Xiao He Cao Shen was timid and recommended Liu Bang to be Pei Gong
When Liu Bang raised troops in Pei County, Xiao He and Cao Shen were all civil officials, cherishing their lives, I was afraid that the general trend would not succeed, and the Qin Dynasty would destroy their family in the future. So they all pushed and let Liu Bang serve as the leader of the rebel army, and supported Liu Bang as the Duke of Pei.
This is the shrewdness of the literati, who do not pursue the upper limit of profit.
They understand the principle of "the first evil must be dealt with, and the threat will never be asked", and it is better to be followers of such a great cause of rebellion. Once successful, you can enjoy the title of marquis and prime minister. If you really fail, then let others take the thunder, and you can also reduce the punishment.
Of course, the results obtained by this are certainly not the greatest, but it is enough to be able to pay homage to the prime minister.
In troubled times, how can everyone be the boss? Of course, the benefits of being the boss are the greatest, but the risks are far from the greatest, and if they fail, there is a danger of extinction. Such a risk is much greater than that of a follower, so it is necessary to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the risks and benefits, and weigh them before making a trade-off. Different people have different values, and the trade-offs are of course different.
The reason why this way of thinking is clever is that it is important to think about the bottom line first and save your life.
Once the bottom line is established, then what exceeds the bottom line is your own income, and whether the income is more or less is acceptable. That's called wisdom.
Zhang Er Chen Yu was not self-reliant, and set up a puppet as King Zhao
After Li Liang killed King Wuchen of Zhao, Zhang Er and Chen Yu fled. The two quickly gathered the fleeing soldiers and organized tens of thousands of people to attack Li Liang, defeated Li Liang, and regained control of the Zhao State.
At this time, some of the guests persuaded Zhang Er and Chen Yu: "The two guests are outsiders, and it is difficult to succeed independently if they want to make Zhao people attached." If you support the descendants of the former Zhao monarch and assist him with benevolence and righteousness, you can achieve meritorious deeds. The two then looked for Zhao Xie. Zhang Er and Chen Yu established Zhao Xie as the king of Zhao and lived in Xindu.
There is an opportunity but not a need
After Li Liang's toss, the self-reliant Zhao Wang Wuchen was eliminated, in fact, at this time, the conditions for Zhang Er and Chen Yu to establish themselves as kings were already met. After all, Chen Sheng in front of him had already made a sample, and Wuchen, Han Guang, and Tian Dan followed suit, Chen Sheng was powerless to prohibit it, and no one in the world objected, in fact, everyone wanted to cut off the king. It is wise not to set oneself up as king when the conditions are ripe.
The so-called wisdom is to dare to pursue limited interests instead of the highest interests. Therefore, Zhang Er Chen Yu established Zhao Xie as the king of Zhao, and he was in the position of assistant.
The reason why the exhortation of the guests is clever is that it is necessary to conform to the hearts of the people, and only by letting the people of Zhao belong can they achieve a greater cause.
As long as Zhang Er and Chen Yu set themselves up as kings, they would go against the hearts of the people of Zhao Di, and they had to think about how to defend the cause in front of them at any time, and they had to guard against the people of Zhao and foreign invaders.
Self-reliance is harmful
Once he established himself as the king, Zhang Er Chen Yu's career reached its peak, and he had no motivation to struggle, and his heart was slack.
This is extremely obvious in Chen Sheng. When Chen Sheng established himself as the king of Chu and was known as Zhang Chu, he thought that he could start his rule. But just over a year later, Chen Sheng perished.
It's just that the guests didn't take Chen Sheng as an example, because it was possible to insinuate Zhang Er and Chen Yu. After all, the two once met with Chen Sheng and advised him to pursue the night of the emperor and not to establish himself as the king of Chu, once he stood on his own, he would show his selfishness to the world.
And this is the time. The current exhortation of the guests is essentially to persuade Zhang Er and Chen Yu not to be selfish, and the content of the persuasion is exactly the same as when Zhang Er and Chen Yu advised Chen Sheng.
