Thick black school

Chapter 61
One day, when he was playing on the Yi Bridge in Xiapi, an old man came over and threw his shoes under the bridge on purpose, and said to Zhang Liang, "Pick up the shoes." Zhang Liang was startled and wanted to beat him up. .But the old man looked very old, Zhang Liang held back his anger and took the shoes up and handed them to the old man.The old man put on his shoes and said, "A child can be taught. Meet me here in the morning five days later." Zhang Liang was surprised, and knelt down and said, "Okay." Looking up, the old man was gone.Five days later, when Zhang Liang came to the bridge, the old man had arrived first. Seeing Zhang Liang, he was very angry and said, "You are late, why? See you in five days." Five days later, when the rooster crowed, Zhang Liang left, but the old man came first again , said angrily: "Why are you late again? Come back in five days." After another five days, Zhang Liang rushed away in the middle of the night, and the old man came after a while. .” So he took out a book and handed it to Zhang Liang, saying, “After reading this book, you will be able to serve as your king’s military adviser.” Then he disappeared.

At dawn, Zhang Liang opened the book and saw that it was "Taigong Art of War".Zhang Liang studied hard, and later, he assisted Liu Bang to win the world. Liu Bang said: "I can't compare with Zhang Liang in planning in the tent and winning battles thousands of miles away." Zhang Liang was called one of the three heroes of the Han Dynasty by later generations. One, he was granted the title of Marquis Liu by Liu Bang.

Zhang Liang tolerated the old man's outrageous demands, and went to pick up shoes for him under the bridge, even though he had never met him before. Handed over to him, it can be said that patience has made Zhang Liang a career.

The famous story of "Lian Po and Lin Xiangru" in history has moved many heroes.Its content is very familiar to everyone.If Lin Xiangru lost his temper just because Lian Po said a few insulting words, and he and Lian Po accused and attacked each other, both sides would suffer and Qin would take advantage of it.It is precisely because of "forbearance" that a breath of "leisure" can bring peace and tranquility to a country, and it is precisely because of "forbearance" that there are "friends who cut necks".It can be seen how important "forbearance" is.Of course, it does not mean that everything should be endured. If you reach the state where everything is empty, if you hit your left cheek, you will also give the right cheek to the other party. This is a kind of unprincipled "forbearance".

For individuals, any non-principle matters can be tolerated, such as personal sentiment and interests, etc., but for some principled issues, they must not make concessions.Therefore, it can be said that forbearance also has boundaries and limits.For unbearable problems, the method of "forbearance" should also be used to deal with it, and planning should be done in a calm mood. This is called "forbearance of righteousness".

Forbearance means not only to be able to endure, but also to know how to endure, to be kind and forbearable.Since ancient times, bearing the burden of humiliation has been called the virtue of taking on great responsibilities.Looking at the ways of successful people in ancient and modern times, they all achieve their careers by relying on patience.The reason why Zeng Guofan, a famous minister of ZTE in the Qing Dynasty, was able to float in the officialdom was because he could endure great humiliation.Zeng Guofan has been aiming at fame all his life, and he clearly realizes that what he wants is fame, not anger with others.

When Zeng Guofan first organized the Xiangyong regiment to practice, one day the green battalion soldiers under the governor's jurisdiction clashed with Xiangyong, and the green battalion soldiers even broke into Zeng Guofan's platform late at night.Zeng Guofan personally informed the governor of this matter, but the governor ignored him.The next morning, Zeng Guofan had no choice but to move the barracks out of the city to avoid further disputes with the green camp soldiers.At that time, the imperial court already wanted to attach importance to Zeng Guofan, so some people were very puzzled. Asked the reason, Zeng Guofan smiled and said: "The catastrophe is not over, do we dare to insult the king and father with personal anger?" In the face of the enemy, how can I vent my personal anger for personal gain?
After the successful training of Xiangyong, Zeng Guofan was immediately entrusted with an important task by the court and devoted himself to the campaign to suppress the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement.Zeng Guofan led Xiangyong to conquer Hanyang, Wuchang and other places, and made great military exploits.Zeng Guofan and his subordinates believed that the imperial court would reward them heavily, but Emperor Xianfeng only decreed to appoint Zeng Guofan as the acting governor of Hubei.After receiving the order, all the subordinates complained one after another, and Zeng Guofan himself was very dissatisfied, feeling that it did not match his illustrious military achievements.However, less than ten days after receiving the imperial decree, Emperor Xianfeng issued a second imperial decree, removing Zeng Guofan from the post of governor of Hubei, and only rewarding him with the vacant title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

What is even more infuriating is that some people in the imperial court continued to slander Emperor Xianfeng and frame Zeng Guofan.University scholar Qi Junzao handed over the booklet and said: "Zeng Guofan is just a registered servant, just a common man. Such a person lives in the countryside and has a momentum of response, which may bring disaster to the court." Some people even framed Zeng Guofan in an extremely sinister way. Has the ambition of rebellion: "Now Zeng Guofan has more than [-] brave soldiers. They are all loyal to Zeng Guofan and they only obey the orders of Zeng Guofan. The slave also asks the emperor to think twice: now give Zeng Guofan the post of governor. , holding local real power, what will be the consequences?"

