Chapter 38 5. The lethality of "late strike"

Since Neo-Confucianism emerged in the Song Dynasty, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, through the transition of the Yuan Dynasty, became the official mainstream thought in the period of Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, and Confucian conservative thoughts have been deeply rooted in the hearts of every Chinese.We usually stay quiet and don't take the initiative. In officialdom, we are used to thinking of changing with the same, so we usually strike late.As the saying goes, strike first and then control others. It seems to mean that the first strike is the strongest. Sudden attacks do have certain effects, but we are more used to settling accounts after the fall. "Xunzi·Yi Bing" said: "The last to attack, the first to arrive, this is the key to using soldiers." "Later to control people" is derived from this.If there is a post-strike performance in the officialdom, it can be seen that the situation is quite passive towards the parties involved, and such a move has to be taken to recover the loss.If used properly, you will receive unexpected results.Generally speaking, this acting skill is a last resort, and it is somewhat different from normal officialdom struggles.

"Ding Jin Gong Tan Lu" recorded such a story.At the end of the second year of Song Taizu Qiande (964), the Song army with Wang Quanbin as the commander and Cao Bin as the deputy commander attacked the Houshu regime entrenched in Sichuan in an all-round way.After nearly 40 years since the founding of Houshu, Meng Chang's rule in the first half of his life was relatively enlightened, making Houshu a rare harmonious homeland in that era of war and chaos.Either Wang Quanbin was too fierce, or Hou Shu was vulnerable. After only sixty-six days, Hou Shu declared its demise on the seventh day of the first month of the third year of Qiande.Wang Quanbin is indeed invincible in leading troops in battle, but he has a characteristic, he likes to send troops to grab food and is good at killing and surrendering soldiers.This time Wang Quanbin wanted to kill 3,000 soldiers from Houshu. He discussed with the deputy commander Cao Bin, but Cao Bin disagreed.In terms of age, Wang Quanbin and Cao Bin's father are the same age, and they are not of the same generation. In other words, when Wang Quanbin was in the rivers and lakes, Cao Bin might have pissed and muddled somewhere!His arms couldn't twist his thighs, so Wang Quanbin threw away the copywriting, and I'll do it if you agree or not!After killing three thousand, Shu surrendered the army.Cao Bin kept an eye out and put away the military documents that he hadn't signed at the time.The two returned to Beijing to return to their orders, but somehow the news of the killing and surrender got out.Zhao Kuangyin's Long Yan was furious, who told you to kill and surrender?Cao Bin, you step back, it has nothing to do with you.Cao Bin didn't leave. He said that General Wang and I discussed the killing and surrender, and I will punish him.Seeing that Cao Bin was also involved, Zhao Kuangyin verbally warned the matter.

Zhao Kuangyin has a close relationship with Cao Bin. It turns out that they worked together in the Later Zhou Dynasty.Cao Bin said that this is imperial wine and I can't give it to you, but Lao Zhao, if you want to eat wine, I will buy it for you.Buying wine and food for him out of his own pocket, he is considered an iron-clad brother on the united front.Even if Zhao Kuangyin wanted to deal with Wang Quanbin, because of Cao Bin's relationship, he had no choice but to let it go.Later, when the Song Dynasty attacked the Southern Tang Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin sent two generals, Cao Bin and Pan Mei, to go there, and especially asked Cao Bin not to kill people like he did in Western Shu.Cao Bin told the truth, if I don't say it, you don't know the officials, I didn't mean to kill Jiangyuan in Xishu, I have the documents from that day, please have a look at them.Zhao Kuangyin was very surprised when he saw the military order, so he asked him why you admitted it without signing it.Cao Bin said, I fought with General Wang, and if he was convicted, I was innocent alone, and outsiders would criticize him.Zhao Kuangyin wondered again, since you pleaded guilty at the time, why did you take out this document again?Cao Bin explained, at the time I thought I was going to die, so I wanted to leave this document for my old mother to present to the officials, begging for my old mother's life.It turned out that this was the case, Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly, especially respecting it.

