"The Way of Strategy" - reveals the strategy of the Ming Dynasty, analyzes the gains and losses of human nature, and helps you to the road to success. Chapter 1: Lose everything to know that you are truly powerful.
In 1530 AD, Ming Shizong Zhu Houxi selected Comrade Xia Yan to supervise the construction of the Temple of Heaven and the Temple of Earth, in order to realize his idea of separating heaven and earth from sacrifice.
However, in traditional rituals, heaven and earth are inseparable. Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang clearly stipulated in the "Emperor Ming Ancestral Training" that the sacrifice must be sacrificed by heaven and earth, but Zhu Houxi violated this rule.
The victory in this great ceremonial battle shows that Zhu Houxi tried to test the courtiers' attitude towards him and their loyalty by revising the laws of his ancestors. Although the emperor has changed a large number of **, most of the ministers still choose to confront him.
Even Zhang Zhang, the old jinshi who supported him the most, chose to remain silent at this time. Zhang Xuan is no longer the Jinshi who has nothing and is not afraid of losing, but has become the head of the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty, and he has too many things to scruple about.
His support for the emperor could be attacked by the ministers, and if he opposed the emperor, would Zhu Houxi help him if something went wrong with him?
Some people say that the fewer people there are, the braver they are; The more people there are, the more people are in pocket. Zhang Xuan-style ministers, although honest, were not absent from the historical stage of the Ming Dynasty.
Although he has been in the officialdom for nearly ten years, he is deeply dissatisfied with the speed at which his position has been promoted from nine to seven. He was worried that if he continued at this rate, he was afraid that he would have to receive a lunch box before he became the first assistant of the cabinet.
So, for the sake of his future and promotion, he decided to resist the pressure, stand up boldly, and speak for the emperor. "Zhou Yi" has a saying: "The gentleman hides the weapon in his body, and when the time comes, he will see the way in the world, and hide it if there is no way." ”
This sentence tells us that people who can achieve great things are fully prepared, silently waiting for the opportunity, and as soon as the time comes, they will take action. But there must be a premise before acting, that is, if the world is good, you will go out of the mountain, and if the world is bad, you will retreat.
However, in reality, the time does not just have to wait, sometimes you have to fight for it. And when the world is good, it is often fleeting.
Xia Yan does not wait for the opportunity, and no matter what the world is like, he wants to seize every fleeting opportunity to completely change his fate.
Xia Yan got a promotion opportunity under the emperor's trust, but he knew that power was a double-edged sword, and it took time to settle himself, rather than rush for quick success. He understands that if he blindly pursues the speed of promotion, it will only lead to a one-day trip to his officialdom and the worse he falls.
Therefore, he turned down the opportunity for promotion, hoping to lay the groundwork for every step. In the imperial court, Zhang Xuan is the first assistant of the cabinet, and his character is not bad, but his personality is a bit arrogant, and he likes to engage in a speech hall and force ministers to obey his orders.
In order to protect their lives, the ministers basically chose to be patient, and no one was willing to go against Zhang Xuan. After all, Xu Jie's disagreement with Zhang Xuan in the court, and as a result, he was kicked out of Beijing and exiled to Fujian to be a cadre.
Therefore, everyone has a little ninety-nine in their hearts, and they all have to weigh it.
Xia Yan and Zhang Xuan are both precision opportunists, Xia Yan thinks that Zhang Xuan and himself are the same dog, and everyone plays the same routine.
Xia Yan's attitude towards Zhang Xuan was "unconvinced" from beginning to end, he wrote hard, sprinkled, and wrote a note, requesting that Zhang Xuan be exiled to his home for retirement, thinking that Zhang Xuan was not suitable for today's Ming officialdom, in order to prevent him from stabbing His Majesty in the future.
Xia Yan not only attacked Zhang Xuan, but also sued Zhang Xuan's fellow party Huo Tao and Fang Xianfu together. In the face of such an accusation, Zhu Houxi could only smile bitterly.
He knows what kind of person Zhang Xuan is, acting arbitrarily, being arrogant, and even unscrupulous in order to achieve his political goals. However, if the court is full of sheep, then who will resist the gray wolf?
Perhaps, Zhang Zhang's use of power to exert pressure was carried out with Zhu Houxi's acquiescence and instruction. In the face of Xia Yan's **, Zhu Houxi chose to play the peacemaker.
He persuaded Xia Yan not to be angry with young people, and to be more patient, in order to appease Xia Yan's mood, he also promoted him to study for a bachelor in Wupin, let him be mainly responsible for the etiquette work of the imperial court, and accompany the emperor to explain ** in front of the emperor.
Zhu Houxi is a very cultured person, but he doesn't need Xia Yan to be his teacher, his only purpose for letting Xia Yan serve the emperor is to watch this hairy young man and stop causing any trouble.
However, the emperor and Xia Yan did not have much contact before, but now as soon as the two of them get in touch, the emperor finds that this Xia Yan is really a very good person. "History of the Ming Dynasty" records that Comrade Xia Yan is a handsome guy and very handsome.
February** Dynamic Incentive Plan He looks delicate, his beard is neatly trimmed and generous, and his voice is loud when he speaks.
Whether Zhu Houxi likes handsome men or not, the author doesn't know, but he knows that he will not reject handsome men. Every time he saw the handsome man Xia Yan holding a scroll and talking in front of him, Zhu Houxi would feel very happy, and he secretly made up his mind to reuse him.
However, the emperor understood that although Xia Yan was eager to be promoted, he was a calm **, and he would definitely not accept it if he was allowed to ascend to the sky in one step, so after careful consideration, the emperor arranged a position for him to be a Zhan Shi, and the official rank was the fourth grade.
To get the emperor's favor, there is actually nothing to question, because all this was won by Xia Yan himself, and everyone has no opinion, except for Zhang Xuan, the first assistant of the cabinet.
If the relationship between Zhang Xuan and Zhu Houxi is compared to a love, then Zhang Xuan naturally will not allow a third party like Xia Yan to intervene, so his heart is full of anger.
However, the problem is that on the one hand, Xia Yan is above board and has no handle to grasp, and on the other hand, Zhang Xuan, as a ** for many years, is by no means the kind of villain who makes bad things behind him, so there will be no direct conflict between them.