Cao Cao told us with three things that if we want not to be eliminated, we need to start from three aspects
Competition is the eternal theme of life. The difference is only the intensity of the competition and the results. The Three Kingdoms period was a time of turmoil, which heralded the intensity of competition to be reached"You live or die"The degree of coldness.
Cao Cao is undoubtedly the winner, but this competition is equally exciting, because in terms of strength, Cao Cao is not as good as Yuan Shao; Comment"Luck", Cao Cao can't compare to Sun Quan; In terms of perseverance, Cao Cao can't compare to Liu Bei. Why is Cao Cao tall? Dig deeper, because Cao Cao has always taken the unusual path in these three aspects, and likes to go against the grain. Of course, today we will use it as a reference, so what are these three aspects? Let's take Cao Cao as an example...
i.Low visibility for serious work and high visibility for surface work.
Cao Cao's characteristics are actually the opposite, is"It's cold in the heights"Points. So-called"Big deals"It is a matter of life, death and development, and the superficial thing is a matter within the scope of his duties. The most typical example is Cao Cao's killing of Yang Xiu! (It has been explained and introduced before, so I will not repeat it).
The matter is serious: Cao Cao is withdrawing! Because of the Battle of Hanzhong, Cao Cao had not entered Beijing for two years. It is said that Cao Cao is good, but they forget that Dali is in danger, and Emperor Han Xian has always had forces against Cao Cao. This is Cao Cao's weakness! When Emperor Xu Du took advantage of Emperor Han Xian's absence to take control of the situation, Cao Cao would immediately become"Targeted", there is almost no chance of a comeback.
In this case, Cao Cao used"Chicken ribs"Yang Xiu recognized the word, so he was killed. Yang Xiu belonged to the clan and participated in the battle between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, which was another big event for Cao Cao and a weakness of his survival.
So, Cao Cao stood up very firmly and said:"Yang Xiu, you are destroying the army, I must kill you, this is my duty, if I don't kill you, it is not enough to calm the morale of the army and other rules. "So, what's behind this tough stance? These are the two weaknesses of Cao Cao mentioned above! Therefore, Yang Xiu's death is not unjust at all!
In the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu many times, such as Cao Cao mentioned serious matters such as the withdrawal of troops in his letter to Xun Yu. However, Cao Cao was clearly encouraging his troops with a sonorous force:"Don't worry, in half a month, I will defeat Yuan Shao, and then you won't have to suffer so much. Cao Cao was still discussing with his advisers and generals how to eliminate Yuan Shao.
So much so that after killing Yuan Shao, he found a lot of letters written by his subordinates to Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao didn't even read them, so he let them be burned, saying:"It's all burned, I didn't know it at the time, so forgive them. "You see, how high-profile this superficial article is! Cao Cao is really good!
Secondly, they have no room for manoeuvre, but they are full of affection for people.
The biggest lie in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is that Liu Bei loves to cry, and the real history of the Three Kingdoms is that Cao Cao often cries. The most famous are crying Guo Jia, crying Dian Wei, crying Qiao Xuan, crying Chen Gong...From Cao Cao's series of cries, we can see that Cao Cao's emotions for people are very rich, which is similar to people's impressions"Joy and anger are invisible"It's diametrically opposed.
Cao Cao's very human trait is actually one of his great charms. This also affected Cao Cao's ability to spare no effort. The best example of this is Cao Cao's surprise attack on Wuchao during the Battle of Guandu. The general who guarded Wuchao was named Chun Yuqiong, who, like Cao Cao, was one of the eight captains of Xiyuan during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and was later subdued by Yuan Shao. When Cao Cao raided Wuchao, he first cut off the noses of Chun Yuqiong and his subordinates, and then released his subordinates, killing Chun Yuqiong.
Under the command of Chun Yuqiong, the released Yuan Shao soldiers began to create chaos: first, by spreading the news of the robbery of Wuchao Manor, Yuan Shaojun's military morale was shaken; The second is to use these soldiers who don't even have noses to visually influence other soldiers...Why did Yuan Shao capture so many troops in one day as if he had been completely defeated? And captured so many people? This is an important reason. After the battle of Guandu, Cao Cao, who wanted to meet Yuan Shao in person, cried again...
Cao Cao's non-intuitive approach shows that Cao Cao is a person with an extremely keen sense of crisis, and if he wants to change the status quo, he needs to pay attention to people and things together - after all, there are only people in the picture, who can tell the difference? But as long as the situation improves, Cao Cao will basically become emotional about people again, which is actually a manifestation of rationality and calmness.
Third, trust those who dare to doubt your decisions and empower them!
First of all, the servant who dares to doubt and express doubt is the one who truly deserves to be valued! Because skepticism is another form of recognition, and daring to express doubt is a sign of trust in the leader!
The most typical example is Zhang Liao's killing of the Karasuma leader Bu Qi (which has already been explained and introduced earlier, so I will not repeat it). When Cao Cao decided to attack Karasuma, Zhang Liao objected, saying:"We can't stay in Xudu for a long time, because Liu Biao is still there, what if he takes Liu Bei to attack Xudu?
Cao Cao took Zhang Liao on the expedition because he thought that Liu Biao would not dare, and Liu Bei did not have the strength. When Cao Cao led a small number of elite soldiers to attack White Wolf Mountain and encountered one Karasuma army after another, Cao Cao asked Zhang Liao again what to do now.
Zhang Liao took advantage of Wu Maru's hesitation, not knowing that we were under their noses, and offered to defeat them in one fell swoop. Cao Cao wordlessly handed over the command flag to Zhang Liao. The meaning is obvious: as long as I, Cao Cao, am not there, all the troops will be under your command!
We can imagine how this self-confidence, this courage to seize power, would inspire Zhang Liao. So, Zhang Liao took the lead, and the tiger and leopard cavalry followed, killing the leader of Urumqi, Buton, and the tiger and leopard cavalry defeated the army of Urumqi and won a complete victory - see if Cao Cao dares to move against the tide!
Many lessons teach us that we can no longer use people who question their own judgments. For example, after Zhang He learned the news of Cao Cao's sneak attack on Wuchao, he opposed Yuan Shao's decision to rob Cao Ying; Zhang He persuaded Yuan Shao to save the nest. However, Yuan Shao did not listen to his advice, but appointed Zhang He as a general to attack Cao Ying, and Zhang He was defeated! This is only because Yuan Shao didn't trust Zhang He and didn't delegate power to him, but trusted the talkative Guo Tu!