This kind of treatment is really unfair to Zeng Guofan, who has made great achievements, but he didn't express his grief and indignation, and he didn't speak out words of resentment, let alone disheartened and depressed.He just did his own job silently, secretly waiting for the opportunity to come again.

Later, Zeng Guofan summed up his art of enduring humiliation in this way: "A good man knocks out his teeth and swallows blood. This sentence is the secret of gritting my teeth in my life. Since I left the hometown, I have suffered countless humiliations. During the years of Guichou and Jiayin, I was reviled by the dignitaries of Changsha; during the years of Yimao and Bingchen, I was reviled by the people of Jiangxi; Accusations from top to bottom. In short, when I was knocked out of my teeth, I never swallowed blood." However, it was precisely because of this patience that Zeng Guofan finally achieved a positive result in his official career.

As the saying goes: "Life is unsatisfactory, nine out of ten." Indeed, don't say nine out of ten, sometimes even everything in life can't go according to our wishes.If we want to survive in this capricious world, the most important thing is to learn from Zeng Guofan's "bearable humiliation" technique, so that we can "hang the clouds and sail directly to help the sea" on the cusp of life.

Patience can make people accomplish great things and accomplish great things, and patience can make people benefit in the commercial society.

The purpose of tolerance is to fight, and the way to fight can be tolerance.Forbearance in struggle, struggle in forbearance, the integration of the two can show extraordinary bearing, demeanor and strength in dealing with others, and remain invincible.

Thick Black New Mysteries

Some people think that forbearance without dispute, defilement and humiliation, forgiveness and tolerance are a symbol of weakness and cowardly behavior. As everyone knows, such a person is truly a person with great wisdom, great benevolence, and great courage.In fact, when there is no absolute certainty of winning after weighing one's own conditions, it is necessary and necessary to endure humiliation temporarily, accept everything and endure everything, and then you can change everything and overcome everything.One patience can be a hundred courage, one stillness can control a hundred actions, if a person can bear and tolerate all things, then he can achieve everything and accomplish nothing without merit.Houheixue believes that in order to achieve one's own goals, one must learn to endure in various adversities, and the ability to endure humiliation is an inevitable prerequisite for great achievements.It is true that tolerance is relative. If you blindly pursue submissiveness, you will lose your principles and personality, let alone your future success.

Regression turns out to be forward, advancing and retreating freely is a master.
[Zongwu Mantra] Xiang Yu said to Liu Bang: The world has been disturbed for many years, just because of the two of us. I hope to fight to the death with you to determine the victory or defeat.The King of Han smiled and apologized and said: "I would rather fight wits than strength." This smile and apology, what is it if it is not thick?Later, the gap was drawn, Chu and Han made peace, and Xiang Yu returned the father and wife of the king of Han who were hostages, and led his troops back to the east. The king of Han suddenly tore up the alliance, sent soldiers to follow, and forced Xiang Yu to die by the Wujiang River. What is black?
We all know that there is such a saying, "Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to walk on the mountains of tigers", which basically means that when a person encounters difficulties, he should not have a fearful and shrinking mentality, but should face the difficulties and move forward bravely.Its intention is correct, but on the other hand, if a person regardless of his own conditions and the situation he is in, rushes forward without knowing what is good or bad, he will often end up ruining his reputation in the end.A person who professes his merits, prides himself on his ability, and only knows how to advance but not retreat, his life will inevitably be bumpy and tortuous, and his fate will inevitably be full of hardships.In history, all such people will be suspected and attacked in all likelihood and will fail.

In your life, you may have such an experience: when using a saw to process wood and cut it into various specifications that people need, no matter whether it is the exertion of the person's own force or the operation of the saw blade in the wood, there is always both There is a direction of "advance" and a gesture of "retreat".And it is in such a deep grasp of "retreat" and "advance" that people complete their work and meet the needs of life.

When a person gets along with others in society, he has to weigh the pros and cons of all aspects, see the signs of crises hidden behind things, and often change various ways of dealing with the world, sometimes advancing and sometimes retreating.This is a normal phenomenon in the process of dealing with the world. It is for the needs of survival and self-protection, and it is also a common method used by masters of thick and dark affairs.

Sun Wu, originally from Qi State, was surnamed Tian.His grandfather was a doctor of Qi State and made great contributions in the war.Later, due to fights and enmity between the Tian family and other families, the family suffered misfortune, so Sun Wu fled to the state of Wu in order to take refuge.

