Zhao Dun was the most famous minister of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period, and he went through three monarchs in his life, integrating military and political power.
Zhao Dun's most famous incident is "Zhao Dun's murder of the king", although it was Zhao Dun's younger brother who killed the king, but this did not affect Zhao Dun's status in the Jin State in the slightest. And Zhao Dun controlled the Jin dynasty for 20 years.
There are many talents in the Jin Kingdom, why did Zhao Dun become a powerful minister? Even after the "Killing the King" incident, the new monarch still reuses Zhao Dun, why is this? There are three reasons for this.
1. After the heroes
Zhao Dun was a meritorious hero, so he could quickly enter the Jin court as an official.
The Zhao family was originally a nobleman in the Jin Kingdom, and Zhao Dun's father, Zhao Yuan, once fled with Duke Wen of Jin. After Duke Wen of Jin ascended the throne, Zhao Yu was reused as a meritorious hero and became an important minister of the Jin State at that time.
After Zhao Yu died, Zhao Dun naturally entered the court of the Jin Kingdom. Zhao Dun inherited his father's position after being a meritorious hero of the Jin Kingdom, which made Zhao Dun's starting point very high.
2. The recommendation of the yang virgin
Yang's virgin father recommended Zhao Dun to Jin Xianggong, which led to Zhao Dun being reused by Jin Xianggong.
Although Zhao Dun entered the court of the Jin Kingdom, Jin Xianggong did not reuse Zhao Dun, but let Zhao Dun serve as the deputy general of the Chinese army.
After Yang Zhi's father found out, he suggested to Jin Xianggong that Zhao Dun should be the chief general of the Chinese army. Under the recommendation of Yang Virgin's father, Jin Xianggong adopted Yang Virgin's father's suggestion and reused Zhao Dun.
Why did Jin Xianggong listen to the advice of Yang Virgin? Because Yang Virgin's father is Jin Xianggong's teacher, Jin Xianggong trusts Yang Virgin very much.
3. Zhao Dun's ability
Zhao Dun's ability was relatively outstanding among the young people at that time. When Zhao Dun was a child, he studied with his father Zhao Yuan, so Zhao Dun was knowledgeable and gentle since he was a child.
When Zhao Dun became an adult, his morality and knowledge surpassed that of his peers, which made many people admire him, so Yang Virgin's father recommended Zhao Dun as the chief general of the Chinese army.
Zhao Dun can be reused by the Duke of Jin Xianggong, on the surface, it is recommended by others, it is Zhao Dun's luck, but in fact, it is Zhao Dun's own ability, which makes the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State very convinced of Zhao Dun.
The ministers of the Jin State can obey Zhao Dun, and the monarchs of the Jin State are willing to reuse Zhao Dun, which illustrates:A person's success requires both luck and strength.
Reference: Historical Records, Jin Shijia, Zhao Shijia
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