When we talk about historical figures, there are always those fascinating character stories, especially those characters who are both hated and popular, among them, Wan Yan Gou is really a typical, he is clothed with the aura of history, but also the controversy of the public, just like in the recent hit TV series "Qing Ping Le", the role of Wan Yan Gou can be said to be like a bowl of thick sweet and sour soup, you always can't help but want to taste it, but after tasting it, your mouth is full of entanglement and complexity
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In the ancient Southern Song Dynasty, the name Wanyan Gou is not simple, he is not only the emperor's cronies, but also the helmsman of the country's destiny, to put it bluntly, he is like the old fox who is in charge of a hundred hearts, specializing in playing with power, left and right, but unfortunately, he is really crooked, he can do something for the country and the people, but he just thinks about how to protect himself, which makes countless loyal people want to sweat for him, today, I might as well tell you about this controversial figure in history, and how he used this "heart and eye" to play tricks, but in the end he became a pawn with infamy
Speaking of Wan Yan Gou, he really plays people's hearts around, as the person next to the emperor, he should actually know the emperor's mind best, but he uses all his thoughts on suspicion, for example, when it comes to Yue Fei, Wan Yan Gou's first thought in his mind is not Yue Fei's bravery, but "Will this guy usurp me?" "This is really unexpected, loyal ministers and good generals can be regarded as a thorn in his side, in Yue Fei's body, Wan Yangou is an out-and-out villain, in order to completely dispel Yue Fei's threat, he tried his best, and even sow discord, so that Yue Fei was suspicious of other generals, resulting in a situation of losing people's hearts
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Besides, our Han Shizhong, this person is also a fierce general who resists gold, and his reputation is very great, Wan Yan Gou should have been eager to cooperate with such a person, but he chose another path, in order to prove his ability to the emperor, Wan Yan Gou did not choose to win over Han Shizhong, but had to seize the opportunity to trouble him, such an operation can be described as self-destruction of the Great Wall, the result is that the army of the Southern Song Dynasty is not as strong as before, and the people gradually lose confidence
Externally, Wanyangou's approach is equally interesting, do you know, the Shaoxing Peace Conference was signed by him in desperation, the reason why he will bend his knee to sue for peace, is really because Wanyangou knows that this war is definitely a bottomless pit, but the problem is that this way of "Gou'an" has made the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty encroached on inch by inch, and the lives of the people are becoming more and more difficult, which is really chilling, so after saying that, Yangou is really like a "surrender faction" in this key detail, leaving the national interests behind, causing a vicious evaluation of him by later generations
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Wan Yan Gou also played a clever trick, not only did he not do authentic in his own country, but he was not idle in the outside world, and often tried his best to win over other nationalities, trying to confront the Jin State, for example, he is like a smart businessman, with a small abacus to deal with all forces, but you must know that his abacus bell is loud, echoing in the north and south of the river, in the end it is just a small fight, the really capable people, not here to play power, but to focus on the national interests and the safety of the people
At that time, the Southern Song Dynasty was experiencing all kinds of tribulations, not only facing the high-level power struggle, but also the lives of the common people in the people, in this case, the choice made by Wan Yan Gou was particularly helpless, he was worried about the loss of power, how anxious he was, it is self-evident that Wan Yan Gou failed to transcend this narrow thinking, which eventually led him to retire from the stage of big history, which made people sigh
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But we can't scold Yan Gou one by one, after all, we can see a kind of complexity of human nature in him, people to a certain extent, in fact, it is not just a simple opposition between good and bad, but there are multiple aspects, Wan Yan Gou as a historical figure, just like each of us has unspeakable hardships and grievances, his situation is like a helplessness to give in to foreign enemies, not absolute cowardice, but a more thoughtful way to deal with it
When we look back on Yan Goo's deeds, we have to admit that he left a complex mark in history, he is not only an important business card in the history of the Southern Song Dynasty, but also provides many perspectives for future generations to think about, how to balance loyalty and cowardice, interests and morality, power and righteousness, every thinking is like a straightforward torture of him
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So, everyone, after listening to Yan Goo's story, do you also feel a deep thinking about human nature germinating in your heart? Perhaps this is the charm of history, it is not only to record the past, but also to guide us to reflect on the future. This question is worth pondering for everyone who loves history