As the saying goes, if you can't bear it, you can't be rude, and being able to endure it for a while is not cowardice, but to avoid its sharp edge, until it can really decide the situation. Like Han Xin, who is known as the peerless soldier of the country, when he was not famous in his early years, he had to endure the humiliation of his crotch, but later became an invincible commander who defeated Xiang Yu. During the Three Kingdoms period, there were also such people who were good at forbearance, and they accumulated thick and thin, and finally achieved a great cause.
One. Sima Yi
Sima Yi assisted the four generations of cao wei monarchs before and after, and was once entrusted by two emperors, and Cao Wei could not help but be kind to him. However, Sima Yi had an eagle-eyed wolf and a jealous face, and was by no means a good and loyal subject. During The time of Cao Cao, he could not bear it, and when Cao Pi was in charge, he devoted himself to assisting, and when Cao Rui was in power, he made great achievements in the southern conquest of the northern war. When his opponent became the hairy boy Cao Shuang, Sima Yi was still patient, pretending that he was old and confused, so that Cao Shuang let down his guard against himself. Then, taking advantage of Cao Shuang's lack of defense, Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Rebellion in one fell swoop, completely usurping Cao Wei's jiangshan. Sima Yi endured for more than fifty years, and only at the age of seventy did he make a sharp move, laying the foundation for his descendants to establish the Jin Dynasty.
Two. Sun quan
The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms relied on Sun Quan: bending down to endure humiliation, rencai still calculating, having the wonder of treachery, and the master of the heroes. It is said that Sun Quan can be patient and can be compared to the Yue King who is lying down and tasting courage. Sun Quan inherited the foundation of Jiangdong at the age of eighteen, when he was surrounded by strong enemies and unstable inside and outside. However, Sun Quan stabilized Jiangdong, Chibi defeated Cao Cao, Yiling defeated Liu Bei, and actually achieved hegemony. What is even more rare is that Sun Quan can be cheeky and declare himself a vassal to Cao Pi after Cao Cao's death, and he can also take the initiative to ask Liu Bei for peace after the Battle of Liu Bei's Yiling. Because of the situation, he could endure zhou yu and Lu Su, who were mostly governors with heavy troops, until he raised his close associate Lü Meng as commander. It was precisely by relying on this kind of forbearance that Sun Quan was able to establish Eastern Wu as emperor, and he was also the longest-lived emperor in the Three Kingdoms.
Three. Cao Cao
Although Cao Cao has always been domineering and exposed, he is also very tolerant. In the early days, in order to attract talents, he endured many people who criticized him, like You Heng. You Heng once "beat the drum and scolded Cao Cao", and by the way, he scolded all the people in Cao Cao's group, and in the face of such humiliation, Cao Cao not only did not get angry, but politely sent You Heng away. During the decisive battle of Guandu by Cao Cao, Chen Lin, a subordinate of Yuan Shao, wrote a crusade against Cao Cao for Yuan Shao, cursing Cao Cao's ancestors for three generations, and later Cao Cao won the victory and captured Chen Lin. Instead of retaliating against Chen Lin, Cao Cao reused him and then put him in charge of paperwork. It is precisely because Cao Cao has this kind of forbearance style that he can attract many excellent talents to his side, so he has become the strongest in the Three Kingdoms.
Four. Wang Yun
After Dong Zhuo entered the capital, he deposed the emperor, defied the harem, and hundreds of officials were shocked by Dong Zhuo, and everyone was in danger. At this time, Situ Wang Yun ostensibly flattered Dong Zhuo and gained Dong Zhuo's trust, but secretly united a group of courtiers who opposed Dong Zhuo and prepared to kill Dong Zhuo. In order to separate Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu, Wang Yun even sacrificed his righteous daughter Sable Cicada and used a serial plan to make Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu turn against each other with a beauty plan. In order to kill the national thief, Wang Yun had to say that he had endured to go home. In the end, as he had envisioned, he successfully killed Dong Zhuo.