After Sun Wu came to the state of Wu, he led people to reclaim wasteland and cultivate land, develop agricultural production, and at the same time carefully study military warfare.Sun Tzu has been studying military affairs tirelessly for decades without seeking to be famous in the world.

In 522 BC, Wu Zixu, a minister of Chu State, was hunted down by King Ping of Chu, fled to Wu State, and defected to King Liao of Wu.Because his throne was taken by King Liao of Wu, Prince Guang has long harbored resentment and has been planning to wait for an opportunity to regain the throne.After Wu Zixu defected to Prince Guang, he was overjoyed to find that Wu Zixu had extraordinary talents.However, Wu Zixu alone is not enough to complete such a major event as seizing the throne, so the son Guang sent Wu Zixu to visit talents everywhere to find talents.

Sun Wu lived in seclusion in the state of Wu. Wu Zixu had heard about this for a long time, and finally found a chance to meet him.After Wu Zixu met Sun Wu, he talked with Sun Wu very sincerely.Wu Zixu said: "I heard that you have been studying the art of war for a long time, can you give me some advice?" How about going to study? You are too much for the prize." Wu Zixu has always been very scheming, so during the conversation, he tried to avoid some sensitive topics, and only asked Sun Wu some questions in an admiring tone.

After a while, Wu Zixu visited Sun Wu again.Wu Zixu invited Wu Zixu to the inner room, and Wu Zixu continued to say with a more sincere attitude: "I have a great hatred, and I am exiled to the country of Wu. I don't know what the future will be like. It's just that I was born willing to make friends with heroes in the world, and I am willing to listen to the advice of wise men, sir. Can you satisfy me?" Sun Wu saw that Wu Zixu was indeed treating each other with sincerity, and if he refused again, it would be unjustifiable, so he talked with Wu Zixu about his experience in studying military warfare for many years, and listed many battle cases, carefully and meticulously. Analyzed the reasons for success or failure.

Through this conversation, Wu Zixu felt more and more that Sun Wu's help was the only way to make the state of Wu strong, to avenge the enmity between father and brother, and to realize his ambition.

Faith will move mountains to open.Moved by Wu Zixu's sincerity, Sun Wu, a military strategist with unrivaled talents, finally stepped out of the countryside, stepped into the political arena, and became a military adviser in the State of Wu.

In 506 BC, a great war broke out between Wu and Chu. In this war, Sun Wu's extraordinary military talents were brought into full play.According to the situation of Chu State and the strength of Wu State, Sun Wu worked out a set of practical battle plan, and made detailed arrangements in the preparation of food and grass and the deployment of troops.

After hearing the news, Chu State also made full preparations.The king of Chu ordered Shen Yinshu to comprehensively analyze the situation of the armies of Wu and Chu, and predicted various situations that might arise after the war broke out. Based on the comprehensive analysis and prediction, he formulated a strategy to defeat the enemy and win.

According to the terrain of his side, Shen Yinshu ordered his general Nang Wa to lead his troops to guard the south of the Han River, mainly to control the warships, and then attacked Wu Jun by chaos.After the battle began, Nangwa quickly crossed the river and attacked the Wu army from the front. In this way, the Wu army was in a disadvantageous position of being attacked from the left and right and fighting with its back.The tactic he adopted can be said to be a good strategy for winning. If it can be implemented, it will definitely defeat the Wu army.However, Sun Wu had already predicted that Shen Yinshu would do this, so he used his plan, and it was too late when Nangwa found out.Under the attack from both sides of the Wu army, the Chu army was really hard to resist, and there were countless casualties.The Chu army was defeated, and the Wu army won a complete victory.

After more than ten years of military life, Sun Wu made great contributions to the prosperity of Wu, especially in the war against Chu.After the war, King Helu of Wu had a big banquet for his ministers, had a good time drinking, rewarded them for their merits, and promoted them to ranks.The King of Wu asked all his ministers for their opinions on who had done the most, and all the ministers agreed that the first credit should go to Sun Wu.The recommendation of the ministers was just in line with King Wu's wishes. Among all the rewarded generals and ministers, Sun Wu's reward was the most generous.

However, contrary to Wu Wang Helu's expectations, Sun Wu was determined not to accept Wu Wang's reward, and then submitted his resignation to return to his hometown and return to the field.Everyone was puzzled by this.

Sun Wu said: "I was born in the countryside. I am deeply honored to be loved by the king. I just fulfilled my duty as a courtier to fight for the state of Wu. I am really ashamed of being a high-ranking official and rich salary. These military exploits and political achievements What I have achieved is due to the immeasurable merits of the king! Now, I am getting old, so I ask the king for permission to let me return to the countryside and live an ordinary life."

