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The first job of the newcomer Gongsun Martingale is the secretary of the prime minister, and the boss appreciates him, but the boss's attitude towards him is like exclusive possession of love: either for my use, or kill you!
I. Screenshot of the original text of "Zizhi Tongjian":
II. Translation and Analysis:
History is like a big drama, the heroes are always you on the curtain, and finally, the most important reformer in Chinese history, --- Gongsun Martin, appeared.
In Sima Guang's eyes, Gongsun Martingale was obviously as annoying as Wang Anshi, but because his weight was so heavy that it could not be ignored, the Zizhi Tongjian devoted more space to talking about Gongsun Martingale, and the "Records of History" had a special chapter, "The Biography of Shang Jun", in addition, the "Book of Shang Jun" has a very detailed introduction to Gongsun Martingale's thought and reform methods, which we will cover in the next few articles. This article mainly talks about Gongsun Martin's first job.
It is said that in the eighth year of King Zhou Xianwang, in 361 BC, Qin Xiaogong, a graduate of the undergraduate, issued his own recruitment order, regardless of diploma, regardless of origin, regardless of seniority, regardless of background, as long as he can strengthen Qin, he will be granted an official fief!
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Either friends or enemies
Either love you or kill you
After Gongsun Martingale of the Wei State heard about it, he set out from the State of Wei and rushed west to the State of Qin.
Who is this Gongsun Martingale?
He was a descendant of Wei Guo, also known as Wei Martin, and liked to delve into the study of criminal names. Gongsun Martin had served Gong Shu of the Wei state, and Gong Shu found him very talented, but before he could recommend him, he himself was critically ill.
After King Hui of Wei came to visit the palace, after the routine greetings and greetings, King Hui of Wei solemnly asked the question he was most concerned about, saying: "If you can't afford to be sick, who can bear the heavy responsibility in the future?" ”
Uncle GongXuan had obviously thought about this question, and he did not hesitate at all, saying: "The subordinate Zhongshu Zi Wei Martin, although he is not very old, is very capable, and you can entrust the lord with heavy responsibilities. "Zhongshuzi is the person who serves the minister, equivalent to the current work and life secretary.
King Hui of Wei was silent, obviously disapproving of Uncle Huan's recommendation. Gongsun Martingale usually only worked with Gong Xiang and did not have much fame in the State of Wei, although there was a recommendation from The Minister of Wei, and it was understandable that King Hui of Wei did not agree.
Seeing this, Uncle Gong continued, "Lord, if you don't plan to use Gongsun Martingale, you hope to kill him and don't let him leave the border of our Wei state." "A man of talent, who is either a friend or an enemy; loves him or kills him; a good thing would rather be destroyed than given to someone else.
Especially --- can't give it to qin!
You may think that uncle acne is too fierce, but in your era of warring states competition, you must rationally consider interests and maximize the probability of survival.
Seeing that the chancellor had spoken like this, King Hui of Wei verbally agreed, and then he resigned.
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I have no guilt about you because I am honest with you
Prioritize things to do, and there will be no hesitation
As soon as King Hui left, Gong Gong immediately called Gongsun Martingale and said, "I am a man who is the lord of the lord and then the courtier, so I will plan for the lord first, and then I can tell you." You already know what I just said, please run away. ”
Uncle Gong had a principle for dealing with people in the world: first the lord and then the courtier, this is the priority of his doing things, therefore, he suggested that King Hui of Wei kill Gongsun Martingale, which was in line with his own priority, so there was no hesitation. At the same time, he was also very honest with Gongsun Martingale, and immediately informed Gongsun Martin that he had already suggested to King Hui of Wei, and he did not have any sense of guilt in this matter. A person, as long as he can live honestly according to his own firmly believed principles, will not have too much hesitation and guilt.
Gongsun Martingale was very calm: "Since the Lord does not listen to your recommendation to use me, how can he listen to your words to kill me?" ”
Gongsun Martingale did not escape.
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Some mistakes, which at first seem small, but add up to be too big to bear
After King Hui of Wei left the mansion of Gongsun Hui, he said to his subordinates: "Xiang Xiang's illness is not light, it is really miserable, and he asked me to reuse Gongsun Martingale, and then let me kill him. ”
King Hui of Wei had apparently misunderstood uncle Huan, thinking that he was just brainwashed and unconscious to give himself random advice. In fact, killing a small Gongsun Martingale at that time was like crushing an ant, which was originally just a show of hands for him, but since he already had an inappropriate cognition, of course, there would be no next action. It can also be considered that King Hui of Wei has a little bit of a woman's benevolence.
Obviously, letting go of Gongsun Martingale was almost the biggest mistake in The life of King Hui of Wei, and considering the neighboring geographical relationship between the Qin and Wei states and the hundreds of years of war, this mistake is even more deplorable! Some mistakes, at first it seemed small, but the accumulation was too big to bear, after the Gongsun Martingale changed the law, the State of Wei had no power to fight back against the State of Qin.
Let's compare wei hui wang's father, Wei Wuhou, who released the military god Wuqi from the time of Wei Wuhou, causing the Wei kingdom to lose the land of Hexi, which is also a sad thing to think of, both of them have made the same mistake, is it really genetic transmission? (See: Why is it said that the decline of the Wei state began with the Wu Marquis who could recruit good warriors?) And the Death of Wu Qi: Have you ever encountered a matter of cutting off people's financial paths like killing their parents? ）
It is said that Gongsun Martingale came to the Qin Kingdom, met Qin Xiaogong through Qin Xiaogong's close minister Jingjian, and told Qin Xiaogong his method of enriching the country and strengthening the army, and Qin Xiaogong was very happy and discussed state affairs with him. These things will be discussed later.
This article mainly talks about the encounter of newcomers in the workplace in the Wei kingdom, although the suggestion of Uncle Acne has not been adopted by King Hui of Wei, but Uncle Acne lives frankly according to his own principles of faith, which is still of good reference significance for our current daily life.
After Gongsun Martingale arrived in the Qin Kingdom, what kind of story did he experience? Let's break it down next time.
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