Chapter 45 5. The "second in command" who has been standing for a long time

Among the ZTE generals, only Yue Fei was killed, and the other generals were safe and sound.People comment on military generals for nothing more than military exploits. Among the ten generals of Nandu, Han Shizhong is second only to Yue Fei in terms of military exploits.He and Yue Fei have many things in common. They are both poor people, they both started from the grassroots, they both made military exploits, and they both reached the pinnacle of power step by step.But in the course of the political game, the outcome is very different.Why did the similar "second in command" take the opposite path in the officialdom?

The first time Han Shizhong came to prominence was in the battle of the Fangla Uprising.This battle gave many generals the opportunity to make contributions. Liu Guangshi, Wu Jie and others all participated in this battle.Han Shizhong was incorporated into Wang Yuan's Pioneer Department under Liu Guangshi's father Liu Yanqing, cutting melons and vegetables all the way, invincible. There is no Han Shizhong in court rewards.Regardless of war or peace, the life of generals in the Song Dynasty was actually difficult.After the Fangla Uprising, Han Shizhong did not get a big promotion. After that, he was gradually promoted by relying on his mixed qualifications. He was promoted to Wu Jielang and Wu Jie Doctor successively. The Jingkang Change gave him a stage to truly display his ambitions.

Jin soldiers went south to invade, and Han Shizhong was the training envoy of the Shanzhou regiment, responsible for guarding the Hutuo River. Under his cover, Kang Wang and Zhao Gou were able to escape to the south of the Yangtze River.The Southern Song Dynasty was established, and Han Shizhong was the observation envoy of Gwangju and the commander of the left army of the imperial camp, and officially became Song Gaozong's trusted guard.The third year of Jianyan was the year when Han Shizhong was popular, and the Miao Liu Mutiny broke out this year.Han Shizhong led his troops to put down the rebellion quickly. When Song Gaozong saw the savior, he held his hand and cried and said, "there is Zuo Ni, who is called Wu Zhan, the most. I still have my elbow and armpit. Can I punish him first?" Zhan, but the emperor's worries.

During the counter-insurgency process, Liu Guangshi, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun all participated, but only Lao Han really solved the substantive problems.Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty gave a special commendation for this, and bestowed the word "loyalty and bravery" in handwriting on Lao Han, and conferred the title of Shaobao on the inspection school and Wu Sheng on Zhaoqing's military envoy.In October of the same year, Han Shizhong ambushed Wanyan Zongbi's 100,000 troops with 8,000 people in Huangtiandang, and besieged the Jin army for 48 days. This was Han Shizhong's famous battle.In the following ten years of official career, Han Shizhong was firmly in the "second in command" and stood firm.

Han Shizhong's family was poor in his early years, and he was addicted to alcohol and indulgent.He has two major characteristics, alcoholism and contempt for scholars.Let's talk about drinking first. According to the "Words and Deeds of Ming Officials", Han Shizhong often drank with his soldiers. Drinking is drinking, and there is no appetizer.It is very clear to those who often socialize that drinking with the leader is no different from going to the execution ground, it is purely an "alcohol test".For example, Wang Shenqi is a famous general under Song Taizu, he doesn't know how to drink, and he watches every time the emperor invites guests to drink.Once Zhao Kuangyin said that God must have given you the capacity to drink. Now that we are rich and honored, the wine drinker is blessed by heaven, but it is a pity not to let you drink it.Wang Shenqi was ordered to drink several cups in a row, and his drinking capacity was tempered by the leader. Later, he fell into a problem. He could drink when he met the leader, and he didn't drink at home ("Stones in the Stone Forest").

