The 10th in the Red Dust Chronicles
Today we will talk about drivers, but drivers who drive for leaders, but they are all ancient.
Everyone knows that drivers and secretaries are often the absolute confidants of leaders, one article and one martial arts, one in charge of life, one in charge of work, and no matter how big the secrets around the leader can not hide from them.
This situation is not only applicable now, but even more so in ancient times, in the earliest times when officials went out by car, but of course not a car, but a kind of carriage or ox cart, you are not bad, this is not just rich can sit, you must have a considerable status to be able to, but a symbol of status.
The people who drive for the nobles are actually equivalent to today's drivers, but at that time, they were not called drivers, the scientific name was called the royal, and the nickname was called the coachman, and they not only had to drive for the leader, but often also had the duties of a personal bodyguard.
Today we will talk about some of the more special drivers in the "History"—one of the richest, one of the most hungry, and one of the most righteous.
02The richest coachman - the father-
The dream of an official in ancient times—except for those careerists who wanted to rebel against themselves as emperors, could be described in four words—to split the land and become a marquis.
However, it is very difficult to realize this dream, not to make great contributions to the country - for example, it is difficult to open up the territory, protect and save the king, etc., and most of the civilian and military generals can not do it either diligently or kill the enemy on the battlefield for a lifetime.
But there was a coachman who did it, and he was the coachman father of King Mu of Zhou.
The father-maker's business level was very high, not only good at driving, but also good at soma, he carefully selected eight horses for King Mu, that is, the famous Eight Horses, to form a gorgeous treasure car.
King Mu of Zhou liked beauty very much, heard that the West Queen Mother of Kunlun Mountain was very beautiful, so he let the father drive all the way west to Kunlun Mountain, the West Queen Mother welcomed him very much, put on a banquet to entertain him, the two drank and had fun, talked about life, all night, extremely happy.
As a result, King Mu of Zhou came out to have fun, and there were people in the capital waiting for an opportunity to rebel, king Mu of Zhou received the news and was alarmed, hurriedly drove back to Beijing, and the father gave full play to his strength, and the wind and lightning were thousands of miles a day, and on the same day he rushed back to the capital and quelled the rebellion.
In view of the great merits made by the founding father this time, King Mu of Zhou gave Zhao Cheng the title of Zhao Cheng, who also changed his name to Zhao and became the ancestor of the Zhao state in the Warring States period.
03 The most hungry coachman - sheep chop
This second coachman was Hua Yuan, a prince of the Song Dynasty during the Spring and Autumn Period, named Yang Shu.
At that time, Zheng Guo and Song Guo were preparing for a fight, and the commander of the Song State was Hua Yuan, and in order to boost morale before the war, Hua Yuan ordered the reward of the three armies, and specially prepared a lamb soup meal to let everyone eat a full meal.
At that time, the material level was incomparable with now, and being able to eat a meal of lamb was almost the same as a festival for ordinary people, and the soldiers were very happy.
At this time, a general reminded Hua Yuan that his coachman Yang Zhuo did not seem to be called to dinner, and as a result, Hua Yuan did not know whether his brain was smoked or wanted to show off his eloquence, so he said contemptuously, this lamb is for the warriors on the battlefield, what qualifications does a driver have to eat?
When the next day of the war began, he drove towards Zheng Guo's army without waiting for Hua Yuan's order, and Hua Yuan's frightened soul flew away and asked him what was going on, Yang Shu said triumphantly, Yesterday's share of mutton is your right, driving today is my right, who let you not give me mutton to eat yesterday?
As a result, the unlucky Hua Yuan was captured by Zheng Guo, the Song State was also defeated, the loss of soldiers would be humiliated, and the failure of a national war for a bowl of mutton was also big enough.
Of course, in fact, this is a joke, yang Zhuo is probably not a bowl of lamb, but the shame of being humiliated in public, although he did not do the right thing, but Hua Yuan also has to bear part of the leadership responsibility.
04The most righteous coachman - Xiahou Baby
Xiahou Bao should be no stranger to everyone, his boss is Liu Bang, the ancestor of Han Gaozu, and the one-eyed general Xiahou Huan under the command of Cao Cao, the King of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, is his descendant.
Xiahou Bao was a fellow of Liu Bangpei County, and the two originally had a very good personal relationship, often drinking and bragging together, and even fighting and playing, after all, it was still the Qin State at that time, the Six Kingdoms were initially determined, and the people's customs were fierce.
However, once Liu Bang made a heavy move and let Xiahou Baby hang up the color, which was a felony at that time, because the Qin State had strictly forbidden private fighting since the Shang Martingale Transformation Law, but hoped that they would all use their courage and spirit on the external battlefield.
As a result, someone sued Liu Bang, and then there were officials who came to talk to the two people, and Xiahou Bao insisted that he had accidentally been injured, and had nothing to do with Liu Bang, and duan's righteousness was deep.
Later, after Liu Bang became the King of Han, he competed with Xiang Yu, the king of Western Chu, for the world, but this great king was not good at generals, and every time he fought against King Xiang, he was beaten to the ground, and once in the Battle of Pengcheng, Boss Liu was defeated without suspense, and rushed like a dog that lost his family. Behind them were hundreds of thousands of Xiang Yu troops chasing after them.
Liu Bang was very anxious at that time, suspecting that the son and daughter on the car were in the way of increasing their weight (that is, the later Emperor Xiaohui and Princess Lu Yuan), pushing them off the car several times and letting them fend for themselves, and Xiahou Baby stopped the car every time and brought them back, and liu Bang, who was angry, beat and scolded him and even drew his sword to kill him, but Xiahou Baby said, You are useless to kill me, I think you can't abandon your own flesh and bones no matter what.
In the end, Liu Bang had no choice but to endure--after all, he really wanted to kill Xiahou Bao, who gave him a car? Fortunately, in the end they still ran out, for which Lü Hou was always very grateful to Xiahou Bao, even when Liu Bang died when she was in power.
05 Red Dust said
These were the three very famous drivers of ancient times--the Marquis of Split Land, the father of the ancestor of the Zhao Kingdom; the sheep who pit the lord and the whole country for a meal of lamb; and the xiahou baby who was deeply righteous and loyal.
And this matter also tells us two things, first, three hundred and sixty lines, the line out of the yuan, driving well, fenghou can not run; second, the driver has been an important role in the leadership since ancient times, although the status may not be high, but the importance is great, use well can help a lot (father-making, Xiahou baby), use it badly will also make themselves suffer a big loss (sheep chop), everyone says but?