Chapter 5 Chapter 5 How an Employee Tortured His Boss

Guo Wei ascended to the pole, first of all, he was rewarded for his meritorious deeds.This is necessary, and it is definitely conducive to the further unity and consolidation of the rebel groups, and is more conducive to the effective relief of the turmoil in the country-it tells those who intend to continue the rebellion that there are not many loopholes to take advantage of. So at the exciting promotion meeting, everyone who participated in the rebellion, regardless of their size, enjoyed the joy of a successful harvest.Steadfast followers like Wang Jun and Wang Yin were awarded senior officials such as privy envoys, Jiedu envoys, and governors; alternative people who indirectly "helped" Guo Wei, such as Murong Yanchao, Liu Chong, etc. There is no need to be inferior, Guo Wei also gave them the promise to continue to work hard without changing their official positions; let alone people like Feng Dao, a veteran of the officialdom, and Fan Zhi, the former prime minister, they will be reused even more, with salary increases and salary increases, everything is based on stability and unity Mainly.

Amidst these dizzying, mouth-watering waves of promotions and raises, no one will notice the promotion of an obscure little guy.That was Zhao Kuangyin, the former soldier. Zhao Kuangyin was promoted to the leader of the east and west squads of the Imperial Army because of his hard work and dedication. Alas, the promotion, the size is also an official.But looking at others, and then looking at himself, the young Zhao Kuangyin didn't know what it was like. At this time, his daily work is to wear a knife across his waist, or hold a gun in his hand, dress more neatly than anyone else (it looks like a waiter in a high-end hotel), and compete in the palace or under the hall. Stand up straighter.

Alas, work is more boring than ever.During the war, although there were dangers, Zhao Kuangyin could still follow Guo Wei at any time, and he could hear and see many extraordinary things worth learning.But now that Guo Wei is the emperor, the people around him are much more complicated.It is impossible for a guard squad leader to follow the emperor around anyway. Sigh, let's sigh again, maybe if he gets promoted a bit more, he will have the power to walk around at any time, so he doesn't have to be like a wooden stake anymore, right?Alas, but I still don't know what year and month I will have to wait.

So in the dull desperation, Zhao Kuangyin made the most important choice for him. This choice played a decisive role in the start of his political career. Soon after, people discovered that Zhao Kuangyin really had extraordinary vision, but at that time, everyone They all thought he was pure madness. Because he actually gave up Guo Wei, who had just become the emperor and the hottest boss in the world, to attach himself to a young officer in a remote city! This young officer was Chai Rong, later known as Zhou Shizong.After more than ten years, everyone knew that he was the wisest, most accomplished, fair and sincere monarch in the Five Dynasties and Eleven Kingdoms, but at that time no one would think so.The reason is like facing Zhao Kuangyin, the leader of the east and west squads of the imperial army at that time, no one would believe that he is the same wise and powerful, earth-shattering, inheriting the past and opening up the future, a rare human being and born of a genetic mutation.

Then Zhao Kuangyin's choice at that time took a great risk, it was an out-and-out political speculation, and his behavior method was the legendary "36 tricks" for official promotion. This plan is no small matter, and the difference between winning and losing depends entirely on the vision of the person concerned, being courageous, having the insight of a double-knowledge hero, being able to identify one of the hundreds of middle-level leading cadres, and then firmly following, dedicating wholeheartedly, at all costs The method helps the master get the upper position. If it succeeds, it means that the master you chose has finally soared into the sky, then you will naturally follow along.But what if it fails?Who dares to say that a hundred battles are victorious in the ever-changing officialdom?If your master has been cold all the way and has not been able to warm up, then what will you do?

You'll only get worse, you'll have to start all over again, and you'll end up with a reputation as a political whore, and why would you have to go find a new owner? But seeking wealth and wealth, Zhao Kuangyin firmly believed in his own vision. He clearly analyzed that he had no room for development beside Guo Wei, who had already reached the peak, was too hot to be hotter, and had no potential to tap. He chose to leave, and instead attached himself to Chai Rong, who had no foundation, although his official position was not small. When Zhao Kuangyin made this decision at that time, he not only had a thorough, detailed, rational and sober judgment, but more importantly, he relied on his keen intuition.A person of extraordinary quality can sense very clearly the presence of another like him.Just like a wolf, it is easy to know the danger factor of the opposite animal.This is why Zhao Kuangyin chose Chai Rong, and Chai Rong also accepted Zhao Kuangyin.

At this time, Chai Rong's status was quite delicate.It is said that he is very tall, yes, he is the only "son" of His Majesty Guo Wei, and his title is quite large.All of them are listed-Chanzhou Governor, Zhenning Army Jiedu Envoy, Calibration Taifu, and Tongzhong Shumenxia Pingzhangshi.That is to say, he had his own territory (Chanzhou) and his own army (Jiedushi of the Zhenning Army) outside the capital, and he was larger than and about equal to the prime ministers at that time (Chen Xiao Taifu, Tong Zhongshu It's a matter of peace under the door). But it is a pity that none of these dizzying high-level titles can be called untenable.

First of all, he and Guo Wei have no blood relationship in any way, which is an insurmountable gap in ancient China.No matter how strong the relationship between Guo Wei and his first wife, Mrs. Chai, nephews and sons are two different things, not to mention that Mrs. Chai is already dead at this time.And when it comes to blood relatives, in the Later Zhou Dynasty, Guo Wei also had a nephew named Li Chongjin.Li Chongjin was not only a few years older than Chai Rong, but also had a large army in his hands, had outstanding military exploits, and had his own team and great prestige early on.Moreover, he was so arrogant and would never bow down to others, so much so that before Guo Wei's death, he ordered Li Chongjin to kneel down and worship Chai Rong in front of the courtiers on formal occasions, so as to establish Chai Rong's status as heir.

