"Young and ten-thousand-year-old, sitting down and fighting in the southeast. Who is the opponent of the heroes of the world? Cao Liu! Giving birth to a son should be like Sun Zhongmou. ”
During this historical period, the "Three Kingdoms" has always been loved by literati and artists, and has left many popular poetry works.
And there is such a famous book, which shows us the ups and downs of this period of history.
It is "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
In the chaotic war, some people strategized and became famous;
Some people fall short and die without a problem.
When we read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", we knew that there are four taboos in life that must not be touched.
"Lu Bu among people, red rabbit among horses", this is the world's praise for Lu Bu.
He once galloped on the battlefield and was known as the "First Fierce General of the Three Kingdoms", but he fell step by step in the torrent of history, and finally died in Baimenlou.
Many people feel sorry for Lu Bu, saying that why did a generation of warriors come to this?
In fact, Lu Bu's ending has long been written in his experience.
Zhang Fei scolded Lu Bu as a "slave with three surnames".
He was first tempted by Dong Zhuo to use a good horse and a high-ranking official Houlu to kill his father-in-law Ding Yuan.
Later, he was bewitched by Wang Yun with a "beauty trick" and killed his second father-in-law, Dong Zhuo.
As a "godson", he personally stabbed two fathers-in-law, which is an explosive existence in any era.
As a result, everyone in "Three Kingdoms" knows that when Lu Bu's father-in-law is a high-risk occupation, he will give you a knife one day.
So Lu Bu in the later period was like a lost dog.
Wanting to take refuge in Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu expelled him on the grounds that he was capricious and untrustworthy.
Showing favor to Cao Cao at the White Gate Tower, Cao Cao listened to Liu Bei's words and recalled his "father-killing" past, and resolutely put him to death.
A generation of heroes, in the end, ended in tragedy.
In the short term, Lu Bu has been reused after every betrayal, but the ungrateful are eventually spurned by the world.
On the road of life, every bullet you shoot will eventually hit your eyebrows.
The attitude towards your "ex" (whether it is a former boss, a former lover, or someone else) hides your truest character.
If you don't leave a line in everything, you will end up blocking your own way.
Only by remembering old feelings can we gain new trust.
Why did Cao Cao appreciate Guan Yu?
It is because Guan Erye is righteous and Bo Yuntian, and he always thinks about Uncle Liu Huang's goodness.
In order to let Guan Yu return to his heart, Cao Cao gave almost everything.
Gold and silver, officials, beauties, BMWs.
But after that, everyone knows.
Guan Yu hung the seal and sealed the gold, passed five levels and killed six generals, and looked for his brother for thousands of miles.
Although he left, Cao Cao was full of praise.
Zeng Guofan once said: "Don't forget the great kindness with small grudges." ”
For the sake of immediate interests, facing the sword with a benevolent person will only gain small profits and lose people's hearts.
Only with affection and righteousness can we stand in heaven and earth and win the trust of others.
Always remember the kindness of others, and others will remember your kindness.
Open-mindedness becomes a big thing, and narrow-mindedness ruins life.
In the era of the Three Kingdoms, when the world of great contention, the heroes fought for the Central Plains, and suspicion and suspicion were inevitable.
The ancestors have long said that soldiers are not tired of deceit.
But in the face of complex and changeable human nature, some people are tolerant and generous, laugh it off, and win the support of everyone;
Some people have small stomachs and chicken intestines, insist on going their own way, and eventually fail.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are typical examples.
Both are suspicious of nature.
Yuan Shao can ignore strategists like Xu Yu and Zhang He because of his own suspicions;
Cao Cao was even more ruthless, and just because he was suspicious when he heard a word, he drew his sword and killed the Lu Boyu family who took him in.
It is better to bear the people of the world than to let the people of the world be negative.
But these two suspicious people have very different endings.
Cao Cao established the foundation of Cao Wei, and Yuan Shao was defeated.
The key to the different endings lies in two words - mind.
The two are equally suspicious, but their minds are not half a bit.
In the early days of the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's loyal minister Tian Feng knew that Yuan Shao's military skills were inferior to Cao Cao's, and repeatedly persuaded Yuan Shao not to attack head-on, but Yuan Shao not only did not listen, but also put Tian Feng in prison on the grounds of destroying the morale of the army.
In the end, Yuan Shao paid the price for his choice and lost to Cao Cao.
After Yuan Shao's defeat, many people thought that Tian Feng would be released and would definitely be reused in the future.
But Tian Feng said: "If I win, I can still live, and if I lose now, I will definitely die." ”
After a while, Yuan Shao came back, and he said to his subordinates: "I didn't listen to Tian Feng's advice and lost the battle, and I was really laughed at by him." So Yuan Shao ordered Tian Feng to be killed.
Small-bellied chicken intestines, indiscriminately killing loyal ministers, such a boss is afraid that no one can stay under him for a long time.
On the other hand, Cao Cao, after winning the Battle of Guandu, he collected a lot of letters that collaborated with Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao glanced at these letters, didn't think about it, and said lightly: "Burn them all." ”
Everyone wondered why they didn't dig deep and find out those who were suspected of collaborating with the enemy.
Cao Cao said: "At that time, Yuan Shao was so strong, and he was so weak, it was difficult for him to be safe, let alone them?"
These officials who did bad things were grateful to Cao Cao from then on, and they were determined to be loyal to Cao Gong.
