Emperor Shuang: The counterattack started from the Gaopingling Incident Chapter 465: The knowledge of standing in line and not doing anything that you are not sure about
Chapter 465: The knowledge of standing in line and not doing anything that you are not sure about
Zhang Ying thought for a moment and nodded, "After hearing what my husband said, I feel that taking sides is a matter for a major. If you are not sure, it is also good not to take sides."
Gu Yu agreed: "Ying'er understands me. I never want to do something I'm not sure about. In my opinion, if I'm really not sure, it's better not to do it."
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. When people are in the rivers and lakes, they always have to take sides. This is true for the rivers and lakes, and it is also true for the officialdom...
It is common for people to be sent to the bench for "standing in the wrong team", and it is even more common for them to lose their lives.
But there are exceptions to everything. There was a hero in the Five Dynasties who stood in the wrong team several times and eventually became emperor. He was Guo Wei, Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty.
Hebei, where Guo Wei was born, had become semi-independent of the central government of the Tang Dynasty after the An-Shi Rebellion, and its military strength was no less than that of Shangdang.
Why did Guo Wei abandon the near and seek the distant, not join the army in his hometown, but come to join the party to serve as a soldier? This is about Guo Wei's "learning by standing in line".
When ordinary people take sides in the workplace, they often choose the side with greater power and more core resources.
Guo Wei was no exception. When he came of age, it happened to be the period of the rise of Emperor Zhuangzong Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty.
However, Li Cunxu was not relaxed at that time. He was also busy sorting out his own complicated internal relationships.
For example, a group of "adopted sons" during the period of his father Li Keyong, only after concentrating their power in their own hands did they begin to let go and pacify the world.
Li Jitao, the commander-in-chief of the Shangdang Party, was the son of Li Sizhao. His father had passed away. He could not escape the pressure of Li Cunxu, so he could only rebel and defect to the rear beam.
Guo Wei took the initiative to defect to Li Jitao after his rebellion, so Guo Wei went to Shangdang from Hebei.
His move only shows that he is not optimistic about Li Cunxu, but rather optimistic about Li Jitao and the back Liang behind him.
However, Li Cunxu not only eliminated the rear Liang, but Li Jitao was eventually executed for his crime. This was Guo Wei's first choice.
Guo Wei was not an important figure, so he survived. He and his army were also recruited by Li Cunxu.
Later, Li Cunxu was killed by his subordinate Guo Congqian, and Guo Wei was Guo Congqian's subordinate at the moment.
After Li Siyuan, Emperor Mingzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, ascended the throne, Zhu Shouyin's rebellion occurred. In the Tang and Five Dynasties, rebellion was really commonplace.
This was a good opportunity for Guo Wei, because the leader of the counter-rebellion this time was Shi Jingtang. After the counter-rebellion was successful, Guo Wei was "ordered to hold military status" by Shi Jingtang.
But this position was obtained by Guo Wei through bribery with his wife Chai's family wealth.
It can be said that Guo Wei and Shi Jingtang did not establish a friendship.
Moreover, when Shi Jingtang and Li Congke, the late Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, broke up, Guo Wei followed Zhang Yanqi, the general of the Forbidden Army of the Later Tang Dynasty, to attack Shi Jingtang.
This was Guo Wei's second choice. Although it was a passive choice, the result was even worse.
Not only did he miss the opportunity to follow Shi Jingtang, but he also stood on the opposite side of Shi Jingtang.
After Shi Jingtang established the Later Jin Dynasty, Guo Wei's career was still not affected because he was still inconspicuous.
But thinking about it from another perspective, if Guo Wei's influence was too great, he might even be dead at this moment.
It was at this time that Guo Wei's career took a turn for the better.
As the saying goes, things can only come in threes. Guo Wei's third choice started his counterattack.
There was another rebellion, Fan Yanguang raised troops, the imperial court sent Yang Guangyuan to lead the imperial army to put down the rebellion, and Guo Wei was also on the march.
But Guo Wei said: "Yang Gong has no heroic spirit. The only one who can use me is Liu Gong."
Liu Gong, that is, Liu Zhiyuan, Guo Wei took the initiative to join him, and Liu Zhiyuan was very useful.
Under Liu Zhiyuan's protection, Guo Wei was not only spared the military punishment of not wanting to go to war, but also became Liu Zhiyuan's personal staff from the forbidden army system.