All this shows that although Liu Chengyou helped Chai Rong a lot by killing Guo Wei's two biological sons, in the eyes of others, Chai Rong is still a fake prince who is neither embarrassing nor embarrassing.Even if it is honorable now, but what about the future?Who can guarantee that Guo Wei will never have children again?The throne of the Emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty seemed to be very close to Chai Rong, but it was so far away that Chai Rong might not be able to reach it in his entire life. And not only that, at this time Chai Rong also had an extra political opponent in the officialdom, who would make trouble for him regardless of life or death.Let alone Chai Rong, even Guo Wei didn't dare to move this person for a while.

This person is Wang Jun, the number one hero in the establishment of the state in the later Zhou Dynasty, who was the prime minister and the privy envoy at the time. Wang Jun is a character worth elaborating on. Through him, we can see the image of a typical power minister in the Five Dynasties and Eleven Kingdoms. His rise, fall, rise, and decline are all very representative. This person first entered the society, and he did not have the basic abilities of the so-called Wentao Wulue in people's conventional consciousness. What he is best at is singing.At that time, it was still the era of Houliang, and he went to a Jiedu envoy named Zhang Yun, what could he do?He can only sing and drink with him, his image and status are really not too high, and his life is still extremely unstable, so he has to be ready to court Qin Muchu at any time.

Zhao Yan, another high-ranking official renting mediocre envoy (in charge of money, grain and taxation), came to Zhang Yun's house as a guest. Zhao Yan was overwhelmed by Wang Jun's singing, so Zhang Yun gave Wang Jun as a gift very generously and generously. Wang Jun almost lost his head following Zhao Yan. When Liang was destroyed in the Later Tang Dynasty, Li Cunxu killed Zhao Yan's entire family, and Wang Jun escaped from Zhao's mansion extremely vigilantly, and escaped by hiding among the people.After hiding for a long time, Wang Jun dared to come out again, and took refuge in Zhang Yanlang, another rich and well-informed third envoy (this position is powerful, no matter it was the Five Dynasties or the Song Dynasty, he was the Minister of Finance), Zhang Yanlang, but he was a well-informed man who entertained all day long. Zhang Yanlang was not interested in him, and Wang Jun, who had gone through life and death, had been completely reborn. He no longer cared about the heat and cold in the court of wind and moon, but watched everything that happened around Zhang Yanlang with a cold eye, constantly thinking about it. When the time came, Shi Jingtang of the Later Jin Dynasty, a bastard who was as good as his father, raised troops to destroy the Later Tang Dynasty. Zhang Yanlang was killed by the new master like Zhao Yan. All Zhang Yanlang's family property, including slaves and maidservants, including Wang Jun, were rewarded to the then Later Jin Dynasty as prizes. General Liu Zhiyuan.I don't know what methods Wang Jun used and what performances he had (there is really no way, no specific deeds can be found in historical materials), he has jumped from an entertainer to a general who leads the army, and his official career is prosperous. After Liu Zhiyuan founded the country, he was entrusted with the honor of Hakka Provincial Envoy, and became the confidant of Guo Wei, then Deputy Privy Envoy. Everyone knows what happened later. Wang Jun played the most important role of deputy in Guo Wei's series of actions to rebel and proclaim himself emperor. Therefore, he reached the sky in one step and became a courtier under Guo Wei alone and above ten thousand people in the Later Zhou Dynasty. leader. Looking at Wang Jun's fortune, it is typical that he started from the humble beginning and reached the blue and purple, and he was self-taught through his own efforts.He has been making progress all the time, and he has achieved this achievement only by making progress in spite of everything, regardless of life and death, to succeed or die.So we have reached the peak, what should we do next?Is to continue to forge ahead?That is to replace Guo Wei.But this is such a strong and unrealistic dream. It is fair to say that even in the later stages of life, Wang Jun, who is a little confused, has never thought of this idea. So how about being a peacemaker tumbler like Feng Dao, a high-ranking official and a rich salary for the rest of his life? No, Feng Dao is even more irreproducible.In China's thousands of years of history, there is only one family of masters like Feng Dao, there is no semicolon, and there will never be another one.And letting Wang Jun, who is used to being aggressive and can only be aggressive, learn from Feng Dao, will only become nondescript and kill himself.We must know that people have their own political symbols, and if they get confused, it will only lead to faster fall. In this way, Wang Jun got lost in the ever-changing, weird and erratic political vortex. He first realized very clearly that no matter in front of him or in the near future, only Chai Rong could threaten his position as the number one courtier of the Later Zhou