Chapter 376: Clear rewards and punishments, meeting the true master
Ma Jun clasped his fists and saluted with tears in his eyes: "The Prime Minister is really clear about rewards and punishments. Servant, I did a lot of good things when I was the late emperor, but few people appreciated them. Now that I can be appreciated by the Prime Minister, I am really a servant."
Fortunately, the craftsmen of the Wei Dynasty are fortunate!"
Cao Shuang waved his hand and said: "If you are as talented as Lu Bangong and cannot be reused, it will be a loss for our great Wei Dynasty and it will also be my fault."
Ma Jun said with emotion: "When a servant meets the Prime Minister, he is as appreciated as Guo Jia was when he served Emperor Wu. He really meets the true master of the Ming Dynasty."
Cao Shuang continued: "Deheng is overrated. How can I be compared with a hero like Emperor Wu? I'm just better than someone like Liu Xin, Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty."
After Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he saw Dong Xian's handsome appearance and worshiped him as Huang Menlang. Soon after, he was promoted to Prince Consort Duwei Shizhong. Dong Xian rode with Emperor Ai when he went out, and served on Emperor Ai's side when he entered. He even often traveled with Emperor Ai.
Sharing a bed.
Dong Xian also tried his best to be gentle and charming towards Emperor Ai, and served him day and night. This won Emperor Ai's favor even more.
Therefore, Emperor Ai ordered Dong Xian's wife to live with Dong Xian in the palace.
At the same time, Emperor Ai adopted Dong Xian's sister as Zhaoyi and appointed Dong Xian's father as Shaofu. Then, he established a large administrative mansion under the North Tower, which was extremely luxurious and extravagant.
As for the various treasures and rewards, there are no more. In addition, Emperor Ai also built a tomb for Dong Xian next to the Yiling Mausoleum. Its specifications were the same as those of the king, and he also gave him gold jade clothes and Shangfang treasures.
What's more, Emperor Ai wanted to cede the Liu family to Dong Xian, which was opposed by the ministers.
Later, Emperor Ai actually issued an edict to make Dong Xian a marquis. This aroused strong opposition from Prime Minister Wang Jia and other ministers.
Wang Jia was "upright, resolute and dignified" and dared to speak out and discuss current affairs.
Originally, after Wang Jia became Prime Minister, he repeatedly advised and opposed Emperor Ai's favor of Dong Xian. Now this virtuous, incompetent and meritless jester who only relies on his appearance to please the emperor is actually going to be made a marquis. Wang Jiashi
It is difficult to remain silent.
So, he went to the meeting together with the deputy prime minister and the imperial censor Jia Yan.
Under the stern advice of Wang Jia and others, Emperor Ai had no choice but to withdraw his orders.
But a few months later, he issued an edict to confer Dong Xian the title of Marquis of Gao'an, and also taught a lesson to the ministers who opposed the title of Marquis.
Wang Jia did not tame in front of the emperor's authority, and once again went to Shufeng.
However, Wang Jia's advice not only failed to impress Emperor Ai, but made him even more dissatisfied with Wang Jia and favored Dong Xian more and more.
Later, when Empress Dowager Fu died, Emperor Ai granted Dong Xian the title of 2,000 households with food and salary under the pretense of a posthumous edict.
Wang Jia returned the edict for the third time, but refused to process it, and reported it to Emperor Ai and the Queen Mother.
Emperor Ai was furious. He accused Wang Jia of not being loyal to his position in the court and improperly recommending him. He sent the minister to summon Wang Jia to question him.
Under the coercion of Emperor Ai, he finally decided to "summon the prime minister to Tingwei and imprison him", which actually forced Wang Jia to commit suicide.
According to the practice of the Han Dynasty, "the general will not humiliate the prime minister" and "the general will not address the grievances". Whenever there is an edict to "summon the prime minister to Tingwei Prison", regardless of whether he is guilty or not, he must commit suicide after receiving the edict and is not allowed to appear in court for interrogation.
Wang Jia believed that he had a clear conscience and refused to commit suicide by taking poison. He was in prison for more than 20 days, suffered humiliation, refused to eat and vomited blood before he died.
Emperor Ai's uncle, the Grand Sima Hussar General Liao Ming, had always respected Wang Jia very much and expressed sympathy for his death. Emperor Ai heard about it and replaced him with Dong Xian. At this time, Dong Xian was only 22 years old and ranked third in the rank.