Looking back, let's analyze this story. Cao Bin's acting skills and handling methods have reached the point of perfection. It can be seen that he is not only an excellent general, but also well versed in officialdom.First, Lao Wang, the commander-in-chief of the front line, wanted to kill and surrender, but Xiao Cao disagreed, saying nothing and not signing the order.The military orders of the generals in foreign countries are not accepted, and whoever has the highest military rank will listen to them.Lao Wang didn't care about that, and did it in a hurry.There was a little friction between the two on this matter, and if they had a grudge, Cao Bin could use this as an excuse to punish him severely.Cao Bin is kind and loving. Although he is a general who fights on the battlefield, killing people is his bounden duty, but he has never taken the initiative to play tricks on people in officialdom.In other words, even if the emperor was sued, Wang Quanbin would be dealt with at best, and Cao Bin's merits and demerits would be balanced. When the Song Dynasty was founding the country and employing people, how could the leader kill a general with great combat experience?Therefore, Cao Bin and Wang Quanbin shared the responsibility when the leader interrogated, and the leader pretended to deal with it.In this way, if you sell Wang Quanbin a favor and become brothers, why bother to be close? It is better to make one more friend than to make enemies all around.If Cao Bin does not share responsibility with Wang Quanbin, as he himself said, the impact will be bad.The two won the battle together, the master was punished, and you were unscathed, not because of your close relationship with the emperor!The influence on Cao Bin and Zhao Kuangyin is not good.In this way, Cao Bin was charged with "killing surrender", which was a great stain on the general.The war between the two countries emphasized that the division is famous, and the division of benevolence and righteousness will not be an executioner if it kills and surrenders at every turn, thus losing its military and political advantages.Cao Bin had to wash away the taint of "killing surrender", so when the leader summoned him and Pan Mei, he noticed that it was only when a third person was present that Cao Bin told the truth and produced evidence.The element of acting is not ruled out here. Cao Bin's statement of "keeping the old mother alive" is pure nonsense. With his close relationship with Zhao Kuangyin, he will never fall to the point of abandoning the city and beheading.Song Taizu was also born in the army. He knew better than anyone that a general's fault is not a fault. On the other hand, if a general has no faults, he will be afraid.Cao Bin's reason finally fell on filial piety, and the emperor must admire him highly.A general who can take responsibility with the main general, can bear the burden of humiliation, suitably washes away his own stains, is filial, and knows how to deal with various complicated relationships, no leader does not pay attention.At that time, Pan Mei was playing tricks, and his role was to "publicize" the whole story for Cao Bin.Cao Bin's performance in this matter is very good, and the heat is just right, no one can see his fake, and through a brilliant acting skill, he reversed the unfavorable situation for himself.A good official must first be a good actor.

As the saying goes, Lao Tzu is a hero, and Cao Wei, the second son of the famous general Cao Bin, is also an outstanding general.Xiazhou Jiedu envoy Li Jiqian rebelled against the Song Dynasty. Song Taizong asked Cao Bin who could go to quell the chaos. Cao Bin said my family's Erlang Cao Wei.Emperor Taizong summoned Cao Wei, who was only 19 years old at the time.Cao Wei led his army to Ximenchuan, chose to ambush according to the situation at the time, beat Li Jiqian severely, and became famous in the first battle. "Swallows in the Stone Forest" records that when Cao Wei was stationed in Qinzhou (now Tianshui City, Gansu Province) on Qinfeng Road, his general Zhao Deming rebelled and defected to the enemy.At that time, Cao Wei was playing chess, and the military officials came to report that some rebels had defected to Zhao Deming.Cao Wei continued to play chess with his usual expression. The military officials and others looked at each other, not understanding what General Cao meant, so they had to stand aside and wait for instructions.Cao Wei walked three moves and said slowly, don't be nervous, I sent it there, and you don't need to report this kind of situation in the future.When the news reached Zhao Deming, Zhao Deming killed those who surrendered, so no soldiers in Cao Ying defected to the enemy.