Dynasty.For this reason, he used his authority to cleverly fix Chai Rong in his fief Chanzhou, no matter if there was something wrong, or how to ask for instructions, he would never even think about stepping into Kaifeng.As for meeting Guo Wei alone, don't even think about it.For almost three full years, except for special occasions such as New Year’s celebrations and court celebrations, Chai Rong only waited for one opportunity to take advantage of the loophole. That was when he took advantage of Wang Jun’s order to go out to supervise the repair of the embankment and sneaked away. When I entered Kaifeng, I wanted to meet my father and talk about my heart.But he didn't expect that Wang Jun's minions were everywhere, and he got the information immediately. Wang Jun immediately put down everything in his hands and rushed back. As a result, Chai Rong had to return to Chanzhou in despair. The strength and domineeringness of this person can be seen. Not only that, but Wang Jun was also quite disrespectful to Guo Wei.Ordinarily this is very irrational, but being an official is sometimes like using a soldier. Can you tell which of the two is taller and who is lower? As we all know, after Zeng Guofan's success, he guarded himself tremblingly, and used extreme humility to protect his family and life and the reputation of a virtuous official. However, his disciple Li Hongzhang was just the opposite. In order to survive, Li Hongzhang grasped the power and refused to let go. He called himself a hero and could not cut his own wings.Although later generations praised Zeng and suppressed Li, it was clear at a glance who was living and how the people involved were living. As a senior official in troubled times, Wang Jun followed the path of Li Hongzhang.As the number one person below Hou Zhou Guowei, he would die rather than live silently. He played a decisive role in the huge test that he endured in the early days of the founding of the Hou Zhou, allowing his prestige to reach an unprecedented height, thus Let everyone, including Guo Wei, give him three points of comity, but the gap between him and Guo Wei was immediately revealed, and thus he went to perdition. He forgot who he was and how he got here. He has not grasped the most basic point of power. He does not understand that the so-called power tactics are actually very simple, that is, the art of dealing with people.He thought that it was no longer man but God who stood at the pinnacle of power, but history has proven countless times that the reason why someone can go to the altar is because he understands people and satisfies people; After stepping down from the altar, he becomes nothing, precisely because he has really become a "god" and no longer pays attention to people's thoughts. Guo Wei, Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin, they all know who they are at all times, remember how they came along the way, and the things they do are what people should do. So they can succeed. At the beginning of the founding of the Later Zhou Dynasty, the first major test faced came from Liu Chong, a victim of political fraud.The killing of Liu Yun and the proclaiming of Emperor Guo Wei finally let Liu Chong know that he had been cheated very unkindly. His reaction was to immediately draw himself on the same level as Guo Wei in terms of political status, and he would not suffer any disadvantages—not being too emperor, I want to be emperor too! He never recognized the existence of the "false" kingdom of Hou Zhou. He still respected and continued the title of Han, but the history was more ruthless. In order to distinguish him from the "Later Han" of his elder brother Liu Zhiyuan, he called it "Northern Han". . Liu Chong's Northern Han Dynasty was congenitally deficient, with his old base in Taiyuan as the center, only a mere twelve prefectures of land.This area is too big to be a Jiedushi, and as an emperor, it is so small that it makes one's scalp tingle.Facing the huge Hou Zhou, Liu Chong realized the same crisis as Shi Jingtang back then, what should he do?At a loss, Liu Chong embarked on the same old path as Shi Jingtang. Khitan, or Khitan, can only be Khitan.It's just that Khitan has changed its name to "Liao" at this time. Liu Chong wrote a letter to the current emperor of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Shulu, asking for support, and the conditions offered were quite generous. He promised to do what Jin Shi Jingtang did before and after, without any ambiguity.Yelv Shulu was overjoyed when he heard that, it was really a blessing from heaven, and another son came to his door.But I didn't expect Liu Chong to express his self-esteem very persistently in this regard, and he can agree to anything else, but this one is absolutely not! He wrote a letter to the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, very solemnly, and wrote very seriously-"...the emperor nephew wrote a letter to the emperor Yu Shutian granted the emperor..." Everyone in the world, keep your eyes open and see clearly. I, Liu Chong, am by no means a perfect father, and I am by no means shameless like Shi Jingtang. I just recognized an uncle. Don't get me wrong... In this way, in October of the year when Guo Wei proclaimed himself emperor, the Liao State sent Xiao Yujue, the envoy of