Thick black school

Chapter 88
Thick Black New Mysteries

Knowing people is the premise of employing people.The most important ability of a leader is how to mobilize the enthusiasm of his subordinates, to know what talents his subordinates have, what are their talents, what are their personalities, what are their characteristics, what are their strengths, what are their weaknesses, and what is the best position to put them in. suitable.Leadership does not mean that you have to do things yourself. A leader who does everything by himself is by no means a good leader. As a leader, you must have a good grasp of a group of talents, put them in appropriate positions, and let them give full play to their fullest potential. With your own enthusiasm and role, your career success is just around the corner.

Everyone has both advantages and disadvantages, and both strengths and weaknesses are the same. Some people are talented inside but clumsy outside, so it is hard to find out; Extraordinary, but eccentric and difficult to get along with.To learn to distinguish talents, we must first start from trust and understanding, know their virtues, talents and knowledge, understand their strengths and weaknesses, and grasp them from the perspective of development.To get an accurate understanding of a person, one cannot just look at diplomas and files, nor can one just rely on feelings and impressions, but needs in-depth investigation, follow-up investigation, and comprehensive analysis, so as to identify his essence and abilities and make reasonable use of them.

Accept advice with a thick face and be a leader like Tang Taizong
[Zongwu Mantra] Zhuge Kongming is a school of Legalism. He wrote Shen Hanyi to teach the empress master, and he is also a person who has intensively studied thick and black studies. Therefore, when he became a prime minister, he was able to accept the words of the crowd, gather the thoughts of the crowd, and spread the loyalty and benefit. The ability to shoot arrows was shown, so Sima Yi had to fear him like a tiger when he went to the Northern Expedition.

No one is perfect, and no gold is pure gold. No matter how profound the knowledge and abilities of a leader are, it is impossible for him to see all problems clearly and do everything perfectly.Leaders can only successfully complete their work and achieve their goals by giving full play to everyone's strengths, pooling everyone's advantages, brainstorming, pooling wisdom and strength, and relying on everyone's wisdom and strength.Some leaders are stubborn, self-willed, deaf to listening, or because of their status and face, they are always unaccustomed to heeding the advice of others and accepting their own unpleasant opinions.As soon as they heard the different opinions of their subordinates, they shook their heads and refused, or even refuted them. The whole workplace became his "speaking hall", so that the subordinates stayed away from them.

Management Thick Heiology pointed out that leaders should have the tolerance of "thick face accepting advice" and be able to accommodate the differences and objections of subordinates. If in order to maintain their self-esteem and status, they turn a deaf ear to subordinates' proposals and refuse to reject them, that is true. thick-skinned.If you want to handle things smoothly and make no mistakes, you should be open-minded, brave to accept advice, and humbly ask for advice.Enlightened monarchs and emperors in history were good at accepting advice, and actively adopted the suggestions of their ministers as a reference for governing the country and rectifying the court.

Among the emperors of all dynasties, Li Shimin is a humble, wise and benevolent monarch, he is good at accepting advice, and he does not have the stubbornness of the emperors of all dynasties.When he first succeeded to the throne, regardless of previous suspicions, he repeatedly called Wei Zheng, the teacher of his political opponent Li Jiancheng, into his bedroom, and humbly asked for advice on how to govern the country.When Wei Zhengde met his confidant, he tried his best to tell everything he knew, and he successively made admonitions and made more than [-] statements.

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty strived to become a wise king. Wei Wei said: "The reason why a king is bright is to listen; the reason why he is dark is to believe." He hoped that Tang Taizong could "listen and accept" and become a wise king.If the monarch listens to and accepts advice at the same time, then "noble ministers must not be obstructed" and "lower sentiments must be communicated", the country can be governed well.Tang Taizong attached great importance to Wei Zheng's opinions, and in his actions, he listened to advice as much as possible.

Tang Taizong's relationship with Wei Wei, who was outspoken and admonishing, and his attitude towards Wei Zheng's admonishment proved that he was indeed a monarch who was good at receiving advice.Wei Zheng has the loyalty of "shame the king is not as good as Yao and Shun". During the Zhenguan period, no matter whether it was state affairs or Tang Taizong's personal behavior, as long as he thought it was inappropriate, he would speak up and advise him, even if he wanted to offend Tang Taizong, he would not back down. .Tang Taizong also believed that Wei Zheng "every time he committed a crime, he would not allow me to do wrong, so I took it seriously."Wei Zheng's remonstrance and Tang Taizong's acceptance of remonstrance have become a good story in the feudal society. Tang Taizong is known as a Mingjun who "follows remonstrance like a stream", which is closely related to Wei Zheng's continuous direct remonstrance.Tang Taizong also gained great political benefits from listening to and accepting advice.Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty deeply realized that "the bright master thinks about the short and benefits the good, and the dark master protects the short and is forever foolish".He asked his ministers to "be loyal and save my evil".He also promised to "never disobey with outspoken words, but always blame each other".And always listen to criticism with a gracious face.In fact, Tang Taizong not only did not blame officials who could speak out, but also rewarded them.For example, Zhang Xuansu admonished the repair of the Luoyang palace and rewarded 200 pieces of silk; Sun Fujia admonished the improper punishment and rewarded him with the Lanling Princess Garden worth millions of dollars;This not only commended the ministers who made the admonishment, but also played a role in guiding the admonishment.

