Liu Renluo, a famous minister of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, who was deviated by the "hot search"

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(The image of Liu Renluo is transmitted online, and I doubt the authenticity)

The phrase "theories of the times" is often seen in history books, literally meaning: the discussion at that time was boiling over — equivalent to the effect of being on the hot search. I suddenly felt the idea of this word because I recently read a related story in the Zizhi Tongjian, which probably read as follows:

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, there was a famous courtier named Liu Renluo. He is a sober-minded, very positive person with three views, and can often make accurate judgments on some complex issues. His greatest contribution was to tang gaozong in the process of pacifying goryeo, laying a solid foundation for emperor Gaozong to finally realize this feat.

However, Liu Renluo's career was not smooth sailing, especially when he had not yet gone to Goryeo and offended the Korean red Li Yifu. This Li Yifu is a complete villain, because of his support for Li Wu Zetian as empress, he is very popular. His personality, on the surface and pleasant, as sunny and amiable as a warm man, is actually a sinister and fierce character with a knife in his smile, so he has a nickname, called "Li Cat", which means "soft and harmful" - don't look at the surface is very cute and cute, and if you don't get it right, you can hurt you.

Li Yifu's character offended him, of course, there was no good fruit, and Liu Renji was soon transferred from the central government to Qingzhou (present-day Shandong). What is even more unfortunate is that as the assassin of Qingzhou, Liu Renluo encountered a sea breeze while transporting grain and grass from Goryeo, which not only damaged the grain ships, but also drowned many grain transporters.

This allowed Li Yifu to seize the handle, and he sent an inspector named Yuan Yishi to investigate Liu Renluo. Yuan Yishi arrived in Qingzhou and said to Liu Renji, "You have a vendetta against people like Chaozhong, and it is best to think of a way to do it yourself." "Yuan's meaning, and "Li Cat" such a person as a vendetta, no one can save you; his own way is to cut himself, so that he does not have to be embarrassed. Unfortunately, Liu Renji was very uncooperative, replying: "I have dereliction of duty in my work, in accordance with the laws of the state, even if you kill me, I will never throw the pot, but if you let me cut myself as soon as I come up, let my enemies be happy, I am really not willing." ”

Yuan Yishi listened to Liu Renluo's words, so he had to act according to law and report all kinds of details that Liu Renluo did not cooperate with. When he returned to Beijing to resume his life, he also personally put a lock on Liu Ren's track, afraid that he would run away.

When the news reached the central authorities, Li Yifu naturally advocated killing Liu Renluo, but there were also ministers who excused Liu Renluo: You said that you were transporting grain well, and suddenly an evil wind blew up, who can control this? It makes sense, so Tang Gaozong simply removed Liu Renluo from the civil service and asked him to "serve himself in white clothes" during the conquest of Goryeo.

Unexpectedly, Liu Renji made great achievements many times, and he not only returned to the official field, but finally became the prime minister. And Li Yifu, who was bent on his death, had long been degraded and depressed.

The most embarrassing is the Yuan heterogeneity. He was really worried that Liu Ren would announce his personal vendetta and wear small shoes for himself. At this time, in order to dispel Yuan's doubts, Liu Renji poured a glass of wine on the ground in front of him and said, "If I mention the old things again, it will be like this cup of wine." Not only that, yuan yishi also quickly gained promotion (Zhan Shicheng, equivalent to the executive butler of the empress or prince).

This matter, on the hot search, "the times are different."

What are you talking about? Liu Renlu does not remember the old evil, the grand duke is selfless? I thought that discussing Liu Ren's track as a person may be there, but it is certainly not the main content. This kind of moral pacesetter has nothing to talk about in private gossip. The rest of the discussion focus is naturally Yuan Yi's promotion.

Yuan's treatment of Liu Renqi was not bad, but it was not friendly at all. What is even more problematic is that he was so "called out" to Liu Renluo at the behest of Li Yifu, who had a very poor wind evaluation. Such a person, such a background, such an act, actually got a promotion? What is Liu Renluo doing?

I believe that at that time, in the "divergent theories of the times", what people wanted to know most was how their future connections should be managed through this matter--how to deal with Liu Renji and how to sum up the experience from Yuan Yishi.

Perhaps in response to these "calculations", Liu Renluo, who heard the discussion, immediately recommended Yuan Yishi as "Siyuan Dafu" (Hubu Langzhong, equivalent to a high-ranking official in finance and civil affairs).

In response to Liu Renlu's behavior, an inspector named Du Yijian commented: "Si's so-called correction is overcorrected. ”

It's too much.

Du Yijian's so-called "overcorrection" means that Liu Renji promoted his "enemy" because of public opinion in order to show his public heart. And Yuan Yishi himself, whether it is suitable for sitting in this position, there is no discussion at all, this is obviously not a fair decision.

Think about who Liu Renluo is? In the complex goryeo battlefield, he was always able to accurately judge each other's situation and make correct decisions. When he "joined the army in white clothes," it was precisely because he suffered setbacks and his career was at a low point, but he was full of pride, thinking that the heavens had sent wealth to him, and declared: "If you want to sweep away the Eastern Yi, you will award the Tang Dynasty Zhengshuo to the sea." After the progress of the Goryeo problem, he served as the governor of Zhenfu, visited and investigated, analyzed the ills of Haedong, and proposed a plan for long-term peace and stability, laying the foundation for Li Ji to pacify Goryeo later... This is a shrewd, sober and adventurous activist bureaucrat who is almost not swayed by the external environment, but is disturbed by public opinion on yuan's affairs.

What I felt was the power of "tense discussion".

People are often influenced by public opinion, and unconsciously fall into it, and are wrapped up in it. Some people are like surfing in the sea, taking advantage of the tide of public opinion to go up and down, and enjoy it. More people, on the other hand, are so wrapped up that they don't even have a chance to catch their breath. But whether it is surfing in the sea of public opinion or being coerced, as long as you can't jump out of this field, I think I will always drown in it, but sooner or later.

The negative result of being wrapped up in public opinion is anxiety. Originally, there was not so much tension in this world, and there was not so much need, but because public opinion is so, the atmosphere is so, if you do not agree with public opinion, you will become confused, and many things at present will lose their meaning. And identifying with public opinion cannot be liberated, but it adds a lot of heaviness, including mission, responsibility, and significance. A friend said that in addition to life, old age, illness and death, all anxiety comes from values. This is very true, sadly, values are being shaped by public opinion, all the time.

This is not all negative brainwashing, but more positive propaganda. Grand, epic, thoughtful, too much brilliant toolbox choreographed into a beautiful piece. This work is very tempting, but it also has drawbacks, it makes you think that you are walking on a grand road, that you are part of a great blueprint, but in fact even the slight sunshine fullness of yourself has been thrown out of the cloud nine.

It doesn't matter if there is an occasional "disagreement", but it is too exhausting to produce new tricks every day. Indulging in the complicated "hot search" will feel that many things are illusory, bathed in endless ideals and spiritual heritage, which is also depressing. At this time, it is difficult to maintain yourself.

Liu Renluo, such a sober person, was taken away in a "time dispute", not to mention thousands of sentient beings who have far less willpower than Liu Renluo throughout the ages. (End)

The story of Liu Renji and Yuan's heterogeneous style, see Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 21, "The First Year of Emperor Gaozong's Reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang"

Li Yifu is known as "Li Cat", see Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 200 ,"Six Years of Emperor Gaozong's Yonghui of Tang Dynasty"