Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 15, Han Ji VII.
Two years after Emperor Wen of Han (162 BC).
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In August, Emperor Wen dismissed Prime Minister Zhang Cang from his post. Emperor Wen wanted to appoint him as prime minister, because the queen's younger brother Dou Guangguo was virtuous and had a good personality. He said: "I'm afraid that people in the world will think that I prefer Dou Guangguo. "After thinking about it for a long time, I don't think he can be used as a prime minister, and the ministers of the Gao Emperor era are still alive now, and no one is qualified for the post of prime minister. Shen Tujia, a native of Liang Guo, fought against Emperor Gao as an infantry crossbow shooter and was named the Marquis of Guannei;Gengwu (the fourth day of the first month), Emperor Wen appointed Shen Tujia as the prime minister and was named the Marquis of An.
Shen Tujia is honest and upright, and does not meet people who visit him privately at home. At that time, Deng Tong, a doctor in Taizhong, was favored by the emperor, and the property rewarded accumulated tens of thousands of yuan;Emperor Wen once ate and drank at his house, and no one could compare to his good fortune. Shen Tujia once came to North Korea to see Emperor Wen and saw Deng Tong beside Emperor Wen. Etiquette is simple and slow.
After Shen Tu Jia reported on the government, he said: "If Your Majesty favors and is close to his courtiers, you can make him rich." As for the etiquette of the imperial court, he had to take it seriously. Emperor Wen said, "You don't have to say it, I will warn him privately." After the dispersal of the dynasty, Shen Tujia sat in the prime minister's mansion and summoned Deng Tong to the prime minister's mansion with an official document. If Deng Tong doesn't come, Shen Tujia will kill Deng Tong. Deng Tong was scared. He entered the palace and told Emperor Wen. Emperor Wen said: "As long as you go, I will send someone to call you **."
Deng Tong came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, took off his hat, and kowtowed to Shen Tujia barefoot. Shen Tujia sat down, calmly, rudely, and reproached: "The imperial court, that is the imperial court of Emperor Gao." You Deng Tong is just a minister, and you plan to make trouble in the palace, this is a big crime of disrespect, and you should be beheaded. Someone!Immediately behead Deng Tong!Deng Tong was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again, kowtowing and bleeding everywhere, but Shen Tujia still did not show forgiveness. Emperor Wen estimated that the prime minister made Deng Tong suffer, so he sent an envoy with the emperor's letter to summon Deng Tong and apologized to the prime minister: "This person is a foreign minister I teased, you can forgive him!."Deng Tong returned to the palace and cried and said to Emperor Wen: "Cheng almost killed me!."
Analysis] Shen Tujia came to power and became the prime minister, which was quite tortuous.
Although Shen Tujia is the imperial historian and is equivalent to the deputy prime minister, he is not the first choice in the heart of Emperor Wen of Han.
Although Shen Tujia is old, being the prime minister is still a bit bad, and his prestige is poor!(Titles are also one thing).
The above information is not so much that Shentu Jia engaged in Deng Tong, the favored minister of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, but that Shentu Jia took Deng Tong and established power.
According to historical cases, when the new leader takes office, he picks people to stand up, and there are these people.
If you have merit, relationship, blood, and background, if you choose an inconsequential Liwei, it will basically have no effect.
Only by choosing these people to stand up can we deter others.
Do you think what I'm going to analyze is how Shen Tujia used Deng Tong to stand up?
Then you couldn't be more wrong.
As for Shen Tujia, Emperor Wen of Han played drums in most of his heart, he knew that Shen Tujia lacked a little bit in all aspects, and he was afraid that he would not be able to do it.
But he chose Shen Tujia again, and he had to support Shen Tujia's work.
So, after reading these materials, I make a point:
Shen Tu Jia took Deng Tong to Liwei, and it was Emperor Wen of Han who acquiesced and even cooperated with Shen Tu Jia.
Below, we'll take an in-depth look at how Shen Tujia worked with Emperor Wen of Han.
1.Release the signal and move Deng Tong.