During the Zhenguan period, under the advocacy of Tang Taizong, admonitions became common practice, not only the ministers, but also the eldest grandson empress and concubine Xu Xian in the palace.When Wei Zheng, who is famous for his direct advice, died, Emperor Taizong of Tang was very sad. He said: "A husband can use copper as a mirror to straighten his clothes; use the ancients as a mirror to know the ups and downs; use people as a mirror to understand the gains and losses. I always protect these three things. Mirror, to prevent yourself from passing. Now that Wei Zheng has passed away, a mirror has died." For this reason, I wept for a long time.An emperor like Tang Taizong who set an example and listened to advice was indeed rare in the feudal era.

In order to allow descendants to listen to and accept advice and consolidate the rule of the Tang Dynasty, Tang Taizong also made specific regulations on accepting advice and accepting advice.He stipulated that when officials of the third grade or above enter the cabinet to discuss matters, they must be accompanied by admonishing officials, and admonishing is inconvenient.In the first year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong of Tang issued an edict: "Since the prime minister enters the country to regulate the national economy, he must make admonishers follow others, predict political affairs, and have something to say, and he must accept it himself."Tang Taizong also stipulated that Beijing officials above the fifth grade should take turns to stay in the palace directly, so that the emperor could summon them, inquire about external affairs, understand the sufferings of the people, and the gains and losses of political affairs, so that the subordinates can express their feelings more or less.

Knowing people well and listening to advice are two important subjective reasons for Tang Taizong's political success, and they are also important political qualities for him to become an outstanding feudal statesman.It can be said that the reason why Tang Taizong became a model of feudal emperors has a lot to do with his ability to know people well and listen to advice.One of the reasons why the "Regulation of Zhenguan" in the Tang Dynasty came into being was that Li Shimin was good at using loyal ministers and listening to their suggestions.As a leader, how can your business prosper if you don't listen to advice?
An important virtue of being a leader is to be good at accepting advice.But from ancient times to the present, how many people can really do it?Admonishments are mostly loyal words, and loyal words are mostly harsh words. Compared with flattering words, the people who are advised are naturally not good at accepting advice.But honest words are good for deeds, so I have to accept them.In this regard, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, did a very good job.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was in power, although he enforced severe punishments and killed innocent people indiscriminately, he was also very arbitrary, but he was more able to accept advice.In Zhu Yuanzhang's various proclamations, we can see that he is very clear about how important the courtiers' advice is to the emperor's rule.

He also understands that those who can disagree with the emperor in public must be gentlemen, while those who never dare to put forward opinions contrary to the emperor, those who only know how to praise the emperor for being wise and correct, are mostly villains .Therefore, for those courtiers who give advice, we must treat each other with sincerity.Moreover, in order for the courtiers to dare to speak in front of the emperor, the emperor must be kind to the courtiers, so that the courtiers can say what they have to say, endlessly, and everything they say is true.Even if the words of the courtiers are wrong, they must be allowed to speak out. Only in this way can the courtiers dare to speak out.

Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that as long as the subjects make admonitions and speak correctly, they will be rewarded immediately, and those who speak incorrectly will not be punished, and those who take the opportunity to slander and flatter will never be lenient.

Zhu Yuanzhang also said that if a courtier does not give advice to the monarch, it is the courtier's dereliction of duty; if the monarch cannot humbly accept advice, it means that the monarch cannot behave himself as a monarch.

In order to ensure that the remonstrances can reach his own hands directly and prevent them from being detained or even retaliated because the remonstrances involve certain officials, Zhu Yuanzhang has special regulations.In the 28th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang's "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" stipulated: "In the future, officials of all sizes and craftsmen, who have anything to say, will be allowed to be heard before the imperial court. The words are reasonable, and they will be delivered to the relevant yamen for execution immediately. .The yamen are not allowed to obstruct, and those who violate it will be punished as treacherous."

Similar to the regulation that no matter whether ministers or officials, or ordinary people, they can go directly to the imperial court to speak, Zhu Yuanzhang has issued more than once or twice.

Zhu Yuanzhang's encouragement played a considerable role.During his reign, there were many upright officials who dared to offend Longyan and accuse Chen Shiwai.

