During the Spring and Autumn Period, the story that Gou Jian, the King of Yue, finally destroyed the State of Wu was still widely circulated. And Gou Jian can have this opportunity because Fu Cha, the prince of Wu, did not completely destroy Yue. The reason why Fu Cha didn't make up his mind to destroy Yue in one fell swoop left a future trouble, which was closely related to the advice of his favorite minister, Bohu.
After the State of Wu defeated the State of Yue, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, made peace with Fu Cha, hoping that all the people of Yue would submit to the State of Wu and marry his wife to serve Fu Cha. Wu Zixu advised Fu Cha that Yue Wei and Wu were feuds. Now that we have been defeated, we should annex the state of Yue in one fell swoop, so that the state of Yue can no longer exist. Fu Cha felt justified and prepared to completely destroy Yue. In order to save Yue, Gou Jian consulted with his ministers. The doctor suggested that Fu Cha won a great victory soon after he acceded to the throne and consolidated his position. At present, there should be no plans. Now is the attention of Wu Zixu, insist on destroying Vietnam. While Wu Taizai Aibo is a greedy man. He has always had conflicts with Wu Zixu, but he is very popular with Fu Cha. We can find a way from this man. Therefore, Gou Jian asked Wen Zi to buy Bobo and promote peace talks.
In the evening, Wen Zi came to see his uncle with beautiful women, jewels and Bai Bi, and said to him in a low voice, "Gou Jian, Minister of the East China Sea, sent me to tell Taizai that he was young and ignorant and had offended the king of Wu. It's too late to regret it now. He has heard for a long time that Taizai has made great contributions to the prince of Wu and is his confidant, so he specially sent me to send beautiful women and some gifts to express his great admiration for Taizai. Gou Jian wants to ask Taizai to make peace in front of the prince of Wu. He is willing to play for the king of Wu, then our country will exist in name only. There is no threat to Wu from now on, we just want to leave a name. Once Taizai implements collegiality, from then on, tributes will continue to be given to you. "
At this time, although Ai Bo had been seduced by beautiful women and beautiful jade, she still said discontentedly: "Seeing that the state of Yue is about to be shot down, then your whole country will belong to our state of Wu. What are you? "
Wen Zhong said: "Although our country has lost the battle, we still have a good soldier. If Wu pushes us too hard, we will kill our wives and children, burn precious utensils and finally stand with you. Even if Wu defeated us in the end, it would only be an empty city. Without beautiful jewelry and delicious food, what's the use of destroying Yue? I'm afraid there will be nothing left if the rest is assigned to Taizai's name! But if this is caused by Taizai, then Gou Jian came to serve the king of Wu in name, but in fact he came to serve Taizai You. In the future, the treasures of tribute in the Spring and Autumn Period will be returned to the palace by the ancestors of Taizaifu. In that case, it can be said that you monopolize the interests of the whole country, and others can't even touch it. I hope Taizai will think about it. "
Abreu thinks what Wen Zi said is very reasonable and smiled. Wen Zi struck the iron while it was hot, and then said, "This beautiful woman I brought was specially selected from Gou Jian's palace. In the future, I will search for the people's cream and send it to serve Tai Zai." Ai Bo said with a smile, "Since the King of Yue didn't look for anyone else, he came to me first, it must be because he realized that I am not a person who takes advantage of others' danger, which makes me feel very gratified!" Well, I will try my best to promote peace talks in front of the king of Wu tomorrow. "
The next day, Ai Bo met Fu Cha, reported that he had come to make peace again, and repeatedly explained that accepting the surrender of Yue State would not only bring benefits, but also gain the reputation of benevolence and righteousness, which is an important condition for becoming an ally. Besides, Gou Jian and his wife are willing to serve Vision Wei, the king of Wu. In this way, the state of Yue has existed in name only, and it is far better to accept surrender than to resort to force. Besides, the prince of Wu ascended the throne less than two years ago, and his internal situation is not stable. It is not conducive to delay to use troops abroad quickly. Fighting against the state of Yue will also have an impact on the status of the king of Wu. Focha thought it made sense and agreed. Now summoned, agreed Goujian couple in May of the following year in Wu, all in Wu Palace. Wu Zixu heard that he came to dissuade him, and it was too late.
