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Chapter 25 How to Grasp the Priorities → The Law of Dabian (3)
Urgency without delay

To do great things, you must have calmness every time you face a big event.First observe the situation, figure out what is going on, and then take the necessary countermeasures accordingly.Be anxious when you should be anxious, and slow when you are slow, or take the lead to win, or use static braking.Once it is out of order, it will be mediocre and only increase troubles.

Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty was a very accomplished monarch in history. A series of actions after he came to power showed that he had a relatively deep understanding of "the most urgent and urgent task".

On February 18th, the 1661th year of Shunzhi ([-]), Emperor Shunzhi Fulin died of illness, and his third son Xuan Ye came to the throne as Emperor Kangxi.

The situation before Kangxi is very grim.As far as the situation outside the court is concerned, it has been less than 20 years since the Manchus entered the customs, and the hearts of the people have not yet returned, and the sentiment against the Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty has not yet been eliminated.In particular, Wu Sangui, the king of Pingxi who guarded Yunnan, Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan who guarded Fujian, and Shang Kexi, the king of Pingnan who guarded Guangdong, were very powerful and had been preparing to rebel for many years.The descendants of Zheng Chenggong on Taiwan Island are also eyeing the southeast coast of the Qing Dynasty, looking for opportunities and preparing to counterattack.

In the northeast, there are Russian troops constantly harassing the border, embezzling land, and plundering population and wealth.Tibet in the west is also very unstable, and the Junggar tribe in the northwest is even more aggressive, constantly harassing the east. There are also Mongolian tribes in the north, who are also waiting for opportunities to go south.

The situation inside the imperial court was even more worrying. Among the four ministers who took orders, Suo Wu died of illness due to old age, and Ye Bilong colluded with Oboi, but Oboi obeyed, and Suksaha was Aoboi. Oboi's opponent, soon Suksaha was framed to death by Oboi.In this way, there is only Oboi's party above the court.

Faced with such a situation of internal and external troubles, if Kangxi wanted to create a peaceful and prosperous dynasty, he must have an extraordinary strategy and courage.

The young Kangxi showed his courage different from ordinary people.First of all, he decided to get rid of Oboi, to grasp the real power, and then make other plans.

In the sixth year of Kangxi (1667), Kangxi was 14 years old. According to the regulations at that time, he could handle political affairs in person.But with Oboi's dictatorship, he can't get close to the government no matter what, so getting rid of Oboi has become the top priority.So, if you can't catch it clearly, what method should you use?Kangxi finally came up with a plan and started doing it quietly.

The Manchu people liked to wrestle, so Kangxi chose some strong young noble boys to practice wrestling in the palace. After practicing for more than a year, their skills improved greatly.The princes, ministers, concubines and eunuchs in the court knew about this, but they all felt that it was a young man's heart, which was very natural, and no one suspected that Kangxi had any other motives.Before he knew it, Kangxi's "baby soldiers" had trained well.

During this period, Kangxi followed the traditional Chinese practice of "If you want to seize something, you must first give it", and promoted Oboi again and again. Oboi and his son were successively promoted to "first-class public" and "second-class public". The titles of "Grand Master" and "Young Master" were successively added.This not only stabilized Obai, but also made him relax his vigilance.

When Kangxi was 16 years old, everything was finally ready. He first arranged the "baby soldiers" in the study, and when Oboi came in alone to play, Kangxi gave an order, and the "baby soldiers" rushed forward. Immediately, he overturned Oboi to the ground and held him down desperately. Kangxi then asked "baby soldiers" to tie up Oboi firmly and put him in prison.This group of "baby soldiers" had accomplished a great event, yet they were kept in the dark, thinking that the little emperor likes to mess around, and asked them to catch Oboi to test their kung fu?Only in this way can we keep the secret, otherwise, Oboi has so many eyes and ears, I'm afraid he will "die before he leaves the teacher"!

After capturing Obai, Kangxi immediately announced his thirteen major crimes, organized people to try Obai, and wiped out the chief criminals of the Obai group.Soon, Obai died in prison.Afterwards, Kangxi rehabilitated those who were persecuted and attacked by Oboi, released the land occupied by Oboi, restricted the slavery system, and reformed government agencies.

Kangxi was really "three years without making a sound, and he became a blockbuster". His vigorous and major measures made some ministers who were slow to respond feel stunned, but they soon recovered and felt that Kangxi was really a wise monarch.Kangxi also concentrated power and established prestige from then on.This is the first step in consolidating the regime.

Then began the second step.

The most difficult problem at that time was to put down the "San Francisco", especially Wu Sangui, colluding with courtiers, buying confidantes, squandering and embezzling the court's money and food, recruiting troops in Yunnan, and actively preparing for war.Kangxi's attitude was very clear, that is, to resolutely cut down the vassals, and not to tolerate traitors.However, Kangxi also had his own plans. He thought that if the rebellion happened one day later, it would be beneficial to him, because in terms of age, he would grow up day by day, and Wu Sangui would grow old day by day, so he would be prepared It is becoming more and more sufficient, while Wu Sangui will only become more and more unpopular.