For example, Qing Wensheng, a pawn in Longyang, saw that the local area suffered from long-term floods and famines for years, but the imperial court not only failed to reduce or exempt taxes according to the disaster situation, but even sent officials to urge them to pay back taxes, causing countless local people to starve to death.Qing Wensheng couldn't stand it anymore, so he came to the capital twice in succession to report the situation to the court and ask for a reduction.However, neither was allowed.

So the upright Qing Wensheng put the written remonstrance letter in his sleeve, came to Dengwen Drum, beat it vigorously, and then committed suicide under the drum.He is determined to use his own death to complain for the common people.When Zhu Yuanzhang heard about this, he sighed with emotion, and immediately ordered the reduction of Longyang's taxes and grains from more than 3.7 shi a year to more than 2.4 shi.

Another example is the supervisory censor Zhou Guanzheng, who is responsible for the guardianship of Fengtianmen.One day, the eunuchs were ordered by Zhu Yuanzhang to enter Fengtianmen with some female music. Since it was the emperor's order, they were naturally domineering, but they were stopped by Zhou Guanzheng.The eunuchs rushed in and reported to Zhu Yuanzhang about him.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang thought that Zhou Guanzheng was right. He was performing official duties and acting according to regulations.So he asked the eunuch to withdraw the female music, and asked them to apologize to Zhou Guanzheng.However, Zhou Guanzheng did not stop there. He said that the eunuch's wrong behavior was caused by the emperor, so the emperor was at fault in this matter.Therefore, he insisted that Zhu Yuanzhang come forward and admit his mistakes to himself.Zhu Yuanzhang felt that Zhou Guanzheng's statement was correct, so he went out of the palace in person to admit his mistake to Zhou Guanzheng, and the matter was finally settled.

Another person who dared to speak out was Ru Taisu, the head of the Ministry of Punishment.When he was in the eighth year of Hongwu (AD 1375), he wrote tens of thousands of words of remonstrance, the content of which was to directly criticize Zhu Yuanzhang's use of criminal law. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered others to read Ru Taisu's remonstrance to him. Because the article was too long, So in the middle of reading, Zhu Yuanzhang was already impatient and very angry, so he announced Ru Taisu, reprimanded him, and then punished him with a court stick.

The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang asked people to read the rest of the content. After reading it, Zhu Yuanzhang finally understood what Ru Taisu meant. Words are enough.

This incident did not make Ru Taisu back down. He still bluntly said that he had offended Yan, and repeatedly spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Once, Zhu Yuanzhang invited Ru Taisu to a banquet, and he recited two poems casually: "Drink the golden cup with you, and the white blade will not spare you." Of course Ru Taisu knew what Zhu Yuanzhang meant, and hurriedly expressed his loyalty: "If you want to serve the country with a loyal heart, you will not avoid it." The Sacred Heart is burnt." Zhu Yuanzhang was very moved when he heard this.

On the other hand, many faint and tyrannical monarchs in ancient China, the reason why they lost their country and family were often related to their arbitrary government and their refusal to remonstrate.The tyrannical and extravagant King Li of the Western Zhou Dynasty killed "slanderers" and killed those who criticized his faults. In the end, "the people of the country did not dare to speak", and finally led to the rebellion of the people of the country and the destruction of the country and the family.An important reason for the death of the second generation of Qiang Qin was that Qin Shihuang and Qin II were arbitrarily domineering, arrogant and rebellious, appointed sycophants, and dragged the Qin Dynasty to the road of extinction.Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was not only obscene and cruel, but also self-willed, "remonstrance is like hatred", and openly declared that "I don't like people's remonstrance", so he abolished remonstrance officials and admonishing doctors, which blocked the way for ministers to speak from the system, but he also Soon, he reaped the fruits of his own efforts, ruined the great Sui Dynasty with his own hands, and became the king of subjugation himself.This shows that the ruler's openness to accept advice is the prelude to a prosperous age, while arrogant refusal is the prelude to the country's subjugation.

Thick Black New Mysteries

Most people in the world like compliments and compliments, like to listen to nice words, and like others to act according to their own opinions, but they can't face and accept others' opinions calmly, and they don't like others to interfere in their "internal affairs" and blame themselves for their mistakes He believed that his prestige and dignity were threatened, his knowledge and ability were doubted, his reputation was discredited, and his face was lost. Therefore, he regarded the "ominous" sound from the outside world as a scourge, and was afraid to avoid it and keep it away thousands of miles away.For individuals, the result of doing so may only be the victim of the individual, but for the leader, the result of doing so is not only the leader alone.

