Chapter 36 3. The magical power of "same joy and sorrow" and "moderation of joy and anger"

In the 319th year of Guozuo in the Song Dynasty, there were 18 emperors in history, with an average age of 44.8 years and an average ruling time of 18.5 years.Song Renzong was not the longest-lived, but he was the longest in power in the Song Dynasty, 42 years, of course, about 10 of them were behind the curtain. "Song History" has a very high evaluation of Song Renzong, praising: "Renzong is respectful, thrifty and benevolent. Out of nature, in case of floods and droughts, he may pray secretly to the forbidden court, or stand up for His Highness." Song Renzong is a hardworking and benevolent king. , His ruling stage is called "Renzong Shengzhi", in the eyes of Song people, it is the golden stage of the two Songs, even far surpassing the "Zhenguan Reign" of Tang Dynasty.In terms of economy, people's livelihood, culture, national power and many other aspects, the Song Dynasty, which only had a part of the previous prosperous dynasty, was indeed far larger than the Tang Dynasty, which had 12 million square kilometers, but was weak in military affairs.Compared with other monarchs, Song Renzong is a rare good leader. During his reign, there were many international affairs, but domestic harmony was fine, and there were no palace coups or large-scale civil uprisings.

When Song Renzong first came to power, he branded the image of a benevolent king to the courtiers, which was mainly manifested in filial piety. "Sun Gongtan Garden" records that Song Renzong always cried bitterly every time he came to the first emperor Zhenzong's sacrifice day, and it became more and more serious in his later years.As soon as the ministers persuaded him, Song Renzong became more energetic, and wept without restraint in front of everyone, to the point where "the voice was very sad" could infect others.Since the establishment of Confucianism as the mainstream in the Han Dynasty, many moral values ​​in China have originated from Confucianism. The first one is "filial piety". An important article to examine the moral level of officials.The temple names of the emperors of the Han Dynasty can best explain the problem. Each emperor's temple name has the word "filial piety" in front of it, such as Sejong Liu Che, whose temple name is Emperor Xiaowu.It was also the case in the Jin Dynasty. Li Mi wrote in "Chen Qing Biao" that "Fu Wei's holy dynasty ruled the world with filial piety."Filial piety is our traditional virtue, and it has been until now. This moral value that is exclusive to the Chinese will continue.It is also the most basic moral standard for examining civil servants, not to mention that the emperor, as the supreme leader of the empire, must lead by example.

Whether Song Renzong sees things and thinks about people, or whether it is caused by true feelings, the element of acting cannot be ruled out, because he is a politician.In a moral show, no one can find faults, even if you are acting, no one dares to expose it, unless you are playing big swords with the Lord of the Underworld.It is understandable that it is like this every year, but it is inevitable that it will be suspicious, because time is a butcher's knife that can smooth out all pain.What's more, although the emperor is the supreme leader, he is lonely after all, and their family relationship is extremely weak.Three aunts, six wives, four uncles, and two uncles have deep political ties among the many relatives, and it is difficult for relatives and friends to get together during New Years and festivals like ordinary families.It is precisely because of his lack that he exaggerates it vigorously, or because Song Renzong has been in power for many years and feels the importance of family affection, he must cry bitterly every time the emperor sacrifices!

Sharing joy and sorrow, and moderate joy and anger, etc., are one of the necessary acting skills for leaders.Especially in terms of joy and anger, no matter how great the emperor is, he is still a human being, not a machine. People have emotions, six desires, joy, anger, sorrow, and sorrow, which is unavoidable.However, as a leader, one should control one's emotions, be moody and not impermanent, otherwise he is not a qualified leader.Usually, exaggerated expressions of joy and anger can make the emperor achieve a certain purpose.Song Renzong is the most obvious in this regard. Research on historical materials has found that Song Renzong seldom gets angry, and usually shows the side of "same sorrow", and when he gets angry, he gets twice the result with half the effort.The most famous story is that Zhang Guifei begged him to promote his uncle Zhang Yaozuo.

