"History as a Mirror" 9

"History as a Mirror" 9 | Can you do anything to succeed in your career?

In previous articles, I talked about the story of Wei Wenhou, the monarch of Wei. Wei Wenhou is an energetic and promising monarch. Under his leadership, Wei also gradually rose. In this ascending journey, there is a character who plays a key role. He is Wuqi.

Let's talk about what Wuqi is like today.

Wuqi is a patriotic man. During the period when the three clans were divided into Jin, the sense of existence of defending the country was very low, and it could only be sandwiched between Zhao, Wei, Qi and Chu. Finally, Wei was annexed by Wei.

Wuqi was born in a wealthy family. However, I have a strong desire to be an official since I was a child. Therefore, in the early years, Wuqi went out to seek an official position, but his career was not smooth. He never set foot in politics and consumed all the assets of his family. After returning home, I was laughed at by my fellow villagers. Wu Qi was very angry. He killed 30 fellow villagers at once and then fled abroad. On the occasion of parting, Wu Qi said to his mother, "If you can't be a big official, you will never return to China." After a period of running around, Wuqi went into politics in Lu.

First, kill your wife and ask for an official.

By the way, Wuqi's wife is Qi. In 4 12 BC, Qi Huangong and Gong Xuan sent troops to attack the state of Lu, and Duke Mu of Lu prepared to appoint Wuqi to fight against the attack of Qi. But Lu Mugong also considered that Wuqi's wife was Qi. Will Wuqi defect?

Based on Wu Qi's introduction, what do you think Wu Qi will do? For Wu Qi, fame and fortune are more important than anything else. So he made an amazing move and killed his wife directly to show his loyalty to Lumugong. This frightened Lu Mugong, but seeing Wu Qi like this, he believed him and appointed Wu Qi as the general. Sure enough, Wuqi is very capable. Under his leadership, the army of Lu defeated the attack of Qi.

However, the brutal Wuqi can not be fully trusted by Lumugong. In the last article, I talked about the judgment of governing the country on Yao Zhibo, and you can also think why Lumugong didn't trust Wuqi. Because Wuqi is not kind enough. In the country's view, the first virtue of being a monarch and a general is benevolent governance. Here is another story about Wu Qi's filial piety.

Second, there is no mourning for mother's death.

Wu Qi studied Confucianism with Zeng Shen in his early years. Zeng Shen was a student of Confucius. It is well known that Confucianism attaches great importance to filial piety. In the Analects of Confucius, Zeng Shen once said: "Be cautious in pursuing the future", that is to say, we should handle the funeral of our parents carefully. Confucius said, "Disciples are filial, and younger brothers are younger. They are sincere and believe that they love the public and are kind. I have spare capacity to study literature. " In other words, a person must learn to be filial to his parents and care for the people before he is qualified to learn knowledge.

But Wu Qi, when her mother died, did not go home to mourn. This can make Zeng Shen angry. It's really shameful to think that he studied Confucianism and became such a ghost. In a rage, Wu Qi and I broke up. Wu Qi therefore gave up studying Confucianism and turned to studying the art of war so that he could lead troops to fight.

Third, doubts about Lumugong.

"Su Shu" has already said: "Those who use people improperly are in danger, and those who make bad decisions are in danger". Lu Mugong knew Wuqi's character, so he didn't dare to trust Wuqi completely, which makes sense. Wuqi is a man who can't go home to mourn for fame and fortune, but can kill his wife. If something happens to Lu in the future, so that Wuqi can't be promoted to a higher position and get rich, will he also kill Lu Mugong?

Lumugong's favorite pupil also advised Lumugong, saying, "I attended the first thing, but my mother didn't attend the funeral when she died, and I once attended it." Now he killed his wife to become your general. Get up, cruel and thin pedestrian! And in the name of destroying the enemy, in the name of Lu, the ministers must figure Lu. "

Based on the above considerations, Lu Mugong has always been skeptical about Wuqi, and naturally he will not shoulder the heavy responsibility of Wuqi and hand over the army to Wuqi. Wuqi naturally has doubts. What if one day Lumugong happens to find the crime and kill him?

It is bound to be dangerous for the monarch and the minister to doubt each other and each other. So Wuqi also began to arrange his own posterior route and fled to Wei. As mentioned earlier, he is a virtuous monarch, so will he accept Wuqi, and can Wuqi realize his ideals and ambitions in Wei? The next article will continue to explain.

Fourth, the contradiction between talent and benevolence.

From the above story, we can see that Wuqi is a man who is very determined about his goals and can even achieve them by hook or by crook. From one point of view, he is not a qualified Confucian scholar. So I once broke off the teacher-student relationship with him. But from another point of view, the country also needs such people in special times, and they can resolutely overcome the problems that arise.

Therefore, the "Three Strategies" said: "The husband is high and the bird is dead, and the bow is hidden; When the enemy country is destroyed, the counselor dies. The deceased either lost his body or seized power and abolished his rights. Seal it to the DPRK, and those who show their merits are very heavy; Zhongzhou is a rich country; Beauty is rare, so talk about it. " In other words, for people like Wu Qi, we should not only give room for development, but also keep him in our hands at all times to prevent him from making deviant behavior. Lu Mugong was afraid that he couldn't master such people, so he didn't dare to reuse Wuqi.

If there is such a capable but ruthless person in the organization, do you dare to appoint him, or how would you appoint him?

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