The Three Kingdoms is an era of heroes, but also an era of short-lived heroes. You see, neither Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, nor Guan Yu or Zhang Fei lived past the age of seventy. Sun Quan was a little better, just living seventy-one. Sima Yi was a little better, living seventy-three. Seventy years of life are rare, of course, they are not called longevity.
Compared with these influential figures, Gao Rou can really be described as smiling and proud. Because he lived a full ninety years, almost spanning the entire Wei state, and the high-ranking official Houlu enjoyed inexhaustible, no matter who came to power, he was very important.
How does Gao Rou interpret his life legend?
First of all, let's talk about Gao Rou's family lineage. Gao Rou is not a poor people, the poor people in that era is absolutely impossible to live long, even today's life is not guaranteed people are difficult to enjoy longevity treatment. Gao Rou was born into a famous family, and he was a native of Chen Liu (Kaifengqi County, Henan). The Chen LiuGao clan is a very prominent family. Gao Rou's cousin is called Gao Gan (really like his name). And Gao Gan, anyone who has read the Three Kingdoms knows that it is Yuan Shao's nephew. "My uncle is Yuan Shao", the energy of this sentence is no less than "my father is Li Gang".
Having relatives with Yuan Shao has advantages and disadvantages. Yuan Shao was very good, but later he was defeated by Cao Cao. Gao Rou, as a pro-yuan of Yuan Shao, was actually hired by Cao Cao and became the governor of Suga County. Why? Because Gao Rou is a rare professional talent. He is a lawyer and will judge cases. His cousin Gao Gan also surrendered to Cao Cao, but later rebelled. Cao Cao originally wanted to take advantage of this and appoint him as the Assassin Lingshi. It is a job that is dedicated to offending people. However, Gao Rou did a good job, worked diligently, and tried all the cases clearly and clearly, and there was not a single stranded prisoner in the prison. One night, Cao Cao went to check on his work and found Gao Rou still in his office, asleep with his papers. After inquiring, Cao Cao learned that Gao Rou often did this, and did not happen to be bumped into by him.
Details determine success or failure, and details determine life and death. Gao Rou is so dedicated and capable, if you were Cao Cao, would you be willing to kill him? Talent is not like a leek cut and revived, the head is cut off and it is impossible to grow again.
Cao Cao decided to reuse Gao Rou and soon appointed him as The Minister of Finance. At that time, a soldier named Song Jin escaped from the battlefield of Hefei. The escape of a soldier, both in the past and today, is a serious violation of discipline and must be executed. Some people even said that to eliminate evil, not only song jin would be executed, but also his family would be killed. Is this a big deal? not too. Small? Not small. Aren't the so-called government affairs these trivial things? Imperial court officials were all about these matters. Gao Rou believed that heavy punishment would not only help nothing, but would encourage soldiers to slip away, and it would be better to treat them leniently and implement a policy of huairou so that they would repent. Cao Cao felt that this was more conducive to attracting people's hearts and minds, so he agreed. In order to control the hundred officials, Cao Cao set up a special school affairs post for whistleblowing and exposing. Gao Rou objected, saying that this was bound to cause panic among the people and was extremely detrimental to unity and harmony. Cao Cao did not listen, and later caused a big mistake, so he killed the school official to repent.
Some people are about to ask, why did Cao Cao reuse Gao Rou? Does Gao Rou have any contribution? Absolutely. What leaders need is talent to handle specific affairs, and Gao Rou can handle these affairs correctly and fairly, which is to share the worries of leaders. It also makes the leader more authoritative.
By the time of Cao Pi, Gao Rou had become a professional legal worker. He was appointed as a court lieutenant, in charge of punishment. In this position, Gao Rou enforced the law impartially, sentenced and convicted, and worked for twenty-three years, irreplaceable.
Why is there no substitute for it? Because Gao Rou was upright and upright, he insisted on doing things according to legal procedures and maintained the dignity of the law. Cao Pi this person, small belly chicken intestines, revenge psychology is particularly heavy. He once hated an official in particular, and when he became emperor, he wanted to kill this official. Gao Rou resolutely disobeyed, saying that leaders should not punish subordinates for their likes and dislikes, and could not trample on the law. Cao Pi lost his mind, you disobeyed, I changed people to do it, and finally crossed Gao Rou and killed the official. Although Gao Rou did not ultimately stop Cao Pi from killing people at will, it insisted on its own principles after all.
