Leaders in the unit want to have strong leadership. Leadership is the ability to influence others, which has a more far-reaching impact on employees, and can make employees and those around them trust, convinc, and willing to follow the leader and recognize the leadership of managers.
It can be seen that leadership is a kind of personal charisma, a charm that makes employees respect and convinc. In order to improve their management level, it is very necessary for managers to improve their own leadership. Managers with leadership can make employees "follow" themselves, without thinking of leaving, and contribute to the growth of the organization.
Yao in the era of the Five Emperors recorded in the "Historical Records" is good at using moral means to improve leadership, understand the overall situation and seek great benefits for himself, which is very worthy of learning from the leaders and managers of the organization. Now, let's take a look at how Yao Shun uses ethical means to improve his leadership.
Yao has a moral political skill
In the era of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors recorded by Sima Qian in the "Historical Records", the monarchs all had a lofty moral realm, a realm of selflessness, and subdued the people with virtue, which also expressed the Confucian idea of "benevolent government". Most of the Confucian doctrines are based on benevolence and righteousness, and have set a public rule that "those who practice benevolence and righteousness prosper, and those who do not practice benevolence and righteousness perish".
In the "Historical Records", the image of Yao is depicted as the Ming Jun in ancient times, who is not greedy for power or profit, but is a moral model. This is mainly because Emperor Yao did two important deeds, one is to formulate the calendar and pay tribute to the people, and the other is to select the virtuous and promote the ability, and seek the virtuous and Zen.
These two measures are the powerful practice of Emperor Yao's mind of "the world is for the public". Through Sima Qian's expression of Yao, he also pinned his political ideals, that is, governing the country and leveling the world.
However, through Sima Qian's expression, we also realize that morality is essentially a means of political domination and a conspiracy. Emperor Yao has noble virtues, but it is this kind of "selfless" virtue that makes him have superb political skills, so that he sits firmly on the throne of the emperor, and the people are willing to obey his leadership, condense strong leadership, and become a wise emperor who has been famous for centuries.
In the eyes of ordinary people, kind-hearted, selfless people, we usually say that they are honest people and good people, but they seem to be cowardly, temperless, and easy to bully, and good people are worthless to us ordinary people. However, morality as a means is really too powerful. When the leader of a good man has virtue, he often makes his subordinates follow the leader like glue and obey the management of the leader, without any thoughts of abandonment or betrayal.
1. Use morality to seek power and become emperor
A closer look at Emperor Yao's behavior in the "Historical Records" will also reveal that he has a high degree of scheming. Emperor Yao is the son of Emperor Yu, who is also the great-grandson of Emperor Huangdi, and his mother is Chen Feng.
At the age of thirteen, Yao was sealed in Tao (Tao Village, Xiangfen County, Linfen City, Shanxi), and at the age of fifteen, he assisted his brother Emperor Zhi, and changed his title to Tang Land (now Taiyuan, Shanxi), with the name Tao Tang. At the age of twenty, Yao Daizhi was the son of heaven, and the capital was Pingyang.
It can be seen from this that Yao's scheming, at the age of twenty, on the grounds that his brother had no political achievements, he drove his brother Emperor Zhi away, and then became emperor himself. It can be seen that he is using morality, with his brother having no political achievements, he is a virtuous and capable person, seeking power and usurping the throne, and claiming to be the emperor himself.
2. Maintain the virtue of a humble gentleman
Yao, who is the emperor, often wears a yellow crown and black clothes, and rides red cars and white horses to show his noble status. You must know that wearing a yellow crown and a black court dress are the clothes worn by the ancient emperors of the mainland. Until the Ming Dynasty, the emperor's most formal costume was the yellow crown and black clothes. In the twentieth century, Yuan Shikai usurped the throne and ascended the throne, and he also wore this set of clothes.
Although Yao is described in the "Historical Records" as rich and not arrogant, he is noble but not arrogant, just like a humble gentleman. But we feel as if we are putting on a show, Yao is wearing noble clothes to show the identity of the emperor, and is unwilling to merge with the people and maintain his high status in order to enhance his sense of mystery. On the surface, he is a humble gentleman who is gentle and polite, but in fact, the city is very deep.
Yao's elder brother
3. Create a calendar to convince people with virtue
Yao is very smart and knows how to convince people with virtue in political means. He knows the truth that "water can carry a boat and can also capsize a boat", the interests of the common people are "water", and his own "boat" must meet the interests of the common people, in order to truly win the hearts of the people and win the world.
In the era of primitive society in ancient times, only when crops were harvested, the common people could have no worries about food and clothing, and the tribe could flourish. Yao knew this truth, so he formulated a calendar. The calendar, which we now know as the lunar calendar, can guide farmers and uncles to do farm work at different times, which can be said to be adapted to the times.
The birth of the calendar was also to correctly guide the cultivation of crops. Such as the 24 solar terms of the calendar, the spring equinox, the valley rain...... Instruct farmers to break the ground in the spring, the summer solstice to clear weeds in the summer, the autumn equinox to guide farmers to harvest crops in the fall, and the winter solstice to guide farmers to store grains in the winter.
