Examples of young people should keep a low profile and bide their time

1. The deceitful King of Chuzhuang?

The King of Chuzhuang was very young when he came to the throne and did not know the world. He did not understand everything in the court and did not know how to deal with it. Moreover, people's hearts were complicated. Especially if the Ao family has exclusive power, he doesn't know why, and he doesn't dare to act rashly. In desperation, I came up with a way to deceive myself and hide it from others, and wait and see what happens.

In these three years, he silently examined the loyalty, treachery, virtue and foolishness of his ministers, and also tested the hearts of the people. He issued the order to advise those who admonished to die in order to identify those who were upright and outspoken and willing to risk their lives, and those who were just flatterers and villains who only wanted to get promoted and get rich.

Now, three years have passed, he has grown older, has rich experience, has matured his talents, and has become clear-minded, and he has revealed his true face in Lushan. The next day, he summoned all officials and appointed a large number of ministers with both ability and political integrity, such as Su Cong and Wu Shen. He promulgated a series of decrees, took measures to weaken the Ruo'ao family, and killed a group of criminals who had committed heinous crimes. To calm people's hearts.

2. Lie on the fuel and taste the courage

In 496 BC, King Helu of Wu sent troops to attack the State of Yue, but was defeated by the State of Yue. Helu was also seriously injured and died. Two years later, Helu's son Fucha led an army to defeat the State of Yue. King Gou Jian of Yue was escorted to the State of Wu as a slave. After Gou Jian endured humiliation and served the King of Wu for three years, Fu Chai finally removed his wariness and sent him back to the State of Yue.

In fact, Gou Jian did not give up his desire for revenge. On the surface, he obeyed the King of Wu, but secretly trained elite soldiers, strengthened his political power, and waited for an opportunity to counterattack the Wu Kingdom. Difficulty can strengthen the will, but ease can weaken the will. Gou Jian was afraid that he would covet the immediate comfort and wear away his will to seek revenge, so he arranged a difficult living environment for himself.

He slept without a mattress at night, only laying some firewood (firewood) and hanging a piece of gall in the room. He would taste the taste of gall from time to time in order not to forget the shame of the past. In order to encourage the people, Gou Jian participated in labor with the queen and the people. With the concerted efforts of the Yue people, the Yue country became stronger, and finally found the right opportunity to destroy the Wu country.

3. Mochi

One day, he found a book called "Bi Tan" in his father's pillow. It was all about writing methods. He was so happy. Get the treasure and start reading secretly.

Just when he was enjoying reading, his father came and asked, "Why did you steal the secretary from my pillow?" Xizhi smiled and did not answer. Wanting to smooth things over for him, his mother interjected: "Are you trying to figure out how to use a pen?" His father thought that he was too young to be able to read, so he took the book back and said to him: "Wait for you. I will teach you to read when you grow up."

Wang Xizhi said unhappily: "If I wait until I grow up to pay attention to writing skills, then my time these few years will be in vain. Wasted? Let me learn it now, so as not to fumble blindly without knowing the method. "My father heard that what he said was reasonable, so he gave him the book.

So, Wang Xizhi practiced hard every day according to the method described in the book. Soon, his calligraphy improved significantly.

However, Wang Xizhi was not satisfied with the progress he had made. Once, he couldn't put it down when he saw the calligraphy of Zhang Zhi, a calligrapher of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Zhang Zhi's cursive writing was so good that people called him the "Sage of Cursive". .

Wang Xizhi not only admired his calligraphy, but also admired his tenacious spirit in practicing calligraphy when the water was dark. In a letter to a friend, Wang Xizhi wrote: "Zhang Zhi. He practiced calligraphy in the pond water, and even the pond water turned black. If people practiced calligraphy with such depth, they might not be able to catch up with Zhang Zhi. ”

From then on, Wang Xizhi wrote quickly every day. After finishing writing, he went to the pool in front of his house to rinse his pen. Over time, the water in the pool became black, and people called this pool the "ink pool".

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4. The silent Li Chen

When he was young, Li Chen didn't talk much, and everyone in the palace thought that he was not a "smart" person. Li Chen witnessed the cruel politics. He became more reticent as he grew up. After two dynasties, both emperors liked to deliberately force him to talk at banquets to make him laugh.

As soon as Li Chen came to the throne, he seemed to be a different person. His thinking was clear and his work was neat and tidy. Once again, Li Chen gave Ma Yuanzhi a "Tiantian Rhinoceros Belt", but Ma Yuanzhi unexpectedly gave him to Prime Minister Ma Zhi.

A few days later. One day, Li Chen recognized the treasure belt. The next day, Li Chen removed the horse from duty in order to prevent the eunuchs from getting too close to the court ministers.

Ma Yuanzhi was the "hero" who supported Li Chen to ascend the throne, but Li Chen did not become his puppet. On the surface, he was extremely glorious, but in fact he had little power.

5. Li Dongyang's forbearance

When Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty was in power, the great eunuch Liu Jin covered the sky with one hand. Many ministers felt that they could not handle it, so they proposed to retire many times. The emperor agreed to their request, but disagreed with Li Dongyang. Li Dongyang was worried, but the emperor instead appointed him as the chief minister of the cabinet.

Li Dongyang had no choice but to resort to the trick of "hide your strength and bide your time". He said a lot of things that were against his will and did a lot of things that were against his will. Many people thought that he had taken refuge with Liu Jin.

In fact, Li Dongyang also used his power secretly. He once saved many of Liu Jin's political opponents, such as Han Wen, Liu Jian, and Xie Qian, the Minister of Household Affairs; , Yang Yiqing, the censor of Youdu, Fang Kui, the censor of Youdu, and so on.

The opportunity finally came. In 1520 AD, another "Jingnan Rebellion" began. Anhua King Zhu Zhixiu rebelled under the banner of opposing Liu Jin. Liu Jin hurriedly consulted with Li Dongyang. Li Dongyang dug a hole for Liu Jin and appointed Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong to quell the rebellion. Liu Jin agreed.

Li Dongyang privately sent a message to Yang Yiqing, asking him to persuade Zhang Yong to kill Liu Jin together. He also said that there were many people in the court who supported him and that great things would happen. Zhang Yong persuaded the emperor when he returned to the court. At the same time, Li Dongyang cooperated in a timely manner and mobilized many officials to write a letter of impeachment against Liu Jin at the same time, accusing him of 19 charges. The emperor ordered the house to be searched, and the evidence turned out to be irrefutable. So Liu Jin was executed by Ling Chi.

After Li Dongyang had been wronged and criticized for many years, he finally got the opportunity to get rid of Liu Jin. When liquidating Liu Jin's legacy, no one thought he was Liu Jin's accomplice.