Wen Zi visited his uncle in the evening, making him understand the benefits of staying in Yue State to Wu State, especially to him, and then seducing him to understand that beautiful women and jewels will be sent continuously in the future. In this way, it's hard for April not to be tempted. Of course, this is also the result of taking advantage of greed for money and no hatred for Yue.
Grasp the core and prescribe the right medicine.
Materialist dialectics holds that things are often contradictory and complicated, and are influenced by many factors. If we solve every problem of everything, I'm afraid we can't do anything well. In fact, everything often has only one or two core issues. As long as we grasp these core contradictions, we can outline the outline, see the context of things clearly and grasp the key to solving problems. Then it will be much easier to put all your strength into this major problem and then solve it.
During the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, Taiwan Province Province was ruled by the descendants of Zheng Chenggong, which did not belong to the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Kangxi tried to recover Taiwan Province Province, but he sent his troops several times without success. At this point, Prince Kang recommended Yao Qisheng as the governor of Fujian, who was solely responsible for recovering Taiwan Province Province. Yao Qisheng, a native of Huiji, Zhejiang Province, followed Prince Kang for many years and made meritorious deeds in counterinsurgency. Prince Kang thinks highly of him. At that time, the court had many objections to the use of Yao Qisheng. Kangxi personally summoned Yao Qisheng, made a policy inspection face to face, and then officially let him take office.
At that time, although the internal contradictions in Taiwan Province Province were serious and very chaotic, the resistance of the soldiers and civilians in Taiwan Province Province was very strong because of the incomprehension and distrust of the Qing government by the officials and people in Taiwan Province Province. In addition, the Qing navy was not as good at water fighting as the navy of Taiwan Province Province, so it was not easy for the Qing government to recover Taiwan Province Province.
After Yao Qisheng came to power, he adopted the policy of suppressing and appeasing simultaneously in view of the situation in Taiwan Province Province and the psychology of officials and people at that time. At the same time, he suppressed Zheng Jiajun militarily, rebelled against the former governor's distrust of the local people, appeased the residents, and widely posted notices to publicize and protect the coastal people and welcome them to surrender. This move soon received results, and gradually coastal residents came to surrender. One of them is Huang Zhen, a centurion under Zheng Chenggong. After Zheng Chenggong's death, he returned to Fujian and lived in seclusion as a Taoist priest in Fujian, watching the changes in cross-strait forms.
He saw that Yao Qisheng's appeasement was really sincere. Inspired by this, he took the initiative to find Yao Qisheng and suggested building a special place for the defected officers and soldiers in Taiwan Province Province. Yao Qisheng accepted Huang Zhen's suggestion and built a "Xiulai Pavilion" in Zhangzhou, which was specially used to house the officers and men who defected to the Qing Dynasty. Yao Qisheng let bygones be bygones for defectors, and gave high-ranking officials generous salaries and proper placement. At this time, there were many contradictions within the Zheng regime, and even the salary could not be paid. In comparison, people naturally joined Yao Qisheng gradually, so the number of defectors increased day by day. Even Fu, the messenger sent by Taiwan Province Province, was accepted as an insider by Yao Qisheng, secretly informing the Qing army. Before the formal surrender of the Zheng family in Taiwan Province Province, about130,000 officers and men of the Zheng family surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Yao Qisheng's policy of appealing and appealing made great contributions to the recovery of Taiwan Province Province.
At this point, the regime of Taiwan Province Province has been crumbling, and it has become relatively easy to carry out military extinction. At this point, the core issue has changed from popular support to pure military issues. Most of the former Qing generals were not good at naval warfare, so although the Qing government had many soldiers, in order to recover Taiwan Province Province, it still lacked a general who was familiar with Taiwan Province Province and was good at naval warfare. Yao Qisheng knew this well, so he repeatedly recommended Shi Lang, the old general of Taiwan Province who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, as the prefect of Fujian Navy, but because Shi Lang's nephew worked in Zheng Jiajun, he never succeeded.
Yao Qisheng didn't give up on this, but later he made an investigation. After learning that Shi Lang's nephew was killed for plotting against the Qing court, he reported Shi Lang's recommendation again and described in detail the feud between Shi Lang and the Zheng family, so Shi Lang won the trust of Kangxi. In the twentieth year of Kangxi (168 1), Kangxi was unique, and solemnly announced the appointment of Shi Lang as the prefect of Fujian Navy and the title of Prince Xiaobao. In the 22nd year of Kangxi (1683), Shi Lang led troops to capture the Penghu Islands, the gateway of Taiwan Province, and annihilated the main force of Zheng Jiajun. Since then, Kangxi has asked Yao Qisheng to appeal to Zheng authorities in Taiwan Province Province. In this case, Zheng Kerang, the ruler of Taiwan Province Province, decided to submit to the Qing Dynasty. At this point, Taiwan Province Province was incorporated into the territory of the Qing Dynasty.
