Chapter 56 Chapter 56 The disadvantage is the advantage

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin wanted to take over the Southern Tang Dynasty, but the Southern Tang Dynasty also had its own talents. Among them, the "Three Xus" were famous in Jiangdong, and they were all famous for their extensive knowledge and strong knowledge.Among them, only one named Xu Xuan was the most famous.In order to dispel the idea of ​​breaking the border in the Northern Song Dynasty, Queen Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty decided to send Xu Xuan to the Northern Song Dynasty to convince Zhao Kuangyin with his eloquence. When they heard that Xu Xuan was here as an envoy, the courtiers of the Northern Song Dynasty were horrified. They all knew that they were far from Xu Xuan's opponent when it came to eloquence.Prime Minister Zhao Pu was also at a loss. Since Xu Xuan was going to come, the Northern Song Dynasty had to send an official to accompany him no matter what, but no matter who he sent, he would not be Xu Xuan's opponent. So what should we do about this matter?Having no choice but to think, Zhao Pu had no choice but to tell Zhao Kuangyin the current difficulties.

After Zhao Kuangyin heard this, he said: "You don't have to worry about this matter, I have qualified candidates here." Then he ordered: "You pick out those illiterate people from the servants in front of the temple, and take their Report all the names." After a while, a list of more than a dozen names was delivered to Zhao Kuangyin's desk.I saw Zhao Kuangyin picked up the imperial pen, sketched on the list casually, and said, "Let's send this person to receive Xu Xuan." Everyone was shocked, Xu Xuan was a well-known eloquent, but here unexpectedly sent A servant who can't read big characters, if this person sent him, wouldn't he want to lose the face of Northern Song Dynasty?

That servant was even more ignorant. Poor him, he only knew how to serve tea and sweep the floor. How could he know what it was like to welcome the ambassador?But the emperor didn't dare to disobey the order, so he had to bite the bullet and go.When they arrived at the riverside, when they received Xu Xuan, they saw Xu Xuan laughed and said that he would rise up eloquently. His words were sharp, aggressive, and well-proportioned, which made all the officials on the side startled.Looking at the servant again, he couldn't read a single big character, how could he know what Xu Xuan said?Only Nuonuo nodded.

Seeing the strange expression of the accompanying envoy in the Northern Song Dynasty, Xu Xuan was baffled, and continued to speak, but the other party still had a blank face, and did not answer a single word.Just like this, the two of them walked together, and Xu Xuan tried his best to pry the mouth of the accompanying officials in the Northern Song Dynasty, but it was in vain after all.A few days later, Xu Xuan was finally discouraged and conceded defeat. When he saw Zhao Kuangyin, he didn't have the mood to talk any more. He only handed in his credentials and went back in a low mood. In this historical story, Xu Xuan is a famous scholar who has read thousands of volumes, but Zhao Kuangyin sent him an old man who could not read.As the saying goes, when a scholar meets a soldier, there is no reason to explain it clearly.The truth of life is to be explained to people who understand it. When meeting people who do not understand the truth, the truth will lose its meaning and effectiveness.

The same goes for the principles in the officialdom. The principles in the officialdom have always been different from person to person, and are suitable for each situation. There is no universal principle in officialdom that everyone must follow. Young people in the officialdom have the best fantasy, that is fairness.But I don't know that if there is fairness, there will be no place for young people in the officialdom.Because compared with the old fritters in the officialdom, young people are prone to impulsiveness and have a higher chance of making mistakes.If it is dealt with according to the law of fairness, young people will only stumble more.

It is precisely because there is no fairness in the officialdom, the same thing, if someone with a background did it, the boss just dare not say a word.If someone with no background does it, the boss will be furious.For the same mistake, if a veteran makes a mistake, the boss will be very angry; if a young person makes a mistake, the boss will not take it seriously.Not only the background and qualifications, but even different genders must be taken into consideration. It is precisely because there are many factors that lead to unfairness that a door for young people to be promoted is opened.

If a young man really wants to step into the door of success, he must first give up too strong self-personality assertion, that is to say, a young man must admit such a thing: he may not be so smart, and others may not be so smart. stupidly.On the contrary, the young man himself is the most stupid person in the eyes of his colleagues because he has a lot of estrangement from the rules of the officialdom. Only by admitting that you are stupid, can you use your stupidity to help your wisdom like what Zhao Kuangyin did. Zhao Kuangyin's brilliance lies in the fact that he did not choose an eloquent official to collide with Xu Xuan head-on.If he really did this, what's the point of two well-dressed officials quarreling by the river?What Zhao Kuangyin wants is to cut through the mess quickly and solve the problem quickly.And the best way to solve the problem is to use ignorance and ignorance to deal with the other party's shrewdness.

Besides, the person chosen by Zhao Kuangyin, the reason why he made Xu Xuan helpless was not because he was more talented than Xu Xuan, but because he wisely knew that he was far inferior to Xu Xuan, so he chose to give up and finally won the competition. Bureau.On the contrary, what if the accompanying envoy thinks that he is superior and wants to argue with Xu Xuan once he receives the emperor's order? But such things are very common in officialdom.In the Tang Xuanzong era, because the prime minister could not be selected, all the ministers clamored and expressed their disapproval of the candidate proposed by the emperor. When Tang Xuanzong got angry, he yelled: "You guys quarrel, if you continue to quarrel, I will kill you." Let Zheng Song be the prime minister." As soon as these words came out, the officials immediately shut up.It turned out that Zheng Song was a well-known idiot in the court and often made troubles.And what Tang Minghuang meant by saying this was to warn the officials that he was really angry, not because he wanted Zheng Song to be the prime minister.

But Zheng Song was so stupid that he didn't realize that it was just a joke.From then on, he actually dressed well every day, sat upright, stretched his neck and waited for the prime minister's appointment.When the officials saw his strange appearance, they all laughed behind him and hurt their stomachs. Zheng Song is stupid because he doesn't know his own stupidity. You know, God created man, and everyone's IQ is almost the same. Everyone has their own smart time, and everyone has their own stupid time.Smart people have their own smarts.But there is only one kind of stupid person, and they must be those who do not know their own stupidity.

The former was chosen by Zhao Kuangyin as an accompanist, and the reason why he didn't make any mistakes or fools was because he knew that his intelligence was not as good as Xu Xuan's.This tells us: whenever we realize our stupidity, that is when we are at our wisest.And when we think we are smart, we must be being stupid. The young people who appear in the officialdom are like the companions chosen by Zhao Kuangyin. If you realize that everyone in the officialdom is never less intelligent than you, then you are a smart person.On the contrary, when you think you are smart, then you start to be stupid.Similarly, when you admit that you are stupid, your ignorance becomes the biggest advantage in the officialdom, and when you think you are smart, your immaturity becomes the biggest disadvantage that hinders your success.

So we finally discovered the secret of young people's success in officialdom, which is six words: ignorant, understanding, clear, clean, confused, confused. Then, how should these six words be interpreted, and how should young people apply them in the officialdom?