Pictured/Pictured in Tuoba Tao text/Northern Wei mural
Gu Bi (古弼), a chancellor of the Northern Wei Dynasty during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, was a chancellor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, including the Ming Dynasty Emperor Tuoba Si, the Taiwu Emperor Tuoba Tao, the Nan'an King Tuoba Yu, and the Wencheng Emperor Tuoba Mao, and was later executed, and his deeds were recorded in the Northern History, the Zizhi Tongjian, and the Book of Wei.
The greatest characteristic of this man is that he is upright, and he only recognizes people, even if he is an emperor.
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How upright is he?
This can be seen in the name tuoba si gave him - tuoba si called him "ancient pen", which means that this guy is as straight as a pen and as useful as a pen.
"Coincidentally", Gu Bi's head is very strange, a pointed tip, resembling a brush head.
Later, Emperor Taiwu simply called him "pen head", which contained an intimate component.
Sometimes Gu Bi him off, and he called him Pen Head Slave.
In the first month of 444 AD, a "letter from the masses" arrived in the hands of Gu Bi, reflecting that the royal ShangguYuan occupied too much land, and the people had no land to plant, hoping that the royal family would not requisition so much land and leave some for them to plant, and Gu Bi immediately went to see Emperor Tuoba Tao.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Lao'er was playing chess with Liu Shu in the matter, playing vigorously, as if he didn't see the Gu Yi who broke in, Gu Bi waited next to him for a long time, and the Emperor Lao Er didn't ask him what was going on.
Gu Yi grabbed Liu Shu's hair, pulled him off the stool, slapped him in the face a few times, and then greeted him on the back with his fist, scolding while hitting: "The country's affairs, bad is bad in your boy's hands!" ”
Where is this punching Liu Shu's face, it is clear that he is punching his big boss's face, Tuoba Shou's face is suddenly pale, and he is embarrassed like being bumped by the leader when he says bad things about the leader.
Tuoba Shou couldn't think much about it, because if he didn't stop it, Liu Shu wouldn't be killed and would be crippled!
Hurriedly threw away the chess pieces in his hand, and said: "You didn't say that there was something to play, I thought you were coming to see the hilarity, my fault, my fault, I let him play chess with me, don't care about Liu Shu, stop, don't fight!" ”
"Emperor, you are so funny, oh, I hurried to see you, is it to see the hilarity?" Do you think I'm like some people, with nothing serious to do! ”
Gu Bi thought silently in his heart, glared at the big boss with dissatisfaction, stopped his hand, and reported the matter to the big boss.
Tuoba Shou "can play it all", instructing the return of the land to the common people.
Although it is an acute child, it is not so urgent, right?
It is really because this matter cannot be delayed, and the land must be returned to the people as soon as possible so that they can sow seeds in time, otherwise if there is a delay, the sowing season will pass, and there will be one less crop to be planted.
After the incident passed, Gu Bi calmed down, and also felt a little excessive, too disrespectful, indeed a bit like punching the emperor in the face.
It seems that there must be a "sin of bearing thorns" once.
Gu Bi took off his hat, took off his shoes, went barefoot, went to the official office, and impeached himself: "I have made a mistake, I am guilty, how to punish, how to punish." ”
The official office reported to the big boss, and Tuoba Shou said, "Tell him to come to me." ”
Gu Bi went, still barefoot, tuoba shou said: "Old Gu, old Gu, put on your hat, put your shoes on, you are not guilty, you did the right thing, because this is a matter that benefits the country and the people." ”
He continued to command him: "In the future, whatever is beneficial to the country and the people, you can do it, just like today, don't have any worries, even if you make a point, it doesn't matter." ”
Tuoba Tao understood that such a minister was the real wealth of the country.
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Jun Wu joked, since the big boss had given such an order, what did not listen to him was "disobedience and disobedience", not to mention that only recognizing reason and not recognizing people was his ancient bow.
Just four months after the above incident, Gu Bi "played" the big boss again.
Many emperors loved to hunt, and Tuoba Shou was no exception.
In August of the same year, Tuoba Shou wanted to go hunting in Hexi (some say that he held a big military parade and then "by the way" hunted), and in view of the fact that Gu Bi was responsible and stable, he let him stay in the capital.
Gu Bi did not object, the big boss wants to go out and play, no big deal, as long as it is not too much, rest assured to go, the capital has me.
However, not long after the big boss left, he sent a directive to Gu Bi, which was estimated to be sent on the road.
