Chapter 2 The joy of reading history

It is my annual plan to come to New York to live with my daughter for a while every once in a while.I know that people who have always had their own social and work preferences will have a completely different situation when they live in a different place.Fortunately, the time is not long, and I decided to live with my daughter, and I prepared my homework early on, so that while enjoying the prosperity, richness, humanities, and beauty of New York, I still have a space for my soul to roam around . One of the homework I brought this time is: do three proofs for Mr. Xu Zhuoyun.Professor Xu Zhuoyun was my teacher when I was in college. It is very lucky to be able to follow a master with rich humanistic qualities. For more than 30 years, I have never given up any opportunity to ask for advice from my teacher.I very much respect Mr. Xu's learning and life, especially in the aspect of life, I have learned more.Every time during the meal and chat, I heard the historical allusions mentioned by the teacher, eloquently speaking, and using the past to learn from the present. The general public, not limited to research papers in the halls of the academy.

Therefore, "Looking at Leadership from History" is the first child that gave birth to success, and now this book is the second child.It really feels like yesterday when I was traveling in New York.Although I have a preference for history, for a person who has failed to learn history and gave up halfway, the feeling of reading this book is really smooth and comfortable. Those past histories: plots of grievances, vicissitudes of characters, historical relics of military exploits... the history is presented in front of you , so close, yet so far away; so familiar, yet so strange... These people who once appeared on the stage of Chinese history, such as Xiao He, Zhuge Liang, Li Chong, Wang Anshi, Zhang Juzheng, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang... They all He is a well-known staff figure in Chinese history. He used his talents and resources to assist or create situations at different levels. Some succeeded and some failed.The reasons for success and failure are personal, external, and environmental factors of interaction with the emperor... It doesn't matter.Today it seems that there are infinite emotions, but the fun of "reading history" is also in it.

Teacher Xu mentioned that the evolution of the cultural and political system has the force of collective promotion and the level of individual control; when talking about the merits and demerits of each character, Teacher Xu narrated in a calm and tolerant tone. Embarrassed. When it comes to the conditions of a leader: a leader must be far-sighted; must be resolute; must be broad-minded; And I watched it again and again at school, still looking forward to the appearance of the third child.In a chat with Mr. Xu some time ago, it was mentioned that a person’s personality will bring different destiny developments to himself. There are many such examples in history. I quickly seized this topic and said: "Then can we plan another This "Looking at Destiny from History"?"

Teacher Xu sighed, one wave has not settled down, another wave has risen again, and he can only shake his head when he pursues me as a student. How about it, let us look forward to Teacher Xu's "Looking at Leadership from History", the third child of the series: "Looking at Destiny from History"!