Zhangguo Jiedu, to lead 50,000 Liao soldiers to the south to Hedong, and Liu Chongjia sent 20,000 troops to go south with him. Zhou, the slogan is to do this battle to annihilate Hou Zhou! The response from the Northern Zhou Dynasty was that the emperor Guo Wei was in charge of the capital, and Wang Jun, the prime minister and privy envoy, led his troops to meet the enemy. This was already the best offensive and defensive deployment at that time, so everyone in Houzhou was anxiously waiting for the result of the confrontation between Wang Jun and the Northern Han and Liao allied forces on the cold and windy Northwest land in late autumn and October.But what makes people extremely disturbed is that two full months have passed, and it has entered the deep winter, but Wang Jun still has not arrived at the battlefield! That is to say, Jinzhou City has been alone under the attack of the Northern Han and Liao coalition forces, and has been alone for nearly two months! So what is Wang Jun doing?He actually took all the backup troops of Houzhou and stationed in Jiangzhou very leisurely, staying out of the way and away from the battlefield.If asked the reason, he was not ambiguous at all, and directly said that there was no plague in his army, and no one obstructed his military order, everything was very normal.The only reason why he didn't go to the battlefield was that he didn't want to go. What exactly happened here?It was so weird and abnormal that Guo Wei couldn't hold his breath anymore. He had no choice but to send someone to ask Wang Jun what happened, and told Wang Jun clearly that if it didn't work, he would replace him. It seemed that he had to take care of his own affairs, and Guo Wei The imperial conquest is ready. Until then, Wang Jun, who had been acting indifferent all the time, pushed back everyone around him, and expressed his thoughts to the messenger alone. ——Please tell Your Majesty, I have been waiting for a fighter opportunity.I don't want to rush to the battlefield with my new force, because at that time the Northern Han people and the Liao people are also new forces, and it will inevitably become a head-to-head fight, which will be of no benefit at all. Don't forget that this is our territory. Our biggest advantage is that Jinzhou City is very strong, and it will never be breached for a while, and it is deep winter, which is good for defense and bad for attack. The people here have no hope of foreign aid, and can only survive on their own, which strengthens the defense force even more.If they stick to it for one more day, they will consume an extra point of vigor of the enemy, and they will go up and down. Wait for a few more days, and the weather will be colder, and it will be time for me to attack.At that time, not to mention the incompetent Northern Han people, even the Liao people, I want them not to return to their hometowns! As for His Majesty's desire to conscript himself, I think it's better to avoid it.Our country was first established, and the feudal towns in all directions have not really been subdued, especially that Murong Yanchao, who has been ready to move. If His Majesty conquests himself, someone will take advantage of the emptiness and rush into the capital the next day. The emissary suddenly realized that he rushed back to Kaifeng in a hurry, stopped Guo Wei who was about to go on a personal expedition, and quietly reported Wang Jun's answer.Guo Wei was frightened into a cold sweat, and became very groggy for a moment. Everyone saw the emperor suddenly grabbing his ear and lifting it up and down, muttering to himself - I have failed! In this way, what happened next was carried out almost exactly as Wang Jun expected.After more than ten days, the weather suddenly changed, and the combined forces of the Northern Han and Liao Kingdom had to retreat. Wang Jun took advantage of the momentum to pursue. Not only the Northern Han people suffered heavy losses, but even most of the Liao people were killed or injured.From then on, Liu Chong no longer had the courage, let alone the strength to attack Hou Zhou again. The biggest crisis has passed, and everyone, including Guo Wei, is deeply relieved. Wang Jun used his personal ingenuity to make the newly-built kingdom survive the initial difficult stage. Follow Guo Wei to attack Murong Yanchao who openly rebelled.This time, he took the lead and took the lead in leading the crowd to the top, and he killed this extraordinary Jiedu envoy neatly, and even eliminated internal troubles after he went to foreign aggression.All of a sudden, Hou Zhou quickly became peaceful and prosperous, and everyone felt that a good day of stability and peace had arrived. But the more this happens, the deeper the seeds of turmoil are planted.No one realizes that Hou Zhou should prepare an heir at this time. Facts have proved that even Guo Wei has not realized that there is such a huge crisis. He has never given his successor any chance to show his ability . Chai Rong, the later Zhou Shizong became more and more embarrassing, and his qualifications at this time were very contemptuous.Please see: when Guo Wei was the privy envoy of the later Han Dynasty, he was the general of the Zuojian gate guard; when Guo Wei was stationed at the border, he was the governor of Guizhou and the