The Lessons of History What have mankind learned from history?
History is a textbook that countless ancient people have written all their lives, and they don't want to teach us anything, but we can learn a lot from it.
Jia Xu was a famous strategist during the Three Kingdoms period, and can even be compared with Chen Ping and Zhang Liang in the early Han Dynasty.
When he and Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao, Jia Xu behaved very humbly and did not go out of his house for a long time, not associating with the ministers of the DPRK and China. Even the marriage of children is not appropriate.
The reason why Jia Xu did this was because he joined Cao Cao's camp halfway, and he was not Cao Cao's old minister, especially because he was a talented person who had given advice to Cao Cao many times, and was valued by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao gave him a high official position and a good fortune.
But there were too many people who followed Cao Cao in the early years, and now Cao Cao treats the late Jia Yan so kindly, it is easy to arouse the envy of some people. If these people are playing tricks in secret, Jia Yan will be in big trouble.
This is also the reason why Jia Yueting hid his edge as much as possible.
Even if Cao Cao asked Jia Xu for advice, Jia Xu would try to answer politely according to the content of Cao Cao's question.
At that time, Cao Cao was choosing the best person for his two sons Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi each had different abilities, Cao Cao didn't know which one to choose, so he came to Jia Xu to discuss. Cao Cao asked her why she didn't answer him, and Jia Xu replied:"I'm thinking about the fate of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao! "Yuan Shao and Liu Biao did not choose a good ** person, which led to their sons quarreling with each other and eventually losing the war.
Cao Cao laughed when he heard this, and Cao Pi became the prince that year.
There are counter-examples to this.
In the Battle of Guandu, Xu Yu won a complete victory, Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, and soon captured Jizhou.
This Xu You was a playmate of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao when he was a child, and now that Xu You has become famous, all this makes Xu You indifferent. When Xu You attended the banquet, he also called Cao Cao's nickname, and then said:"Without me, you wouldn't have been able to get to Rongguo.
Cao Cao replied with a smile"You're right!
Soon, Xu You killed Cao Cao.
Er is noble, and Taizu frolicking, every sitting, not from the Qi Society, that is, Taizu Weiyan, Taizu said:"Ah, I'm not commonplace, and neither is Jizhou. "Taizu smiled and said:"You say also. "Wei Ze.
The more loans, the more inconspicuous they must be, the more they must succumb to the wind and waves, and the more they must become the target of public criticism, which is in line with the old saying: the future is uncertain!
Here's another example.
Wang Maozhong was a slave in the palace of Li Longji, the king of Linzi, when he was young, and gradually became Li Longji's henchman because of his good words, intelligence, and good riding and shooting, and served as his personal bodyguard.
At that time, Empress Wei and Princess An Le followed Wu Zetian and wanted to rebel, and a new crisis broke out in the court. At this time, the elite troops of the capital were"Ten thousand rides", they were the guards of the royal palace. Li Longji found a way to make friends"Ten thousand rides"This task fell on Wang Maozhong, and he did it well.
Empress Wei and Princess Anle poisoned Tang Zhongzong"Ten thousand rides"Soon rebelled against Li Longji, who successfully organized a coup d'état and killed Empress Wei and Princess An Le. Li Longji established his father Li Dan as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
After Tang Ruizong ascended the throne, Li Longji became the crown prince, in charge of the horse farm and 10,000 cavalry, the 10,000 cavalry led by Ge Fushun and Chen Xuanli, and the horses were managed by Wang Maozhong.
Now Princess Taiping is in power, and three of the five prime ministers are her people. There will be a battle between Princess Taiping and Li Longji. Li Longji decided to strike first and sent Wang Maozhong to lead more than 300 soldiers to contain the Feilin army. Although there were tens of thousands of people in the Feilin army, they did not dare to act rashly, and in the end Princess Taiping was killed.
That's what it's known for"Kaifu Yi is the same as the three divisions"Coup d'état, in this coup d'état, Wang Maozhong served as General Zuolong Wuwei and Huo Guogong, and was later named the third secretary of Kaifu Yitong. In the 15 years after the coup, only four people were honored: Wang Renjiao, the empress's father and brother-in-law of Emperor Xuanzong, Yao Chong and Song Jing, and Wang Maozhong.
Wang Maozhong's identity is clear at a glance, and Xuanzong calls him that"House slaves"。
Wang Maozhong belongs to one person and more than 10,000 people, of course, he is quite arrogant. At that time, the ** were respectful to the eunuchs around Xuanzong, and even bribed them. However, this is not the case with Wang Maozhong. He regarded the eunuchs sent by Xuanzong as his slaves.
