Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 40, Han Dynasty 32
Emperor Jianwu of the Han Dynasty (乙酉, 25 AD)
【Original】
The crossbow general Feng and the Cheqi general Zong Xin Shouyi, the two of them fought for power and attacked each other, so they killed Xin, because they counterattacked Yu, Yu sent envoys to hear. The Emperor asked the man, "Who is your dear beloved?" "Defending the Yellow Guard." Emperor Du and Fang cannot be reconciled for a long time, and they are bound to be at odds with each other, because they report to Yu Yu: "Whoever binds Feng feng will be yellow and defensive." "It is the Shangshu Sect that has been widely held and descended. After the rest of the month, he prevented the fruit and blamed the people.
【Translation】
The ji crossbow general Feng and the cheqi general Zong Xin were the same as Shouyi, and the two attacked each other for power. Feng then killed Zong Xin and took the opportunity to attack Deng Yu in turn. Deng Yu sent someone to report to Liu Xiu. Liu Xiu asked, "Who is the person closest to Feng?" The man replied, "It is the yellow defense of the defending army." Liu Xiu estimated that Feng and Huang Fang could not be harmonious for a long time, and were bound to clash with each other, so he replied to Deng Yu: "The person who arrested Feng must be Huang Fang." So Liu Xiu sent Shang Shuzong Guang to zhao surrender. After more than a month, Huang Fang did capture Feng and led his army back to plead guilty.
【Analysis】
The previously mentioned Liu Xiu put Deng Yu in charge of attacking Guanzhong.
However, the time was not yet ripe, and the troops were first trained to wait for civil unrest to occur in Chimei on the Chang'an side.
This move is militarily justified, but politically immature.
This also has a lot to do with the complexity of the composition of Liu Xiu's team, the military merit of the raiding capital is extremely great, enough to be crowned marquis, and Deng Yu's stagnation makes many people unhappy.
These people are not happy, and there is no way to take Deng Yu, so they will find Liu Xiu to make a trick and let Liu Xiu put pressure on Deng Yu.
Deng Yu was used by Liu Xiu, and naturally wanted to support him.
It's just that the opinions of other people inside Liu Xiu also have to take care of it, so Liu Xiu wrote a letter to rebuke Deng Yu.
And after receiving the letter, you ignored Liu Xiu, do you think that Liu Xiu is putting pressure on Deng Yu, and then Deng Yu does not listen?
I would say that this is the two of them playing the double reed.
Look, what Liu Xiu said: "Situ, Yaoye; dead thief, Jieye." The chang'an officials and the people have nothing to rely on, it is advisable to consult with the times, comfort Xijing, and be the heart of the people! ”
The focus is on "it is advisable to discuss with the times".
If Liu Xiu compromised with the other factions within him and agreed to attack Chang'an immediately, then Deng Yu would probably have given a death order.
But now it is still "appropriate to discuss with the times", that is, seize the opportunity to attack.
It is equivalent to saying or not saying, after all, it is still Deng Yu who chooses when to attack.
It's just that Liu Xiu's attitude came out, "Deng Yu I urged, he doesn't listen to what I can do, and then say that the timing is not right now, don't worry." “
In fact, Liu Xiu was still standing up for Deng Yu.
Of course, Deng Yu could not do nothing, and sent the general Feng Yan and the cheri general Zong Xin to guard Xunyi.
The place of Xunyi is 200 kilometers south across the mountains to Chang'an, and its strategic location is very important.
However, Feng and Zong were not together, and the above things happened.
Feng killed Zong Xin and counterattacked Deng Yu, but was captured by Huang Fang and surrendered.
Interestingly, after hearing about this, Liu Xiu directly said this sentence: "Those who tie Feng Feng will be yellow and defensive." ”
The same is true of the development of the aftermath.
You know, in the material, Liu Xiu first asked Feng Yan who had a good relationship, and the messenger said that it was Huang Fang.
Liu Xiu said that the relationship between the two could not be harmonious for a long time, and they must turn against each other.
I'm going to talk about this stuff today.
1. Why do you have a good relationship?
Feng Yan and Zong Xin had a bad relationship, and had a good relationship with Huang Fang.
This is a direct description, but why is the relationship between Feng Yan and Huang Fang good?
There are several possibilities to guess here.
First, Huang Fang served as a protector of the army, and had the responsibility of supervising the generals and coordinating relations.
