The wisdom of I Ching

Chapter 84 To achieve a career, you must be good at taking advantage of the situation——Seeing the Dragon in the Field, Seeing the Adult
【Original Code】

Ninety-two, see the dragon in the field, and see the lord.

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"Xiang" said: Seeing a dragon in the field, Deshipu also.

——"Book of Changes Dry"

【Interpretation】

"Qian" hexagram nine and two lines say: The appearance of dragons on the earth is conducive to the appearance of great people with high virtue and great power.

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"Xiang Zhuan" said: The dragon has appeared in the field, which means that the gentleman's talents and learning are in the appropriate position, and he is benevolent and compassionate in his heart.

In life, some people complain that they have no ambitions and no opportunities to display their talents. In fact, this is not the case. Success depends on strength and good at grasping opportunities.In today's society, it is also worth learning and learning from the phenomenon of relying on the power of noble people to make one's career step by step.

The recommendation and promotion of noble people is often a powerful stepping stone, which can win more opportunities and a broad stage for yourself, fully release your talents, and achieve "only when you are pregnant", so as to further realize your life for yourself A solid foundation of value.

In a person's life, there are many noble people who may appear in front of you, some people pass by, and some people are lucky enough to seize the opportunity and get the support of the noble people, which has changed forever. lifetime.So, where will the nobleman be?

In reality, we can't force you to meet the nobleman unexpectedly, only when your life trajectory turns a corner, maybe it's time for you to meet the nobleman.In addition, there are also sayings of "meeting nobles when going out" and "meeting nobles when encountering evil".Leaving aside the principle of "fate", noble people do not exist unconditionally, but noble people in life are formed by interactive relationships and created through their own efforts.

In life, we must always strive to be ready to seize opportunities.The noble people in life will never come to you on their own initiative, and you can only discover them by your own efforts.

【Category】

Story [-]: Shang Tang knows noble people with his eyes
Yi Yin was the founding minister of Shang Tang. He assisted Shang Tang in defeating the tyrant Xia Jie and made great contributions to the rise of the Shang Dynasty.His original name was Aheng, and he was a slave of Youxin's family. Although he was resourceful and talented, he was unknown.

When the Xin family married their daughter to Shangtang, Ah Heng came to Shangtang's mansion as a dowry slave and became a cook.Once when he was serving dishes, Shang Tang accidentally asked him about cooking.Aheng respectfully talked about the principles and skills of cooking without being humble or overbearing.Seeing that a cook could explain the cooking clearly, Shang Tang didn't have the heart to interrupt him.

Ah Heng followed suit, changed his tone, and unknowingly turned the topic to the principles of governing the country.The more Shang Tang listened, the more curious he became. When Ah Heng talked about the difference between being kingly and domineering and the difference between gentle fire and stir-frying, Shang Tang stood up in awe and sighed: "A talented man who governs the country, but I let him cook! "He resolutely decided to transfer A Heng (Yi Yin) to his side to help him handle state affairs.

After Shang Tang's death, Yi Yin assisted Emperor Waibing, Emperor Tairen, and Emperor Taijia.Taijia is the grandson of Shang Tang. After being emperor for three years, he began to behave indiscriminately and lost the hearts of the people in the world.Yiyin exiled Taijia to Tong Palace to repent, and he himself took over the role of regent, allowing Cheng Tang Dezheng to be re-established in the world.

Three years later, Taijia repented, confessed his mistakes to the people, and Yiyin returned the power to Taijia.After Taijia's death, Yiyin made his son Woding emperor.In this way, Yi Yin became the elder of the Five Dynasties of Cheng Tang.

Yi Yin did what he was supposed to do, and the loyal Zuo Chengtang ruled the world.With such talents, why should the country not be prosperous and strong, and why should the emperor not be a wise king?The question before us now is how to find such "noble people"?In fact, many capable people are around us, and they have come out of the most despised oddballs. The question is whether we have the vision and ability to spot them.

