The secret of leadership should not be known, and if you know it, you must treat it as if you don't know; what you know, if you don't know, you must pretend to know!
In professional life, how to deal with the relationship with the leader is an extremely critical survival skill; in the court competition and power struggle such as "Yongzheng Dynasty", how to maintain the distance between the emperor and maintain the relationship with the emperor is an important matter related to the degree of grace, career promotion and even life. Zhang Tingyu, who always insisted on "not building circles" and "not forming parties" and only being loyal to the imperial power, laughed to the end; but Ma Qi, who seemed to have never entered the emperor's heart, and even Ma Qi, who was always in the state of "wall grass", also laughed to the end.
So, how to maintain the relationship with the emperor?
Tu Lichen, the "foreman of the imperial guards" who was deeply trusted and relied on by the Kangxi and Yongzheng emperors, can clearly tell us the answer.
The secret of leadership, you have to be able to discern! There are secrets that you can't know if you shouldn't know; there are secrets that you need to know, and you have to know!
Only in this way are you the person who is trustworthy in the leadership, and the person who the leader can entrust with heavy responsibilities! Only in this way is the most harmonious relationship with the leader!
The Kangxi Emperor's "thoughts", Tu Lichen "knows but does not know"
In the "Unjust Case of the Punishment Department", the eighth son of the Emperor, Yin Xiang, bypassed the thirteenth son of the Emperor Yin Xiang, who coordinated the trial of the case, and interrogated Xiao Guoxing, the official of the Punishment Department, overnight, and obtained the evidence of the crime of the crown prince YinRong, and then immediately entered the palace to report to the Kangxi Emperor. However, the Kangxi Emperor directly ordered Tu Lichen to secretly transport this important witness to Shengjing for custody. After the mission was completed, the Kangxi Emperor and Turrichen had an intriguing conversation.
The Kangxi Emperor asked:
"What did he say along the way?"
Take a look at Turrichen's response:
"Back to the emperor, Xiao Guoxing kept shouting along the way!"
Why didn't Tu Lichen directly tell the Kangxi Emperor the specific content of Xiao Guoxing's speech, and gave a report of "shouting qu"?
Because he was testing, he was testing the Kangxi Emperor's attitude toward Xiao Guoxing, and even more he was testing how much the Kangxi Emperor knew about the things between Xiao Guoxing and the emperor's eighth son, Yin Yu!
If the Kangxi Emperor was very confused about Xiao Guoxing's "crying", indicating that the Kangxi Emperor was not aware of the conspiracy of the Eighth Son of the Emperor, he would emphasize the content of Xiao Guoxing's talk about the Eighth Son of the Emperor; but if the Kangxi Emperor was not interested in this, it meant that the Kangxi Emperor already knew about it. In this case, Tu Lichen would deliberately avoid the content about the Emperor's eighth son.
Because the content of Tu Lichen's answer is likely to be related to the Kangxi Emperor's views on the emperor's eighth son, Yin Yu, it is more likely that he will be put on the hat of "participating in the conquest of the concubine and attacking the crown prince".
After the Kangxi Emperor asked, "What is his name Qu", Tu Lichen understood that the Kangxi Emperor was also in the dark! Therefore, Turrichen had a targeted response:
"He said that the Eighth Master had said that the Emperor had promised that as long as he said anything about the Crown Prince, he would not be blamed for the past!"
Wait until the Kangxi Emperor gives "Damn! After the response of his heart can be cursed, his heart can be cursed", Turrichen's reaction is even more amazing:
"Slave, this is going to kill Xiao Guoxing!"
Tu Lichen, will it be unclear that the object of the Kangxi Emperor's words that "his heart can be cursed" is the eighth son of the emperor, Yin Yu?
Of course he knew!
But this was the Kangxi Emperor's inner view of his own crown prince; in this sensitive period when the crown prince yin was about to be deposed and a new crown prince would appear immediately, this would directly affect the Kangxi Emperor's view of "deciding on the choice of a reserve". If such a major national event is leaked in advance, it is bound to cause many unnecessary troubles, and even cause shocks in the government and the opposition. That is to say, the Kangxi Emperor did not want anyone to know of a change in his opinion of the eighth son of the Emperor, Yin Yu, and the "anyone" here certainly included Tu Lichen.
Therefore, This sentence of Tu Lichen is to clearly tell the Kangxi Emperor: What I reported to you is only Xiao Guoxing, and I think that your response is only Xiao Guoxing, Xiao Guoxing makes you angry, I will kill him! As for the other people, or other people who might make you angry, I didn't hear you, and I don't know your mind!
In short, Turrichen is using his "rough ignorance" to cleverly cover up his own "coarse and fine"! I only know how to act according to orders, only know how to be faithful to the Lord, and I should not know or know anything else!
The "secret" of the Kangxi Emperor could not be known to Tu Lichen, and even less could others
When the deposed crown prince Yin Rong and the harem concubine Zheng Chunhua were engaged in the "last revelry" in Luyuan, they were bumped by the Kangxi Emperor who "went out to relax"!