In the 12th year of Kangxi (1673), Shang Kexi was old and sick, and entrusted his son Shang Zhixin to act as an agent for the feudal affairs.After Shang Zhixin came to power, he was cruel, easy to kill, and did many injustices. Shang Kexi couldn't stand his son's abduction, so he wrote a letter requesting to withdraw from the feudal clan, to return his old man to his hometown, and to let his son inherit the title.This year, Kangxi was 19 years old. Many ministers thought that it was not appropriate to withdraw the vassal, but Kangxi thought it was a good time to withdraw the vassal, so he allowed it immediately.

After receiving the edict allowing the withdrawal of the vassal, Wu Sangui and others knew that they were self-defeating, so they had to pretend to be obedient, perfunctory the Qing court envoys, and secretly stepped up preparations for the rebellion.Seeing that Wu Sangui was procrastinating and unwilling to leave Yunnan, the envoys of the Qing court wanted to go back and report.Wu Sangui saw that he could not think about it, so he killed the envoy and the chief executive and governor of Yunnan, Zhu Guozhi, and brazenly staged a rebellion in November of the 12th year of Kangxi (1673).

Kangxi did not panic in the face of the "San Francisco" chaos, but also behaved calmly.He believed that Wu Sangui was the leader of the "San Francisco" rebellion, and the rest were mostly followers. If Wu Sangui could be defeated, the rest of the rebels would not be difficult to defeat or subdue.In this way, Kangxi dispatched troops and generals, focusing on attacking Wu Sangui, and repeatedly persuading the rebels in Sichuan and Shaanxi.Kangxi's countermeasures were light and heavy. In a short period of time, Wu Sangui was disintegrated and trapped in Hunan.

In the 17th year of Kangxi (1678), Kangxi recovered many cities in Hunan such as Liuyang. Knowing that the situation was not good, Wu Sangui hurriedly passed the emperor's addiction, tore off the false face of "Fuming", and sacrificed to heaven in Hengshan on March 23. , claiming to be the emperor, changed Yuan Zhaowu, and changed Hengzhou to Dingtianfu.In August of the same year, Wu Sangui died of illness.After Wu Sangui's death, his grandson Wu Shiyao ascended the throne and retreated to Yunnan. After Kunming city was destroyed, Wu Shiyao committed suicide by taking poison.Wu Shiyao was beheaded and sent to Beijing, and Wu Sangui's grave was exhumed and his bones were broken.Geng Jingzhong, Shangxin and others have long been killed, and Sichuan and Shanxi have also been pacified.In the 20th year of Kangxi (1681), the "San Francisco" rebellion, which had been in chaos for eight years and tossed more than ten provinces, was finally completely put down.

Kangxi's series of measures are slow and appropriate, interlocking, and completed in one go, and the priorities are properly used, which is amazing.

Psychological decision:

The example of Kangxi's removal of Obai and the pacification of the "San Francisco" justly proved that the overall situation is the most important thing in crimes, and only by solving the urgent tasks can we do other things well.

What needs to be emphasized here is that when dealing with urgent matters, we must consider how to act against the people involved. For example, Kangxi’s elimination of Obai was based on his contempt for his youth, and through his great success, Just more promotions made him lose his vigilance, and then he saw the right time to capture him through "child soldiers".

Whether things are slow or urgent, big or small, light or heavy, whether to give up the watermelon and pick sesame seeds, or to throw away the sesame seeds and pick watermelon, this may involve not only their own interests, but also the interests of others and the overall situation, so the parties must be careful Do an objective and calm analysis.

Compassion, Compassion and Forbearance
The handling of a trivial matter or a desire can reflect a person's level of accomplishment and wisdom.Those who deal well with small, trivial, unworthy and minor matters will surely reduce many loopholes and traps on the road to success.Only those who can endure small details can achieve a great cause after going through thousands of twists and turns.

Lu Duan's section on compassion and forbearance in the Northern Song Dynasty is known as "don't be confused about big things".

Lu Duan, a native of Youzhou in the early Northern Song Dynasty.He is smart and studious, personable as an adult, he doesn't care about trivial family matters, he is open-minded and generous.

During Song Taizong Zhao Kuangyin's era, Lu Duan was assigned to assist the prime minister in managing government affairs.When the veteran Zhao Pu recommended Lu Duan at that time, he once said to Song Taizong: "No matter whether Lu Duan receives rewards or setbacks, he can handle government affairs very calmly. He is a rare talent to assist the government."

After Song Taizong heard this, he intended to promote Lu Duan as prime minister.Some ministers thought that Lu De "did not have much tact at ordinary times", but Emperor Taizong thought: "Lu Duan is not confused about major matters!"

