When the imperial prelude was right, Hu Zongxian did not reveal the inside story of destroying the and flooding the fields in the end, which made the Jiajing Emperor, who thought that he saw everything, mastered everything, and controlled everything, not think about it; similarly, Yu Wang, who had been waiting for Hu Zongxian to give the Yan Dang a fatal blow, did not think about it; on the contrary, Yan Song, who had been anxious and anxious to wait for trial in his heart, did not misread Hu Zongxian in the end.
After the sentence "Emperor Jiajing ended this imperial prelude that only wronged Hu Zongxian, peace was restored in the Jingshe at this time, leaving only Emperor Jiajing and Lü Fang.
Lü Fang, who was then the "eunuch in charge of the seal", was commonly known as the "internal minister", but for the Jiajing Emperor, he had three identities: 1. The "spokesperson" of the Jiajing Emperor, the "senior secretary" of the Jiajing Emperor, and the "slave" of the Jiajing Emperor. But these three identities can be highly summarized by one position, that is, "chief of staff".
So, how can you be a good "chief of staff"?
Let's look at Lu Fang's peak operation today - the free switching of three identities!
After offering the "Daily Dan" to the Jiajing Emperor, the Jiajing Emperor spoke:
"Which way is this Hu Zongxian immortal, who actually wrapped us all around?"
Hu Zongxian's performance today is indeed beyond that of the Jiajing Emperor, and the Jiajing Emperor, who has always prided himself on being a god, will probably only admit his "error of judgment" in front of Lü Fang. However, this more abnormal sentence of the Jiajing Emperor was an extremely obvious signal for Lü Fang: the leader was going to start a normal dialogue, not to go on the line, let alone talk about it, but to deal with it normally.
Let's look at Lü Fang's performance--the action of fiddling with the stove in his hand did not stop, and he did not even look at the Jiajing Emperor, but just replied as usual:
"No one can get the emperor around. Hu Zongxian was caught in the middle and was embarrassed. ”
In the face of the Jiajing Emperor, greeting and praising was a necessary operation for Lü Fang to open a reply, and it was also a necessary operation for a Daming courtier to open a reply. Perhaps, some people will say that the Jiajing Emperor was a Ming monarch, the ethical guidelines were often constrained, and the courtesies of the people required, and anyone would give a similar response, while the ordinary "office director" only faced the leaders of the lower level, not even the small leaders of the administrative level.
In working life, there is an almost open secret - the "chief of staff" is usually held by the cronies of the top leaders. Notice that it is "cronies", not "relatives". There is no right or wrong in "relatives"; but "cronies" have absolute coolness. That is to say, the "office director" is by no means static, but needs to be maintained and operated.
The flattery of others, the leader may be disgusted, because he will largely think that you are "duplicitous"; but the flattery given by the cronies, the leader will generally accept it, which is the inherent advantage of "his own people".
As the Jiajing Emperor's most trusted and relied on imperial attendant, why did Lü Fang never reach the level of relaxation and closeness like Huang Jin? Because he is not irreplaceable, can you, as the "chief of staff", ensure that your position is permanently stable?
If you can't, then follow Lu Fangduo!
Of course, this kind of greeting is not a simple slap in the face, and you must also prepare a set of reasons that are convincing to the leader. Just as Lü Fang's greeting was greeted, he immediately followed the accurate explanation of Hu Zongxian's current situation.
Hu Zongxian didn't want to go around, let alone the idle time, he just wanted to try his best to take care of the overall situation in the dilemma, give Jiajing a step, give Yan Song a security, give Lü Fang a face, and even more to avoid Yu Wang becoming the target of everyone.
Lü Fang's answer made the Jiajing Emperor very satisfied, and immediately gave him recognition:
"Yeah, it really hurt him!"
Note that the Jiajing Emperor still did not change the state of "ordinary dialogue", and Lü Fang could only go along with his tone and continue to answer:
"The hard days are yet to come."
Another realm of Feng Ying is to follow the words of the leader, but it must not fall into the cliché of "yes yes yes, be good", but extend the explanation and give a more detailed explanation.
"Elder Yan Ge's side will definitely no longer recognize him, and as a person, he will no longer turn to Xu Jie's high arch Zhang Juzheng to correct them." Zhejiang cannot be chaotic, and the national policy of changing rice to mulberry must be carried out, and if the two ends do not buy his account, they will not die of exhaustion, and they will have to die of sorrow. ”
Although Yan Song did not complain about Hu Zongxian in hindering the "change of rice to mulberry", Yan Shifan already regarded it as a "nail in the eye" and a "thorn in the flesh"; today's imperial prelude, Yu Wang could not wait for Hu Zongxian's fatal blow to the "Yan Party", and the "Qingliu Party" would also be greatly disappointed by Hu Zongxian.
After returning to Zhejiang, Hu Zongxian not only continued to promote the "change of rice to mulberry" but also tried his best to appease the affected people. What is more crucial is that the "Yan Party" will increase the intensity of "changing rice to mulberry", while the "Qingliu Party" will refuse Hu Zongxian's request to borrow grain, and Hu Zongxian, who is sandwiched in the middle, will be even more difficult.