Han Shizhong was different. The leader set up a banquet without greeting him, which made all the generals suffer.Among them was a man named Wang Quan, who couldn't bear to drink dryly, so he had a carrot in his arms, and took a bite while the commander was not paying attention.How can I hide from Dashuai Han's piercing eyes, the kid is so greedy!Lao Han went up with a "snap finger supernatural power", and Wang Quan's forehead suddenly swelled and hurt unbearably.Han Shizhong pretended nothing of the matter, and continued to drink and have fun with the generals.It is not terrible for a leader to drink alcohol, what is terrible is that the leader is addicted to alcohol.He is usually a good guy, but when he drinks, he is the second child, he is the third child, and he is not a problem with anyone.Especially for the "second in command", if you have this problem, you should quit drinking!Han Shizhong is naturally a big leader in the army, and he is naturally the "second in command" in the court. Regardless of how he was addicted to alcohol in the barracks, he seldom drank in front of Song Gaozong, and even if he drank, he had a sense of proportion.

The nickname "Po Han Wu" indirectly shows that Han Shizhong is illiterate. It is conceivable that people gave him this nickname because his family is poor, he likes to drink, and he is drunk after drinking.Playful, rogue, unreasonable, if you have read the book and have a certain level of education, you will not be savage, but will change to a more elegant way, commonly known as "tricking".Civil and military officials have always discriminated against each other. Han Shizhong relied on his military achievements to rise up step by step, so he naturally looked down on Confucian scholars and called scholars "Zi Yue".After Song Gaozong heard this, he asked him why he called it that way. Han Shizhong said that he no longer cares about scholars calling him "Zi Yue".Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty had a friendly face, thinking that Han Shizhong respected Confucianism and Taoism, but he didn't know that Marshal Han said that he is now called "Meng'er".Song Gaozong made a "puchi" sound of joy, but let it go.

Han Shizhong has a good advantage. He can correct any problems very quickly and has a strong learning ability.This point is very precious to the "second in command". When studying in school, why do some students have good grades and some students have poor grades?Gein learning is indeed a kind of ability, even the performance of talent.Those officials who are promoted rapidly in the officialdom must have super learning ability.Learning is not a matter of picking up books. It is said that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, and traveling thousands of miles is not as good as reading countless people. Because the latter two are difficult to achieve in a single person's life, most people choose to study and study.The ultimate goal of learning is to apply it. Patronizing fun and learning a trick, and then you don’t need it. It’s really fun to be played by others.Facts have proved that nerds can't get along in officialdom.Guarding the defense line of the Yangtze River and repelling the Jin army, the imperial court sent a decree to Shen Hui to give a banquet to express his commendation.Han Shizhong understood immediately, and explained to Shen Hui that it's not that I dare not cross the river.Han Shizhong maintained his usual practice of belittling Confucian scholars. At the banquet, Marshal Han treated Shen Hui well, vomited him up, and got under the table to do monkey punches.

What did Han Shizhong understand?He understood the meaning of this poem and the meaning of the emperor.Before that, he had always looked down on scholars, and you must know that today's "top leaders" are also scholars.So if you despise Confucian scholars, don't you suspect that you despise the emperor?After Han Shizhong understood this truth, he began to learn cultural knowledge, and finally reached the level of being able to write lyrics ("Chicken Ribs"). Han Shizhong's cultural level is getting higher and higher, he has read a lot of history books, and has a new understanding of politics.With the peace talks between Song and Jin, military generals gradually lost their usefulness, and it was time to unload the grind and kill the donkey.Qin Hui's initial target was actually Han Shizhong, but later turned to Yue Fei.The reason why he didn't do anything to Han Shizhong was because Marshal Han had the ability to escort him, and because Marshal Han saw the situation clearly, as the saying goes, "The world is safe, pay attention to the general; the world is in danger, pay attention to the general", so Marshal Han took the initiative to "show weakness" to the court.

Han Shizhong noticed the changes in the situation. The main combat faction was squeezed out one after another, and the main peace faction stepped onto the political stage. Without war, the generals had no choice but to play soy sauce.Old Han's cleverness is that he did not shout slogans, play temper, etc. like Yue Fei. He used history as a mirror to protect himself. "Helin Yulu" records that Han Shizhong bought a lot of land properties and houses in Xingan. The news spread and everyone didn't understand, especially his generals.Some asked the commander-in-chief, why buy land when there are less than one person and more than ten thousand people?Han Shizhong said, have you read history?Do you know Wang Jian, the famous Qin general?Tell you the story of his old man.

