History is the memory of things that have been said and done. —Carl Baker
Chinese history has always paid attention to the supremacy of imperial power, has been committed to shaping the mystery of the emperor, the requirements for the emperor are basically to be moody and angry, so it is always difficult to know the emperor's preferences, but as long as it is for the emperor's service, all want to speculate on the emperor's preferences through their own observation of the emperor, in order to increase their chips and opportunities, because it is likely that a little intention, you can get the emperor's blue eyes.
Today, the era of imperial power has long passed, but this habit of carefully appreciating the preferences of shangguans has never dissipated, taking the Republic of China period as an example, chiang kai-shek, the chairman of the Nationalist government at that time, was undoubtedly a shangguan, and his subordinates did not lack to do what he liked in order to gain his appreciation.
For example, Chiang Kai-shek's most trusted Dai Kasa rose to prominence because he was well versed in the urgent way of rushing to the top of the line. When Dai Kasa was Chiang Kai-shek's personal guard, he used his leisure time to sort out some news in the newspaper for Chiang Kai-shek, and slowly grasped Chiang Kai-shek's focus, so that Chiang Kai-shek slowly developed from the beginning of picking up a glance to the later one who could not open his eyes, and Chiang Kai-shek also appreciated Dai Kasa even more, and slowly handed over the heavy task of intelligence gathering to him.
Later, Dai Kasa was able to become a close confidant of Chiang Kai-shek precisely because he grasped Chiang Kai-shek's preferences, chiang kai-shek read the report more like to be specific and pragmatic, and he deeply hated those reports that were general and empty, so Dai Kasa would pay attention to making his report pragmatic and specific every time he wrote a report, so it was easy to get Chiang Kai-shek's blue eyes.
Another thing also illustrates this truth. In 1941, when there was a massacre in Chongqing that suffocated the big tunnel that shocked China and foreign countries, Chiang Kai-shek was naturally very concerned, so Liu Zhi, then commander-in-chief of the Chongqing garrison, Wu Guozhen, mayor, and He Guoguang, commander of the gendarmerie, naturally wanted to report. When Chiang Kai-shek asked how many people died in this accident, the results of the death toll statistics at that time did not come out, so Liu Zhi and He Guoguang naturally could not say clearly, but Wu Guozhen confidently reported to Chiang Kai-shek that the total number of deaths was 10,000, hundreds and dozens of people.
After the report was completed, after several people left Chiang Kai-shek's office, the other two people naturally wondered why Wu Guozhen could know if the statistical results did not come out. Wu Guozhen smiled and told the two people that he didn't know either, but only because he knew that Chiang Kai-shek preferred specific numbers, he said a specific number, and no one went to verify the truth and falsity. The two people who learned the truth suddenly realized that Wu Guozhen "would really be an official"!
In addition, although this practice is easier to get the appreciation of the Shangguan, if you do not have real talent and hard work, then even if the Shangguan gives you more opportunities, it will only be in vain!