Chapter 30 Chapter 30 Official Admonition Six: Losing Money Is Taking Advantage

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a farm family in Luzhou with five generations living under the same roof.It happened that Tang Taizong Li Shimin was attacking Bingzhou. He passed by here. After hearing about the situation, he summoned the elders of this family and asked, "What method did you use to make the five generations live together in harmony?" The other party replied: : "There is no other way, just one word: tolerance." Tang Taizong listened and nodded again and again, thinking that the other party was right. Why did Tang Taizong Li Shimin become curious about this family?Why is he asking this question?This is because, as a peerless emperor, Li Shimin knows the difficulties of getting along with others.Even though he was a famous emperor through the ages, he couldn't handle the relationship with his elder brother Li Jiancheng and his younger brother Li Yuanji. He brazenly launched an armed riot in Xuanwumen, killed two brothers, and seized power.It is precisely because he knows that it is difficult for people to get along with each other that he asks this question.

However, in this world, is it true that very few people have kind thoughts and good intentions to make friends with others?Why do a group of good people meet together, but can't handle the relationship with each other? This is the reason why human beings' lighthouse thinking is at work.The so-called lighthouse thinking is self-centered, overlooking the whole world, no matter how kind you are, no matter how generous you are, when you look at others, you have an ideal expectation, this expectation is based on your own imagination to ask each other.What's worse is that all your expectations will eventually come to nothing, because you are expecting others, and others are also expecting you. You desire the other party to contribute selflessly, and the other party expects you to give selflessly. Consider it your errand.

In addition to this kind of lighthouse thinking, another symptom is that human thinking ability is far and wide. Although a person's body is weak, his thinking is extremely profound.When you stand alone on a high place, you will have the illusion that the whole world and the universe belong to you alone.In fact, this illusion exists all the time, and it affects your thinking, but the trouble is that once you meet another person, you have to make concessions to the other person-at least half of the world, half of the world. The universe is given to the other party, and this is still on the premise that the other party understands the truth.If the other party doesn't understand the truth, you have to give up everything you have.If you live among the crowd, your ego will be forcibly squeezed by the desires of others, and this forced squeeze is against human nature. Therefore, the larger the crowd, the more difficult your psychology will be. The greater the pressure.

So many young people have resentful thoughts. They think that they should have the whole world, but they are squeezed to the invisible by countless people.So people will accuse the society of injustice and complain about the sinister fate. The combination of the above two psychology will make people show the character of a hedgehog. Even if you are no longer willing to conflict with others, the collision of personality is inevitable, and it is always inevitable to get involved in others.And that means: conflict in officialdom. However, this kind of conflict is extremely dangerous.The danger lies in the fact that human life is too short and opportunities are too few. Once caught in a conflict, life is wasted on hatred and resentment, and a beautiful life and future development are missed. It is really worthless. Pile things.

This principle is simple for us to say now, but in ancient times it was the art of emperors, and it was a secret thought that was not heard by the common people.The emperor's family is passed down from generation to generation. For example, when Tang Xuanzong was the emperor, when he was considering the candidate for the prime minister, he ordered someone to call Xiao Song from Zhongshushe to draft a draft.Unexpectedly, when Xiao Song heard the emperor's summons in the middle of the night, he thought there was some terrible event, and trembled with fear. After seeing Tang Xuanzong, his whole body went limp, lying on the ground unable to move.After Tang Xuanzong ordered several times, Xiao Song picked up the pen tremblingly, but he didn't want to be too frightened, his mind was empty, the pen fell on the paper, and the written words were far from what Tang Xuanzong asked for.After tossing for a long time, Tang Xuanzong saw that Xiao Song could not write tonight, so he ordered him to leave.After Xiao Song left, Tang Xuanzong threw the paper on the ground angrily, and cursed: "It looks fat and white, so it's just an embroidered pillow."

As soon as this sentence was uttered, the little eunuch next to him covered his mouth and snickered.At this time, Tang Xuanzong was startled. Although he was the emperor, he was afraid that the little eunuch would spread this matter, which would affect Xiao Song's future and offend others.So Tang Xuanzong coughed, and covered himself: "In fact, Xiao Song is very noble, and there is no one in the court who can compare to him." The emperor was afraid of offending people, and the ministers were even more afraid of it.In the Northern Song Dynasty, Lu Mengzheng was appointed prime minister. On the day the appointment was made, an official in the court stood under the curtain, pointed at him and said, "Is it just him who is Lu Mengzheng? He can also be prime minister? I'm afraid he really didn't." This ability?" Hearing the swearing, Lu Mengzheng's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to walk forward, when someone told him to look back to see clearly who was scolding him behind his back.