The calendar created by Yao divides the year into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the four seasons have different emphases and division of labor, which is scientific, accurate and practical. The great thing about Yao's calendar is that it accurately determines the time of each season, divides the year into 366 days, and uses leap months to accurately regulate the four seasons.
The scientific nature of the calendar guided the peasants' production, brought about a bumper harvest of crops, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and naturally supported Yao's leadership. Here, it can be seen that Yao Hui won the hearts of the people, persuaded the people with virtue, and was a politician with profound political wisdom and superb political skills.
Fourth, support cronies and henchmen, and use virtue to supplement power
Yao founded the calendar, obtained political achievements, and also knew how to support his cronies and henchmen, and use virtue to supplement the government and consolidate the political power. As recorded in the historical records:
It is the order of Xi, harmony, respect for Haotian, count the sun, moon and stars, and respect the people. Divide the life of Xizhong, live in Yuyi, and say Yanggu. Respectful to the sunrise, then Cheng Dong. In the middle of the day, the star bird, in the spring of Yin. Its people are analyzed, and the words of birds and beasts are slight. Uncle Deuteronomy, living in Nanjiao. Sincerely, respectfully. The sun is eternal, the spark is in the middle of summer. Its people are the cause of birds and beasts. Deuteronomy and Zhong, living in the west soil, said the valley. Respect the day of the day, and the journey to the west. In the night, the stars are empty, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is in the middle of the year. Its people are easy, birds and beasts are felt. Deuteronomy and Uncle; Living in the north, it is called the secluded capital. It's in the ambush. The days are short, the stars are in the middle of winter. Its people are burning, and birds and beasts are hairy.
Here, it can be seen that Yao was a brilliant reformer. He reformed the bad habits of the peasant uncles in the past and created the calendar. In order to carry out the reform, he arranged for his cronies to promote the results of the reform.
For example, he arranged for Xi Zhong and Uncle Xi, who were more trusting of the Xi family, to go to the east and south, and He Zhong and Uncle He, who were more trusting, to go to the west and north, with the purpose of guiding the peasant uncles to engage in agricultural production according to the calendar and reducing the resistance to reform created by local tigers. At the same time, the arrival of his cronies and henchmen also spread the beautiful voice of Yao's diligence and love for the people for the people, making Yao even more loved by the people. It can be seen that Yao has superb political skills and knows how to squeeze out the suppression of political opponents and consolidate the achievements of reform and power.
5. Stand on the moral high ground and defeat political opponents
Yao has been the Son of Heaven for more than 70 years, and then he also faced the problem of abdication and power transfer. In order to let him still be the "Emperor Taishang" and sit firmly on the throne of power after his abdication, Yao stood on the moral high ground and eliminated the political enemies who threatened power one by one.
From Yao asking the minister who can inherit his career, it can be seen that he is quite scheming. As recorded in the historical records:
Yao said: "Who can follow this matter? ”
Fang Qi said: "The heir Danzhu is enlightened. ”
Yao said: "Huh! Stubborn, no. ”
Yao said again: "Who can be? ”
He said: "Gathering cloth work next to the co-work, it can be used." ”
Yao said: "Gonggong is kind to words, and its use is remote, and it seems to be flattering to the sky, and it is not possible." ”
Yao said again: "Huh, Siyue, the soup is flooding, the vast mountains and Xiangling, the people are worried, there is a person who can make the ruler?" ”
They are all said to be reckless. Yao said: "Kun is ordered to destroy the clan, don't do it." ”
Yue said: "It's strange, it's just that it's not available." ”
Yao then listened to Yue Yong. At the age of nine, it is useless.
Yao's travels
Yao asked many ministers on this day, who can take over my shift? On the other hand, Yao is also examining who threatens his power. If someone signs up to be his successor, maybe that person is highly respected and can threaten Yao's power in terms of ability.
The ministers also knew that it was a hot potato. Fang Qi, who thinks he is smarter, thinks about it, in order to please Yao, the leader, he proposes that Danzhu is the biological son of the master Yao, and as the successor, it should make you happy!
So, Fang Qi spoke, Prince Danzhu and His Majesty were wise at a glance and could take on this responsibility.
But Yao said that the crown prince Danzhu, a bear child, had a stubborn personality and was not suitable for being the emperor.
As for why Yao hates the crown prince, from another perspective, the prince's accession to the throne will also threaten his status, and he is not his ideal candidate.
The clothes worn by the ancient emperors - yellow crown and black clothes
After that, Yao continued to ask. The minister said bluntly: The co-workers have a very mass base and can take over. Yao thinks that co-workers can only brag. But through this questioning, Yao thought that Gonggong and Gangdou had the possibility of forming a party for personal gain, so he naturally wanted to eliminate it.
Yao continued to ask: "Now that the flood is overflowing, who can control the water?" ”
Everyone said that the ministers all elected Kun. At this time, Yao saw that the ministers insisted on electing Kun, proving that Kun was his biggest threat.