When Gu Bi looked at it, the boss in his heart was uncomfortable--tell you not to go too far, you should go too far, then it is no wonder to me!
It turned out that the big boss asked him to send some fat horses for hunting.
In ancient poetry, fat horses are of great use, that is, to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy and defend the country.
Used for hunting?
Isn't this a waste of the sages?
You are still the big boss, are you such a boss!
However, he still gave the big boss face, but he sent it to the old and weak horses.
Anyway, they are going to be "scrapped", take them and toss them!
After receiving the horses sent by Gu Bi who did not pull a few and walked to death, Tuoba Shou was angry and scolded: "Good you pen head slave, the problem has not changed at all, you dare to restrain me, really tired of living, you wait, Lao Tzu will go back, first slaughter you and then say!" ”
If Gu Bi ignored it and talked about it well, the big boss might not make such a big fire.
But in doing so, in the eyes of the big boss, he was not only restrained by him, but also a trick on him.
It seems that this time, the big boss is really angry.
Gu Bi's men were all scared and black-faced.
If Gu Yi is unlucky, they will definitely be implicated.
Gu Bi saw this and said, "Look at this point, are you still standing and peeing?" If I am standing and peeing, don't be afraid, since I am a courtier, I should do what I should do, I should not do what I should not do, and I will not do it when I am killed! ”
In his opinion, not to let the big boss indulge in fun, is what he should do.
More importantly, the big boss can be good at wandering, but he can't, he has to tighten the string at any time and be prepared.
At that time, Rouran was still very powerful, often going to the border to harass, and the Song Kingdom was also eyeing the tiger.
If the fat horses are sent away according to the instructions of the big boss, and if the enemy suddenly attacks, the army does not even have qualified war horses, then it is not sitting and waiting for the destruction of the country!
Gu Bi reassured his subordinates that the decision was made by him, that when something had happened, he should eat and drink, dance and sing.
I don't know how the subordinates reacted when they heard his words.
But when his words reached Tuoba Shou's ears, they actually played a role, saying: "There are ministers like this, and so are the treasures of the country!" ”
As a result, Gu Bi not only did not have bad luck, but also "earned" a set of clothes, two horses and ten deer.
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Tuoba Shou this person is very interesting, although he knows that he is wrong and changes it, he wakes up at one point, but it seems that his memory is not good.
It was also in August of that year, just after returning from hunting in Hexi, Tuoba Shou's addiction had developed again, and he wanted to go out and play again.
Gu Yi also did not object, just go, just don't use a strong horse.
Tuoba Shou went to the North Mountain not far from the capital this time, and the harvest was not small, and thousands of elk were beaten.
Tuoba Shou was so happy that he didn't want it, and he was worried that he didn't want it, so many prey, how to transport it back?
Looking for Gu Bi, he must have a way, and then he is the "Logistics Minister".
Apparently, he had forgotten what had happened not so long ago.
Therefore, he sent someone to send a letter to Gu Bi, Lao Gu, immediately requisition 500 civilian cars to come, I want to transport the prey, go back and invite you to eat barbecue!
Ask him to send official cars or military cars, that is definitely not OK, civilian cars can always be, right?
However, as soon as the messenger left, Tuoba Shou's heart became worried: Am I too optimistic?
So he said to the people around him: "The pen will definitely not do it, let's not wait, it is useless to wait, you will use the horse and drive the prey back." ”
Everyone also felt hopeless, so they immediately set out to move their prey to the horse's back and bundle it up, and set off for Beijing.
I don't know how long I have been gone, my mouth is dry, and my hands and feet are weak.
At this time, I met the messenger.
There was no car, no one else, only one person who delivered the letter, and a reply from Gu Bi.
The letter said: Now that the crops are ripe and harvested, and civilian vehicles must be used to transport crops, how can they be requisitioned to transport elk? If you have to requisition it, then wait until the people have finished harvesting the crops!
Tuoba Shou read the letter and said to everyone, sure enough, the pen is really worthy of being a minister of the society!
However, Tuoba Shou did not expect it, and Gu Bi did not expect it - Tuoba Shou was "finished", and Gu Bi also followed "finished".
In the second year of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Tuoba Tao was killed by Emperor Zhongchang, and his grandson Tuoba Jun succeeded to the throne, and within a year, Gu Yi was killed by Tuoba Jun because of his disagreement with the emperor.com.
There has never been a shortage of benevolent people in history, but to become a minister of the society...
It also depends on luck.
Besides, new problems are often unsolvable by old methods!
If you can't get it right, you lose your head.