Lead:
When leaders ask you how to make decisions, in most cases, it's a trap. Know that the leader's decision is unquestionable, or he just wants to test your position. Or, he just wants you to say what he wants to say. Nothing else. There are many celebrities in history who have capsized on this. Today we will take a look at the "standard answer" to see how Li Ke retreated in a multi-party game of waves and clouds.
Hello everyone, I am [Luo Shanhe's little follower], welcome to read the "Zizhi Tongjian" with me.
[sic] Zizhi Tongjian Zhou Ji King Wei Lie 23 years (Peng Yin, 403 BC)
Wen Hou said of Li Keye: "Sir tasted the words: 'The family is poor and thinks of a good wife, and the country is chaotic and thinks of a good wife.'" 'What about the second son, who is not in the midst of this? Right: "Inferiority does not seek respect, neglect does not seek affection." The subject was outside the gate and did not dare to take orders. Wen Hou said, "Sir, don't let me happen." Ke Yue: "Junfu Cha also." Depending on their relatives, rich people see what they do, da see what they do, poor see what they don't do, poor see what they don't take, the five are enough to determine, why wait! Wen Hou said, "Sir, I am determined." ”
Li Ke out, see Zhai Huang. Zhai Huang said, "Who is to do it now when he hears of Mr. Junzhao and Bu Xiang?" Ke Yue: "Wei Cheng." Zhai Huang said indignantly: "Xihe shou Wu Qi, the subject enters also; Jun Nei is worried about Yi, and the subject enters the Ximen Leopard; the King wants to cut down Zhongshan, and the subject enters the Happy Sheep; the Zhongshan has been pulled, and there is no envoy to keep it, and the Subject Jin is Mr. (Li Ke); the son of the King is Wu Fu, and the subject enters the Qu Marquis." With what the eyes and ears see, why should the subject fail Wei Cheng? ”
Li Keyi: "Whoever resists the words of the Son to the King of the Son, will he be more than Zhou to seek a high official?" Jun asked Xiang Yu Ke, Ke Zhi was like this. Therefore, those who know the king must be wei cheng, Wei Cheng eats Lu Qianzhong, Shi Jiu outside, tithe one inside, is to the east of Bu Zi Xia, Tian Zi Fang, Duan Ganmu. Of these three, all the kings are masters, and those who enter the five of them by the Son are all subjects. The son was evil and wei chengbi! Zhai Huang said again: "Juan, despise people, misfit, may you be a disciple." ”
[Translation] (Due to space limitations, I'll skip here.) You can leave a message in the comment area to discuss)
【Interpretation】
First, let's look at the main characters in this material.
Wei Cheng: Son of Wei Wenhou's younger brother Wei Ju.
Zhai Huang: Wei Guozhongchen.
Li Ke: The implementer of the Wei State Change Law, also known as Li Wu.
To be reasonable, Li Ke was originally recommended by Zhai Huang to Wei Wenhou, and Li Ke should have said good things for the candidate Zhai Huang when Wei Wenhou asked him who could be the chancellor. However, he said a lot of some no, mentioned a bunch of ways to see people and recognize people, which seemed very reasonable, but in fact, did not say anything. At that time, Wei Wenhou had exhausted the world's talents, and the way to see people and understand people, did he still use your Li Ke teaching?
What was even more strange was that when Wei Wenhou asked Li Ke to leave, Wei Wenhou did not say who to choose. But when Li Ke saw Zhai Huang, he told Zhai Huang categorically, and the result was Wei Cheng, and you Zhai Huang didn't have to think about it. And Zhai Huang originally had a tough attitude, and after Li Ke learned the process once, Zhai Huang was soft! Want to serve Rick for the rest of his life? That's weird, too. What is the reason behind this?
I. Why did Wei Wenhou ask Li Ke?
The material mentions:
Inferiority does not seek respect, neglect does not seek affection. The subject was outside the gate and did not dare to take orders.
Although this is a modest statement, it also tells the truth, that is, Li Ke was far away from the center of power at that time.
So why did Wei Wenhou ask Li Ke? It can only be said that Li Ke's position in Wei Wenhou's heart is very important.
