Hailed by many as a textbook in the workplace, Yongzheng Dynasty shows the complexity of human nature, choice and conspiracy. For example,"First Secretary"With his loyalty, competence and outstanding vision, Zhang Tingyu has survived three dynasties without falling.
Tu Lichen went from an ordinary guard with a knife, through careful management and a conscientious attitude, and finally became a minister. Their experiences and choices are full of deep wisdom that deserves to be savored.
In this drama, the most praised pair of monarchs and ministers, Yongzheng and Wu Sidao, their workplace stories are even more wonderful and breathtaking. From the beginning of the 46th year of Kangxi to the succession of Yongzheng in the 61st year of Kangxi, they experienced 15 years of acquaintance and 15 years of shared suffering, and finally exchanged for the supreme power of the 95th Emperor.
This drama allows us to see the real relationship between monarchs and ministers, as well as the scheming and wisdom in the workplace.
On that night full of joy, Wu Sidao chose to retire and return to his hometown; And the heroic Yongzheng Emperor also expressed doubts and ambiguity about this.
Therefore, many people speculate that Yongzheng may have returned home because he wanted to eliminate Wu Sidao, a top strategist, and Wu Sidao chose "semi-hidden" because he had a premonition of danger.
However, I don't fully agree with this view. Because, at that time, Yongzheng had just ascended the throne, and he was facing difficulties both inside and outside, and he needed a top strategist like Wu Sidao.
Moreover, judging from his later performance, Emperor Yongzheng treated his own people very well, and only as a last resort would he take extreme measures. However, the first thing Yongzheng did in the evening was to ask Wu Sidao, which had to make people question.
So, why did Yongzheng hurry back home and care so much about Wu Sidao? To answer this question, we need to understand the story from the beginning.
Originally, the relationship between the fourth elder brother and Wu Sidao was a good story between the monarch and the minister, and the fourth elder brother treated him with the courtesy of a national scholar, and Wu Sidao also repaid him with unparalleled talent. However, later disagreements arose in the handling of the case of the transfer of prisoners in the penal department.
The fourth elder brother deliberately made himself sick in order to recommend himself to take over this errand, while Wu Sidao lost his temper and wanted to leave because he didn't know the fourth elder brother's plan. The fourth elder brother was also dissatisfied with Wu Sidao's attitude, feeling that as a prince, a strategist could not fully follow his plan, and even in the end, because of his handling of this case, the eighth elder brother was appreciated by Kangxi.
This made the fourth elder brother suspicious of Wu Sidao, and the relationship between the two also became suspicious.
When Gao Fu was about to die, Wu Sidao decided to rescue this misguided young man. He was moved by emotion and persuaded with courtesy, trying to get Gao Fu to transfer the secret letter of the prince and Ren Bo'an to the eighth elder brother, so as to achieve the strategy of "killing people with a knife", and make the Eight Masters party the key figure in abolishing the prince.
This plan finally succeeded, so that the crown prince was deposed, the Eight Masters Party was disgusted by Kangxi, and at the same time, cracks began to appear between the eighth and fourteenth children. It can be said that the fourth elder brother won an overwhelming victory in this matter, and Gao Fu's meritorious atonement also played a key role.
Kill the one who is blessed, Wu Sidao also! Since then, there has been a gap between the two. Wu Sidao understood that the fourth elder brother Yinzhen was also a ruthless emperor, so he began to be cautious, and even gave up his favorite Nian Qiuyue.
And Yinzhen also knew that he was at a loss, because he asked Wu Sidao to persuade Gao Fu, but he killed him. The most embarrassing thing is that Yongzheng clearly knows the relationship between Wu Sidao and Nian Qiuyue, but for his own interests, he forcibly snatches love.
Wu Sidao decided that once the fourth child ascended the throne, he would choose to retire. Therefore, when he received the news from Fifth Brother Zhang that the Fourth Elder Brother would inherit the unification, he was already ready to pack his bags and leave.
Attentive people will notice that when Yongzheng returned to the mansion, Wu Sidao had already packed his luggage and was ready to leave. And Yongzheng hurried back to the mansion, in fact, he had already noticed Wu Sidao's meaning of "retreat".
However, he felt conflicted in his heart. Killing Wu Sidao, he couldn't bear it, because they had established a relationship for more than ten years. In addition, Wu Sidao was extremely resourceful, and his assistance was crucial to his path to kingship.
However, let him leave freely, Yongzheng couldn't fully trust him. Therefore, he was in a hurry to return home in order to retain this talent first, and then plan slowly.
Wu Sidao already had a way to deal with it, he played the emotional card and adopted a semi-hidden strategy. This can not only solve the emperor's doubts, but also be at the disposal at any time, which is simply the best of both worlds.
How could Yongzheng disagree?