Speaking of the battle between Qin and Chu, the king of Qin asked the generals for their opinions, and Wang Jian said that he would have at least 600,000 troops.Li Xin said that there was no need, two hundred thousand was enough.The king of Qin made a decision, Li Xin, you go to destroy Chu.King Qin felt that Wang Jian was too old to be reused.Wang Jian also cooperated with the leadership very much and retired from his old age.It didn't take long for Li Xin to lose the battle and sweep the six kingdoms like never before. At the critical moment, King Qin couldn't care about his face, so he personally invited General Wang to come out of the mountain.Wang Jian said that it is okay to work, but you have to promise me a condition, that you can use the farm as your descendant's business.The king of Qin laughed and played it.Before the expedition, Wang Jian repeatedly reminded King Qin about the property, and promptly implemented it. The king of Qin agreed very simply, you just go to fight, and this matter will be settled.When marching and fighting, General Wang was still writing to King Qin, reminding him to implement it immediately.It made King Qin speechless, this old guy has no future at all.Even his subordinates felt that General Wang's reminder was a bit too much. Only then did Wang Jian express his real intention: "My husband, King Qin, doesn't believe in people. Today, the soldiers of Qin State are entrusted to me. Self-reliant, Gu ordered King Qin to sit down and doubt me?" ("Historical Records Biography of Wang Jian Baiqi") means that King Qin is suspicious by nature, and now that he has handed over the entire army to me, do you think he can rest assured?The purpose of asking him for a farmhouse is to dispel his doubts and reassure him.Only when the monarch is at ease in the rear can we fight at the front with peace of mind. Wang Jian died well in the end. He was well versed in the way of officialdom. I don’t know how many generals didn’t understand this truth, and ended up decapitated, such as Han Xin. The political environment in which Han Shizhong lived was similar to Wang Jian's, so he took history as a mirror, so he imitated Wang Jian.As soon as the news of Han Shizhong's purchase of land was exposed, Song Gaozong specially wrote an imperial letter to Marshal Han: "When you meet the enemy, you will conquer, and you will not disturb it. Wenqing bought the new Gantian for the sake of his descendants, and now he is giving it to you, and talking about Jingqing's loyalty. "It can be seen how happy Song Gaozong was when he heard the news, and mentioned the matter of buying the land in the imperial letter, which showed that the emperor supported Han Shizhong very much, implying that you did this for the sake of the organization, keep working hard! Han Shizhong was dismissed from military power, just like a high-ranking official retired. There was always a period of time when he felt uncomfortable and always wanted to find trouble.This is also a common problem for officials!The loss of power means that status, glory, and interests have nothing to do with you from now on, and the psychological gap is not acceptable to anyone, and it is inevitable that you will not adapt.Han Shizhong had been vaccinated, and he took it calmly, especially after Yue Fei was killed, he saw through officialdom even more. After retiring, Han Shizhong wore a scarf on his head, rode a donkey, traveled around the lakes and mountains, thanked guests behind closed doors, and never said anything about military affairs.In the 21st year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty (1151), he died at the age of 62. Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty posthumously named him King Qi. Han Shizhong wrote the poem "Linjiang Fairy": "The green hills are cool and quiet in winter, the mountains are warm and the flowers are thick in spring, and the young are old and the flowers are the same. Fame and fortune in the world, wealth and poverty. Prosperity is not a medicine for longevity, and leisure is not a deadly style. I advise you to know Take the protagonist. One side is only blind, and nothing is said." From a literary point of view, it is incomparable with the momentum of Yue Fei's "Man Jianghong", and the style of the words is delicate and graceful, which does not seem to be written by a general with golden arms and iron horses fighting on the battlefield. of.I secretly think that it was Han Shizhong who saw through the "one-sidedness" in the officialdom, so that he had the deep meaning of "no words". .