As we all know, there are many world-famous talents in the Shu Han Army, the most famous of course is Zhuge Kongming, talking about the three kingdoms period of the heroes, the so-called "Wolong" Mr. Kong Ming deservedly ranked in the forefront. Zhuge Liang's elegant demeanor and clever calculations have left many stories for future generations. Asking Ge Liang's image to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people always makes people feel that if Liu Bei does not invite Zhuge Liang out of the mountain, I am afraid that it will be difficult to dominate the industry.
"Mr. Phoenix" Pang Tong stills
However, in the Three Kingdoms era when the world was in decline and society was in turmoil, many people with lofty ideals bravely came out of the study, wanting to repay the Han Dynasty with their own skills and shoulder the responsibility for the rise and fall of society with their own meager strength, Zhuge Liang was one of these many weak students, and Pang Tong, who was known as "Mr. Fengyan", was one of them.
Pang Tong, a native of Xiangyang, Hubei Province, was once a famous strategist in Liu Bei's army.
When he was young, although he was full of economy and great talent, he was not known to the world. It was not until he was twenty years old that he deliberately went to see Sima Hui, a famous scholar at that time, that this unpromising situation was improved.
When Sima Hui first saw Pang Tong, he only saw that this young man looked ordinary and did not feel anything special. Until Pang Tong quietly chatted with Sima Hui under the mulberry tree. The two talked for a whole day, and the conversation involved astronomy, geography, and social situations. Pang Tong's insight made Sima Hui can't help but look at him with admiration, and finally, Sima Hui was gradually impressed by Pang Tong's knowledge and insights.
After this conversation, Sima Huifeng said that Pang Tong's skills were great, and I am afraid that no one in this place in Nanzhou could compare with Pang Tong, and Pang Tong gradually became famous and was called "Phoenix Chick".
"Sabotage" seeks progress and goes to a broader stage
At the time of the Chibi War, Pang Tong was a subordinate of Zhou Yu, and he was deeply impressed by the great ambitions of Emperor Liu, so he stayed in Liu Bei's army and sat in The County Commandery to guard Qiyang. During this period, Pang Tong did not work as diligently and diligently as people imagined, on the contrary, he ignored the general county work, and was finally dismissed from his official post because of his negligence and his own "lack of diligence".
When such a thing happened, Liu Bei had doubts about the talent of this famous "Mr. Fengyan" and felt that the name was exaggerated. What's more, Lu Su had told Liu Bei about Pang Tong, and his evaluation of him was not high. However, despite this, Liu Bei also remembered that Xu Shu had also said to him: "Wolong and Fengyan, these two people, can settle the world with one of them." ”
Liu Bei was in urgent need of talents at this time, so he resigned himself to Pang Tong. However, why did Pang Tong not work diligently in county affairs and deliberately "sabotage"?
It turned out that Pang Tong was well aware of Liu Bei's views on himself, and if he followed Liu Bei's arrangement, he would at best be a good county order, and how could a county accommodate his Pang Tong's ambitions! He was concerned about the world's major events, so he would not stick to one place and live a life. Only by removing the county commander in the way of "sabotage" can we continue to follow Liu Bei to a broader stage and realize my ambitions in life.
Let Liu Bei passively choose one of the three strategies
In the sixteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Zhang, the mu of Yizhou, because of Zhang Lu's troubles, asked Liu Bei to join Shu to resist Zhang Lu. At this time, Liu Zhang's subordinate Fa Zheng and others lobbied Liu Bei to take advantage of the opportunity to take Yizhou, but because Fa Zheng and others were not their own advisers after all, Liu Bei hesitated in his heart and could not make a decision.
At this time, Pang Tong stood up, and he gave Liu Bei an analysis of Yizhou and the importance of this opportunity. Under Pang Tong's analysis, Liu Bei made up his mind to enter Yizhou.
A year later, Pang Tong again offered advice to Liu Bei, and this time Pang Tong's plan was for Liu Bei to directly seize the largest base area in Shuzhong.
Pang Tong gave Liu Bei three strategies:
Top strategy: Surprise attack on Chengdu
Middle strategy: fraudulently taking Fucheng
The next strategy: retreat to the White Emperor.
In the end, Liu Bei adopted the central plan: to defraud Fucheng.
After that, Liu Bei used Fucheng as a base, conquered many cities, defeated Liu Zhang, took Yizhou for himself, and officially settled in Shudi. When Liu Bei hesitated, it was Pang Tong's three strategies of up and down that made him make up his mind, put aside his moral scruples, and take the most crucial step for his hegemony, otherwise, with Liu Bei's character, he did not know how many circles he would run around Shudi.
Since then, Liu Bei has obeyed Pang Tong.
Yi Wenjun said:
Pang Tong was well aware of Liu Bei's concern that Liu Zhang was also a relative of the Liu clan, so he offered three strategies. At first glance, these three strategies have their own reasons, but the only one that can really be implemented is the middle strategy. If only one plan is offered alone, Liu Bei will definitely push back and consider it, and offering three strategies at the same time inadvertently makes Liu Bei make a passive choice, thus seizing the Land of Shu.
It can be seen from this that Pang Tong's three strategies are not only the result of familiarity with strategy, but also the result of a deep understanding of human nature.
"In the long river of history, there is the wisdom of our ancestors, looking at life through history, your life is your master", thank you for your attention!
Resources:
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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