commander of Yanei of Tianxiong Army; when Guo Wei rebelled, he stayed behind; When Chong Jin invaded, because the front-line commander was Wang Jun, he could only wait and see from a distance in Chanzhou. In other words, he has never had any outstanding military achievements, and everyone can only think that he is an out-and-out rich waste who lives on his ancestors.This caused Chai Rong's difficult situation in the early days of his administration. Civil officials dared to contradict him in public, and generals even openly defected to the enemy on the battlefield.In particular, it fueled the unreasonable ideas of some powerful officials, just like Wang Jun, who dared to create some troubles, challenged Chai Rong, and even Guo Wei, in the hope of greater power and wealth. In this way, there will be no concessions, only victory and defeat, and another bloodshed is inevitable. This is a very practical proposition. I believe that both the employees and the boss will pay close attention to it, but it’s nothing to think about it. Isn’t life spent when you torture me or I torture you? But as the parties involved, their personal feelings will be very different.There is no torture without paying a price, just like Wang Jun and Guo Wei. Liu Chong's retreat and Murong Yanchao's fall made Wang Jun's reputation soaring. All of these were accomplished under his wise planning and personal command, so the fair people also recorded all the credit in his name .All of a sudden, there were rave reviews and constant praises. Wang Jun became a great hero that everyone loves in the Zhou Dynasty, and Wang Daxiong looked back when he was flustered, and found that the people's eyes were indeed discerning, and there was nothing to say. Wrong! So he took a look to the side again, and found that his immediate boss Guo Wei's performance during this period was really low enough, so low that it was unbearable to see. What did Guo Wei do?When Wang Jun showed off his talents and dominated the world, he seemed to have nothing to do and was very bored, so he reluctantly did a few small things for mother-in-law.And these things are trivial and insignificant, and all the emperors of the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, or Later Han dynasties and emperors since Zhu Wen would bother to do them. For example, when Mr. Zhu Wen, the Terminator, attacked Huainan, he snatched more than 10,000 cattle. In the past, there was no suspense. , Thousands of miles away, these cattle were driven back to their own territory, and even more perverted, they were distributed to the farmers at that time.The farmers were pleasantly surprised to hear Zhu Wen's additional conditions, which of course seemed fair—every household had to pay a certain amount of cattle rent from then on. But the terrible thing is that decades have passed, these cows and the sons of these cows have all died long ago, but every emperor in every dynasty clearly remembers their relationship with Zhu Wen at the beginning. The cattle rental contract was signed, and the cattle rent was paid until Guo Wei was elected. To say that Guo Wei is really boring, he actually felt that there was something wrong with the old policy that had been implemented for decades, and he unconditionally deleted it. Another example is cattle. I believe my friends still have some impressions. We said at the beginning that during the Five Dynasties and Eleven Kingdoms, all cowhide had to be state-owned because of military supplies. If anyone dared to hide or sell an inch, he would be executed.So what about cattle farmers?Their tasks are even more demanding. They are responsible for turning over the cowhide. There is a quota every year, and those who fail to meet will be executed. Think about it, in those years when people were hungry and cannibalized, you could still raise a cow, wait for it to grow up in a year or two, and then peel off its skin smoothly and safely and turn it over to the country? ! I don't know how many innocent farmers died on the bastard cowhide. Guo Wei actually ignored the urgent needs of the army, and issued such an order-in the future, the cowhide that should be handed over by the people will be reduced by two for three points.And if there is really none, the cowhide tax can be apportioned to the fields, and one cowhide will be donated for every ten hectares of land, and the remaining cowhide can be used by the people for their own use or freely traded.Not only that, Guo Wei also lifted the ban on major profit and tax items such as salt and wine, and allowed people to do business casually, even with people outside the border of Hou Zhou. This is really a disgrace to the world. At the time when military security was the first priority, didn't it encourage the people to communicate with foreign countries?Moreover, these have caused the country's original taxation to be strongly impacted and affected within a certain period of time. At that time, some people complained. You said that Guo Wei messed around so abnormally, is his country still a normal world suitable for human existence? And the most unsightly thing is that Guo Wei actually changed one of the most basic national policies in the Five Kingdoms and Eleven Kingdoms.All of a sudden, everyone in the upper class panicked, saying that if the