In the ancient officialdom, in addition to the emperors who sat firmly in high positions, those ministers standing under the steps, whether they were civilian ministers or military generals, whether high-ranking officials or low-ranking officials, could not do whatever they wanted, and they had to deal with accidents that might occur at any time with the spirit of twelve points.
"Carefully sail the ship of ten thousand years" has been well reflected here, the way of being a man is sincere, and the way of being an official is advancing and retreating, and the rapid changes in the official arena are caught off guard, especially when there are traitors behind them.
Of course, they are not indiscriminate attacks, and they will still be merciful in the face of those who have not offended them, just like Lu Qi and Guo Ziyi in the Middle And Tang Dynasties.
Guo Ziyi's way of being an official
As we all know, the Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous era in ancient China, and it was also the era of the real Wanbang Dynasty, but this prosperity disappeared after the Anshi Chaos.
Although this rebellion launched by An Lushan did not cause the Tang Dynasty to die, it also turned the Tang Dynasty from prosperity to decline.
The phrase "heroes in the chaotic world" is timeless, in the Anshi rebellion of "Zhumen wine smells of flesh, the road has frozen bones" In the Anshi rebellion, a warrior turned out to be born, showing amazing military strength, he is Guo Ziyi.
Guo Ziyi was born in 697 AD, a military general, and was ordered to quell the rebellion in the rebellion of An Lushan to gather Shi Siming and his party, save Tianbao's Jiangshan, and also let himself emerge and become one of the mainstays of the court.
As a result, Guo Ziyi, who was in a high state of prosperity and high merit, became a thorn in the emperor's side, and the emperor needed Guo Ziyi to guard Jiangshan, but at the same time feared that Guo Ziyi would rebel like An Lushan before.
In this way, Guo Ziyi not only had to face the participation of his colleagues above the court, but also the suspicion of the king.
It is false to say that it is not chilling, no one will be able to calmly deal with it in the face of suspicion because of defending the country, but in the face of the era of the supremacy of imperial power, he also understands the emperor's mind.
Fortunately, Guo Ziyi himself is not a competitive person, he knows how to advance and retreat very well, so he can remain alone when he and the two heroes of The Servant Gu Huai'en have a grudge.
Li Guangbi and The Servant Gu Huai'en were both people who sacrificed greatly and made great contributions to defending the country during the Anshi Rebellion, but they were all more or less suspected by the emperor in the end, and finally regretted leaving, in comparison, Guo Ziyi's way of being an official is admirable.
He was also stripped of military power because of some rumors from his favorite courtiers, but instead of tearing his heart and lungs to cry out for himself, he calmly returned home and spent the days of idle clouds and wild cranes with his wife and concubine.
Seeing that Guo Ziyi knew so much about advance and retreat, the emperor did not have much difficulty for him, until later in the war, the people in the imperial court had no way to do anything, guo Ziyi was reactivated.
At this time, he did not feel how wronged he was because he was called to come and go, but only loyal to the king, and fought this battle.
Later, he was also sent by Daizong to guard the imperial tomb, and he did not complain and went directly, but instead made Daizong feel that he had apologized to him in a small belly, and such things happened repeatedly in Guo Ziyi, and it was used in wartime, and abandoned it like a walk in wartime.
Guo Ziyi may also see through the doorway inside, only to be a pure subject, the country needs to stand up, the emperor is suspicious when he pulls out, perhaps unwilling, but also powerless to change, anyway, at this time the Tang Dynasty can not do without him as a military general.
Full of loyal and regurgitated bones
Different from Guo Ziyi, there was also a celebrity in the court at that time, named Lu Qi, lu Qi was a famous person, his grandfather and father were both incorruptible people, but also loyal to the Tang Dynasty, and were deeply appreciated in the court, but Manmen Zhongliang was a traitorous minister.
Lu Qi's official position was not passed through the examination, but was inherited through the family's shade, coupled with his unassuming appearance, it can even be said to be ugly, so he was not welcomed above the court, and often heard the sneers of the people around him, which made Lu Qi's psychological pressure heavier and heavier day by day.
At the beginning, Lu Qi was in the local assassin history, because he was appreciated by Emperor Dezong because of his heart, he was transferred back to Chang'an to become a yushi zhongcheng, perhaps because of his experience, Lu Qi was very good at observing words and observing colors, and served Emperor Dezong very well, but in a year he was promoted to the position of prime minister.
After his promotion, Lu Qi began to take revenge on those who once looked down on him, and at that time, with him in the position of prime minister was a man named Yang Yan, who was not only brilliant in literature, but also handsome in appearance.
Yang Yan, who has always had a high self-esteem, looked down on Lu Qi, who was born ugly and had an official position under the shade, and always excluded Lu Qi, did not work with him in the same room, and did not eat at the same table with him, and over time Lu Qi remembered and hated this colleague who did not talk about himself.
So under Lu Qi's rumors, Yang Yan ended up with a bad ending, in addition, he also designed to let the famous calligrapher Yan Zhenqing go to the enemy camp to surrender, and finally died under the enemy's sword.
During his reign, Lu Qi took revenge on those who looked down on him and ridiculed him, but he spared Guo Ziyi alone, only because of a visit when he first returned to Chang'an.
Screen back the crowd to avoid a difficult situation
In the year that Lu Qi was recalled to Chang'an by Emperor Dezong, Guo Ziyi was already 80 years old, and after he retired from the palace, he no longer cared about the affairs of the court, and stayed at home every day to enjoy the happiness of his wives and concubines and children.
On that day, as usual, he let the singers and girls surround him and sing and dance, but he received a notice that Lu Qi had visited, and Guo Ziyi hurriedly screened away the singers and female relatives, and strictly ordered them not to appear in front of the hall.
On that day, Guo Ziyi and Lu Qi chatted for a long time, and after Lu Qi left, Guo Ziyi's servant asked him: That Lu Ziyi's official position is far inferior to yours, why do you still treat him with courtesy, even personally greet him, and let the female relatives in the palace retreat?
Guo Ziyi replied: That Lu Qi is now a red man around the emperor, deeply blessed with a sacred heart, but he is a small person, coupled with his ugly appearance, if he is seen by the female relatives in the palace, it is inevitable that he will make a mocking sound, if he hears, I am afraid that one day he will be retaliated against."
Guo Ziyi has gone through several ups and downs in the court, after 4 generations of emperors, the thinking of looking at people and handling things will inevitably be more thoughtful than others, he knows that with Lu Qi's ability to observe and observe colors, he will inevitably be in a high position in the future, since he has now retired, more is better than less, or do not offend.
Sure enough, after Lu Qi became an extremely popular subject, he dealt a big blow to those people in the DPRK who had once ridiculed him, but he did not do anything to Guo Ziyi, but instead defended him everywhere in front of the emperor, so that Guo Ziyi's later life was complete, which showed Guo Ziyi's caution and wisdom in dealing with the world.
epilogue
The stories of history are passed on by word of mouth, and they can always give more or less inspiration to future generations of people who read history, whether it is the way of dealing with the world or the way of being a person, you can glimpse it from the historical stories of that one, perhaps this is the charm of history.
In fact, no matter how time changes, human nature will not change, and how similar it is today's workplace and the court of that year. Guo Ziyi's cultivation and way of dealing with the world are worth learning from people, knowing the world and not the world, retreating is retreating, advancing is advancing, and small intolerable is chaotic and big.