The Tang Dynasty was an extremely prosperous dynasty in Chinese history, but gradually declined after the Anshi Rebellion. As we all know, Guo Ziyi, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, was a great man who turned the situation around in the Anshi Rebellion.
But few people know that there was a brief period of Zhongxing in the declining Late Tang Dynasty. Among them, the creation of this section of "Yuan and Zhongxing", the merit comparable to Guo Ziyi's prime minister is called Pei Du. Pei Du was a famous politician in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. As one of the four great chancellors of the late Tang Dynasty, he did his best with several other famous courtiers when the Tang Dynasty's national strength was weakened, and he tried his best to turn the tide and fight against the treacherous eunuchs.
It made great contributions to the stability of the political situation and the stability and prosperity of society in the Tang Dynasty. However, such a famous courtier was once said to be starving by the fortune teller, and he almost lost his official position because the thief stole a valuable thing from him.
First, Pei Du's teenager changed his life
Pei Du was born in the first year of Yongtai in the Tang Dynasty, with neutral characters and a pleasant smell in Hedong, and was one of the three famous ministers of the Tang Dynasty, along with Di Renjie and Guo Ziyi. PeiDu was born into a prominent family, but was impoverished in his youth. One day, on his way to the academy, he met a man who claimed to be able to look at faces.
Seeing that he was thin and mediocre, and that he could not see the characteristics of wealth and nobility in his whole body, he shook his head and said to him, "I am afraid that you will encounter disasters in the future and end up starving to death." Pei Du smiled relievedly after listening to it, and said: "Chicken, pigs, fish and garlic, some eat and don't eat if they don't eat." When the time comes for the things of life, old age, sickness, and death, it is time to go. ”
Then one day, Pei Du went to Visit Xiangshan Temple. I saw a plain-clothed woman put a yellow single dress on the railing of the temple and then prayed and made a wish for a long time. After she left, Peto found that the single coat was still in place.
Pei Du knew that the woman had forgotten to take it back, but by this time the woman had been gone for a long time, and I was afraid that it would be too late to catch up with her and return it to her. So he put it away, intending to wait for the woman to return it to her.
But the sun had already set, and he had not yet seen the woman return, so Peidu planned to spend the night at the temple's hotel. The next day, before dawn, Peidu went to the temple with the single coat. The kung fu paid off, and Pei Du saw that the woman yesterday rushed over and looked around.
PeiDu then came up to her and asked her what had happened. He learned that the woman's father was innocent of sin but had been imprisoned, and that the rhinoceros jade belt was an item given to her by a nobleman to bribe the supervisor. But here it is lost. Pei Du confirmed that the woman was right, and returned the single dress to her.
Pei Du then decided to leave home, and on the way out of the hotel, he met the xiangshi again. The warrior was stunned to see his face and exclaimed, "You must have done a good deed." This yin virtue has reached your body, and your future is unlimited! ”
2. Pei Du lost his official seal
Since Pei Du listened to the words of the Xiangshi, he worked harder and passed the jinshi examination. Later, during the reign of Emperor Xianzong of Tang, he was promoted all the way to Yushi Zhongcheng . Later, he became a thorn in the side of many people because he and the chancellor Wu Yuanheng supported Tang Xianzong to weaken the rights of the clan town. Then Wu Yuanheng was assassinated, and Pei Du took Wu Yuanheng's place as his prime minister. However, just after Pei Du was promoted to chancellor, the loss of the official seal occurred.
As we all know, the official seal is the biggest relic of an official and a symbol of an official's status. Therefore, although the price is not high, its significance is huge. If you lose your official seal, you may be removed from office or even no longer hired for life. With the official seal, you can approve the documents on your behalf. However, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the political situation was not very stable. There are many corrupt officials and villains who, in order to seek improper benefits, will steal the official seals of others.
On that day, Pei Du and several friends held a drink at home. Suddenly, several staff members looked very anxious, hurriedly walked to Pei Du, and leaned over to tell him: "Lord, it's not good!" We don't know who stole the official seal of the Prime Minister's Office! ”
When Pei Du found out, he calmed down his staff and told them not to publicize it or to look for it. The staff members were very puzzled, afraid that they would not be able to chase them back before the official seal was too late. Pei Du smiled and asked his staff to go back first, saying that Guan Yin would come back tomorrow.
When the staff heard this, they were shocked and thought how could this be possible? But Pei Du had always been clever, he had his own plans, and when the prime minister spoke, they could only obey, so they listened to Pei Du's words and went back. Pei Du didn't do anything, and still talked to his friends about the wine. They drank until the middle of the night, and the staff rushed to peidu with a happy face, saying: "Lord, come back, come back!" ”
The staff members were both excited and confused in their hearts, and they had more respect for PeiDu. But why in the end, why is the official seal really as Pei Du expected, and it is automatically returned? The staff decided to ask Peidu together. It turned out that Pei Du knew very well that the person who could steal his official seal must not be for money, but probably for forgery documents.
And the person who will use his official seal to forge documents must not be a simple role. Then he would not want things to be big, so he would steal the official seal without Pei Du finding out, and when he ran out, he would return it.
If the staff had gathered their subordinates to look for them at that time, they would have hit the grass and startled the snake. In order to destroy the evidence, those who stole the official seal are likely to destroy the official seal. In this way, the gain is not worth the loss.
After hearing this, the staff greatly admired and admired Pei Du, and even more recognized his mental ability. Pei Du arranged for his staff to keep an eye on the documents for the past few days, and asked them to put them in his study, and he personally examined them one by one.
Sure enough, the forged documents are hidden in the real documents. Pei Du followed this document to find clues, and sure enough, he caught the person who stole the official seal. The forger was a small official, and in order to easily obtain an official position, he stole the official seal with the intention of forging the document for reporting. In the end, this person was taken to the gate and received the punishment he deserved.
3. Summary
Pei Du's experience tells everyone that there is no real dead end in the world, and there is no real "dead chess". Philosophy tells the world that man has subjective initiative. You can take the initiative to change the predicament, strive to strive hard, and create a better future.
Pei Du chose to do nothing after being in a difficult situation, not to choose to give up, but to wait and see what happened, waiting for the time to mature and then solve it in one fell swoop. Pei Du's life was frank and conscientious, and it can be said that he achieved "Wen Neng's pen to settle the world, and Wu Neng immediately fixed Qiankun". All in all, Pei Du is a person with great wisdom, and he is also a generation of famous people who deserve to be respected by future generations!