In 692, after a court meeting, Wu Zetian left Di Renjie alone and asked him, "Do you know why I reuse you?" Di Renjie replied cautiously: "The minister does not dare to speculate on the holy will. Wu Zetian smiled slightly, took out a stack of pieces and handed it to him. Di Renjie took it and was taken aback: more than a dozen books recommended by himself were all from the hands of his political opponent Lou Shide.
Di Renjie is a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty and a masterpiece of the ancients, every time Wu Zetian sees Di Renjie worshipping her, he feels uncomfortable and respectfully calls him the prince of the country.
After Di Renjie's death, Wu Zetian was heartbroken and lamented: "Why did God take away the old man, and there will be no one in the court from now on!" "There was also a three-day pause in mourning.
Such a great sage, if it is not recommended by someone, may not be known. This recommender is Lou Shide.
Lou Shide was admitted to the Jinshi at the age of 20 and became Wei of Yangzhou County, Jiangsu.
In 677, Tang Gaozong recruited warriors to fight against Tibet, and Lou Shide, as a civil minister, had the world in mind and resolutely decided to join Rong.
In a battle in Qinghai, due to the disagreement between the chief and deputy commanders of the Tang army, they kept arguing, which almost caused the Tang army to suffer a big loss.
Fortunately, Lou Shide stepped forward to gather all the scattered soldiers and chose a location that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, thus stabilizing the morale of the army.
His performance made the imperial court see the light of hope in the western frontier, and he was entrusted with the important task of sending an envoy to Tibet.
In the face of the Tibetan generals, Lou Shide was skillful and used a firm and sincere attitude to persuade the Tubo to withdraw the army.
A few years later, Lou Shide, with his excellent command ability, made the morale of the Tang army unprecedentedly high, and won eight consecutive battles and eight victories, which made the court rejoice and was considered to be an all-round talent in civil and military affairs.
After Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he learned that Lou Shide, the general of Jinwu, personally led the soldiers to reclaim wasteland and accumulate grain, so that the military food reserves were abundant, and he couldn't help but praise Lou Shide, so he summoned him to the court, promoted him to Tongping Zhangshi, and became the prime minister with Di Renjie.
However, at this time, Di Renjie looked down on Lou Shide, because he believed that although Lou Shide was good at guarding the border, he was a submissive and stealing life.
The reason stems from one thing:
Before leaving, Lou Shide said worriedly: "As the prime minister, you will be the assassin again, which will inevitably attract the jealousy of many people, and you must always be cautious so as not to cause trouble." ”
The younger brother hurriedly said: "Brother, don't worry, I will keep a low profile and never cause you trouble." ”
Lou Shide asked, "How do you plan to avoid getting me into trouble?" ”
The younger brother replied, "If someone spits in my face, I will wipe it silently and never argue with him." ”
After hearing this, Lou Shide sighed and said, "Hey! I'm worried about you doing that! When someone spits on you, it means that they have a grudge against you. If you wipe him dry, you will provoke him. You should laugh at it and let the saliva dry naturally, so that you can block your mouth. ”
When the younger brother heard him say this, he had to agree with a wry smile.
Because of this "self-doing" thing, Di Renjie looked down on Lou Shide for this reason, and often squeezed him when he worked together, and regarded him as a political enemy.
The thoughtful Wu Zetian discovered the problem between them, and she decided to stand up for Lou Shide.
So after a court meeting, Wu Zetian left Di Renjie alone and asked, "Do you know why I reuse you?" Di Renjie replied cautiously: "The minister does not dare to speculate on the holy will. ”
Wu Zetian smiled slightly, took out a stack of pieces and handed it to him. Di Renjie took it and was taken aback: more than a dozen books recommended by himself were all from the hands of his political opponent Lou Shide.
Di Renjie was ashamed, sweating through his clothes, and hurriedly kowtowed to Wu Zetian: "The minister is at fault, he has been supported by Lou Gong without knowing it, I am far from Lou Gong!" ”
Wu Zetian saw that his goal had been achieved, so he didn't say anything anymore.
Di Ren made a break from the palace gate, hurried home to change into court clothes, and came to Lou Shide's mansion, where he wanted to apologize to Lou Shide in person.
As soon as they met, Di Renjie bowed deeply and saluted: "Thank you for your kindness, I came to ask for guilt in the next place, I am embarrassed by you everywhere, I am narrow-minded!" “
Di Gong is polite, I strongly recommend you because you are upright and impartial, and you are a talent who can really do things for the people and serve the court! For the sake of national affairs, I have been wronged myself, which is really not worth mentioning. ”
After speaking, the two laughed together, which can be described as a laugh and hatred!
In fact, Di Renjie and Lou Shide are both talented gentlemen.
Di Renjie is not afraid of the powerful, does not seek personal gain, takes the will of the people as his will, and is a real doctor.
And the reason why Lou Shide is dedicated to the public and does not care about personal gains and losses is because he has a benevolent heart, benevolence and forbearance.
In the Wu Zetian era, it was with the joint assistance of such gentlemen that they got rid of the influence of cool officials, put the Wu Zhou Dynasty on the right track, and laid the foundation for the arrival of the Tang Dynasty.