country is moved, the country will fail, and it will disappear in the next week! The thing is like this, before Guo Wei, all the emperors paid special attention to the national economy and the people's livelihood, especially whether the grain was produced stably and high.For this reason, all the emperors fixed the labor force, let the farmers cultivate on the designated land, no one is allowed to run away, and if they run away, they will be killed, and everything belongs to the state, land, farming tools, cattle and horses, and you Your wife and children, including you of course, all belong to the state. Even if you die, you have to be buried on this designated land to make it more fertile. However, Guo Wei distributed everything to the farmers without compensation. The above-mentioned land tools and so on became the private property of the farmers, and he also reduced or exempted the agricultural tax on a large scale, returning the benefits to the farmers. All these made the officials of Houzhou dumbfounded. They didn't understand what happened to Guo Wei. Wang Jun, the head of all officials, was surprised and couldn't help scoffing at him. How short-witted Guo Wei is!Tigers and wolves are stationed in the four fields, the country is troubled by internal and external troubles, and even the original land of the later Han Dynasty has been divided into the Northern Han Dynasty. Under such a situation, instead of thinking about how to conquer the land and defeat the enemy, you have to pay attention to these mother-in-law trivial matters all day long. Guo Wei, are you really it disappointed me! As a result, some thoughts that had never been thought of before and would never appear gradually formed in Wang Jun's heart.Although he would never admit that he had the intention of usurping Guo Wei, this did not prevent him from torturing Guo Wei. It is said that Wang Jun, as a close comrade-in-arms of Guo Wei, the leader of Hou Zhou, and the second head of Hou Zhou's power group, met Guo Wei every day.This is the general procedure for two people to meet. First, Wang Jun had to pay tribute to Guo Wei according to the tradition. Guo Wei always responded with a smile on his face, clasped his hands, and said: "Hehehe, Brother Wang, don't do this, you are too polite..." (Jun Nian He was two years older than Taizu, and he often called Jun his elder brother, or his character) Then the two of them talked about various but same topics every day. The main contents of the conversation are as follows: On ×× day, Wang Jun said: "Your Majesty, Zheng Renhui is very annoying, and he must not be reused." Guo Wei: "...I didn't reuse him either..." Wang Jun: "I mean it must never be reused...that is to say, it can never be reused." Guo Wei: "...ah, that's it...that's fine." On ×× day, Wang Jun said: "Your Majesty, Li Chongjin is very annoying. He must not be reused." Guo Wei: "...I didn't reuse him either..." Wang Jun: "I mean it must never be reused...that is to say, it can never be reused." Guo Wei: "...ah, that's it...that's fine." On ×× day, Wang Jun said: "Your Majesty, Xiang Xun is also very annoying... Ah, yes, I admit it, but it is actually very annoying to me, so this person can never be reused." Guo Wei: "...Ah, that's it... Well, since you have said so, then don't reuse him... But I still have to reiterate, I didn't reuse him either..." So the conversations are varied every day, but they are carried out in the same way.It should be pointed out that whether it is Zheng Renhui, Li Chongjin or Xiang Xun, they are all Guo Wei's direct descendants who have always followed Guo Wei and have earlier qualifications than Wang Jun. Wang Jun's suppression of them is also cutting Guo Wei's wings.Of course, this does not count the actions he carried out to suppress Chai Rong at the same time. The sun rises and the moon sets, and as time goes on, the conversation between Wang Jun and Guo Wei continues every day. No matter what others think, Guo Wei always agrees to all Wang Jun's requests.Until one day, the content of Wang Jun's conversation finally had an unprecedented fresh idea. On this day, Wang Jun said: "Your Majesty, Wang Jun is also very annoying. Let him be revoked as a privy envoy." Guo Wei: "...ah, that's it...well then. Wait!" Guo Wei suddenly recalled, "What did you say? You want to resign?!" "Yes, Your Majesty, I am very incompetent, so you can dismiss me." Wang Jun replied very seriously and sincerely. Now people finally saw that Guo Wei, who had never been excited, finally became extremely anxious. He comforted Wang Jun in every possible way, carefully advised him, and asked if he was too tired to work and needed a holiday. (Don't underestimate this point. In Chinese history, only a very small number of prime ministers can work in their own mansion without reporting to the court every day. For example, the prime minister Jia Sidao in the late Southern Song Dynasty, or the modern Qing Dynasty Zhang Tingyu, no matter who is loyal or traitor, you have to be very senior and have power in the government. If you lack one, don’t even think about this dream. Of course, such things have terrible sequelae without exception. The government and the people will think that you have your own small court. It’s really a big criminal’s taboo), and no matter