At this time, Turrichen has two extremely obvious anomalous manifestations:
1. Before the Kangxi Emperor discovered the "ugly things" in the attic, Tu Lichen's "urine escape" lagged behind;
2. The eunuch in charge of the wind outside the attic was killed by Tu Lichen's "missing hand";
So, the question is: Tu Lichen's "urination" is really the last resort of "people have three emergencies"? The eunuch who was responsible for turning the wind was really killed by Tu Lichen?
As the "foreman of the imperial guards", Tu Lichen was responsible for the personal guard of the Kangxi Emperor, and even more responsible for the vigilance around the Kangxi Palace, would he not know what was happening in the deer garden?
Of course, he knows that this is also the reason why he chose to "urinate":
1. Using "urine escape" to distance himself from the Kangxi Emperor can avoid all the punishments that the angry Kangxi Emperor may have; such as Delentai being slapped, or the "dereliction of duty" that is likely to occur.
2. The use of "urine escape" can better avoid all the problems of the Kangxi Emperor on the "attic scandal". Such a question, Turrichen did not know at all and could not answer. Therefore, when the Kangxi Emperor asked "who is the man", Delentai also immediately turned around and called Turrichen, rather than answering directly.
3. More importantly, such a thing must not be discovered by himself, but only by the Kangxi Emperor himself. When I found out, should I remind the Kangxi Emperor? After the reminder, if it causes a huge impact on the dragon body, how should this responsibility be borne? What if, after being reminded, the Kangxi Emperor pushed all the responsibility to Tu Lichen in order to take care of his face? Or, once Tu Lichen reminded the Kangxi Emperor, would the Kangxi Emperor think that this was because he knew that the "ugly thing" was discovered but did not take the initiative to stop it, and waited for the Kangxi Emperor to report it in order to overthrow the crown prince?
In short, this reminder must not come from Turrichen's mouth. Because of this secret, Turrichen can't know and shouldn't know!
In the same way, the eunuch who took the wind at the door was definitely not killed by Tu Lichen! Don't forget, Turrichen is the "foreman of the imperial guards", a battle-hardened and strong martial arts master, and his killing skills are his ability to eat. How could such a master lose his hand?
The reason why Tu Lichen directly killed him was to keep the number of people in the knowledge of this "ugly matter" to a minimum, that is, to save the Kangxi Emperor all possible negative effects. If even the handling of a small eunuch needed to be ordered by the Kangxi Emperor himself, Tu Lichen would not be worthy to stay by the Kangxi Emperor's side!
The "arrangement" of the Yongzheng Emperor, Tu Lichen must know
Regarding the "secrets" that the Kangxi Emperor did not want people to know, Tu Lichen knew "not to know"; but for the "secrets" that the Yongzheng Emperor needed to know, Tu Lichen knew "know" even more!
After the "Eight Masters Party" was completely eradicated, the Yongzheng Emperor was faced with the covetousness of the emperor's third son, Hongshi, for the throne, and this covetousness even directly evolved into assassination, evolving into a more direct and bloody fratricide than the "Nine Sons and Sisters".
After learning of the "assassination plan" of the emperor's third son, Hiroshi, the Yongzheng Emperor immediately sent Tulichen to Jiangnan to escort him:
"You took a few people to Jiangnan overnight, and after seeing Hongli, tell him to return to Beijing immediately!" In addition, ask Li Wei to bring five hundred people to personally escort Hongli! ”
For the order of the Yongzheng Emperor, Tu Lichen did not simply respond to "Cough", but gave this intimate answer:
"The emperor is assured, the slaves all understand!"
What does Turrichen understand?
If this assassination operation is successful, it will be a fatal blow to the Qing Dynasty, and it will completely destroy the Yongzheng Emperor's succession plan. He understood that the task was extremely difficult and had a lot to do. This response was both a reassurance to the Yongzheng Emperor and a guarantee to the Yongzheng Emperor. Such a response far made the Yongzheng Emperor intimate, down-to-earth, and reassuring than a simple "cough".
At this time, Tu Lichen did not care about the "secret" of the Yongzheng Emperor, and did not deliberately hide the "ignorance" of Hongshi's behavior. Because, this secret, Turrichen must have a clear idea in his heart, and there must also be a clear "enemy and enemy distinction" in his heart. If Tu Lichen at this time deliberately used the set of "I don't know, I don't understand" self-protection method, the Yongzheng Emperor was only afraid to let him get out of the egg immediately, and even let his head fall to the ground immediately!
Escorting Prince Bao Hongli back to the capital, after the Yongzheng Emperor "killed his parents with tears", Hongli and Tu Lichen had a content-filled eye exchange, and Tu Lichen's glory and status in the Qianlong Dynasty were once again guaranteed. A guard with a knife can gain the trust and reliance of three generations of emperors, and there are too many places worth learning from Tu Lichen's body!
Reference: CCTV General Channel - "Yongzheng Dynasty"
(This article is only based on the specific interpretation of the plot and human analysis of the "Yongzheng Dynasty", and is not based on historical facts, personal views, welcome to put forward criticism!) ）