In the view of Houhei Xue, personal vision and ability are always limited. If leaders cannot listen to the opinions of their subordinates, they will not be able to discover their own shortcomings and mistakes, and they will not be able to discover and solve problems in the work in a timely manner. Going narrower and narrower, the result is for the sake of face, but it loses face.Leaders should have the heart of "accepting advice", the virtue of "accommodating advice" and the atmosphere of admonishment formed by setting an example. In order to achieve some unworldly achievements.

Read the scriptures of "Quan" well, and control the power well.
【Zongwu Mantra】To prevent children from snatching food, authoritarian means have to be used. Therefore, Mussolini's rule of Italy and Hitler's rule of Germany are similar to Shang Yang's rule of Qin, and they all received the same effect.

Leaders can be described as "under one person and above ten thousand people" in the company, and they hold the power to issue orders in their hands.The position of the leader determines that he has to deal with a large number of affairs every day. It can be said that he is busy and busy every day. However, the leader's ability and energy are limited, and it is impossible for him to handle everything by himself. The affairs are handed over to the subordinates to complete.This involves the issue of authorization.

However, improper authorization will cause problems and hidden dangers. If there is too much authorization, subordinates will make their own opinions and will not listen to dispatch, making it difficult to command; Giving unsuitable subordinates will cause improper employment, waste of power, work obstruction, and so on.

Management Houheiology pointed out that power cannot be monopolized, nor can it be fully released. It must be authorized and retained; it must be delegated and received; Give it to those who are at ease, and give it to those who are capable.

For managers, especially as the top managers of the company, they must concentrate a certain amount of power in their own hands in order to implement top-down management.Insufficient power makes it difficult to perform the functions of one's position, mobilize subordinates, and assign tasks.The higher the position you are in, the greater the responsibility you assume, and the more power you should have.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, in order to prevent the situation of separation and separatism, strengthen the centralized rule, and relieve the military power of the generals on the condition of high officials and rich salary.

Within half a year after Song Taizu ascended the throne, two Jiedu envoys rebelled against the Song Dynasty.Song Taizu went out to fight in person, and it took a lot of effort to put them down.For this matter, Song Taizu was always not at ease.Once, he talked to Zhao Pu alone and asked him: "Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, there have been five dynasties and endless wars. I don't know how many people have died. What is the reason for this?" Zhao Pu said: " The reason is simple. The country is in chaos, and the problem is that the towns have too much power. If the military power is concentrated in the imperial court, the world will naturally be peaceful." Song Taizu nodded repeatedly, appreciating Zhao Pu's good words.

Later, Zhao Pu said to Song Taizu: "Shi Shouxin and Wang Shenqi, the generals of the Forbidden Army, have too much military power. It is better to transfer them away from the Forbidden Army." Song Taizu said, "Don't worry, these two are my old friends. I will not oppose me." Zhao Pu said: "I am not worried about their rebellion. But as far as I know, these two people do not have the ability to command and cannot control the soldiers below. One day, the people below will make trouble. I am afraid that they will I can't help myself!" Song Taizu tapped his forehead and said, "Thank you for reminding me."

A few days later, Song Taizu held a banquet in the palace, and invited several veterans such as Shi Shouxin and Wang Shenqi to drink (this is 961 AD).After drinking for a few rounds, Song Taizu ordered the eunuch who was waiting on the side to quit.He picked up a glass of wine, invited everyone to toast, and said, "If I hadn't had your help, I wouldn't be where I am now. But how do you know that being an emperor is very difficult, so I might as well be a Jiedu envoy." Comfortable. To tell you the truth, I haven't had a good night's sleep in the past year."

Shi Shouxin and others were very surprised when they heard this, and quickly asked what was the reason.Song Taizu said: "I still don't understand? Who wouldn't be jealous of the position of the emperor?" Shi Shouxin waited until he heard the voice.Everyone panicked, knelt on the ground and said, "Why did Your Majesty say such a thing? Now that the world is stable, who would dare to half-heartedly treat Your Majesty?"

Song Taizu shook his head and said, "I still can't trust you guys? I'm afraid that some of your subordinates are greedy for wealth and honor, and put yellow robes on you. If you don't want to do it, can you do it?" Shi Shouxin and others heard this. , Feeling that a catastrophe was imminent, he kowtowed repeatedly, and said with tears in his eyes, "We are all savages, we didn't expect this, please show us a way out, Your Majesty."

Song Taizu said: "I think for you, you might as well hand over your military power, go to the local government to be an idle official, buy some land and houses, leave some family property for your descendants, and spend your old age happily. I and you will become in-laws. Wouldn't it be better to have no doubts?" Shi Shouxin and others said in unison: "Your Majesty has thought too much about us!"

After the banquet was over, everyone went home.When they went to court the next day, everyone handed in a memorial, saying that they were old and sick, and asked to resign.Song Taizu immediately agreed to take back their military power, rewarded them with a large sum of property, and sent them to various places to serve in the forbidden army.

(End of this chapter)