By the time of The Wei Ming Emperor Cao Rui, there was an official who hunted in the forbidden garden. Forbidden Garden, that is the emperor's exclusive place, ordinary officials enter is a capital offense. Cao Rui wanted to put the official to death. After Gao Rou took over the case, she asked Cao Rui who had denounced it. Cao Rui said, you don't care who denounced it, now the evidence is conclusive, and this official must be executed. Gao Rou disagreed, saying that the informant must be testified in person before he could be convicted. Cao Rui was helpless and said the whistleblower, who turned out to be the emperor's eyes and ears and specially made small reports. After a trial, Gao Rou punished both of them.
As a good legal worker, it is not enough to maintain the dignity of the law, but also to have professionalism. Gao Rou is like Di Renjie of the Tang Dynasty and Song Ci of the Song Dynasty, trying cases, not sparing a detail, and not wronging a good person. A small official named Xie Hong, after serving his father for a hundred days of mourning, happened to coincide with the military operation at the imperial court. At the end of his mourning term, he had an unshirkable duty to participate in this operation. However, Xie Hong reported to his superiors that he was unwell and asked for leave. Cao Rui was not allowed, believing that Xie Hong was afraid of death, deliberately escaped, and wanted to torture Xie Hong. After Gao Rou took over the case, after a careful trial, it was found that Xie Hong's body was indeed ill. How can a sick man take part in military operations? If that would be wrong, he asked Cao Rui to pardon Zhi Hong. There was also a soldier named Dou Li, who went out for a long time and did not return. The military believes that this guy has slipped away, and that it is a crime for a soldier to slip away. On the one hand, the military leaders pursued Dou Li and arrested his family on the other. Dou Li's wife was not convinced, so she filed a complaint of injustice. This case seems to be very clear, and everyone ignores it. The case went all the way to Gao Rou, who after careful consideration, found that Dou Li was not slipping away, but was killed by his comrades-in-arms. This is an unjust case. The facts of the case were revealed, Dou Li's family was released, and the murderer was arrested.
This is Gao Rou, a professional legal worker, who has won the weight of the five supreme leaders of Cao Wei with his excellent work. His position as a court lieutenant has no one to replace, no one to shake. Gao Rou, this person, not only has professional legal knowledge, but also has another "profession", that is, vision and political acumen. He can judge the situation, foresee the future, and accurately judge the direction of development of things.
When he was in Chen Liu's hometown, didn't Cao Cao become the Assassin of Yanzhou? At that time, Cao Cao had just begun to start a business, and the foundation was not stable. Many officials in Yanzhou did not bird him. Gao Rou keenly discovered this, believing that war was about to break out, and That Chen Liu was the land of four wars, and that if the war burned, it would inevitably affect the pond fish. Therefore, he advised the villagers to leave Chen Liu quickly to avoid the scourge of war. Of course, everyone will not listen to him, there is a disease you, why do you want to leave. Later, the officials of Yanzhou rebelled against Cao Cao, and the war burned to Chen Liu, and the villagers who did not evacuate were killed and injured countless times. Gao Rou survived by evacuating Chen Liu early.
Accurate vision can determine a person's future life and death. In the political struggles of the later Cao Wei period, Gao Rou very firmly supported Sima Yi's seizure of power. He believed that the Cao Wei regime had already gone to the grave and had a future with Sima Yi. In 249, Sima Yi launched the "Gaopingling Rebellion", and Gao Rou, then the imperial court situ, took control of Cao Shuang's military camp as a temporary general, a crucial step, and he successfully helped Sima Yi ascend to the throne. Sima Yi later praised Gao Rou and said, "You are really the rebirth of Zhou Bo in the Han Dynasty." Because of this merit, Gao Rou became Sima Shi's nemesis and red man, and later became a lieutenant.
In 263 AD, Gao Rou finally came to the end of his life at the age of ninety. Compared with the people of that era, he was very good enough. Not only does it live for a long time, but it is also quite quality. Two years later, the Jin Dynasty was established. Of course, Gao Rou's descendants also became vested interests in the new dynasty.
In that chaotic world of turbulent life and death, Gao Rou is an undisputed legend. He survived the five leaders of Cao Wei, witnessed the construction of Cao Wei, and almost personally sent it to the grave. Watch him rise from a tall building, watch him feast on guests, and watch him collapse. And Gao Rou lives dashingly, the more alive the better, the more alive the happier, soothing the storm, laughing proud of the rivers and lakes.
Gao Rou's life experience tells us that whether it is in the highly competitive workplace or in the ever-changing officialdom. Thousands of gold in hand, it is not as good as a skill. You first have to have your own professional skills, which is the foundation of your life. Secondly, we must also be dedicated and concentrate on doing our own work. No matter who the leader is, it is inseparable from you. Wherever you go, there are people who need you. Because your profession makes you irreplaceable.