Guo Wei's first suggestion under Liu Zhiyuan's tent was outstanding.
I have to mention that in Liu Zhiyuan's shogunate, except for Guo Wei, Shi Hongzhao, and Su Fengji, they all once stood on the wrong team and changed camps. It is true that "birds of a feather flock together."
However, Guo Wei’s third choice, and it was an active choice, finally made the right choice! It’s a miracle that he survived after being on the wrong team twice.
After Liu Zhiyuan's death, Guo Wei had risen to the status of a minister of Gu Ming in the Later Han Dynasty, but he was the one with the lowest prestige, qualifications, and the least say among these important ministers.
Li Shouzhen, a veteran of the Later Jin Dynasty, united with several vassal towns to rebel. The Central Committee of the Later Han Dynasty sent a group of veteran generals Bai Wenke, Zhao Hui, Chang Si and others to besiege Li Shouzhen.
However, these generals were dissatisfied with each other, so Guo Wei, acting as a supervisor of the army, came to the army to mediate among the generals.
After sorting out the relationship among the generals, Guo Wei formulated a strategy of calmness in the face of the army's eagerness to attack the city: "Shou Zhenhao fears the great ancestor and does not dare to act; if we rise in Taiyuan, we will achieve great success."
If you don't catch it, you have the heart to belittle me, so you dare to turn your back. It's better to be calm and control it."
"The flags were lowered and the drums were laid down, but fire bunkers were set up along the river for dozens of miles, and infantry were deployed to guard them. The navy was sent to the shore, and all the invaders who sneaked in and out were captured. So keeping one's chastity was like sitting in a net.
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In this battle, Guo Wei "will take the lead when facing an arrow or a sword in the wind." After suppressing the rebellion, Guo Wei achieved great military exploits and consolidated his status as a minister who cares about life. He is only one step away from ascending to the throne of God.
At this time, it was time for Guo Wei to make a choice again. Although he had soldiers and generals and a much wider choice, he could no longer take sides.
His past masters are examples. Either he will become a king or he will be defeated. No matter what his inner motives are, Guo Wei has to take a big gamble.
Guo Wei did not leave the town until April 950, and he raised an army in November under the slogan "Qingjun side". In just half a year, he could not fully control the army.
Therefore, he adopted Wei Renpu's plan and wrote a forged edict, claiming that Liu Chengyou ordered Guo Wei to kill the generals, which aroused the anger of the people.
Guo Wei was unsure about whether he could succeed. But Liu Chengyou was a big help. He killed Guo Wei's whole family, which made Guo Wei's instigation more convincing.
Moreover, the Central Committee of the Later Han Dynasty still fought for power and sent Murong Yanchao, a man of great ambition and talent, to fight against Guo Wei.
Originally, Guo Wei's army relied on "a force of energy", and the more stalemate the battle situation became, the more disadvantageous it became. However, Murong Yanchao insisted on defeating Guo Wei with a majestic formation, but was defeated by Guo Wei instead.
Guo Wei successfully entered the capital and took control of the government. However, there was still a powerful clan member Liu Chong in the Later Han Dynasty. Guo Wei was very afraid and had to let Liu Chong's son Liu Yun succeed him.
Afterwards, Guo Wei set out to return to the feudal town, but on the way, his subordinates mutinied and Guo Wei was implicated in a yellow robe.
In fact, although this is similar to Zhao Kuangyin's future script, the plot is different.
After Guo Wei entered the capital, Feng Dao exposed the reality that Guo Wei did not have very strong control over his troops, especially the imperial army in the capital, which he could not get involved with.
Therefore, he made a gesture to let Liu Yun succeed to the throne. If he had planned to ascend the throne in advance, shouldn't he first lure Liu Chong to the capital to house arrest or arrest him?
Moreover, Liu Yun was not far from the capital at that time. If Liu Yun hadn't waited and watched and arrived at the capital at normal speed, wouldn't Guo Wei have miscalculated?
You must know that Guo Wei left the capital and made a round trip each time, so Liu Yun would have arrived in the capital long ago. Until Guo Wei turned around, Liu Yun was still on the way.
Furthermore, when the Central Committee of the Later Han Dynasty decided to make Liu Yun the emperor, Guo Wei was about to return to his vassal town, which shows that Guo Wei was not completely sure...