Uncle Sun Tong's life

Uncle Sun Tong is a good employee --- lingering in his heart

Shusun Tong first did qin and then assisted Han in his life, and two generations of officials were once very popular. Initially, Shusun Tong was recruited by the Qin Dynasty court because of his literary talent: Later, after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Shusun Tong assisted Han Gaozu in formulating the court etiquette of the Han Dynasty, and became a prominent role at the beginning of the founding of the Western Han Dynasty. However, people's evaluation of it has always been mixed, and Sima Qian's reputation has changed from time to time, and he has called him "Confucianism of the Han Dynasty" for the sake of righteousness and informality; Sima Guang, on the other hand, accused him of formulating the ritual music only for a temporary purpose, and as a result, the ancient ritual was lost. Right and wrong, what is the truth? This can only be perceived and perceived from the real historical background.

Shusun Tong was a Confucian during the reign of Qin II and was appointed doctor to be zhao. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up, and the whole world responded one after another, and when Qin II heard about it, he was also very worried, so he summoned Dr. Zhao and Confucian Sheng to inquire about the strategy.

Qin II asked, "What do the gentlemen think should be done when the guards from Chu land have captured the city?" More than thirty doctors and Confucians said in unison: "The rebellion of the people is a capital crime that cannot be forgiven, and I hope that Your Majesty will quickly send troops to fight it." When the second person heard this, he was furious and the look on his face changed.

Shusun Tong stepped forward and said: "If you are united as one family today, the former emperor destroys the walls of the counties and counties, and sells the weapons of the world, and expresses to the world that he will no longer use soldiers to fight." Moreover, there are holy tomorrows on the top, perfect laws on the bottom, everyone is dutiful and law-abiding, and the whole world is peaceful, where does anyone want to rebel? These are just thieves who steal chickens and dogs, and they are full of teeth. ”

The second turned from anger to joy and smiled, "Sir is very right." When the doctors saw this, their brains quickly made a sharp turn, echoing Uncle Sun Tong, saying that the rebels were nothing more than thieves. The brain-stiffened one still insisted that the people were rebelling. So Qin II put all those who said they were rebels in prison and gave his uncle Sun Tong twenty horses and a piece of clothing.

At that time, those people all called Shusun Tong "Ah II", which is the meaning of Ah Chen flattering Qin II. Shusun Tong was confronted with the rebuke and only said, "No, I almost can't get rid of the tiger.". After saying these words, Shusun Tong hurried away, because he was a wise man who knew that the regime of Qin II had no hope, and there was no need to take it seriously. So if you say something to make the master happy, you can slip away.

Later, the Qin Dynasty fell, and Shusun Tong fled from Xianyang with the Confucians. He first defected to Xiangliang, who after his death served the King of Chuhuai, and later to Liu Bang. Liu Bang hated Confucianism the most, so when he saw Him, he took off their hats and defecated them to humiliate Them. Uncle Sun informed Liu Bang of his temperament, so he took off his Confucian clothes and changed into short and close-fitting clothes, and Liu Bang was very happy. Shusun Tong did not preach Confucianism to Liu Bang, nor did he recommend his own students to others, but recommended to Liu Bang those brave men who were born of thieves, and Liu Bang was even happier, and worshiped Uncle Sun Tong as a doctor and was called Ji Sijun.

Shusun Tong's students were snubbed and secretly scolded Shusun Tong: "We have followed Mr. Sun Tong for many years, and now we do not recommend us to be officials, but recommend those cunning thieves every day. When Shusun Tong heard this, he said to the students, "The King of Han is braving the rain of swords and arrows to fight for the world, can you Confucian students go into battle and kill the enemy?" You followed me, and I have not forgotten you. ”

Liu Bang pacified the world, and the people who followed him to fight the world were all unsaved warriors, and they did not know what rules, drank wine and competed for merit in the court, shouted when they were drunk, and even drew their swords to cut the pillars on the temple. Liu Bang looked at the chaotic scene and also had a headache.

Shusun Tong guessed Liu Bang's thoughts and knew that the time had come, so he said to Liu Bang: "Although Confucianism cannot compete for the world, it is good at keeping the success." The subject was willing to recruit Confucian students from the state of Lu and work with the disciples of the subject to formulate imperial court etiquette. After Liu Bang agreed, Shusun Tong, together with the Confucian students of the State of Lu and his own students, considered the etiquette system of the ancient and Qin Dynasties, and formulated a practical and feasible etiquette system according to the conditions of the times.

Since then, the ministers have strictly followed the etiquette in the upper court, and the slightest deviation has been punished by the imperial history who is watching from the side, and everyone is afraid in their hearts, and the atmosphere in the DPRK and China has been greatly improved. Liu Bang looked at the tame subjects and sighed, "I didn't know the honor of the Son of Heaven until today!"

He promoted his uncle Sun Tong to Taichang and gave him five hundred gold. At this time, Shusun Tong proposed: "The students of the minister have followed the minister for many years, and together with the minister, they have formulated the etiquette, hoping that His Majesty will give them the title of official." At this time, Liu Bang already liked Confucianism from his heart, so he made Shusun Tong's students all lang officials, and Shusun Tong distributed all the five hundred gold given by Liu Bang to the students, and only then did the students understand Shusun Tong's intentions and said happily: "Mr. Shusun Tong is a saint and understands the affairs and laws of this world."

"Ghost Valley" has a cloud: "The one who is a lover, the greatness of the Tao." If you say that the change is also, you must hesitate to judge its change. "Intentions, desires, thoughts, and wisdom are all made from the portal." Therefore, it is necessary to close the door and control it to produce people. "The application of the art of closing the door to transform things is the key to the path of yin and yang. Be flexible and flexible, grasp the inner thoughts of the person, and grasp the key to things. People may have used the term "saint" to describe Shusun Tong, but Shusun Tong is indeed familiar with the mystery of power change, and Shusun Tong's body alone can adapt to the dusk of Qin II, the power of Xiang Yu, and the thinness of Liu Bang... In such an era of great chaos in the world and the robbery of literati, not only did he spare his life, but he was also proud and prosperous everywhere, all of which depended on his good grasp of the scale of "change and invariance".

The so-called "change" means constantly changing one's words and deeds and countermeasures on the basis of understanding the king's temper, disposition, mood, anger, likes and dislikes. Shusun Tong was "hidden" from Qin II and "praised" from Liu Bang, and these means worked repeatedly. The so-called "unchanging" is that the flattery of flattery should be consistent. Only by making the king who serves feel physically and mentally happy and comfortable can he make fame and fortune for himself, which is the trick of "generation of red" of Uncle Sun Tong.