Biography:
Mei Cheng: A native of Huaiyin in the Western Han Dynasty, a famous writer, during the reign of Emperor Jing of Han, he was the langzhong of Liu Hao, the king of Wu.
Liu Tao, King of Wu: He has great ambitions, holds grudges against the central authorities, and secretly plots against him.
Emperor Jing of Han: The emperor at that time wanted to reduce the territory of the princely states and strengthen the centralization of power.
Chao Que: A minister of the Han Jing Emperor who advocated reducing the territory of the princely states and strengthening the centralization of power.
Event: In 154 BC, Liu Hao united with the princes of the Seven Kingdoms of Chu and Zhao, and rebelled under the name of "Chao Chao, Qing Jun's Side", known as the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms". Emperor Jingdi of Han mistakenly believed and killed Chao, but the rebellion did not stop, and later the general Zhou Yafu led an army to defeat the rebels. The rebellion lasted only three months before failing.
During this period, as a subordinate, he twice wrote to Liu Hao, the King of Wu, "Shangshu Zhi Wu Wang", "Shang Shu Zhong Zhi Wu Wang", and derived an idiom An Ru Taishan.
An ru Taishan: Described as stable like Taishan, here to describe the regime, the position is very stable.
However, Liu Hao, the king of Wu, did not heed the advice, and insisted on rebelling, and was not as safe as Mount Tai, but was quickly suppressed and committed suicide, losing everything.
Insights on this story:
As a subordinate, he fulfilled his duties, tried unsuccessfully, and finally left to preserve his reputation and name. He can see the development and ending of things through appearances, and is a talented person.
Liu Tao, King of Wu: Not being able to correctly view one's own status, ability and ambition has led to failure.
Emperor Jing of Han: Although there is a prosperous era of "the rule of Wenjing", as an emperor, he cannot adhere to his political views, and he cannot correctly judge the essence of the event at key moments.
Chao: A victim of politics.
Zhou Yafu: Talented general.
Reading history in addition to reading the story itself also needs to analyze and understand the characters, and more importantly, can use some lessons to learn in your own life, I don't know if you have done it? I didn't, just read it, understood it, didn't then.