Everyone knows that Deng Tong was the favored vassal of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty.
After becoming the prime minister, Shen Tujia directly said to Emperor Wen of Han in front of Deng Tong that Deng Tong was not, which showed that he wanted to engage Deng Tong.
Your Majesty is fortunate to love the ministers, and he will be rich and noble;As for the court's court, it can't be ignored. "
And the reason is correct.
Deng Tong's wealth came from Emperor Wen of Han, but when Deng Tong was impolite, gifts from the imperial court had to be serious.
This kind of gift is not only etiquette, but also a system of rules, but also a hierarchy of humility.
The subtext is that your emperor wants rules, and I, the prime minister, are also used by your emperor. Should you make rules too?
2.Take a step back and agree.
Don't say anything, I'm private.
Emperor Wen of Han's reply was only six words.
To put it simply, don't say it, I'll warn him privately.
In fact, this sentence has three meanings, first, I agree with Shen Tujia before that he said that he should make rules, because I have no direct objection.
Second, he pointed out and reaffirmed his relationship with Deng Tong, because they both told him privately.
Third, there are no rules, and you don't plan to pursue Deng Tong, in fact, you don't engage in Deng Tong.
Emperor Wen of Han seemed to be defending Deng Tong, but he actually agreed with what Shen Tujia said.
As for the gifts of the imperial court, they cannot but be solemn. ”
3.Reach a tacit understanding.
Strike the dynasty, sit in the house, Jia Wei summoned the prime minister's mansion, if he didn't come, cut through. ”
The matter was not over, he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion Shen Tujia, used the power of the Prime Minister to summon Deng Tong, and directly said that he would kill him if he didn't come.
Since you don't come, you will kill, then come, Shen Tujia really won't kill?That may not be true.
Otherwise, what is the serious etiquette that Shen Tujia said in front of Emperor Wen of Han?
Therefore, in Deng Tong's view, Shen Tujia made it clear that he wanted to engage himself, and if he didn't go, he would die, and if he went, he would die.
That can only ask the master Emperor Wen of Han for help.
Here, Emperor Wen of Han also wanted to know, he had said before that he would deal with it privately, but now Shen Tujia had done it again. Why?Don't give me face?
After careful consideration, it is not difficult to understand that in fact, the same reason as Sima Yi killing Zhuang Jia is to use Deng Tong to establish power.
But what is certain is that the previous conversation between Emperor Wen of Han and Shen Tujia conveyed three meanings.
Shen Tujia would not have killed Deng Tong because the Chinese emperor said so. If you kill Deng Tong again, you really won't take the Chinese emperor seriously, so Deng Tong was only tossed twice by Shen Tujia.
If you really kill Deng Tong, Shen Tujia will definitely suffer the revenge of Emperor Wen of Han, which is a huge political risk!
He said, "Thou shalt go, and I will summon you." ”
Deng Tong didn't want to go, and Emperor Wen of Han gave Deng Tong a promise to let Deng Tong go with confidence.
If Emperor Wen of Han asked Deng Tong not to go, he would not support Shen Tujia's work.
Not only will Shen Tujia's prestige be discredited, but the court will inevitably be turbulent, and it will also fuel Deng Tong's arrogance.
So, Deng Tong must go.
4.Toss. Prime Minister's Mansion, bareheaded, in vain, and Xie Jia.
Deng Tong didn't know what Emperor Wen of Han's abacus was.
But Deng informed Shen Tujia that he wanted to kill someone.
Deng Tong went to the Prime Minister's Mansion in order to save his life, so he naturally had to bow down and be small and dare not drag crazy.
Shen Tujia clearly wants to take Deng Tong Liwei, won't he give up because of Deng Tong's attitude?
Scolded: "The husband is a member of the court, and the court of Emperor Gao is also." Tong Xiaochen, on the theater hall, disrespectful, should be beheaded. Officer!Kill it today!”
Sure enough, in Shen Tujia is to kill Deng Tong, Deng Tong is useless to knock his head and bleed in order to save his life.
