The descendants of the heroes of the Han Dynasty usurped the throne and were once abused by Liu Bang
In the process of starting a business, it is very important to establish a spirit of "sharing weal and pain" among team members. This means not only that team members are willing to share in success, but also that they are willing to share responsibility.
However, in practice, people can often only accept "common hardship" and cannot accept "common prosperity". This phenomenon does not depend entirely on the identity of the entrepreneur, but more on human greed and selfishness.
For example, in the entrepreneurial team of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, there was a thing of "the cunning rabbit died, and the lackey cooked".
After Qin Shi Huang ruled the world, ** appeared frequently, causing dissatisfaction and resistance among the people, and finally Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled. Although Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were soon defeated, their uprising ignited the fire of rebellion against the tyrannical Qin, and after several years of fighting, Xiang Yu became the dominant man among the various forces, proclaiming himself the "Overlord of Western Chu", forcing Liu Bang to retire to Hanzhong.
However, Liu Bang chose to "repair the plank road in the open and Chen Cang in the dark", and after a period of rest, he challenged Xiang Yu again, and finally in the four-year battle, Liu Bang successfully defeated Xiang Yu and won the world.
After getting the world, Liu Bang's entrepreneurial team also deserves their return.
Liu Bang rose to prominence in Pei County, and most of his core team members were his old friends, such as Xiao He, Cao Shen, Fan Hao and others. Arrange these people well, and the success of sharing wealth will be completed for the most part.
However, the credit is not evenly distributed, but orderly. Among these people, Cao Shen's credit can be called the greatest. Cao Shen and Liu Bang were both from Pei County, and Cao Shen was a warden and a well-known local figure when he was in Pei County.
After Liu Bang ascended the throne, Cao Shen always followed closely and fought in all directions. After Han Xin was attached to Liu Bang, Cao Shen also assisted him for a long time. When the day was calm and Liu Bang was ready to reward the heroes, people found that Cao Shen's merits were well deserved.
Together with Liu Bang, he defeated two princes and successfully captured the territory of hundreds of counties. Whether it is a general or a local **, Cao Shen has all been captured, and they are all on Cao Shen's prisoner list.
In addition, Cao Shen has a close relationship with Liu Bang, and both of them are straightforward and proud generals, so Cao Shen is considered to be the head of the heroes, and no one objects. However, at this time, Liu Bang had other plans.
In the early days of Liu Bangpei's army, Xiao He was already Cao Shen's boss, and he was responsible for managing and mobilizing logistics and military supplies, so that Liu Bang could concentrate on fighting abroad. At the same time, he also left a good story of "chasing Han Xin under the moon", and left Liu Bang with "Immortal Soldiers".
Cao Shen represents the generals, and Xiao He represents the Wenchen, and their battle for the first merit actually represents the confrontation between the Wenchen generals and Liu Bang. However, at first, Liu Bang was not interested in scholars, and even when some Confucian scholars came to join him, he would take off their hats and pee.
It was not until Lu Jia's persuasion and the dedication of the Book of Songs and the Book of Songs that Liu Bang gradually realized the importance of reading. He realized that although his success had been achieved through combat, he could not ignore the wisdom and contributions of Wenchen.
Lu Jia pointed out sharply: "Although the king wins the world on horseback, this does not mean that you can rule the world on horseback. This sentence was like a bright lamp, which lit up Liu Bang's thinking and made him begin to pay attention to the role of Confucian scholars.
At this moment, Liu Bang must face the reality of civil and military conflict, and what he needs to consider is whether to govern the world with strict punishment and rough talents, or rely on the wisdom and talent of well-educated people to govern the world?
At the "Award Ceremony", all the generals supported Cao Shen, believing that his merits were unmatched. However, Hou Ejun of Guannei saw Liu Bang's hesitation, and he stepped forward and said: "Although Cao Shen took the lead in the field, he is not an indispensable person to win the world.
On the contrary, Xiao He is the real hero. He was in Hanzhong, but he was able to continuously deliver supplies to the front line, ensuring the morale and strength of the soldiers on the front line, which enabled us to defeat again and again, and finally achieve victory. ”
When Liu Bang heard this, he smiled with satisfaction, he understood that this was the person he really needed.
After listening to Ejun's suggestion, Liu Bang decided to list Xiao He as the first meritorious hero, named the Marquis of Yu, ate ten thousand households, and enjoyed the privilege of going to the palace with a sword. The generals were dissatisfied with this, they thought that they were charging outside and risking their lives to capture the city for Liu Bang, but Xiao He only wrote in the rear and did not deserve such a reward.
Liu Bang was very angry about this, and he said to the generals: "You are like hunting dogs for hunting beasts, there are many people like Cao Shen in my Han Dynasty, and I won't feel distressed if I die hundreds of them, will there be a shortage of warriors like you in the world?" ”
He continued: "However, Xiao He is my brain tank for hunting beasts, can the world find such a person?" At the beginning, you were all alone, only Xiao He led the whole clan to follow me when I raised troops in Pei County.
