Say "Think Tank", talk about "Think Tank", use "Wisdom Tank". Today Tao Tao explained the story of "Think Tank" for everyone.
Yang Guozhong, a famous traitor in the Tang Dynasty, is widely believed to be the culprit of the Anshi Rebellion. From the perspective of family lineage, Yang Guozhong's birth cannot be described as noble. He was born from the former Sui imperial family, the Hongnong Yang clan, and his uncle was None other than Wu Zetian's famous male favorite, Zhang Yizhi.
When Yang Guozhong was young, he was debauched and gambling, so he was despised by his relatives. And Yang Guozhong's wandering life made the women of the good family avoid him. Therefore, Yang Guozhong eventually married Pei Rou, who was born a prostitute.
After that, Yang Guozhong went to Xichuan to join the army and engaged in tuntian work, and achieved good political achievements. In the fourth year of Tianbao (745), Yang Guozhong's sister Yang Yuhuan was made a noble concubine, and her three sisters became increasingly favored. Therefore, Yang Guozhong was summoned to Chang'an by Tang Xuanzong, and from the beginning of his path to soaring.
However, just when Yang Guozhong was proud of the spring wind, God gave him a big green hat. In this regard, it was recorded in the "Testament of Kaiyuan Tianbao":
"Yang Guozhong sent an envoy to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. His wife missed her deeply, and she became ill. Suddenly, She and Guozhong were pregnant. When he returned to the kingdom, his wife recounted the events of his dreams. Guo Zhong: "This cover husband and wife miss each other, and the emotions are there." 'Later born male name 朏.' ”
The simple translation is that Yang Guozhong went on a mission to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and his wife became pregnant due to excessive thinking and a spring dream. Yang Guozhong returned about a year later, but found that his wife had a big belly. In terms of time, this child is definitely not Yang Guozhong's. However, Pei Rou said to Yang Guozhong without changing her face: "I miss you too much, so I am pregnant because of my dreams." ”
For ordinary people, Pei Rou's words are simply nonsense, except for the legendary characters, who will get pregnant in a dream? It is said that "bitches are ruthless", and Pei Rou's pregnancy is just a recurrence of the old disease of her watery Yanghua nature.
However, Yang Guozhong was not only not angry, but also very touched and happy, so he said: "This is all husband and wife miss each other, and the love is deep!" As a result, Pei Rou gave birth smoothly and gave birth to a child, Yang Shuo. After hearing about this, Yang Guozhong's colleagues laughed shamelessly.
At first glance, Yang Guozhong was simply stupid, and he didn't even know that he was wearing a green hat. But on second thought, is Yang Guozhong really stupid? Although Yang Guozhong has the name of a traitor, in terms of talent, he does have superiority. Yang Guozhong ascended to the throne, although there is Yang Yuhuan's nepotism, but more are won by his talent,
For example, during his reign, Yang Guozhong repeatedly organized counterattacks against Tubo, a fierce enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and took a large amount of land from Tubo. How could such a person not see his wife's infidelity.
So why did Yang Guozhong so indulge his wife's cheating? This brings us into a story in Think Tank.
Liu Biao was a warlord who occupied Jingzhou at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Arriving in Jingzhou, Liu Biao completely released himself and did not obey the management of Emperor Xian of Han at all. Not only did he not pay tribute to the emperor, but he even put up the shelf of the Son of Heaven and sacrificed heaven and earth on the outskirts, and his ride was more luxurious than the royal family.
In order to rebuke Liu Biao's wanton behavior, Emperor Xian of Han immediately ordered someone to draft an edict. At this moment, Kong Rong wrote:
"Qi Bing is subordinate, and only Bao Mao is responsible." Now that the king has not immediately performed the curse, it is advisable to hide the affairs of the suburbs in order to revere the national body. If the shape is square, it is not so evil. ”
What does it mean to translate? That is to say, now Wang Shi was just like the Duke of Qi Huan who sent troops to attack the Chu state, just blaming them for not paying tribute, and did not have the ability to punish Liu Biao. In order to safeguard the dignity of the imperial court, His Majesty must not mention Liu Biao's sacrifice to heaven and earth. If it is easy to publicize and let the world be publicized, it will make the authority of the Son of Heaven more vulnerable.
In this regard, Feng Menglong, author of "Think Tank", commented:
"If the ability of the imperial court is not enough to punish adultery and eliminate evil, it will only let the people know the incompetence of the imperial court." At that time, the Duke of Qi Huan attacked the State of Chu, never mentioning the matter of the State of Chu usurping the title of king, but only rebuking the State of Chu for not paying tribute, in order to make it easy to end in the future, and to measure the situation at that time, it was a last resort. During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan took the title of emperor, but Zhuge Liang sent envoys to congratulate Sun Quan. This was not because Kong Ming welcomed Sun Quan as emperor, but because the situation forced him to change power. ”
What is this passage trying to say? For bad things that have already happened and cannot be stopped by oneself, casually making noises and reprimands will not only not help anything, but will also expose one's incompetence and shame to the public. In the face of such a situation, the best solution is cold treatment, which is a timely stop loss.
The situation that Yang Guozhong is facing is like this.
When the wife was on a business trip, she was out of the wall with red apricots, and she was pregnant with the seed of an adulterer, and her stomach was already big, and many people knew it, but in fact, this was already an irreparable thing. Even if you beat your wife and scold your wife, you can't stop your reputation from being damaged.
If Pei Rou is directly dismissed because of this, Yang Guozhong will face a consequence, that is, everyone in the whole world will know that Yang Guozhong's wife has cheated. How will things end at that point? Therefore, Yang Guozhong chose to stop losses in time for his own reputation. Reconciling with his wife for a ridiculous reason, he confined the scandal to the family and to a small number of subordinates. With Yang Guozhong's power, although his subordinates would secretly laugh at it, they would not show their contempt on the surface, and they would not dare to publicize it everywhere.
Therefore, at least when Yang Guozhong lost power, no one would know about it. For his wife and the wild breeds she gave birth to, Yang Guozhong will definitely be very responsive as a man. But for the sake of face, it had to be tolerated. Moreover, Yang Guozhong himself was an absurd and shameless person, and according to historical records, he also had a long-term incestuous relationship with his sister Lady Yu Guo. Yang Guozhong and Pei Rou, but they smell the same and play each other.