Why can a person who is too upright accomplish nothing?

In fact, it is not that honest people will accomplish nothing, but those who think they are honest, but they are actually incompetent and have too many things to do. Honesty is a good quality, but its own strength is also very important. In history, it is said that a gentleman is like a tiger, and an honest man will not live long around the emperor, but this is not the case. Sun in the Sui and Tang Dynasties is a special example.

Sun in Sui and Tang Dynasties was a very upright man, but he was born in a good time. The Sui Dynasty abolished Jiupin Zheng Zhi and implemented the imperial examination system, which made many students from poor families have the hope of becoming officials. In fact, Sun is a very talented person. He also took part in the imperial examination and won the first prize in one fell swoop. Sun's talent lies in his ability to judge cases, so he naturally entered Dali Temple to serve the country after winning the top prize.

At first, Sun felt that he could show his talents, but during his time as an official, Sun thoroughly felt the darkness of officialdom and felt that the last emperor of the Sui Dynasty was a bad king and had no talent for governing the country. Such a talented emperor will definitely lead to the demise of a country. Soon after, Li Yuan destroyed the Sui Dynasty and established the Tang Dynasty. Why is Sun a very upright man? It is because he dares to say anything. Although this is the duty of a language officer, it is rare to achieve his integrity.

Tang Gaozu Tang Gaozu overthrew the Sui Dynasty and granted amnesty to the whole world. However, in the process of overthrowing the Tang Dynasty, the insurgents caused great resistance to themselves, so Tang Gaozu wanted to deal with this group of insurgents, but against his will, he granted amnesty to the world. But no minister dared to say anything, only Sun directly told him that he should not do so. If Tang Gaozu does this, he will be unable to keep his promise and lose his deterrent.