Finally, Lu Duan became the prime minister of Song Taizong.When dealing with major military affairs, Lu Duan fully demonstrated his agility and courage.Whenever the court ministers encountered difficulties in making decisions, Lu Duan was often able to solve the problems more satisfactorily.

In the fifth year of Chunhua, Li Jiqian, who had surrendered to the Song Dynasty, rebelled. The Song army captured Li Jiqian's mother during the battle with the rebels.Song Taizong summoned Kou Zhun alone, and decided to kill Li's mother.Lu Duan predicted that Emperor Taizong would execute Li's mother, and after Kou Zhun retired from the court, he asked Kou Zhun subtly: "The emperor warned you not to tell me what you plan to do?" Kou Zhun looked embarrassed.Seeing that Kou Zhun hadn't sealed his words, Lu Duan continued, "I'm the Prime Minister of the first dynasty. If it's a trivial matter, I don't need to know; if it's a major national matter, you can't hide it from me."

Both Lu Duan and Kou Zhun are people who understand the righteousness and the importance, so Lu Duan dared to openly ask Kou Zhun about the content of his discussions with the emperor.Kou Zhun understood the meaning of Lu Duan's words, and told Lu Duan what Taizong meant.After hearing this, Lu Duan hurriedly went to the hall to play Taizong and said: "Your Majesty, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, captured Liu Bang's father, threatened Liu Bang, and threatened to kill his father. In order to achieve great things, Liu Bang ignored him at all, let alone such a despicable traitor as Li Jiqian. What about thieves? If you kill Mother Li, it will only make the rebels more determined to rebel."

After hearing this, Emperor Taizong thought it was reasonable, so he asked Lu Duan how to deal with Li's mother.Lu Duan replied far-sightedly: "It's better to place Mother Li in Yanzhou City and serve her well. Even if the rebels cannot be recruited quickly, it can cause his conscience to be uneasy; and Mother Li's life is still in our hands. , isn't that better?" Lu Duan said, Taizong nodded in praise: "Without Lu Aiqing, the event would almost be ruined."

Lu Duan cleverly used the tactics of attacking the heart to avoid the situation from expanding, and Li Jiqian finally returned to the Song Dynasty.

If it is said that when dealing with Li Jiqian's issue, Lu Duan understood the righteousness and worked hard to correct the emperor's mistakes and avoided major mistakes, then Lu Duan, who has always been careless about details, did the opposite when it came to major issues related to the country and society.

In the third year of Song Taizong Zhidao, the emperor Zhao Guangyi was critically ill. His servant Wang Jien hated the prince Zhao Hengying for his bright and promising achievements. He secretly colluded with the deputy prime minister Li Changling and others to plot to abolish the prince and establish another king of Chu, Yuanzuo.Yuanzuo, king of Chu, was the eldest son of Emperor Taizong. He was originally a prince. Because of his cruelty, Emperor Taizong abandoned him.After Lu Duan found out, he secretly let Prince Zhao Heng enter the palace.

When Taizong died, the queen ordered Wang Jien to summon Lu Duan.Lu Duan observed that Wang Jien's expression was wrong, and knew that there must be a change, so he tricked Wang Jien into the bookstore, locked him inside, and sent people to guard him strictly. He risked his life to see the queen.

Instigated by Wang Ji'en and others, the queen had already made a decision to set up another King Yuanzuo of Chu. Seeing Lu Duanlai, she asked, "Prime Minister Lu, Emperor Taizong has passed away, so it makes sense for the eldest son to inherit the throne?"

Lu Duan replied: "The first emperor established the prince Zhao Heng just for today, how could he violate his old man's will?"

Seeing that Lu Duan disagreed with the abolition of Prince Zhao Heng, the queen remained silent.Seeing that the queen was hesitant, Lu Duan immediately said: "Wang Ji'en attempted to rebel, and I have already caught him. Hurry up and support the prince to ensure the stability of the world." The queen had no choice but to let the prince inherit the throne.

On the day when Prince Zhao Heng ascended the throne in Funing Palace, he summoned the ministers under the curtain. Lu Duan was worried that there was fraud, so he asked the court to listen to the court.He climbed up the jade steps, looked carefully, and confirmed that it was Prince Zhao Heng who stepped back.Afterwards, he led the officials to shout long live three times to celebrate Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng's ascension to the throne.

Psychological tips:

Rolling shutter was willing to salute only after recognizing the emperor he supported, and Lu Duan was indeed not confused about major matters.

A person who is good at planning, is good at weighing the priorities of things, tolerates ordinary trivial matters, but never ignores the details of major issues, so that he can handle problems satisfactorily.

One cannot worry about everything and divide energy equally.People's energy is limited. If you don't prioritize things, you will be in vain. Don't let your will and energy be entangled in small things, which will delay big things.

(End of this chapter)