Although Gao Lishi and other eunuchs who were often insulted by him resented him, they knew Wang Maozhong's strength and Xuanzong's trust in him, and they did not dare to blow the wind.
How much does Xuanzong love this Wang Mao Zhong? When Wang Maozhong married his daughter, Xuanzong asked him what gift he wanted. Wang Maozhong replied:"I miss having guests coming.
As soon as he heard this, Xuanzong immediately realized that the person he was talking about was the famous minister Song Jing.
Song Jing was an upright person, and he couldn't get used to what Wang Maozhong did, and he didn't want to associate with him. The palace Chinese military officials all went to congratulate Wang Mao Zhong, but of course Song Jing did not go.
Xuanzong finally ordered Song Jing to attend Wang Maozhong's wedding banquet.
After Wang Maozhong ascended to a high position, many people flattered him. Wang Maozhong and Ge Fushun not only have a good relationship, but also have a kinship. The two generals were so close, which was not a good thing for Xuanzong.
Not only that, Wang Maozhong also had a good relationship with a group of generals in the army. Ma Chongzhi, the general of ten thousand cavalry, killed someone, and Wang Maozhong protected him. Some middle and high-ranking generals in the army respected Wang Maozhong very much.
At that time, some people questioned the marriage between Wang Maozhong and Ge Fushun, and the official Shangshu Qi expressed his opposition to Xuanzong, and Xuanzong thought carefully after hearing it. However, Xuanzong still believed in Wang Maozhong, so he removed Empress Qi from his official position. Wang Maozhong seemed to have won, but Xuanzong muttered in his heart for a long time.
This was quickly confirmed by a case.
At this time, Wang Maozhong found Xuanzong and asked to be appointed as the secretary of the military department. The general dared to directly ask the emperor for the post of secretary of the military department, and Wang Maozhong's courage can of course also be seen from Wang Maozhong's close relationship with Xuanzong.
Xuanzong believed that Wang Mao's power was already very large, and he also befriended military generals, and then became the secretary of the military department, and the military power of the country would be completely in his hands. Xuanzong thought twice and disagreed. Wang Maozhong felt that Shangshu of the military department was inherently alienated from him and Xuanzong. This unexpected result made Wang Maozhong very unhappy, and what was worse was that he actually expressed his displeasure directly.
Some time ago, Xuanzong had sent someone to secretly observe Wang Maozhong's reaction, and when the eunuch informed Xuanzong of Wang Maozhong's behavior, Xuanzong was furious.
But Xuanzong still did not attack.
After a period of time, Wang Maozhong's son was born, and Tang Xuanzong rewarded a large amount of gold silk wine and food, let Gao Lishi serve, and gave Wang Maozhong's newborn son a five-grade member wailang.
Wang Maozhong didn't see Gao Lishi, Gao Lishi was already a ** official, Wang Maozhong held the child in his arms and said to Gao Lishi:"Isn't this kid suitable to be an official? "
Wang Maozhong's intention was to humiliate Gao Lishi, he said:'Isn't this son of mine as good as you, a eunuch?
After Gao Lishi returned to the palace, Xuanzong asked about the situation.
Gao Lishi said to Xuanzong:"Mao Zhong hugged the baby in diapers and said'This kid deserves to be a third-grade official'"。
These words were indeed said by Wang Maozhong, but they had a deep meaning in Xuanzong's ears, and Xuanzong thought that Wang Maozhong was not only thanking, but also saying that he was not, so he was naturally furious.
Xuanzong expelled Ge Fushun, Wang Maozhong, and all their friends, and soon killed Wang Maozhong.
Wang Maozhong may be responsible for her death!
Some people say that Wang Maozhong is too playful!
But put yourself in your shoes, standing in Wang Maozhong's position, there must be many traitors and ministers around him, and it is almost inevitable to be arrogant and dictatorial for a long time in such an environment. How many people can keep a low profile in his position?
History is like that, the answer has been given countless times, but the vast majority of people have not made the right choice!
We can repeat a passage from Hegel's Philosophy of History: the only lesson that mankind has learned from history is that mankind has not learned anything from history.
Our aborigines have also said something similar: Qin has no time to mourn himself, and his descendants mourn for it; Children and grandchildren mourn but do not learn from it, and children and grandchildren also mourn it; Children and grandchildren mourn but do not learn from it, and children and grandchildren mourn for it; Children and grandchildren mourn but do not learn from it, and children and grandchildren mourn for it;
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