"Qu Wei Old News" records that at that time Song Renzong said: "It's worth it." The translation means, don't worry, it will be done for you.So the decree was issued, which was strongly opposed by Bao Zheng, who sprayed Renzong with spit on his face.Song Renzong had no choice but to give up, the problem came, the ministers explained on this side, how did Concubine Zhang Guifei explain it on the other side?Although the failure of this matter will not affect the relationship between husband and wife, it is not justified in terms of face.After all, you promised others, and now with this result, you are in a dilemma.Song Renzong played a role. After seeing Concubine Zhang, he wiped his face with his sleeve. Even if he washed his face, the water on his face should have dried up after walking from the office to the harem.Song Renzong did this to brew emotions.If he went to comfort Concubine Zhang Gui with kind words, he would lose his reputation, and second, he would lose his reputation too much. The dignified emperor of Song Dynasty can't do such a little thing!Therefore, the only way to save face is to use the method of "anger", and it can also make Concubine Zhang calm down a bit, and annex her "pillow wind" with greater wind power.Concubine Zhang Guifei came and asked about his uncle's promotion. Song Renzong just finished wiping his face and said angrily: "Diancheng spoke up and spit in my face. You only want Xuanhui envoy, Xuanhui envoy, don't you know Bao Zheng is the censor?" Seeing this, Concubine Zhang has nothing to say, it's not that the leader is bad, it's that Bao Zheng is too vicious, if she wants to blame, she can only blame Bao Zheng.Song Renzong's acting in this way not only frightened Concubine Zhang Gui, but also diverted the object of Concubine Zhang's resentment, and the matter was settled.

Another time, during the Qingli period, there was a severe drought in the Central Plains. The drought started in Shaanxi and spread to Henan, Hebei and other places.On the one hand, the imperial court provided relief, on the other hand, Song Renzong was not idle, and often prayed for rain.Wang Su, the son of Prime Minister Wang Dan, was an admonisher at the time. Seeing that Song Renzong couldn't ask for rain, he said that the reason why it didn't rain was because the emperor, you old man, was not sincere enough, so he didn't feel moved.Song Renzong said that he would continue to pray for rain and go to Liquan Temple tomorrow to pray for rain.Liquan Temple is near Kaifeng, and the journey takes about an hour.Wang Su said, it's too close!Is Your Majesty afraid of the hot weather and unwilling to travel far?

Song Renzong was angry, and he had a characteristic when he got angry, "every time the emperor moves, his ears turn red."Every time the ears turn red on the eve of anger, it seems that every leader has a sign of anger, so he must pay attention to it and use it as a reference.Song Renzong said angrily, can you go to Taiyi Palace to pray for rain?Taiyi Palace is located in today's Xi'an, which is indeed far away from Kaifeng.Wang Su said, please deliver the decree!So Song Renzong went to Taiyi Palace to pray for rain despite the poisonous weather in the sky.During the process of praying for rain, Song Renzong performed quite hard. He kowtowed more than a hundred heads on a hot day, burned seventeen catties of incense, his whole body was completely wet, and he contracted a foot disease.After Wang Su heard about it, he comforted Song Renzong and said, Your Majesty should be respectful in matters of nature.However, enough yin qi can cause illness, so you should be cautious and pay attention to your body!Song Renzong said sternly, if you can ask for rain, it doesn't matter if you sacrifice me, why Shenye?This hard-working performance really moved the heaven and the earth, and the drought-stricken areas spread nectar.

In this story, Song Renzong's anger mainly shows an attitude problem of him.First, Wang Su, the admonisher, seized his "handle". According to the ancient experience of "the emperor has no virtue and the gods are angry with the people", the whole country suffered a drought, and as the emperor, he could not escape the blame, so you must come out and set an example .Song Renzong has tried his best, begging for rain several times, and the weather continues to be dry, what else can I do?The two monarchs and ministers disagreed on this issue. Song Renzong was furious, and I will set an example for you to stop the mouths of you admonishing officials, or find an excuse for not doing well.Human beings have limited abilities, and are often helpless in the face of natural disasters, which are beyond human control.No matter how advanced human technology is, we must abide by the laws of nature.

China has a vast territory and is plagued by constant disasters, such as earthquakes, droughts, and floods that occur every year.For example, the mother river that nurtured Chinese civilization often turns its face and floods every now and then.Since it was recorded in the literature, the Yellow River has burst more than 1,500 times, and the major diversions have been made 26 times, each time taking away a large number of her children.Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Chanzhou section of the Yellow River has breached many times.Chanzhou is 120 kilometers away from the capital Kaifeng in a straight line. It is a key flood control area of ​​the imperial court. For some reason, it is always not well managed. The investment of manpower and material resources is large, with little effect.For this reason, the imperial court took action and immediately executed Yao Shu, the governor of Chanzhou.At that time, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyinyou felt that it was not enjoyable enough, so he got angry and threw Yao Shu's body into the Yellow River as a deterrent.

We clearly know that getting angry is actually a sign of incompetence. If you have the ability, you will never get angry and swear at others. It seems that someone on Weibo scolds badly, and the person concerned is very angry. If you have the ability to block him, there is no need to get angry at all.Leaders usually take appropriate "anger" in order to save the defeat or beat the people below when things exceed the expected range or the subordinates do not understand the spirit.Of course, this is a kind of performance, and it has a "speed" limit. If the "speed" is exceeded, it may become real. That may unknowingly hurt other people's feelings and plant a time bomb in the officialdom.