Looking back on the more than ten years of getting along day and night, He Lu knew and admired Sun Wu's character and his noble qualities of not being greedy for fame and fortune. He Lu admired him very much.Now that the country is settled and everything is renewed, He Lu really does not want Sun Wu to leave him at this time, but Sun Wu is determined to go, no matter how good the king of Wu is to persuade him, he will not be able to change Sun Wu's heart.

Retiring bravely in the rapids is not necessarily a sign of cowardice and incompetence, nor is it an excuse for fear of disaster and running away.Sometimes, retreating bravely in the rapids happens to be the best choice for a spiritual leap and wise thinking.Sun Tzu was not greedy for fame and fortune, withstood the temptation of power, got rid of the insidious, cunning and bloody tyranny of political struggle, and returned home when he was old.Learn to give up, learn to retreat bravely, abandon the old and make a new one, and your life will have a new starting point.

Fan Li was born in Wan, Chu State, and he showed extraordinary talents when he was young.In order not to agree with the world and avoid the jealousy and criticism of ordinary people, he pretended to be crazy, devoted himself to reading a lot of books, and explored strategies to help the world and the country.

After Goujian came to the throne, Wen Zhong, a doctor, visited Wan to seek talents. When he heard that Fan Li was insane from time to time, he concluded that he was an extraordinary person, so he went to visit in person.At the beginning, Fan Li didn't know whether the language was sincere, so he avoided it repeatedly.Later, seeing that Wen Zhong was thirsty for talents, he said to his brother and sister-in-law: "There are guests coming these days, please borrow your clothes to meet them." Sure enough, Wen Zhong came to visit Fan Li again.The two of them shared the same goals and had a long talk, discussing the way of overlord.Wenzhong recommended Fan Li to Goujian and became Goujian's minister.

The State of Wu is furiously mobilizing its troops, and the State of Yue is also sharpening its knives.With the meticulous assistance of Fan Li and other ministers, Goujian reformed the internal affairs, and the national power became stronger day by day.Facing the increasingly serious threat of Wu State, Yue State tried to adopt a pre-emptive strategy to defeat Wu State in one fell swoop.

In 494 BC, when Fu Chai of the state of Wu vowed revenge, Gou Jian was eager to attack Wu first.Fan Li strongly opposed it.He knew that the strength of Yue State was not enough to defeat Wu State, not to mention that as the victor, Yue State was arrogant and underestimated the enemy, so he dissuaded Goujian and said: "The way of heaven is full but not overflowing, strong but not arrogant, and not laboring but arrogant." Its merit is really against the heavens and against people. If you do it by force, you will definitely endanger the country and yourself." Gou Jian refused to listen and sent troops to attack Wu.The armies of the two countries fought a decisive battle in Fujiao, and the Wu army won a big victory. They went straight to the territory of Yue State, occupied the capital of Yue State, and forced Goujian to retreat to Kuaiji Mountain with [-] remnant troops.

At this time, the Yue State was already at a critical juncture of life and death.Gou Jian was in a desperate situation, surrounded by remnants of soldiers and defeated generals, the fear of subjugation could not help but hit his heart.He said to Fan Li with a desolate expression: "I don't listen to Mr.'s advice and seek disaster for myself. What should I do now?"

Fan Li said very calmly: "At present, it is advisable to offer generous gifts and bribe Wu's monarchs and ministers. If not, you can bow down and serve Wu and wait for a turnaround."

After Fu Chai promised him to surrender, Gou Jian personally led his wife and minister Fan Li to the state of Wu to serve Wu King Fu Chai.They lived in the state of Wu for three years, suffered all kinds of humiliation, exhausted all their efforts, and finally won the trust of the king of Wu.Three years later, Goujian was released to his hometown.After returning to the country, the King of Yue often put the gall on the bedside, looked up at the gall when he was sitting and lying down, tasted the gall when he drank water and ate, and often asked himself: "Have you forgotten the shame of Kuaiji?" He also made great efforts to govern, cultivated the land himself, humbly asked talented people for advice, treated guests preferentially, helped the people, and went through hardships with the people. Finally, he defeated the state of Wu and made the state of Yue the overlord among the vassal states.

Fan Li followed Goujian for more than 20 years, offered advice and suggestions, was loyal and made outstanding achievements repeatedly.After Gou Jian became the hegemon, he was immediately named a general.After the extermination of Wu, the monarch and ministers of Yue State held a banquet to celebrate their achievements. Fan Li saw that all the officials were happy, but only Gou Jian, king of Yue, was unhappy, so he immediately guessed what Gou Jian was thinking.As the saying goes, when all the birds are hunted, it's time to store up the good bows and arrows; when the rabbits are finished hunting, it's time to burn the hunting dogs.The king of Yue is a man with a long neck, a bird's beak, eagle eyes and a wolf's walk. He can share adversity, but cannot share happiness. Moreover, it is difficult for a person to be peaceful forever when he has a great reputation.

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