The story that happened to Cao Wei truly reflects the lethality of the late strike.A late attack shows that the party involved is already in a passive state, and he needs to reverse the situation in this way to prevent his own interests from being infringed again.It is an indisputable fact that Cao Wei's generals defected, and some soldiers followed him.As the chief general, Cao Wei, before him is how to stop the soldiers from defecting, which is a very difficult problem.The tricky thing is that if one is used as an example to others, it will inevitably cause the soldiers to reject the general psychologically, causing more and more soldiers to defect at the risk of their lives.It's even more unfeasible if you don't stop it.So when the military officials reported the defection, Cao Wei pretended to be calm and continued to play chess, thinking about how to attack the opponent later, and came up with a move to retaliate against the opponent, cleverly using the enemy's hand to cut off the path of the defecting soldiers, Finally received twice the result with half the effort.The key is that in the scene where Cao Wei continues to play chess calmly, the actor needs to have a good attitude, and the performance is calm and calm.Suddenly the color changed, it was over, the people below saw the clues, and after realizing it, it would be boring to act again, they were all worn out.The key is to control the heat, you must pay attention to it, you must create a shocking effect on the audience, and then you can achieve your desired goal.

The Cao family is a general, and there are many famous generals, such as Cao Bin, Cao Han, Cao Can, Cao Wei, etc., each of them is better than the other.Cao Wei's uncle Cao Han is a master in acting.When Cao Han was appointed as the camp capital of Youzhou, he opened the black market to make money, and was relegated to Ruzhou as a punishment.Cao Han stayed in Ruzhou for a few years to reflect, how can there be a rich and prosperous capital in a poor land with poor mountains and rivers.I made a mistake first, and there is no good way to return to Beijing.It happened that there was such a chance that Taizong secretly ordered the servant to pass by Ruzhou to see how Cao Han was doing.The servant went to Ruzhou to see him, Cao Han saw the opportunity to stand up, he played bitter tricks, wept bitterly, repented and rehabilitated, sorry for the emperor's training and love.Cao Han said that I know the crime is serious, and I am grateful to the Holy Grace not to kill, and death will not be rewarded, but now my family has a large population, and I am too poor to eat.I have an old dress here. I have fought in the battlefield with me for many years. I will mortgage it to you and lend me ten thousand for a meal, okay?The servant just laughed and said, of course, just lend you the money, there is no need to take any collateral.Cao Han insisted on mortgage and sealed the clothes tightly.The servant is helpless, let's go!Collect the clothes and give him money, return to Beijing and return to life.Song Taizong felt very strange when he heard the report from the servant. Why did Cao Han insist on using a piece of worn-out clothes as collateral?There must be something strange in it, open it and have a look.When I opened it, it turned out to be a painting titled "A Picture of the South of the Yangtze River".The painting depicts the scene when the Song Dynasty defeated the Southern Tang Dynasty and Cao Han heroically killed the enemy as a pioneer.Taizong felt sorry for him and thought of his merits, so he ordered Cao Han to return to Beijing ("Dongxuan Records").

Cao Han's post-production is an emotional drama, trying to impress the leader with his military exploits.It is said that the imperial court treated Cao Han well. He was a general who was proud of dying in battle. He hated nothing in the world in peacetime. land.The military leaders opened a black market and sold state weapons privately. If you didn't kill you, the emperor's grace is already great.During Cao Han's introspection, it is estimated that he often racked his brains to think about how to make a comeback?After waiting for many years, the servant suddenly came, and Cao Han immediately understood that this was an opportunity to stand up, and whether he could succeed or not depended on it.First of all, you have to deceive the servants, and you can't pass through the gang. Cao Han worked hard to play a crying poor.After touching the servant officer, he asked him to bring the secret weapon to Song Taizong.You must know that the emperor was born in the army, and the revolutionary feelings forged on the battlefield are stronger than steel and harder than iron. They are real brothers who have died.Seeing that picture, Song Taizong must recall the glorious past, now that Cao Han knew he was wrong, there was no need to point a gun at his comrades.