Humans have learned many skills in the long process of evolution, one of which is to label people, which can save a lot of mental resources, but we react very quickly to one thing.
For example, we like to divide people into good people and bad people, which is the result of typical labeling, or we like to label a certain hell, northeast people are good, Shandong people are hospitable, Shanghai men are stingy, etc. Whether these labels can make us understand a person and one thing very quickly, but such a disadvantage is that it greatly reduces the accuracy, and even sometimes makes us have a very large deviation from the truth.
Many people in history, he is actually very complicated, especially in his long life, some things are done right, some things are not done right, but we often use a good person or a bad person to describe him when we make up our minds, so that although it is clear, it is getting farther and farther away from the truth of the facts.
Labeling is easy to stereotype someone, but this single impression is often very inaccurate, even if it is a very good label, in fact, it simplifies the person, so that we ignore his true value and talent.
For example, Wei Zheng, a famous advisor during the Tang Taizong period, was known for his outspoken advice, and we have learned such a story about him in our textbooks.
It is said that once, someone offered a beautiful harrier eagle, Li Shimin liked it very much, so he let it stand on his arm and was teasing and playing, but at this time, Wei Zheng suddenly came in, and Li Shimin quickly hid the bird.
Wei Zheng had actually seen it in his eyes for a long time, but he didn't say it on his lips, deliberately dragging out the time for a long time when playing things. By the time he resigned and left, harrier eagle had already suffocated in Li Shimin's arms.
You said that Wei Zheng was angry, and after many times like this, the angry Li Shimin returned to the harem and said to empress dowager, "One day I must kill this old man with a chin, and under the persuasion of empress dowager, Li Shimin calmed down his anger."
This story has always been regarded as a classic case of Wei Zheng, but many people actually do not understand, the ancient Chinese have always been opposed to the loss of playthings, so for a good emperor, you play these kitsch tricks is very wrong.
But if you pay attention to this story, Wei Zhengyou clearly said that he opposed Li Shimin's playing with birds, and did not say it, he cleverly used Li Shimin's theory that he did not want to listen to him nagging that he should not play with birds, but instead did not say a word, used other serious things to delay time, and finally stubbornly choked the bird to death.
This is called strategy, Wei Zheng has never been a particularly "straight" person, he has always believed that if you want to achieve good results, you can't say anything hard.
In the first year of Zhenguan, Wei Zheng once made a strange statement, saying that he did not want to be a loyal subject, which was very strange, was there anything wrong with being a loyal minister?
Wei Zheng then said that what he wanted to do was a good minister, so what was the difference between a good minister and a loyal minister, Wei Zheng said that a loyal subject could only be like Long Kui and Bigan, who was cursed, who fell into great evil, whose family and country were lost, and who had an empty name.
But the meaning of the words is very clear, that he Wei Zheng wants to be a good minister, because only a good minister can do a good job, can make the king listen to one thing, and the so-called loyal minister never talks about ways and ways, blindly speaking to the king, in order to show his loyalty, but he traps the king in injustice, and at the same time you do not do a good job.
The most typical example is those counselors of the Ming Dynasty, they really have backbones, all kinds of confrontation with the emperor, how to fight without yielding, the Ming Dynasty's famous court staff system, they have never been afraid, and even proud of death.
As a result, they fulfilled their good reputation of outspokenness, but things did not happen well, the emperor was angry to death, that is, he did not listen to them, making the country inefficient, quarreling every day, and the more fierce the emperor fought, the more they showed their loyalty.
The final result was that the entire imperial court was only left to quarrel, and Chongzhen also missed many opportunities, especially the opportunity to move the capital in the end, and the country was delayed by the so-called "loyalty" of the ministers.
In fact, everyone is a person, you don't want to say that you are the emperor, you ask yourself, when others give you advice, will you be happy to accept, are you a person who has received nine years of compulsory education, why are you better than me?
People who can sincerely and happily accept the direct criticism of others are almost non-existent, and there must be art in speaking, otherwise your purpose will not be achieved at all, leaving a good name empty, but do you want a good name, or for the sake of Jiangshan Society.
Wei Zheng is very good at talking and doing things, and his advice has always been to achieve the goal, not to fight against the emperor, for which Li Shimin once clearly said, "People say that Wei Zheng is slow to move, but I feel charming." (Old Book of Tang, Biography of Wei Zheng).
The feminine son said well, the common sentiment of people, everyone likes to listen to good, the words are good, and they can do things well, this is called the real skill, you know that reckless words, in order to be loyal to the subject is not afraid of death, but things are messed up, the community and the country have no benefit, such loyal ministers do not want to stop, but also the most able to confuse people.
Many people speak straight, mistakenly as good-hearted, in fact, only by understanding human nature, can you really understand how difficult it is to be a person who has contributed to the country and benefited others, and those who are willing to work hard to study the speaking skills are the real pillars of the country, and they will die at every turn, and your reputation is lost, but the reputation of the emperor, the interests of the people.
Wei Zheng is not a simple person, he knows Li Shimin's disposition, so he can speak, dare to speak, and speak in a roundabout way, these are the factors that have achieved their good reputation as a monarch, but Wei Zheng is certainly not a person who will only bend over backwards, in some things, there are only two options, and he can only fight to the death.
For example, Li Shimin wanted to go to Taishan to seal Zen, Wei Zheng felt that this was a labor and a loss of money, the two sides argued for a long time, the angry Li Shimin broke his mouth and scolded, this time Wei Zheng was open-minded, although Li Shimin had reached the level of Taishan Sealing Zen as the ancients said, but still did not go.
Wei Zheng was afraid of laboring the people and hurting his wealth, and he was even more worried that Li Shimin would follow the old path of the Sui Emperor, in fact, in the later years of Emperor Taizong, there were already many signs that after he had achieved great achievements, he gradually slid in the direction of the Sui Emperor.
Fortunately, Wei Zheng stopped sealing Zen, but Li Shimin was always unhappy in his heart, and it was very uncomfortable until his death, and the history books said that it was: In the end, Emperor Taizong did not seal Zen, but the emperor's will was not terminated.
Wei Zheng is indeed a rare talent, throughout the ages, countless advisors who have been killed by the emperor, they are all loyal subjects, but so what, only Wei Zheng dares to speak, can speak, understand the emperor, this has achieved a good story in Chinese history.
Therefore, Liangchen is not easy to do, Wei Zheng is not a person who we learned in the textbook, straight and hard, he is not a copper pea, but a sugar-coated medicine, which can cure diseases and make people feel a little sweet.