So you don't have to say anything more. ”
Although Xiao He is the first hero of Liu Bang, Liu Bang does not fully trust him. After Han Xin was killed by Empress Lu, Xiao He felt the ruthlessness of the royal family and was full of fear.
However, even so, Xiao He still insisted on sending a steady stream of soldiers, horses, grain and grass to Liu Bang's front line. Although Liu Bang only glanced at the grain and grass, his real focus was on what Xiao He did in Chang'an.
The envoy brought Liu Bang's true intentions back to Xiao He, and Xiao He's face was gloomy. His protégé bluntly said, "Your death is not far off." Your prestige among the people is extremely high, and you may even have surpassed the emperor.
The Emperor may hold a grudge against you, and I advise you to oppress the people, so that the worse your reputation, the safer you are. However, Xiao He did not listen to the doorman's suggestion, and just remained silent.
He knows very well that oppressing the people is not a long-term solution, and the real prestige comes from working for the welfare of the people. Although the emperor may hold a grudge against him, he firmly believes that as long as he always insists on justice and benevolence, his name will always shine in the hearts of the people.
Liu Bang's class returned to the court, and as soon as he entered the city gate, the roads on both sides were full of people, shouting injustices endlessly. Liu Bang ordered someone to ask, and after a while, a pile of papers was handed over, accusing Xiao He of oppressing the people.
Looking at the paper, Liu Bang just smiled. Back in the palace, Xiao He came to see him, and Liu Bang threw the paper in front of Xiao He: "You are a dignified man, how can you oppress the people like this?"
These papers almost buried me! Seeing Xiao He bow his head and remain silent, Liu Bang waved his hand and said, "You can solve it yourself." As a result, Han Xin was killed, Zhang Liang retired, and only Xiao He barely kept himself in the court and became the only person still in the "Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty".
Cao Shen's "work without contribution" is not slackness, but a unique understanding of work. He believes that each ** has its own scope of responsibilities and capabilities, and instead of wasting time arguing, it is better to do your job well.
This kind of thinking deeply influenced the later government and government, making them pay more attention to practical operation and detail management, rather than paying too much attention to the superficial form.
Liu Ying waited for more than half a year, but Cao Shen still didn't make any changes, which made him feel very angry and felt that Cao Shen might be slacking off. So, he asked Cao Shen's son, Cao Qi, to ask Cao Shen to see what was going on.
Who knew that as soon as Cao Qian said something meaningful, he was beaten by Cao Shen. The next day, Emperor Hui of Han looked at Cao Shen and shook his head, and asked, "Why did you beat Cao Shen?"
I'll let him ask you. Cao Shen took off his hat, bowed to Emperor Han Hui, and then said, "Since Your Majesty asked, I will tell you." May I ask Your Majesty, how do you compare with the first emperor? ”
Emperor Hui of Han replied: "The first emperor has a high merit, and I can't compare with him." Cao Shen asked again: "Then ask Your Majesty again, how do I compare with my predecessor Xiangguo Xiao He?" ”
The corners of Emperor Han Hui's mouth rose slightly, and he thought to himself: Don't you understand yourself? So, he said with some embarrassment: "This, although Cao Xiangguo is also my Han elder, you seem to be a little worse than Xiao Xiangguo." ”
Cao Shen nodded: "Your Majesty is not as good as the first emperor, and I am not as good as Xiao Xiangguo, this is obvious." And now the rules are also made by them, how can we have the power to change?
Wouldn't it be better for each of us to do our own work, let the Han pass on smoothly, and wait until there will be a sage who will surpass them in the future? Looking at Cao Shen in front of him, he was able to say "passive sabotage" so reasonably, even Emperor Han Hui himself felt that there was some truth, which couldn't help but make Emperor Han Hui smile helplessly: "Since this is the case, then you can rest first." ”
Since then, the allusion of "Xiao Gui Cao Sui" has spread. However, who would have thought that Cao Shen's descendants would eventually bury the Han Dynasty with their own hands.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao, a hero in troubled times, was born, he was a descendant of Cao Shen, Emperor Taizu Wu. Cao Cao once "coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes", and captured Jiangnan after the Battle of Guandu, but was defeated in the Battle of Chibi, and finally formed a situation of dividing the world into three.
Liu Xie, the emperor of Han Xian in Cao Cao's hands, was only a symbolic existence, and was forced to be named the "King of Wei", breaking the "White Horse Alliance" left by Liu Bang. The appearance of Cao Cao not only changed the course of history, but also proved the greatness of personal strength.
Cao Pi usurped the throne, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty took the throne, the Cao family monopolized the country, and Liu Han finally fell. What is embarrassing is that four hundred years ago, Liu Bang angrily denounced Cao Shen as just a hunting dog, but Cao Shen's descendants personally ended the Han Dynasty, and this national honor that lasted for 400 years finally turned into dust.