Lu Mengzheng said: "I can't look back, I absolutely can't look back, I look back and see the person who scolded me, no matter how generous I am, and I don't want to argue with him, but the unhappiness in my heart is always inevitable. So I would rather not know this Whoever the person is, don't let me hate him." In the Tang Dynasty, there was a Pei Xingjian who was also a generous person.Because of his military exploits, he received a horse and saddle from the emperor, but was secretly ridden by a small official under him.Unexpectedly, the junior official's horse riding skills were too poor, not to mention tripping the horse, and even breaking the imperial saddle.The little official ran away in fear, but Pei Xingjian asked him to come back and said, "You didn't break the saddle on purpose, so what does it matter? I won't punish you for it."

Another time, when Pei Xingjian returned from battle, he seized countless gold and silver treasures from the enemy, and many court officials came to watch them.Pei Xingjian was at the banquet and ordered the soldiers to take out these treasures for everyone to appreciate.Among the treasures was an agate plate, two feet long, with beautiful patterns and priceless. A soldier was afraid of breaking the agate plate, so he carefully held it out, but unexpectedly, because of his nervousness, he stumbled, fell down, and smashed the agate plate. Beat it badly.Everyone at the banquet changed their faces, and the soldier was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and kowtowed desperately, begging for his life.But Pei Xingjian laughed loudly and said, "It's not your fault, what are you afraid of? Quickly pack up the pieces and go down."

In this way, we have discovered a rule in the ancient officialdom. The emperor was actually afraid of the ministers, and the ministers were even more afraid of the little people under him, and they were afraid of offending them. What is the mystery here? The answer lies in "Zuo Zhuan". According to "Zuo Zhuan" records, one year, Song State and Zheng State turned against each other, and the two countries each sent out elite soldiers to prepare for a big battle.General Song's commander-in-chief was Hua Yuan. In order to boost morale, he ordered the killing of pigs and sheep before the battle to comfort the soldiers of the three armies.The soldiers ate happily and asked for a fight one after another, expressing that they would fight the enemy to the death and defeat the enemy.Hua Yuan was overjoyed, so he led the three armies to the battlefield, but unexpectedly, as soon as the two armies fought, Hua Yuan's own chariot rushed straight towards Zheng Guoren's army.Hua Yuan yelled and yelled, desperately trying to get the driver to stop, but unexpectedly, the driver turned around and said with a smile: "Hua Yuan, you think of me now? Why did you forget about me when you were eating meat?"

"What?" Hua Yuan finally came to his senses at this moment.It turned out that when comforting the soldiers, everyone in Huayuan thought of it, but only his coachman was forgotten.Because the coachman didn't eat the meat, he held a grudge, so when the war started, he wanted to take revenge on Hua Yuan for his contempt.At this time, Hua Yuan wanted to explain, but it was too late, Zheng Guoren's army surrounded him from all directions, and before the battle was fought, Hua Yuan had already become a prisoner. It is precisely because of Hua Yuan's lessons that the ancient officials were cautious about their actions.People in Jianghu, the immediate boss is certainly not to be provoked, but the inconspicuous little people are also not to be provoked by us. God knows that one day you will fall into the hands of others. If there is a gap before, wouldn't it be extremely miserable?

Therefore, although the officialdom is a place for seeking profit, what is emphasized is the best art of war: to lose is to take advantage. Even if you don't fight for the interests in the officialdom, you will naturally have your share, and the more you don't fight for it, the less others dare to ignore you, for fear that you will make a fuss and it will fall apart.On the contrary, if you take the initiative to compete with others, you will inevitably offend others, and the consequences of hatred are even feared by ancient emperors and ministers. How can we not take it seriously? The best performer in this aspect is Liu Bang, the ancestor of the thick black, who takes advantage of the disadvantages.As early as the beginning of the struggle between Chu and Han, Liu Bang was defeated repeatedly because of Xiang Yu's bravery and invincibility, while Han Xin led his troops to the north, bypassed Xiang Yu, and focused on Xiang Yu's rear, but he won consecutive battles.So Liu Bang asked Han Xin for help urgently, but Han Xin made a request: he must be named a false king of Qi before he agreed to come back to rescue Liu Bang.When Liu Bang heard this, he was so angry that he cursed. Fortunately, Zhang Liang kicked him at this time. If you say that Liu Bang is really smart, he just kicked him so that he came to his senses, and shouted: "Man, if you want to be named the real king of Qi, what's the matter with making a fake king of Qi? I am in charge of this matter today, and I will make Han Xin King of Qi." Han Xin was crowned king, overjoyed, and immediately led his troops to rescue Liu Bang, but when Liu Bang gained power, he unexpectedly seized Han Xin's military power, and finally captured Han Xin instead.If Liu Bang was reluctant to suffer at the beginning, then the future changes are extremely unpredictable.