what Guo Wei said, Wang Jun would not compromise, he directly gave himself a big vacation, and went home to lie down and rest. Poor Guo Wei had no choice but to sit alone in the hall and sulk, wondering what was wrong with this matter?And what happened next made him feel even more horrified.A few days after Wang Jun gave up his job as a privy envoy in charge of the military, envoys from all over the country, large and small, all of a sudden signed a letter unanimously in the next week to keep Wang Jun in his post. . This is really shaking the country. Guo Wei was in a hurry, and sent a minister to Wang Jun's mansion to say, "Brother Wang, if you don't come out to work again, then I have to go to your house to pick you up in person." Wang Jun's answer was quite sincere and frightening. He said that if your majesty comes, you don't want me to live.I will die right away, nothing can make you leave the palace for me. Guo Wei was extremely depressed, and after much deliberation, he had no choice but to invite a personal friend of Wang Jun named Chen Tong, and asked him to deal with him and Wang Jun, and Wang Jun must be invited out. Chen Tong stayed at Wang Jun's house for a long time, and when he came back, he said that Wang Jun asked me to bring you a message. It is not impossible to let him come out to work, but please make a statement that you will go to his place in person immediately. After giving him enough face, he has nothing to shirk. ...well, so be it.Guo Wei, who had been silent for a long time, finally agreed to do everything according to Wang Jun's instructions, so that Wang Jun reluctantly returned to work again. After the turmoil passed, Guo Wei found out from the side that the reason why so many Jiedu Envoys suddenly signed a joint letter was because Wang Jun wrote a secret letter asking them to do so.He wanted to pull and fight, while threatening Guo Wei and coercing the Jiedu envoys below, Wang Jun made fun of everyone.This greatly increased his confidence, and he saw Guo Wei's cowardice and his influence in Hou Zhou's country more clearly.This allowed him to further increase the number of conversations with Guo Wei and the quality of the conversations. Since Wang Jun returned to work, he has been full of new enthusiasm for work, and his work attitude and work intensity have all reached a new level.Correspondingly, the conversation between him and Guo Wei became more concentrated and the cycle was shortened. On ×× day, Wang Jun said: "Your Majesty, considering that Wang Jun, the prime minister and the privy envoy, has done a very good job, and he still has more energy than he wants, should we give him some more posts?" Guo Wei: "...ah, that's it...that's fine. What else do you want to do?" Wang Jun: "Come here for something affordable, the Jiedu envoy of Pinglu." Guo Wei: "...ah, that's it...that's fine." On ×× day, Wang Jun said again: "Your Majesty, in view of the fact that Wang Jun, the prime minister, who is also a privy envoy and a Pinglu Jiedu envoy, is doing an excellent job, but his family is too poor, can you give him a little more salary?" Guo Wei: "...ah, that's it...that's fine. How much more per month?" Wang Jun: "Why is it annoying to wait every month and every year, so let's have a good time. How about this, we still have thousands of silks in the warehouse in the next week, so let's give it to Wang Jun as an additional subsidy at one time." Guo Wei: "...Ah, that's it...that's fine!" (Please don't wonder why Guo Wei gritted his teeth. Everyone remembers the family background of Hou Han before Hou Zhou. The treasury has long been used up by Liu Chengyou, and Guo Wei light Corvée, thin taxes, how can there be any extra income? Is this something easy to save? As for what Zuozangku means to a country, we will talk about it later, but in general it is almost the same as the national treasury. Wang Jun’s move , true wolf ambition, is tolerable or unbearable!) In this way, Guo Wei was obedient and obedient to Wang Jun and never disobeyed, so time slipped away in a sloppy but peaceful way, until one day, Wang Jun invited Guo Wei to visit his office at the Privy Council, but Guo Wei did not know. So, I went there happily, and when I got there, I found that Wang Jun had built a new house, which was called "extremely extravagant" in history, and invited Guo Wei to have a drink. Guo Wei was very happy, he visited all the way, and then drank to his heart's content, which gave Wang Jun enough face, so the host and guest parted ways on this day.A few days later, Guo Wei seemed to be tempted by the new house, and planned to build a small hall in the inner courtyard of his own palace, but when the construction started, Wang Jun approached him and started a new round of conversation with Guo Wei. Wang Jun said: "Your Majesty, you already have many houses, so why build this again?" (There are already many palaces, why use this?) Seeing that Guo Wei's face suddenly turned red sharply, his chest swelled in vain, as if the breath that had been held for a long time suddenly surged up from nowhere, and he couldn't bear it anymore.But no matter what, Guo Wei still maintained his usual calmness and peace in the end.He turned to Wang Jun slowly, and said the following rather unusual sentence. “王兄，好像你的枢密院房子也不少啊，你怎么也盖啊？”