But we need two key points in Lu Fang's answer:
1. On the issue of Hu Zongxian's position, Lü Fang mentioned the head of the "Yan Party", Yan Song, but directly bypassed the head of the "Qingliu Party", Yu Wang, and only mentioned Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng.
This is the most overlooked but also the most critical practice in the workplace life - language prudence.
For the Jiajing Emperor and for Lü Fang, Yu Wang was definitely an untouchable bottom line, requiring constant vigilance and attention everywhere.
2. Regarding the current situation of Hu Zongxian, Lü Fang gave the determination that "if you are not tired, you must also die of sorrow", note that this is not a cool word, but a rational answer given in accordance with the leader's will.
Lü Fang knew exactly how the Jiajing Emperor viewed Hu Zongxian; after concealing the overall situation of "destroying the embankment and flooding the fields," the Jiajing Emperor even more decided that Hu Zongxian's talent was rare; therefore, Lü Fang would try her best to complain and cry out for Hu Zongxian, and only by saying this could she truly enter the heart of the Jiajing Emperor.
As it turned out, Lü Fang's answer immediately had the desired effect, and the Jiajing Emperor immediately gave an answer:
"The imperial court cannot be without the southeast for a day, and the southeast cannot be without Hu Zongxian for a day." It depends on him to suppress the people, and it is also up to him to keep the people from rebelling. We can't let him die of exhaustion, let alone let him die of sorrow. ”
Notice that the tone of the Jiajing Emperor's speech has become formal, which is another signal: the leaders are going to talk about work and must be taken seriously. Let's look at Lu Fang's performance again- the action of tidying up the stove stopped, stood up straight, and began to break away from "normal" and enter the "working" state.
This is a skill that the "chief of staff" must have - to adapt to the actual situation and adjust the identity in a timely manner.
In the last moment, you may be the "confidant" of the leader; in this moment, you must become the "listener", "counselor", or "executor" of the leader.
The Jiajing Emperor continued:
"There is no silver in the treasury, let Yan Shifan get it for them, one or two silver and twelve dollars return to the treasury, four dollars to them, and confess; ten dollars return to the treasury and six dollars to them. If they still wanted to fish more, they would not even be able to tolerate Hu Zongxian and force them to rebel against the southeast, and they would no longer be tolerated! ”
We don't have to pay attention to the specific meaning of this passage, we just need to know that this is the jiajing emperor's accurate division of the tolerance level of the "yan party", to put it bluntly, this belongs to the problem between the jiajing emperor and the officials of the imperial court, not where Lü Fang can put the beak. Therefore, Lü Fang did not express any opinion, and could only obediently give a one-word answer:
"Yes!"
The "chief of staff", although it also has management and leadership responsibilities, but it only occurs within the scope of the leader's authorization. Regarding the reuse and overthrow of the "Strict Party", the Jiajing Emperor had his own plan, so Lü Fang only needed to give approval, and absolutely could not express his opinion.
The Jiajing Emperor continued:
"To watch them, it is a pity that there are too few people." The Tan Lun sent by King Yu to Hu Zongxian's side wanted to protect him, and secretly passed on a message to King Yu, and If Xu Jie Gao Gong Zhang Ju was still playing anyone to go to Zhejiang, all of them would be approved. ”
Note that this passage is a specific command, and it also has a clear reference to the object of obedience, that is, Lu Fang in front of you. To save Tan Lun and allow the "Qingliu Party" to send people to Zhejiang, it was all to keep an eye on the "Yan Dang" and prevent the "Yan Dang" from doing things too much.
Lu Fang once again gave a one-word response:
"Yes."
The same word, the tone is different, the meaning of the representative is also different! This "yes" is a response to obedience to orders; the previous "yes" is an endorsement of the leader's decision-making.
Then, the Jiajing Emperor gave a more explicit command:
"Also, tell Yang Jinshui not to embarrass Hu Zongxian in the harem again."
Let's look at Lu Fang's answer:
"The slave understands."
For this order of the Jiajing Emperor, why did Lü Fang no longer continue to give the answer of "yes"?
Although the previous order was also issued to Lü Fang, it was only "uploaded and issued" after all; this order was a direct order, and the foothold was to teach Lü Fang how to perform her "management and leadership" duties. Therefore, Lü Fang must give both "obedience" and "teaching" the performance that should be performed after "slave understanding".
In terms of specific responsibilities, the "chief of staff" has five aspects: undertaking, staff, management, coordination and leadership and command. In terms of this pre-imperial dialogue alone, Lü Fang completed the repeated transformation of the three roles of staff, coordination, and management; moreover, she could freely switch between "slaves" and "intimate people" to comply with all the needs of the Jiajing Emperor.
Now, do you still think that the "chief of staff" is good? Do you still think that no matter what, at least you can be a good eunuch?
(This article is only based on the specific interpretation of the plot and human analysis of "Daming Dynasty 1566", and is not based on historical facts, personal views, welcome to put forward criticism!) ）
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