Story [-]: The Strategy of Cao Cao's Rise

When Cao Cao first rose, the situation in the world was very scattered. For example, Sun Ce relied on the natural danger of the Yangtze River to hold on, and Liu Bei inspired the world by virtue of the sign of "recovering the Han Dynasty".In the situation where all the heroes are rising together, if you want to seek hegemony, you must create your own advantage to command the world.

Before Cao Cao, it was Dong Zhuo who controlled the "big banner" of Han Xiandi.

But it's a pity that he was a domineering and indiscriminate thug, and he didn't make good use of this advantage, and soon ended up "violating corpses in the city" and "burning corpses on the road".After that, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty left Guanzhong with the support of Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others.Therefore, whether to take the opportunity to welcome Han Xiandi became a big question before Cao Cao.

Years of warlord separatism and wars have caused serious damage to social development and brought serious disasters to the people.However, the leader who rises in disorder has only the mind of a military strategist and seldom the vision of a statesman.Only Cao Cao had a unique insight and clearly realized that the correctness of the decision-making and the support of the people are the primary factors that determine the outcome.Therefore, after weighing the comparison, he decided to "serve the emperor" and regard the emperor as his "noble person", and this is how the allusion of "holding the emperor to order the princes" came into being.

After heated debates and hard and tortuous struggles, Cao Cao finally welcomed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to Xudu in August of the sixth year of Jian'an, and he himself acted as the protector of Emperor Xian. 's proud work.

By doing this, Cao Cao not only allowed himself to gain a status higher than all civil servants and generals, but also took Han Xiandi as a banner for his unification war.From then on, no matter whether it was conquering dissidents or appointing personnel, they could use the name of Emperor Xian to justifiably put their opponents in a passive position and create political advantages for themselves.

Doing so, objectively speaking, is good for the country and the people.At that time, all the heroes were separated, and everyone wanted to swallow the other and dominate the world.Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian into Xudu and put Emperor Xian under his strong protection. Although Emperor Xian became a puppet, it also saved Emperor Xian from the danger of being deposed and killed during the extremely chaotic period.Retaining a symbol of the supreme power of a country has curbed the ambitions and behaviors of separatists in various places, thereby maintaining centralization to a certain extent, which has played a certain role in controlling the vicious development of separatism and division and accelerating the process of national reunification effect.

Throughout the ages, many people who have achieved great things have "borrowed the banner" to bring the truth and benefits to the world. The well-known Duke Huan of Qi, one of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period, obtained his political and military achievements through the practice of "respecting the king and fighting barbarians". The initiative, Cao Cao's "holding the emperor to order the princes" can be said to be a classic example of using this strategy.

There is an idiom in ancient my country, which is called "If you want to fight ghosts, use Zhong Kui".Fighting ghosts with the help of Zhong Kui is indeed a very clever strategy.On the one hand, ghosts are afraid of Zhong Kui; on the other hand, owning Zhong Kui gives him the advantage and initiative to fight ghosts.

To do things, especially big things, you need to use a signboard, or in other words, use a banner (borrowing a flag of righteousness), and the reputation of this signboard and banner must be resounding, and the superficial prestige must be recognized, so as to inspire people. All living beings, do your best to serve.

Story Three: Sun Shuao's "Bole Xiangma"

Sun Shuao was the son of Sima Jia, a loyal minister of the state of Chu. After his father was killed by a traitor, he and his mother fled back to their hometown to live by farming in order to avoid disaster.

He was courageous and knowledgeable since he was a child, and when he was young, he worked hard to study and study literature, Taoism and martial arts, and was praised by others.At that time, Yu Qiu, the Minister of Chu State, was visiting everywhere under the order of King Zhuang of Chu to select talents and appoint talents, so Yu Qiu recommended Sun Shuao to King Zhuang of Chu.