In the "Song Dynasty Facts Garden", it is said: With generosity and compatibility, all things are beneficial.
Walking in this turbulent world, it's okay to keep an eye on everything.
But while being suspicious, we must also be able to tolerate people.
Because there is no perfect person in the world, suspicious and unlucky, he will eventually become a loner.
Han Yu said: "Industry is good at diligence, and absurdity is ridiculous." ”
Even if you are talented, if you are not practical and diligent, you will be trampled underfoot.
In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the most famous genius is Cao Cao's son Cao Zhi.
When he was more than ten years old, he was able to recite hundreds of thousands of words of poetry and rhetoric, and there was a "seven-step poem" that shocked the court, and then created "Luo Shen Fu" that has been passed down through the ages.
But many people wonder why such an excellent Cao Zhi did not inherit Cao Cao's position in the end?
In fact, Cao Zhi was indeed Cao Cao's favorite son at first, and he took him with him on many marches and let him follow him to learn current politics and military affairs.
When he became an adult, he named him the Marquis of Linzi, intending to train him as his heir.
But Cao Zhi completely failed Cao Cao's hard work, fighting cocks and horses all day long, drinking and having fun, and living the life of a son-in-law.
Once, after getting drunk, Cao Zhi rode in a carriage and galloped on the forbidden road that only the emperor could walk on when he held a ceremony, and finally rushed into Sima Gate.
This incident made Cao Cao furious, and he executed the bus order responsible for managing Sima Men, so as to make an example of the chicken.
But this did not make Cao Zhi repent, and he continued to drink himself unconscious on the grounds that he needed inspiration to compose poetry.
Once, Cao Ren was besieged by Guan Yu, and Cao Cao asked Cao Zhi to serve as the general of Nanzhong Lang to lead troops to rescue Cao Ren.
Unexpectedly, Cao Zhi got drunk and completely forgot about it.
This time, Cao Cao was really angry and disappointed, and he no longer reused Cao Zhi.
The former talents were eight buckets, just like a star falling in history, leaving only the romantic past of his youth.
And Cao Pi, who is far less talented than Cao Zhi, knows that he has lost at the starting line.
So he learned strategy, dealt with relationships, kept his head in obscurity, and finally became the son of the world as he wished.
Su Shi once said: "Those who set up great things in ancient times not only have supernatural talents, but also have perseverance." ”
Many times, it is the natural and talented that is the most dangerous.
Because there are too many people who believe that they are talented, they have no scruples, are proud of their talents, and finally cut off their good future with their own hands, leaving one by one "hurt Zhongyong".
Therefore, even if you are talented, you must not act recklessly, otherwise the next step is likely to be an abyss.
"Zengguang Xianwen" once said: "People are good at being bullied, and horses are good at being ridden." ”
As an absolutely honest person in the "Three Kingdoms Loyalty", Lu Su is evaluated as having the "style of an elder".
He was torn between Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu, and was the absolute main force in promoting the "Sun-Liu Alliance".
Under his persuasion, Sun Quan promised to lend Jingzhou to Liu Bei to fight against Cao together.
Taking into account the overall situation and looking ahead, this is the evaluation of Lu Su in the early stage.
But when Lu Su wanted to return to Jingzhou, his kindness and honesty hurt him.
When Lu Su first looked for Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang said that Jingzhou was the territory of the Liu family, dismissed Lu Su back, and invited Liu Bei's nephew Liu Qi out, saying that Liu Qi was dying for a short time, and Jingzhou would be returned after his death.
When Lu Su heard that it was reasonable, he agreed to Zhuge Liang.
Soon after, Liu Qi died, and Lu Su came to Jingzhou for the second time.
Zhuge Liang told the importance of Jingzhou to Liu Bei with a three-inch tongue, and told Lu Su that he was only borrowing this land temporarily, and he would return this land when Liu Bei captured Xichuan.
Lu Su believed that Liu Bei was a benevolent and righteous person, so he bet on the word.
But afterwards, Liu Bei did not move to capture other places, and Lu Su could only visit Liu Bei three times.
Unexpectedly, Liu Bei cried directly this time, saying that Xichuan was reluctant to attack and rob his own siblings' territory.
If the Eastern Wu reclaimed Jingzhou, they would be displaced.
Seeing Liu Bei so sad, Lu Su's heart instantly softened, and he promised that Liu Bei's return to Jingzhou could be discussed again.
Three times to take Jingzhou to no avail, and was also teased.
Why did Lu Su fail to ask for Jingzhou, in fact, it was the "wind of the elders" who hurt him.
Be a gentleman, obey the rules, and not offend others.
But he forgot that the world is complicated, and people's hearts are also complicated.
blindly obeys the rules, then his generosity will become a weakness.
In reality, it is absolutely right to abide by the rules, which is the ethics and cultivation we should have.
But if the other party doesn't follow the rules and plays all kinds of tricks, we have to improvise.
Thick black against thick black, poison against poison.
Later, Dongwu also made a "deception", and Lü Meng crossed the river in white clothes to recover Jingzhou.
If you are pedantic and stick to the rules, you will end up being treated as a soft persimmon, and others will not only knead you, but also use you to squeeze the juice.
It has been said that while the wheels of history are always rolling forward, human nature rarely changes.
Reading "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", we look at history and taste human nature.
In the turbulent story, learn the way of life of the ancients and guide us on the road of life.
Those hidden precepts for doing things let us ponder, remember, and take them as precepts.