Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Official Opportunity Eight: Let Yourself Succeed Passively

Chinese Taoism emphasizes governance by doing nothing.Inaction does not mean not to be ambitious, nor does it mean not to do anything, but it means that people must understand the rules of the law and understand the inevitability of human conflicts and games. When doing things, first, do not violate human nature, and second, do not violate the law .As long as you do these two points, you don't need to pay too much labor and hard work, and you can easily achieve success. In the officialdom, under the peaceful atmosphere, there is an undercurrent of turbulent human desires and turmoil.Officialdom is always a pyramid structure, the higher one goes, the greater the power to manipulate resources, and the more benefits one gets.However, the path to ascend is so narrow that ability and intelligence have no advantage in the competitive elite group full of talents.The only thing that plays a decisive role here is the game situation and laws of the group.

For example, in the midst of raging waves and floods, people go up and down in the officialdom, and the fluctuations are endless. No matter how good your water skills are, you can't help but the huge waves shake the sky and the tide ebbs and flows.If you want to stand on top of the tide and make yourself invincible, then the only way is to follow the rhythm and law of the turbulent waves and win your life success in the turbulent waves, and you must not rely on your own strength alone. strength. The tide has the objectivity of the tide, and those who swim in the water, no matter how intelligent you are, it is impossible to make a big wave.This is the earnest teaching of Taoism to us. Only by following the law can we rule by doing nothing.

The iron law of officialdom is: anytime, anywhere, there are opportunities for promotion.At the same time, this law is at work: no matter who the opportunity falls on, it will cause public outrage. When these two laws are added together, the conclusion that there are no good people in officialdom can be drawn. Of course, people in the officialdom are just like ordinary people, they are just eating and drinking men and women, not good or bad.But if a person gets a promotion opportunity, it will often lead to a violent excrement movement. This kind of group madness is often manifested in the conduct of the person concerned. Missed the timing of promotion.Even if you are promoted despite all the opposition, your reputation will stink ten miles against the wind overnight.

Once the rumors in the officialdom get windy, it will often kill the person concerned.In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a man named Zhi Busu, who was criticized by the courtiers and his character was completely denied. Even the emperor was angry and questioned him in the court: "Zhi Busu, the masses reported that you and Your own sister-in-law committed adultery, how could you do such a thing?" Zhi Buyi replied: "Your Majesty, my mother gave birth to a son of mine, without an older brother, where can I have a sister-in-law?" There was another official named Fifth Lun who was brought to his home by Yousi to collect evidence and investigate his disobedience of beating his father-in-law.But after investigation, it was discovered that Fifth Lun's wife was an orphan and had no father.

The most frustrating thing is that any official who has been slandered by rumors is not even allowed to defend himself. Because there is no storm, there is no wave. If it is not your own behavior that is indiscreet, how can others just make irresponsible remarks on you? For this truth, the person named Zhi Buyi saw it clearly and clearly.In detail, there is no doubt about this person. He is not well-known in history, but there is such a thing recorded in the book: When he was young, because of poverty, he lived in a house with many friends.Soon, a man found that his gold was missing, thinking that Zhibuji had stolen it.Zhi Buyi admitted, "I did this," and returned the gold to the owner.Not long after, someone came back from the outside and told the gold thrower, "I was in urgent need of money just now, so I took your gold away without asking, and I will return it to you now." Only then did everyone know that they had been wronged. Yes, but because he didn't defend himself, he finally won the appreciation of everyone, thinking that he is a person of noble character.

In fact, it was precisely because this incident reached the emperor's ears that the emperor wanted to reuse him, which resulted in him being attacked by rumors.After that, Zhi Bu doubt declined the emperor's good intention to reuse him, saying that he was young and had no experience in handling government affairs.He only asked to be a small clerk in a small yamen, and he never dared to have any wrongdoing. The emperor admired the directness of the unsuspecting.So he agreed to his request and made him only a small scribe.Not long after, fierce political disputes broke out in the imperial court, and the straight boss was involved. After his failure, his family was exterminated, and the entire Yasi was also implicated.Soldiers rushed into the Yasi to arrest people, and the officials fled one after another. Only Zhi Buyi continued to do his work.After the situation calmed down, the imperial court handed over all the government affairs of the Yasi to Zhi Buyi.

But Zhi Buyi refused again, he still thought he was not talented enough, so he asked his superiors to send another official.The imperial court appreciated Zhi Buji's request very much, and indeed sent a new official to take up the post, and promoted Zhi Buji to another Yasi. His position was improved, but he was still in charge of trivial and specific tasks.But not long after, the political disputes in the imperial court resumed, and Zhibuji's new boss abandoned his post and fled. Zhibuji once again became the person in charge of the new Yasi, but he still refused. The court promoted him again, but still left him in a difficult situation. In a position with little authority.

In this way, although Zhi Buyi has been continuously promoted, he is always outside the personnel disputes and contradictions in the officialdom. His salary is getting more and more, and his official position is getting higher and higher, but he always occupies the position of deputy with extremely low risk.More importantly, he has never been involved in vigorous political struggles. While enjoying all the benefits in the officialdom, he has never been impeached by his political opponents. In fact, Zhibu doubted that this person had never had any political opponents, so it is rare to see his name in history books.However, the career path he has traveled is what everyone longs for in his life.The reason why he can avoid all the traps in the officialdom is that he refuses to stand out at any time.If you don't do something promising, you will naturally avoid unreasonable disasters.Zhibu’s official career history also told us such a rule:

People in the officialdom should not ask for fame.In the officialdom, power is used to distribute benefits. Trying to use talent to compete for high positions will inevitably be attacked by open guns and hidden arrows. It is better to take a step back, live in an unknown safe zone, and use an unknown body to do nothing. , what is obtained in the end is the pure benefit that everyone wants but can't get.