In order to verify Sun Shuao's true talents and learning, King Zhuang asked him about the way to govern the country and secure the country, and Sun Shuao answered calmly.The monarch and his ministers talk freely for a day, and the more they talk, the more interested they are.King Zhuang of Chu said excitedly: "In terms of knowledge and strategy, no one in the court can match you!" He will soon worship Sun Shuao as Ling Yin.

Sun Shuao declined and said: "I was born in a farmhouse in the field, and I suddenly assumed the power of Ling Yin. How can I convince everyone? If the king intends to use me, please put me behind all the ministers." Chu Zhuang Wang firmly believed in his own eyesight: "I already know your talent, please don't refuse!" Seeing that King Zhuang trusted him so much, Sun Shu'ao was moved to tears, so he had to provoke Ling Yin's burden.

After Sun Shuao took office, he reformed the system drastically, reclaimed wasteland, dug channels, and developed production.In order to fundamentally eliminate the drought and flood disasters, he organized and mobilized hundreds of thousands of people to build the largest water conservancy project in Chu State - Shaopi (now south of Shouxian County, Anhui Province), which irrigated millions of acres of farmland.He also assisted King Zhuang of Chu to train the army, so that King Zhuang of Chu finally defeated Jin in 597 BC and became the overlord of the Central Plains.

At the beginning, the doctors of the state of Chu looked on coldly at Sun Shuao, who came from a humble background.Later, I saw that he was well-organized and treated people with humility and sincerity. They all admired him and called him "Ziwen reborn" (Ziwen was the Lingyin of King Cheng of Chu, known for his talents).

Relying on his own ability, Sun Shuao got the opportunity to approach the nobleman, and was reused by the nobleman, and found a solid backer for himself.

From this point of view, real talent and ability are business cards close to the backer. Only with real talent and real learning can you find someone you can rely on in the vast crowd and realize your ambitions.Everyone must have heard the story of Mr. Nan Guo’s pretentiousness. He was ignorant. Although he was recommended by a nobleman by chance and became a court musician, he couldn’t stand the test of real swords and guns on the spot. run away.Throughout history, those who have won the trust and reuse of emperors are all talented and capable.

Story [-]: Li Hongzhang's "guest of honor" treatment

Li Hongzhang failed in many trials in his early years. He was once depressed and frustrated as "a former alcoholic with his books and swords wandering".However, in 1859, he was favored by the god of fate, and he became the aide of the head of the Hunan Clan, Zeng Guofan, from a down and out.Since then, his official career has opened a new page.

When Li Hongzhang went to visit Zeng Guofan, it was his brother Li Hanzhang who made the match.Li Hanzhang was Zeng Guofan's confidant, and he followed Zeng Guofan to encircle and suppress the Taiping Army in Anhui.With this relationship, Zeng Guofan left Li Hongzhang in the shogunate, "be in charge of the secretary at the beginning, and follow up with the secretary to approve and play the manuscript".Li Hongzhang has always been talented and good at writing. He is also very decent in reviewing official documents, drafting books and memorials, and is deeply appreciated by Zeng Guofan.

Once, Zeng Guofan wanted to impeach Weng Tongshu, the governor of Anhui, because he made an improper decision in handling the incident of Miao Peilin, the leader of Jiangbei Lian. Later, when Dingyuan fell, he abandoned the city and fled.Zeng Guofan was angry and impeached, and instructed an aide to draft a draft, but it was always bad, and he still felt inappropriate to draft the draft himself, and could not convince the emperor.Because Weng Tongshu's father, Weng Xincun, was the emperor's teacher, and his younger brother was the champion Weng Tonghe.The Weng family was in front of the emperor at the time when the "sacred family" was in full bloom, and the disciples of the Weng family were all over the court and the public.How can the wording make the emperor make up his mind to get rid of sensibilities and deal with it strictly according to the law, and how can we prevent the ministers in the court from taking advantage of the emperor's goodwill towards the Weng family to express affection?
Zeng Guofan hesitated a lot about this matter, and finally decided that the manuscript should be drawn up by Li Hongzhang.The meaning of the memorial drafted by Li Hongzhang is extremely thorough, and there is a righteous aphorism that says: "The ministers have their duties, and they should be corrected. They dare not look forward to accommodate because of the prosperity of Weng Tongshu's family." Even the ministers of the DPRK and China could no longer protect them because of favoritism.Zeng Guofan couldn't help admiring it, so he played it.The imperial court finally dismissed Weng Tongshu and sent him to the frontier.