The unclear rewards and punishments of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty led to disunity in the imperial court. Under the rule of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty and an incompetent Dong Xian, the Western Han Dynasty weakened.
After the death of Emperor Ai, Dong Xian was forced to commit suicide, and his relative Wang Mang gradually seized power, and the Western Han Dynasty was destroyed.
Large rewards are given to those who should not be rewarded, but those who should be rewarded are ignored and even punished; those who deserve punishment are not punished as they should be, and even large rewards are given. This has always been the root of chaos.
The Battle of Guandu was a turning point in the lives of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
Guo Jia's theory of "ten wins and ten defeats" is vivid and vivid, and it vividly explains Yuan Shao's fatal weakness and Cao Cao's winning advantages. You must know that Yuan Shao at that time had many brave generals and elite counselors in terms of military strength.
Rui, why did Cao Cao still defeat Yuan Shao like a god?
The ninth article in Guo Jia's "Ten Victories and Ten Defeats" theory is that Cao Mengde has clear rewards and punishments, while Yuan Benchu has unclear rewards and punishments for his opponents.
His ninth article says that Yuan Shao does not distinguish between right and wrong, rewards and punishments, but if you think it is right, reward it to promote it, and if you think it is wrong, punish it according to law to correct it. This is better than him in management culture.
There is no love for children in the world, and respect for talents is more important than any life.
Examples of their treatment of military commanders and civil servants are given to illustrate the differences between the two.
Cao Cao's attitude towards military commanders and their lives were far better than those of his own children. After Dian Wei's death, Cao Cao was in pain and cried in grief, and his expressions were far better than those of his eldest son Cao Ang and nephew Cao Anmin.
Also, he treated Xia Hou Cao's generals and Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Guan Yu, Xu Huang, etc. with great care and attention, and treated them equally with clear rewards and punishments.
He cherished and trusted the civil servants Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others, and gained heartfelt support.
Furthermore, Yuan Shao treated Yan Liang, a peerless general under his command, and his literary skills were ugly. He did not cherish them and used them inexhaustibly, which resulted in their early deaths. Tian Feng, a well-known scholar and wise scholar, admonished Yuan Shao many times. When Cao Cao was fighting with Lu Bu in Xuzhou,
Sneak attack on Xuchang.
However, Yuan Shao gave up a great opportunity because his young son was ill and had no intention of fighting. In the battle of Guandu, Tian Feng failed to stop him and was defeated, but he was killed. His narrow-mindedness is evident. If he is not defeated by Cao Cao, then it is unacceptable.
The smartest thing about Guo Jia is that he turned his back on Yuan and defected to Cao Cao in time, choosing a lord who suited him.
When he met with Yuan Shao in the north, he was not able to reuse him, so he told his advisers Xin Ping and Guo Tu: "A wise man judges a good leader, so he can achieve great success and achieve great success.
Yuan Gongtu wanted to imitate Zhou Gong's subordinates, but he didn't know the opportunity to recruit people. He was too many-minded and wanted to make plans without making decisions. If he wanted to help the world's great disasters with him and determine the cause of overlord, it was difficult!" Then he defected to Cao Cao and completed the journey of his life.
A major turning point. Unexpectedly, such a great talent originally found refuge in the disciples of Yuan Benchu, the fourth generation and the third prince.
If small achievements are not rewarded, great achievements will not be achieved; if small grievances are not forgiven, great grievances will inevitably arise.
If small merits are not rewarded, great merits will not be established; if small resentments are not forgiven, great resentments will arise.
If there is no distinction between rewards and punishments, then there is no clear understanding of right and wrong.
If small merits are not rewarded, the motivation for big achievements will be lost; if small mistakes are not punished, it is likely to lead to big mistakes next time. Therefore, the scale of rewards and punishments must be considered based on the power and position of subordinates.
The "Tao Te Ching" says: If the government is boring, the people will be honest; if the government is careful, the people will be deficient. If the ruler is generous in government, the people will naturally be honest; if the government is strict, the people will naturally be cunning.
Human nature has the desire to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. What we want to get is generous benefits, and what we want to avoid is punishment and pain.
A good ruler must grasp this characteristic of human nature, give a person what he wants, and avoid the punishment and pain of mistakes that he does not want to see. This is to rule with "benevolence".