But things have developed to this point, and the effect of Shentu Jia Liwei has been achieved.
First of all, Shen Tujia was not afraid of Deng Tong beside Emperor Wen of Han at all.
Second, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty said, don't move Deng Tong, Shen Tujia has to move, it's very hard.
Third, Shen Tujia's attitude of saying that he wanted to kill Deng Tong shows that Shen Tujia is a ruthless person, and if he gets people up, no matter who is behind him, he still has to get it!
Next is the question of a decent ending.
5.Decent ending.
Pay attention to Shen Tujia's words: "Kill it today!.""Translated into the vernacular, it means killing right away.
But unfortunately, the person pardoned by Emperor Wen of Han came and saved Deng Tong's life.
What a coincidence?The timing is so good?
Let's restore the scene, from Deng Tong entering the door and being scolded by Shen Tujia, to killing him, and then to Deng Tong kowtowing and begging for mercy.
If you were Shen Tujia, how many minutes would it take from Deng Tong entering the door to being killed?
If you really want to kill, don't kill for five minutes!How could it be the turn of Emperor Wen of Han?
Take a look at Emperor Wen of Han's reaction: Prime Minister Shangdu has been trapped, and the mission is to call for passage, and Prime Minister Xie Cheng.
Emperor Wen of Han thought that Shen Tujia had arrested Deng Tong and asked people to call Deng Tong with a festival and apologize.
Does it take time to tell someone to give proclamation?Does it take time for the herald to walk?
Why did you unfortunately catch up with Shen Tujia and said that he wanted to kill Deng Tong but didn't kill him at that moment, shouting to keep people under the knife?
What if something goes wrong along the way?What should I do if the herald deliberately walks slowly?
Is Deng Tong dead?
Combined with the previously mentioned.
Emperor Wen of Han knew that Shen Tujia wanted to take Deng Tong Liwei, and Shen Tujia knew what Emperor Wen of Han meant, and he began to have a weight.
Shentu Jiazhen naturally does not kill people.
Therefore, Shen Tujia would stall for time and wait for Emperor Wen of Han's people to come to the rescue of Deng Tong.
And the person sent by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty said: "These five courtiers, the king will release them!."”
It can not only bring Deng Tong back, but also give Shen Tujia enough face.
The use of Deng Tong Liwei by the two monarchs and ministers can be regarded as a decent ending.
For Emperor Wen of Han, Shen Tujia was a person for his own use, and he had to support his work.
For Deng Tong, he is also the person next to Emperor Wen of Han, who can bring him happiness.
Shentu Jia's good work can stabilize the power of Emperor Wen of Han and benefit the country.
And Deng Tong is just a person who is used for pleasure and personal enjoyment.
The palms and backs of the hands are meat, but which is more important, power or enjoyment?
If you have power, are you afraid that you won't enjoy it?
Throwing Deng Tong out to bear Shen Tujia's toss really made Deng Tong feel wronged.
However, compared to the power of Emperor Wen of Han, this grievance is nothing.
In addition, wasn't Deng Tong's value for the personal enjoyment of Emperor Wen of Han?
Deng Tong was honored to sacrifice for the benefit of Emperor Wen of Han.
For the political biological emperor, his power always comes first.
Anyone and anything can become a pawn, as long as it is in their own power and interests.
So why is it said that the king is selfless, not that the king himself is selfless, but that the king is the most selfish.
The reason for selflessness is more that other people's emotions, emotions and interests are not worth mentioning in his eyes. (This explanation is more general).
Let's put this in the workplace.
You go and tell the leader that you are so hard, so tired, and so stressed, do you think the leader will care?
Good temper, a few words to comfort you.
The temper is average, allowing you to overcome difficulties.
If you have a bad temper, it is directly that you love to do it, and you don't do it.
Leaders never care about your personal feelings. He only cares if you do a good job and if there are pros and cons for him.
Instead of talking to the leader about your emotions, emotions, and personal interests, you should talk about your own interests with the leader.