The success of the Qing Dynasty in recovering Taiwan Province Province was largely attributed to the bold use of Yao Qisheng and Shi Lang by Emperor Kangxi. Shi Lang's success depends on Yao Qisheng's caress and recommendation.
The recovery of Taiwan Province Province is a huge "systematic project" with many influencing factors. However, Yao Qisheng of Yu Nan grasped the most important problem and tried to solve these key factors that determined the success or failure, which doomed the final outcome of this war to be the victory of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, no matter what problems you look at, you should pay attention to the most critical core issues, and then prescribe the right medicine, so you can naturally get rid of the disease!
Always prepare for the worst.
Life will encounter all kinds of environments in the world. When people are in good times, they tend to be complacent and feel too good about themselves. They only think about the good side of everything, always fantasize about the beauty after success, but ignore what to do in case of failure, and naturally they will not consider how to deal with failure. Therefore, it is often said that being in adversity is unfortunate, but it will not be too dangerous, because people lying on the ground will not be killed. The most terrible thing is that you are already at the top of the mountain, and you only know how to appreciate the scenery in the high places, but you forget the deep mountain canyon under your feet. Such people are easy to fall, and once they fall, they often fall to pieces.
Anyone, any enterprise and any country may fall into crisis at any time, and failure is inevitable in many cases. The best way to deal with failure is to prepare for the worst in advance, so that when unsatisfactory results appear, we can take it easy and take it easy. Trump, a famous American businessman, once said: "Some people say that I only believe in the power of positive thinking. In fact, I believe in the power of negative thinking. I am very conservative in business. Every time I do a business, I always plan for the worst in advance. If you prepare for the worst first, it means that you have the ability to cope with the worst, and then success will come unexpectedly. "
Once upon a time, there was a donkey who helped his master pull the mill without complaint and repeated monotonous work every day. One day, the little horse told it that the owner had bought a small steel mill and would not have to be pulled by donkeys in the future. When the donkey heard the news, after a brief excitement, it became preoccupied. The pony asked, "Brother Donkey, you will get rid of this boring life soon. Why are you sighing? " The donkey said, "It's certainly a good thing not to be pulled by a steel mill, but what shall I do once it's stopped?" Master won't kill me, will he? "Pony said happily," You can help me transport my master together from now on, and you can also go out and see the outside world. Isn't that great? The donkey shook his head again and again and said, "In that case, every step will encounter new situations and new problems." How terrible! "And I don't run as fast as you, and I'm not familiar with the environment. If I can't do it, maybe my master will kill me! " The pony said, "Oh, that's right. You are an asshole. However, don't be pessimistic. How could the master kill you casually? " Sure enough, the next day, the owner stopped pulling the donkey, but took the pony to transport it. The donkey is afraid that he will be killed by his master if he doesn't do well, so he works hard just to survive. But Pony doesn't think so. After the donkey came to help it, it became lazy.
After a period of time, the donkey has adapted to the transportation work and carried more goods than the pony. Nevertheless, the donkey remains vigilant every day and secretly explores the road. Once its owner comes to kill it one day, it will jump out of the gap of the fence as quickly as possible. After a long training, it believes that it can jump over the previously insurmountable fence. Finally one day, the shopkeeper came up to them with a knife. The alert donkey soon found out and ran to the fence. After running for a while, it noticed that the owner was trying to kill the pony. The pony didn't realize that his master was going to kill him until then and ran towards the fence in panic, but recently he was too lazy to work. The fence that he could easily jump over has become an obstacle to his life. Finally, the pony was killed by its owner.
This story tells us that everything should be prepared for the worst, just like the donkey in the above article, we should always have a sense of crisis. Don't think that you are smart and capable, so you won't make progress, thinking that there will never be danger coming on you, always imagining how good you are, and forgetting that the road under your feet may no longer be practical, and you may fall into it at any time. Every time you do something, you should prepare for the worst in advance, so that any result can't escape your expectation, and you will have enough time to deal with those results, and if you do, there will often be a surprise ending.