Cao Cao is good at recognizing people The three major evaluation criteria determine the degree of trustworthiness of a person
In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Cao Cao's ability to recognize and employ people is a peerless study that has been praised through the ages. There are clouds in the history books:"Meritocracy is actually eclectic"。Because of this, Cao Cao has achieved so much. We all know that talents are rare, but reliable talents are even more rare, so how did Cao Cao find out if talents are reliable?
To sum up, Cao Cao basically discussed the following three points in particular, and one more point will be used again. Let's start with the first point.
i.A person who remains calm in the face of a major event.
The most typical example is Zhang Liao! We all know that Cao Cao has five good generals, among which Zhang Liao is the most important by Cao Cao! In the end, Zhang Liao defeated Yu Ban, the head of Cao Cao's five sons, and became the strongest general under Cao Cao.
Zhang Liao's most impressive battle was the Battle of Yijin. Cao Cao wrote to Zhang Liao to fight a decisive battle with Sun Quan, Li Dian and others to defend the city. Cao Cao knew that Zhang Liao was"A general who is both civil and military", can not only make a decision on the spot, but also be as quiet as a virgin, and move like a rabbit.
It proves that the silent battle of Zhang Liao was not the Battle of Yijin, but an unexpected incident in 208 AD. At that time, Zhang Liao was the commander of the new Cao army, the situation was chaotic, the new army was restless, and some people took the opportunity to incite the new army to rebel against Cao Cao one night.
In this case, Zhang Liao was extremely calm, and even ordered: Whoever dares to walk around will be killed! Naturally, some people are puzzled: he is not in a hurry to quell the ** uprising, everyone is hiding in the camp, isn't he waiting for death? Zhang Liao explained: It is not surprising that the new army was initially unstable. The reason why it is so chaotic must be that it is just a few people who coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes.
Facts confirmed Zhang Liao's judgment. Under Zhang Liao's calm leadership, the unrest quickly subsided. It was precisely because Zhang Liao was in danger that Cao Cao appointed Zhang Liao to participate in the Battle of Yicong.
In the face of Sun Quan's 100,000 army, Cao's army guarding Hefei was outnumbered. At this time, relying on the bravery of the main general alone is tantamount to sending him to death. Therefore, the calmer you are, the better you will be able to assess your opponent's weaknesses. Zhang Liao saw the weakness of the Wu army, that is, the weakness of Sun Quan, so he carried out the beheading operation, attacked Sun Quan, and won by surprise.
Second, regardless of whether you are high or low, you will be treated equally.
The most typical example is Yang Pei! This person was promoted directly by Cao Cao from the prisoners, because Yang Pei dared to kill Cao Hong's guests in accordance with the law. Those who are familiar with the Three Kingdoms know that Cao Hong is not only Cao Cao's cousin, but also Cao Cao's savior, and Cao Cao's most trusted person; On such a major event as meeting Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao also sent Cao Hong.
But Yang Pei didn't care. If the guests of Cao Hong's family dared to break the rules, he would still kill them. So, Yang Pei suddenly insulted Cao Hong. Cao Cao was very happy and did not punish Yang Pei, but let him continue to do his work.
It is conceivable that Yang Peigang is upright and can't help but make people unhappy, and later had an argument with his boss. This time, Yang Pei was not only imprisoned, but also sentenced to shaved his hair and put an iron ring around his neck. But Cao Cao didn't know any of this. However, as Cao Cao's power grew, he established a base in Yecheng to reduce contact with Emperor Xian of Han.
Now that Cao Cao's descendants are gathered together, who cares? So the world was in chaos. Cao Cao directly promoted from prisoner to prisoner"Kyung Zhao Yin"Yang Pei called and said to the people around him:"This is a person to be respected"。Of course, before Yang Pei took office, his promotion had already shocked Yecheng, and angry people warned their families and husbands not to **: This person even dared to kill Cao Hong's people, and we couldn't afford to deal with him!
iii.Be misunderstood, but accept misunderstood.
The most typical example is Gao Rou! He is actually related to Yuan Shao, because he has a cousin who is Yuan Shao's nephew. When Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, Gao Rou and his cousin became Cao Cao's subordinates. But this cousin betrayed Cao Cao.
This infuriated Cao Cao, who began to investigate whether Gao Rou had anything to do with the case, but the final result showed that Gao Rou was innocent. However, Cao Cao still felt that this person was not credible and wanted to kill him. So, he appointed Gao Rou as the spy commander. This is a very dangerous position, there are too many cases, and if something goes wrong, Cao Cao will immediately catch and kill him.
Gao Rou improvised and ensured the smooth progress of the assassination work, which made Cao Cao uneasy. One day, Cao Cao went on a night patrol and saw a ** sleeping at his desk holding a file. Cao Cao was very moved and asked"Who is this person? Who is this man?
A subordinate spoke'Gao Rou! Cao Cao nodded, wordlessly transferred Gao Rou to his side, and Gao Rou became Cao Cao's assistant from then on. Gao Rou kept a calm mind about her new position and continued to do what she should do in her new position. He really got there"Pampered and not surprised"of the realm.
Cao Cao's three methods of observing words and colors are actually very valuable in today's view. After all, everyone loves to be around someone they can trust. So, you can see if there are any such people around, even if there are only a few, it proves that this person is trustworthy.