The number of people in this position cannot be said to be people trusted by the larger generals above, and their relative emotional intelligence is relatively high.
Naturally, there is a high probability that the relationship between Huang Fang and Feng Yan will be good, in fact, the relationship between Huang Fang and Zong Xin should be good from another angle.
Second, from Feng Yan's point of view, he and Zong Xin pee less than a pot, usually open and secret struggle, pull gangs and factions are indispensable, naturally to win the support of others.
And Huang Fang is one of them.
Therefore, it can be said that the relationship between Feng Yan and Huang Fang is good, looks good, and may not be as iron as imagined.
2. Why are there contradictions?
Why there is a contradiction, it is better to say why the contradiction intensified.
From a more abstract point of view, the intensification of contradictions must be a change in the environment, resulting in the rapid fermentation of internal factors.
For Feng Yan, Zong Xin, and Huang Fang, it was Feng Huan's killing of Zong Xin and counterattacking Deng Yu.
The contradictions that arise here are concentrated in three places.
First, from Huang Fang's point of view, he did not fulfill his duties, which led to Feng Yan rebelling and killing his colleagues.
And who caused Huang Fang's dereliction of duty? Feng Yan, psychologically, will definitely blame the blame on Feng Yan's head, how can it be good to have a grudge relationship in his heart?
Second, from Feng Yan's point of view, what he was doing at this time was equivalent to rebellion, so the people sent by Deng Yu and Liu Xiu before were not people from his small hills and were not trustworthy.
And this behavior is completely his own doing, it is difficult to get the support of others, so for these people such as Huang Fang, Feng Yan is extremely distrustful.
Third, from the perspective of the overall relationship, it was originally possible that Feng Yan needed to win over Huang Fang, and Huang Fang also needed to appease Feng Fang because of the needs of work, and now that Zong Xin died, this relationship would lose the necessity of existence.
It can be said that the change in the situation has directly reversed the relationship between Huang Fang and Feng Yan, and even reflected an extremely fierce contradiction.
3. Why is it anti-water?
In fact, the problem is already very clear at this point.
It is not so much that huang fang is anti-water, but rather that anti-water grabbing Feng Yan is his inevitable choice, and there are also four reasons for huang fang.
First, in terms of duties, Feng Yan rebelled, he was responsible, and now he tried to make up for the mess, which was also justified.
Second, from the perspective of personal wealth, it was indispensable to be rich and noble before, and now that Feng Yan has rebelled, Huang Fang must be implicated, so if he wants to go back to the past, he will have to arrest Feng Yan, which can be understood as making up for his achievements.
Third, from the perspective of personal cutting, his relationship with Feng Yan is good in the eyes of others, in order to prevent being liquidated in the future, he must arrest Feng Yan at this time, and prove that he has nothing to do with killing Zong Xin and counterattacking Deng Yu before cutting the relationship.
Fourth, it was mentioned before why Yellow Defense was used, so now it is also one of the reasons why Yellow Defense grabbed Feng Yan, for Yellow Defense needs to re-prove its value.
After the rest of the month, he prevented the fruit and blamed the people.
However, it is interesting that after Feng Yan was arrested, Liu Xiu actually pardoned him, and it is not known what exactly happened in this.
【Idle】
In any relationship, once the environment has changed, it must face new challenges.
According to the "Theory of Contradictions", things have internal and external causes, and internal causes are fundamental, and external causes are conditions.
Once the external causes as conditions mature, the internal causes will play a role.
The relationship between people is also the same, don't look at the current good or bad very, but the internal logic still contains some factors that are good or bad.
Once the external environment changes, these problems will be exposed and exploded, and the relationships that are exposed on the outside will have to be redefined.
In fact, looking at this material, it is not to discuss how Huang Fang or Feng Yan dripped.
Instead, it is necessary to realize why Liu Xiu, the Emperor of Han Guangwu, said, "Those who tie feng will be yellow and defensive." ”
In fact, it is he who sees the inevitability of this change in relationship and deduces what Huang Fang did based on human nature.
Or in short, a relationship can't always be good (it's not always bad, it's not absolute, but once it's bad, it's basically hard to get better), and there will be a lot of challenges and changes.
As an individual, we must recognize this, knowing that changes in relationships are inevitable, or that changes in relationships must be changes in something, or that changes necessarily lead to changes in relationships.
And the question is, how do we do it, how do we pull the relationship back to where it was, or push it where you want it to be.