（枢密院屋亦不少，卿亦何必有作？） 王峻一下子愣了，他似乎真的对这样的郭威准备不足，他还真没想过郭威能这样对他说话。史称其惭愧不能对，急急走开。 但是就这样，王峻仍然没有警觉收敛，没隔几天，他就又找到了郭威，进行了下面这个虽然命题比较陈旧，但具体内容却新鲜热辣得不得了的谈话。 王峻说：“陛下，李谷和范质都非常讨厌，他们绝对不可重用。” 郭威：“……” 王峻：“我是说绝不可重用……也就是说永远都不能重用。” 郭威：“……” 王峻：“陛下！” 郭威：“……” 大家是不是非常的奇怪为什么郭威没有继续他的正常的回答程序？他怎么一下子痴呆了？终于被王峻给虐待傻了？ 当然不是，其实理由非常的简单，因为李谷和范质这两个人跟王峻同一级别，都是后周的当朝宰相！ 这让郭威怎样回答？他只有继续沉默。但是沉默对王峻而言没有其他任何的暗示感觉，只是意味着软弱。他极不满意，且绝不后退，他勇气百倍不达目的绝不罢休，进一步提出了一个更加生猛热酷的议题。 王峻说：“陛下，我觉得颜衎、陈同非常不让我讨厌，让他们来代替李谷和范质来做宰相吧！” 这时的郭威终于感到没法再沉默了，他的回答是：“爱卿，今天是什么日子你忘记了吗？今天是法定节假日寒食节啊，今天不办工的。这样吧，你让我过完了这个节，我就答应你怎么样？真的，过完节马上就办。”（进退宰相，岂可仓卒？俟假开，当为卿行。） 就这样，当天王峻志得意满，非常满足地离开了郭威，就此走出了后周的行政大殿。对于在他身后变得怎样了的郭威，他再不愿理会，哪怕一点点。据说人当了官之后会变的，郭威果然是变了，这个皇帝似乎比后汉末帝刘承佑都差劲得太多。刘承佑这个少不更事的小毛孩子还知道为自己的合法权力进行斗争，还敢于突然下手，干掉当年的权臣夺回权力和尊严呢！ 而郭威，竟然如此，真是可笑复可怜！ 那么郭威是真的变了吗？由于突然得到最上位而变得不思进取，只想苟且偷安，进而可以随意被别人鱼肉了吗？又或者通过以前所有的事件叙述，我们是不是也得出了一个这样的结论，即郭威是个极度深沉，满腹机心，但是却迟于行动，或者怯于行动的人呢？ 就像一个成功的顶级阴谋家一样，一点阳刚杀气都没有？ 答案当然是——错！ 如果郭威真是这样，他是怎样数十年如一日地混在军队里，而且从最底层冒升出来的？那么多狂野凶悍的军人为什么会心甘情愿地给他卖命？ 这里面有着巨大的误区。 翻开五代史郭威传，我们可以发现其人能用里形容北方真武大帝的话来概括，“幼而勇猛，长而神明”，是一个真正文武兼资，两手都硬，没有明显缺陷的人。 当年郭威年未二十，刚进军队的时候，是个极端桀骜不驯，不守军纪，随意游荡的家伙。当时就在军营边上有一个菜市场，里面形形色色什么人都有，最突出的是一个肉霸。该肉霸虽然不过是个卖肉的，可是欺行霸市无恶不作。 这一天年纪轻轻的郭威走了过去，告诉该肉霸今天照顾你生意，来的，给我切肉。嘿，你别忙，切是切，不是你那个切法……先来十斤精肉，不要半点肥的在上面，都细细地切作臊子……慢着，还没完，再来十斤肥的，不要见半点精的在上面，也要细细地切做臊子……（呼屠者，使进几割肉，割不如法，叱之。） 后面的还要再说吗？是不是有点眼熟？没错，这个屠夫是不是姓郑史书上没记不好乱说，不过从年代上看，一定是施耐庵借鉴了郭威传，而肯定不是郭威传抄袭了施耐庵。 而其结果是一样的，如此恶搞，该肉霸不管姓什么也一样的火了，他像郑屠一样出言不逊，郭威却根本没心情像鲁达那样跟这等腌臜泼才多费话，他顺手抄起肉案子上的刀，一刀就把该屠夫宰了。然后满市场人人奔走躲避，郭威像没事人一样，把刀子一扔，悠悠闲闲地继续逛街去了。 以上就是少年郭威杀人事件的经过。试想当年的小毛孩子都敢干这样的事，难道郭威在领兵厮杀一生之后，反而怕手上溅血了？ ! 一切的原因都是投鼠忌器。王峻这只耗子虽然可恨，但是他现在却蹲在了珍贵的花瓶上，总不能逞一时之怒把花瓶连同王峻一起都打碎吧？那样刚刚稳定下来的局势就要再次动荡起来了。于是郭威选择了忍耐忍耐再忍耐，他一心盼着也算是见多识广的王峻能自行醒悟，及时收敛，但是无情的现实让郭威的和平之梦彻底破灭了。 那天郭威看着志得意满的王峻旁若无人地走出了他的大殿，离他越来越远，他终于明白了，王峻已经不能再留，就算这时的王峻仍然没有篡逆之心都再也留不得了，因为形势和惯性，已经让王峻再也收不脚。如果还要退让，那就真的不是宽容而是怯懦了。 一时间郭威觉得愤怒，但心里夹杂着更多的是悲凉。王峻，你为什么就忘了当年我是怎样当臣子的呢？你都亲眼见过的，面对小毛孩子刘承佑我都小心翼翼、谦恭谨慎，你为什么就敢这样的咄咄逼人不留余地？ ! 好吧，看来再次动刀的时候又要到了。 可是……唉，人生里有多少事是当事者所参悟不透的啊，不管这个人是多么的聪明机警。一天之后，仅仅隔了区区一夜，王峻就将看到，剥下他显赫的后周宰相兼枢密使兼平卢节度使的华贵外衣后，其实他这时的角色与当年的那个屠夫肉霸没有任何不同。 他极其可恨，平心而论郭威非常想亲手一刀宰了他。但是他比那个肉霸幸运的是郭威现在已经是皇帝了。让这时的皇帝郭威再回到当年的菜市场，郭威顶多只会拍拍那个肉霸的头，说你老实点，不是人装装人，好好工作给我多上点税，不然我杀了你。 就是这么简单，因为在郭威的眼里，所有众生都是一个样——我的子民，给我干活儿的人。你们都是有用的，我都会珍惜。只是，千万别调皮捣蛋，不然我就只好杀了你。 这于王峻也是一样。不管你立了多大的功，或者你的老板是多么的宽宏大量，其本质都是一样。 第二天，寒食节过去了，郭威很早就起了床上朝办公，所有的朝臣也在王峻的带领下都来了。接下来发生的事要怎么形容呢？是很严肃认真的？还是非常滑稽搞笑的？我认为是后者。 因为不可一世的王峻一下子就垮台了。郭威只是坐在行政大厅里当众宣布了他在这两三年里的种种混账讨厌事儿，然后就把他就地免职了。什么事都没费，什么多余的插曲也没有发生。那些平日里对王峻毕恭毕敬，唯王峻马首是瞻的群臣们连一个站出来替他说话的都没有。 真是悲哀！直到这时王峻才意识到自己犯了多大的错误，面对无比残酷的现实，他开始后悔。看看郭威，这个老谋深算的家伙要么不动，要动就干净利落，绝不给敌人反击的机会。再回头看看自己呢？已经是群臣之首了，军权政权一把抓，可是还要贪图一些蝇头小利，还要对郭威三五不时地随意敲打，更可恨地是还联络了各地的节度使耍什么欲进先退、欲擒故纵的蠢把戏！ 这是在不停地试探，就像狐狸过冰河，一小步一小步地往前挪，走一点听听地下的冰凌是不是响了，再走一点再听听，如此走走停停，不停地推进，等着它觉得没危险了，它就会突然加速，三步并作两步往河对岸跳！ 那时候就什么都晚了。 所以郭威无论如何都不会再给他机会了，不管他的这些作为是不是真的如同上面的那只狐狸。 就这样，了不起的员工王峻终于被憨厚无能的老板郭威给开除了，人人都以为郭威要扬眉吐气，痛打落水狗了，却不料郭威突然哭了起来，他面对朝臣哭得非常伤心，并且就近抓住了老滑头冯道的手，哽咽着说：“这都是王峻欺负我，我实在受不了才这么做的！”（峻凌朕，不能忍！） 被深深感动了的冯道连忙代表全体后周朝臣表示了完全体谅皇帝的苦衷，且拥护陛下的英明决定，并劝郭威千万别再伤心了，王峻是咎由自取罪有应得，应该立即把他正法以正天下视听。 但是郭威再次摇了头说不，他怎么能杀了自己的王哥呢？绝对不，而且还郑重地强调了王峻虽然犯了错误，但他仍然期待着老同志能改过自新，不能把任何人一棒子打死……于是经过讨论，作为必要的处罚，作出了对王峻降级留用，贬到了商州，任命其为司马，以观后效的处分决定。 但是结果却是令人万分遗憾的，王峻完全没有体谅郭威的苦心，他到任不久后就突然死了。历史给出的死因是王峻越想越是没面子，无论如何都想不开，自己跟自己较劲憋屈死的。 唉，你说郭威该有多么的伤心啊…… 不管怎样，随着王峻的死亡，后周又避免了一次可大可小没有具体当量数值的爆炸危机。郭威终于可以自由自在地生活且没有阻碍地发展后周的国计民生了，这时据记载是公元953年之初，一年之计在于春，后周的春天终于来到了。 当年3月，早春时分，有一行人从澶州远来，进入了都城开封。柴荣，他终于如愿以偿地来到了郭威身边，身份从澶州刺史、镇宁军节度使，检校太傅、同中书门下平章事变成了简简单单的晋王，具体的工作是做开封府尹。 晋王兼开封府尹，请注意，从此这两个看似一般的头衔成了以后极为显赫的，一人之下万人之上的王储身份的象征。尤其是在其后一百六十余年的北宋史上，几乎每一位帝国接班人在正式上任之前都拥有这样的地位和职权，其重要性和象征意味就像西方的大不列颠及北爱兰联合王国的威尔士亲王一样。 这时的柴荣三十四岁，正当年富力强之时，而郭威时年五十一岁，也未见衰老，父子同心同德绝无猜忌，在他们的治理之下，后周风生水起，众国来朝，渐渐地恢复了中原大地在原有的全国政治格局里的地位。要说明的是，现在郭威和柴荣所占据的地方，在几十年前，就是举世无双的大唐的根基所在，辉煌灿烂强盛繁荣的大唐就是在这片土地上接受着周边所有国家的朝拜敬仰。虽然其后伟大的大唐消亡了，但是它二百八十余年的威势和积累下来的文明经验，仍然让这里成为了中国理所当然的中心，无论是谁占据了这里，当时中国其他所有的“国家”都会对之称臣纳贡。这就是先天的优势所在。 This is fate. 命运也同时让赵匡胤在三年之后再次回到了开封。这时他不再是禁军东西班行首了，而是滑州（今河南滑县东）兴顺军副指挥使，这是他作为柴荣最早的班底的奖赏。而且命运之神从此之后就开始真正地对他垂青了，在中国五千年的历史长卷里，他的名字将第一次出现。 后周的寒冬 终人一生，无论他是谁，总会亲历一个终点和一个奇迹的，那就是死亡。到那时，我们就会真的知道生命的真相，以及它到底还会走向何方。 美好的时光总是飞速流逝，还是在公元953年，这一年欣欣向荣、百废待兴，所有的人都以为后周已经走上了正轨，正带着它的人民奔向幸福的彼岸，但是谁也没有料到，它突然间就停顿了。人们惊愕地发现，原来庞大的帝国及其无数子民的福祉竟然是这样的脆弱，它们完全仰萦着领导人的健康。 郭威突然间一病不起，这时距离他登极称帝才不过短短的三年，一切都是这样的仓促，帝国、人民还有柴荣，都还没有准备好，他真的不应该在这个时候病倒！ 后周的这片土地，注定了要由真正的强者来统治。它四通八达，你强盛了固然是四方拥戴，而你衰败了就是四面楚歌，哪个方向都会冒出来必欲置你于死地的仇敌。请看，这个时候它南边有南唐、吴越、闽、楚、南汉、荆南、后蜀等各割据国；北边有死敌刘崇的北汉以及雄踞朔方抚有大漠的异族契丹；在西北还有党项、吐谷浑这些在唐朝就已经极为强盛的部落。在这三年之中，郭威已经与后蜀、南唐发生过摩擦，而北汉和契丹就更不用说了，北汉是不死不休的冤家对头，契丹则要到近五十年之后才与北宋达成澶渊之盟，现在一切都没有和解的盼头。 于是郭威只有强支病体，每天照样上朝，让天下所有的人包括他的子民和他的敌人都清清楚楚地看见，我——郭威，仍然还活着……没有任何人任何事能让我倒下！ 就这样，他熬到了公元954年的元旦，五十一岁本未衰老的郭威按照惯例盛装出行，咬紧牙关登殿举行了朝庆大典。在最最庄严的地方，他身着皇帝服色向他的臣民们宣布今年为显德元年，愿吾国风调雨顺，国泰民安，并大赦天下。 当天郭威圆满地完成了自己在大典上的任务，一直端正地坐在所有人的目光里，直到大典结束他才站了起来，慢慢地自己走回了皇宫内院，从此他永远地消失在了人们的视野里。 郭威病情马上转剧，再也无法支撑。弥留之迹，他把最重要的一些朝臣叫到病床前，紧紧地拉住柴荣的手，交代了最后的遗言。 ——我死后，尽速发丧，不必久留皇宫内院，孝不孝不在这上面。我的坟墓务必要俭素，所用人力，一定要雇用，不计远近，不许差役百姓。我的坟墓不用石柱，也不要石人石兽，你要用瓦做棺椁，用纸做我的丧衣，临入葬之前，当众揭开遍示百姓，切不可以人畜殉葬！你只需要在我的坟前立一座石碑，在上面刻写：“大周天子临晏驾，与嗣帝约，缘平生好俭素，只令著瓦棺纸衣葬。”你若不听我言，死后阴灵不见。 还有，你要把我心爱的盔甲、刀、剑分别埋在我作战过的地方，作为我活过的纪念。 就这样，郭威死了。翻阅史书，面对上面的遗嘱，我实在无言再说什么。纵观中国从公元前221年秦始皇称帝起，到公元1911年宣统帝退位止，在2131年的时间内，产生了二百三十位的皇帝里，在乱世中短暂称帝，随即死亡的郭威或许真的不算什么，但是我真的想说，郭威是一代人杰，是一个极少有的既是皇帝又同时是一个人的罕见结合体。 深沉与机谋，坚忍和决断，这是他的特点。也许通过我的记述，大家会认为他是个太凶险，太冷静，杀人不流血的伪君子。Is it really?难道一切都要用刀子去血淋淋地获得，像暴徒朱温那样横扫一切生命才算是理所应当吗？ 历史没有给他更多的时间去证明他自己，就这样吧，郭威，你来过，你做过，你的生命已经留下了千年不灭的印迹，这些就足够了……