So why is it important? Combined with Li Ke's achievements in implementing the reform in the Wei state, Li Ke is likely to be the former chancellor.
Combined materials:
Zhongshan has been pulled out, no envoy to keep it, Mr. Chenjin;
That is to say, now that zhongshan has just been defeated, it needs a person with high moral standing and ability to govern. Therefore, Wei Wenhou asked Li Ke to govern the Zhongshan Kingdom, and then the position of chancellor was vacant, and then there was a dispute between Wei Cheng and Zhai Huang.
In other words, Wei Wenhou was asking Li Ke who could take his place, which was reasonable.
Second, why didn't Li Ke recommend Zhai Huang?
To solve this problem, we should first look at the characteristics of the two camps.
On Wei Cheng's side, there were several people who could get their hands on it: Bu Zixia, Tian Zifang, and Duan Ganmu. These people were all Confucian protégés, Bu Zixia was a student of Confucius, and Tian Zifang and Duan Ganmu were Students of Bu Zixia. They are all very famous cultural people, but there is a characteristic: they do not have real power.
In terms of Zhai Huang, there were several people who could get their hands on it: Wu Qi, Ximen Leopard, Le Yang, Li Ke, and Qu Houquan. These few people are terrible. Wu Qi, who led the troops; Ximen Leopard, a feudal official; Le Yang, a hero who destroyed the Zhongshan Kingdom, Wen and Wu Shuangquan; Li Ke, the implementer of the change of law; Qu Hou, the teacher of one of Wei Wenhou's sons. To sum up, these people can be said to have grasped both the military and the government, and they also extended their hands to the heirs, although the position is not high, but the weight is ah!
Then the conclusion came, Wei Wenhou used Wei Cheng, at most it was a high position, but the power was not heavy, and it could not turn the sky. But with Zhai Huang it is different. Under Zhai Huang's hands, there are people who manage the people, there are people who manage the army, there are policy makers, and there are teachers who inherit. Let you Zhai Huang be the prime minister, and over time, it is strange not to put Wei Wenhou in the air!
So, the answer to this discussion was already certain from the very beginning.
Of course, Li Ke knew this, so he could not recommend Zhai Huang, as long as he recommended Zhai Huang, it would leave the impression of forming a party and engaging in private interests in Wei Wenhou's mind. At the same time, it is also to save Zhai Huang. Just imagine, you Zhai Huang has not yet become a minister, there is such blatant support from the heavy ministers, can Wei Wenhou not afford to kill?
Third, why does Li Ke care about him?
Since Li Ke knew that he could not recommend Zhai Huang, why not directly recommend Wei Cheng? Why did he have to say that in the clouds, let Wei Wenhou choose himself?
There are several benefits to doing so:
1. Avoid Wei Wenhou from thinking that he has formed a party for personal gain, and you must know that you recommend Zhai Huang to form a party, and recommend Wei Cheng to form a party!
2. Avoid saying that wei Wenhou doesn't like the person, even if Li Ke is clever and calculated, it may be wrong. Since it is possible to make mistakes, it is better not to say.
3, no matter what the result, you can stand in an invincible position. In the end, no matter who became the chancellor, Li Ke could say that he had spoken to Wei Wenhou and thus gained room.
Why did Zhai Huang serve Li Ke all his life?
Combined with the above analysis, as long as Li Ke was slightly biased toward Zhai Huang in front of Wei Wenhou, Zhai Huang might die without a place to bury. Isn't that something to be thankful for?
【Idle】
Many people's first reaction when they saw this story was that Li Ke was ungrateful and resented with virtue. However, the author believes that in fact, Zhai Huang is unjust first, and even if Li Ke kills Zhai Huang, it is not too much.
Why?
Please consider the following questions:
Who made Li Ke govern zhongshanguo? Zhai Huang.
Is Li Ke willing to go? Reluctantly.
If Li Ke does not leave, will Zhai Huang have a chance to compete for the prime minister? No.
In summary, so this story is actually like this, Zhai Huang made a round, got Li Ke away, and gave himself a chance to compete for the prime minister. Then see that Li Ke does not support him, and in turn scolds Li Ke for being ungrateful.
Who is ungrateful?