After Zhu Yuanzhang became emperor, he often summoned his brother-in-law Guo Decheng into the palace for two drinks. Once, when the two of them were drinking and turning from side to side, when Guo Decheng got up to bid farewell, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly took out two ingots of gold and involuntarily tucked them into Guo Decheng's sleeve. Guo Decheng was shocked, but the emperor did not have a good heart!
Thinking of this, Guo Decheng resigned: "How can this be done, the subject does not dare to be rewarded." Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Shh, secretly install it, don't show it." For so many years, you have followed me to the north and south, suffered a lot, and made countless meritorious achievements, because of your sister's relationship, the officials are not big, the rewards are not much, and I feel that I owe you a lot. ”
It turned out that Guo Decheng's sister was Zhu Yuanzhang's Concubine Ning. Zhu Yuanzhang's tenth son, Zhu Tan, the King of Luhuang, was born to Concubine Ning. Zhu Yuanzhang liked Concubine Ning very much, and after Empress Ma's death, After Zhu Yuanzhang stopped standing, he first let Concubine Li Shufei act as an agent for the affairs of the harem, and Princess Li Shufei died of illness soon after, and Concubine Ning became the lord of the harem.
Since the emperor pushed his heart like this, Guo Decheng did not dare to say anything more, so he had to pick up the gold, and the "Wisdom Tank" recorded, "Decheng Jingnuo", but his heart was always unsteady, while walking again and again, the emperor was a weasel to the chicken to pray for the New Year did not have a good heart.
Why? According to the regulations of the palace ban, when you leave the palace, you must search your body, no matter what kind of brother-in-law and sister-in-law you are, everyone is no exception. Guo Decheng carried two pieces of gold in his pocket, what is going on! If you search it, there is a suspicion of theft, and if you can't find it, it is even more unclear.
Although Guo Decheng is an alcoholic, he is sober-minded, responsive, and has an idea. The "Wise Man" records, "Than out of the official gate, take boots, pretend to be drunk, take off boots and lugs." This means that when he was about to reach the palace gate, he put the gold in his boots, and then pretended to drink too much, and when he took off his boots to check, he deliberately exposed the gold!
The gatekeeper saw that Guo Decheng dared to steal the gold in the palace, and his guts were too fat, which was worth it! A group of people rushed up and controlled Guo Decheng, and then someone quickly reported to Zhu Yuanzhang. After Zhu Yuanzhang listened, his face was expressionless, and he said, "That was the reward for him." ”
Afterwards, his brother Guo Xing scolded him and said: "You, you have been drunk all day, always go on like this, sooner or later something will happen!" The emperor is kind enough to reward you with some gold, you are good, the whole time, uncle of the tangtang country, how humiliating it is to pass it out, you are too careless. ”
Guo Decheng smiled mysteriously and said, "Brother, don't you see it?" I did it on purpose! ”
Guo Xing listened, stunned, how many meanings is this?
Guo Decheng said: "If you think about it, the palace is so heavily guarded, can I go out with gold?" If someone finds out, to a small extent, it is theft! If it is not found out, then the problem is big, give me a hat of internal and external collusion, and the whole Guo clan will be finished. Now, our sister is the emperor's noble concubine, I am relatively free to enter and leave the palace, who knows if this is the emperor testing me? ”
After the brother listened, he admired Guo Decheng.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang wantonly killed heroes, and in 1393, Lan Yu was killed for treason, from Gonghou Bo to civil and military officials, about fifteen thousand people were implicated and killed. Both guo decheng brothers were implicated, and his brother Guo Xing was stripped of his title, and Guo Decheng was even in danger. It is said that the list reached Zhu Yuanzhang, who said: "Guo Decheng forget it, he will only drink, no ambition!" "Just crossed out his name!"
This is a story recorded in the "Wise Man". After reading it, I was very impressed with Guo Decheng. Dealing with such a suspicious and jealous leader as Zhu Yuanzhang, there are a few points that must be paid attention to.
First, be mean, don't speak up.
To communicate with suspicious and suspicious leaders, we must pay attention to speaking in a measured manner, preferring to hint in the song rather than insisting on it. Because, suspicious leaders are generally more sensitive, you say the person is unintentional, he listens to the intention, sometimes your casual and direct words will cause him to be suspicious.
Second, we must show weakness and not be strong.
Why are leaders suspicious? Worry that subordinates are more capable than themselves! Therefore, what they can't stand most is that their subordinates look down on themselves or show their own appearance. Get along with this kind of leader, don't be competitive, and try to give up the opportunity to perform to the leader.
Third, pretend to be stupid, don't show off.
Suspiciousness must be jealous, and these two character flaws follow each other. Therefore, in front of such a leader, don't be too smart, such as Cao Cao, when he feels that his IQ is thirty miles away from Yang Xiu, Yang Xiu will live to the end.
Fourth, be cautious and not gullible.
Since the leader is suspicious of you, he will inevitably try to test you, one is to see if you are loyal, and the other is to see if you have ambition. At this time, you should keep more eyes on your heart, maintain a cautious heart in front of his routine, and not give a little sunshine to shine.
Speaking of subordinates, I know a boss who doesn't allow his secretary to clean up drawers for him. At one point, he deliberately opened the drawer to reveal an important document and went out. When he returned, he found that the drawers had been closed by the secretary, and the documents were neatly packed, and he was furious and immediately asked the personnel department to fire the secretary!
What is Think Tank? This is a collection of wisdom stories written by Feng Menglong, a "Ming Dynasty wizard", known as "Petty Bourgeois Tongjian". The book contains 1238 (plus reviews, 3000) stories of strategic wisdom in history, which can be called a treasure trove of strategy.
Zeng Guofan was very fond of this book and said to his brother, "Wise men, the best tips for doing things." Du Yuesheng also loved it, and when he got it by chance, he immediately got the most precious treasure and sighed: "Only by reading this book can we read the society thoroughly." ”
