In the narrative of "The Legend of the Cat Demon", there is such a thought-provoking text: Being able to control everyone is the place of bliss for an emperor. And in this art of peeking at people's opinions, Li Si can be regarded as a leader with a lot of help. He absorbed the wisdom of ruling from Xunzi and knew that the value of knowledge lies in its application. It was this belief that allowed him to finally take on the important task of assisting Qin Shi Huang in unifying the six kingdoms.
However, after the completion of Hongdae's contribution to unify the world, Qin Shi Huang was able to stabilize the country without bloodshed without eradicating those generals who had made great achievements, including the famous general Wang Qian. Qin Shi Huang's treatment of meritorious heroes was completely different from Zhu Yuanzhang's martial arts. After Zhu Yuanzhang replaced the world, in order to ensure that the country was passed on to his descendants, he eradicated the generals who had helped him achieve great things one by one, and strived for peace in the harem.
I think the reason why Qin Shi Huang's courage and vision are so much greater is rooted in two things: first, as a member of the imperial family, he has been exposed to the royal atmosphere since he was a child, and he is confident that he can subdue all powerful enemies and never fear the betrayal of powerful ministers; second, Zhu Yuanzhang came from a humble background, and although he has an iron fist, he cannot be sure that his descendants can also deter those strong generals.
On the other hand, Liu Bang once had nothing to do when he was dozens of years old, and he was idle in Pei County. However, in the face of adversity, he was able to establish the Han Dynasty at the age of 50 and defeat the great powers, even compared to his former political rival Xiang Yu. Liu Bang's intelligence is not as good as Zhang Liang, and his soldiers are not as good as Han Xin, the key lies in his talent skills. Liu Bang regards talents as treasures, regardless of whether they are high or low, they have considerable importance and use, so they have attracted a group of talents, which is exactly what Xiang Yu lacks.
Xiang Yu was too conceited, and he instinctively eradicated Liu Bang during the Hongmen banquet, but after all, the kindness of a thought caused a catastrophe, but he was trapped to a desperate situation by the people he had despised. Liu Bei also showed the ingenuity of the people's strategy in the military formation of Changbanpo, and when he saw Zhao Yun, he blamed himself for not comforting his son, which inspired Zhao Yun's loyalty to him, so that Zhao Yun firmly bound his fate to Liu Bei's chariot.
From the above examples, from the ancient emperors, we can get a glimpse of how the monarch trained his subordinates and how to make them follow him with pleasure and sincerity. The art of the emperor is not only to control the enemy and war, but also to educate people and maintain the country. After reading the wisdom and strategies of these ancient and modern rulers, do you have a deeper understanding of the art of ancient kings governing the world?