Zhang Er Chen Yu understands the truth, why do you need guests to advise? Because the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear. Now Zhang Er and Chen Yu are the authorities, and when the two of them advised Chen Sheng, they were bystanders.
Fanjun is safe, and Yingbu changes his identity
Yingbu was sentenced to death for breaking the law, so it is also called Huangbu. As a prisoner, he was sent to Lishan to do hard labor. At that time, there were hundreds of thousands of prisoners who rushed to Lishan to serve hard labor, and Duobu had dealings with the leaders and powerful people among them.
Later, he seized the opportunity and led a group of people who followed him to flee to the Yangtze River area, where they gathered together to become bandits.
Wu Rui, the commander of Fanyang County, is very loved by the local people and is known as "Fanjun". He went to see him, and by this time his men had numbered in the thousands. Fanjun then married his daughter to Di Bu and ordered him to lead his troops to attack the Qin army.
Can you refuse?
In the face of Tubu's request to see, what should Fanjun do? Can he refuse? Obviously not, because the strength is not enough. Tubu came with his brother and weapons, and Fanjun could find ten thousand reasons, but he couldn't refuse.
Tubu belongs to the outlaws, and this should be well known to you. It wasn't a day or two since he fled here, and gathered together to be a bandit, and he must have made a name for himself. This is the wisdom of Fanjun, he understands the strength of his opponent.
Does Fanjun have enough power to destroy Dubu? Of course not. The world is already in chaos, the power of the Qin Dynasty is unreliable, far water can't quench the thirst of the near, and the problems in front of you can only be solved by yourself. So how to solve it?
Can it be fought against?
With the love of the people, can't Fanjun organize a powerful force? Perhaps, but there are a lot of problems.
Does Fanjun himself have military talent? How many people can he organize? How long can he train? Will he wait for him to train before he does it? Can enough weapons be made? Do you have enough logistical reserves?
In fact, Fanjun is very wise, because of his understanding of the people. The people could love him, but how many would die for him? How many people are really willing to go to war against the Cloth?
If the people were really summoned to fight against the cloth, would the people organize themselves and kill the king and surrender to the cloth? This is how the county magistrate of Pei County was killed by the people of Pei County, and then Liu Bang was elected as the Duke of Pei.
Therefore, the love of the people is very weak, powerless, and cannot be relied upon. Fanjun's cognition of this point is extremely sober.
Collaboration is the best policy
The world is in turmoil, and it is important to save your life. If you want to save your life, you have to deal with the crisis yourself.
The strategy used by Fanjun was to marry his daughter to Tu Bu immediately. In doing so, the relationship between the two parties changed from antagonism to alliance, and immediately became a family. Moreover, Fanjun ordered Tu Bu to lead his troops to attack the Qin army, and took advantage of the situation to invite Tu Bu away.
In this way, the crisis was eliminated, and Duo Bu also became the son-in-law of Fanjun, from a bandit to a person with an official status, and accepted orders to attack the Qin army on behalf of Fanjun, becoming a team in the rebel army.
Confrontation is bad for both sides, but cooperation is good for both sides. And if you want to cooperate, you have to have a justifiable reason, and with a reason, everyone can reach cooperation openly and sit together.
Is Fanjun's daughter happy?
Does that mean that Fanjun sacrificed this daughter? By today's standards, it might be. However, it doesn't have to be.
What if Ban-kun's daughter really falls in love with Dubu? After all, Duo Bu is a very capable person, establishing merit and sealing the king of Huainan. Although after the world was peaceful, he was pacified by Liu Bang again because of fear of rebellion. But it doesn't prevent Dubu from being a person who does big things, and his life is vigorous, why can't such a person marry?
Even if at that time, how many people could escape from Lishan, and still gather thousands of commanders? In the end, he can pull the flag and rebel and dominate the world, this is a hero.
If you say the other way around, maybe it's the cloth that suffers? Who can be sure that Fanjun's daughter is a young beauty, not a crooked melon and a cracked jujube?