Through this incident, Zeng Guofan felt that Li Hongzhang was a talent.If a person wants to achieve great things, he must of course rely on hard work, but some people may not be successful if they work hard all their lives. This is probably because they lack the help of noble people.A noble person may be a person in a high position, or a person who is revered by those in power.Letting someone help you can save a lot of energy sometimes.

Story [-]: Abdu "climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix"

There was an Arab named Abdu, who was originally poor and penniless, so he used the means of climbing the dragon and the phoenix, and asked the world widely. Not only did he ask many famous people to be friends, but he also asked for millions of fortunes for himself. .

How did Abdul do it?It turned out that Abdu posted photos of many world celebrities in his signature book, and imitated the signatures of the celebrities under the photos.Abdu took these autograph books to visit business tycoons and rich men who love fame and fortune.

"I came all the way from the desert to visit you because I admire your reputation. Please post a jade photo on this "Who's Who in the World", and then please sign your name. We will add a brief introduction and wait for it to be published. Immediately afterwards, I will send a copy..."

How would the rich man who was visited by him react when he saw that the photos and signatures in it were all celebrities in the contemporary world?Everyone has a good name, especially the rich love false fame.Therefore, most people willingly signed their names and provided photos.Because these people feel infinite scenery when they think of being ranked with world celebrities.In doing so, they would pay Abdul handsomely without hesitation.

The cost of an autograph book is only two dollars, but the rewards given by the wealthy often exceed thousands of dollars.Abdul spent 6 years traveling to 96 countries, and more than 2 people provided him with photos and signatures.

The most paid to him was 2 U.S. dollars, and the least was 50 U.S. dollars. The total income exceeded 500 million U.S. dollars.We can cleverly use people's psychology of "climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix".When there is no suitable lobbyist around you to help you, you can also recruit a celebrity from among the celebrities, and use his status and reputation to act as a medium for you to communicate with the person you are seeking.

What needs to be pointed out here is that on the road of finding a backer and relying on noble people, it is not a crooked way, but to use one's own efforts to gain the trust and support of others, especially key figures.

【The Heart of the Book of Changes】

If a person can get the help of noble people while working hard on his own, not only can he reach the peak of success as soon as possible, but also make his life more fulfilling.Usually noble people will not take the initiative to come to your door, so you should not only be good at seizing opportunities, but also form good relationships and build relationships with multiple parties, so that noble people will help you at critical moments in your life.

Someone once made a statistic in many companies, and found that 90% of middle and high-level leaders have been promoted by noble people; 80% of general managers need the appreciation of noble people to sit on the throne; 100% of successful bosses who start their own businesses are favored Yu nobleman.The noble person in the workplace may be your master, coach, and immediate boss.No matter what industry you are in, it has always been a tradition to "support young people on the horse and send them on for another journey".This is especially true in sports, show business, and politics.

Of course, the premise of getting help from noble people is that one's self-cultivation and talent must be excellent, be able to win the affirmation and appreciation of others, and make people willing to help you.If you have nothing, it is difficult to be appreciated by the nobles. Even if you get a high position by chance, there will definitely be many people waiting to see your jokes.The nobleman is also more cautious, choosing a "A Dou who can't afford it" is to blatantly smear his face.It is a great irony that a horse can match a horse with an inferior horse.

Therefore, to be a person, you must study hard and have great talents to be appreciated by others; after gaining power, you must know how to be humble and humble, so that you can be trusted by leaders and respected by colleagues.This requires consciously improving one's ideological and moral cultivation and talents on weekdays.

(End of this chapter)