the Da Sima Mansion, and said to Gu Rong of the same county: "The world is chaotic and uneasy. It is very difficult for people with great reputation to retire. I was originally a villager. You are a wild man with a leisurely nature, and you have long given up seeking temporary fame. You have to take precautions with your intelligence, and use your wisdom to reserve the way forward." So he asked someone to drive back to his hometown.Soon, King Jiong of Qi was defeated, and many people said that Zhang Han had the foresight.

In the above several cases, those who have seen the situation clearly can all leave a way for themselves to protect themselves and retreat unscathed; while those who have not seen the situation clearly will suffer a disastrous defeat.This is a communication strategy that is flexible in dealing with the situation.