Yao originally knew that water control was a difficult project, and Kun was not able to manage it, but he still let Kun spend nine years to control, and it can be seen that it was to eliminate competitors. As a result, Kun still made some achievements. As a result, Yao eliminated the biggest competitor for power on the grounds that Kun was incapable and unvirtuous.
After eliminating the political opponents, Yao continued to ask the minister, who is a virtuous person who can inherit my position. The ministers were all understanding people and did not dare to recommend themselves, so they unanimously elected Shun.
Sixth, take morality as a foothold and train successors
Although the family background is very poor, such as "Shun's father was blind and had a stubborn personality, his mother was arrogant and domineering, and his younger brother was arrogant and rude, but Shun was able to influence these bad family members with filial piety and not break the law and commit crimes", which proved to be very virtuous, so he was unanimously elected as his successor.
In this way, Yao accepted the advice of many ministers and elected Shun as his successor. He first married his two daughters to Shun, making Shun a relative of the emperor and a prince of heaven.
After that, Yao arranged for Shun to experience in officialdom. If Shun is allowed to participate in various official affairs, Shun can do all kinds of official affairs in an orderly manner. Another example is to straighten out the order of the parents and brothers of the common people, formulate the hierarchy of officials, receive VIPs, etc., and also create miracles, such as storms and thunderstorms in the mountains and forests not to get lost, thinking that it is a miracle, and treating Shun as a saint is widely publicized. In later feudal society, this kind of training was called prince training, which was used to exercise ability and accumulate contacts for the emperor.
When Shun had the experience of training, Yao was very old, and he also asked Shun to take over. Shun first went to do some work, and then recommended by the previous ministers to be the successor of Yao's power, and exiled him to Youling on the grounds of changing the backward customs of Beidi. He went to Nanban, and the Sanmiao tribe went to Xirong and killed Kun on a mountain in the East China Sea. In this way, Shun killed all the power threats, exiled them, and everyone in the world succumbed, and he could naturally become the emperor of "self-respect".
Seven Shun in the name of virtue, re-enthroned as emperor
After that, Yao ceded the imperial throne to Shun on the grounds that Shun was virtuous and capable, and he was the "Emperor Taishang" for 20 years, and the power was still in his own hands.
When Yao died, the people also loved Shun and mourned for him for three years. Shun served three years of mourning as if he was mourning for his father. After that, he deliberately gave the emperor to Yao's son Danzhu, and ran to live in seclusion by the Nanhe River by himself.
As a result, although Danzhu has the position of the emperor, he does not have the emperor's network resources and party team, and everyone is not subordinate to him. For example, the princes did not go to worship Danzhu, but went to worship Shun. The common people all over the world sing praises of Shun's virtue, and do not sing praises to Danzhu. Therefore, the position of Emperor Danzhu is empty.
So, Shun was welcomed by the people, and finally ascended the throne, and re-ascended to the throne of the Son of Heaven as expected, becoming Emperor Shun.
Another way of saying Zen Jean
In the era of the Five Emperors, the "Zen Concession" was to cede the throne to people who were considered by the people to be highly respected and capable. In 220 A.D., when Cao Pi forced the Han Dynasty to offer Emperor Liu Xie's Zen throne, after the end of the Zen ceremony, Cao Pi was straightforward and fast-talking, and directly came to a violent statement that shocked future generations: "I know the things of Shun and Yu." ”
That is to say, Yao Chan gave the throne to Shun, and I finally knew what was going on. Cao Pi's sentence is to imply that in ancient times, the emperor Chan conceded to the virtuous people, which was not so harmonious, and it is estimated that it brought scheming, intrigue and coercion.
Yao and Shun are superb political wise
I don't know if Chan is harmonious, but from the story of Yao Chan giving the emperor to Shun, we can see that Yao is good at using morality and ascending the throne as emperor. Yao used his brother's immoral reasons to force his brother to become emperor himself; Then he did his political achievements and made the people love his rule. Then, in the name of immorality, he drove out the outstanding political enemy Kun, and cultivated his cronies Shun as his successor to stabilize the position of the emperor. Here, later generations suspect that Shun is Yao's illegitimate son.
Shun is also a scheming politician who convinces the public with virtue. Even after Yao's death, he offered to give the throne to Yao's son, but the common people thought that he was the capable and virtuous monarch, and accepted the support of the people and naturally ascended to the throne.
It can be seen that although morality is worthless on the surface, it is a tool and means of leadership and management. Leaders with superb management wisdom use scheming to make subordinates obey their leaders, pretending to be benevolent, righteous and moral on the surface, and drawing a big pie for subordinates to seek great benefits. When subordinates receive actual benefits, they are naturally grateful to the leader. Coupled with the humble and gentlemanly demeanor of the leader, the subordinates are very comfortable to accept, can be close, and are naturally willing to support the leadership of the subordinates.
epilogue
Therefore, Yao Chan gave Shun the "Historical Records", and also taught a lesson to all workplace leaders, that is, you can use the Confucian "self-cultivation and Qi family to govern the country and level the world", manage subordinates with ethics, improve their own leadership, and make subordinates willing to be loyal to the leader and the organization.